linux/fs
Eric W. Biederman ace0c791e6 proc/sysctl: Don't grab i_lock under sysctl_lock.
Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@yandex-team.ru> writes:
> This patch has locking problem. I've got lockdep splat under LTP.
>
> [ 6633.115456] ======================================================
> [ 6633.115502] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
> [ 6633.115553] 4.9.10-debug+ #9 Tainted: G             L
> [ 6633.115584] -------------------------------------------------------
> [ 6633.115627] ksm02/284980 is trying to acquire lock:
> [ 6633.115659]  (&sb->s_type->i_lock_key#4){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff816bc1ce>] igrab+0x1e/0x80
> [ 6633.115834] but task is already holding lock:
> [ 6633.115882]  (sysctl_lock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff817e379b>] unregister_sysctl_table+0x6b/0x110
> [ 6633.116026] which lock already depends on the new lock.
> [ 6633.116026]
> [ 6633.116080]
> [ 6633.116080] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
> [ 6633.116117]
> -> #2 (sysctl_lock){+.+...}:
> -> #1 (&(&dentry->d_lockref.lock)->rlock){+.+...}:
> -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_lock_key#4){+.+...}:
>
> d_lock nests inside i_lock
> sysctl_lock nests inside d_lock in d_compare
>
> This patch adds i_lock nesting inside sysctl_lock.

Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> replied:
> Once ->unregistering is set, you can drop sysctl_lock just fine.  So I'd
> try something like this - use rcu_read_lock() in proc_sys_prune_dcache(),
> drop sysctl_lock() before it and regain after.  Make sure that no inodes
> are added to the list ones ->unregistering has been set and use RCU list
> primitives for modifying the inode list, with sysctl_lock still used to
> serialize its modifications.
>
> Freeing struct inode is RCU-delayed (see proc_destroy_inode()), so doing
> igrab() is safe there.  Since we don't drop inode reference until after we'd
> passed beyond it in the list, list_for_each_entry_rcu() should be fine.

I agree with Al Viro's analsysis of the situtation.

Fixes: d6cffbbe9a ("proc/sysctl: prune stale dentries during unregistering")
Reported-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@yandex-team.ru>
Tested-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@yandex-team.ru>
Suggested-by: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
2017-02-22 08:34:53 +13:00
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9p Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
adfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
affs vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
afs fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
autofs4 fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
befs befs: add NFS export support 2016-12-22 11:25:24 +00:00
bfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
btrfs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
cachefiles Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
ceph Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
cifs fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
coda vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
configfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
cramfs
crypto fscrypt: Rename FS_WRITE_PATH_FL to FS_CTX_HAS_BOUNCE_BUFFER_FL 2016-12-11 16:33:18 -05:00
debugfs fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
devpts Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
dlm ktime: Get rid of ktime_equal() 2016-12-25 17:21:23 +01:00
ecryptfs vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
efivarfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
efs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
exofs exofs: don't mess with simple_write_{begin,end} 2016-12-10 14:25:19 -05:00
exportfs exportfs: be careful to only return expected errors. 2016-10-06 09:07:44 -04:00
ext2 ext2: Return BH_New buffers for zeroed blocks 2016-12-26 20:29:24 -08:00
ext4 ext4: Simplify DAX fault path 2016-12-26 20:29:25 -08:00
f2fs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
fat Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
freevxfs
fscache
fuse Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
gfs2 ktime: Cleanup ktime_set() usage 2016-12-25 17:21:22 +01:00
hfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
hfsplus Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
hostfs vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
hpfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
hugetlbfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
isofs Merge branch 'for-4.10/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2016-12-13 10:19:16 -08:00
jbd2 Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
jffs2 vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
jfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
kernfs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
lockd netns: make struct pernet_operations::id unsigned int 2016-11-18 10:59:15 -05:00
minix vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
ncpfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
nfs fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
nfs_common netns: make struct pernet_operations::id unsigned int 2016-11-18 10:59:15 -05:00
nfsd Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
nilfs2 Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
nls
notify inotify: Convert to using per-namespace limits 2017-01-24 12:03:07 +13:00
ntfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
ocfs2 ktime: Get rid of the union 2016-12-25 17:21:22 +01:00
omfs Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
openpromfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
orangefs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
overlayfs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
proc proc/sysctl: Don't grab i_lock under sysctl_lock. 2017-02-22 08:34:53 +13:00
pstore Improvements and fixes to pstore subsystem: 2016-12-13 09:16:11 -08:00
qnx4
qnx6
quota Merge branch 'for_linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2016-12-19 08:23:53 -08:00
ramfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
reiserfs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
romfs
squashfs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
sysfs Merge branch 'for-4.9' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2016-10-14 12:18:50 -07:00
sysv vfs: remove ".readlink = generic_readlink" assignments 2016-12-09 16:45:04 +01:00
tracefs fs: Replace CURRENT_TIME with current_time() for inode timestamps 2016-09-27 21:06:21 -04:00
ubifs Merge uncontroversial parts of branch 'readlink' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mszeredi/vfs 2016-12-17 19:16:12 -08:00
udf block,fs: untangle fs.h and blk_types.h 2016-11-01 09:43:26 -06:00
ufs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
xfs Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
aio.c ktime: Get rid of the union 2016-12-25 17:21:22 +01:00
anon_inodes.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
attr.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
bad_inode.c bad_inode: add missing i_op initializers 2016-12-09 11:57:43 +01:00
binfmt_aout.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
binfmt_elf_fdpic.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
binfmt_elf.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
binfmt_em86.c
binfmt_flat.c
binfmt_misc.c fs: Replace current_fs_time() with current_time() 2016-09-27 21:06:22 -04:00
binfmt_script.c
block_dev.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
buffer.c Merge branch 'for-4.10/fs-unmap' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2016-12-14 17:09:00 -08:00
char_dev.c
compat_binfmt_elf.c
compat_ioctl.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
compat.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
coredump.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
dax.c dax: Call ->iomap_begin without entry lock during dax fault 2016-12-26 20:29:25 -08:00
dcache.c mnt: Protect the mountpoint hashtable with mount_lock 2017-01-10 13:34:43 +13:00
dcookies.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
direct-io.c xfs: updates for 4.10-rc1 2016-12-14 21:35:31 -08:00
drop_caches.c
eventfd.c
eventpoll.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
exec.c vfs: Use upper filesystem inode in bprm_fill_uid() 2017-02-14 20:51:12 +13:00
fcntl.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
fhandle.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
file_table.c constify alloc_file() 2016-12-05 19:01:16 -05:00
file.c fs/file: more unsigned file descriptors 2016-09-27 18:47:38 -04:00
filesystems.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
fs_pin.c
fs_struct.c
fs-writeback.c fs/fs-writeback.c: remove redundant if check 2016-12-12 18:55:08 -08:00
inode.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
internal.h Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-12-17 18:44:00 -08:00
ioctl.c vfs: call vfs_clone_file_range() under freeze protection 2016-12-16 11:02:54 +01:00
iomap.c xfs: updates for 4.10-rc1 2016-12-14 21:35:31 -08:00
Kconfig Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-12-16 10:24:44 -08:00
Kconfig.binfmt docs: fix locations of several documents that got moved 2016-10-24 08:12:35 -02:00
libfs.c libfs: Modify mount_pseudo_xattr to be clear it is not a userspace mount 2017-01-10 13:34:55 +13:00
locks.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
Makefile logfs: remove from tree 2016-12-14 23:48:11 -05:00
mbcache.c mbcache: document that "find" functions only return reusable entries 2016-12-03 15:55:01 -05:00
mount.h mnt: Tuck mounts under others instead of creating shadow/side mounts. 2017-02-04 00:01:06 +13:00
mpage.c fs: Add helper to clean bdev aliases under a bh and use it 2016-11-04 14:34:47 -06:00
namei.c fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
namespace.c mnt: Tuck mounts under others instead of creating shadow/side mounts. 2017-02-04 00:01:06 +13:00
no-block.c
nsfs.c nsfs: Add an ioctl() to return owner UID of a userns 2017-02-03 14:35:43 +13:00
open.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
pipe.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
pnode.c mnt: Tuck mounts under others instead of creating shadow/side mounts. 2017-02-04 00:01:06 +13:00
pnode.h mnt: Tuck mounts under others instead of creating shadow/side mounts. 2017-02-04 00:01:06 +13:00
posix_acl.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2016-10-10 20:16:43 -07:00
proc_namespace.c
read_write.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
readdir.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
select.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
seq_file.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
signalfd.c
splice.c splice: reinstate SIGPIPE/EPIPE handling 2016-12-21 10:59:34 -08:00
stack.c
stat.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
statfs.c vfs: misc struct path constification 2016-12-05 19:03:49 -05:00
super.c fs: Better permission checking for submounts 2017-02-02 04:36:12 +13:00
sync.c
timerfd.c ktime: Cleanup ktime_set() usage 2016-12-25 17:21:22 +01:00
userfaultfd.c mm: join struct fault_env and vm_fault 2016-12-14 16:04:09 -08:00
utimes.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
xattr.c Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00