Re: [PATCH] security: fix deadlock with prefork

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On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 09:09:40AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> Attempts to start a domain with both SELinux and DAC security
> modules loaded will deadlock; latent problem introduced in commit
> fdb3bde and exposed in commit 29fe5d7.  Basically, when recursing
> into the security manager for other driver's prefork, we have to
> undo the asymmetric lock taken at the manager level.
> 
> Reported by Jiri Denemark, with diagnosis help from Dan Berrange.
> 
> * src/security/security_stack.c (virSecurityStackPreFork): Undo
> extra lock grabbed during recursion.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <eblake@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
>  src/security/security_stack.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/src/security/security_stack.c b/src/security/security_stack.c
> index ed69b9c..d7e690a 100644
> --- a/src/security/security_stack.c
> +++ b/src/security/security_stack.c
> @@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ virSecurityStackPreFork(virSecurityManagerPtr mgr)
>              rc = -1;
>              break;
>          }
> +        /* Undo the unbalanced locking left behind after recursion; if
> +         * PostFork ever delegates to driver callbacks, we'd instead
> +         * of to recurse to an internal method that does not regrab a
> +         * lock. */
> +        virSecurityManagerPostFork(item->securityManager);
>      }
> 
>      return rc;

ACK


Daniel
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