Re: [PATCH 4/4] io_uring/register: add IORING_REGISTER_RESIZE_RINGS

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On 10/24/24 12:13 PM, Jann Horn wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 7:08?PM Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Add IORING_REGISTER_RESIZE_RINGS, which allows an application to resize
>> the existing rings. It takes a struct io_uring_params argument, the same
>> one which is used to setup the ring initially, and resizes rings
>> according to the sizes given.
> [...]
>> +        * We'll do the swap. Clear out existing mappings to prevent mmap
>> +        * from seeing them, as we'll unmap them. Any attempt to mmap existing
>> +        * rings beyond this point will fail. Not that it could proceed at this
>> +        * point anyway, as we'll hold the mmap_sem until we've done the swap.
>> +        * Likewise, hold the completion * lock over the duration of the actual
>> +        * swap.
>> +        */
>> +       mmap_write_lock(current->mm);
> 
> Why does the mmap lock for current->mm suffice here? I see nothing in
> io_uring_mmap() that limits mmap() to tasks with the same mm_struct.

Ehm does ->mmap() not hold ->mmap_sem already? I was under that
understanding. Obviously if it doesn't, then yeah this won't be enough.
Checked, and it does.

Ah I see what you mean now, task with different mm. But how would that
come about? The io_uring fd is CLOEXEC, and it can't get passed.

-- 
Jens Axboe




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