Re: [PATCH 4/5] staging: vc04_services: use kref + RCU to reference count services

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On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 4:40 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 01:43:32PM -0500, Marcelo Diop-Gonzalez wrote:
> > Currently reference counts are implemented by locking service_spinlock
> > and then incrementing the service's ->ref_count field, calling
> > kfree() when the last reference has been dropped. But at the same
> > time, there's code in multiple places that dereferences pointers
> > to services without having a reference, so there could be a race there.
> >
> > It should be possible to avoid taking any lock in unlock_service()
> > or service_release() because we are setting a single array element
> > to NULL, and on service creation, a mutex is locked before looking
> > for a NULL spot to put the new service in.
> >
> > Using a struct kref and RCU-delaying the freeing of services fixes
> > this race condition while still making it possible to skip
> > grabbing a reference in many places. Also it avoids the need to
> > acquire a single spinlock when e.g. taking a reference on
> > state->services[i] when somebody else is in the middle of taking
> > a reference on state->services[j].
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marcelo Diop-Gonzalez <marcgonzalez@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c           |  25 +-
> >  .../interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c          | 222 +++++++++---------
> >  .../interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h          |  12 +-
> >  3 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 119 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> > index c456ced431af..3ed0e4ea7f5c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
> > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> >  #include <linux/platform_device.h>
> >  #include <linux/compat.h>
> >  #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
> > +#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
> >  #include <soc/bcm2835/raspberrypi-firmware.h>
> >
> >  #include "vchiq_core.h"
> > @@ -2096,10 +2097,12 @@ int vchiq_dump_platform_instances(void *dump_context)
> >       /* There is no list of instances, so instead scan all services,
> >               marking those that have been dumped. */
> >
> > +     rcu_read_lock();
> >       for (i = 0; i < state->unused_service; i++) {
> > -             struct vchiq_service *service = state->services[i];
> > +             struct vchiq_service *service;
> >               struct vchiq_instance *instance;
> >
> > +             service = rcu_dereference(state->services[i]);
> >               if (!service || service->base.callback != service_callback)
> >                       continue;
> >
> > @@ -2107,18 +2110,26 @@ int vchiq_dump_platform_instances(void *dump_context)
> >               if (instance)
> >                       instance->mark = 0;
> >       }
> > +     rcu_read_unlock();
> >
> >       for (i = 0; i < state->unused_service; i++) {
> > -             struct vchiq_service *service = state->services[i];
> > +             struct vchiq_service *service;
> >               struct vchiq_instance *instance;
> >               int err;
> >
> > -             if (!service || service->base.callback != service_callback)
> > +             rcu_read_lock();
> > +             service = rcu_dereference(state->services[i]);
> > +             if (!service || service->base.callback != service_callback) {
> > +                     rcu_read_unlock();
> >                       continue;
> > +             }
> >
> >               instance = service->instance;
> > -             if (!instance || instance->mark)
> > +             if (!instance || instance->mark) {
> > +                     rcu_read_unlock();
> >                       continue;
> > +             }
> > +             rcu_read_unlock();
> >
> >               len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
> >                              "Instance %pK: pid %d,%s completions %d/%d",
> > @@ -2128,7 +2139,6 @@ int vchiq_dump_platform_instances(void *dump_context)
> >                              instance->completion_insert -
> >                              instance->completion_remove,
> >                              MAX_COMPLETIONS);
> > -
> >               err = vchiq_dump(dump_context, buf, len + 1);
> >               if (err)
> >                       return err;
> > @@ -2585,8 +2595,10 @@ vchiq_dump_service_use_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
> >       if (active_services > MAX_SERVICES)
> >               only_nonzero = 1;
> >
> > +     rcu_read_lock();
> >       for (i = 0; i < active_services; i++) {
> > -             struct vchiq_service *service_ptr = state->services[i];
> > +             struct vchiq_service *service_ptr =
> > +                     rcu_dereference(state->services[i]);
> >
> >               if (!service_ptr)
> >                       continue;
> > @@ -2604,6 +2616,7 @@ vchiq_dump_service_use_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
> >               if (found >= MAX_SERVICES)
> >                       break;
> >       }
> > +     rcu_read_unlock();
> >
> >       read_unlock_bh(&arm_state->susp_res_lock);
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
> > index b2d9013b7f79..65270a5b29db 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
> > @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
> >  // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause
> >  /* Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Broadcom. All rights reserved. */
> >
> > +#include <linux/kref.h>
> > +#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
> > +
> >  #include "vchiq_core.h"
> >
> >  #define VCHIQ_SLOT_HANDLER_STACK 8192
> > @@ -54,7 +57,6 @@ int vchiq_core_log_level = VCHIQ_LOG_DEFAULT;
> >  int vchiq_core_msg_log_level = VCHIQ_LOG_DEFAULT;
> >  int vchiq_sync_log_level = VCHIQ_LOG_DEFAULT;
> >
> > -static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(service_spinlock);
> >  DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bulk_waiter_spinlock);
> >  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(quota_spinlock);
> >
> > @@ -136,44 +138,41 @@ find_service_by_handle(unsigned int handle)
> >  {
> >       struct vchiq_service *service;
> >
> > -     spin_lock(&service_spinlock);
> > +     rcu_read_lock();
> >       service = handle_to_service(handle);
> >       if (service && service->srvstate != VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE &&
> > -         service->handle == handle) {
> > -             WARN_ON(service->ref_count == 0);
> > -             service->ref_count++;
> > -     } else
> > -             service = NULL;
> > -     spin_unlock(&service_spinlock);
> > -
> > -     if (!service)
> > -             vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > -                     "Invalid service handle 0x%x", handle);
> > -
> > -     return service;
> > +         service->handle == handle &&
> > +         kref_get_unless_zero(&service->ref_count)) {
> > +             service = rcu_pointer_handoff(service);
> > +             rcu_read_unlock();
> > +             return service;
> > +     }
> > +     rcu_read_unlock();
> > +     vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > +                    "Invalid service handle 0x%x", handle);
> > +     return NULL;
> >  }
> >
> >  struct vchiq_service *
> >  find_service_by_port(struct vchiq_state *state, int localport)
> >  {
> > -     struct vchiq_service *service = NULL;
> >
> >       if ((unsigned int)localport <= VCHIQ_PORT_MAX) {
> > -             spin_lock(&service_spinlock);
> > -             service = state->services[localport];
> > -             if (service && service->srvstate != VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE) {
> > -                     WARN_ON(service->ref_count == 0);
> > -                     service->ref_count++;
> > -             } else
> > -                     service = NULL;
> > -             spin_unlock(&service_spinlock);
> > -     }
> > -
> > -     if (!service)
> > -             vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > -                     "Invalid port %d", localport);
> > +             struct vchiq_service *service;
> >
> > -     return service;
> > +             rcu_read_lock();
> > +             service = rcu_dereference(state->services[localport]);
> > +             if (service && service->srvstate != VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE &&
> > +                 kref_get_unless_zero(&service->ref_count)) {
> > +                     service = rcu_pointer_handoff(service);
> > +                     rcu_read_unlock();
> > +                     return service;
> > +             }
> > +             rcu_read_unlock();
> > +     }
> > +     vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > +                    "Invalid port %d", localport);
> > +     return NULL;
> >  }
> >
> >  struct vchiq_service *
> > @@ -182,22 +181,20 @@ find_service_for_instance(struct vchiq_instance *instance,
> >  {
> >       struct vchiq_service *service;
> >
> > -     spin_lock(&service_spinlock);
> > +     rcu_read_lock();
> >       service = handle_to_service(handle);
> >       if (service && service->srvstate != VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE &&
> >           service->handle == handle &&
> > -         service->instance == instance) {
> > -             WARN_ON(service->ref_count == 0);
> > -             service->ref_count++;
> > -     } else
> > -             service = NULL;
> > -     spin_unlock(&service_spinlock);
> > -
> > -     if (!service)
> > -             vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > -                     "Invalid service handle 0x%x", handle);
> > -
> > -     return service;
> > +         service->instance == instance &&
> > +         kref_get_unless_zero(&service->ref_count)) {
> > +             service = rcu_pointer_handoff(service);
> > +             rcu_read_unlock();
> > +             return service;
> > +     }
> > +     rcu_read_unlock();
> > +     vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > +                    "Invalid service handle 0x%x", handle);
> > +     return NULL;
> >  }
> >
> >  struct vchiq_service *
> > @@ -206,23 +203,21 @@ find_closed_service_for_instance(struct vchiq_instance *instance,
> >  {
> >       struct vchiq_service *service;
> >
> > -     spin_lock(&service_spinlock);
> > +     rcu_read_lock();
> >       service = handle_to_service(handle);
> >       if (service &&
> >           (service->srvstate == VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE ||
> >            service->srvstate == VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_CLOSED) &&
> >           service->handle == handle &&
> > -         service->instance == instance) {
> > -             WARN_ON(service->ref_count == 0);
> > -             service->ref_count++;
> > -     } else
> > -             service = NULL;
> > -     spin_unlock(&service_spinlock);
> > -
> > -     if (!service)
> > -             vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > -                     "Invalid service handle 0x%x", handle);
> > -
> > +         service->instance == instance &&
> > +         kref_get_unless_zero(&service->ref_count)) {
> > +             service = rcu_pointer_handoff(service);
> > +             rcu_read_unlock();
> > +             return service;
> > +     }
> > +     rcu_read_unlock();
> > +     vchiq_log_info(vchiq_core_log_level,
> > +                    "Invalid service handle 0x%x", handle);
> >       return service;
> >  }
> >
> > @@ -233,19 +228,19 @@ next_service_by_instance(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_instance *insta
> >       struct vchiq_service *service = NULL;
> >       int idx = *pidx;
> >
> > -     spin_lock(&service_spinlock);
> > +     rcu_read_lock();
> >       while (idx < state->unused_service) {
> > -             struct vchiq_service *srv = state->services[idx++];
> > +             struct vchiq_service *srv;
> >
> > +             srv = rcu_dereference(state->services[idx++]);
> >               if (srv && srv->srvstate != VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE &&
> > -                 srv->instance == instance) {
> > -                     service = srv;
> > -                     WARN_ON(service->ref_count == 0);
> > -                     service->ref_count++;
> > +                 srv->instance == instance &&
> > +                 kref_get_unless_zero(&srv->ref_count)) {
> > +                     service = rcu_pointer_handoff(srv);
> >                       break;
> >               }
> >       }
> > -     spin_unlock(&service_spinlock);
> > +     rcu_read_unlock();
> >
> >       *pidx = idx;
> >
> > @@ -255,43 +250,34 @@ next_service_by_instance(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_instance *insta
> >  void
> >  lock_service(struct vchiq_service *service)
> >  {
> > -     spin_lock(&service_spinlock);
> > -     WARN_ON(!service);
> > -     if (service) {
> > -             WARN_ON(service->ref_count == 0);
> > -             service->ref_count++;
> > +     if (!service) {
> > +             WARN(1, "%s service is NULL\n", __func__);
> > +             return;
> >       }
> > -     spin_unlock(&service_spinlock);
> > +     kref_get(&service->ref_count);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void service_release(struct kref *kref)
> > +{
> > +     struct vchiq_service *service =
> > +             container_of(kref, struct vchiq_service, ref_count);
> > +     struct vchiq_state *state = service->state;
> > +
> > +     WARN_ON(service->srvstate != VCHIQ_SRVSTATE_FREE);
> > +     rcu_assign_pointer(state->services[service->localport], NULL);
> > +     if (service->userdata_term)
> > +             service->userdata_term(service->base.userdata);
> > +     kfree_rcu(service, rcu);
> >  }
>
> I think that's the first time I've seen krefs used with rcu.
>
> It looks sane at first glance, but it's a lot of tricky changes, so I'll
> assume you tested this and go merge it to see what breaks :)

Sounds good, thanks! hopefully it works :)

>
> thanks for doing this,
>
> greg k-h
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