Re: [PATCH] epoll: annotate racy check

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On Wed 25-09-24 11:05:16, Christian Brauner wrote:
> Epoll relies on a racy fastpath check during __fput() in
> eventpoll_release() to avoid the hit of pointlessly acquiring a
> semaphore. Annotate that race by using WRITE_ONCE() and READ_ONCE().
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/66edfb3c.050a0220.3195df.001a.GAE@xxxxxxxxxx
> Reported-by: syzbot+3b6b32dc50537a49bb4a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/eventpoll.c            | 3 ++-
>  include/linux/eventpoll.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
> index f53ca4f7fced..fa766695f886 100644
> --- a/fs/eventpoll.c
> +++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
> @@ -823,7 +823,8 @@ static bool __ep_remove(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epitem *epi, bool force)
>  	to_free = NULL;
>  	head = file->f_ep;
>  	if (head->first == &epi->fllink && !epi->fllink.next) {
> -		file->f_ep = NULL;
> +		/* See eventpoll_release() for details. */
> +		WRITE_ONCE(file->f_ep, NULL);

There's one more write to file->f_ep in attach_epitem() which needs
WRITE_ONCE() as well to match the READ_ONCE() in other places. Otherwise
feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

								Honza


>  		if (!is_file_epoll(file)) {
>  			struct epitems_head *v;
>  			v = container_of(head, struct epitems_head, epitems);
> diff --git a/include/linux/eventpoll.h b/include/linux/eventpoll.h
> index 3337745d81bd..0c0d00fcd131 100644
> --- a/include/linux/eventpoll.h
> +++ b/include/linux/eventpoll.h
> @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static inline void eventpoll_release(struct file *file)
>  	 * because the file in on the way to be removed and nobody ( but
>  	 * eventpoll ) has still a reference to this file.
>  	 */
> -	if (likely(!file->f_ep))
> +	if (likely(!READ_ONCE(file->f_ep)))
>  		return;
>  
>  	/*
> -- 
> 2.45.2
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR




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