Re: [PATCH] epoll: annotate racy check

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On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 01:15:16PM GMT, Jan Kara wrote:
> 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

Thanks, done!

> feel free to add:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

Thanks!




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