When "ima_match_policy" is looping while "ima_update_policy" changs
the variable "ima_rules", then "ima_match_policy" may can't exit loop,
and kernel keeps printf "rcu_sched detected stall on CPU ...".
It occurs at boot phase, systemd-services are being checked within
"ima_match_policy,at the same time, the variable "ima_rules"
is changed by a service.
Signed-off-by: liqiong <liqiong@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index fd5d46e511f1..7e71e643457c 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(ima_default_rules);
static LIST_HEAD(ima_policy_rules);
static LIST_HEAD(ima_temp_rules);
static struct list_head *ima_rules = &ima_default_rules;
+static DECLARE_RWSEM(ima_rules_sem);
static int ima_policy __initdata;
@@ -666,6 +667,7 @@ int ima_match_policy(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
if (template_desc && !*template_desc)
*template_desc = ima_template_desc_current();
+ down_read(&ima_rules_sem);
rcu_read_lock();
list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, ima_rules, list) {
@@ -702,6 +704,7 @@ int ima_match_policy(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *inode,
break;
}
rcu_read_unlock();
+ up_read(&ima_rules_sem);
return action;
}
@@ -919,7 +922,9 @@ void ima_update_policy(void)
if (ima_rules != policy) {
ima_policy_flag = 0;
+ down_write(&ima_rules_sem);
ima_rules = policy;
+ up_write(&ima_rules_sem);
/*
* IMA architecture specific policy rules are specified
--
2.11.0
