On Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 at 2:12 AM, Hillf Danton <hdanton@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Could you please check if it is due to count underflow? Given nothing wrong > > on the other side based on the efforts > > "We looked through the users of put_ucounts and we don't see any obvious buggy > > users that would be freeing the data structure early." > > Thanks > > Hillf > > --- linux-5.14.4/kernel/ucount.c > > +++ b/kernel/ucount.c > > @@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ static void hlist_add_ucounts(struct uco > > struct ucounts *get_ucounts(struct ucounts *ucounts) > > { > > - if (ucounts && atomic_add_negative(1, &ucounts->count)) { > > - if (!ucounts) > > - return NULL; > > > - WARN_ON(!atomic_read(&ucounts->count)); > > - if (atomic_add_negative(1, &ucounts->count)) { > > put_ucounts(ucounts); > ucounts = NULL; > > > } > > -- > For me above patch changed slightly the printed output. Now the warning comes from 'cleanup_net' instead of 'free_user_ns'. My system was also still responsive after the bug occurred which didn't happen previously. I can't say if this means anything or if this is result of above patch or instability of my reproducer. ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 27643 at kernel/ucount.c:256 dec_ucount+0x43/0x50 Modules linked in: <cut> CPU: 2 PID: 27643 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 5.14.9 #1 0274f3d0712a6dadc9a2cf8341ae333de732a31a Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:dec_ucount+0x43/0x50 Code: 14 01 48 8b 02 48 89 c6 48 83 ee 01 78 1c f0 48 0f b1 32 75 f0 48 8b 41 10 48 8b 88 e8 01 00 00 48 85 c9 75 d9 e9 fd fc ff ff <0f> 0b eb e7 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 49 89 f8 48 RSP: 0018:ffffb34fc34cfe30 EFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa448eec5f3b0 RCX: ffffa447cfe1f540 RDX: ffffa447cfe1f580 RSI: ffffffffffffffff RDI: ffffa447c445c780 RBP: ffffa448eec5f380 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: ffffa44a196ac040 R10: 00000000001436be R11: 0000000000000259 R12: ffffb34fc34cfe10 R13: ffffb34fc34cfe40 R14: 00000000ffffffff R15: ffffa448eec5d414 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa44a19700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000072a95d359030 CR3: 000000000b20e005 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: cleanup_net+0x2e2/0x370 process_one_work+0x1e1/0x380 worker_thread+0x50/0x3a0 ? rescuer_thread+0x360/0x360 kthread+0x127/0x150 ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 ---[ end trace e5fdc3317f00d0e8 ]--- BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00000000000001e8 #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 2 PID: 27643 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Tainted: G W 5.14.9 #1 0274f3d0712a6dadc9a2cf8341ae333de732a31a Workqueue: netns cleanup_net RIP: 0010:dec_ucount+0x32/0x50 Code: 74 34 89 f6 48 89 f9 4c 8d 04 f5 20 00 00 00 4a 8d 14 01 48 8b 02 48 89 c6 48 83 ee 01 78 1c f0 48 0f b1 32 75 f0 48 8b 41 10 <48> 8b 88 e8 01 00 00 48 85 c9 75 d9 e9 fd fc ff ff 0f 0b eb e7 66 RSP: 0018:ffffb34fc34cfe30 EFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa448eec5f3b0 RCX: ffffa447cfe1f540 RDX: ffffa447cfe1f580 RSI: ffffffffffffffff RDI: ffffa447c445c780 RBP: ffffa448eec5f380 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: ffffa44a196ac040 R10: 00000000001436be R11: 0000000000000259 R12: ffffb34fc34cfe10 R13: ffffb34fc34cfe40 R14: 00000000ffffffff R15: ffffa448eec5d414 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa44a19700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000000001e8 CR3: 000000000b20e005 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: cleanup_net+0x2e2/0x370 process_one_work+0x1e1/0x380 worker_thread+0x50/0x3a0 ? rescuer_thread+0x360/0x360 kthread+0x127/0x150 ? set_kthread_struct+0x40/0x40 ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 Modules linked in: <cut> CR2: 00000000000001e8 ---[ end trace e5fdc3317f00d0e9 ]--- RIP: 0010:dec_ucount+0x32/0x50 Code: 74 34 89 f6 48 89 f9 4c 8d 04 f5 20 00 00 00 4a 8d 14 01 48 8b 02 48 89 c6 48 83 ee 01 78 1c f0 48 0f b1 32 75 f0 48 8b 41 10 <48> 8b 88 e8 01 00 00 48 85 c9 75 d9 e9 fd fc ff ff 0f 0b eb e7 66 RSP: 0018:ffffb34fc34cfe30 EFLAGS: 00010297 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffa448eec5f3b0 RCX: ffffa447cfe1f540 RDX: ffffa447cfe1f580 RSI: ffffffffffffffff RDI: ffffa447c445c780 RBP: ffffa448eec5f380 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: ffffa44a196ac040 R10: 00000000001436be R11: 0000000000000259 R12: ffffb34fc34cfe10 R13: ffffb34fc34cfe40 R14: 00000000ffffffff R15: ffffa448eec5d414 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffffa44a19700000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00000000000001e8 CR3: 000000000b20e005 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400