FIXME: pending discussion. This patch might not be needed if backchannel usage of rpc mechanisms for sending bc_svc replies (on the nfs client / callback svc side) On the following error path task->tk_client == NULL causing NULL deref: Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Callback slot table overflowed Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000078 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: IP: [<ffffffffa02b4dd2>] call_status+0xe1/0x145 [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: PGD 2f973067 PUD 2f974067 PMD 0 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Oops: 0000 [1] SMP Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: CPU 0 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Modules linked in: panfs(P) panlayoutdriver nfslayoutdriver nfsd auth_rpcgss exportfs nfs lockd nfs_acl fuse sunrpc ipv6 cpufreq_ondemand powernow_k8 freq_table dm_mirror dm_log dm_multipath dm_mod snd_hda_intel snd_seq_dummy sr_mod snd_seq_oss cdrom snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_page_alloc snd_hwdep snd pcspkr serio_raw k8temp hwmon forcedeth soundcore pata_amd sg jedec_probe cfi_probe gen_probe mtd i2c_nforce2 chipreg i2c_core button map_funcs sata_nv ata_generic pata_acpi libata sd_mod scsi_mod ext3 jbd mbcache uhci_hcd ohci_hcd ehci_hcd [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Pid: 3405, comm: nfsv4.1-svc Tainted: P 2.6.27-pnfs #1 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa02b4dd2>] [<ffffffffa02b4dd2>] call_status+0xe1/0x145 [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff88002a70bd60 EFLAGS: 00010246 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000ffffff95 RCX: 0000000000000000 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RDX: ffff88002a70bd10 RSI: ffff88002fc52dc0 RDI: ffff88002fc52dc0 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RBP: ffff88002a70bd80 R08: ffff88002f9dae40 R09: ffffffff81489e60 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: R10: ffff880038497800 R11: ffff88002a70bd30 R12: ffff88002fc52dc0 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff88002f57fa00 R15: ffff88002fc52e50 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: FS: 00007fe78ffac6f0(0000) GS:ffffffff8148da80(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000002f971000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Process nfsv4.1-svc (pid: 3405, threadinfo ffff88002a70a000, task ffff88003694d900) Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Stack: 0000000000000000 ffff88002f57fa00 ffff88002fc52dc0 ffff880030450ce8 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: ffff88002a70bdc0 ffffffffa02bb9db ffff88002a70bdf0 ffff88002fc52dc0 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: ffff88002f57fa00 ffff88002f57fa00 ffff880030450ce8 ffff88002a734000 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Call Trace: Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa02bb9db>] __rpc_execute+0x7e/0x21f [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa02bbba4>] rpc_execute+0x28/0x2c [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa02b5596>] rpc_run_bc_task+0x88/0xae [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa02c923d>] bc_send+0x35/0x5a [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa02bdc92>] bc_svc_process+0xf6/0x101 [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff81048a6c>] ? prepare_to_wait+0x5c/0x65 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa033a4c9>] nfs41_callback_svc+0xda/0x131 [nfs] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff810488a0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x38 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffffa033a3ef>] ? nfs41_callback_svc+0x0/0x131 [nfs] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff81048561>] kthread+0x49/0x76 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff8100cf49>] child_rip+0xa/0x11 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff8102a401>] ? pick_next_task_fair+0x93/0xa3 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff81048518>] ? kthread+0x0/0x76 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: [<ffffffff8100cf3f>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x11 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: Code: e8 7c 70 00 00 49 8b 44 24 20 49 c7 44 24 68 dc 48 2b a0 f6 40 78 02 74 6d 41 8b b6 34 01 00 00 48 8b 78 30 e8 b9 2a 00 00 eb 5b <41> f6 45 78 04 74 13 49 8b 55 30 48 8d 82 80 04 00 00 f0 80 a2 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RIP [<ffffffffa02b4dd2>] call_status+0xe1/0x145 [sunrpc] Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: RSP <ffff88002a70bd60> Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: CR2: 0000000000000078 Nov 4 14:14:32 tl1 kernel: ---[ end trace 1584c489f2573aaf ]--- Signed-off-by: Benny Halevy <bhalevy@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/sunrpc/clnt.c | 8 +++++--- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c index f5418ac..fcadd8e 100644 --- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c +++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c @@ -1204,7 +1204,8 @@ call_status(struct rpc_task *task) break; case -ECONNREFUSED: case -ENOTCONN: - rpc_force_rebind(clnt); + if (clnt) + rpc_force_rebind(clnt); task->tk_action = call_bind; break; case -EAGAIN: @@ -1215,9 +1216,10 @@ call_status(struct rpc_task *task) rpc_exit(task, status); break; default: - if (clnt->cl_chatty) + if (!clnt || clnt->cl_chatty) printk("%s: RPC call returned error %d\n", - clnt->cl_protname, -status); + clnt ? clnt->cl_protname : "<unknown protocol>", + -status); rpc_exit(task, status); } } -- 1.6.0.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html