Re: [PATCH -mmotm] fbmem: fix fb_info->lock and mm->mmap_sem circular locking dependency

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On Wednesday 04 February 2009, Andrea Righi wrote:
> Fix this circular locking dependencies in the frame buffer console
> driver pushing down the mutex fb_info->lock.
> 
> Circular locking dependecies occur calling the blocking
> fb_notifier_call_chain() with fb_info->lock held. Notifier callbacks can
> try to acquire mm->mmap_sem, while fb_mmap() acquires the locks in the
> reverse order mm->mmap_sem => fb_info->lock.

Does this fix a Bugzilla bug?  If so, then which one?

> Tested-by: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c |    3 +
>  drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c       |    3 +
>  drivers/video/console/fbcon.c       |   73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  drivers/video/fbmem.c               |   11 +-----
>  4 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
> index 157057c..dd37cbc 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
> @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ static int fb_notifier_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
>  		return 0;
>  
>  	bd = container_of(self, struct backlight_device, fb_notif);
> +	if (!lock_fb_info(evdata->info))
> +		return -ENODEV;
>  	mutex_lock(&bd->ops_lock);
>  	if (bd->ops)
>  		if (!bd->ops->check_fb ||
> @@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ static int fb_notifier_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
>  			backlight_update_status(bd);
>  		}
>  	mutex_unlock(&bd->ops_lock);
> +	unlock_fb_info(evdata->info);
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
> index b644947..0bb13df 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
> @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ static int fb_notifier_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
>  	if (!ld->ops)
>  		return 0;
>  
> +	if (!lock_fb_info(evdata->info))
> +		return -ENODEV;
>  	mutex_lock(&ld->ops_lock);
>  	if (!ld->ops->check_fb || ld->ops->check_fb(ld, evdata->info)) {
>  		if (event == FB_EVENT_BLANK) {
> @@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ static int fb_notifier_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
>  		}
>  	}
>  	mutex_unlock(&ld->ops_lock);
> +	unlock_fb_info(evdata->info);
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
> index 1657b96..2cd500a 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/console/fbcon.c
> @@ -2954,8 +2954,11 @@ static int fbcon_fb_unbind(int idx)
>  
>  static int fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info)
>  {
> -	int i, idx = info->node;
> +	int i, idx;
>  
> +	if (!lock_fb_info(info))
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +	idx = info->node;
>  	for (i = first_fb_vc; i <= last_fb_vc; i++) {
>  		if (con2fb_map[i] == idx)
>  			con2fb_map[i] = -1;
> @@ -2979,13 +2982,14 @@ static int fbcon_fb_unregistered(struct fb_info *info)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!num_registered_fb)
> -		unregister_con_driver(&fb_con);
> -
> -
>  	if (primary_device == idx)
>  		primary_device = -1;
>  
> +	unlock_fb_info(info);
> +
> +	if (!num_registered_fb)
> +		unregister_con_driver(&fb_con);
> +
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> @@ -3021,9 +3025,13 @@ static inline void fbcon_select_primary(struct fb_info *info)
>  
>  static int fbcon_fb_registered(struct fb_info *info)
>  {
> -	int ret = 0, i, idx = info->node;
> +	int ret = 0, i, idx;
>  
> +	if (!lock_fb_info(info))
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +	idx = info->node;
>  	fbcon_select_primary(info);
> +	unlock_fb_info(info);
>  
>  	if (info_idx == -1) {
>  		for (i = first_fb_vc; i <= last_fb_vc; i++) {
> @@ -3124,7 +3132,7 @@ static void fbcon_get_requirement(struct fb_info *info,
>  	}
>  }
>  
> -static int fbcon_event_notify(struct notifier_block *self, 
> +static int fbcon_event_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
>  			      unsigned long action, void *data)
>  {
>  	struct fb_event *event = data;
> @@ -3132,7 +3140,7 @@ static int fbcon_event_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
>  	struct fb_videomode *mode;
>  	struct fb_con2fbmap *con2fb;
>  	struct fb_blit_caps *caps;
> -	int ret = 0;
> +	int idx, ret = 0;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * ignore all events except driver registration and deregistration
> @@ -3144,23 +3152,54 @@ static int fbcon_event_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
>  
>  	switch(action) {
>  	case FB_EVENT_SUSPEND:
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_suspended(info);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_RESUME:
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_resumed(info);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_MODE_CHANGE:
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_modechanged(info);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_MODE_CHANGE_ALL:
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_set_all_vcs(info);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_MODE_DELETE:
>  		mode = event->data;
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		ret = fbcon_mode_deleted(info, mode);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_FB_UNBIND:
> -		ret = fbcon_fb_unbind(info->node);
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
> +		idx = info->node;
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
> +		ret = fbcon_fb_unbind(idx);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_FB_REGISTERED:
>  		ret = fbcon_fb_registered(info);
> @@ -3178,17 +3217,31 @@ static int fbcon_event_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
>  		con2fb->framebuffer = con2fb_map[con2fb->console - 1];
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_BLANK:
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_fb_blanked(info, *(int *)event->data);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_NEW_MODELIST:
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_new_modelist(info);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	case FB_EVENT_GET_REQ:
>  		caps = event->data;
> +		if (!lock_fb_info(info)) {
> +			ret = -ENODEV;
> +			goto done;
> +		}
>  		fbcon_get_requirement(info, caps);
> +		unlock_fb_info(info);
>  		break;
>  	}
> -
>  done:
>  	return ret;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
> index cfd9dce..b64f061 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
> @@ -1086,13 +1086,8 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
>  			return -EINVAL;
>  		con2fb.framebuffer = -1;
>  		event.data = &con2fb;
> -
> -		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
> -			return -ENODEV;
>  		event.info = info;
>  		fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_GET_CONSOLE_MAP, &event);
> -		unlock_fb_info(info);
> -
>  		ret = copy_to_user(argp, &con2fb, sizeof(con2fb)) ? -EFAULT : 0;
>  		break;
>  	case FBIOPUT_CON2FBMAP:
> @@ -1109,12 +1104,8 @@ static long do_fb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info, unsigned int cmd,
>  			break;
>  		}
>  		event.data = &con2fb;
> -		if (!lock_fb_info(info))
> -			return -ENODEV;
>  		event.info = info;
> -		ret = fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_SET_CONSOLE_MAP,
> -					      &event);
> -		unlock_fb_info(info);
> +		ret = fb_notifier_call_chain(FB_EVENT_SET_CONSOLE_MAP, &event);
>  		break;
>  	case FBIOBLANK:
>  		if (!lock_fb_info(info))


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in the first place.  So if you're as clever as you can be when you write it,
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