This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled pty: do tty_flip_buffer_push without port->lock in pty_write to the 4.19-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: pty-do-tty_flip_buffer_push-without-port-lock-in-pty.patch and it can be found in the queue-4.19 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. commit 5b9495a8c52114132a94cee53546387e0532a654 Author: Artem Savkov <asavkov@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed Sep 2 14:00:45 2020 +0200 pty: do tty_flip_buffer_push without port->lock in pty_write [ Upstream commit 71a174b39f10b4b93223d374722aa894b5d8a82e ] b6da31b2c07c "tty: Fix data race in tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag" puts tty_flip_buffer_push under port->lock introducing the following possible circular locking dependency: [30129.876566] ====================================================== [30129.876566] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected [30129.876567] 5.9.0-rc2+ #3 Tainted: G S W [30129.876568] ------------------------------------------------------ [30129.876568] sysrq.sh/1222 is trying to acquire lock: [30129.876569] ffffffff92c39480 (console_owner){....}-{0:0}, at: console_unlock+0x3fe/0xa90 [30129.876572] but task is already holding lock: [30129.876572] ffff888107cb9018 (&pool->lock/1){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: show_workqueue_state.cold.55+0x15b/0x6ca [30129.876576] which lock already depends on the new lock. [30129.876577] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [30129.876578] -> #3 (&pool->lock/1){-.-.}-{2:2}: [30129.876581] _raw_spin_lock+0x30/0x70 [30129.876581] __queue_work+0x1a3/0x10f0 [30129.876582] queue_work_on+0x78/0x80 [30129.876582] pty_write+0x165/0x1e0 [30129.876583] n_tty_write+0x47f/0xf00 [30129.876583] tty_write+0x3d6/0x8d0 [30129.876584] vfs_write+0x1a8/0x650 [30129.876588] -> #2 (&port->lock#2){-.-.}-{2:2}: [30129.876590] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3b/0x80 [30129.876591] tty_port_tty_get+0x1d/0xb0 [30129.876592] tty_port_default_wakeup+0xb/0x30 [30129.876592] serial8250_tx_chars+0x3d6/0x970 [30129.876593] serial8250_handle_irq.part.12+0x216/0x380 [30129.876593] serial8250_default_handle_irq+0x82/0xe0 [30129.876594] serial8250_interrupt+0xdd/0x1b0 [30129.876595] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0xfc/0x850 [30129.876602] -> #1 (&port->lock){-.-.}-{2:2}: [30129.876605] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x3b/0x80 [30129.876605] serial8250_console_write+0x12d/0x900 [30129.876606] console_unlock+0x679/0xa90 [30129.876606] register_console+0x371/0x6e0 [30129.876607] univ8250_console_init+0x24/0x27 [30129.876607] console_init+0x2f9/0x45e [30129.876609] -> #0 (console_owner){....}-{0:0}: [30129.876611] __lock_acquire+0x2f70/0x4e90 [30129.876612] lock_acquire+0x1ac/0xad0 [30129.876612] console_unlock+0x460/0xa90 [30129.876613] vprintk_emit+0x130/0x420 [30129.876613] printk+0x9f/0xc5 [30129.876614] show_pwq+0x154/0x618 [30129.876615] show_workqueue_state.cold.55+0x193/0x6ca [30129.876615] __handle_sysrq+0x244/0x460 [30129.876616] write_sysrq_trigger+0x48/0x4a [30129.876616] proc_reg_write+0x1a6/0x240 [30129.876617] vfs_write+0x1a8/0x650 [30129.876619] other info that might help us debug this: [30129.876620] Chain exists of: [30129.876621] console_owner --> &port->lock#2 --> &pool->lock/1 [30129.876625] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [30129.876626] CPU0 CPU1 [30129.876626] ---- ---- [30129.876627] lock(&pool->lock/1); [30129.876628] lock(&port->lock#2); [30129.876630] lock(&pool->lock/1); [30129.876631] lock(console_owner); [30129.876633] *** DEADLOCK *** [30129.876634] 5 locks held by sysrq.sh/1222: [30129.876634] #0: ffff8881d3ce0470 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x359/0x650 [30129.876637] #1: ffffffff92c612c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: __handle_sysrq+0x4d/0x460 [30129.876640] #2: ffffffff92c612c0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: show_workqueue_state+0x5/0xf0 [30129.876642] #3: ffff888107cb9018 (&pool->lock/1){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: show_workqueue_state.cold.55+0x15b/0x6ca [30129.876645] #4: ffffffff92c39980 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vprintk_emit+0x123/0x420 [30129.876648] stack backtrace: [30129.876649] CPU: 3 PID: 1222 Comm: sysrq.sh Tainted: G S W 5.9.0-rc2+ #3 [30129.876649] Hardware name: Intel Corporation 2012 Client Platform/Emerald Lake 2, BIOS ACRVMBY1.86C.0078.P00.1201161002 01/16/2012 [30129.876650] Call Trace: [30129.876650] dump_stack+0x9d/0xe0 [30129.876651] check_noncircular+0x34f/0x410 [30129.876653] __lock_acquire+0x2f70/0x4e90 [30129.876656] lock_acquire+0x1ac/0xad0 [30129.876658] console_unlock+0x460/0xa90 [30129.876660] vprintk_emit+0x130/0x420 [30129.876660] printk+0x9f/0xc5 [30129.876661] show_pwq+0x154/0x618 [30129.876662] show_workqueue_state.cold.55+0x193/0x6ca [30129.876664] __handle_sysrq+0x244/0x460 [30129.876665] write_sysrq_trigger+0x48/0x4a [30129.876665] proc_reg_write+0x1a6/0x240 [30129.876666] vfs_write+0x1a8/0x650 It looks like the commit was aimed to protect tty_insert_flip_string and there is no need for tty_flip_buffer_push to be under this lock. Fixes: b6da31b2c07c ("tty: Fix data race in tty_insert_flip_string_fixed_flag") Signed-off-by: Artem Savkov <asavkov@xxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200902120045.3693075-1-asavkov@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/tty/pty.c b/drivers/tty/pty.c index 00099a8439d21..c6a1d8c4e6894 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/pty.c +++ b/drivers/tty/pty.c @@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ static int pty_write(struct tty_struct *tty, const unsigned char *buf, int c) spin_lock_irqsave(&to->port->lock, flags); /* Stuff the data into the input queue of the other end */ c = tty_insert_flip_string(to->port, buf, c); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&to->port->lock, flags); /* And shovel */ if (c) tty_flip_buffer_push(to->port); - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&to->port->lock, flags); } return c; }