[PATCH 5.4 388/453] powerpc/powernv/memtrace: Fix crashing the kernel when enabling concurrently

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From: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit d6718941a2767fb383e105d257d2105fe4f15f0e upstream.

It's very easy to crash the kernel right now by simply trying to
enable memtrace concurrently, hammering on the "enable" interface

loop.sh:
  #!/bin/bash

  dmesg --console-off

  while true; do
          echo 0x40000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/memtrace/enable
  done

[root@localhost ~]# loop.sh &
[root@localhost ~]# loop.sh &

Resulting quickly in a kernel crash. Let's properly protect using a
mutex.

Fixes: 9d5171a8f248 ("powerpc/powernv: Enable removal of memory for in memory tracing")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx# v4.14+
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201111145322.15793-3-david@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c |   22 +++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/memtrace.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct memtrace_entry {
 	char name[16];
 };
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(memtrace_mutex);
 static u64 memtrace_size;
 
 static struct memtrace_entry *memtrace_array;
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ static int memtrace_online(void)
 
 static int memtrace_enable_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
+	int rc = -EAGAIN;
 	u64 bytes;
 
 	/*
@@ -302,25 +304,31 @@ static int memtrace_enable_set(void *dat
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&memtrace_mutex);
+
 	/* Re-add/online previously removed/offlined memory */
 	if (memtrace_size) {
 		if (memtrace_online())
-			return -EAGAIN;
+			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (!val)
-		return 0;
+	if (!val) {
+		rc = 0;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	/* Offline and remove memory */
 	if (memtrace_init_regions_runtime(val))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (memtrace_init_debugfs())
-		return -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	memtrace_size = val;
-
-	return 0;
+	rc = 0;
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&memtrace_mutex);
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int memtrace_enable_get(void *data, u64 *val)





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