From: Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 88956177db179e4eba7cd590971961857d1565b8 ] When sending packets between nodes in netns, it calls tipc_lxc_xmit() for peer node to receive the packets where tipc_sk_mcast_rcv()/tipc_sk_rcv() might be called, and it's pretty much like in tipc_rcv(). Currently the local 'node rw lock' is held during calling tipc_lxc_xmit() to protect the peer_net not being freed by another thread. However, when receiving these packets, tipc_node_add_conn() might be called where the peer 'node rw lock' is acquired. Then a dead lock warning is triggered by lockdep detector, although it is not a real dead lock: WARNING: possible recursive locking detected -------------------------------------------- conn_server/1086 is trying to acquire lock: ffff8880065cb020 (&n->lock#2){++--}-{2:2}, \ at: tipc_node_add_conn.cold.76+0xaa/0x211 [tipc] but task is already holding lock: ffff8880065cd020 (&n->lock#2){++--}-{2:2}, \ at: tipc_node_xmit+0x285/0xb30 [tipc] other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(&n->lock#2); lock(&n->lock#2); *** DEADLOCK *** May be due to missing lock nesting notation 4 locks held by conn_server/1086: #0: ffff8880036d1e40 (sk_lock-AF_TIPC){+.+.}-{0:0}, \ at: tipc_accept+0x9c0/0x10b0 [tipc] #1: ffff8880036d5f80 (sk_lock-AF_TIPC/1){+.+.}-{0:0}, \ at: tipc_accept+0x363/0x10b0 [tipc] #2: ffff8880065cd020 (&n->lock#2){++--}-{2:2}, \ at: tipc_node_xmit+0x285/0xb30 [tipc] #3: ffff888012e13370 (slock-AF_TIPC){+...}-{2:2}, \ at: tipc_sk_rcv+0x2da/0x1b40 [tipc] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x44/0x5b __lock_acquire.cold.77+0x1f2/0x3d7 lock_acquire+0x1d2/0x610 _raw_write_lock_bh+0x38/0x80 tipc_node_add_conn.cold.76+0xaa/0x211 [tipc] tipc_sk_finish_conn+0x21e/0x640 [tipc] tipc_sk_filter_rcv+0x147b/0x3030 [tipc] tipc_sk_rcv+0xbb4/0x1b40 [tipc] tipc_lxc_xmit+0x225/0x26b [tipc] tipc_node_xmit.cold.82+0x4a/0x102 [tipc] __tipc_sendstream+0x879/0xff0 [tipc] tipc_accept+0x966/0x10b0 [tipc] do_accept+0x37d/0x590 This patch avoids this warning by not holding the 'node rw lock' before calling tipc_lxc_xmit(). As to protect the 'peer_net', rcu_read_lock() should be enough, as in cleanup_net() when freeing the netns, it calls synchronize_rcu() before the free is continued. Also since tipc_lxc_xmit() is like the RX path in tipc_rcv(), it makes sense to call it under rcu_read_lock(). Note that the right lock order must be: rcu_read_lock(); tipc_node_read_lock(n); tipc_node_read_unlock(n); tipc_lxc_xmit(); rcu_read_unlock(); instead of: tipc_node_read_lock(n); rcu_read_lock(); tipc_node_read_unlock(n); tipc_lxc_xmit(); rcu_read_unlock(); and we have to call tipc_node_read_lock/unlock() twice in tipc_node_xmit(). Fixes: f73b12812a3d ("tipc: improve throughput between nodes in netns") Reported-by: Shuang Li <shuali@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/5bdd1f8fee9db695cfff4528a48c9b9d0523fb00.1670110641.git.lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/tipc/node.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c index b48d97cbbe29..49ddc484c4fe 100644 --- a/net/tipc/node.c +++ b/net/tipc/node.c @@ -1689,6 +1689,7 @@ int tipc_node_xmit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list, struct tipc_node *n; struct sk_buff_head xmitq; bool node_up = false; + struct net *peer_net; int bearer_id; int rc; @@ -1705,18 +1706,23 @@ int tipc_node_xmit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff_head *list, return -EHOSTUNREACH; } + rcu_read_lock(); tipc_node_read_lock(n); node_up = node_is_up(n); - if (node_up && n->peer_net && check_net(n->peer_net)) { + peer_net = n->peer_net; + tipc_node_read_unlock(n); + if (node_up && peer_net && check_net(peer_net)) { /* xmit inner linux container */ - tipc_lxc_xmit(n->peer_net, list); + tipc_lxc_xmit(peer_net, list); if (likely(skb_queue_empty(list))) { - tipc_node_read_unlock(n); + rcu_read_unlock(); tipc_node_put(n); return 0; } } + rcu_read_unlock(); + tipc_node_read_lock(n); bearer_id = n->active_links[selector & 1]; if (unlikely(bearer_id == INVALID_BEARER_ID)) { tipc_node_read_unlock(n); -- 2.35.1