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authorMingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>2026-05-23 21:52:10 +0800
committerChristian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>2026-05-28 14:40:25 +0200
commit00633c4683828acd5256fa8d5163f440d74bbe71 (patch)
tree753d5250b483ae6edba5cb07b977e5e97bc23404
parent99f414273beda01a86c2fb66c2155da61335fa59 (diff)
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fs/fcntl: fix SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order in fasync signaling
A SOFTIRQ-safe to SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order deadlock can occur in send_sigio() and send_sigurg() when a process group receives a signal. When FASYNC is configured for a process group (PIDTYPE_PGID), both functions use read_lock(&tasklist_lock) to traverse the task list. However, they are frequently called from softirq context: - send_sigio() via input_inject_event -> kill_fasync - send_sigurg() via tcp_check_urg -> sk_send_sigurg (NET_RX_SOFTIRQ) The deadlock is caused by the rwlock writer fairness mechanism: 1. CPU 0 (process context) holds read_lock(&tasklist_lock) in do_wait(). 2. CPU 1 (process context) attempts write_lock(&tasklist_lock) in fork() or exit() and spins, which blocks all new readers. 3. CPU 0 is interrupted by a softirq (e.g., TCP URG packet reception). 4. The softirq calls send_sigurg() and attempts to acquire read_lock(&tasklist_lock), deadlocking because CPU 1 is waiting. Since PID hashing and do_each_pid_task() traversals are already RCU-protected, the read_lock on tasklist_lock is no longer strictly required for safe traversal. Fix this by replacing tasklist_lock with rcu_read_lock(), aligning the process group signaling path with the single-PID path. This also mitigates a potential remote denial of service vector via TCP URG packets. Lockdep splat: ===================================================== WARNING: SOFTIRQ-safe -> SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order detected [...] Chain exists of: &dev->event_lock --> &f_owner->lock --> tasklist_lock Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(tasklist_lock); local_irq_disable(); lock(&dev->event_lock); lock(&f_owner->lock); <Interrupt> lock(&dev->event_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260523135210.590928-1-w15303746062@163.com Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
-rw-r--r--fs/fcntl.c8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index beab8080badf..92d643a14196 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -929,11 +929,11 @@ void send_sigio(struct fown_struct *fown, int fd, int band)
send_sigio_to_task(p, fown, fd, band, type);
rcu_read_unlock();
} else {
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_lock();
do_each_pid_task(pid, type, p) {
send_sigio_to_task(p, fown, fd, band, type);
} while_each_pid_task(pid, type, p);
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
}
out_unlock_fown:
read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);
@@ -975,11 +975,11 @@ int send_sigurg(struct file *file)
send_sigurg_to_task(p, fown, type);
rcu_read_unlock();
} else {
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_lock();
do_each_pid_task(pid, type, p) {
send_sigurg_to_task(p, fown, type);
} while_each_pid_task(pid, type, p);
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
}
out_unlock_fown:
read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);