Re: [PATCH v4] dma-buf: fix racing conflict of dma_heap_add()

From: Dawei Li
Date: Mon Nov 21 2022 - 10:29:24 EST


On Sat, Nov 05, 2022 at 12:05:36AM +0800, Dawei Li wrote:

Hi Christian,
May I have your opinion on this change?

Thanks,
Dawei

> Racing conflict could be:
> task A task B
> list_for_each_entry
> strcmp(h->name))
> list_for_each_entry
> strcmp(h->name)
> kzalloc kzalloc
> ...... .....
> device_create device_create
> list_add
> list_add
>
> The root cause is that task B has no idea about the fact someone
> else(A) has inserted heap with same name when it calls list_add,
> so a potential collision occurs.
>
> Fixes: c02a81fba74f ("dma-buf: Add dma-buf heaps framework")
> Signed-off-by: Dawei Li <set_pte_at@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/TYCP286MB2323950197F60FC3473123B7CA349@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> v1->v2: Narrow down locking scope, check the existence of heap before
> insertion, as suggested by Andrew Davis.
> v2->v3: Remove double checking.
> v3->v4: Minor coding style and patch formatting adjustment.
> ---
> drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c
> index 8f5848aa144f..59d158873f4c 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-heap.c
> @@ -233,18 +233,6 @@ struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
> return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> }
>
> - /* check the name is unique */
> - mutex_lock(&heap_list_lock);
> - list_for_each_entry(h, &heap_list, list) {
> - if (!strcmp(h->name, exp_info->name)) {
> - mutex_unlock(&heap_list_lock);
> - pr_err("dma_heap: Already registered heap named %s\n",
> - exp_info->name);
> - return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> - }
> - }
> - mutex_unlock(&heap_list_lock);
> -
> heap = kzalloc(sizeof(*heap), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!heap)
> return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> @@ -283,13 +271,27 @@ struct dma_heap *dma_heap_add(const struct dma_heap_export_info *exp_info)
> err_ret = ERR_CAST(dev_ret);
> goto err2;
> }
> - /* Add heap to the list */
> +
> mutex_lock(&heap_list_lock);
> + /* check the name is unique */
> + list_for_each_entry(h, &heap_list, list) {
> + if (!strcmp(h->name, exp_info->name)) {
> + mutex_unlock(&heap_list_lock);
> + pr_err("dma_heap: Already registered heap named %s\n",
> + exp_info->name);
> + err_ret = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> + goto err3;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + /* Add heap to the list */
> list_add(&heap->list, &heap_list);
> mutex_unlock(&heap_list_lock);
>
> return heap;
>
> +err3:
> + device_destroy(dma_heap_class, heap->heap_devt);
> err2:
> cdev_del(&heap->heap_cdev);
> err1:
> --
> 2.25.1
>