[PATCH 3.19.y-ckt 05/47] x86/irq: Call chip->irq_set_affinity in proper context

Kamal Mostafa kamal at canonical.com
Tue Feb 9 22:44:19 UTC 2016


3.19.8-ckt15 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>

commit e23b257c293ce4bcc8cabb2aa3097b6ed8a8261a upstream.

setup_ioapic_dest() calls irqchip->irq_set_affinity() completely
unprotected. That's wrong in several aspects:

 - it opens a race window where irq_set_affinity() can be interrupted and the
   irq chip left in unconsistent state.

 - it triggers a lockdep splat when we fix the vector race for 4.3+ because
   vector lock is taken with interrupts enabled.

The proper calling convention is irq descriptor lock held and interrupts
disabled.

Reported-and-tested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp at alien8.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
Cc: Jiang Liu <jiang.liu at linux.intel.com>
Cc: Jeremiah Mahler <jmmahler at gmail.com>
Cc: andy.shevchenko at gmail.com
Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
Cc: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence at stratus.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/alpine.DEB.2.11.1601140919420.3575@nanos
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
[ kamal: backport to 3.19-stable: context ]
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal at canonical.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 3f5f604..43a541e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -2665,6 +2665,7 @@ void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 {
 	int pin, ioapic, irq, irq_entry;
 	const struct cpumask *mask;
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
 	struct irq_data *idata;
 
 	if (skip_ioapic_setup == 1)
@@ -2679,7 +2680,9 @@ void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 		if (irq < 0 || !mp_init_irq_at_boot(ioapic, irq))
 			continue;
 
-		idata = irq_get_irq_data(irq);
+		desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+		raw_spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
+		idata = irq_desc_get_irq_data(desc);
 
 		/*
 		 * Honour affinities which have been set in early boot
@@ -2690,6 +2693,7 @@ void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 			mask = apic->target_cpus();
 
 		x86_io_apic_ops.set_affinity(idata, mask, false);
+		raw_spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
 	}
 
 }
-- 
1.9.1





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