From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Subject: [for-linus][PATCH 09/12] ring-buffer: Cap static ring buffer nr_pages
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:45:40 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260906014656.508919614@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20260906014531.720267751@kernel.org
From: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Static ring buffers (i.e. persistent, user-mapped and remote) rely on
the bpage::id field. The number of pages for those ring buffers must fit
into that variable. Enforce this limit on ring buffer creation or
user-mapping.
While at it, prevent nr_pages underflow when allocating a persistent
buffer.
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260904164450.1345852-4-vdonnefort@google.com
Fixes: be68d63a139b ("ring-buffer: Add ring_buffer_alloc_range()")
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
---
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 077d6940af0c..76fed01f1c49 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -657,6 +657,15 @@ static bool rb_is_static(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer)
return cpu_buffer->user_mapped || cpu_buffer->remote || cpu_buffer->ring_meta;
}
+static unsigned long rb_static_max_pages(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Static ring buffers are using bpage::id and must account for the
+ * reader page.
+ */
+ return (1UL << 30) - 1;
+}
+
struct ring_buffer_iter {
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
unsigned long head;
@@ -2838,6 +2847,8 @@ static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
size = end - buffers_start;
size = size / nr_cpu_ids;
+ if (size < sizeof(struct ring_buffer_cpu_meta))
+ goto fail_free_buffers;
/*
* The number of sub-buffers (nr_pages) is determined by the
* total size allocated minus the meta data size.
@@ -2847,6 +2858,10 @@ static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
*/
nr_pages = (size - sizeof(struct ring_buffer_cpu_meta)) /
(subbuf_size + sizeof(int));
+
+ if (nr_pages > rb_static_max_pages())
+ goto fail_free_buffers;
+
/* Need at least two pages plus the reader page */
if (nr_pages < 3)
goto fail_free_buffers;
@@ -2879,6 +2894,10 @@ static struct trace_buffer *alloc_buffer(unsigned long size, unsigned flags,
/* The writer is remote. This ring-buffer is read-only */
atomic_inc(&buffer->record_disabled);
nr_pages = desc->nr_page_va - 1;
+
+ if (nr_pages > rb_static_max_pages())
+ goto fail_free_buffers;
+
if (nr_pages < 2)
goto fail_free_buffers;
} else {
@@ -7841,6 +7860,9 @@ int ring_buffer_map(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
/* prevent another thread from changing buffer/sub-buffer sizes */
guard(mutex)(&buffer->mutex);
+ if (cpu_buffer->nr_pages > rb_static_max_pages())
+ return -E2BIG;
+
err = rb_alloc_meta_page(cpu_buffer);
if (err)
return err;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-06 1:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-06 1:45 [for-linus][PATCH 00/12] tracing: Fixes for v7.3 Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 01/12] tracing: Have show_event_filters/triggers files take trace array ref Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 02/12] ftrace: Take trace_array reference before accessing its ftrace_ops Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 03/12] ftrace: Synchronize the initialization of ftrace_ops Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 04/12] tracing: Take trace_array reference when opening options file Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 05/12] ring-buffer: Allow splice reads on static buffers Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 06/12] ring-buffer: Add checking nr_subbufs to persistent ring buffer validation Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 07/12] tracing: Fix to avoid creating trace instances with duplicate names Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 08/12] tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` Steven Rostedt [this message]
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 10/12] ring-buffer: Prevent truncation of nr_pages / nr_subbufs Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 11/12] tracing: Fix comment in tracing_buffers_splice_read() Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 1:45 ` [for-linus][PATCH 12/12] ring-buffer: Use a macro for static buffer bits Steven Rostedt
2026-09-06 20:00 ` [for-linus][PATCH 00/12] tracing: Fixes for v7.3 Steven Rostedt
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-09-05 20:08 Steven Rostedt
2026-09-05 20:08 ` [for-linus][PATCH 09/12] ring-buffer: Cap static ring buffer nr_pages Steven Rostedt
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