From: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
To: bpf@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>,
Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@gmail.com>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>,
Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>,
Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>,
Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@gmail.com>,
Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>,
Mykyta Yatsenko <mykyta.yatsenko5@gmail.com>,
kernel-team@meta.com
Subject: [PATCH bpf 1/3] bpf: fix mm lifecycle in open-coded task_vma iterator
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 06:20:14 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260304142026.1443666-2-puranjay@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260304142026.1443666-1-puranjay@kernel.org>
The open-coded task_vma BPF iterator reads task->mm and acquires
mmap_read_trylock() but never calls mmget(). This violates refcount
discipline: the mm can reach mm_users == 0 if the task exits while the
iterator holds the lock.
Add mmget_not_zero() before mmap_read_trylock(). On the error path
after mmget succeeds, the mm reference must be dropped. mmput() can
sleep (exit_mmap, etc.) so it is unsuitable from BPF context.
mmput_async() is safe from hardirq but not from NMI, because
schedule_work() -> queue_work_on() takes raw_spin_lock(&pool->lock)
which can deadlock if the NMI interrupted code holding that lock.
Add a dedicated per-CPU irq_work (bpf_iter_mmput_work) and a helper
bpf_iter_mmput() that calls mmput_async() directly when not in NMI,
or defers to the irq_work callback when in NMI context. Use it in
both the _new() error path and _destroy(). Add bpf_iter_mmput_busy()
to check irq_work slot availability, and use it alongside
bpf_mmap_unlock_get_irq_work() in _new() to verify both slots are
free before acquiring references.
Fixes: 4ac454682158 ("bpf: Introduce task_vma open-coded iterator kfuncs")
Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>
---
kernel/bpf/task_iter.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 73 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
index 98d9b4c0daff..d3fa8ba0a896 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
@@ -813,6 +813,55 @@ struct bpf_iter_task_vma_kern {
struct bpf_iter_task_vma_kern_data *data;
} __attribute__((aligned(8)));
+/*
+ * Per-CPU irq_work for NMI-safe mmput.
+ *
+ * mmput_async() is safe from hardirq context but not from NMI, because
+ * schedule_work() -> queue_work_on() takes raw_spin_lock(&pool->lock)
+ * which can deadlock if the NMI interrupted code holding that lock.
+ *
+ * This dedicated irq_work defers mmput to hardirq context where
+ * mmput_async() is safe. BPF programs are non-preemptible, so one
+ * slot per CPU is sufficient.
+ */
+struct bpf_iter_mmput_irq_work {
+ struct irq_work irq_work;
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
+};
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct bpf_iter_mmput_irq_work, bpf_iter_mmput_work);
+
+static void do_bpf_iter_mmput(struct irq_work *entry)
+{
+ struct bpf_iter_mmput_irq_work *work;
+
+ work = container_of(entry, struct bpf_iter_mmput_irq_work, irq_work);
+ if (work->mm) {
+ mmput_async(work->mm);
+ work->mm = NULL;
+ }
+}
+
+static void bpf_iter_mmput(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+ if (!in_nmi()) {
+ mmput_async(mm);
+ } else {
+ struct bpf_iter_mmput_irq_work *work;
+
+ work = this_cpu_ptr(&bpf_iter_mmput_work);
+ work->mm = mm;
+ irq_work_queue(&work->irq_work);
+ }
+}
+
+static bool bpf_iter_mmput_busy(void)
+{
+ if (!in_nmi())
+ return false;
+ return irq_work_is_busy(&this_cpu_ptr(&bpf_iter_mmput_work)->irq_work);
+}
+
__bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
__bpf_kfunc int bpf_iter_task_vma_new(struct bpf_iter_task_vma *it,
@@ -840,19 +889,35 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_iter_task_vma_new(struct bpf_iter_task_vma *it,
goto err_cleanup_iter;
}
- /* kit->data->work == NULL is valid after bpf_mmap_unlock_get_irq_work */
+ /*
+ * Check irq_work availability for both mmap_lock release and mmput.
+ * Both use separate per-CPU irq_work slots, and both must be free
+ * to guarantee _destroy() can complete from NMI context.
+ * kit->data->work == NULL is valid after bpf_mmap_unlock_get_irq_work
+ */
irq_work_busy = bpf_mmap_unlock_get_irq_work(&kit->data->work);
- if (irq_work_busy || !mmap_read_trylock(kit->data->mm)) {
+ if (irq_work_busy || bpf_iter_mmput_busy()) {
err = -EBUSY;
goto err_cleanup_iter;
}
+ if (!mmget_not_zero(kit->data->mm)) {
+ err = -ENOENT;
+ goto err_cleanup_iter;
+ }
+
+ if (!mmap_read_trylock(kit->data->mm)) {
+ err = -EBUSY;
+ goto err_cleanup_mmget;
+ }
+
vma_iter_init(&kit->data->vmi, kit->data->mm, addr);
return 0;
+err_cleanup_mmget:
+ bpf_iter_mmput(kit->data->mm);
err_cleanup_iter:
- if (kit->data->task)
- put_task_struct(kit->data->task);
+ put_task_struct(kit->data->task);
bpf_mem_free(&bpf_global_ma, kit->data);
/* NULL kit->data signals failed bpf_iter_task_vma initialization */
kit->data = NULL;
@@ -874,6 +939,7 @@ __bpf_kfunc void bpf_iter_task_vma_destroy(struct bpf_iter_task_vma *it)
if (kit->data) {
bpf_mmap_unlock_mm(kit->data->work, kit->data->mm);
+ bpf_iter_mmput(kit->data->mm);
put_task_struct(kit->data->task);
bpf_mem_free(&bpf_global_ma, kit->data);
}
@@ -1044,12 +1110,15 @@ static void do_mmap_read_unlock(struct irq_work *entry)
static int __init task_iter_init(void)
{
+ struct bpf_iter_mmput_irq_work *mmput_work;
struct mmap_unlock_irq_work *work;
int ret, cpu;
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
work = per_cpu_ptr(&mmap_unlock_work, cpu);
init_irq_work(&work->irq_work, do_mmap_read_unlock);
+ mmput_work = per_cpu_ptr(&bpf_iter_mmput_work, cpu);
+ init_irq_work(&mmput_work->irq_work, do_bpf_iter_mmput);
}
task_reg_info.ctx_arg_info[0].btf_id = btf_tracing_ids[BTF_TRACING_TYPE_TASK];
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-04 14:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-04 14:20 [PATCH bpf 0/3] bpf: fix and improve open-coded task_vma iterator Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-04 14:20 ` Puranjay Mohan [this message]
2026-03-05 8:55 ` [PATCH bpf 1/3] bpf: fix mm lifecycle in " kernel test robot
2026-03-05 11:58 ` kernel test robot
2026-03-05 16:34 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-03-05 16:48 ` Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-05 17:36 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-03-06 1:11 ` Alexei Starovoitov
2026-03-04 14:20 ` [PATCH bpf 2/3] bpf: switch task_vma iterator from mmap_lock to per-VMA locks Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-05 18:47 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-03-04 14:20 ` [PATCH bpf 3/3] bpf: return VMA snapshot from task_vma iterator Puranjay Mohan
2026-03-05 18:53 ` Mykyta Yatsenko
2026-03-05 19:03 ` Puranjay Mohan
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