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From: Tao Cui <cui.tao@linux.dev>
To: Yu Kuai <yukuai@kernel.org>, tj@kernel.org, axboe@kernel.dk
Cc: cgroups@vger.kernel.org, linux-block@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, zhengqixing@huawei.com, hch@lst.de,
	yizhou.tang@shopee.com, yukuai@fygo.io, nilay@linux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] blk-cgroup: skip dying blkg in blkcg_activate_policy()
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:47:45 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BC1AFBE0-B768-4D54-B6F0-94D4263878B8@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260802112525.3933753-4-yukuai@kernel.org>

于 2026年8月2日 GMT+08:00 19:25:19,Yu Kuai <yukuai@kernel.org> 写道:
>From: Zheng Qixing <zhengqixing@huawei.com>
>
>When switching IO schedulers on a block device, blkcg_activate_policy()
>can race with concurrent blkcg deletion, leading to a use-after-free in
>rcu_accelerate_cbs.
>
>T1:                               T2:
>                                  blkg_destroy
>                                  kill(&blkg->refcnt) // blkg->refcnt=1->0
>                                  blkg_release // call_rcu(__blkg_release)
>                                  ...
>                                  blkg_free_workfn
>                                  ->pd_free_fn(pd)
>elv_iosched_store
>elevator_switch
>...
>iterate blkg list
>blkg_get(blkg) // blkg->refcnt=0->1
>                                  list_del_init(&blkg->q_node)
>blkg_put(pinned_blkg) // blkg->refcnt=1->0
>blkg_release // call_rcu again
>rcu_accelerate_cbs // uaf
>
>Fix this by checking hlist_unhashed(&blkg->blkcg_node) before getting
>a reference to the blkg. This is the same check used in blkg_destroy()
>to detect if a blkg has already been destroyed. If the blkg is already
>unhashed, skip processing it since it's being destroyed.
>
>Fixes: f1c006f1c685 ("blk-cgroup: synchronize pd_free_fn() from blkg_free_workfn() and blkcg_deactivate_policy()")
>Signed-off-by: Zheng Qixing <zhengqixing@huawei.com>
>Reviewed-by: Tang Yizhou <yizhou.tang@shopee.com>
>Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai@fygo.io>
>---
> block/blk-cgroup.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
>diff --git a/block/blk-cgroup.c b/block/blk-cgroup.c
>index 047bb42c282b..d1895bc60fcf 100644
>--- a/block/blk-cgroup.c
>+++ b/block/blk-cgroup.c
>@@ -1577,6 +1577,8 @@ int blkcg_activate_policy(struct gendisk *disk, const struct blkcg_policy *pol)
> 
> 		if (blkg->pd[pol->plid])
> 			continue;
>+		if (hlist_unhashed(&blkg->blkcg_node))
>+			continue;
> 
> 		/* If prealloc matches, use it; otherwise try GFP_NOWAIT */
> 		if (blkg == pinned_blkg) {
Reviewed-by: Tao Cui <cuitao@kylinos.cn>


  reply	other threads:[~2026-08-02 11:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-02 11:25 [PATCH v4 0/4] blk-cgroup: fix blkg list and policy data races Yu Kuai
2026-08-02 11:25 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] blk-cgroup: protect q->blkg_list iteration in blkg_destroy_all() with blkcg_mutex Yu Kuai
2026-08-02 11:45   ` Tao Cui
2026-08-02 11:25 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] blk-cgroup: fix race between policy activation and blkg destruction Yu Kuai
2026-08-02 11:46   ` Tao Cui
2026-08-02 11:25 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] blk-cgroup: skip dying blkg in blkcg_activate_policy() Yu Kuai
2026-08-02 11:47   ` Tao Cui [this message]
2026-08-02 11:25 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] blk-cgroup: factor policy pd teardown loop into helper Yu Kuai
2026-08-02 11:25 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] blk-cgroup: fix blkg list and policy data races Yu Kuai

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