From: Nitin Gote <nitin.r.gote@intel.com>
To: intel-xe@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: Nitin Gote <nitin.r.gote@intel.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org,
Thomas Hellstrom <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>,
Christian Konig <christian.koenig@amd.com>,
Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH] drm/xe: Hold a dma-buf reference for imported BOs
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:07:27 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260710093726.43324-2-nitin.r.gote@intel.com> (raw)
An imported dma-buf BO is created as a ttm_bo_type_sg BO whose
reservation object is the exporter's dma_buf->resv. The importer,
however, only takes a dma-buf reference after a successful
dma_buf_dynamic_attach(). Until then nothing keeps the exporter alive,
so if the exporter is freed while the BO still references its resv, a
later access to that resv is a use-after-free:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0x6b6b6b6b6b6b6b9c
Workqueue: ttm ttm_bo_delayed_delete [ttm]
RIP: 0010:mutex_can_spin_on_owner+0x3f/0xc0
This can be reached on two paths:
- dma_buf_dynamic_attach() fails, or
- ttm_bo_init_reserved() fails during BO creation.
In both cases the BO already has bo->base.resv pointing at the exporter
resv, and sg BOs are always torn down via ttm_bo_delayed_delete(), which
locks bo->base.resv asynchronously - potentially after the exporter has
been freed.
Take the dma-buf reference in xe_bo_init_locked(), before
ttm_bo_init_reserved(), so it also covers a creation failure there, and
release it in xe_ttm_bo_destroy(). The reference is held for the whole
BO lifetime, keeping the shared resv alive on every path.
Closes: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/xe/kernel/-/work_items/8023
Fixes: dd08ebf6c352 ("drm/xe: Introduce a new DRM driver for Intel GPUs")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Thomas Hellstrom <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Christian Konig <christian.koenig@amd.com>
Cc: Matthew Auld <matthew.auld@intel.com>
Suggested-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thomas.hellstrom@linux.intel.com>
Assisted-by: GitHub_Copilot:claude-sonnet-4.6
Signed-off-by: Nitin Gote <nitin.r.gote@intel.com>
---
Thank you Thomas for suggesting this simpler approach over the earlier
TTM/LRU handling.
v6:
- Reworked the fix based on Thomas' suggestion. Instead of the TTM resv
individualization (v1-v5) plus the xe off-LRU/placement handling (v5),
just hold a dma-buf reference for the imported BO lifetime so the
shared resv can never be freed while the BO still references it.
Single xe patch, no TTM change. (Thomas)
- Take the reference in xe_bo_init_locked() before ttm_bo_init_reserved()
so a TTM creation failure is covered too (Thomas).
- Dropped the v5 series (drm/ttm + drm/xe off-LRU); the off-LRU approach
also regressed in CI BAT via ttm_bo_pipeline_gutting() creating a ghost
BO that outlived the exporter.
Link to v5: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/series/169984/
v5:
- Add drm/xe patch to keep imported sg BOs off the LRU before attach
succeeds; the TTM fix alone is not sufficient for xe if the BO is
already LRU-visible. (Thomas)
v4 patch:
https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/736663/?series=169129&rev=2
- Patch 1 (drm/ttm) carries Christian's Reviewed-by from v4.
v4:
- Moved import_attach check to after dma_resv_copy_fences() so fences
are copied before returning for successful imports (Thomas).
- Removed exporter-alive claim from commit message (Thomas).
v3:
- Dropped the xe-side reordering approach since importer_priv must be
valid when dma_buf_dynamic_attach() publishes the attachment.
- Per Christian's suggestion on the v1 thread, keyed the check on
import_attach rather than removing the sg guard entirely.
- Fixes both xe and amdgpu in a single TTM patch.
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h | 3 ++-
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h | 2 ++
drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index 85e6d9a0f575..ae730bd6f4b2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ int xe_bo_notifier_prepare_pinned(struct xe_bo *bo)
backup = xe_bo_init_locked(xe, NULL, NULL, bo->ttm.base.resv, NULL, xe_bo_size(bo),
DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB, ttm_bo_type_kernel,
XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM | XE_BO_FLAG_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS |
- XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED, &exec);
+ XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED, NULL, &exec);
if (IS_ERR(backup)) {
drm_exec_retry_on_contention(&exec);
ret = PTR_ERR(backup);
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ int xe_bo_evict_pinned(struct xe_bo *bo)
xe_bo_size(bo),
DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB, ttm_bo_type_kernel,
XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM | XE_BO_FLAG_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS |
- XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED, &exec);
+ XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED, NULL, &exec);
if (IS_ERR(backup)) {
drm_exec_retry_on_contention(&exec);
ret = PTR_ERR(backup);
@@ -1826,6 +1826,8 @@ static void xe_ttm_bo_destroy(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo)
if (bo->ttm.base.import_attach)
drm_prime_gem_destroy(&bo->ttm.base, NULL);
+ if (bo->dma_buf)
+ dma_buf_put(bo->dma_buf);
drm_gem_object_release(&bo->ttm.base);
xe_assert(xe, list_empty(&ttm_bo->base.gpuva.list));
@@ -2283,6 +2285,8 @@ void xe_bo_free(struct xe_bo *bo)
* @cpu_caching: The cpu caching used for system memory backing store.
* @type: The TTM buffer object type.
* @flags: XE_BO_FLAG_ flags.
+ * @dma_buf: The dma-buf to reference for the BO lifetime (imported BOs),
+ * or NULL.
* @exec: The drm_exec transaction to use for exhaustive eviction.
*
* Initialize or create an xe buffer object. On failure, any allocated buffer
@@ -2294,7 +2298,8 @@ struct xe_bo *xe_bo_init_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
struct xe_tile *tile, struct dma_resv *resv,
struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, size_t size,
u16 cpu_caching, enum ttm_bo_type type,
- u32 flags, struct drm_exec *exec)
+ u32 flags, struct dma_buf *dma_buf,
+ struct drm_exec *exec)
{
struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = {
.interruptible = true,
@@ -2383,6 +2388,17 @@ struct xe_bo *xe_bo_init_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
placement = (type == ttm_bo_type_sg ||
bo->flags & XE_BO_FLAG_DEFER_BACKING) ? &sys_placement :
&bo->placement;
+
+ /*
+ * For imported BOs, keep the exporter dma-buf alive for the BO
+ * lifetime. Taken before ttm_bo_init_reserved() to also cover a
+ * creation failure there. Released in xe_ttm_bo_destroy().
+ */
+ if (dma_buf) {
+ get_dma_buf(dma_buf);
+ bo->dma_buf = dma_buf;
+ }
+
err = ttm_bo_init_reserved(&xe->ttm, &bo->ttm, type,
placement, alignment,
&ctx, NULL, resv, xe_ttm_bo_destroy);
@@ -2500,7 +2516,7 @@ __xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe,
vm && !xe_vm_in_fault_mode(vm) &&
flags & XE_BO_FLAG_USER ?
&vm->lru_bulk_move : NULL, size,
- cpu_caching, type, flags, exec);
+ cpu_caching, type, flags, NULL, exec);
if (IS_ERR(bo))
return bo;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index 6340317f7d2e..7ae1d9ac0574 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ struct xe_bo *xe_bo_init_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
struct xe_tile *tile, struct dma_resv *resv,
struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, size_t size,
u16 cpu_caching, enum ttm_bo_type type,
- u32 flags, struct drm_exec *exec);
+ u32 flags, struct dma_buf *dma_buf,
+ struct drm_exec *exec);
struct xe_bo *xe_bo_create_locked(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_tile *tile,
struct xe_vm *vm, size_t size,
enum ttm_bo_type type, u32 flags,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
index fcc63ae3f455..e45f24301050 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo_types.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct xe_bo {
struct xe_bo *backup_obj;
/** @parent_obj: Ref to parent bo if this a backup_obj */
struct xe_bo *parent_obj;
+ /** @dma_buf: Imported dma-buf ref to keep its resv alive. */
+ struct dma_buf *dma_buf;
/** @flags: flags for this buffer object */
u32 flags;
/** @vm: VM this BO is attached to, for extobj this will be NULL */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
index 8a920e58245c..bf0728838ead 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_dma_buf.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ xe_dma_buf_create_obj(struct drm_device *dev, struct dma_buf *dma_buf)
bo = xe_bo_init_locked(xe, NULL, NULL, resv, NULL, dma_buf->size,
0, /* Will require 1way or 2way for vm_bind */
- ttm_bo_type_sg, XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM, &exec);
+ ttm_bo_type_sg, XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM, dma_buf, &exec);
drm_exec_retry_on_contention(&exec);
if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(bo);
--
2.50.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-10 9:00 UTC|newest]
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2026-07-10 9:37 Nitin Gote [this message]
2026-07-10 10:02 ` ✓ CI.KUnit: success for drm/xe: Hold a dma-buf reference for imported BOs Patchwork
2026-07-10 10:45 ` ✓ Xe.CI.BAT: " Patchwork
2026-07-10 12:45 ` [PATCH] " Thomas Hellström
2026-07-10 19:39 ` ✗ Xe.CI.FULL: failure for " Patchwork
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2026-07-10 19:10 [PATCH] " Nitin Gote
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