From: Omar Sandoval <osandov@osandov.com>
To: Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@sandisk.com>
Cc: "linux-block@vger.kernel.org" <linux-block@vger.kernel.org>,
"axboe@kernel.dk" <axboe@kernel.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 05/10] blk-mq: Unregister debugfs attributes earlier
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:30:23 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20170425223023.GE6361@vader> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1493159087.2628.28.camel@sandisk.com>
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 10:24:48PM +0000, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-04-25 at 14:30 -0700, Omar Sandoval wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 01:37:40PM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> > > One of the debugfs attributes allows to run a queue. Since running
> > > a queue after a queue has entered the "dead" state is not allowed
> > > and triggers a use-after-free, unregister the debugfs attributes
> > > before a queue reaches the "dead" state.
> >
> > Still not happy with this commit message. I'd prefer:
> >
> > We currently call blk_mq_free_queue() from blk_cleanup_queue() before we
> > unregister the debugfs attributes for that queue in blk_release_queue().
> > This leaves a window open during which accessing most of the mq debugfs
> > attributes would cause a use-after-free. Additionally, the "state"
> > attribute allows running the queue, which we should not do after the
> > queue has entered the "dead" state. Fix both of these cases by
> > unregistering the debugfs attributes before this.
>
> Hello Omar,
>
> That's a very verbose description. How about this?
>
> ���Unregister the debugfs attributes before freeing of request queue
> ����resources starts to avoid that a use-after-free can be triggered
> ����through one of the debugfs attributes.
>
> Bart.
Are you aware that there is nothing wrong with a descriptive commit
message?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-04-25 22:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-04-25 20:37 [PATCH v5 00/10] blk-mq debugfs patches for kernel v4.12 Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 01/10] blk-mq: Register <dev>/queue/mq after having registered <dev>/queue Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 02/10] blk-mq: Let blk_mq_debugfs_register() look up the queue name Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 03/10] blk-mq-debugfs: Rename functions for registering and unregistering the mq directory Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 04/10] blk-mq: Only unregister hctxs for which registration succeeded Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 21:18 ` Omar Sandoval
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 05/10] blk-mq: Unregister debugfs attributes earlier Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 21:30 ` Omar Sandoval
2017-04-25 21:41 ` Jens Axboe
2017-04-26 20:38 ` Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 22:24 ` Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 22:29 ` Jens Axboe
2017-04-25 22:30 ` Omar Sandoval [this message]
2017-04-26 20:32 ` Bart Van Assche
2017-04-26 20:37 ` Jens Axboe
2017-04-26 20:37 ` Omar Sandoval
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 06/10] blk-mq: Move the "state" debugfs attribute one level down Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 07/10] blk-mq: Make blk_flags_show() callers append a newline character Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 08/10] blk-mq: Show operation, cmd_flags and rq_flags names Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 09/10] blk-mq: Add blk_mq_ops.show_rq() Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 21:35 ` Omar Sandoval
2017-04-25 20:37 ` [PATCH v5 10/10] scsi: Implement blk_mq_ops.show_rq() Bart Van Assche
2017-04-25 21:39 ` Omar Sandoval
2017-04-25 22:06 ` Bart Van Assche
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