From: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
To: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>,
Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>,
Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@kernel.org>,
Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
Cc: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>,
linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] module/dups: Inform duplicate requests about the result directly
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:15:27 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260720121621.750661-3-petr.pavlu@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260720121621.750661-1-petr.pavlu@suse.com>
When kmod_dup_request_announce() announces the completion of
a request_module() call to duplicate waiters, it queues a work item to
invoke kmod_dup_request_complete(), and only that function calls
complete_all().
This adds an arbitrary delay that is unnecessary and provides little
benefit. Call complete_all() directly from kmod_dup_request_announce()
instead.
Signed-off-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
---
kernel/module/dups.c | 50 +++++++++++---------------------------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/module/dups.c b/kernel/module/dups.c
index e1828e865edd..f0bdd7560d7e 100644
--- a/kernel/module/dups.c
+++ b/kernel/module/dups.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ struct kmod_dup_req {
struct list_head list;
char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
struct completion first_req_done;
- struct work_struct complete_work;
struct delayed_work delete_work;
int dup_ret;
};
@@ -105,29 +104,6 @@ static void kmod_dup_request_delete(struct work_struct *work)
put_kmod_req(kmod_req);
}
-static void kmod_dup_request_complete(struct work_struct *work)
-{
- struct kmod_dup_req *kmod_req;
-
- kmod_req = container_of(work, struct kmod_dup_req, complete_work);
-
- /*
- * This will ensure that the kernel will let all the waiters get
- * informed its time to check the return value. It's time to
- * go home.
- */
- complete_all(&kmod_req->first_req_done);
-
- /*
- * Now that we have allowed prior request_module() calls to go on
- * with life, let's schedule deleting this entry. We don't have
- * to do it right away, but we *eventually* want to do it so to not
- * let this linger forever as this is just a boot optimization for
- * possible abuses of vmalloc() incurred by finit_module() thrashing.
- */
- queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &kmod_req->delete_work, 60 * HZ);
-}
-
bool kmod_dup_request_exists_wait(char *module_name, bool wait, int *dup_ret)
{
struct kmod_dup_req *kmod_req, *new_kmod_req;
@@ -143,7 +119,6 @@ bool kmod_dup_request_exists_wait(char *module_name, bool wait, int *dup_ret)
refcount_set(&new_kmod_req->refcount, 1);
memcpy(new_kmod_req->name, module_name, strlen(module_name));
- INIT_WORK(&new_kmod_req->complete_work, kmod_dup_request_complete);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&new_kmod_req->delete_work, kmod_dup_request_delete);
init_completion(&new_kmod_req->first_req_done);
@@ -246,23 +221,22 @@ void kmod_dup_request_announce(char *module_name, int ret)
* that is owned by the current task.
*/
kmod_req = kmod_dup_request_lookup(module_name);
+ mutex_unlock(&kmod_dup_mutex);
+
if (!kmod_req)
- goto out;
+ return;
kmod_req->dup_ret = ret;
+ /* Inform all the duplicate waiters to check the return value. */
+ complete_all(&kmod_req->first_req_done);
+
/*
- * If we complete() here we may allow duplicate threads
- * to continue before the first one that submitted the
- * request. We're in no rush also, given that each and
- * every bounce back to userspace is slow we avoid that
- * with a slight delay here. So queueue up the completion
- * and let duplicates suffer, just wait a tad bit longer.
- * There is no rush. But we also don't want to hold the
- * caller up forever or introduce any boot delays.
+ * Now that we have allowed prior request_module() calls to go on
+ * with life, let's schedule deleting this entry. We don't have
+ * to do it right away, but we *eventually* want to do it so to not
+ * let this linger forever as this is just a boot optimization for
+ * possible abuses of vmalloc() incurred by finit_module() thrashing.
*/
- queue_work(system_dfl_wq, &kmod_req->complete_work);
-
-out:
- mutex_unlock(&kmod_dup_mutex);
+ queue_delayed_work(system_dfl_wq, &kmod_req->delete_work, 60 * HZ);
}
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-20 12:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-20 12:15 [PATCH 0/5] module/dups: Fix a use-after-free and improve the code Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:15 ` [PATCH 1/5] module/dups: Fix use-after-free in kmod_dup_req lifetime handling Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:32 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 13:28 ` Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:15 ` Petr Pavlu [this message]
2026-07-20 12:28 ` [PATCH 2/5] module/dups: Inform duplicate requests about the result directly sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 12:15 ` [PATCH 3/5] module/dups: Use scoped guards for kmod_dup_mutex Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-20 13:28 ` Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:15 ` [PATCH 4/5] module/dups: Use strcmp() to compare module names Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:15 ` [PATCH 5/5] module/dups: Clean up includes Petr Pavlu
2026-07-20 12:32 ` sashiko-bot
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