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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
To: Trond Myklebust <trondmy@kernel.org>, Anna Schumaker <anna@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 19/24] NFS: use refcount_inc_not_zero nfs_start_delegation_return
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:56:23 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251218055633.1532159-20-hch@lst.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251218055633.1532159-1-hch@lst.de>

Using the unconditional reference increment means we can take a
reference to a delegation already in the RCU grace period, which could
cause a use after free under very unlikely conditions.  Switch to use
refcount_inc_not_zero instead.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
---
 fs/nfs/delegation.c | 22 ++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 5fb48a140169..5d9dba7ab430 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ static void nfs_mark_delegation_revoked(struct nfs_server *server,
 	}
 }
 
-static struct nfs_delegation *nfs_get_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
-{
-	refcount_inc(&delegation->refcount);
-	return delegation;
-}
-
 void nfs_put_delegation(struct nfs_delegation *delegation)
 {
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&delegation->refcount))
@@ -312,25 +306,29 @@ static struct inode *nfs_delegation_grab_inode(struct nfs_delegation *delegation
 static struct nfs_delegation *
 nfs_start_delegation_return(struct nfs_inode *nfsi)
 {
-	struct nfs_delegation *ret = NULL;
 	struct nfs_delegation *delegation;
+	bool return_now = false;
 
 	lockdep_assert_in_rcu_read_lock();
 
 	delegation = rcu_dereference(nfsi->delegation);
-	if (!delegation)
+	if (!delegation || !refcount_inc_not_zero(&delegation->refcount))
 		return NULL;
 
 	spin_lock(&delegation->lock);
 	if (delegation->inode &&
 	    !test_and_set_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING, &delegation->flags)) {
 		clear_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURN_DELAYED, &delegation->flags);
-		ret = nfs_get_delegation(delegation);
+		return_now = true;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
-	if (ret)
-		nfs_clear_verifier_delegated(&nfsi->vfs_inode);
-	return ret;
+
+	if (!return_now) {
+		nfs_put_delegation(delegation);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	nfs_clear_verifier_delegated(&nfsi->vfs_inode);
+	return delegation;
 }
 
 static void nfs_abort_delegation_return(struct nfs_delegation *delegation,
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-12-18  5:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-12-18  5:56 add a LRU for delegations Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 01/24] NFS: remove __nfs_client_for_each_server Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 02/24] NFS: remove nfs_client_mark_return_unused_delegation_types Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 03/24] NFS: remove nfs_client_mark_return_all_delegations Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 04/24] NFS: remove the NULL inode check in nfs4_inode_return_delegation_on_close Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 05/24] NFS: remove nfs_inode_detach_delegation Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 06/24] NFS: remove nfs_start_delegation_return Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 07/24] NFS: assert rcu_read_lock is held in nfs_start_delegation_return_locked Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 08/24] NFS: drop the _locked postfix from nfs_start_delegation_return Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 09/24] NFS: remove NFS_DELEGATION_INODE_FREEING Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 10/24] NFS: open code nfs_delegation_need_return Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 11/24] NFS: remove nfs_free_delegation Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 12/24] NFS: rewrite nfs_delegations_present in terms of nr_active_delegations Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 13/24] NFS: move delegation lookup into can_open_delegated Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 14/24] NFS: return bool from nfs_detach_delegation{,_locked} Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 15/24] NFS: move the deleg_cur check out of nfs_detach_delegation_locked Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 16/24] NFS: simplify the detached delegation check in update_open_stateid Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 17/24] NFS: take a delegation reference in nfs4_get_valid_delegation Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 18/24] NFS: don't consume a delegation reference in nfs_end_delegation_return Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 20/24] NFS: use a local RCU critical section in nfs_start_delegation_return Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 21/24] NFS: reformat nfs_mark_delegation_revoked Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 22/24] NFS: add a separate delegation return list Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 23/24] NFS: return delegations from the end of a LRU when over the watermark Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-18 22:02   ` Anna Schumaker
2025-12-19  5:21     ` Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-19 11:14       ` Christoph Hellwig
2025-12-19 14:29         ` Anna Schumaker
2025-12-18  5:56 ` [PATCH 24/24] NFS: make nfs_mark_return_unreferenced_delegations less aggressive Christoph Hellwig
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-01-07  7:26 add a LRU for delegations Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-07  7:27 ` [PATCH 19/24] NFS: use refcount_inc_not_zero nfs_start_delegation_return Christoph Hellwig

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