From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Bart Van Assche" <bvanassche@acm.org>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 42/57] scsi: mvsas: Enable lock context analysis
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:18:07 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260730231807.8A9191F000E9@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5e65b2732191612e2dc82258c1b3c25831ec958f.1785451174.git.bvanassche@acm.org>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 4 potential issue(s) to consider:
Pre-existing issues:
- [Critical] Dropping the spinlock inside a `list_for_each_entry_safe` loop in `mvs_do_release_task` allows list modification, causing an infinite loop.
- [Critical] Dropping the spinlock inside `mvs_int_rx` allows concurrent execution, causing double-completion of tasks and potential Use-After-Free.
- [High] The function `mvs_port_notify_deformed` fails to acquire `mvi->lock` and was missed by the new locking annotations, causing a lock imbalance.
- [High] Using a global PHY index instead of a local PHY index to write to hardware registers in `mvs_port_notify_formed`.
--
--- Patch [42]: [PATCH v3 42/57] scsi: mvsas: Enable lock context analysis ---
commit c111f35a79c7e4e1741700306a7a9dfd2b59f919
Author: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
scsi: mvsas: Enable lock context analysis
Document locking requirements with __must_hold(). Annotate functions
that perform conditional locking with __no_context_analysis.
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
> index 359226e80eae8..f63e0dc1abd23 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c
> @@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ void mvs_update_phyinfo(struct mvs_info *mvi, int i, int get_st)
> }
>
> static void mvs_port_notify_formed(struct asd_sas_phy *sas_phy, int lock)
> + __context_unsafe(conditional locking)
> {
> struct sas_ha_struct *sas_ha = sas_phy->ha;
> struct mvs_info *mvi = NULL; int i = 0, hi;
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does mvs_port_notify_formed() write to the
wrong hardware offset when multiple HBAs are present?
It uses the global index i instead of the local PHY index sas_phy->id:
drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c:mvs_port_notify_formed() {
...
if (phy->att_dev_info & PORT_SSP_TRGT_MASK) {
MVS_CHIP_DISP->write_port_cfg_addr(mvi, i, PHYR_PHY_STAT);
MVS_CHIP_DISP->write_port_cfg_data(mvi, i, 0x04);
}
...
}
When the global index is greater than or equal to mvi->chip->n_phy, could
passing it to write_port_cfg_addr() cause out-of-bounds memory-mapped IO
writes?
[ ... ]
> @@ -1644,6 +1647,7 @@ int mvs_slot_complete(struct mvs_info *mvi, u32 rx_desc, u32 flags)
>
> void mvs_do_release_task(struct mvs_info *mvi,
> int phy_no, struct domain_device *dev)
> + __must_hold(&mvi->lock)
> {
> u32 slot_idx;
> struct mvs_phy *phy;
[Severity: Critical]
This is a pre-existing issue, but is it safe to use list_for_each_entry_safe()
here if the lock is dropped inside mvs_slot_complete()?
mvs_do_release_task() loops over the port list:
drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c:mvs_do_release_task() {
...
list_for_each_entry_safe(slot, slot2, &port->list, entry) {
...
mvs_slot_complete(mvi, slot_idx, 1);
}
...
}
When mvs_slot_complete() temporarily releases mvi->lock, a concurrent
interrupt could complete the cached next element (slot2) and remove it from
the list.
Would this leave slot2->entry.next pointing to itself, causing
mvs_do_release_task() to spin forever in an infinite loop when it resumes?
[Severity: High]
Also a pre-existing issue, but with the new __must_hold annotation here, what
happens when this is called from mvs_port_notify_deformed()?
mvs_port_notify_deformed() ignores its lock parameter and directly calls
mvs_do_release_task() without holding mvi->lock:
drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c:mvs_port_notify_deformed() {
...
list_for_each_entry(dev, &port->dev_list, dev_list_node)
mvs_do_release_task(phy->mvi, phy_no, dev);
...
}
Will this cause a lock imbalance when the downstream mvs_slot_complete()
call unconditionally executes spin_unlock(&mvi->lock)?
[ ... ]
> @@ -1862,6 +1868,7 @@ void mvs_int_port(struct mvs_info *mvi, int phy_no, u32 events)
> }
>
> int mvs_int_rx(struct mvs_info *mvi, bool self_clear)
> + __must_hold(&mvi->lock)
> {
> u32 rx_prod_idx, rx_desc;
> bool attn = false;
[Severity: Critical]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does dropping the lock inside mvs_int_rx()
expose mvi->rx_cons to concurrent modification?
mvs_int_rx() loops while evaluating the shared mvi->rx_cons:
drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c:mvs_int_rx() {
...
while (mvi->rx_cons != rx_prod_idx) {
...
if (likely(rx_desc & RXQ_DONE))
mvs_slot_complete(mvi, rx_desc, 0);
...
}
...
}
Inside the loop, mvs_slot_complete() drops mvi->lock. If a concurrent
interrupt on another CPU acquires the lock, processes the ring, and frees
the tasks, could the first CPU wake up, read old descriptors based on the
updated mvi->rx_cons, and erroneously complete new reused tasks?
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/cover.1785451174.git.bvanassche@acm.org?part=42
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2026-07-30 22:44 [PATCH v3 00/57] Enable lock context analysis for the SCSI subsystem Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 01/57] PCI: Convert to_pci_dev() into an inline function Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 02/57] scsi: scsi_debug: Prepare for enabling lock context analysis Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:01 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 03/57] scsi: sg: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 04/57] scsi: st: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 05/57] scsi: BusLogic: Introduce two local variables Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:01 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 06/57] scsi: BusLogic: Prepare for enabling lock context analysis Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 07/57] scsi: NCR5380: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 08/57] scsi: aacraid: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 09/57] scsi: aic7xxx: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 10/57] scsi: aha152x: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 11/57] scsi: aic7xxx: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 12/57] scsi: aic94xx: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 13/57] scsi: arcmsr: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 14/57] scsi: arm: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 15/57] scsi: be2iscsi: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:44 ` [PATCH v3 16/57] scsi: be2iscsi: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 17/57] scsi: cxgbi: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 18/57] scsi: bfa: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 19/57] scsi: bnx2fc: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:01 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 20/57] scsi: bnx2i: Introduce a local variable Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 21/57] scsi: bnx2i: Enable lock context analysis Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:29 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 22/57] scsi: csiostor: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 23/57] scsi: elx: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 24/57] scsi: esas2r: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 25/57] scsi: fcoe: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 26/57] scsi: fnic: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 27/57] scsi: hisi_sas: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:02 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 28/57] scsi: hpsa: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 29/57] scsi: ibmvscsi: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 30/57] scsi: ibmvscsi_tgt: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 31/57] scsi: ipr: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 32/57] scsi: ips: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 33/57] scsi: isci: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 34/57] scsi: libfc: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 35/57] scsi: libiscsi: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 36/57] scsi: libsas: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 37/57] scsi: libsas: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 38/57] scsi: lpfc: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 39/57] scsi: megaraid_sas: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 40/57] scsi: megaraid: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 41/57] scsi: mpt3sas: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 42/57] scsi: mvsas: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:18 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 43/57] scsi: pcmcia: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 44/57] scsi: pm8001: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:31 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 45/57] scsi: qedf: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 46/57] scsi: qedi: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:17 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 47/57] scsi: qla1280: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 48/57] scsi: qla2xxx: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 49/57] scsi: qla4xxx: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 50/57] scsi: ufs: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 51/57] scsi: iSCSI transport: Prepare for enabling " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:23 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 52/57] scsi: smartpqi: Enable " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 53/57] scsi: snic: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 54/57] scsi: sym53c8xx_2: " Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 55/57] scsi: core: Pass the SCSI host pointer directly Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 56/57] scsi: core: Enable lock context analysis Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-30 22:45 ` [PATCH v3 57/57] scsi: core: Protect host state changes with the host lock Bart Van Assche
2026-07-30 23:32 ` sashiko-bot
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