From: Kyle Mahlkuch <kmahlkuc@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
paul.ely@broadcom.com
Cc: thinhtr@linux.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] scsi: fc_transport: Fix TOCTOU races and workqueue
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:12:21 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <f4f4e9a7-e3bd-4cc5-a3df-829b981ae836@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
Fix the TOCTOU races in workqueue access, use READ_ONCE() in
fc_queue_work(), fc_flush_work(), fc_queue_devloss_work(), and
fc_flush_devloss().
The workqueue destruction in fc_remove_host() uses WRITE_ONCE() to set
the pointer to NULL to prevents new work, flushing the work queued
before NULL, then safely destroying it.
Signed-off-by: Thinh Tran <thinhtr@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Kyle Mahlkuch <kmahlkuc@linux.ibm.com>
---
drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 3a821afee9bc..123b22b52640 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -2774,16 +2774,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_release_transport);
static int
fc_queue_work(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct work_struct *work)
{
- if (unlikely(!fc_host_work_q(shost))) {
+ struct workqueue_struct *wq = READ_ONCE(fc_host_work_q(shost));
+
+ if (unlikely(!wq)) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"ERROR: FC host '%s' attempted to queue work, "
"when no workqueue created.\n", shost->hostt->name);
dump_stack();
-
return -EINVAL;
}
- return queue_work(fc_host_work_q(shost), work);
+ /* Use local copy to prevent TOCTOU race */
+ return queue_work(wq, work);
}
/**
@@ -2793,7 +2795,9 @@ fc_queue_work(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct
work_struct *work)
static void
fc_flush_work(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
{
- if (!fc_host_work_q(shost)) {
+ struct workqueue_struct *wq = READ_ONCE(fc_host_work_q(shost));
+
+ if (!wq) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"ERROR: FC host '%s' attempted to flush work, "
"when no workqueue created.\n", shost->hostt->name);
@@ -2801,7 +2805,8 @@ fc_flush_work(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
return;
}
- flush_workqueue(fc_host_work_q(shost));
+ /* Use local copy to prevent TOCTOU race */
+ flush_workqueue(wq);
}
/**
@@ -2818,16 +2823,18 @@ static int
fc_queue_devloss_work(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct fc_rport *rport,
struct delayed_work *work, unsigned long delay)
{
- if (unlikely(!rport->devloss_work_q)) {
+ struct workqueue_struct *wq = READ_ONCE(rport->devloss_work_q);
+
+ if (unlikely(!wq)) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"ERROR: FC host '%s' attempted to queue work, "
"when no workqueue created.\n", shost->hostt->name);
dump_stack();
-
return -EINVAL;
}
- return queue_delayed_work(rport->devloss_work_q, work, delay);
+ /* Use local copy to prevent TOCTOU race */
+ return queue_delayed_work(wq, work, delay);
}
/**
@@ -2838,7 +2845,9 @@ fc_queue_devloss_work(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
struct fc_rport *rport,
static void
fc_flush_devloss(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct fc_rport *rport)
{
- if (unlikely(!rport->devloss_work_q)) {
+ struct workqueue_struct *wq = READ_ONCE(rport->devloss_work_q);
+
+ if (unlikely(!wq)) {
printk(KERN_ERR
"ERROR: FC host '%s' attempted to flush work, "
"when no workqueue created.\n", shost->hostt->name);
@@ -2846,7 +2855,7 @@ fc_flush_devloss(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct
fc_rport *rport)
return;
}
- flush_workqueue(rport->devloss_work_q);
+ flush_workqueue(wq);
}
@@ -2905,7 +2914,12 @@ fc_remove_host(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
/* flush all stgt delete, and rport delete work items, then kill it */
if (fc_host->work_q) {
work_q = fc_host->work_q;
- fc_host->work_q = NULL;
+ /* Prevent new work from being queued by setting work_q to NULL */
+ WRITE_ONCE(fc_host->work_q, NULL);
+ /* Ensures NULL is visible to other CPUs before flush */
+ smp_mb();
+ /* Flush any work that was queued before NULL assignment */
+ flush_workqueue(work_q);
destroy_workqueue(work_q);
}
}
--
2.52.0
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