From: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
To: rostedt@goodmis.org, mhiramat@kernel.org,
linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com, kernel-team@android.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 1/2] tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:48:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260814154823.755406-2-vdonnefort@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260814154823.755406-1-vdonnefort@google.com>
Concurrent subbuffer resizes may crash trace_pipe_raw readers or leak
uninitialized memory to userspace due to stale size values.
Modify ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() to let it handle the resizing of
a previous buffer_data_read_page if necessary and add a new
ring_buffer_read_page_size() which enable ring-buffer users to not use
the racy ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get(). This makes the spare_size member
of ftrace_buffer_info redundant.
Use those functions in trace_pipe_raw readers and handle in both the
case where the subbuf order is modified in the middle of the read.
Fixes: bce761d75745 ("ring-buffer: Read and write to ring buffers with custom sub buffer size")
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
---
include/linux/ring_buffer.h | 5 +-
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 100 ++++++++++++++++++--------
kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c | 6 +-
kernel/trace/trace.c | 104 +++++++++++++--------------
kernel/trace/trace.h | 9 ++-
5 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 94 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index 0670742b2d60..afc7daa6ee7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -218,14 +218,15 @@ bool ring_buffer_time_stamp_abs(struct trace_buffer *buffer);
size_t ring_buffer_nr_dirty_pages(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
struct buffer_data_read_page;
-struct buffer_data_read_page *
-ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu);
+int ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
+ struct buffer_data_read_page **rpage);
void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
struct buffer_data_read_page *page);
int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
struct buffer_data_read_page *data_page,
size_t len, int cpu, int full);
void *ring_buffer_read_page_data(struct buffer_data_read_page *page);
+unsigned int ring_buffer_read_page_size(struct buffer_data_read_page *rpage);
struct trace_seq;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 5fc009edc1ec..ec13779922ff 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -6990,56 +6990,78 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_swap_cpu);
* ring_buffer_alloc_read_page - allocate a page to read from buffer
* @buffer: the buffer to allocate for.
* @cpu: the cpu buffer to allocate.
+ * @rpage: pointer to pass in an already allocated page (can be NULL)
+ * and returns the allocated page.
*
- * This function is used in conjunction with ring_buffer_read_page.
+ * This function is used in conjunction with ring_buffer_read_page().
* When reading a full page from the ring buffer, these functions
* can be used to speed up the process. The calling function should
* allocate a few pages first with this function. Then when it
* needs to get pages from the ring buffer, it passes the result
- * of this function into ring_buffer_read_page, which will swap
+ * of this function into ring_buffer_read_page(), which will swap
* the page that was allocated, with the read page of the buffer.
*
+ * If @rpage is provided, and it has a different order than the current
+ * subbuffer order, its payload will be freed and re-allocated. If it
+ * already matches the order, it is simply returned.
+ *
* Returns:
- * The page allocated, or ERR_PTR
+ * 0 on success, < 0 on error
*/
-struct buffer_data_read_page *
-ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu)
+int ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
+ struct buffer_data_read_page **rpage)
{
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
- struct buffer_data_read_page *bpage = NULL;
unsigned long flags;
+ unsigned int order;
if (!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, buffer->cpumask))
- return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+ return -ENODEV;
- bpage = kzalloc_obj(*bpage);
- if (!bpage)
- return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ if (!rpage)
+ return -EINVAL;
- bpage->order = buffer->subbuf_order;
+ order = buffer->subbuf_order;
+
+ if (*rpage) {
+ if ((*rpage)->order == order)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* We can reuse rpage, but we discard the payload */
+ free_pages((unsigned long)(*rpage)->data, (*rpage)->order);
+ (*rpage)->data = NULL;
+ } else {
+ *rpage = kzalloc_obj(**rpage);
+ if (!*rpage)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ (*rpage)->order = order;
cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
+
local_irq_save(flags);
arch_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
if (cpu_buffer->free_page.data) {
- *bpage = cpu_buffer->free_page;
+ **rpage = cpu_buffer->free_page;
cpu_buffer->free_page.data = NULL;
}
arch_spin_unlock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
local_irq_restore(flags);
- if (bpage->data) {
- rb_init_data_page(bpage->data);
+ if ((*rpage)->data) {
+ rb_init_data_page((*rpage)->data);
} else {
- bpage->data = alloc_cpu_data(cpu, bpage->order);
- if (!bpage->data) {
- kfree(bpage);
- return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+ (*rpage)->data = alloc_cpu_data(cpu, (*rpage)->order);
+ if (!(*rpage)->data) {
+ kfree(*rpage);
+ *rpage = NULL;
+ return -ENOMEM;
}
}
- return bpage;
+ return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_alloc_read_page);
@@ -7047,21 +7069,30 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_alloc_read_page);
* ring_buffer_free_read_page - free an allocated read page
* @buffer: the buffer the page was allocate for
* @cpu: the cpu buffer the page came from
- * @data_page: the page to free
+ * @rpage: the buffer_dat_read_page to free
*
* Free a page allocated from ring_buffer_alloc_read_page.
*/
void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
- struct buffer_data_read_page *data_page)
+ struct buffer_data_read_page *rpage)
{
struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer;
- struct buffer_data_page *dpage = data_page->data;
- struct page *page = virt_to_page(dpage);
+ struct buffer_data_page *dpage;
unsigned long flags;
+ struct page *page;
if (!buffer || !buffer->buffers || !buffer->buffers[cpu])
return;
+ if (!rpage)
+ return;
+
+ dpage = rpage->data;
+ if (!dpage)
+ goto out;
+
+ page = virt_to_page(dpage);
+
cpu_buffer = buffer->buffers[cpu];
/*
@@ -7069,14 +7100,14 @@ void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
* is different from the subbuffer order of the buffer -
* we can't reuse it
*/
- if (page_ref_count(page) > 1 || data_page->order != buffer->subbuf_order)
+ if (page_ref_count(page) > 1 || rpage->order != buffer->subbuf_order)
goto out;
local_irq_save(flags);
arch_spin_lock(&cpu_buffer->lock);
if (!cpu_buffer->free_page.data) {
- cpu_buffer->free_page = *data_page;
+ cpu_buffer->free_page = *rpage;
dpage = NULL;
}
@@ -7084,8 +7115,8 @@ void ring_buffer_free_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer, int cpu,
local_irq_restore(flags);
out:
- free_pages((unsigned long)dpage, data_page->order);
- kfree(data_page);
+ free_pages((unsigned long)dpage, rpage->order);
+ kfree(rpage);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_free_read_page);
@@ -7122,6 +7153,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_free_read_page);
* Returns:
* >=0 if data has been transferred, returns the offset of consumed data.
* <0 if no data has been transferred.
+ * -EAGAIN if the subbuf size has changed and @data_page must be reallocated.
*/
int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
struct buffer_data_read_page *data_page,
@@ -7159,7 +7191,7 @@ int ring_buffer_read_page(struct trace_buffer *buffer,
guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave)(&cpu_buffer->reader_lock);
if (data_page->order != cpu_buffer->reader_page->order)
- return -1;
+ return -EAGAIN;
reader = rb_get_reader_page(cpu_buffer);
if (!reader)
@@ -7323,6 +7355,18 @@ void *ring_buffer_read_page_data(struct buffer_data_read_page *page)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_page_data);
+/**
+ * ring_buffer_read_page_size - get size of the read page.
+ * @page: the page to get the size from
+ *
+ * Returns size of the page in bytes.
+ */
+unsigned int ring_buffer_read_page_size(struct buffer_data_read_page *rpage)
+{
+ return PAGE_SIZE << rpage->order;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ring_buffer_read_page_size);
+
/**
* ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get - get size of the sub buffer.
* @buffer: the buffer to get the sub buffer size from
diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c
index 593e3b59e42e..c3d34c0e64e2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer_benchmark.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static enum event_status read_event(int cpu)
static enum event_status read_page(int cpu)
{
- struct buffer_data_read_page *bpage;
+ struct buffer_data_read_page *bpage = NULL;
struct ring_buffer_event *event;
struct rb_page *rpage;
unsigned long commit;
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ static enum event_status read_page(int cpu)
int inc;
int i;
- bpage = ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(buffer, cpu);
- if (IS_ERR(bpage))
+ ret = ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(buffer, cpu, &bpage);
+ if (ret < 0)
return EVENT_DROPPED;
page_size = ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get(buffer);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 395238b2b715..355278083b3f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -7080,8 +7080,8 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
{
struct ftrace_buffer_info *info = filp->private_data;
struct trace_iterator *iter = &info->iter;
+ unsigned int spare_size;
void *trace_data;
- int page_size;
ssize_t ret = 0;
ssize_t size;
@@ -7091,36 +7091,21 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
if (iter->snapshot && tracer_uses_snapshot(iter->tr->current_trace))
return -EBUSY;
- page_size = ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get(iter->array_buffer->buffer);
-
- /* Make sure the spare matches the current sub buffer size */
- if (info->spare) {
- if (page_size != info->spare_size) {
- ring_buffer_free_read_page(iter->array_buffer->buffer,
- info->spare_cpu, info->spare);
- info->spare = NULL;
- }
- }
-
- if (!info->spare) {
- info->spare = ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(iter->array_buffer->buffer,
- iter->cpu_file);
- if (IS_ERR(info->spare)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(info->spare);
- info->spare = NULL;
- } else {
- info->spare_cpu = iter->cpu_file;
- info->spare_size = page_size;
- }
- }
- if (!info->spare)
- return ret;
-
+again:
/* Do we have previous read data to read? */
- if (info->read < page_size)
+ if (info->spare && (info->read < ring_buffer_read_page_size(info->spare)))
goto read;
- again:
+ /* Make sure the read page order is aligned with the current buffer subbuf order */
+ ret = ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(iter->array_buffer->buffer, iter->cpu_file,
+ &info->spare);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ spare_size = ring_buffer_read_page_size(info->spare);
+ info->read = spare_size;
+ info->spare_cpu = iter->cpu_file;
+
trace_access_lock(iter->cpu_file);
ret = ring_buffer_read_page(iter->array_buffer->buffer,
info->spare,
@@ -7128,7 +7113,9 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
iter->cpu_file, 0);
trace_access_unlock(iter->cpu_file);
- if (ret < 0) {
+ if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+ goto again;
+ } else if (ret < 0) {
if (trace_empty(iter) && !iter->closed) {
if (update_last_data_if_empty(iter->tr))
return 0;
@@ -7146,8 +7133,9 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_read(struct file *filp, char __user *ubuf,
}
info->read = 0;
+
read:
- size = page_size - info->read;
+ size = spare_size - info->read;
if (size > count)
size = count;
trace_data = ring_buffer_read_page_data(info->spare);
@@ -7197,17 +7185,17 @@ int tracing_buffers_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
}
struct buffer_ref {
- struct trace_buffer *buffer;
- void *page;
- int cpu;
- refcount_t refcount;
+ struct trace_buffer *buffer;
+ struct buffer_data_read_page *rpage;
+ int cpu;
+ refcount_t refcount;
};
static void buffer_ref_release(struct buffer_ref *ref)
{
if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ref->refcount))
return;
- ring_buffer_free_read_page(ref->buffer, ref->cpu, ref->page);
+ ring_buffer_free_read_page(ref->buffer, ref->cpu, ref->rpage);
kfree(ref);
}
@@ -7268,23 +7256,12 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_splice_read(struct file *file, loff_t *ppos,
};
struct buffer_ref *ref;
bool woken = false;
- int page_size;
int entries, i;
ssize_t ret = 0;
if (iter->snapshot && tracer_uses_snapshot(iter->tr->current_trace))
return -EBUSY;
- page_size = ring_buffer_subbuf_size_get(iter->array_buffer->buffer);
- if (*ppos & (page_size - 1))
- return -EINVAL;
-
- if (len & (page_size - 1)) {
- if (len < page_size)
- return -EINVAL;
- len &= (~(page_size - 1));
- }
-
if (splice_grow_spd(pipe, &spd))
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -7292,7 +7269,8 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_splice_read(struct file *file, loff_t *ppos,
trace_access_lock(iter->cpu_file);
entries = ring_buffer_entries_cpu(iter->array_buffer->buffer, iter->cpu_file);
- for (i = 0; i < spd.nr_pages_max && len && entries; i++, len -= page_size) {
+ for (i = 0; i < spd.nr_pages_max && len && entries; i++) {
+ unsigned int page_size;
struct page *page;
int r;
@@ -7304,25 +7282,38 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_splice_read(struct file *file, loff_t *ppos,
refcount_set(&ref->refcount, 1);
ref->buffer = iter->array_buffer->buffer;
- ref->page = ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(ref->buffer, iter->cpu_file);
- if (IS_ERR(ref->page)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(ref->page);
- ref->page = NULL;
+
+new_read_page:
+ ret = ring_buffer_alloc_read_page(ref->buffer, iter->cpu_file, &ref->rpage);
+ if (ret < 0) {
kfree(ref);
break;
}
ref->cpu = iter->cpu_file;
- r = ring_buffer_read_page(ref->buffer, ref->page,
- len, iter->cpu_file, 1);
+ page_size = ring_buffer_read_page_size(ref->rpage);
+
+ r = -EINVAL;
+ if (IS_ALIGNED(*ppos, page_size) && len >= page_size) {
+ r = ring_buffer_read_page(ref->buffer, ref->rpage, len, iter->cpu_file, 1);
+ if (r == -EAGAIN)
+ goto new_read_page;
+ } else if (!i) {
+ /*
+ * If the first iteration fails this is an invalid userspace input.
+ * Otherwise, this is because the subbuf order has been modified. Do not
+ * report an error and finish the read.
+ */
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ }
+
if (r < 0) {
- ring_buffer_free_read_page(ref->buffer, ref->cpu,
- ref->page);
+ ring_buffer_free_read_page(ref->buffer, ref->cpu, ref->rpage);
kfree(ref);
break;
}
- page = virt_to_page(ring_buffer_read_page_data(ref->page));
+ page = virt_to_page(ring_buffer_read_page_data(ref->rpage));
spd.pages[i] = page;
spd.partial[i].len = page_size;
@@ -7330,6 +7321,7 @@ ssize_t tracing_buffers_splice_read(struct file *file, loff_t *ppos,
spd.partial[i].private = (unsigned long)ref;
spd.nr_pages++;
*ppos += page_size;
+ len -= page_size;
entries = ring_buffer_entries_cpu(iter->array_buffer->buffer, iter->cpu_file);
}
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index bf77331f56a4..cbf54eded447 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -745,11 +745,10 @@ static inline int tracing_get_cpu(struct inode *inode)
void tracing_reset_cpu(struct array_buffer *buf, int cpu);
struct ftrace_buffer_info {
- struct trace_iterator iter;
- void *spare;
- unsigned int spare_cpu;
- unsigned int spare_size;
- unsigned int read;
+ struct trace_iterator iter;
+ struct buffer_data_read_page *spare;
+ unsigned int spare_cpu;
+ unsigned int read;
};
/**
--
2.55.0.691.gc56d675ccc-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-14 15:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-14 15:48 [PATCH v6 0/2] ring-buffer: Fixes for subbuf resizing and persistent buffers Vincent Donnefort
2026-08-14 15:48 ` Vincent Donnefort [this message]
2026-08-14 16:01 ` [PATCH v6 1/2] tracing: Fix subbuf resize races with trace_pipe_raw readers sashiko-bot
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