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From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: David Vernet <void@manifault.com>,
	Andrea Righi <arighi@nvidia.com>,
	Changwoo Min <changwoo@igalia.com>
Cc: sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, Emil Tsalapatis <emil@etsalapatis.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 16/36] sched_ext: Build the set_cmask scratch from trusted geometry
Date: Sun,  5 Jul 2026 15:40:38 -1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260706014058.439853-17-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260706014058.439853-1-tj@kernel.org>

scx_call_op_set_cpumask() builds a per-cpu cmask in the set_cmask scratch,
which lives in BPF-writable arena. A scheduler can corrupt the scratch's
inline header (base, nr_cids, alloc_words) from another cpu, so sizing and
indexing the write from it risks an out-of-bounds write.

Drive the build from kernel-known geometry instead.
scx_cmask_ref_init_kern() imposes base and nr_cids rather than reading them,
and scx_cmask_ref_from_cpumask() fills the scratch from the ref. Neither
reads the header back.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
 kernel/sched/ext/cid.c | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 kernel/sched/ext/cid.h |  4 +++
 kernel/sched/ext/ext.c | 11 ++++---
 3 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
index 42fc8348b3b4..465e4e7b0619 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.c
@@ -948,6 +948,38 @@ int scx_cmask_ref_init(struct scx_sched *sch, const struct scx_cmask *src,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * scx_cmask_ref_init_kern - Bind a scx_cmask_ref to a kernel-owned cmask
+ * @sch: scheduler the cmask belongs to
+ * @m: kernel address of the target cmask, storage sized for @nr_cids at @base
+ * @base: first cid of the active range
+ * @nr_cids: active range length
+ * @ref: output ref
+ *
+ * Like scx_cmask_ref_init() but the geometry is supplied by the caller, not
+ * read from @m's header, so a concurrent BPF write to the header can't steer
+ * later sizing or offsets. Rewrite the header from the trusted geometry and
+ * bind @ref to it.
+ */
+void scx_cmask_ref_init_kern(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_cmask *m,
+			     u32 base, u32 nr_cids, struct scx_cmask_ref *ref)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(m->base, base);
+	WRITE_ONCE(m->nr_cids, nr_cids);
+	WRITE_ONCE(m->alloc_words, SCX_CMASK_NR_WORDS(nr_cids));
+
+	ref->sch = sch;
+	ref->src = m;
+	ref->base = base;
+	ref->nr_cids = nr_cids;
+
+	ref->shard_first = scx_cid_to_shard[base];
+	if (likely(nr_cids))
+		ref->shard_end = scx_cid_to_shard[base + nr_cids - 1] + 1;
+	else
+		ref->shard_end = ref->shard_first;
+}
+
 /**
  * scx_cmask_ref_shard - Read one shard from @ref into @out
  * @ref: validated ref
@@ -1029,6 +1061,44 @@ void scx_cmask_ref_copy(const struct scx_cmask_ref *ref, const struct scx_cmask
 		       src->bits, src->base, src->nr_cids, CMASK_OP2_REF_COPY);
 }
 
+/**
+ * scx_cmask_ref_from_cpumask - Populate @ref's arena cmask from a cpumask
+ * @ref: kern-bound ref, see scx_cmask_ref_init_kern()
+ * @cpumask: cpus to translate into cids
+ *
+ * Write @ref's active range one word at a time, setting each cid's bit when
+ * its cpu is in @cpumask. Offsets and length come from @ref's trusted geometry
+ * and stores use WRITE_ONCE since BPF may read concurrently, so the arena
+ * header is never read.
+ */
+void scx_cmask_ref_from_cpumask(const struct scx_cmask_ref *ref,
+				const struct cpumask *cpumask)
+{
+	struct scx_cmask *m = ref->src;
+	u32 base = ref->base, nr_cids = ref->nr_cids;
+	u32 wi, nr_words;
+
+	if (!nr_cids)
+		return;
+
+	nr_words = (base + nr_cids - 1) / 64 - base / 64 + 1;
+	for (wi = 0; wi < nr_words; wi++) {
+		u32 word_first_cid = (base / 64 + wi) * 64;
+		u64 word = 0;
+		u32 bit;
+
+		for (bit = 0; bit < 64; bit++) {
+			u32 cid = word_first_cid + bit;
+
+			if (cid < base || cid >= base + nr_cids)
+				continue;
+			if (cpumask_test_cpu(__scx_cid_to_cpu(cid), cpumask))
+				word |= BIT_U64(bit);
+		}
+		WRITE_ONCE(m->bits[wi], word);
+	}
+}
+
 int scx_cid_kfunc_init(void)
 {
 	return register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_STRUCT_OPS, &scx_kfunc_set_init_cids) ?:
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h
index 70d97acd0ac4..b36a1a28eac8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/cid.h
@@ -295,8 +295,12 @@ static inline s32 scx_cpu_ret(struct scx_sched *sch, s32 cpu_or_cid)
 
 int scx_cmask_ref_init(struct scx_sched *sch, const struct scx_cmask *src,
 		       struct scx_cmask_ref *ref);
+void scx_cmask_ref_init_kern(struct scx_sched *sch, struct scx_cmask *m,
+			     u32 base, u32 nr_cids, struct scx_cmask_ref *ref);
 void scx_cmask_ref_shard(const struct scx_cmask_ref *ref, s32 shard_idx,
 			 struct scx_cmask *out);
+void scx_cmask_ref_from_cpumask(const struct scx_cmask_ref *ref,
+				const struct cpumask *cpumask);
 void scx_cmask_ref_or(const struct scx_cmask_ref *ref, const struct scx_cmask *src);
 void scx_cmask_ref_copy(const struct scx_cmask_ref *ref, const struct scx_cmask *src);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
index a5e782147bf4..8ee980f822aa 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/ext/ext.c
@@ -412,12 +412,15 @@ static inline void scx_call_op_set_cpumask(struct scx_sched *sch, struct rq *rq,
 {
 	if (scx_is_cid_type()) {
 		struct scx_cmask *kern_va = *this_cpu_ptr(sch->set_cmask_scratch);
+		struct scx_cmask_ref ref;
+
 		/*
-		 * Build the per-CPU arena cmask and hand BPF its arena address.
-		 * Caller holds the rq lock with IRQs disabled, which makes us
-		 * the sole user of the scratch area.
+		 * Build the per-cpu arena cmask from kernel geometry via @ref,
+		 * never reading its BPF-writable header, and hand BPF the arena
+		 * address. The rq lock makes this cpu the sole kernel writer.
 		 */
-		scx_cpumask_to_cmask(cpumask, kern_va);
+		scx_cmask_ref_init_kern(sch, kern_va, 0, num_possible_cpus(), &ref);
+		scx_cmask_ref_from_cpumask(&ref, cpumask);
 		SCX_CALL_CID_OP_TASK(sch, set_cmask, rq, task,
 				     scx_kaddr_to_arena(sch, kern_va));
 	} else {
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-06  1:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-06  1:40 [PATCHSET v2 sched_ext/for-7.3] sched_ext: Capability-based CPU delegation for sub-schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 01/36] sched_ext: Add SCX_CALL_CID_OP_TASK() for cid-form op dispatch Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 02/36] sched_ext: Rename extra_enq_flags to remote_activate_enq_flags Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 03/36] sched_ext: Fix premature ops->priv publication in scx_alloc_and_add_sched() Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 04/36] tools/sched_ext: scx - Fix cmask_subset(), cmask_equal() and cmask_weight() Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 05/36] sched_ext: Use READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE in cmask word ops and drop _RACY variants Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 06/36] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Use bare u64/u32/s32 integer types Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 07/36] sched_ext: Reject direct slice and dsq_vtime writes for cid-form schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 08/36] sched_ext: Make scx_bpf_kick_cid() return void Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 09/36] sched_ext: Make the kick machinery per-sched Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 10/36] sched_ext: Add ops.init_cids() to finalize the cid layout before init Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 11/36] sched_ext: Add CID sharding Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 12/36] sched_ext: Add shard boundaries to scx_bpf_cid_override() Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 13/36] sched_ext: Defer scx_sched kobj sysfs add into the enable workfns Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 14/36] sched_ext: Add per-shard scx_sched storage scaffolding Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 15/36] sched_ext: Add scx_cmask_ref for validated arena cmask access Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  9:04   ` Andrea Righi
2026-07-06  1:40 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 17/36] sched_ext: RCU-protect the sub-sched tree's children/sibling lists Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 18/36] sched_ext: Add scx_skip_subtree_pre() Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 19/36] sched_ext: Add per-shard cap delegation for sub-schedulers Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 20/36] sched_ext: Add coalescing sub_caps_updated() notifier " Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 21/36] sched_ext: Maintain per-cpu effective cap copies for single-read checks Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 22/36] sched_ext: Add sub_ecaps_updated() effective-cap change notifier Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 23/36] sched_ext: Generalize local-DSQ handling to rq-owned DSQs Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 24/36] sched_ext: Add reject DSQ for cap-rejected dispatches Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 25/36] sched_ext: Add the SCX_CAP_ENQ_IMMED cap Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 26/36] sched_ext: Assign a unique id to each scheduler instance Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 27/36] sched_ext: Route task slice writes through set_task_slice() Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  9:10   ` Andrea Righi
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 28/36] sched_ext: Tie cpu occupancy to SCX_CAP_BASE through the task slice Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 29/36] sched_ext: Add the SCX_CAP_ENQ cap Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 30/36] sched_ext: Gate kicks on SCX_CAP_BASE and preemption on SCX_CAP_PREEMPT Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 31/36] sched_ext: Authorize remote-move inserts against the placing scheduler Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 32/36] sched_ext: Route ops.update_idle() to sub-schedulers and re-notify owed scheds Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 33/36] sched_ext: Replay ecaps notifications suppressed by bypass Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 34/36] sched_ext: Add scx_bpf_sub_kill() to evict a child sub-scheduler Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 35/36] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Expand hierarchical sub-scheduling Tejun Heo
2026-07-06  1:40 ` [PATCH v2 sched_ext/for-7.3 36/36] tools/sched_ext: scx_qmap - Add sub-sched cap fault injection Tejun Heo

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