Re: [PATCH net] net/smc: fix TOCTOU race between smc_listen_out() and listener close

[Dust Li <dust.li@linux.alibaba.com>]

On 2026-08-04 12:52:12, Sidraya Jayagond wrote:
>
>
>On 03/08/26 6:24 pm, Breno Leitao wrote:
>>> @@ -1931,11 +1931,12 @@ static void smc_listen_out(struct smc_sock *new_smc)
>>>  		atomic_dec(&lsmc->queued_smc_hs);
>>>  
>>>  	release_sock(newsmcsk); /* lock in smc_listen_work() */
>>> +	lock_sock_nested(&lsmc->sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
>>>  	if (lsmc->sk.sk_state == SMC_LISTEN) {
>>> -		lock_sock_nested(&lsmc->sk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
>>>  		smc_accept_enqueue(&lsmc->sk, newsmcsk);
>>>  		release_sock(&lsmc->sk);
>>>  	} else { /* no longer listening */
>>> +		release_sock(&lsmc->sk);
>>>  		smc_close_non_accepted(newsmcsk);
>>>  	}
>> 
>> Do you need to call smc_close_non_accepted() without the lock? otherwise
>> you can have the lock around the whole if/else clause.
>
>Yes, smc_close_non_accepted() calls __smc_release() in turn calls
>smc_close_active(), which in the SMC_ACTIVE case hits
>smc_close_stream_wait() a blocking wait that can sleep up to
>SMC_MAX_STREAM_WAIT_TIMEOUT (2 minutes). Holding the listener lock
>across that would stall any concurrent smc_accept(), smc_listen_out(),
>or smc_release() on the listener for the same duration.
>
>The release_sock() is intentionally placed before
>smc_close_non_accepted() to keep the critical section minimal:
>lock
>  check state
>    enqueue or not
>      unlock
>        then do the slow close work without the listener lock held.


That patch looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Dust Li <dust.li@linux.alibaba.com>


Two corrections to the justification though:

1. This newsmcsk sock have never been given to userspace, so
   smc_close_stream_wait() should return immediately. I think the stronger
   argument for keeping smc_close_non_accepted() outside the listener
   lock is what follows in smc_close_active()/__smc_release():
   smc_close_final() can wait up to SMC_WR_TX_WAIT_FREE_SLOT_TIME (10s)
   for a WR slot, and smc_clcsock_release() tears down the TCP
   socket.

2. SMC_MAX_STREAM_WAIT_TIMEOUT is 2 * HZ, i.e. 2 seconds, not 2 minutes.


Best regards,
Dust