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| author | Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> | 2025-12-31 08:12:46 -0700 |
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| committer | Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> | 2026-01-01 08:16:40 -0700 |
| commit | 5623eb1ed035f01dfa620366a82b667545b10c82 (patch) | |
| tree | c4f892b8734d350295c366346b4afa6b60c38e07 /include/uapi/linux/errqueue.h | |
| parent | fc5ff2500976cd2710a7acecffd12d95ee4f98fc (diff) | |
io_uring/tctx: add separate lock for list of tctx's in ctx
ctx->tcxt_list holds the tasks using this ring, and it's currently
protected by the normal ctx->uring_lock. However, this can cause a
circular locking issue, as reported by syzbot, where cancelations off
exec end up needing to remove an entry from this list:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.9999/12287 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88805851c0a8 (&ctx->uring_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xf0/0x2c0 io_uring/tctx.c:179
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: prepare_bprm_creds fs/exec.c:1360 [inline]
ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: bprm_execve+0xb9/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1733
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
proc_pid_attr_write+0x547/0x630 fs/proc/base.c:2837
vfs_write+0x27e/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:684
ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #1 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}:
percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline]
sb_start_write+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs/super.h:125
mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:499
open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4529 [inline]
path_openat+0xadd/0x3dd0 fs/namei.c:4784
do_filp_open+0x1fa/0x410 fs/namei.c:4814
io_openat2+0x3e0/0x5c0 io_uring/openclose.c:143
__io_issue_sqe+0x181/0x4b0 io_uring/io_uring.c:1792
io_issue_sqe+0x165/0x1060 io_uring/io_uring.c:1815
io_queue_sqe io_uring/io_uring.c:2042 [inline]
io_submit_sqe io_uring/io_uring.c:2320 [inline]
io_submit_sqes+0xbf4/0x2140 io_uring/io_uring.c:2434
__do_sys_io_uring_enter io_uring/io_uring.c:3280 [inline]
__se_sys_io_uring_enter+0x2e0/0x2b60 io_uring/io_uring.c:3219
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (&ctx->uring_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x107/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xf0/0x2c0 io_uring/tctx.c:179
io_uring_clean_tctx+0xd4/0x1a0 io_uring/tctx.c:195
io_uring_cancel_generic+0x6ca/0x7d0 io_uring/cancel.c:646
io_uring_task_cancel include/linux/io_uring.h:24 [inline]
begin_new_exec+0x10ed/0x2440 fs/exec.c:1131
load_elf_binary+0x9f8/0x2d70 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1010
search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1669 [inline]
exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1701 [inline]
bprm_execve+0x92e/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1753
do_execveat_common+0x510/0x6a0 fs/exec.c:1859
do_execve fs/exec.c:1933 [inline]
__do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2009 [inline]
__se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2004 [inline]
__x64_sys_execve+0x94/0xb0 fs/exec.c:2004
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
&ctx->uring_lock --> sb_writers#3 --> &sig->cred_guard_mutex
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex);
lock(sb_writers#3);
lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex);
lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by syz.0.9999/12287:
#0: ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: prepare_bprm_creds fs/exec.c:1360 [inline]
#0: ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: bprm_execve+0xb9/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1733
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 12287 Comm: syz.0.9999 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x107/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xf0/0x2c0 io_uring/tctx.c:179
io_uring_clean_tctx+0xd4/0x1a0 io_uring/tctx.c:195
io_uring_cancel_generic+0x6ca/0x7d0 io_uring/cancel.c:646
io_uring_task_cancel include/linux/io_uring.h:24 [inline]
begin_new_exec+0x10ed/0x2440 fs/exec.c:1131
load_elf_binary+0x9f8/0x2d70 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1010
search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1669 [inline]
exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1701 [inline]
bprm_execve+0x92e/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1753
do_execveat_common+0x510/0x6a0 fs/exec.c:1859
do_execve fs/exec.c:1933 [inline]
__do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2009 [inline]
__se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2004 [inline]
__x64_sys_execve+0x94/0xb0 fs/exec.c:2004
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7ff3a8b8f749
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ff3a9a97038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000003b
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ff3a8de5fa0 RCX: 00007ff3a8b8f749
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000200000000400
RBP: 00007ff3a8c13f91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007ff3a8de6038 R14: 00007ff3a8de5fa0 R15: 00007ff3a8f0fa28
</TASK>
Add a separate lock just for the tctx_list, tctx_lock. This can nest
under ->uring_lock, where necessary, and be used separately for list
manipulation. For the cancelation off exec side, this removes the
need to grab ->uring_lock, hence fixing the circular locking
dependency.
Reported-by: syzbot+b0e3b77ffaa8a4067ce5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/uapi/linux/errqueue.h')
0 files changed, 0 insertions, 0 deletions
