* [PATCH 1/3] lib/bug: annotate concurrent access to bug->flags with READ_ONCE/WRITE_ONCE
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@ 2026-03-15 19:49 ` Josh Law
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2026-03-15 19:49 ` [PATCH 3/3] lib/bug: add debugfs interface to list all BUG/WARN sites Josh Law
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-15 19:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Josh Law; +Cc: linux-kernel
Multiple CPUs can hit a WARN_ON_ONCE simultaneously, causing concurrent
reads and writes to bug->flags without synchronization. In __report_bug(),
the flags are read to check BUGFLAG_DONE and then BUGFLAG_DONE is set via
a plain read-modify-write. The race is benign since the store is
idempotent, but KCSAN will flag this as a data race.
Read the flags once with READ_ONCE and reuse the cached value for both
the flag checks and the WRITE_ONCE store. Also annotate the concurrent
clear in clear_once_table(). Update the misleading comment that claimed
concurrency is not an issue.
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
lib/bug.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
index bbc301097749..037c7370dadf 100644
--- a/lib/bug.c
+++ b/lib/bug.c
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ static enum bug_trap_type __report_bug(struct bug_entry *bug, unsigned long buga
{
bool warning, once, done, no_cut, has_args;
const char *file, *fmt;
+ unsigned short flags;
unsigned line;
if (!bug) {
@@ -217,20 +218,24 @@ static enum bug_trap_type __report_bug(struct bug_entry *bug, unsigned long buga
bug_get_file_line(bug, &file, &line);
fmt = bug_get_format(bug);
- warning = bug->flags & BUGFLAG_WARNING;
- once = bug->flags & BUGFLAG_ONCE;
- done = bug->flags & BUGFLAG_DONE;
- no_cut = bug->flags & BUGFLAG_NO_CUT_HERE;
- has_args = bug->flags & BUGFLAG_ARGS;
+ flags = READ_ONCE(bug->flags);
+ warning = flags & BUGFLAG_WARNING;
+ once = flags & BUGFLAG_ONCE;
+ done = flags & BUGFLAG_DONE;
+ no_cut = flags & BUGFLAG_NO_CUT_HERE;
+ has_args = flags & BUGFLAG_ARGS;
if (warning && once) {
if (done)
return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_WARN;
/*
- * Since this is the only store, concurrency is not an issue.
+ * Multiple CPUs can hit a WARN_ON_ONCE at the same time
+ * and both read done == false. The race is benign: setting
+ * BUGFLAG_DONE is idempotent, and the worst case is that
+ * the warning prints a few extra times.
*/
- bug->flags |= BUGFLAG_DONE;
+ WRITE_ONCE(bug->flags, flags | BUGFLAG_DONE);
}
/*
@@ -289,7 +294,7 @@ static void clear_once_table(struct bug_entry *start, struct bug_entry *end)
struct bug_entry *bug;
for (bug = start; bug < end; bug++)
- bug->flags &= ~BUGFLAG_DONE;
+ WRITE_ONCE(bug->flags, READ_ONCE(bug->flags) & ~BUGFLAG_DONE);
}
void generic_bug_clear_once(void)
--
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-15 19:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Josh Law; +Cc: linux-kernel
Add const to the bug_entry parameter of bug_get_file_line() and
bug_get_format() since they only read from the structure. Update
the declaration in include/linux/bug.h to match.
While here, replace bare 'unsigned' with 'unsigned int' for the loop
counter in module_find_bug() and the line number in __report_bug().
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
include/linux/bug.h | 6 +++---
lib/bug.c | 8 ++++----
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bug.h b/include/linux/bug.h
index 17a4933c611b..01a996eed8d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/bug.h
+++ b/include/linux/bug.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline int is_warning_bug(const struct bug_entry *bug)
return bug->flags & BUGFLAG_WARNING;
}
-void bug_get_file_line(struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
+void bug_get_file_line(const struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
unsigned int *line);
struct bug_entry *find_bug(unsigned long bugaddr);
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ report_bug_entry(struct bug_entry *bug, struct pt_regs *regs)
return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_BUG;
}
-static inline void bug_get_file_line(struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
- unsigned int *line)
+static inline void bug_get_file_line(const struct bug_entry *bug,
+ const char **file, unsigned int *line)
{
*file = NULL;
*line = 0;
diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
index 037c7370dadf..9d76703ff7d1 100644
--- a/lib/bug.c
+++ b/lib/bug.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct bug_entry *module_find_bug(unsigned long bugaddr)
guard(rcu)();
list_for_each_entry_rcu(mod, &module_bug_list, bug_list) {
- unsigned i;
+ unsigned int i;
bug = mod->bug_table;
for (i = 0; i < mod->num_bugs; ++i, ++bug)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static inline struct bug_entry *module_find_bug(unsigned long bugaddr)
}
#endif
-void bug_get_file_line(struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
+void bug_get_file_line(const struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
unsigned int *line)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void bug_get_file_line(struct bug_entry *bug, const char **file,
#endif
}
-static const char *bug_get_format(struct bug_entry *bug)
+static const char *bug_get_format(const struct bug_entry *bug)
{
const char *format = NULL;
#ifdef HAVE_ARCH_BUG_FORMAT
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static enum bug_trap_type __report_bug(struct bug_entry *bug, unsigned long buga
bool warning, once, done, no_cut, has_args;
const char *file, *fmt;
unsigned short flags;
- unsigned line;
+ unsigned int line;
if (!bug) {
if (!is_valid_bugaddr(bugaddr))
--
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-15 19:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Josh Law; +Cc: linux-kernel
Currently there is no way to inspect the runtime state of WARN_ONCE
sites. The existing clear_warn_once debugfs file lets operators reset
them, but there is no counterpart to see which sites exist or which
have already fired. On production systems this matters: when a
WARN_ONCE fires during a transient event, the only evidence is a
single dmesg line that may have already rotated out. Operators
investigating later have no way to tell which WARN_ONCE sites have
tripped without rebooting or reproducing the issue.
Add /sys/kernel/debug/bug_sites which lists every registered BUG()
and WARN() site in the kernel, including those from loaded modules.
Each line shows the symbolized address, source location (file:line
when CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE is enabled), type and state flags, and
the module name if applicable. Example output:
func+0x10/0x20 kernel/foo.c:123 warn,once,done
bar+0x5/0x10 drivers/baz.c:456 warn [baz_mod]
The "done" flag indicates that a WARN_ONCE site has fired at least
once since boot (or since the last clear_warn_once), giving operators
a reliable way to audit warning state on a running system without
depending on log retention.
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
lib/bug.c | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 67 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
index 9d76703ff7d1..ddf4531d6661 100644
--- a/lib/bug.c
+++ b/lib/bug.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
#include <linux/rculist.h>
#include <linux/ftrace.h>
#include <linux/context_tracking.h>
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
extern struct bug_entry __start___bug_table[], __stop___bug_table[];
@@ -311,3 +313,68 @@ void generic_bug_clear_once(void)
clear_once_table(__start___bug_table, __stop___bug_table);
}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+static void bug_show_entry(struct seq_file *m, const struct bug_entry *bug,
+ const char *modname)
+{
+ const char *file;
+ unsigned int line;
+ unsigned short flags = READ_ONCE(bug->flags);
+
+ bug_get_file_line(bug, &file, &line);
+
+ seq_printf(m, "%pS\t", (void *)bug_addr(bug));
+
+ if (file)
+ seq_printf(m, "%s:%u\t", file, line);
+ else
+ seq_puts(m, "-\t");
+
+ if (flags & BUGFLAG_WARNING)
+ seq_puts(m, "warn");
+ else
+ seq_puts(m, "bug");
+ if (flags & BUGFLAG_ONCE)
+ seq_puts(m, ",once");
+ if (flags & BUGFLAG_DONE)
+ seq_puts(m, ",done");
+
+ if (modname)
+ seq_printf(m, "\t[%s]", modname);
+
+ seq_putc(m, '\n');
+}
+
+static int bug_sites_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+ struct bug_entry *bug;
+
+ for (bug = __start___bug_table; bug < __stop___bug_table; bug++)
+ bug_show_entry(m, bug, NULL);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+ {
+ struct module *mod;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(mod, &module_bug_list, bug_list)
+ for (i = 0; i < mod->num_bugs; i++)
+ bug_show_entry(m, &mod->bug_table[i],
+ mod->name);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ }
+#endif
+
+ return 0;
+}
+DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(bug_sites);
+
+static int __init bug_debugfs_init(void)
+{
+ debugfs_create_file("bug_sites", 0444, NULL, NULL, &bug_sites_fops);
+ return 0;
+}
+device_initcall(bug_debugfs_init);
+#endif /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS */
--
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