From: w15303746062@163.com
To: jlayton@kernel.org, chuck.lever@oracle.com,
viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk, brauner@kernel.org
Cc: alex.aring@gmail.com, jack@suse.cz,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
Subject: [PATCH v2] fs/fcntl: fix SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order in fasync signaling
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 21:52:10 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260523135210.590928-1-w15303746062@163.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d15a25fe784b5d4449c7ce4e56f1428d7ff28885.camel@kernel.org>
From: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
A SOFTIRQ-safe to SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order deadlock can occur in
send_sigio() and send_sigurg() when a process group receives a signal.
When FASYNC is configured for a process group (PIDTYPE_PGID), both
functions use read_lock(&tasklist_lock) to traverse the task list.
However, they are frequently called from softirq context:
- send_sigio() via input_inject_event -> kill_fasync
- send_sigurg() via tcp_check_urg -> sk_send_sigurg (NET_RX_SOFTIRQ)
The deadlock is caused by the rwlock writer fairness mechanism:
1. CPU 0 (process context) holds read_lock(&tasklist_lock) in do_wait().
2. CPU 1 (process context) attempts write_lock(&tasklist_lock) in
fork() or exit() and spins, which blocks all new readers.
3. CPU 0 is interrupted by a softirq (e.g., TCP URG packet reception).
4. The softirq calls send_sigurg() and attempts to acquire
read_lock(&tasklist_lock), deadlocking because CPU 1 is waiting.
Since PID hashing and do_each_pid_task() traversals are already
RCU-protected, the read_lock on tasklist_lock is no longer strictly
required for safe traversal. Fix this by replacing tasklist_lock with
rcu_read_lock(), aligning the process group signaling path with the
single-PID path. This also mitigates a potential remote denial of
service vector via TCP URG packets.
Lockdep splat:
=====================================================
WARNING: SOFTIRQ-safe -> SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order detected
[...]
Chain exists of:
&dev->event_lock --> &f_owner->lock --> tasklist_lock
Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(tasklist_lock);
local_irq_disable();
lock(&dev->event_lock);
lock(&f_owner->lock);
<Interrupt>
lock(&dev->event_lock);
*** DEADLOCK ***
Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
---
Changes in v2:
- Also apply the RCU replacement to send_sigurg() to fix an identical
deadlock vector triggered by TCP URG packets.
- Add Reviewed-by tag from Jeff Layton.
fs/fcntl.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/fcntl.c b/fs/fcntl.c
index beab8080badf..92d643a14196 100644
--- a/fs/fcntl.c
+++ b/fs/fcntl.c
@@ -929,11 +929,11 @@ void send_sigio(struct fown_struct *fown, int fd, int band)
send_sigio_to_task(p, fown, fd, band, type);
rcu_read_unlock();
} else {
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_lock();
do_each_pid_task(pid, type, p) {
send_sigio_to_task(p, fown, fd, band, type);
} while_each_pid_task(pid, type, p);
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
}
out_unlock_fown:
read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);
@@ -975,11 +975,11 @@ int send_sigurg(struct file *file)
send_sigurg_to_task(p, fown, type);
rcu_read_unlock();
} else {
- read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_lock();
do_each_pid_task(pid, type, p) {
send_sigurg_to_task(p, fown, type);
} while_each_pid_task(pid, type, p);
- read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
}
out_unlock_fown:
read_unlock_irqrestore(&fown->lock, flags);
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-23 13:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-23 8:02 [PATCH] fs/fcntl: fix SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order in send_sigio() w15303746062
2026-05-23 11:08 ` Jeff Layton
2026-05-23 13:52 ` w15303746062 [this message]
2026-05-28 12:40 ` [PATCH v2] fs/fcntl: fix SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order in fasync signaling Christian Brauner
2026-10-04 11:31 ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-10-11 15:57 ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-10-12 1:42 ` Mingyu Wang
2026-10-12 15:39 ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-10-12 16:00 ` Mingyu Wang
2026-10-12 16:29 ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-10-12 17:33 ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-10-13 1:36 ` Mingyu Wang
2026-10-14 12:01 ` Oleg Nesterov
2026-10-14 12:16 ` Mingyu Wang
2026-10-12 11:59 ` Jeff Layton
2026-10-12 15:15 ` Oleg Nesterov
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