From: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
To: "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>,
Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org>,
Bradley Morgan <brads@mainlining.org>,
Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>,
rcu@vger.kernel.org, lkmm@lists.linux.dev
Subject: [PATCH v1] hazptr: Fix two-phase hazptr_synchronize race with detach
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:59:50 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260925195958.4766-1-mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> (raw)
Boqun Feng pointed out that a detach happening concurrently with
hazptr_synchronize can miss a slot. Indeed, scanning the per-CPU
slots needs to be done *before* scanning the overflow lists. Fix the
implementation accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Reported-by: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun@kernel.org>
Cc: Bradley Morgan <brads@mainlining.org>
Cc: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
Cc: <rcu@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: <lkmm@lists.linux.dev>
---
Changes since v0:
- Load the new overflow list phase word in "hazptr_chain_backup_slot".
- Rename the lock to hazptr_phase_lock to make it clear that it
protects both the wildcard and the overflow list phases.
---
kernel/hazptr.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/hazptr.c b/kernel/hazptr.c
index d3d1050d92cf..13faa5ba7677 100644
--- a/kernel/hazptr.c
+++ b/kernel/hazptr.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/export.h>
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(hazptr_phase_lock); /* Protect the wildcard and list phase flip. */
+
/*
* The current hazard pointer wildcard. Flips between 1UL and 2UL to guarantee
* hazptr_synchronize forward progress even with a steady stream of readers.
@@ -20,10 +22,12 @@
* This also affects the overflow list selection: the current list used by
* readers is array[(unsigned long) hazptr_wildcard - 1].
*/
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(hazptr_wildcard_lock); /* Protect the wildcard flip. */
void *hazptr_wildcard = (void *) 1UL;
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hazptr_wildcard);
+/* The current overflow list phase. */
+static unsigned int hazptr_overflow_list_phase;
+
struct hazptr_overflow_list {
raw_spinlock_t lock; /* Lock protecting overflow list and list generation. */
struct hlist_head head; /* Overflow list head. */
@@ -53,6 +57,12 @@ void *flip_wildcard(void *wildcard)
return ((unsigned long) wildcard == 1UL) ? (void *) 2UL : (void *) 1UL;
}
+static
+unsigned int flip_list_phase(unsigned int phase)
+{
+ return 1 - phase;
+}
+
static
bool is_wildcard(void *addr)
{
@@ -178,15 +188,12 @@ void hazptr_synchronize_cpu_slots(int cpu, void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
}
static
-void hazptr_scan_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
+void hazptr_scan_cpu_slots_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
{
- unsigned int scan_idx = (unsigned long) scan_wildcard - 1;
int cpu;
/* Scan all CPUs slots. */
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
- struct hazptr_overflow_list_flip *overflow_list_flip = per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_overflow_list_flip, cpu);
-
/*
* Scan CPU slots.
* Forward progress against recurring wildcards is guaranteed
@@ -199,6 +206,17 @@ void hazptr_scan_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
* to acquire that same hazard pointer value.
*/
hazptr_synchronize_cpu_slots(cpu, addr, scan_wildcard);
+ }
+}
+
+static
+void hazptr_scan_overflow_list_period(void *addr, unsigned int scan_idx)
+{
+ int cpu;
+
+ /* Scan all CPUs overflow lists. */
+ for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+ struct hazptr_overflow_list_flip *overflow_list_flip = per_cpu_ptr(&percpu_overflow_list_flip, cpu);
/*
* Scan backup slots in percpu overflow lists.
@@ -218,6 +236,7 @@ void hazptr_scan_period(void *addr, void *scan_wildcard)
*/
void hazptr_synchronize(void *addr)
{
+ unsigned int scan_list_phase;
void *scan_wildcard;
/*
@@ -235,18 +254,29 @@ void hazptr_synchronize(void *addr)
/* Memory ordering: Store A before Load B. */
smp_mb();
- guard(mutex)(&hazptr_wildcard_lock);
+ guard(mutex)(&hazptr_phase_lock);
+
+ /* Scan per-CPU slots. */
scan_wildcard = flip_wildcard(hazptr_wildcard);
- hazptr_scan_period(addr, scan_wildcard);
- WRITE_ONCE(hazptr_wildcard, scan_wildcard); /* Flip the current wildcard. */
- hazptr_scan_period(addr, flip_wildcard(scan_wildcard));
+ hazptr_scan_cpu_slots_period(addr, scan_wildcard);
+ WRITE_ONCE(hazptr_wildcard, scan_wildcard); /* Flip the current wildcard. */
+ hazptr_scan_cpu_slots_period(addr, flip_wildcard(scan_wildcard));
+
+ /*
+ * Scan overflow lists *after* scanning per-CPU slots. See
+ * hazptr_promote_to_backup_slot() for scan ordering requirement.
+ */
+ scan_list_phase = flip_list_phase(hazptr_overflow_list_phase);
+ hazptr_scan_overflow_list_period(addr, scan_list_phase);
+ WRITE_ONCE(hazptr_overflow_list_phase, scan_list_phase); /* Flip the current list phase. */
+ hazptr_scan_overflow_list_period(addr, flip_list_phase(scan_list_phase));
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hazptr_synchronize);
struct hazptr_slot *hazptr_chain_backup_slot(struct hazptr_ctx *ctx)
{
struct hazptr_overflow_list_flip *overflow_list_flip = this_cpu_ptr(&percpu_overflow_list_flip);
- unsigned int list_idx = (unsigned long) READ_ONCE(hazptr_wildcard) - 1;
+ unsigned int list_idx = READ_ONCE(hazptr_overflow_list_phase);
struct hazptr_overflow_list *overflow_list = &overflow_list_flip->array[list_idx];
struct hazptr_slot *slot = &ctx->backup_slot.slot;
--
2.43.0
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