From: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
To: Tristan Madani <tristmd@gmail.com>,
Zhu Yanjun <zyjzyj2000@gmail.com>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>,
Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>,
"yanjun.zhu@linux.dev" <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
Cc: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org,
Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer in completer path
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:22:10 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <25034e61-9d01-44e8-a5a4-1921aac6f64a@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261030193235.3470653-3-tristan@talencesecurity.com>
在 2026/10/30 12:32, Tristan Madani 写道:
> The completer reads send WQEs from the same userspace-mapped shared
> queue as the requester. Even after the requester copies the WQE to a
> kernel-private buffer (previous patch), the completer still reads
> directly from shared memory, leaving it exposed to the same TOCTOU
> races.
>
> Fix by copying the WQE in get_wqe() to a completer-private buffer
> using the full queue element data size. The local copy is reused
> when the same WQE is being processed with unchanged state, which
> preserves DMA progress across multi-packet RDMA READ responses.
> A fresh copy is taken when the state changes or a new WQE appears.
>
> After copying, reject invalid opcodes (above IB_WR_REG_MR), out-of-
> bounds num_sge, and invalid cur_sge by transitioning the QP to error
> state through COMPST_ERROR. This prevents invalid SGE walks in
> copy_data() from corrupted DMA indices.
>
> The state read from the shared queue is preserved via smp_load_acquire()
> and restored after the memcpy to prevent a concurrent userspace write
> from overwriting it with a stale value.
>
> DMA progress (resid, cur_sge, sge_offset) is written back alongside
> completion status and rd_atomic state on completion, after each
> intermediate response packet, and before retry invalidation. The
> per-packet writeback in COMPST_UPDATE_COMP ensures the shared queue
> always reflects the latest DMA offset, so a forced cache re-read (from
> a state change in the shared queue) picks up current progress rather
> than stale initial values.
>
> The cache is invalidated on QP reset, when a completion advances to
> the next WQE, on error retry, and on RNR retry to ensure fresh state
> after the requester retransmits. The requester retry path also clears
> the completer cache so the completer re-reads from the shared queue
> after retransmission with updated PSN bounds.
>
> Fixes: 8700e3e7c485 ("Soft RoCE driver")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
Thanks a lot.
Reviewed-by: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
Zhu Yanjun
> ---
>
> Changes since v9:
> - Bisection fix: move qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid invalidation from
> patch 1/2 into this patch where the field is defined, so each
> commit compiles independently (sashiko finding).
>
> Changes since v8:
> - Write back DMA progress in COMPST_UPDATE_COMP after each
> intermediate response packet, so a forced cache re-read picks up
> current progress instead of stale initial values (sashiko finding).
>
> Changes since v7:
> - Write back DMA progress before invalidating completer cache on
> error retry, so req_retry() resumes multi-packet reads from the
> correct offset (sashiko finding).
> - Invalidate completer cache in COMPST_RNR_RETRY to prevent stale
> PSN comparison after RNR timer fires (sashiko finding).
>
> Changes since v6:
> - Fixed all sashiko review findings (2 Critical + 9 High).
> - FORTIFY_SOURCE: memcpy into enclosing struct, not inner member.
> - Copy size: max(max_sge * sizeof(ib_sge), max_inline).
> - Opcode bound: IB_WR_REG_MR (was IB_WR_ATOMIC_WRITE).
> - Validate num_sge + cur_sge, preserve smp_load_acquire state.
> - DMA progress writeback (resid, cur_sge, sge_offset).
> - *wqe_p = NULL for posted state, invalidate on retry.
> - Addressed Zhu Yanjun review feedback.
>
> Changes since v5:
> - Added opcode bounds check and num_sge clamp after copy.
>
> Changes since v4:
> - Resent from the correct sender address.
>
> Changes since v3:
> - Copy full queue element (max_sge SGEs) instead of per-WQE size.
> - Invalidate on QP reset, ERR flush, RESET state check.
>
> Changes since v2:
> - WRITE_ONCE/smp_store_release for field writeback.
>
> Changes since v1:
> - Split into per-path patches. Cache across multi-packet ops.
>
> drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c | 1 +
> drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c | 1 +
> drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h | 6 +++
> 4 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
> index 1390e861bd1d7..2021e7301c8a9 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_comp.c
> @@ -137,22 +137,87 @@ void rxe_comp_queue_pkt(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct sk_buff *skb)
> rxe_sched_task(&qp->send_task);
> }
>
> +/* Write back completer WQE fields to shared memory */
> +static void rxe_comp_writeback_wqe(struct rxe_qp *qp)
> +{
> + struct rxe_send_wqe *shared = qp->comp.shared_wqe;
> + struct rxe_send_wqe *local = &qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe;
> +
> + if (!qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid || !shared)
> + return;
> +
> + WRITE_ONCE(shared->status, local->status);
> + WRITE_ONCE(shared->has_rd_atomic, local->has_rd_atomic);
> + WRITE_ONCE(shared->dma.resid, local->dma.resid);
> + WRITE_ONCE(shared->dma.cur_sge, local->dma.cur_sge);
> + WRITE_ONCE(shared->dma.sge_offset, local->dma.sge_offset);
> +}
> +
> static inline enum comp_state get_wqe(struct rxe_qp *qp,
> struct rxe_pkt_info *pkt,
> struct rxe_send_wqe **wqe_p)
> {
> struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe;
> + u32 state;
>
> /* we come here whether or not we found a response packet to see if
> * there are any posted WQEs
> */
> wqe = queue_head(qp->sq.queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT);
> - *wqe_p = wqe;
>
> /* no WQE or requester has not started it yet */
> - if (!wqe || wqe->state == wqe_state_posted)
> + if (!wqe) {
> + *wqe_p = NULL;
> return pkt ? COMPST_DONE : COMPST_EXIT;
> + }
> +
> + /* Pairs with smp_store_release() in rxe_req_writeback_wqe() */
> + state = smp_load_acquire(&wqe->state);
> + if (state == wqe_state_posted) {
> + *wqe_p = NULL;
> + return pkt ? COMPST_DONE : COMPST_EXIT;
> + }
> +
> + /* Reuse existing local copy if still processing same WQE
> + * with unchanged state (preserves DMA progress for multi-packet ops)
> + */
> + if (qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid && qp->comp.shared_wqe == wqe &&
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.state == state) {
> + wqe = &qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe;
> + *wqe_p = wqe;
> + goto check_state;
> + }
> +
> + /* Copy shared WQE to kernel-private buffer.
> + * Copy size matches the queue element data area.
> + */
> + qp->comp.shared_wqe = wqe;
> + memcpy(&qp->comp.comp_wqe, wqe,
> + sizeof(*wqe) + max_t(int,
> + qp->sq.max_sge * sizeof(struct ib_sge),
> + qp->sq.max_inline));
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid = true;
> +
> + /* Preserve the state we observed via smp_load_acquire()
> + * since memcpy may have overwritten it with a stale read.
> + */
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.state = state;
> +
> + /* Reject corrupted opcode or SGE indices, error the QP */
> + if (unlikely(qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.wr.opcode > IB_WR_REG_MR) ||
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.dma.num_sge > qp->sq.max_sge ||
> + (qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.dma.resid &&
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.dma.cur_sge >= qp->sq.max_sge)) {
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe.status = IB_WC_LOC_QP_OP_ERR;
> + wqe = &qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe;
> + *wqe_p = wqe;
> + return COMPST_ERROR;
> + }
> +
> + wqe = &qp->comp.comp_wqe.wqe;
> + *wqe_p = wqe;
>
> +check_state:
> /* WQE does not require an ack */
> if (wqe->state == wqe_state_done)
> return COMPST_COMP_WQE;
> @@ -454,6 +519,8 @@ static void do_complete(struct rxe_qp *qp, struct rxe_send_wqe *wqe)
> if (post)
> make_send_cqe(qp, wqe, &cqe);
>
> + rxe_comp_writeback_wqe(qp);
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid = false;
> queue_advance_consumer(qp->sq.queue, QUEUE_TYPE_FROM_CLIENT);
>
> if (post)
> @@ -736,6 +803,7 @@ int rxe_completer(struct rxe_qp *qp)
> qp->req.again = 1;
> }
>
> + rxe_comp_writeback_wqe(qp);
> state = COMPST_DONE;
> break;
>
> @@ -788,6 +856,8 @@ int rxe_completer(struct rxe_qp *qp)
> RXE_CNT_COMP_RETRY);
> qp->req.need_retry = 1;
> qp->comp.started_retry = 1;
> + rxe_comp_writeback_wqe(qp);
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid = false;
> qp->req.again = 1;
> }
> goto done;
> @@ -809,6 +879,8 @@ int rxe_completer(struct rxe_qp *qp)
> * rnr timer has fired
> */
> qp->req.wait_for_rnr_timer = 1;
> + rxe_comp_writeback_wqe(qp);
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid = false;
> rxe_dbg_qp(qp, "set rnr nak timer\n");
> // TODO who protects from destroy_qp??
> mod_timer(&qp->rnr_nak_timer,
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
> index 77606c4a039b1..450254a131017 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_qp.c
> @@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ static void rxe_qp_reset(struct rxe_qp *qp)
> qp->req.wait_for_rnr_timer = 0;
> qp->req.noack_pkts = 0;
> qp->req.send_wqe_valid = false;
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid = false;
> qp->resp.msn = 0;
> qp->resp.opcode = -1;
> qp->resp.drop_msg = 0;
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
> index dd8ad19ed1d86..b226b9cec3a16 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_req.c
> @@ -752,6 +752,7 @@ int rxe_requester(struct rxe_qp *qp)
> req_retry(qp);
> qp->req.need_retry = 0;
> qp->req.send_wqe_valid = false;
> + qp->comp.comp_wqe_valid = false;
> }
>
> wqe = req_next_wqe(qp);
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
> index a22dfc6e5ae3c..6205dbc29dff6 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_verbs.h
> @@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ struct rxe_comp_info {
> int started_retry;
> u32 retry_cnt;
> u32 rnr_retry;
> + struct rxe_send_wqe *shared_wqe;
> + bool comp_wqe_valid;
> + struct {
> + struct rxe_send_wqe wqe;
> + struct ib_sge sge[RXE_MAX_SGE];
> + } comp_wqe;
> };
>
> /* responder states */
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-30 22:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-30 19:32 [PATCH v10 0/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer (TOCTOU hardening) Tristan Madani
2026-10-30 19:32 ` [PATCH v10 1/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer before processing Tristan Madani
2026-10-30 22:20 ` Zhu Yanjun
2026-10-30 19:32 ` [PATCH v10 2/2] RDMA/rxe: copy send WQE to kernel buffer in completer path Tristan Madani
2026-10-30 22:22 ` Zhu Yanjun [this message]
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