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[91.219.240.17]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id ffacd0b85a97d-42e1caa5d02sm40052483f8f.36.2025.12.03.05.24.12 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:24:12 -0800 (PST) From: Vitaly Kuznetsov To: Ryosuke Yasuoka Cc: x86@kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pbonzini@redhat.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, hpa@zytor.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/kvm: Avoid freeing stack-allocated node in kvm_async_pf_queue_task In-Reply-To: <20251122090828.1416464-1-ryasuoka@redhat.com> References: <20251122090828.1416464-1-ryasuoka@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:24:11 +0100 Message-ID: <87cy4vlmv8.fsf@redhat.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Ryosuke Yasuoka writes: > kvm_async_pf_queue_task() can incorrectly remove a node allocated on the > stack of kvm_async_pf_task_wait_schedule(). This occurs when a task > request a PF while another task's PF request with the same token is > still pending. The important missing part here is what the 'token' is. exc_page_fault() sets it to (u32)read_cr2() so indeed I see possibilities that two different tasks will generate the same token. > Currently, kvm_async_pf_queue_task() assumes that any > entry in the list is a dummy entry and tries to kfree(). To fix this, > add a dummy flag to the node structure and the function should check > this flag and kfree() only if it is a dummy entry. > > Signed-off-by: Ryosuke Yasuoka > --- > arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 13 +++++++++++-- > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c > index b67d7c59dca0..2c92ec528379 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c > @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct kvm_task_sleep_node { > struct swait_queue_head wq; > u32 token; > int cpu; > + bool dummy; > }; > > static struct kvm_task_sleep_head { > @@ -119,10 +120,17 @@ static bool kvm_async_pf_queue_task(u32 token, struct kvm_task_sleep_node *n) > raw_spin_lock(&b->lock); > e = _find_apf_task(b, token); > if (e) { > + struct kvm_task_sleep_node *dummy = NULL; > + > /* dummy entry exist -> wake up was delivered ahead of PF */ > - hlist_del(&e->link); > + /* Otherwise it should not be freed here. */ I think we can merge these two comments together and write something better, e.g. /* * The entry can either be a 'dummy' entry (which is put on the * list when wake-up happens ahead of APF handling completion) * or a token from another task which should not be touched. */ > + if (e->dummy) { > + hlist_del(&e->link); > + dummy = e; > + } > + > raw_spin_unlock(&b->lock); > - kfree(e); > + kfree(dummy); > return false; > } I think you also need to do diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c index b67d7c59dca0..0a84a3100e72 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ static bool kvm_async_pf_queue_task(u32 token, struct kvm_task_sleep_node *n) n->token = token; n->cpu = smp_processor_id(); + n->dummy = false; init_swait_queue_head(&n->wq); hlist_add_head(&n->link, &b->list); raw_spin_unlock(&b->lock); now as kvm_async_pf_task_wait_schedule() allocates struct kvm_task_sleep_node() on the stack and thus 'n->dummy' can be anything. > > @@ -230,6 +238,7 @@ static void kvm_async_pf_task_wake(u32 token) > } > dummy->token = token; > dummy->cpu = smp_processor_id(); > + dummy->dummy = true; > init_swait_queue_head(&dummy->wq); > hlist_add_head(&dummy->link, &b->list); > dummy = NULL; > > base-commit: 2eba5e05d9bcf4cdea995ed51b0f07ba0275794a Sorry for delayed reply! -- Vitaly