From: Shuai Liu <847807867@qq.com>
To: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Cc: io-uring@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
syzbot+675af112519ca34f5502@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
Shuai Liu <847807867@qq.com>
Subject: [PATCH] io_uring/sqpoll: don't set IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP on thread exit
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 16:05:42 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tencent_BB08960D79E0261B5C1EB1E589787734E907@qq.com> (raw)
io_sq_thread_stop() carries a WARN_ON_ONCE() asserting that
IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP isn't set yet, i.e. that stopping the SQPOLL
thread is never attempted twice. Since commit 22d9db9fd64a
("io_uring/sqpoll: don't attach to a thread that is canceling"), the
SQPOLL thread itself sets that bit on its way out, so that
io_sq_offload_create() won't attach a new ring to a thread that is
canceling.
When the thread exits on a fatal signal, the bit is thus set before the
ring teardown gets to io_sq_thread_stop(), which now triggers the
warning on every such exit:
WARNING: io_uring/sqpoll.c:88 at io_sq_thread_stop
Workqueue: iou_exit io_ring_exit_work
Call Trace:
io_put_sq_data
io_sq_thread_finish
io_ring_ctx_free
io_ring_exit_work
Introduce a separate IO_SQ_THREAD_EXITING bit for the thread marking
itself as on its way out, and check it in io_sq_offload_create() along
with IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP. IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP regains its
original meaning, "a stop has been requested", and the WARN_ON_ONCE()
holds again.
Reproduced with an SQPOLL ring and an immediate fatal signal: the
warning fires on v7.3.0+ (22d9db9fd64a present) and is gone with this
change.
Reported-by: syzbot+675af112519ca34f5502@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=675af112519ca34f5502
Fixes: 22d9db9fd64a ("io_uring/sqpoll: don't attach to a thread that is canceling")
Signed-off-by: Shuai Liu <847807867@qq.com>
---
io_uring/sqpoll.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/io_uring/sqpoll.c b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
index c833e776320d..bbfb1a6e6668 100644
--- a/io_uring/sqpoll.c
+++ b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
enum {
IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP = 0,
IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_PARK,
+ IO_SQ_THREAD_EXITING,
};
void io_sq_thread_unpark(struct io_sq_data *sqd)
@@ -436,9 +437,12 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
/*
* Cancelation drops sqd->lock while it waits, and a ring could attach
* to a thread that is on its way out. A fatal signal doesn't set the
- * bit, so set it here for io_sq_offload_create() to see.
+ * stop bit, so mark the thread as exiting here for
+ * io_sq_offload_create() to see. IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP is left
+ * alone, as it means a stop has been requested via
+ * io_sq_thread_stop().
*/
- set_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &sqd->state);
+ set_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_EXITING, &sqd->state);
io_uring_cancel_generic(true, sqd);
rcu_assign_pointer(sqd->thread, NULL);
put_task_struct(current);
@@ -510,7 +514,8 @@ __cold int io_sq_offload_create(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
/* don't attach to a dying SQPOLL thread, would be racy */
ret = 0;
if (attached && (!sqd->thread ||
- test_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &sqd->state)))
+ test_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &sqd->state) ||
+ test_bit(IO_SQ_THREAD_EXITING, &sqd->state)))
ret = -ENXIO;
io_sq_thread_unpark(sqd);
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-11-02 8:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-02 8:05 Shuai Liu [this message]
2026-11-03 13:09 ` Breno Leitao
2026-11-03 14:03 ` Jens Axboe
2026-11-03 14:31 ` Jens Axboe
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