2017-09-26 06:58:21

by Johannes Thumshirn

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Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] scsi: fc: check for rport presence in fc_block_scsi_eh

Coverity-scan recently found a possible NULL pointer dereference in
fc_block_scsi_eh() as starget_to_rport() either returns the rport for
the startget or NULL.

While it is rather unlikely to have fc_block_scsi_eh() called without
an rport associated it's a good idea to catch potential misuses of the
API gracefully.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Thumshirn <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <[email protected]>
---

Changes since v1:
- s/WARN_ON/WARN_ON_ONCE/ (Bart)

---
drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index ba9d70f8a6a1..38abff7b5dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -3328,6 +3328,9 @@ int fc_block_scsi_eh(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
{
struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(cmnd->device));

+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!rport))
+ return 0;
+
return fc_block_rport(rport);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_block_scsi_eh);
--
2.13.5


2017-09-26 07:26:53

by Hannes Reinecke

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] scsi: fc: check for rport presence in fc_block_scsi_eh

On 09/26/2017 08:58 AM, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
> Coverity-scan recently found a possible NULL pointer dereference in
> fc_block_scsi_eh() as starget_to_rport() either returns the rport for
> the startget or NULL.
>
> While it is rather unlikely to have fc_block_scsi_eh() called without
> an rport associated it's a good idea to catch potential misuses of the
> API gracefully.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Thumshirn <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> Changes since v1:
> - s/WARN_ON/WARN_ON_ONCE/ (Bart)
>
> ---
> drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
> index ba9d70f8a6a1..38abff7b5dbc 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
> @@ -3328,6 +3328,9 @@ int fc_block_scsi_eh(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
> {
> struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(cmnd->device));
>
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!rport))
> + return 0;
> +
> return fc_block_rport(rport);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_block_scsi_eh);
>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <[email protected]>

Cheers,

Hannes
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2017-09-26 09:11:32

by Steffen Maier

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] scsi: fc: check for rport presence in fc_block_scsi_eh

On 09/26/2017 08:58 AM, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
> Coverity-scan recently found a possible NULL pointer dereference in
> fc_block_scsi_eh() as starget_to_rport() either returns the rport for
> the startget or NULL.
>
> While it is rather unlikely to have fc_block_scsi_eh() called without
> an rport associated it's a good idea to catch potential misuses of the
> API gracefully.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Thumshirn <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> Changes since v1:
> - s/WARN_ON/WARN_ON_ONCE/ (Bart)
>
> ---
> drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
> index ba9d70f8a6a1..38abff7b5dbc 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
> @@ -3328,6 +3328,9 @@ int fc_block_scsi_eh(struct scsi_cmnd *cmnd)
> {
> struct fc_rport *rport = starget_to_rport(scsi_target(cmnd->device));
>
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!rport))
> + return 0;

Good idea.

However, return 0 or FAST_IO_FAIL?
I mean the callchains to this function (and of fc_block_rport()) react
differently depending on the return value.
Returning 0 means that the rport left the blocked state, i.e. is usable
for traffic again.
If there is no rport at all, I suppose one cannot use it for traffic.
If there is any I/O pending on this scope and we return 0, scsi_eh
escalates; and if this happens for a host_reset we end up with offlined
scsi_devices.
I wonder if returning FAST_IO_FAIL would be more appropriate here in
this case, in order to have scsi_eh let the pending I/O bubble up for a
timely path failover?

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Steffen Maier

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