The req->body should be updated before req->state is updated and the
order should be guaranteed by a barrier.
Otherwise, read_reply() might return req->body = NULL.
Below is sample callstack when the issue is reproduced on purpose by
reordering the updates of req->body and req->state and adding delay in
code between updates of req->state and req->body.
[ 22.356105] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
[ 22.361185] CPU: 2 PID: 52 Comm: xenwatch Not tainted 5.5.0xen+ #6
[ 22.366727] Hardware name: Xen HVM domU, BIOS ...
[ 22.372245] RIP: 0010:_parse_integer_fixup_radix+0x6/0x60
... ...
[ 22.392163] RSP: 0018:ffffb2d64023fdf0 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 22.395933] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 75746e7562755f6d RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 22.400871] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffb2d64023fdfc RDI: 75746e7562755f6d
[ 22.405874] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00000000000001e8 R09: 0000000000cdcdcd
[ 22.410945] R10: ffffb2d6402ffe00 R11: ffff9d95395eaeb0 R12: ffff9d9535935000
[ 22.417613] R13: ffff9d9526d4a000 R14: ffff9d9526f4f340 R15: ffff9d9537654000
[ 22.423726] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9d953bc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 22.429898] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 22.434342] CR2: 000000c4206a9000 CR3: 00000001ea3fc002 CR4: 00000000001606e0
[ 22.439645] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[ 22.444941] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[ 22.450342] Call Trace:
[ 22.452509] simple_strtoull+0x27/0x70
[ 22.455572] xenbus_transaction_start+0x31/0x50
[ 22.459104] netback_changed+0x76c/0xcc1 [xen_netfront]
[ 22.463279] ? find_watch+0x40/0x40
[ 22.466156] xenwatch_thread+0xb4/0x150
[ 22.469309] ? wait_woken+0x80/0x80
[ 22.472198] kthread+0x10e/0x130
[ 22.474925] ? kthread_park+0x80/0x80
[ 22.477946] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
[ 22.480968] Modules linked in: xen_kbdfront xen_fbfront(+) xen_netfront xen_blkfront
[ 22.486783] ---[ end trace a9222030a747c3f7 ]---
[ 22.490424] RIP: 0010:_parse_integer_fixup_radix+0x6/0x60
The barrier() in test_reply() is changed to virt_rmb(). The "while" is
changed to "do while" so that test_reply() is used as a read memory
barrier.
Signed-off-by: Dongli Zhang <[email protected]>
---
Changed since v1:
- change "barrier()" to "virt_rmb()" in test_reply()
drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c | 2 ++
drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c | 11 +++++++----
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
index d239fc3c5e3d..852ed161fc2a 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ static int process_msg(void)
req->msg.type = state.msg.type;
req->msg.len = state.msg.len;
req->body = state.body;
+ /* write body, then update state */
+ virt_wmb();
req->state = xb_req_state_got_reply;
req->cb(req);
} else
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
index ddc18da61834..1e14c2118861 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
@@ -194,15 +194,18 @@ static bool test_reply(struct xb_req_data *req)
if (req->state == xb_req_state_got_reply || !xenbus_ok())
return true;
- /* Make sure to reread req->state each time. */
- barrier();
+ /*
+ * read req->state before other fields of struct xb_req_data
+ * in the caller of test_reply(), e.g., read_reply()
+ */
+ virt_rmb();
return false;
}
static void *read_reply(struct xb_req_data *req)
{
- while (req->state != xb_req_state_got_reply) {
+ do {
wait_event(req->wq, test_reply(req));
if (!xenbus_ok())
@@ -216,7 +219,7 @@ static void *read_reply(struct xb_req_data *req)
if (req->err)
return ERR_PTR(req->err);
- }
+ } while (req->state != xb_req_state_got_reply);
return req->body;
}
--
2.17.1
This patch adds the barrier to guarantee that req->err is always updated
before req->state.
Otherwise, read_reply() would not return ERR_PTR(req->err) but
req->body, when process_writes()->xb_write() is failed.
Signed-off-by: Dongli Zhang <[email protected]>
---
drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
index 852ed161fc2a..eb5151fc8efa 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ static int process_writes(void)
if (state.req->state == xb_req_state_aborted)
kfree(state.req);
else {
+ /* write err, then update state */
+ virt_wmb();
state.req->state = xb_req_state_got_reply;
wake_up(&state.req->wq);
}
--
2.17.1
Hi,
On 03/03/2020 18:47, Dongli Zhang wrote:
> The req->body should be updated before req->state is updated and the
> order should be guaranteed by a barrier.
>
> Otherwise, read_reply() might return req->body = NULL.
>
> Below is sample callstack when the issue is reproduced on purpose by
> reordering the updates of req->body and req->state and adding delay in
> code between updates of req->state and req->body.
>
> [ 22.356105] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
> [ 22.361185] CPU: 2 PID: 52 Comm: xenwatch Not tainted 5.5.0xen+ #6
> [ 22.366727] Hardware name: Xen HVM domU, BIOS ...
> [ 22.372245] RIP: 0010:_parse_integer_fixup_radix+0x6/0x60
> ... ...
> [ 22.392163] RSP: 0018:ffffb2d64023fdf0 EFLAGS: 00010246
> [ 22.395933] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 75746e7562755f6d RCX: 0000000000000000
> [ 22.400871] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffb2d64023fdfc RDI: 75746e7562755f6d
> [ 22.405874] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00000000000001e8 R09: 0000000000cdcdcd
> [ 22.410945] R10: ffffb2d6402ffe00 R11: ffff9d95395eaeb0 R12: ffff9d9535935000
> [ 22.417613] R13: ffff9d9526d4a000 R14: ffff9d9526f4f340 R15: ffff9d9537654000
> [ 22.423726] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9d953bc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
> [ 22.429898] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
> [ 22.434342] CR2: 000000c4206a9000 CR3: 00000001ea3fc002 CR4: 00000000001606e0
> [ 22.439645] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
> [ 22.444941] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
> [ 22.450342] Call Trace:
> [ 22.452509] simple_strtoull+0x27/0x70
> [ 22.455572] xenbus_transaction_start+0x31/0x50
> [ 22.459104] netback_changed+0x76c/0xcc1 [xen_netfront]
> [ 22.463279] ? find_watch+0x40/0x40
> [ 22.466156] xenwatch_thread+0xb4/0x150
> [ 22.469309] ? wait_woken+0x80/0x80
> [ 22.472198] kthread+0x10e/0x130
> [ 22.474925] ? kthread_park+0x80/0x80
> [ 22.477946] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
> [ 22.480968] Modules linked in: xen_kbdfront xen_fbfront(+) xen_netfront xen_blkfront
> [ 22.486783] ---[ end trace a9222030a747c3f7 ]---
> [ 22.490424] RIP: 0010:_parse_integer_fixup_radix+0x6/0x60
>
> The barrier() in test_reply() is changed to virt_rmb(). The "while" is
> changed to "do while" so that test_reply() is used as a read memory
> barrier.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dongli Zhang <[email protected]>
> ---
> Changed since v1:
> - change "barrier()" to "virt_rmb()" in test_reply()
>
> drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c | 2 ++
> drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c | 11 +++++++----
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
> index d239fc3c5e3d..852ed161fc2a 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
> @@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ static int process_msg(void)
> req->msg.type = state.msg.type;
> req->msg.len = state.msg.len;
> req->body = state.body;
> + /* write body, then update state */
> + virt_wmb();
> req->state = xb_req_state_got_reply;
> req->cb(req);
> } else
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
> index ddc18da61834..1e14c2118861 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
> @@ -194,15 +194,18 @@ static bool test_reply(struct xb_req_data *req)
> if (req->state == xb_req_state_got_reply || !xenbus_ok())
> return true;
>
> - /* Make sure to reread req->state each time. */
> - barrier();
> + /*
> + * read req->state before other fields of struct xb_req_data
> + * in the caller of test_reply(), e.g., read_reply()
> + */
> + virt_rmb();
Looking at the code again, I am afraid the barrier only happen in the
false case. Should not the new barrier added in the 'true' case?
Cheers,
--
Julien Grall
On 3/3/20 11:37 AM, Julien Grall wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 03/03/2020 18:47, Dongli Zhang wrote:
>> The req->body should be updated before req->state is updated and the
>> order should be guaranteed by a barrier.
>>
>> Otherwise, read_reply() might return req->body = NULL.
>>
>> Below is sample callstack when the issue is reproduced on purpose by
>> reordering the updates of req->body and req->state and adding delay in
>> code between updates of req->state and req->body.
>>
>> [ 22.356105] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI
>> [ 22.361185] CPU: 2 PID: 52 Comm: xenwatch Not tainted 5.5.0xen+ #6
>> [ 22.366727] Hardware name: Xen HVM domU, BIOS ...
>> [ 22.372245] RIP: 0010:_parse_integer_fixup_radix+0x6/0x60
>> ... ...
>> [ 22.392163] RSP: 0018:ffffb2d64023fdf0 EFLAGS: 00010246
>> [ 22.395933] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 75746e7562755f6d RCX: 0000000000000000
>> [ 22.400871] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffb2d64023fdfc RDI: 75746e7562755f6d
>> [ 22.405874] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00000000000001e8 R09: 0000000000cdcdcd
>> [ 22.410945] R10: ffffb2d6402ffe00 R11: ffff9d95395eaeb0 R12: ffff9d9535935000
>> [ 22.417613] R13: ffff9d9526d4a000 R14: ffff9d9526f4f340 R15: ffff9d9537654000
>> [ 22.423726] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff9d953bc80000(0000)
>> knlGS:0000000000000000
>> [ 22.429898] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
>> [ 22.434342] CR2: 000000c4206a9000 CR3: 00000001ea3fc002 CR4: 00000000001606e0
>> [ 22.439645] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
>> [ 22.444941] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
>> [ 22.450342] Call Trace:
>> [ 22.452509] simple_strtoull+0x27/0x70
>> [ 22.455572] xenbus_transaction_start+0x31/0x50
>> [ 22.459104] netback_changed+0x76c/0xcc1 [xen_netfront]
>> [ 22.463279] ? find_watch+0x40/0x40
>> [ 22.466156] xenwatch_thread+0xb4/0x150
>> [ 22.469309] ? wait_woken+0x80/0x80
>> [ 22.472198] kthread+0x10e/0x130
>> [ 22.474925] ? kthread_park+0x80/0x80
>> [ 22.477946] ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40
>> [ 22.480968] Modules linked in: xen_kbdfront xen_fbfront(+) xen_netfront
>> xen_blkfront
>> [ 22.486783] ---[ end trace a9222030a747c3f7 ]---
>> [ 22.490424] RIP: 0010:_parse_integer_fixup_radix+0x6/0x60
>>
>> The barrier() in test_reply() is changed to virt_rmb(). The "while" is
>> changed to "do while" so that test_reply() is used as a read memory
>> barrier.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dongli Zhang <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> Changed since v1:
>> - change "barrier()" to "virt_rmb()" in test_reply()
>>
>> drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c | 2 ++
>> drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c | 11 +++++++----
>> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
>> b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
>> index d239fc3c5e3d..852ed161fc2a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
>> +++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_comms.c
>> @@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ static int process_msg(void)
>> req->msg.type = state.msg.type;
>> req->msg.len = state.msg.len;
>> req->body = state.body;
>> + /* write body, then update state */
>> + virt_wmb();
>> req->state = xb_req_state_got_reply;
>> req->cb(req);
>> } else
>> diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
>> index ddc18da61834..1e14c2118861 100644
>> --- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
>> +++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_xs.c
>> @@ -194,15 +194,18 @@ static bool test_reply(struct xb_req_data *req)
>> if (req->state == xb_req_state_got_reply || !xenbus_ok())
>> return true;
>> - /* Make sure to reread req->state each time. */
>> - barrier();
>> + /*
>> + * read req->state before other fields of struct xb_req_data
>> + * in the caller of test_reply(), e.g., read_reply()
>> + */
>> + virt_rmb();
>
> Looking at the code again, I am afraid the barrier only happen in the false
> case. Should not the new barrier added in the 'true' case?
I would leave the original "barrier()" in the 'false' case and add the new
barrier only in the 'true' case.
Thank you very much!
Dongli Zhang