[dropping stable@ cc and cc'ing linux-scsi instead]

On Sun, Sep 16 2018 at 11:33pm -0400,
Bart Van Assche <[email protected]> wrote:

> This patch fixes two bugs that got introduced recently in setup_scsi_dh():
> - Avoid that a memory leak occurs if attached_handler_name is not assigned
>   to m->hw_handler_name.

I do see potential for leak, but I'd prefer to fix it with something
like the patch at the end of this mail.

> - Avoid that m->hw_handler_name becomes a dangling pointer if the
>   RETAIN_ATTACHED_HW_HANDLER flag is set and scsi_dh_attach() returns
>   -EBUSY.

What is the concern about a dangling pointer?  How does that manifest?
Stale scsi_dh name stored in hw_handler_name?  Pretty sure it gets freed
and reassigned as needed (at the start of setup_scsi_dh).

> ---
>  drivers/md/dm-mpath.c      | 14 +++++++++-----
>  include/scsi/scsi_device.h |  9 +++++++++
>  2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
> index d94ba6f72ff5..0ba58a537182 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
> @@ -867,7 +870,7 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct dm_arg_set *as, 
> struct path_selector *ps
>       struct pgpath *p;
>       struct multipath *m = ti->private;
>       struct request_queue *q;
> -     const char *attached_handler_name;
> +     struct scsi_device *sdev;
>  
>       /* we need at least a path arg */
>       if (as->argc < 1) {
> @@ -887,10 +890,11 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct dm_arg_set *as, 
> struct path_selector *ps
>       }
>  
>       q = bdev_get_queue(p->path.dev->bdev);
> -     attached_handler_name = scsi_dh_attached_handler_name(q, GFP_KERNEL);
> -     if (attached_handler_name || m->hw_handler_name) {
> +     sdev = scsi_device_from_queue(q);
> +     if (sdev) {
> +             put_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
>               INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&p->activate_path, activate_path_work);
> -             r = setup_scsi_dh(p->path.dev->bdev, m, attached_handler_name, 
> &ti->error);
> +             r = setup_scsi_dh(p->path.dev->bdev, m, &ti->error);
>               if (r) {
>                       dm_put_device(ti, p->path.dev);
>                       goto bad;

Just because it is a scsi device doesn't mean a scsi_dh needs to be
established (though usually that _is_ the case).

But bigger concern is I'd _really_ rather avoid dm-mpath instantiating
'struct scsi_device'.

scsi_dh_attached_handler_name() provides a more opaque interface.

Uncompiled and untested patch to fix leak follows:

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index d94ba6f72ff5..688ac9e719a7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -806,14 +806,14 @@ static int parse_path_selector(struct dm_arg_set *as, 
struct priority_group *pg,
 }
 
 static int setup_scsi_dh(struct block_device *bdev, struct multipath *m,
-                        const char *attached_handler_name, char **error)
+                        char **attached_handler_name, char **error)
 {
        struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
        int r;
 
        if (test_bit(MPATHF_RETAIN_ATTACHED_HW_HANDLER, &m->flags)) {
 retain:
-               if (attached_handler_name) {
+               if (*attached_handler_name) {
                        /*
                         * Clear any hw_handler_params associated with a
                         * handler that isn't already attached.
@@ -830,7 +830,8 @@ static int setup_scsi_dh(struct block_device *bdev, struct 
multipath *m,
                         * handler instead of the original table passed in.
                         */
                        kfree(m->hw_handler_name);
-                       m->hw_handler_name = attached_handler_name;
+                       m->hw_handler_name = *attached_handler_name;
+                       *attached_handler_name = NULL;
                }
        }
 
@@ -867,7 +868,7 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct dm_arg_set *as, 
struct path_selector *ps
        struct pgpath *p;
        struct multipath *m = ti->private;
        struct request_queue *q;
-       const char *attached_handler_name;
+       char *attached_handler_name = NULL;
 
        /* we need at least a path arg */
        if (as->argc < 1) {
@@ -890,7 +891,7 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct dm_arg_set *as, 
struct path_selector *ps
        attached_handler_name = scsi_dh_attached_handler_name(q, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (attached_handler_name || m->hw_handler_name) {
                INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&p->activate_path, activate_path_work);
-               r = setup_scsi_dh(p->path.dev->bdev, m, attached_handler_name, 
&ti->error);
+               r = setup_scsi_dh(p->path.dev->bdev, m, &attached_handler_name, 
&ti->error);
                if (r) {
                        dm_put_device(ti, p->path.dev);
                        goto bad;
@@ -905,6 +906,8 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct dm_arg_set *as, 
struct path_selector *ps
 
        return p;
  bad:
+       if (attached_handler_name)
+               kfree(attached_handler_name);
        free_pgpath(p);
        return ERR_PTR(r);
 }

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