On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 09:26:46PM -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Jan 2024 02:18:42 +0000
> Chen Zhongjin <chenzhong...@huawei.com> wrote:
>
> > There is a deadlock scenario in kprobe_optimizer():
> >
> > pid A pid B pid C
> > kprobe_optimizer() do_exit() perf_kprobe_init()
> > mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex) exit_tasks_rcu_start()
> > mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex)
> > synchronize_rcu_tasks() zap_pid_ns_processes() // waiting
> > kprobe_mutex
> > // waiting tasks_rcu_exit_srcu kernel_wait4()
> > // waiting pid C exit
> >
> > To avoid this deadlock loop, use synchronize_rcu_tasks_rude() in
> > kprobe_optimizer()
> > rather than synchronize_rcu_tasks(). synchronize_rcu_tasks_rude() can also
> > promise
> > that all preempted tasks have scheduled, but it will not wait
> > tasks_rcu_exit_srcu.
> >
>
> Did lockdep detect this? If not, we should fix that.
>
> I'm also thinking if we should find another solution, as this seems more of
> a work around than a fix.
My suggestion is at 526b12e4-4bb0-47b1-bece-66b47bfc0a92@paulmck-laptop.
Better suggestions are of course welcome. ;-)
> > Fixes: a30b85df7d59 ("kprobes: Use synchronize_rcu_tasks() for optprobe
> > with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y")
> > Signed-off-by: Chen Zhongjin <chenzhong...@huawei.com>
> > ---
> > v1 -> v2: Add Fixes tag
> > ---
> > arch/Kconfig | 2 +-
> > kernel/kprobes.c | 2 +-
> > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
> > index f4b210ab0612..dc6a18854017 100644
> > --- a/arch/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/Kconfig
> > @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ config STATIC_CALL_SELFTEST
> > config OPTPROBES
> > def_bool y
> > depends on KPROBES && HAVE_OPTPROBES
> > - select TASKS_RCU if PREEMPTION
> > + select TASKS_RUDE_RCU
>
> Is this still a bug if PREEMPTION is not enabled?
Both "select" clauses would be needed for this patch, if I understand
correctly.
Thanx, Paul
> -- Steve
>
> >
> > config KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
> > def_bool y
> > diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
> > index d5a0ee40bf66..09056ae50c58 100644
> > --- a/kernel/kprobes.c
> > +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
> > @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static void kprobe_optimizer(struct work_struct *work)
> > * Note that on non-preemptive kernel, this is transparently converted
> > * to synchronoze_sched() to wait for all interrupts to have completed.
> > */
> > - synchronize_rcu_tasks();
> > + synchronize_rcu_tasks_rude();
> >
> > /* Step 3: Optimize kprobes after quiesence period */
> > do_optimize_kprobes();
>
