Re: [PATCH 3/6] mips: call find_vma with the mmap_sem held
On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 07:26:28PM -0700, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> Performing vma lookups without taking the mm->mmap_sem is asking
> for trouble. While doing the search, the vma in question can be
> modified or even removed before returning to the caller. Take the
> lock (exclusively) in order to avoid races while iterating through
> the vmacache and/or rbtree.
>
> Updates two functions:
> - process_fpemu_return()
> - cteon_flush_cache_sigtramp()
>
> This patch is completely *untested*.
>
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso
> Cc: Ralf Baechle
> Cc: linux-m...@linux-mips.org
Tested-by: Andreas Herrmann
Thanks,
Andreas
> ---
> arch/mips/kernel/traps.c | 2 ++
> arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
> index 074e857..c51bd20 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -712,10 +712,12 @@ int process_fpemu_return(int sig, void __user
> *fault_addr)
> si.si_addr = fault_addr;
> si.si_signo = sig;
> if (sig == SIGSEGV) {
> + down_read(>mm->mmap_sem);
> if (find_vma(current->mm, (unsigned long)fault_addr))
> si.si_code = SEGV_ACCERR;
> else
> si.si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
> + up_read(>mm->mmap_sem);
> } else {
> si.si_code = BUS_ADRERR;
> }
> diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c
> index f41a5c5..05b1d7c 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c
> @@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ static void octeon_flush_cache_sigtramp(unsigned long
> addr)
> {
> struct vm_area_struct *vma;
>
> + down_read(>mm->mmap_sem);
> vma = find_vma(current->mm, addr);
> octeon_flush_icache_all_cores(vma);
> + up_read(>mm->mmap_sem);
> }
>
>
> --
> 1.8.1.4
>
>
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Re: [PATCH 3/6] mips: call find_vma with the mmap_sem held
On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 07:26:28PM -0700, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
Performing vma lookups without taking the mm-mmap_sem is asking
for trouble. While doing the search, the vma in question can be
modified or even removed before returning to the caller. Take the
lock (exclusively) in order to avoid races while iterating through
the vmacache and/or rbtree.
Updates two functions:
- process_fpemu_return()
- cteon_flush_cache_sigtramp()
This patch is completely *untested*.
Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso davidl...@hp.com
Cc: Ralf Baechle r...@linux-mips.org
Cc: linux-m...@linux-mips.org
Tested-by: Andreas Herrmann andreas.herrm...@caviumnetworks.com
Thanks,
Andreas
---
arch/mips/kernel/traps.c | 2 ++
arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c | 2 ++
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 074e857..c51bd20 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -712,10 +712,12 @@ int process_fpemu_return(int sig, void __user
*fault_addr)
si.si_addr = fault_addr;
si.si_signo = sig;
if (sig == SIGSEGV) {
+ down_read(current-mm-mmap_sem);
if (find_vma(current-mm, (unsigned long)fault_addr))
si.si_code = SEGV_ACCERR;
else
si.si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
+ up_read(current-mm-mmap_sem);
} else {
si.si_code = BUS_ADRERR;
}
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c
index f41a5c5..05b1d7c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-octeon.c
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ static void octeon_flush_cache_sigtramp(unsigned long
addr)
{
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+ down_read(current-mm-mmap_sem);
vma = find_vma(current-mm, addr);
octeon_flush_icache_all_cores(vma);
+ up_read(current-mm-mmap_sem);
}
--
1.8.1.4
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