Author: emaste
Date: Wed Jan  9 18:57:38 2019
New Revision: 342899
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/342899

Log:
  MFS11 r340904: Avoid unsynchronized updates to kn_status.
  
  Approved by:  so
  Security:     FreeBSD-EN-19:05.kqueue

Modified:
  releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c
Directory Properties:
  releng/11.2/   (props changed)

Modified: releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c
==============================================================================
--- releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c   Wed Jan  9 18:54:42 2019        
(r342898)
+++ releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c   Wed Jan  9 18:57:38 2019        
(r342899)
@@ -1296,6 +1296,8 @@ findkn:
                        kn->kn_kevent.flags &= ~(EV_ADD | EV_DELETE |
                            EV_ENABLE | EV_DISABLE | EV_FORCEONESHOT);
                        kn->kn_status = KN_INFLUX|KN_DETACHED;
+                       if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
+                               kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
 
                        error = knote_attach(kn, kq);
                        KQ_UNLOCK(kq);
@@ -1332,6 +1334,11 @@ findkn:
                KNOTE_ACTIVATE(kn, 1);
        }
 
+       if ((kev->flags & EV_ENABLE) != 0)
+               kn->kn_status &= ~KN_DISABLED;
+       else if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
+               kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
+
        /*
         * The user may change some filter values after the initial EV_ADD,
         * but doing so will not reset any filter which has already been
@@ -1348,19 +1355,17 @@ findkn:
                kn->kn_sdata = kev->data;
        }
 
+done_ev_add:
        /*
         * We can get here with kn->kn_knlist == NULL.  This can happen when
         * the initial attach event decides that the event is "completed" 
-        * already.  i.e. filt_procattach is called on a zombie process.  It
-        * will call filt_proc which will remove it from the list, and NULL
+        * already, e.g., filt_procattach() is called on a zombie process.  It
+        * will call filt_proc() which will remove it from the list, and NULL
         * kn_knlist.
+        *
+        * KN_DISABLED will be stable while the knote is in flux, so the
+        * unlocked read will not race with an update.
         */
-done_ev_add:
-       if ((kev->flags & EV_ENABLE) != 0)
-               kn->kn_status &= ~KN_DISABLED;
-       else if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
-               kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
-
        if ((kn->kn_status & KN_DISABLED) == 0)
                event = kn->kn_fop->f_event(kn, 0);
        else
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