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PATCH v2 1/1 ufs: core: fix ufshcd_abort_all racing issue

From: Peter Wang <[email protected]>

When ufshcd_abort_all racing with complete ISR, the completed tag of request will be release by ISR. And ufshca_abort_all call ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq will get NULL pointer KE.
Also change the return value success when request is completed by ISR beacuse sq dosen't need cleanup.

Below is KE back trace.
ufshcd_try_to_abort_task: cmd at tag 41 not pending in the device.
ufshcd_try_to_abort_task: cmd at tag=41 is cleared. Aborting tag 41 / CDB 0x28 succeeded

  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000194
  pc : [0xffffffddd7a79bf8] blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14
  lr : [0xffffffddd6155b84] ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq+0x1c/0x40 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
   do_mem_abort+0x58/0x118
   el1_abort+0x3c/0x5c
   el1h_64_sync_handler+0x54/0x90
   el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c
   blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14
   ufshcd_err_handler+0xae4/0xfa8 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
   process_one_work+0x208/0x4fc
   worker_thread+0x228/0x438
   kthread+0x104/0x1d4
   ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

ufshcd_try_to_abort_task: cmd pending in the device. tag = 6

  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000194
   pc : [0xffffffd589679bf8] blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14
   lr : [0xffffffd5862f95b4] ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup+0x6c/0x1cc [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
   Workqueue: ufs_eh_wq_0 ufshcd_err_handler [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
   Call trace:
    dump_backtrace+0xf8/0x148
    show_stack+0x18/0x24
    dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x7c
    dump_stack+0x18/0x3c
    mrdump_common_die+0x24c/0x398 [mrdump]
    ipanic_die+0x20/0x34 [mrdump]
    notify_die+0x80/0xd8
    die+0x94/0x2b8
    __do_kernel_fault+0x264/0x298
    do_page_fault+0xa4/0x4b8
    do_translation_fault+0x38/0x54
    do_mem_abort+0x58/0x118
    el1_abort+0x3c/0x5c
    el1h_64_sync_handler+0x54/0x90
    el1h_64_sync+0x68/0x6c
    blk_mq_unique_tag+0x8/0x14
    ufshcd_clear_cmd+0x34/0x118 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
    ufshcd_try_to_abort_task+0x2c8/0x5b4 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
    ufshcd_err_handler+0xa7c/0xfa8 [ufs_mediatek_mod_ise]
    process_one_work+0x208/0x4fc
    worker_thread+0x228/0x438
    kthread+0x104/0x1d4
    ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
Fixes 8d7290348992 ("scsi: ufs: mcq: Add supporting functions for MCQ abort")
Fixes 93e6c0e19d5b ("scsi: ufs: core: Clear cmd if abort succeeds in MCQ mode")
---
 drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c | 5 +++--
 drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c  | 9 +++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +3 -2
index 8944548c30fa..3b2e5bcb08a7 100644
@@ -512,8 +512,9 @@ int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag)
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
 	if (task_tag != hba->nutrs - UFSHCD_NUM_RESERVED) {
-		if (!cmd)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		/* Should return 0 if cmd is already complete by irq */
+		if (!cmd || !ufshcd_cmd_inflight(cmd))
+			return 0;
 		hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd));
 	} else {
 		hwq = hba->dev_cmd_queue;
drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c +5 -4
index e5e9da61f15d..e8bca62ceed8 100644
@@ -6455,11 +6455,12 @@ static bool ufshcd_abort_one(struct request *rq, void *priv)
 
 	/* Release cmd in MCQ mode if abort succeeds */
 	if (is_mcq_enabled(hba) && (*ret == 0)) {
-		hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(lrbp->cmd));
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
-		if (ufshcd_cmd_inflight(lrbp->cmd))
+		if (ufshcd_cmd_inflight(lrbp->cmd)) {
+			hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(lrbp->cmd));
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
 			ufshcd_release_scsi_cmd(hba, lrbp);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hwq->cq_lock, flags);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return *ret == 0;
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#1 lore raw
Quoted 1 line · On 6/24/24 5:11 AM, [email protected] wrote:

[ ... ]

In this patch there are two call traces, two fixes tags and two code changes. Please split this patch into two patches with each one call trace, one Fixes: tag and one code change. Additionally, please include a changelog when posting a second or later version.

Quoted 6 lines
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +0 -0
index 8944548c30fa..3b2e5bcb08a7 100644
@@ -512,8 +512,9 @@ int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag)
  		return -ETIMEDOUT;

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag) · line 520

Quoted 10 lines
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +3 -2
 
  	if (task_tag != hba->nutrs - UFSHCD_NUM_RESERVED) {
-		if (!cmd)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		/* Should return 0 if cmd is already complete by irq */
+		if (!cmd || !ufshcd_cmd_inflight(cmd))
+			return 0;
  		hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd));
  	} else {
  		hwq = hba->dev_cmd_queue;

Does the call trace show that blk_mq_unique_tag() tries to dereference address 0x194? If so, how is this possible? There are only two lrbp->cmd assignments in the UFS driver. These assignments
either assign a valid SCSI command pointer or NULL. Even after a SCSI
command has been completed, the SCSI command pointer remains valid. So
how can an invalid pointer be passed to blk_mq_unique_tag()? Please
root-cause this issue instead of posting a code change that reduces a
race window without closing the race window completely.

Thanks,

Bart.

#2 lore raw
Quoted 11 lines · Bart Van Assche

External email : Please do not click links or open attachments until you have verified the sender or the content.

Quoted 1 line · On 6/24/24 5:11 AM, [email protected] wrote:

[ ... ]

In this patch there are two call traces, two fixes tags and two code changes. Please split this patch into two patches with each one call trace, one Fixes: tag and one code change. Additionally, please include
a changelog when posting a second or later version.

Hi Bart,

Will split this patch into two patches and add changelog next version, thanks.

Quoted 30 lines

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-

Quoted 1 line
drivers/ufs/core/ufs- renamed from drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +0 -0

mcq.c

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba,

Quoted 4 lines

index 8944548c30fa..3b2e5bcb08a7 100644

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +0 -0
@@ -512,8 +512,9 @@ int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba,

int task_tag)

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag) · line 520

Quoted 11 lines
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +3 -2
  return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
  if (task_tag != hba->nutrs - UFSHCD_NUM_RESERVED) {
-if (!cmd)
-return -EINVAL;
+/* Should return 0 if cmd is already complete by irq */
+if (!cmd || !ufshcd_cmd_inflight(cmd))
+return 0;
  hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd));
  } else {
  hwq = hba->dev_cmd_queue;

Does the call trace show that blk_mq_unique_tag() tries to dereference
address 0x194? If so, how is this possible? There are
only two lrbp->cmd assignments in the UFS driver. These assignments either assign a valid SCSI command pointer or NULL. Even after a SCSI command has been completed, the SCSI command pointer remains valid. So
how can an invalid pointer be passed to blk_mq_unique_tag()? Please root-cause this issue instead of posting a code change that reduces a race window without closing the race window completely.

Quoted 4 lines

Thanks,

Bart.

blk_mq_unique_tag() tries to dereference address 0x194, and it is null. Beacuse ISR end this IO by scsi_done, free request will be called and set mq_hctx null.
The call path is
scsi_done -> scsi_done_internal -> blk_mq_complete_request -> scsi_complete ->
scsi_finish_command -> scsi_io_completion -> scsi_end_request -> __blk_mq_end_request ->
blk_mq_free_request -> __blk_mq_free_request

And blk_mq_unique_tag will access mq_hctx then get null pointer error. Please reference
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/block/blk-mq.c#L713
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/block/blk-mq-tag.c#L680

So, the root-casue is very simple, free request then get hwq. This patch only check if reqesut not free(inflight) then get hwq. Thought it still have racing winodw, but it is better then do nothing, right?
Or, maybe we get all cq_lock before get hwq to close the racing window. But the code may ugly, how do you think?

Thanks.
Peter

#3 lore raw
Quoted 47 lines · Peter Wang (王信友)
Quoted 22 lines · Bart Van Assche

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-

Quoted 1 line · On 6/24/24 5:11 AM, [email protected] wrote:
drivers/ufs/core/ufs- renamed from drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +0 -0

mcq.c

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba,

Quoted 4 lines

index 8944548c30fa..3b2e5bcb08a7 100644

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +0 -0
@@ -512,8 +512,9 @@ int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba,

int task_tag)

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag) · line 520

Quoted 11 lines
drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +3 -2
   return -ETIMEDOUT;
 
   if (task_tag != hba->nutrs - UFSHCD_NUM_RESERVED) {
-if (!cmd)
-return -EINVAL;
+/* Should return 0 if cmd is already complete by irq */
+if (!cmd || !ufshcd_cmd_inflight(cmd))
+return 0;
   hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd));
   } else {
   hwq = hba->dev_cmd_queue;

Does the call trace show that blk_mq_unique_tag() tries to dereference

Quoted 8 lines

address 0x194? If so, how is this possible? There are
only two lrbp->cmd assignments in the UFS driver. These assignments either assign a valid SCSI command pointer or NULL. Even after a SCSI command has been completed, the SCSI command pointer remains valid. So
how can an invalid pointer be passed to blk_mq_unique_tag()? Please root-cause this issue instead of posting a code change that reduces a race window without closing the race window completely.

blk_mq_unique_tag() tries to dereference address 0x194, and it is null. Beacuse ISR end this IO by scsi_done, free request will be called and set mq_hctx null.
The call path is
scsi_done -> scsi_done_internal -> blk_mq_complete_request -> scsi_complete ->
scsi_finish_command -> scsi_io_completion -> scsi_end_request -> __blk_mq_end_request ->
blk_mq_free_request -> __blk_mq_free_request

And blk_mq_unique_tag will access mq_hctx then get null pointer error. Please reference
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/block/blk-mq.c#L713
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/latest/source/block/blk-mq-tag.c#L680

Quoted 6 lines

So, the root-casue is very simple, free request then get hwq. This patch only check if reqesut not free(inflight) then get hwq. Thought it still have racing winodw, but it is better then do nothing, right?
Or, maybe we get all cq_lock before get hwq to close the racing window. But the code may ugly, how do you think?

Please include a full root cause analysis when reposting fixes for the reported crashes. It is not clear to me how it is possible that an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag() (0x194). As I mentioned in my previous email, freeing a request does not modify the request pointer and does not modify the SCSI command pointer either. As one can derive from the blk_mq_alloc_rqs() call stack, memory for struct request and struct scsi_cmnd is allocated at request queue allocation time and is not freed until the request queue is freed. Hence, for a given tag, neither the request pointer nor the SCSI command pointer changes as long as a request queue exists. Hence my request for an explanation how it is possible that an invalid pointer was passed to blk_mq_unique_tag().

Thanks,

Bart.

#4 lore raw
Quoted 22 lines · Bart Van Assche

Please include a full root cause analysis when reposting fixes for the
reported crashes. It is not clear to me how it is possible that an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag() (0x194). As I mentioned
in my previous email, freeing a request does not modify the request pointer and does not modify the SCSI command pointer either. As one can
derive from the blk_mq_alloc_rqs() call stack, memory for struct request
and struct scsi_cmnd is allocated at request queue allocation time and
is not freed until the request queue is freed. Hence, for a given tag,
neither the request pointer nor the SCSI command pointer changes as long
as a request queue exists. Hence my request for an explanation how it is
possible that an invalid pointer was passed to blk_mq_unique_tag().

Quoted 4 lines

Thanks,

Bart.

Hi Bart,

Sorry I have not explain root-cause clearly. I will add more clear root-cause analyze next version.

And it is not an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag(), I means blk_mq_unique_tag function try access null pointer. It is differnt and cause misunderstanding.

The null pinter blk_mq_unique_tag try access is:
rq->mq_hctx(NULL)->queue_num.

The racing flow is:

Thread A
ufshcd_err_handler step 1

	ufshcd_cmd_inflight(true)			step 3
	ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq
		blk_mq_unique_tag
			rq->mq_hctx->queue_num		step 5

Thread B
ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(cq complete ISR) step 2

	scsi_done						
		...
		__blk_mq_free_request
			rq->mq_hctx = NULL;		step 4

Thanks.
Peter

#5 lore raw
Quoted 19 lines · Peter Wang (王信友)

Sorry I have not explain root-cause clearly. I will add more clear root-cause analyze next version.

And it is not an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag(), I means blk_mq_unique_tag function try access null pointer. It is differnt and cause misunderstanding.

The null pinter blk_mq_unique_tag try access is:
rq->mq_hctx(NULL)->queue_num.

The racing flow is:

Thread A
ufshcd_err_handler step 1

	ufshcd_cmd_inflight(true)			step 3
	ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq
		blk_mq_unique_tag
			rq->mq_hctx->queue_num		step 5
Quoted 6 lines

Thread B
ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(cq complete ISR) step 2

	scsi_done						
		...
		__blk_mq_free_request
			rq->mq_hctx = NULL;		step 4

How about surrounding the blk_mq_unique_tag() call with atomic_inc_not_zero(&req->ref) / atomic_dec(&req->ref)?

Thanks,

Bart.

#6 lore raw
Quoted 27 lines · Bart Van Assche
Quoted 19 lines · Peter Wang (王信友)

Sorry I have not explain root-cause clearly. I will add more clear root-cause analyze next version.

And it is not an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag(), I means blk_mq_unique_tag function try access null pointer. It is differnt and cause misunderstanding.

The null pinter blk_mq_unique_tag try access is:
rq->mq_hctx(NULL)->queue_num.

The racing flow is:

Thread A
ufshcd_err_handler                    step 1
    ufshcd_cmd_inflight(true)            step 3
    ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq
        blk_mq_unique_tag
            rq->mq_hctx->queue_num        step 5

Quoted 6 lines

Thread B
ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(cq complete ISR)            step 2 scsi_done
        ...
        __blk_mq_free_request
            rq->mq_hctx = NULL;        step 4

Quoted 3 lines

How about surrounding the blk_mq_unique_tag() call with atomic_inc_not_zero(&req->ref) / atomic_dec(&req->ref)?

Hi Bart,

A small wonder, then should we append __blk_mq_free_request() if req->ref decreased to 0 like following?

        if (req_ref_put_and_test(rq))
                __blk_mq_free_request(rq);
Quoted 4 lines

Thanks,

Bart.

#7 lore raw
Quoted 16 lines · Wenchao Hao

Hi Bart,

A small wonder, then should we append __blk_mq_free_request() if req->ref decreased to 0 like following?

        if (req_ref_put_and_test(rq))
                __blk_mq_free_request(rq);
Quoted 4 lines

Thanks,

Bart.

Hi Bart and Wenchao Hao,

It could be have side effect if we surrounding the blk_mq_unique_tag() call with
atomic_inc_not_zero(&req->ref) / atomic_dec(&req->ref)? Beacuse __blk_mq_free_request stll have other finish job to.

This is a chicken-and-egg problem. We need to acquire a lock to know which hwq it is,
but we need to know which hwq it is to acquire the lock. Therefore, to resolve this dilemma, perhaps we should just take all the hwq locks
indiscriminately?

Thanks.
Peter

#8 lore raw
Quoted 3 lines · Peter Wang (王信友)

This is a chicken-and-egg problem. We need to acquire a lock to know which hwq it is, but we need to know which hwq it is to acquire the lock. Therefore, to resolve this dilemma, perhaps we should just take
all the hwq locks indiscriminately?

How about the (untested) patch below?

Thanks,

Bart.

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +6 -5
index aa119746ee92..c5d327ba253f 100644
@@ -105,16 +105,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ufshcd_mcq_config_mac);
  * @hba: per adapter instance
  * @req: pointer to the request to be issued
  *
- * Return: the hardware queue instance on which the request would
- * be queued.
+ * Return: the hardware queue instance on which the request will be or has been
+ * queued. %NULL if the request has already been freed.
  */
 struct ufs_hw_queue *ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 					 struct request *req)
 {
-	u32 utag = blk_mq_unique_tag(req);
-	u32 hwq = blk_mq_unique_tag_to_hwq(utag);
+	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = READ_ONCE(rq->mq_hctx);
 
-	return &hba->uhq[hwq];
+	return hctx ? &hba->uhq[hctx->queue_num] : NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -547,6 +546,8 @@ int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag)
 		if (!cmd)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd));
+		if (!hwq)
+			return -EINVAL;
 	} else {
 		hwq = hba->dev_cmd_queue;
 	}
#9 lore raw

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ufshcd_mcq_config_mac); · line 117

Quoted 12 lines

struct ufs_hw_queue *ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(struct ufs_hba *hba,
struct request *req)
{

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +2 -3
-u32 utag = blk_mq_unique_tag(req);
-u32 hwq = blk_mq_unique_tag_to_hwq(utag);
+struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = READ_ONCE(rq->mq_hctx);
 
-return &hba->uhq[hwq];
+return hctx ? &hba->uhq[hctx->queue_num] : NULL;
  }

Hi Bart,

Yes, it could be work, thanks.

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba, int task_tag) · line 550

Quoted 10 lines

/**

(quoted diff) +0 -0
@@ -547,6 +546,8 @@ int ufshcd_mcq_sq_cleanup(struct ufs_hba *hba,

int
task_tag)
if (!cmd)
return -EINVAL;
hwq = ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq(hba, scsi_cmd_to_rq(cmd));

drivers/ufs/core/ufs-mcq.c +2 -0
+if (!hwq)
+return -EINVAL;

Should retrun 0, beacuse hwq null means tag is done by ISR. We don't need cleanup sq now.

Thanks.
Peter

Quoted 4 lines
  } else {
  hwq = hba->dev_cmd_queue;
  }
#10 lore raw
In reply to Peter Wang (王信友)
Quoted 33 lines · Peter Wang (王信友)
Quoted 22 lines · Bart Van Assche

Please include a full root cause analysis when reposting fixes for the
reported crashes. It is not clear to me how it is possible that an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag() (0x194). As I mentioned
in my previous email, freeing a request does not modify the request pointer and does not modify the SCSI command pointer either. As one can
derive from the blk_mq_alloc_rqs() call stack, memory for struct request
and struct scsi_cmnd is allocated at request queue allocation time and
is not freed until the request queue is freed. Hence, for a given tag,
neither the request pointer nor the SCSI command pointer changes as long
as a request queue exists. Hence my request for an explanation how it is
possible that an invalid pointer was passed to blk_mq_unique_tag().

Quoted 4 lines

Thanks,

Bart.

Hi Bart,

Sorry I have not explain root-cause clearly. I will add more clear root-cause analyze next version.

Quoted 7 lines

And it is not an invalid pointer is passed to blk_mq_unique_tag(), I means blk_mq_unique_tag function try access null pointer. It is differnt and cause misunderstanding.

The null pinter blk_mq_unique_tag try access is:
rq->mq_hctx(NULL)->queue_num.

Hi Peter,

What is queue_num's offset of blk_mq_hw_ctx in your machine?

gdb vmlinux

(gdb) print /x (int)&((struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *)0)->queue_num $5 = 0x164

I read your descriptions and wondered a same race flow as you described following. But I found the offset mismatch, if the racing flow is correct, then the address accessed in blk_mq_unique_tag() should be 0x164, not 0x194. Maybe the offset is different between our machine?

What's more, if the racing flow is correct, I did not get how your changes can address this racing flow.

Quoted 22 lines

The racing flow is:

Thread A
ufshcd_err_handler step 1

	ufshcd_cmd_inflight(true)			step 3
	ufshcd_mcq_req_to_hwq
		blk_mq_unique_tag
			rq->mq_hctx->queue_num		step 5

Thread B
ufs_mtk_mcq_intr(cq complete ISR) step 2

	scsi_done						
		...
		__blk_mq_free_request
			rq->mq_hctx = NULL;		step 4

Thanks.
Peter

#11 lore raw
Quoted 18 lines · Wenchao Hao

Hi Peter,

What is queue_num's offset of blk_mq_hw_ctx in your machine?

gdb vmlinux

(gdb) print /x (int)&((struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *)0)->queue_num $5 = 0x164

I read your descriptions and wondered a same race flow as you described
following. But I found the offset mismatch, if the racing flow is correct,
then the address accessed in blk_mq_unique_tag() should be 0x164, not 0x194.
Maybe the offset is different between our machine?

Quoted 5 lines

What's more, if the racing flow is correct, I did not get how your changes
can address this racing flow.

Hi Wenchao Hao,

Yes, our queue_num's offset of blk_mq_hw_ctx is 0x194. Our kernel version is: Linux version 6.1.68
I think the offset is different by kernel version.

(gdb) print /x (int)&((struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *)0)->queue_num $1 = 0x194

And yes, it only shorten the race window of step3 and step5. Reduce the probability of step 4 appearing between step 3 and step 5.

Thanks.
Peter

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Quoted 31 lines · Peter Wang (王信友)
Quoted 18 lines · Wenchao Hao

Hi Peter,

What is queue_num's offset of blk_mq_hw_ctx in your machine?

gdb vmlinux

(gdb) print /x (int)&((struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *)0)->queue_num $5 = 0x164

I read your descriptions and wondered a same race flow as you described
following. But I found the offset mismatch, if the racing flow is correct,
then the address accessed in blk_mq_unique_tag() should be 0x164, not 0x194.
Maybe the offset is different between our machine?

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What's more, if the racing flow is correct, I did not get how your changes
can address this racing flow.

Hi Wenchao Hao,

Yes, our queue_num's offset of blk_mq_hw_ctx is 0x194. Our kernel version is: Linux version 6.1.68
I think the offset is different by kernel version.

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(gdb) print /x (int)&((struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *)0)->queue_num $1 = 0x194

And yes, it only shorten the race window of step3 and step5. Reduce the probability of step 4 appearing between step 3 and step 5.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for your reply, I understand the issue now.

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Thanks.
Peter