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Input: uinput - take event lock when submitting FF request "event"

PATCH In review Dmitry Torokhov 2 participants 2 messages Apr 8

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PATCH 1/1 Input: uinput - take event lock when submitting FF request "event"

To avoid racing with FF playback events and corrupting device's event queue take event_lock spinlock when calling uinput_dev_event() when submitting a FF upload or erase "event".

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Mikhail, could you please try this one?

 drivers/input/misc/uinput.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
drivers/input/misc/uinput.c +7 -0
index e24caf6fc8e8..d32fa4b508fc 100644
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/overflow.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/input/mt.h>
 #include "../input-compat.h"
 
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ static int uinput_dev_event(struct input_dev *dev,
 	struct uinput_device	*udev = input_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct timespec64	ts;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&dev->event_lock);
+
 	ktime_get_ts64(&ts);
 
 	udev->buff[udev->head] = (struct input_event) {
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ static void uinput_request_release_slot(struct uinput_device *udev,
 static int uinput_request_send(struct uinput_device *udev,
 			       struct uinput_request *request)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&udev->state_lock);
@@ -160,7 +165,9 @@ static int uinput_request_send(struct uinput_device *udev,
 	 * Tell our userspace application about this new request
 	 * by queueing an input event.
 	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&udev->dev->event_lock, flags);
 	uinput_dev_event(udev->dev, EV_UINPUT, request->code, request->id);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&udev->dev->event_lock, flags);
 
  out:
 	spin_unlock(&udev->state_lock);
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2.53.0.1213.gd9a14994de-goog


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Dmitry
Tested-by on v1 1/1
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Quoted 59 lines · Dmitry Torokhov

To avoid racing with FF playback events and corrupting device's event queue take event_lock spinlock when calling uinput_dev_event() when submitting a FF upload or erase "event".

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Mikhail, could you please try this one?

 drivers/input/misc/uinput.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
drivers/input/misc/uinput.c +7 -1
index e24caf6fc8e8..d32fa4b508fc 100644
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/miscdevice.h>
 #include <linux/overflow.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/input/mt.h>
 #include "../input-compat.h"
 
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ static int uinput_dev_event(struct input_dev *dev,
        struct uinput_device    *udev = input_get_drvdata(dev);
        struct timespec64       ts;
 
+       lockdep_assert_held(&dev->event_lock);
+
        ktime_get_ts64(&ts);
 
        udev->buff[udev->head] = (struct input_event) {
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ static void uinput_request_release_slot(struct uinput_device *udev,
 static int uinput_request_send(struct uinput_device *udev,
                               struct uinput_request *request)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
        int retval = 0;
 
        spin_lock(&udev->state_lock);
@@ -160,7 +165,9 @@ static int uinput_request_send(struct uinput_device *udev,
         * Tell our userspace application about this new request
         * by queueing an input event.
         */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&udev->dev->event_lock, flags);
        uinput_dev_event(udev->dev, EV_UINPUT, request->code, request->id);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&udev->dev->event_lock, flags);
 
  out:
        spin_unlock(&udev->state_lock);
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2.53.0.1213.gd9a14994de-goog

Quoted 2 lines

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Dmitry

Applied on top of my v2 patch, built and tested with Flydigi Vader 5 controller under Wine (ELDEN RING, Resident Evil Requiem) -- no issues observed.

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Best Regards,
Mike Gavrilov.