37436d9c0e
Commit 9faa89d4ed9d ("tipc: make function tipc_net_finalize() thread
safe") tries to make it thread safe to set node address, so it uses
node_list_lock lock to serialize the whole process of setting node
address in tipc_net_finalize(). But it causes the following interrupt
unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
rht_deferred_worker()
rhashtable_rehash_table()
lock(&(&ht->lock)->rlock)
tipc_nl_compat_doit()
tipc_net_finalize()
local_irq_disable();
lock(&(&tn->node_list_lock)->rlock);
tipc_sk_reinit()
rhashtable_walk_enter()
lock(&(&ht->lock)->rlock);
<Interrupt>
tipc_disc_rcv()
tipc_node_check_dest()
tipc_node_create()
lock(&(&tn->node_list_lock)->rlock);
*** DEADLOCK ***
When rhashtable_rehash_table() holds ht->lock on CPU0, it doesn't
disable BH. So if an interrupt happens after the lock, it can create
an inverse lock ordering between ht->lock and tn->node_list_lock. As
a consequence, deadlock might happen.
The reason causing the inverse lock ordering scenario above is because
the initial purpose of node_list_lock is not designed to do the
serialization of node address setting.
As cmpxchg() can guarantee CAS (compare-and-swap) process is atomic,
we use it to replace node_list_lock to ensure setting node address can
be atomically finished. It turns out the potential deadlock can be
avoided as well.
Fixes: 9faa89d4ed9d ("tipc: make function tipc_net_finalize() thread safe")
Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Jon Maloy <maloy@donjonn.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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