kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
tracing fixes for 7.0:
- Fix potential deadlock in osnoise and hotplug
The interface_lock can be called by a osnoise thread and the CPU shutdown
logic of osnoise can wait for this thread to finish. But cpus_read_lock()
can also be taken while holding the interface_lock. This produces a
circular lock dependency and can cause a deadlock.
Swap the ordering of cpus_read_lock() and the interface_lock to have
interface_lock taken within the cpus_read_lock() context to prevent this
circular dependency.
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace.git
trace/fixes
Head SHA1: 1f9885732248d22f788e4992c739a98c88ab8a55
Luo Haiyang (1):
tracing: Fix potential deadlock in cpu hotplug with osnoise
----
kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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commit 1f9885732248d22f788e4992c739a98c88ab8a55
Author: Luo Haiyang <luo.haiyang@zte.com.cn>
Date: Thu Mar 26 14:19:53 2026 +0800
tracing: Fix potential deadlock in cpu hotplug with osnoise
The following sequence may leads deadlock in cpu hotplug:
task1 task2 task3
----- ----- -----
mutex_lock(&interface_lock)
[CPU GOING OFFLINE]
cpus_write_lock();
osnoise_cpu_die();
kthread_stop(task3);
wait_for_completion();
osnoise_sleep();
mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
cpus_read_lock();
[DEAD LOCK]
Fix by swap the order of cpus_read_lock() and mutex_lock(&interface_lock).
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: <zhang.run@zte.com.cn>
Cc: <yang.tao172@zte.com.cn>
Cc: <ran.xiaokai@zte.com.cn>
Fixes: bce29ac9ce0bb ("trace: Add osnoise tracer")
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260326141953414bVSj33dAYktqp9Oiyizq8@zte.com.cn
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Luo Haiyang <luo.haiyang@zte.com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
index dee610e465b9..be6cf0bb3c03 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c
@@ -2073,8 +2073,8 @@ static void osnoise_hotplug_workfn(struct work_struct *dummy)
if (!osnoise_has_registered_instances())
return;
- guard(mutex)(&interface_lock);
guard(cpus_read_lock)();
+ guard(mutex)(&interface_lock);
if (!cpu_online(cpu))
return;
@@ -2237,11 +2237,11 @@ static ssize_t osnoise_options_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
if (running)
stop_per_cpu_kthreads();
- mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
/*
* avoid CPU hotplug operations that might read options.
*/
cpus_read_lock();
+ mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
retval = cnt;
@@ -2257,8 +2257,8 @@ static ssize_t osnoise_options_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf,
clear_bit(option, &osnoise_options);
}
- cpus_read_unlock();
mutex_unlock(&interface_lock);
+ cpus_read_unlock();
if (running)
start_per_cpu_kthreads();
@@ -2345,16 +2345,16 @@ osnoise_cpus_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *ubuf, size_t count,
if (running)
stop_per_cpu_kthreads();
- mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
/*
* osnoise_cpumask is read by CPU hotplug operations.
*/
cpus_read_lock();
+ mutex_lock(&interface_lock);
cpumask_copy(&osnoise_cpumask, osnoise_cpumask_new);
- cpus_read_unlock();
mutex_unlock(&interface_lock);
+ cpus_read_unlock();
if (running)
start_per_cpu_kthreads();
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