Currently, zswap_cpu_comp_dead() calls crypto_free_acomp() while holding
the per-CPU acomp_ctx mutex. crypto_free_acomp() then holds scomp_lock
(through crypto_exit_scomp_ops_async()).
On the other hand, crypto_alloc_acomp_node() holds the scomp_lock (through
crypto_scomp_init_tfm()), and then allocates memory. If the allocation
results in reclaim, we may attempt to hold the per-CPU acomp_ctx mutex.
The above dependencies can cause an ABBA deadlock. For example in the
following scenario:
(1) Task A running on CPU #1:
crypto_alloc_acomp_node()
Holds scomp_lock
Enters reclaim
Reads per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, 1)
(2) Task A is descheduled
(3) CPU #1 goes offline
zswap_cpu_comp_dead(CPU #1)
Holds per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, 1))
Calls crypto_free_acomp()
Waits for scomp_lock
(4) Task A running on CPU #2:
Waits for per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, 1) // Read on CPU #1
DEADLOCK
Since there is no requirement to call crypto_free_acomp() with the per-CPU
acomp_ctx mutex held in zswap_cpu_comp_dead(), move it after the mutex is
unlocked. Also move the acomp_request_free() and kfree() calls for
consistency and to avoid any potential sublte locking dependencies in the
future.
With this, only setting acomp_ctx fields to NULL occurs with the mutex
held. This is similar to how zswap_cpu_comp_prepare() only initializes
acomp_ctx fields with the mutex held, after performing all allocations
before holding the mutex.
Opportunistically, move the NULL check on acomp_ctx so that it takes place
before the mutex dereference.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250226185625.2672936-1-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev
Fixes: 12dcb0ef5406 ("mm: zswap: properly synchronize freeing resources during CPU hotunplug")
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Co-developed-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
Reported-by: syzbot+1a517ccfcbc6a7ab0f82@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/67bcea51.050a0220.bbfd1.0096.GAE@google.com/
Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Reviewed-by: Chengming Zhou <chengming.zhou@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>
Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@kernel.org>
Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Cc: Chris Murphy <lists@colorremedies.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
{
struct zswap_pool *pool = hlist_entry(node, struct zswap_pool, node);
struct crypto_acomp_ctx *acomp_ctx = per_cpu_ptr(pool->acomp_ctx, cpu);
+ struct acomp_req *req;
+ struct crypto_acomp *acomp;
+ u8 *buffer;
+
+ if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(acomp_ctx))
+ return 0;
mutex_lock(&acomp_ctx->mutex);
- if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(acomp_ctx)) {
- if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(acomp_ctx->req))
- acomp_request_free(acomp_ctx->req);
- acomp_ctx->req = NULL;
- if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(acomp_ctx->acomp))
- crypto_free_acomp(acomp_ctx->acomp);
- kfree(acomp_ctx->buffer);
- }
+ req = acomp_ctx->req;
+ acomp = acomp_ctx->acomp;
+ buffer = acomp_ctx->buffer;
+ acomp_ctx->req = NULL;
+ acomp_ctx->acomp = NULL;
+ acomp_ctx->buffer = NULL;
mutex_unlock(&acomp_ctx->mutex);
+ /*
+ * Do the actual freeing after releasing the mutex to avoid subtle
+ * locking dependencies causing deadlocks.
+ */
+ if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(req))
+ acomp_request_free(req);
+ if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(acomp))
+ crypto_free_acomp(acomp);
+ kfree(buffer);
+
return 0;
}