x86/resctrl: Ensure domain fully initialized before placed on RCU list

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A resctrl domain consists of the domain structure self that includes
pointers to dynamically allocated filesystem as well as architecture
specific data. For example, the L3 monitoring domain structure consists
of the architecture specific struct rdt_hw_l3_mon_domain that contains
the dynamically allocated rdt_hw_l3_mon_domain::arch_mbm_states
architectural state and the embedded struct rdt_l3_mon_domain contains
the dynamically allocated rdt_l3_mon_domain::mbm_states resctrl fs state.

The domains are added to and removed from an RCU protected list while
cpus_write_lock() is held so that readers could access domains via
cpus_read_lock() or from an RCU read-side critical section.  A reader
accessing a domain via the RCU list expects that the domain and all its
dynamically allocated data is accessible.

Only place the domain on the RCU list when all its dynamically allocated
data is ready, similarly unlink it from RCU list (again with cpus_write_lock()
held) before removing any of its dynamically allocated data.

Calling resctrl_online_mon_domain() before adding the domain to the RCU
list creates the kernfs files that expose the domain's monitoring data to
user space before adding the domain to the RCU list. This is safe because
rdtgroup_mondata_show() acquires cpus_read_lock() before it traverses the
RCU list and will thus block until the domain is added to the RCU list.

There are no readers accessing a domain via RCU list. Ensure safety of
access when such a reader arrives.

Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/31ae67084c983e8cb8c5ef2c65e1096de5e8f9b0.1783963505.git.reinette.chatre@intel.com

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Reinette Chatre 2026-07-13 10:39:42 -07:00 • committed by Borislav Petkov (AMD)

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arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/core.c

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arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/intel_aet.c

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