powerpc/powernv/memtrace: Fix crashing the kernel when enabling concurrently

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commit d6718941a2 upstream.

It's very easy to crash the kernel right now by simply trying to
enable memtrace concurrently, hammering on the "enable" interface

loop.sh:
  #!/bin/bash

  dmesg --console-off

  while true; do
          echo 0x40000000 > /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/memtrace/enable
  done

[root@localhost ~]# loop.sh &
[root@localhost ~]# loop.sh &

Resulting quickly in a kernel crash. Let's properly protect using a
mutex.

Fixes: 9d5171a8f2 ("powerpc/powernv: Enable removal of memory for in memory tracing")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org# v4.14+
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201111145322.15793-3-david@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

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David Hildenbrand 2020-11-11 15:53:16 +01:00 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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