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Breno Leitao 8a56530492 io_uring/io-wq: Use set_bit() and test_bit() at worker->flags 
Utilize set_bit() and test_bit() on worker->flags within io_uring/io-wq
to address potential data races.

The structure io_worker->flags may be accessed through various data
paths, leading to concurrency issues. When KCSAN is enabled, it reveals
data races occurring in io_worker_handle_work and
io_wq_activate_free_worker functions.

	 BUG: KCSAN: data-race in io_worker_handle_work / io_wq_activate_free_worker
	 write to 0xffff8885c4246404 of 4 bytes by task 49071 on cpu 28:
	 io_worker_handle_work (io_uring/io-wq.c:434 io_uring/io-wq.c:569)
	 io_wq_worker (io_uring/io-wq.c:?)
<snip>

	 read to 0xffff8885c4246404 of 4 bytes by task 49024 on cpu 5:
	 io_wq_activate_free_worker (io_uring/io-wq.c:? io_uring/io-wq.c:285)
	 io_wq_enqueue (io_uring/io-wq.c:947)
	 io_queue_iowq (io_uring/io_uring.c:524)
	 io_req_task_submit (io_uring/io_uring.c:1511)
	 io_handle_tw_list (io_uring/io_uring.c:1198)
<snip>

Line numbers against commit 18daea77cc ("Merge tag 'for-linus' of
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm").

These races involve writes and reads to the same memory location by
different tasks running on different CPUs. To mitigate this, refactor
the code to use atomic operations such as set_bit(), test_bit(), and
clear_bit() instead of basic "and" and "or" operations. This ensures
thread-safe manipulation of worker flags.

Also, move `create_index` to avoid holes in the structure.

Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240507170002.2269003-1-leitao@debian.org
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
History 2024-05-07 13:17:19 -06:00
arch Misc x86 fixes: 2024-04-14 10:48:51 -07:00
block block-6.9-20240412 2024-04-12 10:22:33 -07:00
certs This update includes the following changes: 2023-11-02 16:15:30 -10:00
crypto This push fixes a regression that broke iwd as well as a divide by 2024-03-25 10:48:23 -07:00
Documentation Misc x86 fixes: 2024-04-14 10:48:51 -07:00
drivers Merge branch 'for-uring-ubufops' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kuba/linux into for-6.10/io_uring 2024-04-22 19:30:05 -06:00
fs Get rid of lockdep false positives around sysfs/overlayfs 2024-04-14 11:41:51 -07:00
include Merge branch 'for-uring-ubufops' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kuba/linux into for-6.10/io_uring 2024-04-22 19:30:05 -06:00
init fs/proc: Skip bootloader comment if no embedded kernel parameters 2024-04-09 23:36:18 +09:00
io_uring io_uring/io-wq: Use set_bit() and test_bit() at worker->flags 2024-05-07 13:17:19 -06:00
ipc sysctl changes for v6.9-rc1 2024-03-18 14:59:13 -07:00
kernel Misc x86 fixes: 2024-04-14 10:48:51 -07:00
lib Including fixes from bluetooth. 2024-04-11 11:46:31 -07:00
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net Merge branch 'for-uring-ubufops' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kuba/linux into for-6.10/io_uring 2024-04-22 19:30:05 -06:00
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samples Tracing updates for 6.9: 2024-03-18 15:11:44 -07:00
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virt KVM Xen and pfncache changes for 6.9: 2024-03-11 10:42:55 -04:00
.clang-format clang-format: Update with v6.7-rc4's for_each macro list 2023-12-08 23:54:38 +01:00
.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
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.get_maintainer.ignore Add Jeff Kirsher to .get_maintainer.ignore 2024-03-08 11:36:54 +00:00
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CREDITS MAINTAINERS: Drop Gustavo Pimentel as PCI DWC Maintainer 2024-03-27 13:41:02 -05:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS SoC fixes for 6.9 2024-04-12 13:02:27 -07:00
Makefile Linux 6.9-rc4 2024-04-14 13:38:39 -07:00
README README: Fix spelling 2024-03-18 03:36:32 -06:00

README 

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.