From e7f3880cd9b98c5bf9391ae7acdec82b75403776 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hurley Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:44:45 -0400 Subject: tty: Fix recursive deadlock in tty_perform_flush() tty_perform_flush() can deadlock when called while holding a line discipline reference. By definition, all ldisc drivers hold a ldisc reference, so calls originating from ldisc drivers must not block for a ldisc reference. The deadlock can occur when: CPU 0 | CPU 1 | tty_ldisc_ref(tty) | .... | tty_ldisc_ref_wait(tty) | | CPU 0 cannot progess because it cannot obtain an ldisc reference with the line discipline has been halted (thus no new references are granted). CPU 1 cannot progress because an outstanding ldisc reference has not been released. An in-tree call-tree audit of tty_perform_flush() [1] shows 5 ldisc drivers calling tty_perform_flush() indirectly via n_tty_ioctl_helper() and 2 ldisc drivers calling directly. A single tty driver safely uses the function. [1] Recursive usage: /* These functions are line discipline ioctls and thus * recursive wrt line discipline references */ tty_perform_flush() - ./drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c n_tty_ioctl_helper() hci_uart_tty_ioctl(default) - drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c (N_HCI) n_hdlc_tty_ioctl(default) - drivers/tty/n_hdlc.c (N_HDLC) gsmld_ioctl(default) - drivers/tty/n_gsm.c (N_GSM0710) n_tty_ioctl(default) - drivers/tty/n_tty.c (N_TTY) gigaset_tty_ioctl(default) - drivers/isdn/gigaset/ser-gigaset.c (N_GIGASET_M101) ppp_synctty_ioctl(TCFLSH) - drivers/net/ppp/pps_synctty.c ppp_asynctty_ioctl(TCFLSH) - drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c Non-recursive use: tty_perform_flush() - drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c ipw_ioctl(TCFLSH) - drivers/tty/ipwireless/tty.c /* This function is a tty i/o ioctl method, which * is invoked by tty_ioctl() */ Signed-off-by: Peter Hurley Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/net/ppp') diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c index a031f6b456b4..9c889e0303dd 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_async.c @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ ppp_asynctty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, /* flush our buffers and the serial port's buffer */ if (arg == TCIOFLUSH || arg == TCOFLUSH) ppp_async_flush_output(ap); - err = tty_perform_flush(tty, arg); + err = n_tty_ioctl_helper(tty, file, cmd, arg); break; case FIONREAD: diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c index 1a12033d2efa..bdf3b13a71a8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c @@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ ppp_synctty_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file, /* flush our buffers and the serial port's buffer */ if (arg == TCIOFLUSH || arg == TCOFLUSH) ppp_sync_flush_output(ap); - err = tty_perform_flush(tty, arg); + err = n_tty_ioctl_helper(tty, file, cmd, arg); break; case FIONREAD: -- cgit v1.2.2