rcu: Break rcu_node_0 --> &rq->__lock order
authorPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Tue, 31 Oct 2023 08:53:08 +0000 (09:53 +0100)
committerFrederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
Wed, 1 Nov 2023 20:39:58 +0000 (21:39 +0100)
commit85d68222ddc5f4522e456d97d201166acb50f716
treea4104a2c1aa357fc29666bd774daebade3aaffd4
parent2656821f1f202d58224551b71eff41aafd1edf8b
rcu: Break rcu_node_0 --> &rq->__lock order

Commit 851a723e45d1 ("sched: Always clear user_cpus_ptr in
do_set_cpus_allowed()") added a kfree() call to free any user
provided affinity mask, if present. It was changed later to use
kfree_rcu() in commit 9a5418bc48ba ("sched/core: Use kfree_rcu()
in do_set_cpus_allowed()") to avoid a circular locking dependency
problem.

It turns out that even kfree_rcu() isn't safe for avoiding
circular locking problem. As reported by kernel test robot,
the following circular locking dependency now exists:

  &rdp->nocb_lock --> rcu_node_0 --> &rq->__lock

Solve this by breaking the rcu_node_0 --> &rq->__lock chain by moving
the resched_cpu() out from under rcu_node lock.

[peterz: heavily borrowed from Waiman's Changelog]
[paulmck: applied Z qiang feedback]

Fixes: 851a723e45d1 ("sched: Always clear user_cpus_ptr in do_set_cpus_allowed()")
Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
Acked-by: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202310302207.a25f1a30-oliver.sang@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@kernel.org>
kernel/rcu/tree.c