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<title>futex: Prevent lockup in requeue-PI during signal/ timeout wakeup</title>
<updated>2026-05-23T11:03:30+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Sebastian Andrzej Siewior</name>
<email>bigeasy@linutronix.de</email>
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<published>2026-04-28T10:34:25+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit bc7304f3ae20972d11db6e0b1b541c63feda5f05 ]

During wait-requeue-pi (task A) and requeue-PI (task B) the following
race can happen:

     Task A                             Task B
  futex_wait_requeue_pi()
    futex_setup_timer()
    futex_do_wait()
                                   futex_requeue()
                                        CLASS(hb, hb1)(&amp;key1);
                                        CLASS(hb, hb2)(&amp;key2);
        *timeout*
    futex_requeue_pi_wakeup_sync()
        requeue_state = Q_REQUEUE_PI_IGNORE

    *blocks on hb-&gt;lock*

                                        futex_proxy_trylock_atomic()
                                          futex_requeue_pi_prepare()
                                            Q_REQUEUE_PI_IGNORE =&gt; -EAGAIN
                                        double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2)
                                         *retry*

Task B acquires both hb locks and attempts to acquire the PI-lock of the
top most waiter (task B). Task A is leaving early due to a signal/
timeout and started removing itself from the queue. It updates its
requeue_state but can not remove it from the list because this requires
the hb lock which is owned by task B.

Usually task A is able to swoop the lock after task B unlocked it.
However if task B is of higher priority then task A may not be able to
wake up in time and acquire the lock before task B gets it again.
Especially on a UP system where A is never scheduled.

As a result task A blocks on the lock and task B busy loops, trying to
make progress but live locks the system instead. Tragic.

This can be fixed by removing the top most waiter from the list in this
case. This allows task B to grab the next top waiter (if any) in the
next iteration and make progress.

Remove the top most waiter if futex_requeue_pi_prepare() fails.
Let the waiter conditionally remove itself from the list in
handle_early_requeue_pi_wakeup().

Fixes: 07d91ef510fb1 ("futex: Prevent requeue_pi() lock nesting issue on RT")
Reported-by: Moritz Klammler &lt;Moritz.Klammler@ferchau.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260428103425.dywXyPd3@linutronix.de
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/VE1PR06MB6894BE61C173D802365BE19DFF4CA@VE1PR06MB6894.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit bc7304f3ae20972d11db6e0b1b541c63feda5f05 ]

During wait-requeue-pi (task A) and requeue-PI (task B) the following
race can happen:

     Task A                             Task B
  futex_wait_requeue_pi()
    futex_setup_timer()
    futex_do_wait()
                                   futex_requeue()
                                        CLASS(hb, hb1)(&amp;key1);
                                        CLASS(hb, hb2)(&amp;key2);
        *timeout*
    futex_requeue_pi_wakeup_sync()
        requeue_state = Q_REQUEUE_PI_IGNORE

    *blocks on hb-&gt;lock*

                                        futex_proxy_trylock_atomic()
                                          futex_requeue_pi_prepare()
                                            Q_REQUEUE_PI_IGNORE =&gt; -EAGAIN
                                        double_unlock_hb(hb1, hb2)
                                         *retry*

Task B acquires both hb locks and attempts to acquire the PI-lock of the
top most waiter (task B). Task A is leaving early due to a signal/
timeout and started removing itself from the queue. It updates its
requeue_state but can not remove it from the list because this requires
the hb lock which is owned by task B.

Usually task A is able to swoop the lock after task B unlocked it.
However if task B is of higher priority then task A may not be able to
wake up in time and acquire the lock before task B gets it again.
Especially on a UP system where A is never scheduled.

As a result task A blocks on the lock and task B busy loops, trying to
make progress but live locks the system instead. Tragic.

This can be fixed by removing the top most waiter from the list in this
case. This allows task B to grab the next top waiter (if any) in the
next iteration and make progress.

Remove the top most waiter if futex_requeue_pi_prepare() fails.
Let the waiter conditionally remove itself from the list in
handle_early_requeue_pi_wakeup().

Fixes: 07d91ef510fb1 ("futex: Prevent requeue_pi() lock nesting issue on RT")
Reported-by: Moritz Klammler &lt;Moritz.Klammler@ferchau.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260428103425.dywXyPd3@linutronix.de
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/VE1PR06MB6894BE61C173D802365BE19DFF4CA@VE1PR06MB6894.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>futex: Clear stale exiting pointer in futex_lock_pi() retry path</title>
<updated>2026-04-02T11:07:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Davidlohr Bueso</name>
<email>dave@stgolabs.net</email>
</author>
<published>2026-03-26T00:17:59+00:00</published>
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commit 210d36d892de5195e6766c45519dfb1e65f3eb83 upstream.

Fuzzying/stressing futexes triggered:

    WARNING: kernel/futex/core.c:825 at wait_for_owner_exiting+0x7a/0x80, CPU#11: futex_lock_pi_s/524

When futex_lock_pi_atomic() sees the owner is exiting, it returns -EBUSY
and stores a refcounted task pointer in 'exiting'.

After wait_for_owner_exiting() consumes that reference, the local pointer
is never reset to nil. Upon a retry, if futex_lock_pi_atomic() returns a
different error, the bogus pointer is passed to wait_for_owner_exiting().

  CPU0			     CPU1		       CPU2
  futex_lock_pi(uaddr)
  // acquires the PI futex
  exit()
    futex_cleanup_begin()
      futex_state = EXITING;
			     futex_lock_pi(uaddr)
			       futex_lock_pi_atomic()
				 attach_to_pi_owner()
				   // observes EXITING
				   *exiting = owner;  // takes ref
				   return -EBUSY
			       wait_for_owner_exiting(-EBUSY, owner)
				 put_task_struct();   // drops ref
			       // exiting still points to owner
			       goto retry;
			       futex_lock_pi_atomic()
				 lock_pi_update_atomic()
				   cmpxchg(uaddr)
					*uaddr ^= WAITERS // whatever
				   // value changed
				 return -EAGAIN;
			       wait_for_owner_exiting(-EAGAIN, exiting) // stale
				 WARN_ON_ONCE(exiting)

Fix this by resetting upon retry, essentially aligning it with requeue_pi.

Fixes: 3ef240eaff36 ("futex: Prevent exit livelock")
Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260326001759.4129680-1-dave@stgolabs.net
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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commit 210d36d892de5195e6766c45519dfb1e65f3eb83 upstream.

Fuzzying/stressing futexes triggered:

    WARNING: kernel/futex/core.c:825 at wait_for_owner_exiting+0x7a/0x80, CPU#11: futex_lock_pi_s/524

When futex_lock_pi_atomic() sees the owner is exiting, it returns -EBUSY
and stores a refcounted task pointer in 'exiting'.

After wait_for_owner_exiting() consumes that reference, the local pointer
is never reset to nil. Upon a retry, if futex_lock_pi_atomic() returns a
different error, the bogus pointer is passed to wait_for_owner_exiting().

  CPU0			     CPU1		       CPU2
  futex_lock_pi(uaddr)
  // acquires the PI futex
  exit()
    futex_cleanup_begin()
      futex_state = EXITING;
			     futex_lock_pi(uaddr)
			       futex_lock_pi_atomic()
				 attach_to_pi_owner()
				   // observes EXITING
				   *exiting = owner;  // takes ref
				   return -EBUSY
			       wait_for_owner_exiting(-EBUSY, owner)
				 put_task_struct();   // drops ref
			       // exiting still points to owner
			       goto retry;
			       futex_lock_pi_atomic()
				 lock_pi_update_atomic()
				   cmpxchg(uaddr)
					*uaddr ^= WAITERS // whatever
				   // value changed
				 return -EAGAIN;
			       wait_for_owner_exiting(-EAGAIN, exiting) // stale
				 WARN_ON_ONCE(exiting)

Fix this by resetting upon retry, essentially aligning it with requeue_pi.

Fixes: 3ef240eaff36 ("futex: Prevent exit livelock")
Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260326001759.4129680-1-dave@stgolabs.net
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>futex: Don't leak robust_list pointer on exec race</title>
<updated>2025-11-24T09:29:22+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Pranav Tyagi</name>
<email>pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2025-09-15T18:21:54+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit 6b54082c3ed4dc9821cdf0edb17302355cc5bb45 ]

sys_get_robust_list() and compat_get_robust_list() use ptrace_may_access()
to check if the calling task is allowed to access another task's
robust_list pointer. This check is racy against a concurrent exec() in the
target process.

During exec(), a task may transition from a non-privileged binary to a
privileged one (e.g., setuid binary) and its credentials/memory mappings
may change. If get_robust_list() performs ptrace_may_access() before
this transition, it may erroneously allow access to sensitive information
after the target becomes privileged.

A racy access allows an attacker to exploit a window during which
ptrace_may_access() passes before a target process transitions to a
privileged state via exec().

For example, consider a non-privileged task T that is about to execute a
setuid-root binary. An attacker task A calls get_robust_list(T) while T
is still unprivileged. Since ptrace_may_access() checks permissions
based on current credentials, it succeeds. However, if T begins exec
immediately afterwards, it becomes privileged and may change its memory
mappings. Because get_robust_list() proceeds to access T-&gt;robust_list
without synchronizing with exec() it may read user-space pointers from a
now-privileged process.

This violates the intended post-exec access restrictions and could
expose sensitive memory addresses or be used as a primitive in a larger
exploit chain. Consequently, the race can lead to unauthorized
disclosure of information across privilege boundaries and poses a
potential security risk.

Take a read lock on signal-&gt;exec_update_lock prior to invoking
ptrace_may_access() and accessing the robust_list/compat_robust_list.
This ensures that the target task's exec state remains stable during the
check, allowing for consistent and synchronized validation of
credentials.

Suggested-by: Jann Horn &lt;jann@thejh.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Pranav Tyagi &lt;pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/1477863998-3298-5-git-send-email-jann@thejh.net/
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/119
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit 6b54082c3ed4dc9821cdf0edb17302355cc5bb45 ]

sys_get_robust_list() and compat_get_robust_list() use ptrace_may_access()
to check if the calling task is allowed to access another task's
robust_list pointer. This check is racy against a concurrent exec() in the
target process.

During exec(), a task may transition from a non-privileged binary to a
privileged one (e.g., setuid binary) and its credentials/memory mappings
may change. If get_robust_list() performs ptrace_may_access() before
this transition, it may erroneously allow access to sensitive information
after the target becomes privileged.

A racy access allows an attacker to exploit a window during which
ptrace_may_access() passes before a target process transitions to a
privileged state via exec().

For example, consider a non-privileged task T that is about to execute a
setuid-root binary. An attacker task A calls get_robust_list(T) while T
is still unprivileged. Since ptrace_may_access() checks permissions
based on current credentials, it succeeds. However, if T begins exec
immediately afterwards, it becomes privileged and may change its memory
mappings. Because get_robust_list() proceeds to access T-&gt;robust_list
without synchronizing with exec() it may read user-space pointers from a
now-privileged process.

This violates the intended post-exec access restrictions and could
expose sensitive memory addresses or be used as a primitive in a larger
exploit chain. Consequently, the race can lead to unauthorized
disclosure of information across privilege boundaries and poses a
potential security risk.

Take a read lock on signal-&gt;exec_update_lock prior to invoking
ptrace_may_access() and accessing the robust_list/compat_robust_list.
This ensures that the target task's exec state remains stable during the
check, allowing for consistent and synchronized validation of
credentials.

Suggested-by: Jann Horn &lt;jann@thejh.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Pranav Tyagi &lt;pranav.tyagi03@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/1477863998-3298-5-git-send-email-jann@thejh.net/
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/119
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>futex: Prevent use-after-free during requeue-PI</title>
<updated>2025-10-02T11:42:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Sebastian Andrzej Siewior</name>
<email>bigeasy@linutronix.de</email>
</author>
<published>2025-09-10T10:42:43+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit b549113738e8c751b613118032a724b772aa83f2 ]

syzbot managed to trigger the following race:

   T1                               T2

 futex_wait_requeue_pi()
   futex_do_wait()
     schedule()
                               futex_requeue()
                                 futex_proxy_trylock_atomic()
                                   futex_requeue_pi_prepare()
                                   requeue_pi_wake_futex()
                                     futex_requeue_pi_complete()
                                      /* preempt */

         * timeout/ signal wakes T1 *

   futex_requeue_pi_wakeup_sync() // Q_REQUEUE_PI_LOCKED
   futex_hash_put()
  // back to userland, on stack futex_q is garbage

                                      /* back */
                                     wake_up_state(q-&gt;task, TASK_NORMAL);

In this scenario futex_wait_requeue_pi() is able to leave without using
futex_q::lock_ptr for synchronization.

This can be prevented by reading futex_q::task before updating the
futex_q::requeue_state. A reference on the task_struct is not needed
because requeue_pi_wake_futex() is invoked with a spinlock_t held which
implies a RCU read section.

Even if T1 terminates immediately after, the task_struct will remain valid
during T2's wake_up_state().  A READ_ONCE on futex_q::task before
futex_requeue_pi_complete() is enough because it ensures that the variable
is read before the state is updated.

Read futex_q::task before updating the requeue state, use it for the
following wakeup.

Fixes: 07d91ef510fb1 ("futex: Prevent requeue_pi() lock nesting issue on RT")
Reported-by: syzbot+034246a838a10d181e78@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/68b75989.050a0220.3db4df.01dd.GAE@google.com/
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit b549113738e8c751b613118032a724b772aa83f2 ]

syzbot managed to trigger the following race:

   T1                               T2

 futex_wait_requeue_pi()
   futex_do_wait()
     schedule()
                               futex_requeue()
                                 futex_proxy_trylock_atomic()
                                   futex_requeue_pi_prepare()
                                   requeue_pi_wake_futex()
                                     futex_requeue_pi_complete()
                                      /* preempt */

         * timeout/ signal wakes T1 *

   futex_requeue_pi_wakeup_sync() // Q_REQUEUE_PI_LOCKED
   futex_hash_put()
  // back to userland, on stack futex_q is garbage

                                      /* back */
                                     wake_up_state(q-&gt;task, TASK_NORMAL);

In this scenario futex_wait_requeue_pi() is able to leave without using
futex_q::lock_ptr for synchronization.

This can be prevented by reading futex_q::task before updating the
futex_q::requeue_state. A reference on the task_struct is not needed
because requeue_pi_wake_futex() is invoked with a spinlock_t held which
implies a RCU read section.

Even if T1 terminates immediately after, the task_struct will remain valid
during T2's wake_up_state().  A READ_ONCE on futex_q::task before
futex_requeue_pi_complete() is enough because it ensures that the variable
is read before the state is updated.

Read futex_q::task before updating the requeue state, use it for the
following wakeup.

Fixes: 07d91ef510fb1 ("futex: Prevent requeue_pi() lock nesting issue on RT")
Reported-by: syzbot+034246a838a10d181e78@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior &lt;bigeasy@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/68b75989.050a0220.3db4df.01dd.GAE@google.com/
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>futex: Don't include process MM in futex key on no-MMU</title>
<updated>2023-11-20T10:58:53+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ben Wolsieffer</name>
<email>ben.wolsieffer@hefring.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-10-19T20:45:49+00:00</published>
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[ Upstream commit c73801ae4f22b390228ebf471d55668e824198b6 ]

On no-MMU, all futexes are treated as private because there is no need
to map a virtual address to physical to match the futex across
processes. This doesn't quite work though, because private futexes
include the current process's mm_struct as part of their key. This makes
it impossible for one process to wake up a shared futex being waited on
in another process.

Fix this bug by excluding the mm_struct from the key. With
a single address space, the futex address is already a unique key.

Fixes: 784bdf3bb694 ("futex: Assume all mappings are private on !MMU systems")
Signed-off-by: Ben Wolsieffer &lt;ben.wolsieffer@hefring.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: Darren Hart &lt;dvhart@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Cc: André Almeida &lt;andrealmeid@igalia.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231019204548.1236437-2-ben.wolsieffer@hefring.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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[ Upstream commit c73801ae4f22b390228ebf471d55668e824198b6 ]

On no-MMU, all futexes are treated as private because there is no need
to map a virtual address to physical to match the futex across
processes. This doesn't quite work though, because private futexes
include the current process's mm_struct as part of their key. This makes
it impossible for one process to wake up a shared futex being waited on
in another process.

Fix this bug by excluding the mm_struct from the key. With
a single address space, the futex address is already a unique key.

Fixes: 784bdf3bb694 ("futex: Assume all mappings are private on !MMU systems")
Signed-off-by: Ben Wolsieffer &lt;ben.wolsieffer@hefring.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Cc: Darren Hart &lt;dvhart@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Cc: André Almeida &lt;andrealmeid@igalia.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231019204548.1236437-2-ben.wolsieffer@hefring.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin &lt;sashal@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mm/mm_init.c: remove obsolete macro HASH_SMALL</title>
<updated>2023-08-18T17:12:07+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Miaohe Lin</name>
<email>linmiaohe@huawei.com</email>
</author>
<published>2023-06-25T02:13:23+00:00</published>
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HASH_SMALL only works when parameter numentries is 0. But the sole caller
futex_init() never calls alloc_large_system_hash() with numentries set to
0. So HASH_SMALL is obsolete and remove it.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230625021323.849147-1-linmiaohe@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Miaohe Lin &lt;linmiaohe@huawei.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) &lt;rppt@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: André Almeida &lt;andrealmeid@igalia.com&gt;
Cc: Darren Hart &lt;dvhart@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Cc: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: Miaohe Lin &lt;linmiaohe@huawei.com&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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HASH_SMALL only works when parameter numentries is 0. But the sole caller
futex_init() never calls alloc_large_system_hash() with numentries set to
0. So HASH_SMALL is obsolete and remove it.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230625021323.849147-1-linmiaohe@huawei.com
Signed-off-by: Miaohe Lin &lt;linmiaohe@huawei.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) &lt;rppt@kernel.org&gt;
Cc: André Almeida &lt;andrealmeid@igalia.com&gt;
Cc: Darren Hart &lt;dvhart@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Cc: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@redhat.com&gt;
Cc: Miaohe Lin &lt;linmiaohe@huawei.com&gt;
Cc: Peter Zijlstra &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Cc: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge tag 'locking_urgent_for_v6.2_rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip</title>
<updated>2023-01-01T19:15:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2023-01-01T19:15:05+00:00</published>
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Pull locking fixes from Borislav Petkov:

 - Prevent the leaking of a debug timer in futex_waitv()

 - A preempt-RT mutex locking fix, adding the proper acquire semantics

* tag 'locking_urgent_for_v6.2_rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  futex: Fix futex_waitv() hrtimer debug object leak on kcalloc error
  rtmutex: Add acquire semantics for rtmutex lock acquisition slow path
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Pull locking fixes from Borislav Petkov:

 - Prevent the leaking of a debug timer in futex_waitv()

 - A preempt-RT mutex locking fix, adding the proper acquire semantics

* tag 'locking_urgent_for_v6.2_rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  futex: Fix futex_waitv() hrtimer debug object leak on kcalloc error
  rtmutex: Add acquire semantics for rtmutex lock acquisition slow path
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<title>futex: Fix futex_waitv() hrtimer debug object leak on kcalloc error</title>
<updated>2022-12-27T11:52:02+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Mathieu Desnoyers</name>
<email>mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com</email>
</author>
<published>2022-12-14T22:20:08+00:00</published>
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In a scenario where kcalloc() fails to allocate memory, the futex_waitv
system call immediately returns -ENOMEM without invoking
destroy_hrtimer_on_stack(). When CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_TIMERS=y, this
results in leaking a timer debug object.

Fixes: bf69bad38cf6 ("futex: Implement sys_futex_waitv()")
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers &lt;mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.16+
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221214222008.200393-1-mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com
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In a scenario where kcalloc() fails to allocate memory, the futex_waitv
system call immediately returns -ENOMEM without invoking
destroy_hrtimer_on_stack(). When CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_TIMERS=y, this
results in leaking a timer debug object.

Fixes: bf69bad38cf6 ("futex: Implement sys_futex_waitv()")
Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers &lt;mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Davidlohr Bueso &lt;dave@stgolabs.net&gt;
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.16+
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221214222008.200393-1-mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com
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<entry>
<title>futex: Resend potentially swallowed owner death notification</title>
<updated>2022-12-02T11:20:24+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Alexey Izbyshev</name>
<email>izbyshev@ispras.ru</email>
</author>
<published>2022-11-11T21:54:39+00:00</published>
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Commit ca16d5bee598 ("futex: Prevent robust futex exit race") addressed
two cases when tasks waiting on a robust non-PI futex remained blocked
despite the futex not being owned anymore:

* if the owner died after writing zero to the futex word, but before
  waking up a waiter

* if a task waiting on the futex was woken up, but died before updating
  the futex word (effectively swallowing the notification without acting
  on it)

In the second case, the task could be woken up either by the previous
owner (after the futex word was reset to zero) or by the kernel (after
the OWNER_DIED bit was set and the TID part of the futex word was reset
to zero) if the previous owner died without the resetting the futex.

Because the referenced commit wakes up a potential waiter only if the
whole futex word is zero, the latter subcase remains unaddressed.

Fix this by looking only at the TID part of the futex when deciding
whether a wake up is needed.

Fixes: ca16d5bee598 ("futex: Prevent robust futex exit race")
Signed-off-by: Alexey Izbyshev &lt;izbyshev@ispras.ru&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221111215439.248185-1-izbyshev@ispras.ru

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Commit ca16d5bee598 ("futex: Prevent robust futex exit race") addressed
two cases when tasks waiting on a robust non-PI futex remained blocked
despite the futex not being owned anymore:

* if the owner died after writing zero to the futex word, but before
  waking up a waiter

* if a task waiting on the futex was woken up, but died before updating
  the futex word (effectively swallowing the notification without acting
  on it)

In the second case, the task could be woken up either by the previous
owner (after the futex word was reset to zero) or by the kernel (after
the OWNER_DIED bit was set and the TID part of the futex word was reset
to zero) if the previous owner died without the resetting the futex.

Because the referenced commit wakes up a potential waiter only if the
whole futex word is zero, the latter subcase remains unaddressed.

Fix this by looking only at the TID part of the futex when deciding
whether a wake up is needed.

Fixes: ca16d5bee598 ("futex: Prevent robust futex exit race")
Signed-off-by: Alexey Izbyshev &lt;izbyshev@ispras.ru&gt;
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner &lt;tglx@linutronix.de&gt;
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221111215439.248185-1-izbyshev@ispras.ru

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<entry>
<title>freezer,sched: Rewrite core freezer logic</title>
<updated>2022-09-07T19:53:50+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Peter Zijlstra</name>
<email>peterz@infradead.org</email>
</author>
<published>2022-08-22T11:18:22+00:00</published>
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Rewrite the core freezer to behave better wrt thawing and be simpler
in general.

By replacing PF_FROZEN with TASK_FROZEN, a special block state, it is
ensured frozen tasks stay frozen until thawed and don't randomly wake
up early, as is currently possible.

As such, it does away with PF_FROZEN and PF_FREEZER_SKIP, freeing up
two PF_flags (yay!).

Specifically; the current scheme works a little like:

	freezer_do_not_count();
	schedule();
	freezer_count();

And either the task is blocked, or it lands in try_to_freezer()
through freezer_count(). Now, when it is blocked, the freezer
considers it frozen and continues.

However, on thawing, once pm_freezing is cleared, freezer_count()
stops working, and any random/spurious wakeup will let a task run
before its time.

That is, thawing tries to thaw things in explicit order; kernel
threads and workqueues before doing bringing SMP back before userspace
etc.. However due to the above mentioned races it is entirely possible
for userspace tasks to thaw (by accident) before SMP is back.

This can be a fatal problem in asymmetric ISA architectures (eg ARMv9)
where the userspace task requires a special CPU to run.

As said; replace this with a special task state TASK_FROZEN and add
the following state transitions:

	TASK_FREEZABLE	-&gt; TASK_FROZEN
	__TASK_STOPPED	-&gt; TASK_FROZEN
	__TASK_TRACED	-&gt; TASK_FROZEN

The new TASK_FREEZABLE can be set on any state part of TASK_NORMAL
(IOW. TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE and TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE) -- any such state
is already required to deal with spurious wakeups and the freezer
causes one such when thawing the task (since the original state is
lost).

The special __TASK_{STOPPED,TRACED} states *can* be restored since
their canonical state is in -&gt;jobctl.

With this, frozen tasks need an explicit TASK_FROZEN wakeup and are
free of undue (early / spurious) wakeups.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki &lt;rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220822114649.055452969@infradead.org
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Rewrite the core freezer to behave better wrt thawing and be simpler
in general.

By replacing PF_FROZEN with TASK_FROZEN, a special block state, it is
ensured frozen tasks stay frozen until thawed and don't randomly wake
up early, as is currently possible.

As such, it does away with PF_FROZEN and PF_FREEZER_SKIP, freeing up
two PF_flags (yay!).

Specifically; the current scheme works a little like:

	freezer_do_not_count();
	schedule();
	freezer_count();

And either the task is blocked, or it lands in try_to_freezer()
through freezer_count(). Now, when it is blocked, the freezer
considers it frozen and continues.

However, on thawing, once pm_freezing is cleared, freezer_count()
stops working, and any random/spurious wakeup will let a task run
before its time.

That is, thawing tries to thaw things in explicit order; kernel
threads and workqueues before doing bringing SMP back before userspace
etc.. However due to the above mentioned races it is entirely possible
for userspace tasks to thaw (by accident) before SMP is back.

This can be a fatal problem in asymmetric ISA architectures (eg ARMv9)
where the userspace task requires a special CPU to run.

As said; replace this with a special task state TASK_FROZEN and add
the following state transitions:

	TASK_FREEZABLE	-&gt; TASK_FROZEN
	__TASK_STOPPED	-&gt; TASK_FROZEN
	__TASK_TRACED	-&gt; TASK_FROZEN

The new TASK_FREEZABLE can be set on any state part of TASK_NORMAL
(IOW. TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE and TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE) -- any such state
is already required to deal with spurious wakeups and the freezer
causes one such when thawing the task (since the original state is
lost).

The special __TASK_{STOPPED,TRACED} states *can* be restored since
their canonical state is in -&gt;jobctl.

With this, frozen tasks need an explicit TASK_FROZEN wakeup and are
free of undue (early / spurious) wakeups.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) &lt;peterz@infradead.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Ingo Molnar &lt;mingo@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki &lt;rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220822114649.055452969@infradead.org
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