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| author | Guillaume Nault <g.nault@alphalink.fr> | 2016-02-26 18:45:34 +0100 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2016-03-01 16:15:07 -0500 |
| commit | edffc2178d4ba10a61e150b42ef5e7d797714eb3 (patch) | |
| tree | ffea2b44f6560408081be5f8d26fbce1f10f1eda /drivers/net | |
| parent | a7f4b98896f6aede26431a3017d32d722fcec5cb (diff) | |
ppp: lock ppp->flags in ppp_read() and ppp_poll()
ppp_read() and ppp_poll() can be called concurrently with ppp_ioctl().
In this case, ppp_ioctl() might call ppp_ccp_closed(), which may update
ppp->flags while ppp_read() or ppp_poll() is reading it.
The update done by ppp_ccp_closed() isn't atomic due to the bit mask
operation ('ppp->flags &= ~(SC_CCP_OPEN | SC_CCP_UP)'), so concurrent
readers might get transient values.
Reading incorrect ppp->flags may disturb the 'ppp->flags & SC_LOOP_TRAFFIC'
test in ppp_read() and ppp_poll(), which in turn can lead to improper
decision on whether the PPP unit file is ready for reading or not.
Since ppp_ccp_closed() is protected by the Rx and Tx locks (with
ppp_lock()), taking the Rx lock is enough for ppp_read() and ppp_poll()
to guarantee that ppp_ccp_closed() won't update ppp->flags
concurrently.
The same reasoning applies to ppp->n_channels. The 'n_channels' field
can also be written to concurrently by ppp_ioctl() (through
ppp_connect_channel() or ppp_disconnect_channel()). These writes aren't
atomic (simple increment/decrement), but are protected by both the Rx
and Tx locks (like in the ppp->flags case). So holding the Rx lock
before reading ppp->n_channels also prevents concurrent writes.
Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@alphalink.fr>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c index fc8ad001bc94..e8a5936289c5 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c @@ -443,9 +443,14 @@ static ssize_t ppp_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, * network traffic (demand mode). */ struct ppp *ppp = PF_TO_PPP(pf); + + ppp_recv_lock(ppp); if (ppp->n_channels == 0 && - (ppp->flags & SC_LOOP_TRAFFIC) == 0) + (ppp->flags & SC_LOOP_TRAFFIC) == 0) { + ppp_recv_unlock(ppp); break; + } + ppp_recv_unlock(ppp); } ret = -EAGAIN; if (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) @@ -532,9 +537,12 @@ static unsigned int ppp_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait) else if (pf->kind == INTERFACE) { /* see comment in ppp_read */ struct ppp *ppp = PF_TO_PPP(pf); + + ppp_recv_lock(ppp); if (ppp->n_channels == 0 && (ppp->flags & SC_LOOP_TRAFFIC) == 0) mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM; + ppp_recv_unlock(ppp); } return mask; |