Re: [PATCH v2] dmaengine: idxd: fix deadlock and double free in idxd_cdev_open()

[Dave Jiang]

On 5/15/26 7:26 AM, Yuho Choi wrote:
> The failed_dev_add and failed_dev_name error paths in idxd_cdev_open()
> drop the file-device reference while still holding wq->wq_lock. If this
> is the last reference, put_device(fdev) runs idxd_file_dev_release(),
> which takes wq->wq_lock again and deadlocks.
> 
> Those error paths also fall through into the later ctx cleanup labels
> after idxd_file_dev_release() has already freed ctx. This can make
> idxd_xa_pasid_remove(ctx) operate on freed memory and can later free ctx
> again at the failed label.
> 
> Use scoped put_device() cleanup for fdev and return from the fdev setup
> failure path after unlocking wq->wq_lock. Take the WQ reference before
> fdev can be released so idxd_file_dev_release() always balances a
> matching idxd_wq_get().
> 
> Fixes: e6fd6d7e5f0fe ("dmaengine: idxd: add a device to represent the file opened")
> Signed-off-by: Yuho Choi <dbgh9129@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Use __free(put_device) for the file-device reference.
> - Take the WQ reference before fdev can be released so the release
>   callback's idxd_wq_put() has a matching idxd_wq_get().
> 
>  drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
> index 0366c7cf3502..18ff29118d12 100644
> --- a/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/cdev.c
> @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
>  	struct idxd_user_context *ctx;
>  	struct idxd_device *idxd;
>  	struct idxd_wq *wq;
> -	struct device *dev, *fdev;
> +	struct device *dev, *fdev __free(put_device) = NULL;

It's probably not a good idea to mix scope based cleanups with gotos. Use one or the other and not both. Otherwise the whole thing become a mess to read and maintain. In this function it looks to be pretty difficult to completely convert to scope based cleanups so I suggest avoiding it.

DJ

>  	int rc = 0;
>  	struct iommu_sva *sva = NULL;
>  	unsigned int pasid;
> @@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
>  	fdev->bus = &dsa_bus_type;
>  	fdev->type = &idxd_cdev_file_type;
>  
> +	idxd_wq_get(wq);
>  	rc = dev_set_name(fdev, "file%d", ctx->id);
>  	if (rc < 0) {
>  		dev_warn(dev, "set name failure\n");
> @@ -301,13 +302,14 @@ static int idxd_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
>  		goto failed_dev_add;
>  	}
>  
> -	idxd_wq_get(wq);
> +	fdev = NULL;
>  	mutex_unlock(&wq->wq_lock);
>  	return 0;
>  
>  failed_dev_add:
>  failed_dev_name:
> -	put_device(fdev);
> +	mutex_unlock(&wq->wq_lock);
> +	return rc;
>  failed_ida:
>  failed_set_pasid:
>  	if (device_user_pasid_enabled(idxd))