[PATCH] blktrace: always record ftrace events as blk_io_trace2
From: Adriano Cordova <hidden>
Date: 2026-09-03 20:30:03
Also in:
linux-block, lkml, stable
Subsystem:
block layer, the rest, tracing · Maintainers:
Jens Axboe, Linus Torvalds, Steven Rostedt, Masami Hiramatsu
The ftrace ring buffer always uses the v2 (blk_io_trace2) format, but
__blk_add_trace() switched the reserve size and record format on
bt->version. That field only describes the relay/classic blktrace record
format and must not change what goes into the ftrace buffer: the ftrace
readers (print_one_line() and friends) unconditionally parse blk_io_trace2.
The BLKTRACESETUP ioctl sets bt->version to 1. With the blk tracer also
enabled, __blk_add_trace() recorded a 48-byte v1 event into the ftrace
ring buffer, but the reader parses the 64-byte v2 layout, so pdu_start()
points 16 bytes past the PDU and blk_log_remap() reads out of bounds - a
use-after-free when the ring buffer page is resized concurrently.
Always use the v2 format in the blk_tracer path, and initialize
bt->version to 2 in blk_trace_setup_queue() so the sysfs-enabled path no
longer leaves it uninitialized.
Fixes: e48886b9d668 ("blktrace: for ftrace use correct trace format ver")
Reported-by: syzbot+4dfd96209d744263a972@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=4dfd96209d744263a972
Tested-by: syzbot+4dfd96209d744263a972@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Adriano Cordova <redacted>
---
kernel/trace/blktrace.c | 74 +++++++++++------------------------------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 8cd2520b4c99..ae010969c144 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c@@ -385,66 +385,26 @@ static void __blk_add_trace(struct blk_trace *bt, sector_t sector, int bytes, if (blk_tracer) { buffer = blk_tr->array_buffer.buffer; trace_ctx = tracing_gen_ctx_flags(0); - switch (bt->version) { - case 1: - trace_len = sizeof(struct blk_io_trace); - break; - case 2: - default: - /* - * ftrace always uses v2 (blk_io_trace2) format. - * - * For sysfs-enabled tracing path (enabled via - * /sys/block/DEV/trace/enable), blk_trace_setup_queue() - * never initializes bt->version, leaving it 0 from - * kzalloc(). We must handle version==0 safely here. - * - * Fall through to default to ensure we never hit the - * old bug where default set trace_len=0, causing - * buffer underflow and memory corruption. - * - * Always use v2 format for ftrace and normalize - * bt->version to 2 when uninitialized. - */ - trace_len = sizeof(struct blk_io_trace2); - if (bt->version == 0) - bt->version = 2; - break; - } - trace_len += pdu_len + cgid_len; + /* + * The ftrace ring buffer always uses the v2 (blk_io_trace2) + * format; the ftrace readers parse only that. bt->version + * describes just the relay/classic blktrace record format. + * Recording a v1-sized event here would shift pdu_start() 16 + * bytes past the PDU and make blk_log_remap() read past the + * event (a use-after-free on concurrent buffer resize), and v1 + * cannot represent the newer 64-bit zone actions anyway. + */ + trace_len = sizeof(struct blk_io_trace2) + pdu_len + cgid_len; event = trace_buffer_lock_reserve(buffer, TRACE_BLK, trace_len, trace_ctx); if (!event) return; tracing_record_cmdline(current); - switch (bt->version) { - case 1: - record_blktrace_event(ring_buffer_event_data(event), - pid, cpu, sector, bytes, - what, bt->dev, error, cgid, cgid_len, - pdu_data, pdu_len); - break; - case 2: - default: - /* - * Use v2 recording function (record_blktrace_event2) - * which writes blk_io_trace2 structure with correct - * field layout: - * - 32-bit pid at offset 28 - * - 64-bit action at offset 32 - * - * Fall through to default handles version==0 case - * (from sysfs path), ensuring we always use correct - * v2 recording function to match the v2 buffer - * allocated above. - */ - record_blktrace_event2(ring_buffer_event_data(event), - pid, cpu, sector, bytes, - what, bt->dev, error, cgid, cgid_len, - pdu_data, pdu_len); - break; - } + record_blktrace_event2(ring_buffer_event_data(event), + pid, cpu, sector, bytes, + what, bt->dev, error, cgid, cgid_len, + pdu_data, pdu_len); trace_buffer_unlock_commit(blk_tr, buffer, event, trace_ctx); return;
@@ -1913,6 +1873,12 @@ static int blk_trace_setup_queue(struct request_queue *q, bt->dev = bdev->bd_dev; bt->act_mask = (u16)-1; + /* + * This sysfs-enabled path feeds the ftrace blk tracer, which always + * uses the v2 (blk_io_trace2) format. Initialize the version so it is + * never left dangling as 0 for future consumers. + */ + bt->version = 2; blk_trace_setup_lba(bt, bdev);
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