syzbot reported the following circular locking dependency:
xs->mutex -> netdev lock -> pnodes_lock -> net->xdp.lock -> xs->mutex
The pnodes_lock -> net->xdp.lock edge is recorded when
ipvlan_device_event(NETDEV_UNREGISTER) calls unregister_netdevice_many()
while holding pnodes_lock. A nested NETDEV_UNREGISTER notification for
an IPvlan device enters xsk_notifier(), which acquires net->xdp.lock.
Keep pnodes_lock only while marking the upper devices as dying, removing
them from port->ipvlans, and queueing them for unregistration. Once the
devices have been detached from the protected list, release pnodes_lock
before unregister_netdevice_many() invokes notifier callbacks.
The port remains alive across unregistration because
ipvlan_device_event() holds the reference acquired by ipvlan_port_get().
The dying flag prevents a concurrent ->dellink() callback from deleting a
queued device again.
Fixes: 35add1093e2f ("ipvlan: Protect ipvl_port.ipvlans with mutex.")
Reported-by: syzbot+aa48b5fe7bfda62d1682@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=aa48b5fe7bfda62d1682
Signed-off-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>
---
drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index ee46a55f73d1..2730581e0a56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ static int ipvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
__ipvlan_link_delete(net, ipvlan->dev, &lst_kill);
}
- unregister_netdevice_many(&lst_kill);
break;
}
case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE:
@@ -895,6 +894,10 @@ static int ipvlan_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
mutex_unlock(&port->pnodes_lock);
+ /* Avoid invoking nested netdevice notifiers under pnodes_lock. */
+ if (!list_empty(&lst_kill))
+ unregister_netdevice_many(&lst_kill);
+
ipvlan_port_put(port);
return ret;
--
2.43.0