[PATCH v2] tracing: Protect ftrace_trace_arrays list in trace_events.c

From: Alexander Z Lam
Date: Mon Jul 01 2013 - 22:38:20 EST


There are multiple places where the ftrace_trace_arrays list is accessed in
trace_events.c without the trace_types_lock held.

Cc: David Sharp <dhsharp@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Z Lam <lambchop468@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Z Lam <azl@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace.c | 2 +-
kernel/trace/trace.h | 2 ++
kernel/trace/trace_events.c | 11 ++++++++++-
3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 2f7307e..35e5e55 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static struct tracer *trace_types __read_mostly;
/*
* trace_types_lock is used to protect the trace_types list.
*/
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(trace_types_lock);
+DEFINE_MUTEX(trace_types_lock);

/*
* serialize the access of the ring buffer
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 3de07e0..334dc85 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ enum {

extern struct list_head ftrace_trace_arrays;

+extern struct mutex trace_types_lock;
+
/*
* The global tracer (top) should be the first trace array added,
* but we check the flag anyway.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 6db3290..1b14751 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ static int subsystem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
int ret;

/* Make sure the system still exists */
+ mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
list_for_each_entry(tr, &ftrace_trace_arrays, list) {
list_for_each_entry(dir, &tr->systems, list) {
@@ -1002,6 +1003,7 @@ static int subsystem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
}
exit_loop:
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+ mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);

if (!system)
return -ENODEV;
@@ -1586,6 +1588,7 @@ static void __add_event_to_tracers(struct ftrace_event_call *call,
int trace_add_event_call(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
{
int ret;
+ mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);

ret = __register_event(call, NULL);
@@ -1593,11 +1596,13 @@ int trace_add_event_call(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
__add_event_to_tracers(call, NULL);

mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+ mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
return ret;
}

/*
- * Must be called under locking both of event_mutex and trace_event_sem.
+ * Must be called under locking of trace_types_lock, event_mutex and
+ * trace_event_sem.
*/
static void __trace_remove_event_call(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
{
@@ -1609,11 +1614,13 @@ static void __trace_remove_event_call(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
/* Remove an event_call */
void trace_remove_event_call(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
{
+ mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
down_write(&trace_event_sem);
__trace_remove_event_call(call);
up_write(&trace_event_sem);
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+ mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);
}

#define for_each_event(event, start, end) \
@@ -1757,6 +1764,7 @@ static int trace_module_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
{
struct module *mod = data;

+ mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
switch (val) {
case MODULE_STATE_COMING:
@@ -1767,6 +1775,7 @@ static int trace_module_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
break;
}
mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
+ mutex_unlock(&trace_types_lock);

return 0;
}
--
1.8.3

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