[PATCH] hw_random: move add_early_randomness() out of rng_mutex

From: Laurent Vivier
Date: Thu Sep 12 2019 - 09:30:27 EST


add_early_randomness() is called every time a new rng backend is added
and every time it is set as the current rng provider.

add_early_randomness() is called from functions locking rng_mutex,
and if it hangs all the hw_random framework hangs: we can't read sysfs,
add or remove a backend.

This patch move add_early_randomness() out of the rng_mutex zone.
It only needs the reading_mutex.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/hw_random/core.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
index 9044d31ab1a1..745ace6fffd7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/core.c
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ static void drop_current_rng(void)
}

/* Returns ERR_PTR(), NULL or refcounted hwrng */
+static struct hwrng *get_current_rng_nolock(void)
+{
+ if (current_rng)
+ kref_get(&current_rng->ref);
+
+ return current_rng;
+}
+
static struct hwrng *get_current_rng(void)
{
struct hwrng *rng;
@@ -118,9 +126,7 @@ static struct hwrng *get_current_rng(void)
if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&rng_mutex))
return ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);

- rng = current_rng;
- if (rng)
- kref_get(&rng->ref);
+ rng = get_current_rng_nolock();

mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
return rng;
@@ -155,8 +161,6 @@ static int hwrng_init(struct hwrng *rng)
reinit_completion(&rng->cleanup_done);

skip_init:
- add_early_randomness(rng);
-
current_quality = rng->quality ? : default_quality;
if (current_quality > 1024)
current_quality = 1024;
@@ -320,12 +324,13 @@ static ssize_t hwrng_attr_current_store(struct device *dev,
const char *buf, size_t len)
{
int err = -ENODEV;
- struct hwrng *rng;
+ struct hwrng *rng, *old_rng, *new_rng;

err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&rng_mutex);
if (err)
return -ERESTARTSYS;

+ old_rng = current_rng;
if (sysfs_streq(buf, "")) {
err = enable_best_rng();
} else {
@@ -337,9 +342,15 @@ static ssize_t hwrng_attr_current_store(struct device *dev,
}
}
}
-
+ new_rng = get_current_rng_nolock();
mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);

+ if (new_rng) {
+ if (new_rng != old_rng)
+ add_early_randomness(new_rng);
+ put_rng(new_rng);
+ }
+
return err ? : len;
}

@@ -457,13 +468,17 @@ static void start_khwrngd(void)
int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
{
int err = -EINVAL;
- struct hwrng *old_rng, *tmp;
+ struct hwrng *old_rng, *new_rng, *tmp;
struct list_head *rng_list_ptr;

if (!rng->name || (!rng->data_read && !rng->read))
goto out;

mutex_lock(&rng_mutex);
+
+ old_rng = current_rng;
+ new_rng = NULL;
+
/* Must not register two RNGs with the same name. */
err = -EEXIST;
list_for_each_entry(tmp, &rng_list, list) {
@@ -482,7 +497,6 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
}
list_add_tail(&rng->list, rng_list_ptr);

- old_rng = current_rng;
err = 0;
if (!old_rng ||
(!cur_rng_set_by_user && rng->quality > old_rng->quality)) {
@@ -496,19 +510,24 @@ int hwrng_register(struct hwrng *rng)
goto out_unlock;
}

- if (old_rng && !rng->init) {
+ new_rng = rng;
+ kref_get(&new_rng->ref);
+out_unlock:
+ mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
+
+ if (new_rng) {
+ if (new_rng != old_rng || !rng->init) {
/*
* Use a new device's input to add some randomness to
* the system. If this rng device isn't going to be
* used right away, its init function hasn't been
- * called yet; so only use the randomness from devices
- * that don't need an init callback.
+ * called yet by set_current_rng(); so only use the
+ * randomness from devices that don't need an init callback
*/
- add_early_randomness(rng);
+ add_early_randomness(new_rng);
+ }
+ put_rng(new_rng);
}
-
-out_unlock:
- mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
out:
return err;
}
@@ -516,10 +535,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hwrng_register);

void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng)
{
+ struct hwrng *old_rng, *new_rng;
int err;

mutex_lock(&rng_mutex);

+ old_rng = current_rng;
list_del(&rng->list);
if (current_rng == rng) {
err = enable_best_rng();
@@ -529,6 +550,7 @@ void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng)
}
}

+ new_rng = get_current_rng_nolock();
if (list_empty(&rng_list)) {
mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);
if (hwrng_fill)
@@ -536,6 +558,12 @@ void hwrng_unregister(struct hwrng *rng)
} else
mutex_unlock(&rng_mutex);

+ if (new_rng) {
+ if (old_rng != new_rng)
+ add_early_randomness(new_rng);
+ put_rng(new_rng);
+ }
+
wait_for_completion(&rng->cleanup_done);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hwrng_unregister);
--
2.21.0