[PATCH v4 9/9] tty: n_gsm: fix race condition in gsmld_write()

From: D. Starke
Date: Fri Jul 01 2022 - 02:19:08 EST


From: Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@xxxxxxxxxxx>

The function may be used by the user directly and also by the n_gsm
internal functions. They can lead into a race condition which results in
interleaved frames if both are writing at the same time. The receiving side
is not able to decode those interleaved frames correctly.

Add a lock around the low side tty write to avoid race conditions and frame
interleaving between user originated writes and n_gsm writes.

Fixes: e1eaea46bb40 ("tty: n_gsm line discipline")
Signed-off-by: Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/tty/n_gsm.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Stable backport remark has been removed compared to v3. No other changes applied.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220530144512.2731-9-daniel.starke@xxxxxxxxxxx/

diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
index b0b093e8e9d9..afd179a8481d 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
@@ -2999,11 +2999,24 @@ static ssize_t gsmld_read(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
static ssize_t gsmld_write(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *file,
const unsigned char *buf, size_t nr)
{
- int space = tty_write_room(tty);
+ struct gsm_mux *gsm = tty->disc_data;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int space;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!gsm)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ ret = -ENOBUFS;
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
+ space = tty_write_room(tty);
if (space >= nr)
- return tty->ops->write(tty, buf, nr);
- set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
- return -ENOBUFS;
+ ret = tty->ops->write(tty, buf, nr);
+ else
+ set_bit(TTY_DO_WRITE_WAKEUP, &tty->flags);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gsm->tx_lock, flags);
+
+ return ret;
}

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