[PATCH v6a 0/5] timers: Use timer_shutdown*() before freeing timers

Steven Rostedt rostedt at goodmis.org
Sun Nov 6 22:24:27 CET 2022


del_timer_sync() is often called before the object that owns the timer is
freed. But sometimes there's a race that enables the timer again before it is
freed and causes a use after free when that timer triggers. This patch set
adds a new "shutdown" timer state, which is set on the new timer_shutdown()
API. Once a timer is in this state, it can not be re-armed and if it is, it
will warn.

The first three patches change existing timer_shutdown() functions used
locally in ARM and some drivers to better namespace names.

The fourth patch implements the new API.

The fifth patch is now a treewide patch that uses a coccinelle script to
convert the trivial locations where a del_timer*() is called on a timer of an
object that is freed immediately afterward (or at least in the same function).

Changes since v5a: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221106054535.709068702@goodmis.org/

 - Updated the script to make ptr and slab into expressions instead of
   using identifiers (Julia Lawall and Linus Torvalds)

Steven Rostedt (Google) (5):
      ARM: spear: Do not use timer namespace for timer_shutdown() function
      clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer: Do not use timer namespace for timer_shutdown() function
      clocksource/drivers/sp804: Do not use timer namespace for timer_shutdown() function
      timers: Add timer_shutdown_sync() and timer_shutdown() to be called before freeing timers
      treewide: Convert del_timer*() to timer_shutdown*()

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 .../RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst       |  2 +-
 Documentation/core-api/local_ops.rst               |  2 +-
 Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst           |  5 ++
 arch/arm/mach-spear/time.c                         |  8 +--
 arch/sh/drivers/push-switch.c                      |  2 +-
 block/blk-iocost.c                                 |  2 +-
 block/blk-iolatency.c                              |  2 +-
 block/kyber-iosched.c                              |  2 +-
 drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c                           |  2 +-
 drivers/atm/idt77252.c                             |  6 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c                     |  2 +-
 drivers/block/loop.c                               |  2 +-
 drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcsp.c                       |  2 +-
 drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c                        |  4 +-
 drivers/clocksource/arm_arch_timer.c               | 12 ++--
 drivers/clocksource/timer-sp804.c                  |  6 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_sw_fence.c               |  2 +-
 drivers/hid/hid-wiimote-core.c                     |  2 +-
 drivers/input/keyboard/locomokbd.c                 |  2 +-
 drivers/input/keyboard/omap-keypad.c               |  2 +-
 drivers/input/mouse/alps.c                         |  2 +-
 drivers/isdn/mISDN/l1oip_core.c                    |  4 +-
 drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c                      |  4 +-
 drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-activity.c            |  2 +-
 drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-heartbeat.c           |  2 +-
 drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-pattern.c             |  2 +-
 drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-transient.c           |  2 +-
 drivers/media/pci/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c               |  2 +-
 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c            | 16 +++---
 drivers/media/usb/s2255/s2255drv.c                 |  4 +-
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c        |  6 +-
 drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/sky2.c                |  2 +-
 drivers/net/ethernet/sun/sunvnet.c                 |  2 +-
 drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c                       |  2 +-
 .../wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/btcoex.c  |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-dbg-tlv.c   |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c       |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ap.c   |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c        |  2 +-
 drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c      |  6 +-
 drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c                          |  2 +-
 drivers/nfc/pn533/uart.c                           |  2 +-
 drivers/pcmcia/bcm63xx_pcmcia.c                    |  2 +-
 drivers/pcmcia/electra_cf.c                        |  2 +-
 drivers/pcmcia/omap_cf.c                           |  2 +-
 drivers/pcmcia/pd6729.c                            |  4 +-
 drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c                      |  4 +-
 drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_edif.c                    |  4 +-
 drivers/staging/media/atomisp/i2c/atomisp-lm3554.c |  2 +-
 drivers/tty/n_gsm.c                                |  2 +-
 drivers/tty/sysrq.c                                |  2 +-
 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/m66592-udc.c                |  2 +-
 drivers/usb/serial/garmin_gps.c                    |  2 +-
 drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c                       |  4 +-
 fs/ext4/super.c                                    |  2 +-
 fs/nilfs2/segment.c                                |  2 +-
 include/linux/timer.h                              | 62 +++++++++++++++++++--
 kernel/time/timer.c                                | 64 ++++++++++++----------
 net/802/garp.c                                     |  2 +-
 net/802/mrp.c                                      |  4 +-
 net/bridge/br_multicast.c                          |  8 +--
 net/bridge/br_multicast_eht.c                      |  4 +-
 net/core/gen_estimator.c                           |  2 +-
 net/ipv4/ipmr.c                                    |  2 +-
 net/ipv6/ip6mr.c                                   |  2 +-
 net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c                        |  2 +-
 net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_list_set.c              |  2 +-
 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c                    |  2 +-
 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c                   |  2 +-
 net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c                       |  4 +-
 net/netfilter/xt_LED.c                             |  2 +-
 net/rxrpc/conn_object.c                            |  2 +-
 net/sched/cls_flow.c                               |  2 +-
 net/sunrpc/svc.c                                   |  2 +-
 net/tipc/discover.c                                |  2 +-
 net/tipc/monitor.c                                 |  2 +-
 sound/i2c/other/ak4117.c                           |  2 +-
 sound/synth/emux/emux.c                            |  2 +-
 78 files changed, 207 insertions(+), 148 deletions(-)


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