io_uring/tctx: add separate lock for list of tctx's in ctx

2026-01-01T15:16:40+00:00

ctx->tcxt_list holds the tasks using this ring, and it's currently protected by the normal ctx->uring_lock. However, this can cause a circular locking issue, as reported by syzbot, where cancelations off exec end up needing to remove an entry from this list: ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.0.9999/12287 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88805851c0a8 (&ctx->uring_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xf0/0x2c0 io_uring/tctx.c:179 but task is already holding lock: ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: prepare_bprm_creds fs/exec.c:1360 [inline] ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: bprm_execve+0xb9/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1733 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 proc_pid_attr_write+0x547/0x630 fs/proc/base.c:2837 vfs_write+0x27e/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline] percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline] __sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline] sb_start_write+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs/super.h:125 mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:499 open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4529 [inline] path_openat+0xadd/0x3dd0 fs/namei.c:4784 do_filp_open+0x1fa/0x410 fs/namei.c:4814 io_openat2+0x3e0/0x5c0 io_uring/openclose.c:143 __io_issue_sqe+0x181/0x4b0 io_uring/io_uring.c:1792 io_issue_sqe+0x165/0x1060 io_uring/io_uring.c:1815 io_queue_sqe io_uring/io_uring.c:2042 [inline] io_submit_sqe io_uring/io_uring.c:2320 [inline] io_submit_sqes+0xbf4/0x2140 io_uring/io_uring.c:2434 __do_sys_io_uring_enter io_uring/io_uring.c:3280 [inline] __se_sys_io_uring_enter+0x2e0/0x2b60 io_uring/io_uring.c:3219 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&ctx->uring_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x107/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xf0/0x2c0 io_uring/tctx.c:179 io_uring_clean_tctx+0xd4/0x1a0 io_uring/tctx.c:195 io_uring_cancel_generic+0x6ca/0x7d0 io_uring/cancel.c:646 io_uring_task_cancel include/linux/io_uring.h:24 [inline] begin_new_exec+0x10ed/0x2440 fs/exec.c:1131 load_elf_binary+0x9f8/0x2d70 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1010 search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1669 [inline] exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1701 [inline] bprm_execve+0x92e/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1753 do_execveat_common+0x510/0x6a0 fs/exec.c:1859 do_execve fs/exec.c:1933 [inline] __do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2009 [inline] __se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2004 [inline] __x64_sys_execve+0x94/0xb0 fs/exec.c:2004 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &ctx->uring_lock --> sb_writers#3 --> &sig->cred_guard_mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex); lock(sb_writers#3); lock(&sig->cred_guard_mutex); lock(&ctx->uring_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz.0.9999/12287: #0: ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: prepare_bprm_creds fs/exec.c:1360 [inline] #0: ffff88802db5a2e0 (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: bprm_execve+0xb9/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1733 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 12287 Comm: syz.0.9999 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x107/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 io_uring_del_tctx_node+0xf0/0x2c0 io_uring/tctx.c:179 io_uring_clean_tctx+0xd4/0x1a0 io_uring/tctx.c:195 io_uring_cancel_generic+0x6ca/0x7d0 io_uring/cancel.c:646 io_uring_task_cancel include/linux/io_uring.h:24 [inline] begin_new_exec+0x10ed/0x2440 fs/exec.c:1131 load_elf_binary+0x9f8/0x2d70 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1010 search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1669 [inline] exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1701 [inline] bprm_execve+0x92e/0x1400 fs/exec.c:1753 do_execveat_common+0x510/0x6a0 fs/exec.c:1859 do_execve fs/exec.c:1933 [inline] __do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2009 [inline] __se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2004 [inline] __x64_sys_execve+0x94/0xb0 fs/exec.c:2004 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7ff3a8b8f749 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ff3a9a97038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000003b RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ff3a8de5fa0 RCX: 00007ff3a8b8f749 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000200000000400 RBP: 00007ff3a8c13f91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007ff3a8de6038 R14: 00007ff3a8de5fa0 R15: 00007ff3a8f0fa28 Add a separate lock just for the tctx_list, tctx_lock. This can nest under ->uring_lock, where necessary, and be used separately for list manipulation. For the cancelation off exec side, this removes the need to grab ->uring_lock, hence fixing the circular locking dependency. Reported-by: syzbot+b0e3b77ffaa8a4067ce5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring/cancel: move cancelation code from io_uring.c to cancel.c

2025-11-04T16:32:09+00:00

There's a bunch of code strictly dealing with cancelations, and that code really belongs in cancel.c rather than in the core io_uring.c file. Move the code there. Mostly mechanical, only real oddity here is that struct io_defer_entry now needs to be visible across both io_uring.c and cancel.c. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring/cancel: move __io_uring_cancel() into cancel.c

2025-11-04T16:32:08+00:00

Yet another function that should be in cancel.c, move it over. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring/cancel: move request/task cancelation logic into cancel.c

2025-11-04T16:32:08+00:00

Move io_match_task_safe() and helpers into cancel.c, where it belongs. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring: don't include filetable.h in io_uring.h

2025-09-08T19:20:46+00:00

io_uring/io_uring.h doesn't use anything declared in io_uring/filetable.h, so drop the unnecessary #include. Add filetable.h includes in .c files previously relying on the transitive include from io_uring.h. Signed-off-by: Caleb Sander Mateos Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring: finish IOU_OK -> IOU_COMPLETE transition

2025-05-21T14:41:16+00:00

IOU_COMPLETE is more descriptive, in that it explicitly says that the return value means "please post a completion for this request". This patch completes the transition from IOU_OK to IOU_COMPLETE, replacing existing IOU_OK users. This is a purely mechanical change. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring/cancel: add generic cancel helper

2025-02-17T12:34:45+00:00

Any opcode that is cancelable ends up defining its own cancel helper for finding and canceling a specific request. Add a generic helper that can be used for this purpose. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring/cancel: add generic remove_all helper

2025-02-17T12:34:45+00:00

Any opcode that is cancelable ends up defining its own remove all helper, which iterates the pending list and cancels matches. Add a generic helper for it, which can be used by them. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring: move struct io_kiocb from task_struct to io_uring_task

2024-11-06T20:55:38+00:00

Rather than store the task_struct itself in struct io_kiocb, store the io_uring specific task_struct. The life times are the same in terms of io_uring, and this avoids doing some dereferences through the task_struct. For the hot path of putting local task references, we can deref req->tctx instead, which we'll need anyway in that function regardless of whether it's local or remote references. This is mostly straight forward, except the original task PF_EXITING check needs a bit of tweaking. task_work is _always_ run from the originating task, except in the fallback case, where it's run from a kernel thread. Replace the potentially racy (in case of fallback work) checks for req->task->flags with current->flags. It's either the still the original task, in which case PF_EXITING will be sane, or it has PF_KTHREAD set, in which case it's fallback work. Both cases should prevent moving forward with the given request. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

io_uring/rsrc: add io_rsrc_node_lookup() helper

2024-11-02T21:45:30+00:00

There are lots of spots open-coding this functionality, add a generic helper that does the node lookup in a speculation safe way. Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe

kernel/linux.git/io_uring/cancel.c, branch v6.19.11