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[00/11] Fix deadlocks caused by del_timer_sync()

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Series Fix deadlocks caused by del_timer_sync() | expand

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Duoming Zhou April 7, 2022, 6:33 a.m. UTC
If the timer handlers need a lock owned by the thread calling 
del_timer_sync(), then, the caller thread will block forever.

Duoming Zhou (11):
  drivers: tty: serial: Fix deadlock in sa1100_set_termios()
  drivers: usb: host: Fix deadlock in oxu_bus_suspend()
  drivers: staging: rtl8192u: Fix deadlock in ieee80211_beacons_stop()
  drivers: staging: rtl8723bs: Fix deadlock in
    rtw_surveydone_event_callback()
  drivers: staging: rtl8192e: Fix deadlock in rtllib_beacons_stop()
  drivers: staging: rtl8192e: Fix deadlock in
    rtw_joinbss_event_prehandle()
  drivers: net: hippi: Fix deadlock in rr_close()
  drivers: net: can: Fix deadlock in grcan_close()
  drivers: infiniband: hw: Fix deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core()
  arch: xtensa: platforms: Fix deadlock in iss_net_close()
  arch: xtensa: platforms: Fix deadlock in rs_close()

 arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/console.c                    | 4 +++-
 arch/xtensa/platforms/iss/network.c                    | 2 ++
 drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c                       | 5 ++++-
 drivers/net/can/grcan.c                                | 2 ++
 drivers/net/hippi/rrunner.c                            | 2 ++
 drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c              | 2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c | 2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c              | 4 ++++
 drivers/tty/serial/sa1100.c                            | 2 ++
 drivers/usb/host/oxu210hp-hcd.c                        | 2 ++
 10 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Dan Carpenter April 7, 2022, 11:24 a.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 02:37:12PM +0800, Duoming Zhou wrote:
> There is a deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core(), which is shown
> below:
> 
>    (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
>                            | irdma_schedule_cm_timer()
> irdma_cleanup_cm_core()    |  add_timer()
>  spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) |  (wait a time)
>  ...                       | irdma_cm_timer_tick()
>  del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)
>  (wait timer to stop)      |  ...
> 
> We hold cm_core->ht_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and
> use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler
> also need cm_core->ht_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
> As a result, irdma_cleanup_cm_core() will block forever.
> 
> This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
> spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain
> the needed lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
>  		return;
>  
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
>  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> +	}
>  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);

This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we need to
check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync() function will just
return directly if there isn't a pending lock?

regards,
dan carpenter
Duoming Zhou April 7, 2022, 12:54 p.m. UTC | #2
Hello,

On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:24:56 +0300 Dan Carpenter wrote:

> > There is a deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core(), which is shown
> > below:
> > 
> >    (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
> >                            | irdma_schedule_cm_timer()
> > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()    |  add_timer()
> >  spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) |  (wait a time)
> >  ...                       | irdma_cm_timer_tick()
> >  del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)
> >  (wait timer to stop)      |  ...
> > 
> > We hold cm_core->ht_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and
> > use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler
> > also need cm_core->ht_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
> > As a result, irdma_cleanup_cm_core() will block forever.
> > 
> > This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
> > spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain
> > the needed lock.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
> > ---
> >  drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c | 5 ++++-
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> >  		return;
> >  
> >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > +	}
> >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> 
> This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we need to
> check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync() function will just
> return directly if there isn't a pending lock?

Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending() and the
redundant lock.

Best regards,
Duoming Zhou
Duoming Zhou April 7, 2022, 2:38 p.m. UTC | #3
Hello,

On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:23:55 -0300 Jason Gunthorpe wrote:

> > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> > > >  		return;
> > > >  
> > > >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > > > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > +	}
> > > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > 
> > > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we need to
> > > check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync() function will just
> > > return directly if there isn't a pending lock?
> > 
> > Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending() and the
> > redundant lock.
> 
> Does del_timer_sync work with a self-rescheduling timer like this has?

The del_timer_sync() will kill the timer although it is self-rescheduling.
We could use other functions to arouse timer again besides timer handler itself.

Best regards,
Duoming Zhou
Dan Carpenter April 7, 2022, 3:24 p.m. UTC | #4
On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 08:54:13PM +0800, duoming@zju.edu.cn wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:24:56 +0300 Dan Carpenter wrote:
> 
> > > There is a deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core(), which is shown
> > > below:
> > > 
> > >    (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
> > >                            | irdma_schedule_cm_timer()
> > > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()    |  add_timer()
> > >  spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) |  (wait a time)
> > >  ...                       | irdma_cm_timer_tick()
> > >  del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)
> > >  (wait timer to stop)      |  ...
> > > 
> > > We hold cm_core->ht_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and
> > > use del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler
> > > also need cm_core->ht_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
> > > As a result, irdma_cleanup_cm_core() will block forever.
> > > 
> > > This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
> > > spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain
> > > the needed lock.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c | 5 ++++-
> > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> > >  		return;
> > >  
> > >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > +	}
> > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > 
> > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we need to
> > check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync() function will just
> > return directly if there isn't a pending lock?
> 
> Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending() and the
> redundant lock.

I didn't give any advice. :P I only ask questions when I don't know the
answers.  Someone probably needs to look at &cm_core->ht_lock and figure
out what it's protecting.

regards,
dan carpenter
Saleem, Shiraz April 7, 2022, 5:35 p.m. UTC | #5
> Subject: Re: Re: Re: [PATCH 09/11] drivers: infiniband: hw: Fix deadlock in
> irdma_cleanup_cm_core()
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:23:55 -0300 Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> 
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct
> irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> > > > >  		return;
> > > > >
> > > > >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > > > > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > > > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > > > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > +	}
> > > > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > >
> > > > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we need
> > > > to check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync() function
> > > > will just return directly if there isn't a pending lock?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending() and
> > > the redundant lock.
> >
> > Does del_timer_sync work with a self-rescheduling timer like this has?
> 
> The del_timer_sync() will kill the timer although it is self-rescheduling.
> We could use other functions to arouse timer again besides timer handler itself.
> 

By the time we execute, irdma_cleanup_cm_core all cm_nodes should be culled and there will be no timer add from the timer handler.

And the secondary path to add timer, irdma_schedule_timer is guaranteed to not run.
Duoming Zhou April 8, 2022, 12:35 a.m. UTC | #6
Hello,

On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:36:12 +0000 Saleem, Shiraz wrote:
 
> > Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH 09/11] drivers: infiniband: hw: Fix deadlock in
> > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()
> > 
> > On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 08:54:13PM +0800, duoming@zju.edu.cn wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:24:56 +0300 Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > >
> > > > > There is a deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core(), which is shown
> > > > > below:
> > > > >
> > > > >    (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
> > > > >                            | irdma_schedule_cm_timer()
> > > > > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()    |  add_timer()
> > > > >  spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) |  (wait a time)
> > > > >  ...                       | irdma_cm_timer_tick()
> > > > >  del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)
> > > > >  (wait timer to stop)      |  ...
> > > > >
> > > > > We hold cm_core->ht_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use
> > > > > del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler also
> > > > > need cm_core->ht_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
> > > > > As a result, irdma_cleanup_cm_core() will block forever.
> > > > >
> > > > > This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
> > > > > spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain the
> > > > > needed lock.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c | 5 ++++-
> > > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct
> > irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> > > > >  		return;
> > > > >
> > > > >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > > > > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > > > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > > > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > +	}
> > > > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > >
> > > > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we need
> > > > to check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync() function
> > > > will just return directly if there isn't a pending lock?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending() and
> > > the redundant lock.
> > 
> > I didn't give any advice. :P I only ask questions when I don't know the answers.
> > Someone probably needs to look at &cm_core->ht_lock and figure out what it's
> > protecting.
> > 
> Agreed on this fix.
> 
> We should not lock around del_timer_sync or need to check on timer_pending.
> 
> However, we do need serialize addition of a timer which can be called from multiple paths, i.e. the timer handler and irdma_schedule_cm_timer.

I think we should replace the check "if (!timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))" to
"if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))" in irdma_cm_timer_tick(), and replace
"if (!was_timer_set)" to "if (was_timer_set)" in irdma_schedule_cm_timer() in order
to guarantee the timer could be executed. I will send the modified patch as soon as 
possible.

Best regards,
Duoming Zhou
Saleem, Shiraz April 8, 2022, 2:21 a.m. UTC | #7
> Subject: Re: RE: Re: [PATCH 09/11] drivers: infiniband: hw: Fix deadlock in
> irdma_cleanup_cm_core()
> 
> Hello,
> 
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:36:12 +0000 Saleem, Shiraz wrote:
> 
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH 09/11] drivers: infiniband: hw: Fix deadlock
> > > in
> > > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 07, 2022 at 08:54:13PM +0800, duoming@zju.edu.cn wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:24:56 +0300 Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > There is a deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core(), which is shown
> > > > > > below:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
> > > > > >                            | irdma_schedule_cm_timer()
> > > > > > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()    |  add_timer()
> > > > > >  spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) |  (wait a time)
> > > > > >  ...                       | irdma_cm_timer_tick()
> > > > > >  del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)
> > > > > >  (wait timer to stop)      |  ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > We hold cm_core->ht_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use
> > > > > > del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler also
> > > > > > need cm_core->ht_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
> > > > > > As a result, irdma_cleanup_cm_core() will block forever.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
> > > > > > spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain
> > > > > > the needed lock.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c | 5 ++++-
> > > > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct
> > > irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> > > > > >  		return;
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > > > > > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > > > > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > > > > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > > +	}
> > > > > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > >
> > > > > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we
> > > > > need to check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync()
> > > > > function will just return directly if there isn't a pending lock?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending()
> > > > and the redundant lock.
> > >
> > > I didn't give any advice. :P I only ask questions when I don't know the answers.
> > > Someone probably needs to look at &cm_core->ht_lock and figure out
> > > what it's protecting.
> > >
> > Agreed on this fix.
> >
> > We should not lock around del_timer_sync or need to check on timer_pending.
> >
> > However, we do need serialize addition of a timer which can be called from
> multiple paths, i.e. the timer handler and irdma_schedule_cm_timer.
> 
> I think we should replace the check "if (!timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))" to
> "if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))" in irdma_cm_timer_tick(), and replace "if
> (!was_timer_set)" to "if (was_timer_set)" in irdma_schedule_cm_timer() in order to
> guarantee the timer could be executed. I will send the modified patch as soon as
> possible.
> 

No we don’t arm the timer if there's is one pending. Its also a bug to do so. 

https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.18-rc1/source/kernel/time/timer.c#L1143
Duoming Zhou April 8, 2022, 2:52 a.m. UTC | #8
Hello,

On Fri, 8 Apr 2022 02:21:59 +0000 Saleem, Shiraz wrote:

> > > > > > > There is a deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core(), which is shown
> > > > > > > below:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >    (Thread 1)              |      (Thread 2)
> > > > > > >                            | irdma_schedule_cm_timer()
> > > > > > > irdma_cleanup_cm_core()    |  add_timer()
> > > > > > >  spin_lock_irqsave() //(1) |  (wait a time)
> > > > > > >  ...                       | irdma_cm_timer_tick()
> > > > > > >  del_timer_sync()          |  spin_lock_irqsave() //(2)
> > > > > > >  (wait timer to stop)      |  ...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We hold cm_core->ht_lock in position (1) of thread 1 and use
> > > > > > > del_timer_sync() to wait timer to stop, but timer handler also
> > > > > > > need cm_core->ht_lock in position (2) of thread 2.
> > > > > > > As a result, irdma_cleanup_cm_core() will block forever.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This patch extracts del_timer_sync() from the protection of
> > > > > > > spin_lock_irqsave(), which could let timer handler to obtain
> > > > > > > the needed lock.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Duoming Zhou <duoming@zju.edu.cn>
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c | 5 ++++-
> > > > > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > > b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > > index dedb3b7edd8..019dd8bfe08 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/irdma/cm.c
> > > > > > > @@ -3252,8 +3252,11 @@ void irdma_cleanup_cm_core(struct
> > > > irdma_cm_core *cm_core)
> > > > > > >  		return;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  	spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > > > -	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))
> > > > > > > +	if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer)) {
> > > > > > > +		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > > >  		del_timer_sync(&cm_core->tcp_timer);
> > > > > > > +		spin_lock_irqsave(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > > > +	}
> > > > > > >  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cm_core->ht_lock, flags);
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This lock doesn't seem to be protecting anything.  Also do we
> > > > > > need to check timer_pending()?  I think the del_timer_sync()
> > > > > > function will just return directly if there isn't a pending lock?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks a lot for your advice, I will remove the timer_pending()
> > > > > and the redundant lock.
> > > >
> > > > I didn't give any advice. :P I only ask questions when I don't know the answers.
> > > > Someone probably needs to look at &cm_core->ht_lock and figure out
> > > > what it's protecting.
> > > >
> > > Agreed on this fix.
> > >
> > > We should not lock around del_timer_sync or need to check on timer_pending.
> > >
> > > However, we do need serialize addition of a timer which can be called from
> > multiple paths, i.e. the timer handler and irdma_schedule_cm_timer.
> > 
> > I think we should replace the check "if (!timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))" to
> > "if (timer_pending(&cm_core->tcp_timer))" in irdma_cm_timer_tick(), and replace "if
> > (!was_timer_set)" to "if (was_timer_set)" in irdma_schedule_cm_timer() in order to
> > guarantee the timer could be executed. I will send the modified patch as soon as
> > possible.
> > 
> 
> No we don’t arm the timer if there's is one pending. Its also a bug to do so. 
> 
> https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.18-rc1/source/kernel/time/timer.c#L1143

You are right, I think we could add "mod_timer" in irdma_schedule_cm_timer and
irdma_cm_timer_tick() in order to start timer. 

I will send [PATCH V4 09/11] drivers: infiniband: hw: Fix deadlock in irdma_cleanup_cm_core().


Best regards,
Duoming Zhou