From: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
To: rppt@kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, pasha.tatashin@soleen.com,
dmatlack@google.com, pratyush@kernel.org, skhawaja@google.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 03/11] liveupdate: Protect file handler list with rwsem
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:51:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260413185127.128180-4-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260413185127.128180-1-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
Because liveupdate file handlers will no longer hold a module reference
when registered, we must ensure that the access to the handler list is
protected against concurrent module unloading.
Utilize the global luo_register_rwlock to protect the global registry of
file handlers. Read locks are taken during list traversals in
luo_preserve_file() and luo_file_deserialize(). Write locks are taken
during registration and unregistration.
Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
Reviewed-by: Pratyush Yadav (Google) <pratyush@kernel.org>
---
kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c | 6 ++++++
kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++--------
kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c
index 48b25c9abeda..803f51c84275 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
#include <linux/liveupdate.h>
#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
#include <linux/sizes.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ static struct {
u64 liveupdate_num;
} luo_global;
+/*
+ * luo_register_rwlock - Protects registration of file handlers and FLBs.
+ */
+DECLARE_RWSEM(luo_register_rwlock);
+
static int __init early_liveupdate_param(char *buf)
{
return kstrtobool(buf, &luo_global.enabled);
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c
index 8fcf302c73b6..ecf780d74d80 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_file.c
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
*
* Handler Registration:
* Kernel modules responsible for a specific file type (e.g., memfd, vfio)
- * register a &struct liveupdate_file_handler. This handler provides a set of
- * callbacks that LUO invokes at different stages of the update process, most
- * notably:
+ * register a &struct liveupdate_file_handler. The lifecycle of the registered
+ * handler is expected to be bound to the lifecycle of the kernel module that
+ * implements it. This handler provides a set of callbacks that LUO invokes at
+ * different stages of the update process, most notably:
*
* - can_preserve(): A lightweight check to determine if the handler is
* compatible with a given 'struct file'.
@@ -288,17 +289,20 @@ int luo_preserve_file(struct luo_file_set *file_set, u64 token, int fd)
goto err_fput;
err = -ENOENT;
+ down_read(&luo_register_rwlock);
list_private_for_each_entry(fh, &luo_file_handler_list, list) {
if (fh->ops->can_preserve(fh, file)) {
err = 0;
break;
}
}
+ up_read(&luo_register_rwlock);
/* err is still -ENOENT if no handler was found */
if (err)
goto err_free_files_mem;
+ /* safe to use fh because its module is pinned */
err = xa_insert(&luo_preserved_files, luo_get_id(fh, file),
file, GFP_KERNEL);
if (err)
@@ -805,12 +809,14 @@ int luo_file_deserialize(struct luo_file_set *file_set,
bool handler_found = false;
struct luo_file *luo_file;
+ down_read(&luo_register_rwlock);
list_private_for_each_entry(fh, &luo_file_handler_list, list) {
if (!strcmp(fh->compatible, file_ser[i].compatible)) {
handler_found = true;
break;
}
}
+ up_read(&luo_register_rwlock);
if (!handler_found) {
pr_warn("No registered handler for compatible '%.*s'\n",
@@ -823,6 +829,7 @@ int luo_file_deserialize(struct luo_file_set *file_set,
if (!luo_file)
return -ENOMEM;
+ /* safe to use fh because its module is pinned */
luo_file->fh = fh;
luo_file->file = NULL;
luo_file->serialized_data = file_ser[i].data;
@@ -879,32 +886,36 @@ int liveupdate_register_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
if (!luo_session_quiesce())
return -EBUSY;
+ down_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
/* Check for duplicate compatible strings */
list_private_for_each_entry(fh_iter, &luo_file_handler_list, list) {
if (!strcmp(fh_iter->compatible, fh->compatible)) {
pr_err("File handler registration failed: Compatible string '%s' already registered.\n",
fh->compatible);
err = -EEXIST;
- goto err_resume;
+ goto err_unlock;
}
}
/* Pin the module implementing the handler */
if (!try_module_get(fh->ops->owner)) {
err = -EAGAIN;
- goto err_resume;
+ goto err_unlock;
}
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, flb_list));
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, list));
list_add_tail(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, list), &luo_file_handler_list);
+ up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
+
luo_session_resume();
liveupdate_test_register(fh);
return 0;
-err_resume:
+err_unlock:
+ up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
luo_session_resume();
return err;
}
@@ -938,16 +949,20 @@ int liveupdate_unregister_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
if (!luo_session_quiesce())
goto err_register;
+ down_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
if (!list_empty(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, flb_list)))
- goto err_resume;
+ goto err_unlock;
list_del(&ACCESS_PRIVATE(fh, list));
+ up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
+
module_put(fh->ops->owner);
luo_session_resume();
return 0;
-err_resume:
+err_unlock:
+ up_write(&luo_register_rwlock);
luo_session_resume();
err_register:
liveupdate_test_register(fh);
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
index 8083d8739b09..4bfe00ac8866 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct luo_session {
struct mutex mutex;
};
+extern struct rw_semaphore luo_register_rwlock;
+
int luo_session_create(const char *name, struct file **filep);
int luo_session_retrieve(const char *name, struct file **filep);
int __init luo_session_setup_outgoing(void *fdt);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-13 18:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-13 18:51 [PATCH v4 00/11] liveupdate: Fix module unloading and unregister API Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] liveupdate: Safely print untrusted strings Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] liveupdate: Synchronize lazy initialization of FLB private state Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` Pasha Tatashin [this message]
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] liveupdate: Protect FLB lists with luo_register_rwlock Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] liveupdate: Defer FLB module refcounting to active sessions Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] liveupdate: Remove luo_session_quiesce() Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] liveupdate: Auto unregister FLBs on file handler unregistration Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] liveupdate: Remove liveupdate_test_unregister() Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] liveupdate: Make unregister functions return void Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] liveupdate: Defer file handler module refcounting to active sessions Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-13 18:51 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] liveupdate: fix return value on session allocation failure Pasha Tatashin
2026-04-14 9:35 ` Pratyush Yadav
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