From: DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@gmail.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
Cc: Youngjun Park <youngjun.park@lge.com>,
Kairui Song <kasong@tencent.com>, Chris Li <chrisl@kernel.org>,
Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@huaweicloud.com>,
Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>, Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>,
Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>, Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>,
Pavel Machek <pavel@kernel.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@gmail.com>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] PM: hibernate: preserve uswsusp swap pin across SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA re-set failures
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:32:00 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260414143200.1267932-1-charsyam@gmail.com> (raw)
Commit 5b2b0c6e4577 ("mm/swap, PM: hibernate: fix swapoff race in uswsusp
by pinning swap device") introduced SWP_HIBERNATION so that the swap
device chosen via /dev/snapshot is held against swapoff for the entire
uswsusp session. The intended invariant is: from the first successful
SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA until the /dev/snapshot fd is closed, exactly one
swap device is pinned.
snapshot_set_swap_area() breaks that invariant on the re-set path:
unpin_hibernation_swap_type(data->swap);
data->swap = pin_hibernation_swap_type(swdev, offset);
if (data->swap < 0)
return swdev ? -ENODEV : -EINVAL;
The unpin happens unconditionally before the new pin is attempted. If
the new pin fails (e.g. user space supplies an offset/device that is not
an active swap area), the session continues with no swap device pinned,
reopening exactly the swapoff race the original commit was meant to
close. A subsequent swapoff on the previously selected device now
succeeds where it would have been blocked with EBUSY.
As a secondary consequence, data->swap is overwritten with the negative
error return from pin_hibernation_swap_type(). The value is harmless at
close time (swap_type_to_info() on the invalid type returns NULL, so the
release-side unpin is a no-op and there is no pin to leak), but leaving
a negative sentinel in data->swap for the rest of the session is still
a state-hygiene defect: any future reader of data->swap cannot
distinguish it from a never-set session.
The bug is observable with ioctls alone; it does not require an actual
hibernation cycle. A user-space caller that supplies one valid and then
one invalid resume_swap_area is enough to strand the session without a
pin.
Reordering pin/unpin in the caller cannot fix this cleanly. Each of
pin_hibernation_swap_type() / unpin_hibernation_swap_type() acquires
swap_lock independently, so any two-call sequence leaves a window in
which swapoff can observe an inconsistent pin state. The same-area
re-set case (type == old_type) also cannot be expressed with pin+unpin
without either toggling the bit (racy) or returning EBUSY (a false
error).
Introduce repin_hibernation_swap_type(), which performs the transition
atomically under a single swap_lock acquisition:
- verify that old_type, if held, still carries SWP_HIBERNATION;
- look up the new swap area;
- if it is the same as old_type, return without touching any flags;
- otherwise clear SWP_HIBERNATION on the old si and set it on the
new si within the same critical section;
- on any failure, return without modifying either si's flags, so the
previous pin is preserved.
Update snapshot_set_swap_area() to use the new helper and to stage the
result in a local variable, committing to data->swap only on success.
This closes the protection-loss window and also avoids the data->swap
corruption on failure.
Fixes: 5b2b0c6e4577 ("mm/swap, PM: hibernate: fix swapoff race in uswsusp by pinning swap device")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: DaeMyung Kang <charsyam@gmail.com>
---
Notes (not part of the commit, stripped by git am):
Baseline
--------
This patch is generated against linux-next at commit 5b2b0c6e4577
("mm/swap, PM: hibernate: fix swapoff race in uswsusp by pinning swap
device"). Mainline does not yet carry that commit, and neither the
helpers it introduces (pin/unpin_hibernation_swap_type) nor the code
site this patch modifies exist there. The base-commit trailer at the
bottom of the mbox records the exact commit.
Testing
-------
The bug does not require an actual hibernation cycle. The ioctl path
alone is enough to re-open the swapoff race. A targeted reproducer is
included below; run it as root in a throwaway VM with two active swap
block devices and one non-swap block device (three arguments).
Run inside a VM on linux-next at 5b2b0c6e4577 with this patch applied:
step1: pinned active swap /dev/vda
step2: swapoff blocked with EBUSY while pin is held
step3: repinned active swap to /dev/vdb
step4: swapoff(/dev/vda) succeeded after repinning away
step5: repinned swap is blocked with EBUSY
step6: bogus SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA failed as expected: No such device
step7: swapoff(/dev/vdb) is still blocked with EBUSY
result: FIXED kernel, hibernation pin was preserved
step8: swapoff succeeded after closing /dev/snapshot
Run on the same tree without this patch applied: step7 instead reports
"swapoff(/dev/vdb) succeeded after failed re-set" and the program exits
with status 1 ("BUGGY kernel, hibernation pin was dropped").
What the reproducer covers:
- SWP_HIBERNATION is actually enforced against swapoff (step2, step5);
- the success path of repin_hibernation_swap_type() atomically moves
the pin from one active swap to another (step3, step4, step5);
- the failure path of repin_hibernation_swap_type() preserves the
existing pin (step6, step7);
- the pin lifetime ends on /dev/snapshot close (step8).
What it does not cover:
- snapshot_open(O_RDONLY) initial resume-device pin path;
- the full suspend-to-disk image create/restore flow;
- concurrent swapoff racing against SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA;
- the type == old_type idempotent branch (not externally observable).
A normal sysfs-based suspend-to-disk cycle continues to work; the
find_hibernation_swap_type() path is unchanged. Build tested with
allmodconfig and run-tested with CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y and
CONFIG_KASAN=y. The VM was booted with oops=panic panic=-1 so any
WARN/Oops/BUG would have halted the run; the full test completed
cleanly with no kernel log diagnostics, including the three
WARN_ON_ONCE() invariant checks inside repin_hibernation_swap_type().
Reproducer (C source, for reference only -- not added to the tree):
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
/*
* Reproduce the uswsusp SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA pin lifetime regression.
*
* This targets the bug introduced after hibernation swap pinning was added:
* a failed SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA() could drop the existing pin, letting a
* subsequent swapoff() succeed while /dev/snapshot was still open.
*
* Run only inside a throwaway VM. The test manipulates swap state and leaves
* the target swap area disabled on success.
*/
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/suspend_ioctls.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/swap.h>
#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
#include <unistd.h>
static void print_usage(const char *prog)
{
fprintf(stderr,
"usage: %s <active-swap-dev-1> <active-swap-dev-2> <bogus-block-dev>\n"
" <active-swap-dev-1> must be an active swap block device.\n"
" <active-swap-dev-2> must be a second active swap block device.\n"
" <bogus-block-dev> must be a block device that is not a swap area.\n",
prog);
}
static int encode_dev(dev_t dev)
{
unsigned int major_num = major(dev);
unsigned int minor_num = minor(dev);
/*
* Match the kernel's new_encode_dev() layout; SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA
* decodes this with new_decode_dev() on the kernel side.
*/
return (major_num & 0xfff) << 8 |
(minor_num & 0xff) |
((minor_num & ~0xff) << 12);
}
static int get_block_dev(const char *path, dev_t *dev)
{
struct stat st;
if (stat(path, &st) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "stat(%s): %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
return -errno;
}
if (!S_ISBLK(st.st_mode)) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s is not a block device\n", path);
return -EINVAL;
}
*dev = st.st_rdev;
return 0;
}
static int snapshot_set_swap_area(int fd, dev_t dev, long long offset)
{
struct resume_swap_area area = {
.offset = offset,
.dev = encode_dev(dev),
};
if (ioctl(fd, SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA, &area) < 0)
return -errno;
return 0;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
const char *swap_path_1, *swap_path_2, *bogus_path;
dev_t swap_dev_1, swap_dev_2, bogus_dev;
int fd, ret;
bool buggy = false;
if (argc != 4) {
print_usage(argv[0]);
return 2;
}
if (geteuid() != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "must run as root\n");
return 2;
}
swap_path_1 = argv[1];
swap_path_2 = argv[2];
bogus_path = argv[3];
ret = get_block_dev(swap_path_1, &swap_dev_1);
if (ret < 0)
return 2;
ret = get_block_dev(swap_path_2, &swap_dev_2);
if (ret < 0)
return 2;
ret = get_block_dev(bogus_path, &bogus_dev);
if (ret < 0)
return 2;
fd = open("/dev/snapshot", O_WRONLY);
if (fd < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "open(/dev/snapshot): %s\n", strerror(errno));
return 2;
}
ret = snapshot_set_swap_area(fd, swap_dev_1, 0);
if (ret < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "step1: valid SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA failed: %s\n",
strerror(-ret));
close(fd);
return 2;
}
printf("step1: pinned active swap %s\n", swap_path_1);
if (swapoff(swap_path_1) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step2: swapoff(%s) unexpectedly succeeded while pinned\n",
swap_path_1);
close(fd);
return 1;
}
if (errno != EBUSY) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step2: swapoff(%s) failed with %s, expected EBUSY\n",
swap_path_1, strerror(errno));
close(fd);
return 2;
}
printf("step2: swapoff blocked with EBUSY while pin is held\n");
ret = snapshot_set_swap_area(fd, swap_dev_2, 0);
if (ret < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step3: second valid SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA failed: %s\n",
strerror(-ret));
close(fd);
return 2;
}
printf("step3: repinned active swap to %s\n", swap_path_2);
if (swapoff(swap_path_1) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step4: swapoff(%s) failed after repin: %s\n",
swap_path_1, strerror(errno));
close(fd);
return 2;
}
printf("step4: swapoff(%s) succeeded after repinning away\n",
swap_path_1);
if (swapoff(swap_path_2) == 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step5: swapoff(%s) unexpectedly succeeded while pinned\n",
swap_path_2);
close(fd);
return 1;
}
if (errno != EBUSY) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step5: swapoff(%s) failed with %s, expected EBUSY\n",
swap_path_2, strerror(errno));
close(fd);
return 2;
}
printf("step5: repinned swap is blocked with EBUSY\n");
ret = snapshot_set_swap_area(fd, bogus_dev, 0);
if (!ret) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step6: bogus SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA unexpectedly succeeded\n");
close(fd);
return 2;
}
printf("step6: bogus SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA failed as expected: %s\n",
strerror(-ret));
if (swapoff(swap_path_2) == 0) {
printf("step7: swapoff(%s) succeeded after failed re-set\n",
swap_path_2);
printf("result: BUGGY kernel, hibernation pin was dropped\n");
buggy = true;
} else if (errno == EBUSY) {
printf("step7: swapoff(%s) is still blocked with EBUSY\n",
swap_path_2);
printf("result: FIXED kernel, hibernation pin was preserved\n");
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "step7: unexpected swapoff(%s) error: %s\n",
swap_path_2, strerror(errno));
close(fd);
return 2;
}
close(fd);
if (!buggy) {
if (swapoff(swap_path_2) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr,
"step8: swapoff(%s) after close failed: %s\n",
swap_path_2, strerror(errno));
return 2;
}
printf("step8: swapoff succeeded after closing /dev/snapshot\n");
}
printf("note: re-enable swap with `swapon %s` and `swapon %s`\n",
swap_path_1, swap_path_2);
return buggy ? 1 : 0;
}
include/linux/swap.h | 1 +
kernel/power/user.c | 12 +++------
mm/swapfile.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 1930f81e6be4..720347ae8ce1 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ static inline long get_nr_swap_pages(void)
extern void si_swapinfo(struct sysinfo *);
extern int pin_hibernation_swap_type(dev_t device, sector_t offset);
+extern int repin_hibernation_swap_type(int old_type, dev_t device, sector_t offset);
extern void unpin_hibernation_swap_type(int type);
extern int find_hibernation_swap_type(dev_t device, sector_t offset);
int find_first_swap(dev_t *device);
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 4406f5644a56..869371ad4a5f 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static int snapshot_set_swap_area(struct snapshot_data *data,
{
sector_t offset;
dev_t swdev;
+ int swap;
if (swsusp_swap_in_use())
return -EPERM;
@@ -238,19 +239,14 @@ static int snapshot_set_swap_area(struct snapshot_data *data,
offset = swap_area.offset;
}
- /*
- * Unpin the swap device if a swap area was already
- * set by SNAPSHOT_SET_SWAP_AREA.
- */
- unpin_hibernation_swap_type(data->swap);
-
/*
* User space encodes device types as two-byte values,
* so we need to recode them
*/
- data->swap = pin_hibernation_swap_type(swdev, offset);
- if (data->swap < 0)
+ swap = repin_hibernation_swap_type(data->swap, swdev, offset);
+ if (swap < 0)
return swdev ? -ENODEV : -EINVAL;
+ data->swap = swap;
data->dev = swdev;
return 0;
}
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index c5b459a18f43..4d3b41125e6a 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -2215,6 +2215,67 @@ int pin_hibernation_swap_type(dev_t device, sector_t offset)
return type;
}
+/**
+ * repin_hibernation_swap_type - Retarget a hibernation pin without dropping it
+ * @old_type: Currently pinned swap type, or a negative value if none is pinned
+ * @device: Block device containing the resume image
+ * @offset: Offset identifying the swap area
+ *
+ * Locate the swap device for @device/@offset and make it the hibernation-pinned
+ * device. If @old_type already refers to the same swap area, the existing pin
+ * is kept. On failure, the previous pin is preserved.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * >= 0 on success (new swap type).
+ * -EINVAL if @device is invalid.
+ * -ENODEV if the swap device is not found.
+ * -EBUSY if another device is already pinned for hibernation.
+ */
+int repin_hibernation_swap_type(int old_type, dev_t device, sector_t offset)
+{
+ int type;
+ struct swap_info_struct *old_si = NULL, *new_si;
+
+ spin_lock(&swap_lock);
+
+ if (old_type >= 0) {
+ old_si = swap_type_to_info(old_type);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!old_si || !(old_si->flags & SWP_HIBERNATION))) {
+ spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+
+ type = __find_hibernation_swap_type(device, offset);
+ if (type < 0) {
+ spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+ return type;
+ }
+
+ if (type == old_type) {
+ spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+ return type;
+ }
+
+ new_si = swap_type_to_info(type);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!new_si)) {
+ spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+ return -ENODEV;
+ }
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(new_si->flags & SWP_HIBERNATION)) {
+ spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+
+ if (old_si)
+ old_si->flags &= ~SWP_HIBERNATION;
+ new_si->flags |= SWP_HIBERNATION;
+
+ spin_unlock(&swap_lock);
+ return type;
+}
+
/**
* unpin_hibernation_swap_type - Unpin the swap device for hibernation
* @type: Swap type previously returned by pin_hibernation_swap_type()
base-commit: 5b2b0c6e457765adbe96fb2d464ff1bcd3d72158
--
2.43.0
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