Re: io_uring: io_fail_links() should only consider first linked timeout

[Bob Liu <bob.liu@oracle.com>]

On 11/20/19 4:44 PM, Pavel Begunkov wrote:
> On 11/20/2019 1:33 AM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> We currently clear the linked timeout field if we cancel such a timeout,
>> but we should only attempt to cancel if it's the first one we see.
>> Others should simply be freed like other requests, as they haven't
>> been started yet.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
>> index a79ef43367b1..d1085e4e8ae9 100644
>> --- a/fs/io_uring.c
>> +++ b/fs/io_uring.c
>> @@ -937,12 +937,12 @@ static void io_fail_links(struct io_kiocb *req)
>>  		if ((req->flags & REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT) &&
>>  		    link->submit.sqe->opcode == IORING_OP_LINK_TIMEOUT) {
>>  			io_link_cancel_timeout(link);
>> -			req->flags &= ~REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT;
>>  		} else {
>>  			io_cqring_fill_event(link, -ECANCELED);
>>  			__io_double_put_req(link);
>>  		}
>>  		kfree(sqe_to_free);
>> +		req->flags &= ~REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT;
> 
> That's not necessary, but maybe would safer to keep. If
> REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT is set, than there was a link timeout request,
> and for it and only for it io_link_cancel_timeout() will be called.
> 
> However, this is only true if linked timeout isn't fired. Otherwise,
> there is another bug, which isn't fixed by either of the patches. We
> need to clear REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT in io_link_timeout_fn() as well.
> 
> Let: REQ -> L_TIMEOUT1 -> L_TIMEOUT2
> 1. L_TIMEOUT1 fired before REQ is completed
> 
> 2. io_link_timeout_fn() removes L_TIMEOUT1 from the list:
> REQ|REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT -> L_TIMEOUT2
> 
> 3. free_req(REQ) then call io_link_cancel_timeout(L_TIMEOUT2)
> leaking it (as described in my patch).
> 
> P.S. haven't tried to test nor reproduce it yet.
> 

Off topic... I'm reading the code regarding IORING_OP_LINK_TIMEOUT.
But confused by what's going to happen if userspace submit a request with IORING_OP_LINK_TIMEOUT but not IOSQE_IO_LINK.