[PATCH] io_uring: fix race in unified task_work running

[PATCH] io_uring: fix race in unified task_work running

[Jens Axboe]

We use a bit to manage if we need to add the shared task_work, but
a list + lock for the pending work. Before aborting a current run
of the task_work we check if the list is empty, but we do so without
grabbing the lock that protects it. This can lead to races where
we think we have nothing left to run, where in practice we could be
racing with a task adding new work to the list. If we do hit that
race condition, we could be left with work items that need processing,
but the shared task_work is not active.

Ensure that we grab the lock before checking if the list is empty,
so we know if it's safe to exit the run or not.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/c6bd5987-e9ae-cd02-49d0-1b3ac1ef65b1@tnonline.net/
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 5.11+
Reported-by: Forza <forza@tnonline.net>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>

---

diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index c4d2b320cdd4..a4331deb0427 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1959,9 +1959,13 @@ static void tctx_task_work(struct callback_head *cb)
 			node = next;
 		}
 		if (wq_list_empty(&tctx->task_list)) {
+			spin_lock_irq(&tctx->task_lock);
 			clear_bit(0, &tctx->task_state);
-			if (wq_list_empty(&tctx->task_list))
+			if (wq_list_empty(&tctx->task_list)) {
+				spin_unlock_irq(&tctx->task_lock);
 				break;
+			}
+			spin_unlock_irq(&tctx->task_lock);
 			/* another tctx_task_work() is enqueued, yield */
 			if (test_and_set_bit(0, &tctx->task_state))
 				break;

-- 
Jens Axboe