From bc0caf099d9df4dd0fad24992b043b40541f4200 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tejun Heo Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 11:23:31 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] workqueue: fix race condition in unbound workqueue free path 8864b4e59 ("workqueue: implement get/put_pwq()") implemented pwq (pool_workqueue) refcnting which frees workqueue when the last pwq goes away. It determined whether it was the last pwq by testing wq->pwqs is empty. Unfortunately, the test was done outside wq->mutex and multiple pwq release could race and try to free wq multiple times leading to oops. Test wq->pwqs emptiness while holding wq->mutex. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo --- kernel/workqueue.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c index 04a8b98d30ce..4d344326ae97 100644 --- a/kernel/workqueue.c +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c @@ -3534,6 +3534,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work) unbound_release_work); struct workqueue_struct *wq = pwq->wq; struct worker_pool *pool = pwq->pool; + bool is_last; if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(wq->flags & WQ_UNBOUND))) return; @@ -3545,6 +3546,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work) */ mutex_lock(&wq->mutex); list_del_rcu(&pwq->pwqs_node); + is_last = list_empty(&wq->pwqs); mutex_unlock(&wq->mutex); put_unbound_pool(pool); @@ -3554,7 +3556,7 @@ static void pwq_unbound_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work) * If we're the last pwq going away, @wq is already dead and no one * is gonna access it anymore. Free it. */ - if (list_empty(&wq->pwqs)) + if (is_last) kfree(wq); } -- 2.20.1