[PATCH 2/5] kexec: abort liveupdate handover on kernel_kexec() unwind
Oskar Gerlicz Kowalczuk
oskar at gerlicz.space
Fri Mar 20 09:37:17 PDT 2026
Once outgoing sessions are blocked during reboot, every failure path
after liveupdate_reboot() must release that state again. Today
kernel_kexec() sets liveupdate_prepared only after
liveupdate_reboot() returns successfully, so a partial failure inside
liveupdate_reboot() skips the abort path entirely. The
kho_finalize() failure path also leaves the LUO session state frozen.
This is dangerous because a failed kexec attempt can leave userspace
with outgoing sessions stuck in reboot state, blocking release and
preserve paths until the next reboot.
Export a liveupdate_reboot_abort() helper, call it from the
kho_finalize() error path, and mark liveupdate as prepared before
entering liveupdate_reboot(). That makes every failed handover attempt
unwind the session state and wake blocked waiters.
Signed-off-by: Oskar Gerlicz Kowalczuk <oskar at gerlicz.space>
---
include/linux/liveupdate.h | 5 +++++
kernel/kexec_core.c | 4 ++++
kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c | 11 ++++++++++-
kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h | 1 +
kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/liveupdate.h b/include/linux/liveupdate.h
index dd11fdc76a5f..d93b043a0421 100644
--- a/include/linux/liveupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/liveupdate.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ bool liveupdate_enabled(void);
/* Called during kexec to tell LUO that entered into reboot */
int liveupdate_reboot(void);
+void liveupdate_reboot_abort(void);
int liveupdate_register_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh);
int liveupdate_unregister_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh);
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ static inline int liveupdate_reboot(void)
return 0;
}
+static inline void liveupdate_reboot_abort(void)
+{
+}
+
static inline int liveupdate_register_file_handler(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
{
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index 2fea396d29b9..492c17f7e96f 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -1139,6 +1139,7 @@ bool kexec_load_permitted(int kexec_image_type)
int kernel_kexec(void)
{
int error = 0;
+ bool liveupdate_prepared = false;
if (!kexec_trylock())
return -EBUSY;
@@ -1147,6 +1148,7 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
goto Unlock;
}
+ liveupdate_prepared = true;
error = liveupdate_reboot();
if (error)
goto Unlock;
@@ -1231,6 +1233,8 @@ int kernel_kexec(void)
#endif
Unlock:
+ if (error && liveupdate_prepared)
+ liveupdate_reboot_abort();
kexec_unlock();
return error;
}
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c
index dda7bb57d421..95a0b81ce60d 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_core.c
@@ -233,8 +233,9 @@ int liveupdate_reboot(void)
err = kho_finalize();
if (err) {
pr_err("kho_finalize failed %d\n", err);
+ liveupdate_reboot_abort();
/*
- * kho_finalize() may return libfdt errors, to aboid passing to
+ * kho_finalize() may return libfdt errors, to avoid passing to
* userspace unknown errors, change this to EAGAIN.
*/
err = -EAGAIN;
@@ -243,6 +244,14 @@ int liveupdate_reboot(void)
return err;
}
+void liveupdate_reboot_abort(void)
+{
+ if (!liveupdate_enabled())
+ return;
+
+ luo_session_abort_reboot();
+}
+
/**
* liveupdate_enabled - Check if the live update feature is enabled.
*
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
index 8083d8739b09..ad09ea756156 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_internal.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ int luo_session_retrieve(const char *name, struct file **filep);
int __init luo_session_setup_outgoing(void *fdt);
int __init luo_session_setup_incoming(void *fdt);
int luo_session_serialize(void);
+void luo_session_abort_reboot(void);
int luo_session_deserialize(void);
bool luo_session_quiesce(void);
void luo_session_resume(void);
diff --git a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
index ee5ea2a8ed3f..39215e5eda7a 100644
--- a/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
+++ b/kernel/liveupdate/luo_session.c
@@ -649,6 +649,29 @@ int luo_session_serialize(void)
return err;
}
+void luo_session_abort_reboot(void)
+{
+ struct luo_session_header *sh = &luo_session_global.outgoing;
+ struct luo_session *session;
+ int i = 0;
+
+ guard(rwsem_write)(&sh->rwsem);
+ if (!READ_ONCE(sh->rebooting))
+ return;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(session, &sh->list, list) {
+ if (i >= sh->header_ser->count)
+ break;
+
+ luo_session_unfreeze_one(session, &sh->ser[i]);
+ memset(&sh->ser[i], 0, sizeof(sh->ser[i]));
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ sh->header_ser->count = 0;
+ luo_session_reboot_done(sh);
+}
+
/**
* luo_session_quiesce - Ensure no active sessions exist and lock session lists.
*
--
2.53.0
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