[PATCH 6.12.y] rxrpc: Fix data-race warning and potential load/store tearing

Sasha Levin sashal at kernel.org
Wed Jan 28 16:10:48 PST 2026


From: David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com>

[ Upstream commit 5d5fe8bcd331f1e34e0943ec7c18432edfcf0e8b ]

Fix the following:

        BUG: KCSAN: data-race in rxrpc_peer_keepalive_worker / rxrpc_send_data_packet

which is reporting an issue with the reads and writes to ->last_tx_at in:

        conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();

and:

        keepalive_at = peer->last_tx_at + RXRPC_KEEPALIVE_TIME;

The lockless accesses to these to values aren't actually a problem as the
read only needs an approximate time of last transmission for the purposes
of deciding whether or not the transmission of a keepalive packet is
warranted yet.

Also, as ->last_tx_at is a 64-bit value, tearing can occur on a 32-bit
arch.

Fix both of these by switching to an unsigned int for ->last_tx_at and only
storing the LSW of the time64_t.  It can then be reconstructed at need
provided no more than 68 years has elapsed since the last transmission.

Fixes: ace45bec6d77 ("rxrpc: Fix firewall route keepalive")
Reported-by: syzbot+6182afad5045e6703b3d at syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/695e7cfb.050a0220.1c677c.036b.GAE@google.com/
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells at redhat.com>
cc: Marc Dionne <marc.dionne at auristor.com>
cc: Simon Horman <horms at kernel.org>
cc: linux-afs at lists.infradead.org
cc: stable at kernel.org
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/1107124.1768903985@warthog.procyon.org.uk
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>
[ different struct fields (peer->mtu, peer->srtt_us, peer->rto_us) and different output.c code structure ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal at kernel.org>
---
 net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h |  9 ++++++++-
 net/rxrpc/conn_event.c  |  2 +-
 net/rxrpc/output.c      | 10 +++++-----
 net/rxrpc/peer_event.c  | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 net/rxrpc/proc.c        |  4 ++--
 net/rxrpc/rxkad.c       |  4 ++--
 6 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
index 6b036c0564c7a..1494d162444dd 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
+++ b/net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ struct rxrpc_peer {
 	struct hlist_head	error_targets;	/* targets for net error distribution */
 	struct rb_root		service_conns;	/* Service connections */
 	struct list_head	keepalive_link;	/* Link in net->peer_keepalive[] */
-	time64_t		last_tx_at;	/* Last time packet sent here */
+	unsigned int		last_tx_at;	/* Last time packet sent here (time64_t LSW) */
 	seqlock_t		service_conn_lock;
 	spinlock_t		lock;		/* access lock */
 	unsigned int		if_mtu;		/* interface MTU for this peer */
@@ -1161,6 +1161,13 @@ void rxrpc_transmit_one(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *txb);
 void rxrpc_input_error(struct rxrpc_local *, struct sk_buff *);
 void rxrpc_peer_keepalive_worker(struct work_struct *);
 
+/* Update the last transmission time on a peer for keepalive purposes. */
+static inline void rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(struct rxrpc_peer *peer)
+{
+	/* To avoid tearing on 32-bit systems, we only keep the LSW. */
+	WRITE_ONCE(peer->last_tx_at, ktime_get_seconds());
+}
+
 /*
  * peer_object.c
  */
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c b/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c
index c4eb7986efddf..c8df12d80c7ce 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/conn_event.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void rxrpc_conn_retransmit_call(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 	}
 
 	ret = kernel_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, iov, ioc, len);
-	conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(conn->peer);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_fail(chan->call_debug_id, serial, ret,
 				    rxrpc_tx_point_call_final_resend);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/output.c b/net/rxrpc/output.c
index ccfae607c9bb7..ad7e61066d2b5 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/output.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/output.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void rxrpc_send_ack_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, txb->kvec, txb->nr_kvec, txb->len);
 	rxrpc_local_dont_fragment(conn->local, false);
 	ret = do_udp_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, txb->len);
-	call->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(call->peer);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_fail(call->debug_id, txb->serial, ret,
 				    rxrpc_tx_point_call_ack);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ int rxrpc_send_abort_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call)
 
 	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, WRITE, iov, 1, sizeof(pkt));
 	ret = do_udp_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, sizeof(pkt));
-	conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(conn->peer);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_fail(call->debug_id, serial, ret,
 				    rxrpc_tx_point_call_abort);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static int rxrpc_send_data_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct rxrpc_txbuf *t
 	 */
 	rxrpc_inc_stat(call->rxnet, stat_tx_data_send);
 	ret = do_udp_sendmsg(conn->local->socket, &msg, len);
-	conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(conn->peer);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		rxrpc_inc_stat(call->rxnet, stat_tx_data_send_fail);
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ void rxrpc_send_conn_abort(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
 
 	trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(conn->debug_id, &whdr, rxrpc_tx_point_conn_abort);
 
-	conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(conn->peer);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ void rxrpc_send_keepalive(struct rxrpc_peer *peer)
 		trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(peer->debug_id, &whdr,
 				      rxrpc_tx_point_version_keepalive);
 
-	peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(peer);
 	_leave("");
 }
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c b/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c
index 5d0842efde69f..adcfb3eb9f511 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/peer_event.c
@@ -224,6 +224,21 @@ static void rxrpc_distribute_error(struct rxrpc_peer *peer, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	spin_unlock(&peer->lock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Reconstruct the last transmission time.  The difference calculated should be
+ * valid provided no more than ~68 years elapsed since the last transmission.
+ */
+static time64_t rxrpc_peer_get_tx_mark(const struct rxrpc_peer *peer, time64_t base)
+{
+	s32 last_tx_at = READ_ONCE(peer->last_tx_at);
+	s32 base_lsw = base;
+	s32 diff = last_tx_at - base_lsw;
+
+	diff = clamp(diff, -RXRPC_KEEPALIVE_TIME, RXRPC_KEEPALIVE_TIME);
+
+	return diff + base;
+}
+
 /*
  * Perform keep-alive pings.
  */
@@ -252,7 +267,7 @@ static void rxrpc_peer_keepalive_dispatch(struct rxrpc_net *rxnet,
 		spin_unlock_bh(&rxnet->peer_hash_lock);
 
 		if (use) {
-			keepalive_at = peer->last_tx_at + RXRPC_KEEPALIVE_TIME;
+			keepalive_at = rxrpc_peer_get_tx_mark(peer, base) + RXRPC_KEEPALIVE_TIME;
 			slot = keepalive_at - base;
 			_debug("%02x peer %u t=%d {%pISp}",
 			       cursor, peer->debug_id, slot, &peer->srx.transport);
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/proc.c b/net/rxrpc/proc.c
index 263a2251e3d24..ca85ac764f82b 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/proc.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/proc.c
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ static int rxrpc_peer_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	now = ktime_get_seconds();
 	seq_printf(seq,
 		   "UDP   %-47.47s %-47.47s %3u"
-		   " %3u %5u %6llus %8u %8u\n",
+		   " %3u %5u %6ds %8u %8u\n",
 		   lbuff,
 		   rbuff,
 		   refcount_read(&peer->ref),
 		   peer->cong_ssthresh,
 		   peer->mtu,
-		   now - peer->last_tx_at,
+		   (s32)now - (s32)READ_ONCE(peer->last_tx_at),
 		   peer->srtt_us >> 3,
 		   peer->rto_us);
 
diff --git a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
index 48a1475e6b063..a8426335e401a 100644
--- a/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
+++ b/net/rxrpc/rxkad.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static int rxkad_issue_challenge(struct rxrpc_connection *conn)
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(conn->peer);
 	trace_rxrpc_tx_packet(conn->debug_id, &whdr,
 			      rxrpc_tx_point_rxkad_challenge);
 	_leave(" = 0");
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static int rxkad_send_response(struct rxrpc_connection *conn,
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	conn->peer->last_tx_at = ktime_get_seconds();
+	rxrpc_peer_mark_tx(conn->peer);
 	_leave(" = 0");
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.51.0




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