Re: [PATCH] nbd: reclassify u->iolock of AF_UNIX sockets
Christian Borntraeger <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:25:36 +0200
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-block,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Am 14.07.26 um 18:19 schrieb Christian Borntraeger:
> Am 13.07.26 um 20:14 schrieb Christian Borntraeger:
>
> I just realized I had my kernel.org address in from.
> question is, is this the right fix and shall I do a proper patch wit correct from and signoff.
>
> [..]
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> index 8f10762e90ef..a811e431b47a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
>> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
>> #include <linux/err.h>
>> #include <linux/kernel.h>
>> #include <linux/slab.h>
>> +#include <net/af_unix.h>
>> #include <net/sock.h>
>> #include <linux/net.h>
>> #include <linux/kthread.h>
>> @@ -1241,6 +1242,7 @@ static struct socket *nbd_get_socket(struct nbd_device *nbd, unsigned long fd,
>> #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
>> static struct lock_class_key nbd_key[3];
>> static struct lock_class_key nbd_slock_key[3];
>> +static struct lock_class_key nbd_unix_iolock_key;
>> static void nbd_reclassify_socket(struct socket *sock)
>> {
>> @@ -1267,6 +1269,17 @@ static void nbd_reclassify_socket(struct socket *sock)
>> &nbd_slock_key[2],
>> "sk_lock-AF_UNIX-NBD",
>> &nbd_key[2]);
>> + /*
>> + * The AF_UNIX stream recvmsg/sendmsg paths serialize on
>> + * u->iolock, not sk_lock, so it must be reclassified as
>> + * well. A held mutex cannot be reclassified; skip it in
>> + * that case, as sock_allow_reclassification() does for
>> + * sk_lock.
>> + */
>> + if (!mutex_is_locked(&unix_sk(sk)->iolock))
>> + lockdep_set_class_and_name(&unix_sk(sk)->iolock,
>> + &nbd_unix_iolock_key,
>> + "&u->iolock-NBD");
>> break;
>> }
>> }
Ping. I can respin with all the fixes (NBD_CMD_RECONFIGURE and correct from address) but
I at least want to get some feedback from the ndb maintainers if this is the right approach.
I definitely want to get rid of the lockdep false positive in our CI.