If kdb is triggered using SysRq-g then any use of the sr command results in the SysRq key table lock being recursively acquired, killing the debug session. That patch resolves the problem by introducing a _nolock alternative for __handle_sysrq.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson daniel.thompson@linaro.org --- drivers/tty/sysrq.c | 11 ++++++++--- include/linux/sysrq.h | 1 + kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c index ce396ec..7b47b2d 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/sysrq.c +++ b/drivers/tty/sysrq.c @@ -505,14 +505,12 @@ static void __sysrq_put_key_op(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op_p) sysrq_key_table[i] = op_p; }
-void __handle_sysrq(int key, bool check_mask) +void __handle_sysrq_nolock(int key, bool check_mask) { struct sysrq_key_op *op_p; int orig_log_level; int i; - unsigned long flags;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags); /* * Raise the apparent loglevel to maximum so that the sysrq header * is shown to provide the user with positive feedback. We do not @@ -554,6 +552,13 @@ void __handle_sysrq(int key, bool check_mask) printk("\n"); console_loglevel = orig_log_level; } +} + +void __handle_sysrq(int key, bool check_mask) +{ + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags); + __handle_sysrq_nolock(key, check_mask); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sysrq_key_table_lock, flags); }
diff --git a/include/linux/sysrq.h b/include/linux/sysrq.h index 387fa7d..1d51d64 100644 --- a/include/linux/sysrq.h +++ b/include/linux/sysrq.h @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct sysrq_key_op {
void handle_sysrq(int key); void __handle_sysrq(int key, bool check_mask); +void __handle_sysrq_nolock(int key, bool check_mask); int register_sysrq_key(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op); int unregister_sysrq_key(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op); struct sysrq_key_op *__sysrq_get_key_op(int key); diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c index 0b097c8..de439bb 100644 --- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c +++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c @@ -1918,13 +1918,20 @@ static int kdb_rm(int argc, const char **argv) * kdb_sr - This function implements the 'sr' (SYSRQ key) command * which interfaces to the soi-disant MAGIC SYSRQ functionality. * sr <magic-sysrq-code> + * + * Remarks: + * This command calls into the sysrq code without locking. The sysrq + * code is protected using spin_lock_irqsave meaning this command, + * whilst normally safe, must be used very carefully if kdb is entered + * using a mechanism, such as the NMI, which is immune to the interrupt + * mask. */ static int kdb_sr(int argc, const char **argv) { if (argc != 1) return KDB_ARGCOUNT; kdb_trap_printk++; - __handle_sysrq(*argv[1], false); + __handle_sysrq_nolock(*argv[1], false); kdb_trap_printk--;
return 0;