Håkon Bugge 9079adef04 net/rds: hold the socket while an rds_mr references it
Each rds_mr stores a bare back pointer to the socket that created it
(mr->r_sock) but takes no reference on it.  When the mr is destroyed it
references the rs. Hence, provisions must be made to avoid the rs
being destroyed before all mrs referencing it have been destroyed.

The MR itself is refcounted, and in-flight messages legitimately hold
MR krefs that can outlive the socket: rds_release() drops the rb-tree
references via rds_rdma_drop_keys(), but a send completion arriving
afterwards drops the final message reference from the CQ handler and
ends up in

  rds_message_purge()
    __rds_put_mr_final()
      rds_destroy_mr()   -> takes rs->rs_rdma_lock

dereferencing a socket that may already have been freed.

Oracle UEK fixed the same use-after-free ("rds: Add proper refcnt when
an RDS MR references an RDS Socket") after seeing crashes of the form:

  PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode
  _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x4a/0x6a
  __rds_put_mr_final+0x2c/0xe0 [rds]
  rds_message_purge+0x13c/0x150 [rds]
  rds_message_put+0x39/0x54 [rds]
  rds_ib_send_cqe_handler+0x147/0x3dd [rds_rdma]

To fix this, take a socket reference when an MR is created and drop it
when the final MR kref goes away.  The reference cycle is broken by
rds_release(), which always runs rds_rdma_drop_keys() on close.  So the
socket reference held by an MR never prevents release, it only delays
sk_free() until the last MR user is done.

The hold sits next to kref_init() at both allocation sites -
__rds_rdma_map() and the on-demand-paging path in
rds_cmsg_rdma_args() - so every MR owns exactly one socket reference
from the moment it becomes kref-managed.  For that to work on the ODP
path, its get_mr() error handling is converted from a bare kfree() to
kref_put(..., __rds_put_mr_final), with r_trans_private cleared first
since it holds an ERR_PTR there; both sites then tear down through
the same path and a future error-path change cannot silently leak or
double-drop the reference.

Signed-off-by: Håkon Bugge <haakon.bugge@oracle.com>
[achender: port to net-next (sock_hold/sock_put in place of the UEK
 rds_sock_addref/rds_sock_put helpers); also balance the reference on
 the rds_cmsg_rdma_args() ODP path and unify its error path with
 __rds_put_mr_final(); update commit message]
Signed-off-by: Allison Henderson <achender@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260730041629.3512480-3-achender@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2026-08-04 18:00:54 -07:00
2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
2026-07-14 16:34:04 +02:00
2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
2026-07-26 14:45:48 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst
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