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    maple_tree: disable mas_wr_append() when other readers are possible · cfeb6ae8
    Liam R. Howlett authored
    The current implementation of append may cause duplicate data and/or
    incorrect ranges to be returned to a reader during an update.  Although
    this has not been reported or seen, disable the append write operation
    while the tree is in rcu mode out of an abundance of caution.
    
    During the analysis of the mas_next_slot() the following was
    artificially created by separating the writer and reader code:
    
    Writer:                                 reader:
    mas_wr_append
        set end pivot
        updates end metata
        Detects write to last slot
        last slot write is to start of slot
        store current contents in slot
        overwrite old end pivot
                                            mas_next_slot():
                                                    read end metadata
                                                    read old end pivot
                                                    return with incorrect range
        store new value
    
    Alternatively:
    
    Writer:                                 reader:
    mas_wr_append
        set end pivot
        updates end metata
        Detects write to last slot
        last lost write to end of slot
        store value
                                            mas_next_slot():
                                                    read end metadata
                                                    read old end pivot
                                                    read new end pivot
                                                    return with incorrect range
        set old end pivot
    
    There may be other accesses that are not safe since we are now updating
    both metadata and pointers, so disabling append if there could be rcu
    readers is the safest action.
    
    Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230819004356.1454718-2-Liam.Howlett@oracle.com
    Fixes: 54a611b6 ("Maple Tree: add new data structure")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLiam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
    Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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