NFSv4: Fix a race in the net namespace mount notification

Since the struct nfs_client gets added to the global nfs_client_list
before it is initialised, it is possible that rpc_pipefs_event can
end up trying to create idmapper entries on such a thing.

The solution is to have the mount notification wait for the
initialisation of each nfs_client to complete, and then to
skip any entries for which the it failed.

Reported-by: Stanislav Kinsbursky <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Stanislav Kinsbursky <[email protected]>

Author: Trond Myklebust

fs/nfs/client.c

@@ -507,6 +507,17 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_match_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *dat
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static bool nfs_client_init_is_complete(const struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	return clp->cl_cons_state != NFS_CS_INITING;
+}
+
+int nfs_wait_client_init_complete(const struct nfs_client *clp)
+{
+	return wait_event_killable(nfs_client_active_wq,
+			nfs_client_init_is_complete(clp));
+}
+
 /*
  * Found an existing client.  Make sure it's ready before returning.
  */
@@ -516,8 +527,7 @@ nfs_found_client(const struct nfs_client_initdata *cl_init,
 {
 	int error;
 
-	error = wait_event_killable(nfs_client_active_wq,
-				clp->cl_cons_state < NFS_CS_INITING);
+	error = nfs_wait_client_init_complete(clp);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		nfs_put_client(clp);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ERESTARTSYS);
@@ -1333,7 +1343,7 @@ static int nfs4_init_client_minor_version(struct nfs_client *clp)
 		 * so that the client back channel can find the
 		 * nfs_client struct
 		 */
-		clp->cl_cons_state = NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING;
+		nfs_mark_client_ready(clp, NFS_CS_SESSION_INITING);
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_1 */
 

fs/nfs/idmap.c

@@ -530,9 +530,24 @@ static struct nfs_client *nfs_get_client_for_event(struct net *net, int event)
 	struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(net, nfs_net_id);
 	struct dentry *cl_dentry;
 	struct nfs_client *clp;
+	int err;
 
+restart:
 	spin_lock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(clp, &nn->nfs_client_list, cl_share_link) {
+		/* Wait for initialisation to finish */
+		if (clp->cl_cons_state == NFS_CS_INITING) {
+			atomic_inc(&clp->cl_count);
+			spin_unlock(&nn->nfs_client_lock);
+			err = nfs_wait_client_init_complete(clp);
+			nfs_put_client(clp);
+			if (err)
+				return NULL;
+			goto restart;
+		}
+		/* Skip nfs_clients that failed to initialise */
+		if (clp->cl_cons_state < 0)
+			continue;
 		if (clp->rpc_ops != &nfs_v4_clientops)
 			continue;
 		cl_dentry = clp->cl_idmap->idmap_pipe->dentry;

fs/nfs/internal.h

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ extern struct nfs_server *nfs_clone_server(struct nfs_server *,
 					   struct nfs_fh *,
 					   struct nfs_fattr *,
 					   rpc_authflavor_t);
+extern int nfs_wait_client_init_complete(const struct nfs_client *clp);
 extern void nfs_mark_client_ready(struct nfs_client *clp, int state);
 extern struct nfs_client *nfs4_set_ds_client(struct nfs_client* mds_clp,
 					     const struct sockaddr *ds_addr,