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Sean Christopherson 865e08b77c KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM 
commit 405294f29f upstream.

Unconditionally get a reference to the /dev/kvm module when creating a VM
instead of using try_get_module(), which will fail if the module is in
the process of being forcefully unloaded.  The error handling when
try_get_module() fails doesn't properly unwind all that has been done,
e.g. doesn't call kvm_arch_pre_destroy_vm() and doesn't remove the VM
from the global list.  Not removing VMs from the global list tends to be
fatal, e.g. leads to use-after-free explosions.

The obvious alternative would be to add proper unwinding, but the
justification for using try_get_module(), "rmmod --wait", is completely
bogus as support for "rmmod --wait", i.e. delete_module() without
O_NONBLOCK, was removed by commit 3f2b9c9cdf ("module: remove rmmod
--wait option.") nearly a decade ago.

It's still possible for try_get_module() to fail due to the module dying
(more like being killed), as the module will be tagged MODULE_STATE_GOING
by "rmmod --force", i.e. delete_module(..., O_TRUNC), but playing nice
with forced unloading is an exercise in futility and gives a falsea sense
of security.  Using try_get_module() only prevents acquiring _new_
references, it doesn't magically put the references held by other VMs,
and forced unloading doesn't wait, i.e. "rmmod --force" on KVM is all but
guaranteed to cause spectacular fireworks; the window where KVM will fail
try_get_module() is tiny compared to the window where KVM is building and
running the VM with an elevated module refcount.

Addressing KVM's inability to play nice with "rmmod --force" is firmly
out-of-scope.  Forcefully unloading any module taints kernel (for obvious
reasons)  _and_ requires the kernel to be built with
CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y, which is off by default and comes with the
amusing disclaimer that it's "mainly for kernel developers and desperate
users".  In other words, KVM is free to scoff at bug reports due to using
"rmmod --force" while VMs may be running.

Fixes: 5f6de5cbeb ("KVM: Prevent module exit until all VMs are freed")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Message-Id: <20220816053937.2477106-3-seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
 		2022-08-25 11:45:05 +02:00
Documentation xen-blkfront: Apply 'feature_persistent' parameter when connect 2022-08-17 15:16:18 +02:00
LICENSES LICENSES/LGPL-2.1: Add LGPL-2.1-or-later as valid identifiers 2021-12-16 14:33:10 +01:00
arch arm64: kexec_file: use more system keyrings to verify kernel image signature 2022-08-21 15:20:08 +02:00
block block: don't allow the same type rq_qos add more than once 2022-08-17 15:16:10 +02:00
certs certs: make system keyring depend on x509 parser 2022-07-24 12:53:55 -07:00
crypto KEYS: asymmetric: enforce SM2 signature use pkey algo 2022-08-17 15:16:17 +02:00
drivers RDMA: Handle the return code from dma_resv_wait_timeout() properly 2022-08-25 11:45:05 +02:00
fs btrfs: raid56: don't trust any cached sector in __raid56_parity_recover() 2022-08-21 15:20:08 +02:00
include kexec, KEYS: make the code in bzImage64_verify_sig generic 2022-08-21 15:20:08 +02:00
init stack: Declare {randomize_,}kstack_offset to fix Sparse warnings 2022-08-17 15:14:14 +02:00
io_uring io_uring: mem-account pbuf buckets 2022-08-17 15:16:21 +02:00
ipc ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed 2022-06-22 17:47:41 -05:00
kernel kexec, KEYS: make the code in bzImage64_verify_sig generic 2022-08-21 15:20:08 +02:00
lib crypto: lib/blake2s - reduce stack frame usage in self test 2022-08-17 15:16:19 +02:00
mm Revert "mm: kfence: apply kmemleak_ignore_phys on early allocated pool" 2022-08-21 15:20:08 +02:00
net net_sched: cls_route: disallow handle of 0 2022-08-21 15:20:08 +02:00
samples sample: bpf: xdp_router_ipv4: Allow the kernel to send arp requests 2022-08-17 15:14:25 +02:00
scripts scripts/faddr2line: Fix vmlinux detection on arm64 2022-08-17 15:16:01 +02:00
security selinux: Add boundary check in put_entry() 2022-08-17 15:14:06 +02:00
sound ALSA: hda/realtek: Add quirk for Clevo NS50PU, NS70PU 2022-08-25 11:45:05 +02:00
tools tools/thermal: Fix possible path truncations 2022-08-17 15:16:02 +02:00
usr Not a lot of material this cycle. Many singleton patches against various 2022-05-27 11:22:03 -07:00
virt KVM: Unconditionally get a ref to /dev/kvm module when creating a VM 2022-08-25 11:45:05 +02:00
.clang-format clang-format: Fix space after for_each macros 2022-05-20 19:27:16 +02:00
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.mailmap ARM: SoC fixes for 5.19, part 4 2022-07-27 09:43:07 -07:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS MAINTAINERS: mark ARM/PALM TREO SUPPORT orphan 2022-07-07 15:17:00 +02:00
Kbuild kbuild: rename hostprogs-y/always to hostprogs/always-y 2020-02-04 01:53:07 +09:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS io_uring: move to separate directory 2022-08-17 15:14:20 +02:00
Makefile Linux 5.19.3 2022-08-21 15:20:09 +02:00
README Drop all 00-INDEX files from Documentation/ 2018-09-09 15:08:58 -06:00

README 

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

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.