jbd2: prevent softlockup in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint()
commit 9d98cf4632258720f18265a058e62fde120c0151 upstream.
Both jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() and jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list()
periodically release j_list_lock after processing a batch of buffers to
avoid long hold times on the j_list_lock. However, since both functions
contend for j_list_lock, the combined time spent waiting and processing
can be significant.
jbd2_journal_shrink_checkpoint_list() explicitly calls cond_resched() when
need_resched() is true to avoid softlockups during prolonged operations.
But jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() only exits its loop when need_resched() is
true, relying on potentially sleeping functions like __flush_batch() or
wait_on_buffer() to trigger rescheduling. If those functions do not sleep,
the kernel may hit a softlockup.
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#3 stuck for 156s! [kworker/u129:2:373]
CPU: 3 PID: 373 Comm: kworker/u129:2 Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.6.0+ #10
Hardware name: Huawei TaiShan 2280 /BC11SPCD, BIOS 1.27 06/13/2017
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:2)
pstate: 20000005 (nzCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
pc : native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418
lr : jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2]
Call trace:
native_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x358/0x418
jbd2_log_do_checkpoint+0x31c/0x438 [jbd2]
__jbd2_log_wait_for_space+0xfc/0x2f8 [jbd2]
add_transaction_credits+0x3bc/0x418 [jbd2]
start_this_handle+0xf8/0x560 [jbd2]
jbd2__journal_start+0x118/0x228 [jbd2]
__ext4_journal_start_sb+0x110/0x188 [ext4]
ext4_do_writepages+0x3dc/0x740 [ext4]
ext4_writepages+0xa4/0x190 [ext4]
do_writepages+0x94/0x228
__writeback_single_inode+0x48/0x318
writeback_sb_inodes+0x204/0x590
__writeback_inodes_wb+0x54/0xf8
wb_writeback+0x2cc/0x3d8
wb_do_writeback+0x2e0/0x2f8
wb_workfn+0x80/0x2a8
process_one_work+0x178/0x3e8
worker_thread+0x234/0x3b8
kthread+0xf0/0x108
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
So explicitly call cond_resched() in jbd2_log_do_checkpoint() to avoid
softlockup.
BUG=b/444641505
TEST=presubmit
RELEASE_NOTE=Fixed CVE-2025-39782 in the Linux kernel.
cos-patch: security-moderate
Cc: stable@kernel.org
Change-Id: I6d3e9e78965000fcda65f3cb67b15a58ecfa4313
Signed-off-by: Baokun Li <libaokun1@huawei.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250812063752.912130-1-libaokun@huaweicloud.com
Signed-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Kernel CVE Triage Automation <cloud-image-kernel-cve-triage-automation@prod.google.com>
Reviewed-on: https://cos-review.googlesource.com/c/third_party/kernel/+/111222
Tested-by: Cusky Presubmit Bot <presubmit@cos-infra-prod.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
Reviewed-by: Chenglong Tang <chenglongtang@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Miri Amarilio <mirilio@google.com>
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
index 8fda66c..368ae50 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ int jbd2_log_do_checkpoint(journal_t *journal)
retry:
if (batch_count)
__flush_batch(journal, &batch_count);
+ cond_resched();
spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
goto restart;
}
