2025-07-25 12:53:41
Linux
PUBLISHED
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvme-multipath: fix suspicious RCU usage warning
When I run the NVME over TCP test in virtme-ng, I get the following
"suspicious RCU usage" warning in nvme_mpath_add_sysfs_link():
[ 5.024557][ T44] nvmet: Created nvm controller 1 for subsystem nqn.2025-06.org.nvmexpress.mptcp for NQN nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:f7f6b5e0-ff97-4894-98ac-c85309e0bc77.
[ 5.027401][ T183] nvme nvme0: creating 2 I/O queues.
[ 5.029017][ T183] nvme nvme0: mapped 2/0/0 default/read/poll queues.
[ 5.032587][ T183] nvme nvme0: new ctrl: NQN "nqn.2025-06.org.nvmexpress.mptcp", addr 127.0.0.1:4420, hostnqn: nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:f7f6b5e0-ff97-4894-98ac-c85309e0bc77
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[ 5.042440][ T25] =============================
[ 5.042579][ T25] WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
[ 5.042705][ T25] 6.16.0-rc3+ #23 Not tainted
[ 5.042812][ T25] -----------------------------
[ 5.042934][ T25] drivers/nvme/host/multipath.c:1203 RCU-list traversed in non-reader section!!
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[ 5.043111][ T25] other info that might help us debug this:
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[ 5.043341][ T25] rcu_scheduler_active = 2, debug_locks = 1
[ 5.043502][ T25] 3 locks held by kworker/u9:0/25:
[ 5.043615][ T25] #0: ffff888008730948 ((wq_completion)async){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7ed/0x1350
[ 5.043830][ T25] #1: ffffc900001afd40 ((work_completion)(&entry->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0xcf3/0x1350
[ 5.044084][ T25] #2: ffff888013ee0020 (&head->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: nvme_mpath_add_sysfs_link.part.0+0xb4/0x3a0
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[ 5.044300][ T25] stack backtrace:
[ 5.044439][ T25] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 25 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3+ #23 PREEMPT(full)
[ 5.044441][ T25] Hardware name: Bochs Bochs, BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011
[ 5.044442][ T25] Workqueue: async async_run_entry_fn
[ 5.044445][ T25] Call Trace:
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