In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:IB/core: Fix a nested dead lock as part of ODP flowFix a nested dead lock as part of ODP flow by using mmput_async().From the below call trace [1] can see that calling mmput() once we have
the umem_odp->umem_mutex locked as required by
ib_umem_odp_map_dma_and_lock() might trigger in the same task the
exit_mmap()->__mmu_notifier_release()->mlx5_ib_invalidate_range() which
may dead lock when trying to lock the same mutex.Moving to use mmput_async() will solve the problem as the above
exit_mmap() flow will be called in other task and will be executed once
the lock will be available.[1]
[64843.077665] task:kworker/u133:2  state:D stack:    0 pid:80906 ppid:
2 flags:0x00004000
[64843.077672] Workqueue: mlx5_ib_page_fault mlx5_ib_eqe_pf_action [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077719] Call Trace:
[64843.077722]  <TASK>
[64843.077724]  __schedule+0x23d/0x590
[64843.077729]  schedule+0x4e/0xb0
[64843.077735]  schedule_preempt_disabled+0xe/0x10
[64843.077740]  __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x263/0x490
[64843.077747]  __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20
[64843.077752]  mutex_lock+0x34/0x40
[64843.077758]  mlx5_ib_invalidate_range+0x48/0x270 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077808]  __mmu_notifier_release+0x1a4/0x200
[64843.077816]  exit_mmap+0x1bc/0x200
[64843.077822]  ? walk_page_range+0x9c/0x120
[64843.077828]  ? __cond_resched+0x1a/0x50
[64843.077833]  ? mutex_lock+0x13/0x40
[64843.077839]  ? uprobe_clear_state+0xac/0x120
[64843.077860]  mmput+0x5f/0x140
[64843.077867]  ib_umem_odp_map_dma_and_lock+0x21b/0x580 [ib_core]
[64843.077931]  pagefault_real_mr+0x9a/0x140 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077962]  pagefault_mr+0xb4/0x550 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.077992]  pagefault_single_data_segment.constprop.0+0x2ac/0x560
[mlx5_ib]
[64843.078022]  mlx5_ib_eqe_pf_action+0x528/0x780 [mlx5_ib]
[64843.078051]  process_one_work+0x22b/0x3d0
[64843.078059]  worker_thread+0x53/0x410
[64843.078065]  ? process_one_work+0x3d0/0x3d0
[64843.078073]  kthread+0x12a/0x150
[64843.078079]  ? set_kthread_struct+0x50/0x50
[64843.078085]  ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
[64843.078093]  </TASK>