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Date:      Wed, 9 Jan 2019 18:57:38 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-releng@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r342899 - releng/11.2/sys/kern
Message-ID:  <201901091857.x09Ivcp7015350@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: emaste
Date: Wed Jan  9 18:57:38 2019
New Revision: 342899
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/342899

Log:
  MFS11 r340904: Avoid unsynchronized updates to kn_status.
  
  Approved by:	so
  Security:	FreeBSD-EN-19:05.kqueue

Modified:
  releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c
Directory Properties:
  releng/11.2/   (props changed)

Modified: releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c
==============================================================================
--- releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c	Wed Jan  9 18:54:42 2019	(r342898)
+++ releng/11.2/sys/kern/kern_event.c	Wed Jan  9 18:57:38 2019	(r342899)
@@ -1296,6 +1296,8 @@ findkn:
 			kn->kn_kevent.flags &= ~(EV_ADD | EV_DELETE |
 			    EV_ENABLE | EV_DISABLE | EV_FORCEONESHOT);
 			kn->kn_status = KN_INFLUX|KN_DETACHED;
+			if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
+				kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
 
 			error = knote_attach(kn, kq);
 			KQ_UNLOCK(kq);
@@ -1332,6 +1334,11 @@ findkn:
 		KNOTE_ACTIVATE(kn, 1);
 	}
 
+	if ((kev->flags & EV_ENABLE) != 0)
+		kn->kn_status &= ~KN_DISABLED;
+	else if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
+		kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
+
 	/*
 	 * The user may change some filter values after the initial EV_ADD,
 	 * but doing so will not reset any filter which has already been
@@ -1348,19 +1355,17 @@ findkn:
 		kn->kn_sdata = kev->data;
 	}
 
+done_ev_add:
 	/*
 	 * We can get here with kn->kn_knlist == NULL.  This can happen when
 	 * the initial attach event decides that the event is "completed" 
-	 * already.  i.e. filt_procattach is called on a zombie process.  It
-	 * will call filt_proc which will remove it from the list, and NULL
+	 * already, e.g., filt_procattach() is called on a zombie process.  It
+	 * will call filt_proc() which will remove it from the list, and NULL
 	 * kn_knlist.
+	 *
+	 * KN_DISABLED will be stable while the knote is in flux, so the
+	 * unlocked read will not race with an update.
 	 */
-done_ev_add:
-	if ((kev->flags & EV_ENABLE) != 0)
-		kn->kn_status &= ~KN_DISABLED;
-	else if ((kev->flags & EV_DISABLE) != 0)
-		kn->kn_status |= KN_DISABLED;
-
 	if ((kn->kn_status & KN_DISABLED) == 0)
 		event = kn->kn_fop->f_event(kn, 0);
 	else



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