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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 6d016c5d97c8..2f37acde640b 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ static atomic_t kmod_concurrent_max = ATOMIC_INIT(MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT);
static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(kmod_wq);
/*
+ * This is a restriction on having *all* MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT threads
+ * running at the same time without returning. When this happens we
+ * believe you've somehow ended up with a recursive module dependency
+ * creating a loop.
+ *
+ * We have no option but to fail.
+ *
+ * Userspace should proactively try to detect and prevent these.
+ */
+#define MAX_KMOD_ALL_BUSY_TIMEOUT 5
+
+/*
modprobe_path is set via /proc/sys.
*/
char modprobe_path[KMOD_PATH_LEN] = "/sbin/modprobe";
@@ -167,8 +179,17 @@ int __request_module(bool wait, const char *fmt, ...)
pr_warn_ratelimited("request_module: kmod_concurrent_max (%u) close to 0 (max_modprobes: %u), for module %s, throttling...",
atomic_read(&kmod_concurrent_max),
MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT, module_name);
- wait_event_interruptible(kmod_wq,
- atomic_dec_if_positive(&kmod_concurrent_max) >= 0);
+ ret = wait_event_killable_timeout(kmod_wq,
+ atomic_dec_if_positive(&kmod_concurrent_max) >= 0,
+ MAX_KMOD_ALL_BUSY_TIMEOUT * HZ);
+ if (!ret) {
+ pr_warn_ratelimited("request_module: modprobe %s cannot be processed, kmod busy with %d threads for more than %d seconds now",
+ module_name, MAX_KMOD_CONCURRENT, MAX_KMOD_ALL_BUSY_TIMEOUT);
+ return -ETIME;
+ } else if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+ pr_warn_ratelimited("request_module: sigkill sent for modprobe %s, giving up", module_name);
+ return ret;
+ }
}
trace_module_request(module_name, wait, _RET_IP_);