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    rxrpc: Kernel calls get stuck in recvmsg · d7e15835
    David Howells authored
    Calls made through the in-kernel interface can end up getting stuck because
    of a missed variable update in a loop in rxrpc_recvmsg_data().  The problem
    is like this:
    
     (1) A new packet comes in and doesn't cause a notification to be given to
         the client as there's still another packet in the ring - the
         assumption being that if the client will keep drawing off data until
         the ring is empty.
    
     (2) The client is in rxrpc_recvmsg_data(), inside the big while loop that
         iterates through the packets.  This copies the window pointers into
         variables rather than using the information in the call struct
         because:
    
         (a) MSG_PEEK might be in effect;
    
         (b) we need a barrier after reading call->rx_top to pair with the
         	 barrier in the softirq routine that loads the buffer.
    
     (3) The reading of call->rx_top is done outside of the loop, and top is
         never updated whilst we're in the loop.  This means that even through
         there's a new packet available, we don't see it and may return -EFAULT
         to the caller - who will happily return to the scheduler and await the
         next notification.
    
     (4) No further notifications are forthcoming until there's an abort as the
         ring isn't empty.
    
    The fix is to move the read of call->rx_top inside the loop - but it needs
    to be done before the condition is checked.
    Reported-by: default avatarMarc Dionne <marc.dionne@auristor.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarMarc Dionne <marc.dionne@auristor.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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