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authorA. Wilcox <awilcox@wilcox-tech.com>2020-06-15 21:12:04 +0000
committerA. Wilcox <awilcox@wilcox-tech.com>2020-06-15 21:12:04 +0000
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Merge branch 'fix/musl-threads' into 'master'
system/musl: integrate MT->single thread transition fix from upstream See merge request adelie/packages!469
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diff --git a/system/musl/threads_minus_1.patch b/system/musl/threads_minus_1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05307d97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/musl/threads_minus_1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+https://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2020/05/22/10
+
+From 4d5aa20a94a2d3fae3e69289dc23ecafbd0c16c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
+Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 17:35:14 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 1/4] reorder thread list unlink in pthread_exit after all
+ locks
+
+since the backend for LOCK() skips locking if single-threaded, it's
+unsafe to make the process appear single-threaded before the last use
+of lock.
+
+this fixes potential unsynchronized access to a linked list via
+__dl_thread_cleanup.
+---
+ src/thread/pthread_create.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/thread/pthread_create.c b/src/thread/pthread_create.c
+index 5f491092..6a3b0c21 100644
+--- a/src/thread/pthread_create.c
++++ b/src/thread/pthread_create.c
+@@ -90,14 +90,7 @@ _Noreturn void __pthread_exit(void *result)
+ exit(0);
+ }
+
+- /* At this point we are committed to thread termination. Unlink
+- * the thread from the list. This change will not be visible
+- * until the lock is released, which only happens after SYS_exit
+- * has been called, via the exit futex address pointing at the lock. */
+- libc.threads_minus_1--;
+- self->next->prev = self->prev;
+- self->prev->next = self->next;
+- self->prev = self->next = self;
++ /* At this point we are committed to thread termination. */
+
+ /* Process robust list in userspace to handle non-pshared mutexes
+ * and the detached thread case where the robust list head will
+@@ -121,6 +114,16 @@ _Noreturn void __pthread_exit(void *result)
+ __do_orphaned_stdio_locks();
+ __dl_thread_cleanup();
+
++ /* Last, unlink thread from the list. This change will not be visible
++ * until the lock is released, which only happens after SYS_exit
++ * has been called, via the exit futex address pointing at the lock.
++ * This needs to happen after any possible calls to LOCK() that might
++ * skip locking if libc.threads_minus_1 is zero. */
++ libc.threads_minus_1--;
++ self->next->prev = self->prev;
++ self->prev->next = self->next;
++ self->prev = self->next = self;
++
+ /* This atomic potentially competes with a concurrent pthread_detach
+ * call; the loser is responsible for freeing thread resources. */
+ int state = a_cas(&self->detach_state, DT_JOINABLE, DT_EXITING);
+--
+2.21.0
+
+From e01b5939b38aea5ecbe41670643199825874b26c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
+Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 23:32:45 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 2/4] don't use libc.threads_minus_1 as relaxed atomic for
+ skipping locks
+
+after all but the last thread exits, the next thread to observe
+libc.threads_minus_1==0 and conclude that it can skip locking fails to
+synchronize with any changes to memory that were made by the
+last-exiting thread. this can produce data races.
+
+on some archs, at least x86, memory synchronization is unlikely to be
+a problem; however, with the inline locks in malloc, skipping the lock
+also eliminated the compiler barrier, and caused code that needed to
+re-check chunk in-use bits after obtaining the lock to reuse a stale
+value, possibly from before the process became single-threaded. this
+in turn produced corruption of the heap state.
+
+some uses of libc.threads_minus_1 remain, especially for allocation of
+new TLS in the dynamic linker; otherwise, it could be removed
+entirely. it's made non-volatile to reflect that the remaining
+accesses are only made under lock on the thread list.
+
+instead of libc.threads_minus_1, libc.threaded is now used for
+skipping locks. the difference is that libc.threaded is permanently
+true once an additional thread has been created. this will produce
+some performance regression in processes that are mostly
+single-threaded but occasionally creating threads. in the future it
+may be possible to bring back the full lock-skipping, but more care
+needs to be taken to produce a safe design.
+---
+ src/internal/libc.h | 2 +-
+ src/malloc/malloc.c | 2 +-
+ src/thread/__lock.c | 2 +-
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/internal/libc.h b/src/internal/libc.h
+index ac97dc7e..c0614852 100644
+--- a/src/internal/libc.h
++++ b/src/internal/libc.h
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct __libc {
+ int can_do_threads;
+ int threaded;
+ int secure;
+- volatile int threads_minus_1;
++ int threads_minus_1;
+ size_t *auxv;
+ struct tls_module *tls_head;
+ size_t tls_size, tls_align, tls_cnt;
+diff --git a/src/malloc/malloc.c b/src/malloc/malloc.c
+index 96982596..2553a62e 100644
+--- a/src/malloc/malloc.c
++++ b/src/malloc/malloc.c
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int __malloc_replaced;
+
+ static inline void lock(volatile int *lk)
+ {
+- if (libc.threads_minus_1)
++ if (libc.threaded)
+ while(a_swap(lk, 1)) __wait(lk, lk+1, 1, 1);
+ }
+
+diff --git a/src/thread/__lock.c b/src/thread/__lock.c
+index 45557c88..5b9b144e 100644
+--- a/src/thread/__lock.c
++++ b/src/thread/__lock.c
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+
+ void __lock(volatile int *l)
+ {
+- if (!libc.threads_minus_1) return;
++ if (!libc.threaded) return;
+ /* fast path: INT_MIN for the lock, +1 for the congestion */
+ int current = a_cas(l, 0, INT_MIN + 1);
+ if (!current) return;
+--
+2.21.0
+
+From f12888e9eb9eed60cc266b899dcafecb4752964a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
+Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 17:25:38 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 3/4] cut down size of some libc struct members
+
+these are all flags that can be single-byte values.
+---
+ src/internal/libc.h | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/internal/libc.h b/src/internal/libc.h
+index c0614852..d47f58e0 100644
+--- a/src/internal/libc.h
++++ b/src/internal/libc.h
+@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ struct tls_module {
+ };
+
+ struct __libc {
+- int can_do_threads;
+- int threaded;
+- int secure;
++ char can_do_threads;
++ char threaded;
++ char secure;
+ int threads_minus_1;
+ size_t *auxv;
+ struct tls_module *tls_head;
+--
+2.21.0
+
+From 8d81ba8c0bc6fe31136cb15c9c82ef4c24965040 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx>
+Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 17:45:47 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 4/4] restore lock-skipping for processes that return to
+ single-threaded state
+
+the design used here relies on the barrier provided by the first lock
+operation after the process returns to single-threaded state to
+synchronize with actions by the last thread that exited. by storing
+the intent to change modes in the same object used to detect whether
+locking is needed, it's possible to avoid an extra (possibly costly)
+memory load after the lock is taken.
+---
+ src/internal/libc.h | 1 +
+ src/malloc/malloc.c | 5 ++++-
+ src/thread/__lock.c | 4 +++-
+ src/thread/pthread_create.c | 8 ++++----
+ 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/internal/libc.h b/src/internal/libc.h
+index d47f58e0..619bba86 100644
+--- a/src/internal/libc.h
++++ b/src/internal/libc.h
+@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct __libc {
+ char can_do_threads;
+ char threaded;
+ char secure;
++ volatile signed char need_locks;
+ int threads_minus_1;
+ size_t *auxv;
+ struct tls_module *tls_head;
+diff --git a/src/malloc/malloc.c b/src/malloc/malloc.c
+index 2553a62e..a803d4c9 100644
+--- a/src/malloc/malloc.c
++++ b/src/malloc/malloc.c
+@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ int __malloc_replaced;
+
+ static inline void lock(volatile int *lk)
+ {
+- if (libc.threaded)
++ int need_locks = libc.need_locks;
++ if (need_locks) {
+ while(a_swap(lk, 1)) __wait(lk, lk+1, 1, 1);
++ if (need_locks < 0) libc.need_locks = 0;
++ }
+ }
+
+ static inline void unlock(volatile int *lk)
+diff --git a/src/thread/__lock.c b/src/thread/__lock.c
+index 5b9b144e..60eece49 100644
+--- a/src/thread/__lock.c
++++ b/src/thread/__lock.c
+@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
+
+ void __lock(volatile int *l)
+ {
+- if (!libc.threaded) return;
++ int need_locks = libc.need_locks;
++ if (!need_locks) return;
+ /* fast path: INT_MIN for the lock, +1 for the congestion */
+ int current = a_cas(l, 0, INT_MIN + 1);
++ if (need_locks < 0) libc.need_locks = 0;
+ if (!current) return;
+ /* A first spin loop, for medium congestion. */
+ for (unsigned i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
+diff --git a/src/thread/pthread_create.c b/src/thread/pthread_create.c
+index 6a3b0c21..6bdfb44f 100644
+--- a/src/thread/pthread_create.c
++++ b/src/thread/pthread_create.c
+@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ _Noreturn void __pthread_exit(void *result)
+ * until the lock is released, which only happens after SYS_exit
+ * has been called, via the exit futex address pointing at the lock.
+ * This needs to happen after any possible calls to LOCK() that might
+- * skip locking if libc.threads_minus_1 is zero. */
+- libc.threads_minus_1--;
++ * skip locking if process appears single-threaded. */
++ if (!--libc.threads_minus_1) libc.need_locks = -1;
+ self->next->prev = self->prev;
+ self->prev->next = self->next;
+ self->prev = self->next = self;
+@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int __pthread_create(pthread_t *restrict res, const pthread_attr_t *restrict att
+ ~(1UL<<((SIGCANCEL-1)%(8*sizeof(long))));
+
+ __tl_lock();
+- libc.threads_minus_1++;
++ if (!libc.threads_minus_1++) libc.need_locks = 1;
+ ret = __clone((c11 ? start_c11 : start), stack, flags, args, &new->tid, TP_ADJ(new), &__thread_list_lock);
+
+ /* All clone failures translate to EAGAIN. If explicit scheduling
+@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ int __pthread_create(pthread_t *restrict res, const pthread_attr_t *restrict att
+ new->next->prev = new;
+ new->prev->next = new;
+ } else {
+- libc.threads_minus_1--;
++ if (!--libc.threads_minus_1) libc.need_locks = 0;
+ }
+ __tl_unlock();
+ __restore_sigs(&set);
+--
+2.21.0
+