From: Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>
To: w15303746062@163.com, zack.rusin@broadcom.com,
maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com, mripard@kernel.org,
airlied@gmail.com, simona@ffwll.ch
Cc: bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com,
dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org,
Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm/vmwgfx: Fix hrtimer interrupt storm due to 0-period vblank
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 10:22:34 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fa91ccc0-7660-44fc-92a8-ab569ebe3a7c@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260518071741.441794-1-w15303746062@163.com>
Hi
Am 18.05.26 um 09:17 schrieb w15303746062@163.com:
> From: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
>
> When vmwgfx is configured to use VKMS for vblank simulation, it relies
> on drm_calc_timestamping_constants() to calculate the frame duration
> (vblank->framedur_ns).
>
> However, Fuzzers (like Syzkaller) can submit extremely malicious
> display modes through DRM_IOCTL_MODE_SETCRTC. If the user-space passes
> a mode with a massive pixel clock (crtc_clock) and small resolution
> (htotal/vtotal), the integer division in drm_calc_timestamping_constants()
> truncates the result to 0.
>
> Consequently, vmw_vkms_enable_vblank() blindly sets the hrtimer period
> to 0. When the timer is started, it fires instantly and continuously.
> Because hrtimer_forward_now() cannot advance time for a 0-period,
> the overrun value skyrockets, locking the CPU in an infinite hard-IRQ
> loop (vkms_vblank_simulate() -> HRTIMER_RESTART).
>
> This completely starves the CPU, leading to massive RCU stalls and
> blocking other essential tasks (like jbd2 and writeback workers)
> indefinitely:
>
> [ C1] vkms_vblank_simulate: vblank timer overrun
> ...
> INFO: task kworker/u18:2:50 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
> Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-8:0)
> Call Trace:
> <TASK>
> __schedule+0x1044/0x5bb0
> wbt_wait+0x1c8/0x3b0
> blk_mq_submit_bio+0x29fa/0x31f0
> submit_bio_noacct+0xca7/0x1f90
> ext4_bio_write_folio+0x95a/0x1d10
> ...
>
> NMI backtrace for cpu 1
> Call Trace:
> <IRQ>
> vkms_vblank_simulate+0x8f/0x390
> __hrtimer_run_queues+0x1f5/0xb30
> hrtimer_interrupt+0x39a/0x880
>
> Fix this DoS vulnerability by adding a defensive sanity check in
> vmw_vkms_enable_vblank() to reject a 0-ns frame duration, allowing
> DRM core to gracefully fallback/reject the mode without crashing.
>
> Fixes: cd2eb57df1b8 ("drm/vmwgfx: Implement virtual kms")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Mingyu Wang <25181214217@stu.xidian.edu.cn>
> ---
> drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_vkms.c | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_vkms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_vkms.c
> index 5abd7f5ad2db..b3950ae424f3 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_vkms.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_vkms.c
> @@ -288,6 +288,16 @@ vmw_vkms_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
>
> drm_calc_timestamping_constants(crtc, &crtc->mode);
>
> + /*
> + * DEFENSIVE CHECK:
> + * drm_calc_timestamping_constants() can calculate a framedur_ns
> + * of 0 if user-space provides a malicious mode with a huge
> + * crtc_clock and small htotal/vtotal due to integer division
> + * truncation. Prevent hrtimer interrupt storms by refusing such modes.
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(vblank->framedur_ns == 0))
> + return -EINVAL;
This code does no longer exist in the development tree (i.e., drm-misc).
Although the new implementation might have a similar issue.
Best regards
Thomas
> +
> hrtimer_setup(&du->vkms.timer, &vmw_vkms_vblank_simulate, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
> HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> du->vkms.period_ns = ktime_set(0, vblank->framedur_ns);
--
--
Thomas Zimmermann
Graphics Driver Developer
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH
Frankenstr. 146, 90461 Nürnberg, Germany, www.suse.com
GF: Jochen Jaser, Andrew McDonald, Werner Knoblich, (HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-22 8:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-18 7:17 [PATCH] drm/vmwgfx: Fix hrtimer interrupt storm due to 0-period vblank w15303746062
2026-05-22 8:22 ` Thomas Zimmermann [this message]
2026-05-23 2:54 ` [PATCH v2] drm/vblank: Reject 0-period timers to prevent hrtimer storm w15303746062
2026-05-25 8:01 ` Claude review: Re: [PATCH] drm/vmwgfx: Fix hrtimer interrupt storm due to 0-period vblank Claude Code Review Bot
2026-05-25 8:01 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
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