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ARM: 9472/1: fix race condition on PG_dcache_clean in __sync_icache_dcache()
authorBrian Ruley <brian.ruley@gehealthcare.com>
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:12:48 +0000 (18:12 +0100)
committerRussell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:12:52 +0000 (15:12 +0100)
commit75f9a484e817adea211c73f89ed938a2b2f90953
treef20c71037ce487744ac320ef4cf2fe14980249dc
parent6de23f81a5e08be8fbf5e8d7e9febc72a5b5f27f
ARM: 9472/1: fix race condition on PG_dcache_clean in __sync_icache_dcache()

This bug was already discovered and fixed for arm64 in
commit 588a513d3425 ("arm64: Fix race condition on PG_dcache_clean in
__sync_icache_dcache()").

Verified with added instrumentation to track dcache flushes in a ring
buffer, as shown by the (distilled) output:

  kernel: SIGILL at b6b80ac0 cpu 1 pid 32663 linux_pte=8eff659f
          hw_pte=8eff6e7e young=1 exec=1
  kernel: dcache flush START   cpu0 pfn=8eff6 ts=48629557020154
  kernel: dcache flush SKIPPED cpu1 pfn=8eff6 ts=48629557020154
  kernel: dcache flush FINISH  cpu0 pfn=8eff6 ts=48629557036154
  audisp-syslog: comm="journalctl" exe="/usr/bin/journalctl" sig=4 [...]

Discussions in the mailing list mentioned that arch/arm is also affected
but the fix was never applied to it [1][2]. Apply the change now, since
the race condition can cause sporadic SIGILL's and SEGV's especially
while under high memory pressure.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/adzMOdySgMIePcue@willie-the-truck
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210514095001.13236-1-catalin.marinas@arm.com
Signed-off-by: Brian Ruley <brian.ruley@gehealthcare.com>
Reviewed-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Fixes: 6012191aa9c6 ("ARM: 6380/1: Introduce __sync_icache_dcache() for VIPT caches")
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
arch/arm/mm/flush.c