Jinliang Zheng says:
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macsec: use rcu_work to fix crypto cleanup in softirq context
From: Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@tencent.com>
crypto_free_aead() can internally call vunmap() (e.g. via dma_free_attrs()
in hardware crypto drivers like hisi_sec2), which must not be invoked from
softirq context. Both free_rxsa() and free_txsa() are RCU callbacks that
run in softirq, causing a kernel crash on affected hardware.
This series fixes the issue by deferring the actual cleanup to a workqueue
using rcu_work, which combines the RCU grace period and workqueue dispatch
into a single primitive.
Two design decisions worth noting:
1. rcu_work instead of schedule_work() + synchronize_rcu()
An alternative would be to call schedule_work() directly from
macsec_rxsa_put()/macsec_txsa_put(), then call synchronize_rcu() at
the start of the work handler to replace the grace period previously
provided by call_rcu(). However, synchronize_rcu() blocks the worker
thread for the duration of a full RCU grace period. Under high SA
churn (e.g. tearing down an interface with many SAs), each SA would
occupy a worker thread while waiting, and multiple concurrent calls
cannot share the same grace period — leading to unnecessary latency
and resource waste.
rcu_work uses call_rcu_hurry() internally, which is fully asynchronous:
the worker thread is only dispatched after the grace period has elapsed,
and multiple concurrent queue_rcu_work() calls naturally batch under the
same grace period via the RCU subsystem's existing coalescing mechanism.
2. Dedicated workqueue instead of system_wq
Using a dedicated workqueue (macsec_wq) allows macsec_exit() to drain
exactly the work items belonging to this module — by calling
destroy_workqueue() after rcu_barrier(). If system_wq were used,
flush_scheduled_work() would drain all pending work items across the
entire system, creating unnecessary coupling with unrelated subsystems
and potentially causing unexpected delays. The dedicated workqueue
provides a clean, contained teardown path.
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Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260511153102.2640368-1-alexjlzheng@tencent.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>