// https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=8edbcfdca7bad371d02a53b2e6ed15c6e3afa7e0 #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include // Copyright 2026 syzkaller project authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by Apache 2 LICENSE that can be found in the LICENSE file. // IMPORTANT: Do not copy the macros or definitions below directly into your reproducer. // Instead, add the following line to your reproducer: // #include "race_toolkit.h" // --- Race Condition Toolkit --- // Macros and snippets for CPU pinning, memory barriers, and userfaultfd. #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #include // Unbuffered I/O: Ensure logs are written immediately. #define SETUP_UNBUFFERED_IO() setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0) // CPU Pinning: Pin the current thread to a specific CPU core. #define PIN_TO_CPU(cpu) \ do { \ cpu_set_t mask; \ CPU_ZERO(&mask); \ CPU_SET(cpu, &mask); \ if (sched_setaffinity(0, sizeof(mask), &mask) == -1) { \ perror("sched_setaffinity"); \ } \ } while (0) // Memory Barrier: Ensure memory ordering. #define MB() __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_SEQ_CST) // Spin-wait Barrier: Wait until a memory location has a specific value. // Best for tight race windows (low latency, no context switches). #define WAIT_ON(addr, val) \ do { \ while (__atomic_load_n(addr, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE) != (val)) \ ; \ } while (0) // Signal: Set a memory location to a specific value to release a WAIT_ON. #define SIGNAL(addr, val) __atomic_store_n(addr, val, __ATOMIC_RELEASE) // --- Timing Primitives --- // Robust timing loops in VM environments (using CLOCK_MONOTONIC to avoid time(NULL) jumps). static inline double timer_elapsed_sec(struct timespec* start) { struct timespec now; if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now) == -1) { perror("clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) elapsed"); exit(1); } return (double)(now.tv_sec - start->tv_sec) + (double)(now.tv_nsec - start->tv_nsec) / 1e9; } // Initialize a monotonic timer variable. #define TIMER_START(t) \ struct timespec t; \ if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t) == -1) { \ perror("clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) start"); \ exit(1); \ } // Check if the elapsed time since 't' is less than 'sec' seconds. #define TIMER_NOT_EXPIRED(t, sec) (timer_elapsed_sec(&(t)) < (double)(sec)) // Futex-based Event: Shared with syzkaller executor. // Best for general synchronization or longer waits to save CPU. typedef struct { int state; } event_t; static void event_init(event_t* ev) { ev->state = 0; } static void event_reset(event_t* ev) { ev->state = 0; } static void event_set(event_t* ev) { if (__atomic_load_n(&ev->state, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) { fprintf(stderr, "event already set\n"); exit(1); } __atomic_store_n(&ev->state, 1, __ATOMIC_RELEASE); syscall(SYS_futex, &ev->state, FUTEX_WAKE | FUTEX_PRIVATE_FLAG, 1000000); } static void event_wait(event_t* ev) { while (!__atomic_load_n(&ev->state, __ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)) syscall(SYS_futex, &ev->state, FUTEX_WAIT | FUTEX_PRIVATE_FLAG, 0, 0); } // userfaultfd setup: Register a memory range for page fault handling. static int setup_uffd(void* addr, size_t len) { int uffd = syscall(__NR_userfaultfd, O_CLOEXEC | O_NONBLOCK); if (uffd == -1) return -1; struct uffdio_api api = {.api = UFFD_API, .features = 0}; if (ioctl(uffd, UFFDIO_API, &api) == -1) { close(uffd); return -1; } struct uffdio_register reg = { .range = {.start = (uintptr_t)addr, .len = len}, .mode = UFFDIO_REGISTER_MODE_MISSING}; if (ioctl(uffd, UFFDIO_REGISTER, ®) == -1) { close(uffd); return -1; } return uffd; } // --- Guidance on Usage --- // 1. Use WAIT_ON/SIGNAL for tight race conditions to avoid scheduling overhead. // 2. Use event_t (futexes) for general coordination or when waiting for longer periods. // 3. Always use PIN_TO_CPU to increase race probability on multi-core systems. // 4. Use setup_uffd to register a memory range for page fault handling. This allows you to // pause a thread accessing that memory until you handle the fault, creating a reliable // and controllable race window. // 5. Call SETUP_UNBUFFERED_IO() at the start of main() to ensure that logs are printed // immediately. This is essential for understanding the exact interleaving of events // when debugging race conditions. // 6. For timing-based loops (e.g., running a race for 10 seconds), do NOT use time(NULL) // or loops relying on real-time clocks, as VM clocks are highly unreliable and can fail or drift. // Instead, use the robust monotonic timing primitives TIMER_START and TIMER_NOT_EXPIRED: // TIMER_START(start); // while (TIMER_NOT_EXPIRED(start, 10.0)) { // // Your race logic here // } int loop_ctrl_fd; int loop_fd; int md_fd; int mem_fd; char loop_name[32]; char md_name[32]; void *buf; volatile int stop = 0; int loop_num = -1; mdu_array_info_t array_info = {0}; mdu_disk_info_t disk_info = {0}; void setup_loop() { mem_fd = syscall(__NR_memfd_create, "disk", 0); if (mem_fd < 0) { perror("memfd_create"); exit(1); } if (ftruncate(mem_fd, 1024 * 1024 * 10) < 0) { // 10MB perror("ftruncate"); exit(1); } loop_ctrl_fd = open("/dev/loop-control", O_RDWR); if (loop_ctrl_fd < 0) { perror("open /dev/loop-control"); exit(1); } loop_num = ioctl(loop_ctrl_fd, LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE); if (loop_num < 0) { perror("LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE"); exit(1); } snprintf(loop_name, sizeof(loop_name), "/dev/loop%d", loop_num); loop_fd = open(loop_name, O_RDWR); if (loop_fd < 0) { if (mknod(loop_name, S_IFBLK | 0600, makedev(7, loop_num)) < 0) { perror("mknod loop"); exit(1); } loop_fd = open(loop_name, O_RDWR); if (loop_fd < 0) { perror("open loop"); exit(1); } } if (ioctl(loop_fd, LOOP_SET_FD, mem_fd) < 0) { perror("LOOP_SET_FD"); exit(1); } } void setup_md(int md_num) { snprintf(md_name, sizeof(md_name), "/dev/md%d", md_num); if (mknod(md_name, S_IFBLK | 0600, makedev(9, md_num)) < 0 && errno != EEXIST) { perror("mknod md"); exit(1); } md_fd = open(md_name, O_RDWR | O_DIRECT); if (md_fd < 0) { perror("open md"); exit(1); } array_info.level = 1; // RAID1 array_info.size = 1024; // 1MB array_info.nr_disks = 1; array_info.raid_disks = 1; array_info.md_minor = md_num; array_info.not_persistent = 1; array_info.state = 0; array_info.active_disks = 1; array_info.working_disks = 1; disk_info.number = 0; disk_info.major = 7; disk_info.minor = loop_num; disk_info.raid_disk = 0; disk_info.state = (1 << MD_DISK_ACTIVE) | (1 << MD_DISK_SYNC); ioctl(md_fd, SET_ARRAY_INFO, &array_info); ioctl(md_fd, ADD_NEW_DISK, &disk_info); ioctl(md_fd, RUN_ARRAY, NULL); } void *thread_write(void *arg) { PIN_TO_CPU(0); while (!stop) { pwrite64(md_fd, buf, 4096, 0); } return NULL; } void *thread_stop(void *arg) { PIN_TO_CPU(1); while (!stop) { ioctl(md_fd, STOP_ARRAY, NULL); ioctl(md_fd, SET_ARRAY_INFO, &array_info); ioctl(md_fd, ADD_NEW_DISK, &disk_info); ioctl(md_fd, RUN_ARRAY, NULL); } return NULL; } int main() { SETUP_UNBUFFERED_IO(); if (posix_memalign(&buf, 4096, 4096) != 0) { perror("posix_memalign"); exit(1); } memset(buf, 0x41, 4096); setup_loop(); setup_md(100); pthread_t t1, t2; pthread_create(&t1, NULL, thread_write, NULL); pthread_create(&t2, NULL, thread_stop, NULL); TIMER_START(start); while (TIMER_NOT_EXPIRED(start, 5.0)) { usleep(100000); } stop = 1; pthread_join(t1, NULL); pthread_join(t2, NULL); printf("[+] Done.\n"); exit(0); }