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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
/*
* Copyright (c) 2025, Google LLC.
* Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
*/
/**
* DOC: LUO Sessions
*
* LUO Sessions provide the core mechanism for grouping and managing `struct
* file *` instances that need to be preserved across a kexec-based live
* update. Each session acts as a named container for a set of file objects,
* allowing a userspace agent to manage the lifecycle of resources critical to a
* workload.
*
* Core Concepts:
*
* - Named Containers: Sessions are identified by a unique, user-provided name,
* which is used for both creation in the current kernel and retrieval in the
* next kernel.
*
* - Userspace Interface: Session management is driven from userspace via
* ioctls on /dev/liveupdate.
*
* - Serialization: Session metadata is preserved using the KHO framework. When
* a live update is triggered via kexec, an array of `struct luo_session_ser`
* is populated and placed in a preserved memory region. An FDT node is also
* created, containing the count of sessions and the physical address of this
* array.
*
* Session Lifecycle:
*
* 1. Creation: A userspace agent calls `luo_session_create()` to create a
* new, empty session and receives a file descriptor for it.
*
* 2. Serialization: When the `reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_KEXEC)` syscall is
* made, `luo_session_serialize()` is called. It iterates through all
* active sessions and writes their metadata into a memory area preserved
* by KHO.
*
* 3. Deserialization (in new kernel): After kexec, `luo_session_deserialize()`
* runs, reading the serialized data and creating a list of `struct
* luo_session` objects representing the preserved sessions.
*
* 4. Retrieval: A userspace agent in the new kernel can then call
* `luo_session_retrieve()` with a session name to get a new file
* descriptor and access the preserved state.
*/
#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
#include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
#include <linux/cleanup.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/file.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <linux/kexec_handover.h>
#include <linux/kho/abi/luo.h>
#include <linux/libfdt.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/liveupdate.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/rwsem.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
#include <uapi/linux/liveupdate.h>
#include "luo_internal.h"
/* 16 4K pages, give space for 744 sessions */
#define LUO_SESSION_PGCNT 16ul
#define LUO_SESSION_MAX (((LUO_SESSION_PGCNT << PAGE_SHIFT) - \
sizeof(struct luo_session_header_ser)) / \
sizeof(struct luo_session_ser))
/**
* struct luo_session_header - Header struct for managing LUO sessions.
* @count: The number of sessions currently tracked in the @list.
* @list: The head of the linked list of `struct luo_session` instances.
* @rwsem: A read-write semaphore providing synchronized access to the
* session list and other fields in this structure.
* @header_ser: The header data of serialization array.
* @ser: The serialized session data (an array of
* `struct luo_session_ser`).
* @active: Set to true when first initialized. If previous kernel did not
* send session data, active stays false for incoming.
*/
struct luo_session_header {
long count;
struct list_head list;
struct rw_semaphore rwsem;
struct luo_session_header_ser *header_ser;
struct luo_session_ser *ser;
bool active;
};
/**
* struct luo_session_global - Global container for managing LUO sessions.
* @incoming: The sessions passed from the previous kernel.
* @outgoing: The sessions that are going to be passed to the next kernel.
*/
struct luo_session_global {
struct luo_session_header incoming;
struct luo_session_header outgoing;
};
static struct luo_session_global luo_session_global = {
.incoming = {
.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(luo_session_global.incoming.list),
.rwsem = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem),
},
.outgoing = {
.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(luo_session_global.outgoing.list),
.rwsem = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER(luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem),
},
};
static struct luo_session *luo_session_alloc(const char *name)
{
struct luo_session *session = kzalloc(sizeof(*session), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!session)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
strscpy(session->name, name, sizeof(session->name));
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->file_set.files_list);
luo_file_set_init(&session->file_set);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->list);
mutex_init(&session->mutex);
return session;
}
static void luo_session_free(struct luo_session *session)
{
luo_file_set_destroy(&session->file_set);
mutex_destroy(&session->mutex);
kfree(session);
}
static int luo_session_insert(struct luo_session_header *sh,
struct luo_session *session)
{
struct luo_session *it;
guard(rwsem_write)(&sh->rwsem);
/*
* For outgoing we should make sure there is room in serialization array
* for new session.
*/
if (sh == &luo_session_global.outgoing) {
if (sh->count == LUO_SESSION_MAX)
return -ENOMEM;
}
/*
* For small number of sessions this loop won't hurt performance
* but if we ever start using a lot of sessions, this might
* become a bottle neck during deserialization time, as it would
* cause O(n*n) complexity.
*/
list_for_each_entry(it, &sh->list, list) {
if (!strncmp(it->name, session->name, sizeof(it->name)))
return -EEXIST;
}
list_add_tail(&session->list, &sh->list);
sh->count++;
return 0;
}
static void luo_session_remove(struct luo_session_header *sh,
struct luo_session *session)
{
guard(rwsem_write)(&sh->rwsem);
list_del(&session->list);
sh->count--;
}
static int luo_session_finish_one(struct luo_session *session)
{
guard(mutex)(&session->mutex);
return luo_file_finish(&session->file_set);
}
static void luo_session_unfreeze_one(struct luo_session *session,
struct luo_session_ser *ser)
{
guard(mutex)(&session->mutex);
luo_file_unfreeze(&session->file_set, &ser->file_set_ser);
}
static int luo_session_freeze_one(struct luo_session *session,
struct luo_session_ser *ser)
{
guard(mutex)(&session->mutex);
return luo_file_freeze(&session->file_set, &ser->file_set_ser);
}
static int luo_session_release(struct inode *inodep, struct file *filep)
{
struct luo_session *session = filep->private_data;
struct luo_session_header *sh;
/* If retrieved is set, it means this session is from incoming list */
if (session->retrieved) {
int err = luo_session_finish_one(session);
if (err) {
pr_warn("Unable to finish session [%s] on release\n",
session->name);
return err;
}
sh = &luo_session_global.incoming;
} else {
scoped_guard(mutex, &session->mutex)
luo_file_unpreserve_files(&session->file_set);
sh = &luo_session_global.outgoing;
}
luo_session_remove(sh, session);
luo_session_free(session);
return 0;
}
static int luo_session_preserve_fd(struct luo_session *session,
struct luo_ucmd *ucmd)
{
struct liveupdate_session_preserve_fd *argp = ucmd->cmd;
int err;
guard(mutex)(&session->mutex);
err = luo_preserve_file(&session->file_set, argp->token, argp->fd);
if (err)
return err;
err = luo_ucmd_respond(ucmd, sizeof(*argp));
if (err)
pr_warn("The file was successfully preserved, but response to user failed\n");
return err;
}
static int luo_session_retrieve_fd(struct luo_session *session,
struct luo_ucmd *ucmd)
{
struct liveupdate_session_retrieve_fd *argp = ucmd->cmd;
struct file *file;
int err;
argp->fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
if (argp->fd < 0)
return argp->fd;
guard(mutex)(&session->mutex);
err = luo_retrieve_file(&session->file_set, argp->token, &file);
if (err < 0)
goto err_put_fd;
err = luo_ucmd_respond(ucmd, sizeof(*argp));
if (err)
goto err_put_file;
fd_install(argp->fd, file);
return 0;
err_put_file:
fput(file);
err_put_fd:
put_unused_fd(argp->fd);
return err;
}
static int luo_session_finish(struct luo_session *session,
struct luo_ucmd *ucmd)
{
struct liveupdate_session_finish *argp = ucmd->cmd;
int err = luo_session_finish_one(session);
if (err)
return err;
return luo_ucmd_respond(ucmd, sizeof(*argp));
}
union ucmd_buffer {
struct liveupdate_session_finish finish;
struct liveupdate_session_preserve_fd preserve;
struct liveupdate_session_retrieve_fd retrieve;
};
struct luo_ioctl_op {
unsigned int size;
unsigned int min_size;
unsigned int ioctl_num;
int (*execute)(struct luo_session *session, struct luo_ucmd *ucmd);
};
#define IOCTL_OP(_ioctl, _fn, _struct, _last) \
[_IOC_NR(_ioctl) - LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_BASE] = { \
.size = sizeof(_struct) + \
BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(sizeof(union ucmd_buffer) < \
sizeof(_struct)), \
.min_size = offsetofend(_struct, _last), \
.ioctl_num = _ioctl, \
.execute = _fn, \
}
static const struct luo_ioctl_op luo_session_ioctl_ops[] = {
IOCTL_OP(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_FINISH, luo_session_finish,
struct liveupdate_session_finish, reserved),
IOCTL_OP(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_PRESERVE_FD, luo_session_preserve_fd,
struct liveupdate_session_preserve_fd, token),
IOCTL_OP(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD, luo_session_retrieve_fd,
struct liveupdate_session_retrieve_fd, token),
};
static long luo_session_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
unsigned long arg)
{
struct luo_session *session = filep->private_data;
const struct luo_ioctl_op *op;
struct luo_ucmd ucmd = {};
union ucmd_buffer buf;
unsigned int nr;
int ret;
nr = _IOC_NR(cmd);
if (nr < LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_BASE || (nr - LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_BASE) >=
ARRAY_SIZE(luo_session_ioctl_ops)) {
return -EINVAL;
}
ucmd.ubuffer = (void __user *)arg;
ret = get_user(ucmd.user_size, (u32 __user *)ucmd.ubuffer);
if (ret)
return ret;
op = &luo_session_ioctl_ops[nr - LIVEUPDATE_CMD_SESSION_BASE];
if (op->ioctl_num != cmd)
return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
if (ucmd.user_size < op->min_size)
return -EINVAL;
ucmd.cmd = &buf;
ret = copy_struct_from_user(ucmd.cmd, op->size, ucmd.ubuffer,
ucmd.user_size);
if (ret)
return ret;
return op->execute(session, &ucmd);
}
static const struct file_operations luo_session_fops = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.release = luo_session_release,
.unlocked_ioctl = luo_session_ioctl,
};
/* Create a "struct file" for session */
static int luo_session_getfile(struct luo_session *session, struct file **filep)
{
char name_buf[128];
struct file *file;
lockdep_assert_held(&session->mutex);
snprintf(name_buf, sizeof(name_buf), "[luo_session] %s", session->name);
file = anon_inode_getfile(name_buf, &luo_session_fops, session, O_RDWR);
if (IS_ERR(file))
return PTR_ERR(file);
*filep = file;
return 0;
}
int luo_session_create(const char *name, struct file **filep)
{
struct luo_session *session;
int err;
session = luo_session_alloc(name);
if (IS_ERR(session))
return PTR_ERR(session);
err = luo_session_insert(&luo_session_global.outgoing, session);
if (err)
goto err_free;
scoped_guard(mutex, &session->mutex)
err = luo_session_getfile(session, filep);
if (err)
goto err_remove;
return 0;
err_remove:
luo_session_remove(&luo_session_global.outgoing, session);
err_free:
luo_session_free(session);
return err;
}
int luo_session_retrieve(const char *name, struct file **filep)
{
struct luo_session_header *sh = &luo_session_global.incoming;
struct luo_session *session = NULL;
struct luo_session *it;
int err;
scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &sh->rwsem) {
list_for_each_entry(it, &sh->list, list) {
if (!strncmp(it->name, name, sizeof(it->name))) {
session = it;
break;
}
}
}
if (!session)
return -ENOENT;
guard(mutex)(&session->mutex);
if (session->retrieved)
return -EINVAL;
err = luo_session_getfile(session, filep);
if (!err)
session->retrieved = true;
return err;
}
int __init luo_session_setup_outgoing(void *fdt_out)
{
struct luo_session_header_ser *header_ser;
u64 header_ser_pa;
int err;
header_ser = kho_alloc_preserve(LUO_SESSION_PGCNT << PAGE_SHIFT);
if (IS_ERR(header_ser))
return PTR_ERR(header_ser);
header_ser_pa = virt_to_phys(header_ser);
err = fdt_begin_node(fdt_out, LUO_FDT_SESSION_NODE_NAME);
err |= fdt_property_string(fdt_out, "compatible",
LUO_FDT_SESSION_COMPATIBLE);
err |= fdt_property(fdt_out, LUO_FDT_SESSION_HEADER, &header_ser_pa,
sizeof(header_ser_pa));
err |= fdt_end_node(fdt_out);
if (err)
goto err_unpreserve;
luo_session_global.outgoing.header_ser = header_ser;
luo_session_global.outgoing.ser = (void *)(header_ser + 1);
luo_session_global.outgoing.active = true;
return 0;
err_unpreserve:
kho_unpreserve_free(header_ser);
return err;
}
int __init luo_session_setup_incoming(void *fdt_in)
{
struct luo_session_header_ser *header_ser;
int err, header_size, offset;
u64 header_ser_pa;
const void *ptr;
offset = fdt_subnode_offset(fdt_in, 0, LUO_FDT_SESSION_NODE_NAME);
if (offset < 0) {
pr_err("Unable to get session node: [%s]\n",
LUO_FDT_SESSION_NODE_NAME);
return -EINVAL;
}
err = fdt_node_check_compatible(fdt_in, offset,
LUO_FDT_SESSION_COMPATIBLE);
if (err) {
pr_err("Session node incompatible [%s]\n",
LUO_FDT_SESSION_COMPATIBLE);
return -EINVAL;
}
header_size = 0;
ptr = fdt_getprop(fdt_in, offset, LUO_FDT_SESSION_HEADER, &header_size);
if (!ptr || header_size != sizeof(u64)) {
pr_err("Unable to get session header '%s' [%d]\n",
LUO_FDT_SESSION_HEADER, header_size);
return -EINVAL;
}
header_ser_pa = get_unaligned((u64 *)ptr);
header_ser = phys_to_virt(header_ser_pa);
luo_session_global.incoming.header_ser = header_ser;
luo_session_global.incoming.ser = (void *)(header_ser + 1);
luo_session_global.incoming.active = true;
return 0;
}
int luo_session_deserialize(void)
{
struct luo_session_header *sh = &luo_session_global.incoming;
static bool is_deserialized;
static int err;
/* If has been deserialized, always return the same error code */
if (is_deserialized)
return err;
is_deserialized = true;
if (!sh->active)
return 0;
/*
* Note on error handling:
*
* If deserialization fails (e.g., allocation failure or corrupt data),
* we intentionally skip cleanup of sessions that were already restored.
*
* A partial failure leaves the preserved state inconsistent.
* Implementing a safe "undo" to unwind complex dependencies (sessions,
* files, hardware state) is error-prone and provides little value, as
* the system is effectively in a broken state.
*
* We treat these resources as leaked. The expected recovery path is for
* userspace to detect the failure and trigger a reboot, which will
* reliably reset devices and reclaim memory.
*/
for (int i = 0; i < sh->header_ser->count; i++) {
struct luo_session *session;
session = luo_session_alloc(sh->ser[i].name);
if (IS_ERR(session)) {
pr_warn("Failed to allocate session [%s] during deserialization %pe\n",
sh->ser[i].name, session);
return PTR_ERR(session);
}
err = luo_session_insert(sh, session);
if (err) {
pr_warn("Failed to insert session [%s] %pe\n",
session->name, ERR_PTR(err));
luo_session_free(session);
return err;
}
scoped_guard(mutex, &session->mutex) {
luo_file_deserialize(&session->file_set,
&sh->ser[i].file_set_ser);
}
}
kho_restore_free(sh->header_ser);
sh->header_ser = NULL;
sh->ser = NULL;
return 0;
}
int luo_session_serialize(void)
{
struct luo_session_header *sh = &luo_session_global.outgoing;
struct luo_session *session;
int i = 0;
int err;
guard(rwsem_write)(&sh->rwsem);
list_for_each_entry(session, &sh->list, list) {
err = luo_session_freeze_one(session, &sh->ser[i]);
if (err)
goto err_undo;
strscpy(sh->ser[i].name, session->name,
sizeof(sh->ser[i].name));
i++;
}
sh->header_ser->count = sh->count;
return 0;
err_undo:
list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(session, &sh->list, list) {
i--;
luo_session_unfreeze_one(session, &sh->ser[i]);
memset(sh->ser[i].name, 0, sizeof(sh->ser[i].name));
}
return err;
}
/**
* luo_session_quiesce - Ensure no active sessions exist and lock session lists.
*
* Acquires exclusive write locks on both incoming and outgoing session lists.
* It then validates no sessions exist in either list.
*
* This mechanism is used during file handler un/registration to ensure that no
* sessions are currently using the handler, and no new sessions can be created
* while un/registration is in progress.
*
* This prevents registering new handlers while sessions are active or
* while deserialization is in progress.
*
* Return:
* true - System is quiescent (0 sessions) and locked.
* false - Active sessions exist. The locks are released internally.
*/
bool luo_session_quiesce(void)
{
down_write(&luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem);
down_write(&luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem);
if (luo_session_global.incoming.count ||
luo_session_global.outgoing.count) {
up_write(&luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem);
up_write(&luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem);
return false;
}
return true;
}
/**
* luo_session_resume - Unlock session lists and resume normal activity.
*
* Releases the exclusive locks acquired by a successful call to
* luo_session_quiesce().
*/
void luo_session_resume(void)
{
up_write(&luo_session_global.outgoing.rwsem);
up_write(&luo_session_global.incoming.rwsem);
}
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