linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm, page_alloc: Keep pcp count and list contents in sync if struct page is corrupted

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Message-ID: <20161202100411.GG6830@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Fri, 2 Dec 2016 11:04:11 +0100
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Hillf Danton <hillf.zj@...baba-inc.com>
Cc:     'Vlastimil Babka' <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        'Mel Gorman' <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        'Andrew Morton' <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        'Christoph Lameter' <cl@...ux.com>,
        'Johannes Weiner' <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        'Jesper Dangaard Brouer' <brouer@...hat.com>,
        'Linux-MM' <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        'Linux-Kernel' <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm, page_alloc: Keep pcp count and list contents in
 sync if struct page is corrupted

On Fri 02-12-16 17:30:07, Hillf Danton wrote:
[...]
> > >> @@ -2217,13 +2217,14 @@ static int rmqueue_bulk(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order,
> > >>  		else
> > >>  			list_add_tail(&page->lru, list);
> > >>  		list = &page->lru;
> > >> +		alloced++;
> > >>  		if (is_migrate_cma(get_pcppage_migratetype(page)))
> > >>  			__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES,
> > >>  					      -(1 << order));
> > >>  	}
> > >>  	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, -(i << order));
> > >
> > > Now i is a pure index, yes?
> > 
> > No, even if a page fails the check_pcp_refill() check and is not
> > "allocated", it is also no longer a free page, so it's correct to
> > subtract it from NR_FREE_PAGES.
> > 
> Yes, we can allocate free page   next time.

No we cannot. The page is gone from the free list. We have effectively
leaked it.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs