linux-kernel - [PATCHv2 3/3] powerpc/numa: make all possible node be instanced against NULL reference in node

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Date:   Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:50:39 +0800
From:   Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@...il.com>
To:     linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@...il.com>, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Subject: [PATCHv2 3/3] powerpc/numa: make all possible node be instanced against NULL reference in node_zonelist()

This patch tries to resolve a bug rooted at mm when using nr_cpus. It was
reported at [1]. The root cause is: device->numa_node info is used as
preferred_nid param for __alloc_pages_nodemask(), which causes NULL
reference when ac->zonelist = node_zonelist(preferred_nid, gfp_mask), due to
the preferred_nid is not online and not instanced. Hence the bug affects
all archs if a machine having a memory less numa-node, but a device on the
node is used and provide numa_node info to __alloc_pages_nodemask().
This patch makes all possible node online for ppc.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1020838/

Signed-off-by: Pingfan Liu <kernelfans@...il.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Cc: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
---
Note:
[1-2/3] implements one way to fix the bug, while this patch tries another way.
Hence using this patch when [1-2/3] is not acceptable.

 arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
index ce28ae5..31d81a4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
@@ -864,10 +864,19 @@ void __init initmem_init(void)
 
 	memblock_dump_all();
 
-	for_each_online_node(nid) {
+	/* Instance all possible nodes to overcome potential NULL reference
+	 * issue on node_zonelist() when using nr_cpus
+	 */
+	for_each_node(nid) {
 		unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn;
 
-		get_pfn_range_for_nid(nid, &start_pfn, &end_pfn);
+		if (node_online(nid))
+			get_pfn_range_for_nid(nid, &start_pfn, &end_pfn);
+		else {
+			start_pfn = end_pfn = 0;
+			/* online it, so later zonelists[] will be built */
+			node_set_online(nid);
+		}
 		setup_node_data(nid, start_pfn, end_pfn);
 		sparse_memory_present_with_active_regions(nid);
 	}
-- 
2.7.4