linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] mm/hugetlb: Fix unsigned overflow in __nr_hugepages_store

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Date:   Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:21:10 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
To:     Jing Xiangfeng <jingxiangfeng@...wei.com>
cc:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>, mhocko@...nel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, hughd@...gle.com,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] mm/hugetlb: Fix unsigned overflow in
 __nr_hugepages_store_common()

On Tue, 26 Feb 2019, Jing Xiangfeng wrote:

> On 2019/2/26 3:17, David Rientjes wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Feb 2019, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> > 
> >> Ok, what about just moving the calculation/check inside the lock as in the
> >> untested patch below?
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
> >> ---
> >>  mm/hugetlb.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> >>  1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
> >> index 1c5219193b9e..5afa77dc7bc8 100644
> >> --- a/mm/hugetlb.c
> >> +++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
> >> @@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ static int adjust_pool_surplus(struct hstate *h,
> >> nodemask_t *nodes_allowed,
> >>  }
> >>
> >>  #define persistent_huge_pages(h) (h->nr_huge_pages - h->surplus_huge_pages)
> >> -static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
> >> +static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count, int nid,
> >>  						nodemask_t *nodes_allowed)
> >>  {
> >>  	unsigned long min_count, ret;
> >> @@ -2289,6 +2289,23 @@ static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned
> >> long count,
> >>  		goto decrease_pool;
> >>  	}
> >>
> >> +	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
> >> +
> >> +	/*
> >> +	 * Check for a node specific request.  Adjust global count, but
> >> +	 * restrict alloc/free to the specified node.
> >> +	 */
> >> +	if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE) {
> >> +		unsigned long old_count = count;
> >> +		count += h->nr_huge_pages - h->nr_huge_pages_node[nid];
> >> +		/*
> >> +		 * If user specified count causes overflow, set to
> >> +		 * largest possible value.
> >> +		 */
> >> +		if (count < old_count)
> >> +			count = ULONG_MAX;
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >>  	/*
> >>  	 * Increase the pool size
> >>  	 * First take pages out of surplus state.  Then make up the
> >> @@ -2300,7 +2317,6 @@ static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned
> >> long count,
> >>  	 * pool might be one hugepage larger than it needs to be, but
> >>  	 * within all the constraints specified by the sysctls.
> >>  	 */
> >> -	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
> >>  	while (h->surplus_huge_pages && count > persistent_huge_pages(h)) {
> >>  		if (!adjust_pool_surplus(h, nodes_allowed, -1))
> >>  			break;
> >> @@ -2421,16 +2437,18 @@ static ssize_t __nr_hugepages_store_common(bool
> >> obey_mempolicy,
> >>  			nodes_allowed = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
> >>  		}
> >>  	} else if (nodes_allowed) {
> >> +		/* Node specific request */
> >> +		init_nodemask_of_node(nodes_allowed, nid);
> >> +	} else {
> >>  		/*
> >> -		 * per node hstate attribute: adjust count to global,
> >> -		 * but restrict alloc/free to the specified node.
> >> +		 * Node specific request, but we could not allocate
> >> +		 * node mask.  Pass in ALL nodes, and clear nid.
> >>  		 */
> >> -		count += h->nr_huge_pages - h->nr_huge_pages_node[nid];
> >> -		init_nodemask_of_node(nodes_allowed, nid);
> >> -	} else
> >> +		nid = NUMA_NO_NODE;
> >>  		nodes_allowed = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
> >> +	}
> >>
> >> -	err = set_max_huge_pages(h, count, nodes_allowed);
> >> +	err = set_max_huge_pages(h, count, nid, nodes_allowed);
> >>  	if (err)
> >>  		goto out;
> >>
> > 
> > Looks good; Jing, could you test that this fixes your case?
> 
> Yes, I have tested this patch, it can also fix my case.

Great!

Reported-by: Jing Xiangfeng <jingxiangfeng@...wei.com>
Tested-by: Jing Xiangfeng <jingxiangfeng@...wei.com>
Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>