linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] mm: hugetlb: remove VM_BUG_ON_PAGE from page_huge

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Date:   Mon, 4 Jan 2021 17:50:09 -0800
From:   Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
To:     Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     hillf.zj@...baba-inc.com, n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com,
        ak@...ux.intel.com, yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn, mhocko@...e.cz,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] mm: hugetlb: remove VM_BUG_ON_PAGE from
 page_huge_active

On 1/3/21 10:58 PM, Muchun Song wrote:
> The page_huge_active() can be called from scan_movable_pages() which
> do not hold a reference count to the HugeTLB page. So when we call
> page_huge_active() from scan_movable_pages(), the HugeTLB page can
> be freed parallel. Then we will trigger a BUG_ON which is in the
> page_huge_active() when CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is enabled. Just remove the
> VM_BUG_ON_PAGE.
> 
> Fixes: 7e1f049efb86 ("mm: hugetlb: cleanup using paeg_huge_active()")
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>
> ---
>  mm/hugetlb.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

Thanks!

Reviewed-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>

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Mike Kravetz