linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 1/2] mm: migration: fix the FOLL

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Message-ID: <BYAPR11MB349505CD7A028D8132DB40B3F7689@BYAPR11MB3495.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Mon, 15 Aug 2022 05:20:28 +0000
From:   "Wang, Haiyue" <haiyue.wang@...el.com>
To:     Alistair Popple <apopple@...dia.com>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "david@...hat.com" <david@...hat.com>,
        "linmiaohe@...wei.com" <linmiaohe@...wei.com>,
        "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
        "songmuchun@...edance.com" <songmuchun@...edance.com>,
        "naoya.horiguchi@...ux.dev" <naoya.horiguchi@...ux.dev>,
        "alex.sierra@....com" <alex.sierra@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 1/2] mm: migration: fix the FOLL_GET failure on
 following huge page

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Popple <apopple@...dia.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2022 13:17
> To: linux-mm@...ck.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Wang, Haiyue <haiyue.wang@...el.com>
> Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org; david@...hat.com; linmiaohe@...wei.com; Huang, Ying
> <ying.huang@...el.com>; songmuchun@...edance.com; naoya.horiguchi@...ux.dev; alex.sierra@....com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] mm: migration: fix the FOLL_GET failure on following huge page
> 
> On Monday, 15 August 2022 2:40:48 PM AEST Wang, Haiyue wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Alistair Popple <apopple@...dia.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2022 12:29
> > > To: linux-mm@...ck.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Wang, Haiyue
> <haiyue.wang@...el.com>
> > > Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org; david@...hat.com; linmiaohe@...wei.com;
> Huang, Ying
> > > <ying.huang@...el.com>; songmuchun@...edance.com;
> naoya.horiguchi@...ux.dev; alex.sierra@....com; Wang,
> > > Haiyue <haiyue.wang@...el.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] mm: migration: fix the FOLL_GET failure on
> following huge page
> > >
> > > On Monday, 15 August 2022 11:59:08 AM AEST Haiyue Wang wrote:
> > > > Not all huge page APIs support FOLL_GET option, so the __NR_move_pages
> > > > will fail to get the page node information for huge page.
> > >
> > > I think you should be explicit in the commit message about which functions
> do
> > > not support FOLL_GET as it's not obvious what support needs to be added
> before
> > > this fix can be reverted.
> >
> > Yes, make sense, will add them in new patch.
> 
> Actually while you're at it I think it would be good to include a description
> of the impact of this failure in the commit message. Ie. You're answer to:
> 
> > What are the user-visible runtime effects of this bug?
> 
> As it documents what should be tested if this fix does actually ever get
> reverted.

An short example *.c code to capture the bug in commit message ?

> 
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >  - Alistair
> > >
> > > > This is an temporary solution to mitigate the racing fix.
> > > >
> > > > After supporting follow huge page by FOLL_GET is done, this fix can be
> > > > reverted safely.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes: 4cd614841c06 ("mm: migration: fix possible do_pages_stat_array
> racing
> > > with memory offline")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Haiyue Wang <haiyue.wang@...el.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  mm/migrate.c | 10 ++++++++--
> > > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
> > > > index 6a1597c92261..581dfaad9257 100644
> > > > --- a/mm/migrate.c
> > > > +++ b/mm/migrate.c
> > > > @@ -1848,6 +1848,7 @@ static void do_pages_stat_array(struct mm_struct
> *mm,
> > > unsigned long nr_pages,
> > > >
> > > >  	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
> > > >  		unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)(*pages);
> > > > +		unsigned int foll_flags = FOLL_DUMP;
> > > >  		struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> > > >  		struct page *page;
> > > >  		int err = -EFAULT;
> > > > @@ -1856,8 +1857,12 @@ static void do_pages_stat_array(struct mm_struct
> *mm,
> > > unsigned long nr_pages,
> > > >  		if (!vma)
> > > >  			goto set_status;
> > > >
> > > > +		/* Not all huge page follow APIs support 'FOLL_GET' */
> > > > +		if (!is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))
> > > > +			foll_flags |= FOLL_GET;
> > > > +
> > > >  		/* FOLL_DUMP to ignore special (like zero) pages */
> > > > -		page = follow_page(vma, addr, FOLL_GET | FOLL_DUMP);
> > > > +		page = follow_page(vma, addr, foll_flags);
> > > >
> > > >  		err = PTR_ERR(page);
> > > >  		if (IS_ERR(page))
> > > > @@ -1865,7 +1870,8 @@ static void do_pages_stat_array(struct mm_struct
> *mm,
> > > unsigned long nr_pages,
> > > >
> > > >  		if (page && !is_zone_device_page(page)) {
> > > >  			err = page_to_nid(page);
> > > > -			put_page(page);
> > > > +			if (foll_flags & FOLL_GET)
> > > > +				put_page(page);
> > > >  		} else {
> > > >  			err = -ENOENT;
> > > >  		}
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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