linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] mm/userfaultfd: fix uffd-wp handling for THP migration entries

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Message-ID: <ZC2XF8qLXNOqIqGw@x1n>
Date:   Wed, 5 Apr 2023 11:43:19 -0400
From:   Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] mm/userfaultfd: fix uffd-wp handling for THP
 migration entries

On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 05:17:31PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 05.04.23 17:12, Peter Xu wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 04:25:34PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > > Looks like what we fixed for hugetlb in commit 44f86392bdd1 ("mm/hugetlb:
> > > fix uffd-wp handling for migration entries in hugetlb_change_protection()")
> > > similarly applies to THP.
> > > 
> > > Setting/clearing uffd-wp on THP migration entries is not implemented
> > > properly. Further, while removing migration PMDs considers the uffd-wp
> > > bit, inserting migration PMDs does not consider the uffd-wp bit.
> > > 
> > > We have to set/clear independently of the migration entry type in
> > > change_huge_pmd() and properly copy the uffd-wp bit in
> > > set_pmd_migration_entry().
> > > 
> > > Verified using a simple reproducer that triggers migration of a THP, that
> > > the set_pmd_migration_entry() no longer loses the uffd-wp bit.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: f45ec5ff16a7 ("userfaultfd: wp: support swap and page migration")
> > > Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> > > Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
> > 
> > Thanks, one trivial nitpick:
> > 
> > > ---
> > >   mm/huge_memory.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
> > >   1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> > > index 032fb0ef9cd1..bdda4f426d58 100644
> > > --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> > > +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> > > @@ -1838,10 +1838,10 @@ int change_huge_pmd(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > >   	if (is_swap_pmd(*pmd)) {
> > >   		swp_entry_t entry = pmd_to_swp_entry(*pmd);
> > >   		struct page *page = pfn_swap_entry_to_page(entry);
> > > +		pmd_t newpmd;
> > >   		VM_BUG_ON(!is_pmd_migration_entry(*pmd));
> > >   		if (is_writable_migration_entry(entry)) {
> > > -			pmd_t newpmd;
> > >   			/*
> > >   			 * A protection check is difficult so
> > >   			 * just be safe and disable write
> > > @@ -1855,8 +1855,16 @@ int change_huge_pmd(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > >   				newpmd = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(newpmd);
> > >   			if (pmd_swp_uffd_wp(*pmd))
> > >   				newpmd = pmd_swp_mkuffd_wp(newpmd);
> > > -			set_pmd_at(mm, addr, pmd, newpmd);
> > > +		} else {
> > > +			newpmd = *pmd;
> > >   		}
> > > +
> > > +		if (uffd_wp)
> > > +			newpmd = pmd_swp_mkuffd_wp(newpmd);
> > > +		else if (uffd_wp_resolve)
> > > +			newpmd = pmd_swp_clear_uffd_wp(newpmd);
> > > +		if (!pmd_same(*pmd, newpmd))
> > > +			set_pmd_at(mm, addr, pmd, newpmd);
> > >   		goto unlock;
> > >   	}
> > >   #endif
> > > @@ -3251,6 +3259,8 @@ int set_pmd_migration_entry(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw,
> > >   	pmdswp = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
> > >   	if (pmd_soft_dirty(pmdval))
> > >   		pmdswp = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(pmdswp);
> > > +	if (pmd_swp_uffd_wp(*pvmw->pmd))
> > > +		pmdswp = pmd_swp_mkuffd_wp(pmdswp);
> > 
> > I think it's fine to use *pmd, but maybe still better to use pmdval?  I
> > worry pmdp_invalidate()) can be something else in the future that may
> > affect the bit.
> 
> Wondering how I ended up with that, I realized that it's actually
> wrong and might have worked by chance for my reproducer on x86.
> 
> That should make it work:
> 
> diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> index f977c965fdad..fffc953fa6ea 100644
> --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> @@ -3257,7 +3257,7 @@ int set_pmd_migration_entry(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw,
>         pmdswp = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
>         if (pmd_soft_dirty(pmdval))
>                 pmdswp = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(pmdswp);
> -       if (pmd_swp_uffd_wp(*pvmw->pmd))
> +       if (pmd_uffd_wp(pmdval))
>                 pmdswp = pmd_swp_mkuffd_wp(pmdswp);
>         set_pmd_at(mm, address, pvmw->pmd, pmdswp);
>         page_remove_rmap(page, vma, true);

I guess pmd_swp_uffd_wp() just reads the _USER bit 2 which is also set for
a present pte, but then it sets swp uffd-wp always even if it was not set.

Yes the change must be squashed in to be correct, with that, my R-b keeps.

Thanks,

-- 
Peter Xu