linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 16/18] x86/sgx: Limit process EPC usage with misc cgroup controller

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Message-ID: <mc3js6ye7sw2z4gyppqwld7lepke5swqlfbx4mchqwxbwgwts3@c5vzusgelgyc>
Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:54:54 +0200
From:   Michal Koutný <mkoutny@...e.com>
To:     Haitao Huang <haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     jarkko@...nel.org, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, tj@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        sohil.mehta@...el.com, zhiquan1.li@...el.com,
        kristen@...ux.intel.com, seanjc@...gle.com, zhanb@...rosoft.com,
        anakrish@...rosoft.com, mikko.ylinen@...ux.intel.com,
        yangjie@...rosoft.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 16/18] x86/sgx: Limit process EPC usage with misc
 cgroup controller

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 08:06:55PM -0700, Haitao Huang <haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> +static void sgx_epc_cgroup_free(struct misc_cg *cg)
> +{
> +	struct sgx_epc_cgroup *epc_cg;
> +
> +	epc_cg = sgx_epc_cgroup_from_misc_cg(cg);

It should check for !epc_cg since the misc controller implementation
in misc_cg_alloc() would roll back even on non-allocated resources.

> +	cancel_work_sync(&epc_cg->reclaim_work);
> +	kfree(epc_cg);
> +}
> +
> +static void sgx_epc_cgroup_max_write(struct misc_cg *cg)
> +{
> +	struct sgx_epc_reclaim_control rc;
> +	struct sgx_epc_cgroup *epc_cg;
> +
> +	epc_cg = sgx_epc_cgroup_from_misc_cg(cg);
> +
> +	sgx_epc_reclaim_control_init(&rc, epc_cg);
> +	/* Let the reclaimer to do the work so user is not blocked */
> +	queue_work(sgx_epc_cg_wq, &rc.epc_cg->reclaim_work);

This is weird. The writer will never learn about the result of the
operation.

Thanks,
Michal

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