linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] PM: sleep: Allow pm_restrict_gfp

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Message-ID: <777ab283-1189-4415-8602-ebe65ba0f4dc@panix.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:49:48 -0700
From: Kenneth Crudup <kenny@...ix.com>
To: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
 Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Askar Safin <safinaskar@...il.com>,
 Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
 LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] PM: sleep: Allow pm_restrict_gfp_mask() stacking




On 10/28/25 13:52, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 
> Allow pm_restrict_gfp_mask() to be called many times in a row to avoid
> issues with calling dpm_suspend_start() when the GFP mask has been
> already restricted.
> 
> Only the first invocation of pm_restrict_gfp_mask() will actually
> restrict the GFP mask and the subsequent calls will warn if there is
> a mismatch between the expected allowed GFP mask and the actual one.
> 
> Moreover, if pm_restrict_gfp_mask() is called many times in a row,
> pm_restore_gfp_mask() needs to be called matching number of times in
> a row to actually restore the GFP mask.  Calling it when the GFP mask
> has not been restricted will cause it to warn.
> 
> This is necessary for the GFP mask restriction starting in
> hibernation_snapshot() to continue throughout the entire hibernation
> flow until it completes or it is aborted (either by a wakeup event or
> by an error).
> 
> Fixes: 449c9c02537a1 ("PM: hibernate: Restrict GFP mask in hibernation_snapshot()")
> Fixes: 469d80a3712c ("PM: hibernate: Fix hybrid-sleep")
> Reported-by: Askar Safin <safinaskar@...il.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20251025050812.421905-1-safinaskar@gmail.com/
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20251028111730.2261404-1-safinaskar@gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> ---
> 
> This supersedes
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/20251026033115.436448-1-superm1@kernel.org/
> 
> as it allows the GFP mask to be restricted across the entire hibernation path.

Tested-By: Kenneth R. Crudup <kenny@...ix.com>

(Helgaas told me about "b4 shazam" and I've been applying all kinds of 
interesting patches willy-nilly lately :) )

> ---
>   kernel/power/hibernate.c |    4 ----
>   kernel/power/main.c      |   22 +++++++++++++++++-----
>   2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> --- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
> +++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
> @@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ static void power_down(void)
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
>   	if (hibernation_mode == HIBERNATION_SUSPEND) {
> -		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
>   		error = suspend_devices_and_enter(mem_sleep_current);
>   		if (!error)
>   			goto exit;
> @@ -746,9 +745,6 @@ static void power_down(void)
>   		cpu_relax();
>   
>   exit:
> -	/* Match the pm_restore_gfp_mask() call in hibernate(). */
> -	pm_restrict_gfp_mask();
> -
>   	/* Restore swap signature. */
>   	error = swsusp_unmark();
>   	if (error)
> --- a/kernel/power/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/power/main.c
> @@ -31,23 +31,35 @@
>    * held, unless the suspend/hibernate code is guaranteed not to run in parallel
>    * with that modification).
>    */
> +static unsigned int saved_gfp_count;
>   static gfp_t saved_gfp_mask;
>   
>   void pm_restore_gfp_mask(void)
>   {
>   	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&system_transition_mutex));
> -	if (saved_gfp_mask) {
> -		gfp_allowed_mask = saved_gfp_mask;
> -		saved_gfp_mask = 0;
> -	}
> +
> +	if (WARN_ON(!saved_gfp_count) || --saved_gfp_count)
> +		return;
> +
> +	gfp_allowed_mask = saved_gfp_mask;
> +	saved_gfp_mask = 0;
> +
> +	pm_pr_dbg("GFP mask restored\n");
>   }
>   
>   void pm_restrict_gfp_mask(void)
>   {
>   	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&system_transition_mutex));
> -	WARN_ON(saved_gfp_mask);
> +
> +	if (saved_gfp_count++) {
> +		WARN_ON((saved_gfp_mask & ~(__GFP_IO | __GFP_FS)) != gfp_allowed_mask);
> +		return;
> +	}
> +
>   	saved_gfp_mask = gfp_allowed_mask;
>   	gfp_allowed_mask &= ~(__GFP_IO | __GFP_FS);
> +
> +	pm_pr_dbg("GFP mask restricted\n");
>   }
>   
>   unsigned int lock_system_sleep(void)
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Kenneth R. Crudup / Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Orange 
County CA