> On 2/24/19 7:17 PM, David Rientjes wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2019, Mike Kravetz wrote:
>>>> @@ -2423,7 +2423,14 @@ static ssize_t __nr_hugepages_store_common(bool
>>>> obey_mempolicy,
>>>> * per node hstate attribute: adjust count to global,
>>>> * but restrict alloc/free to the specified node.
>>>> */
>>>> + unsigned long old_count = count;
>>>> count += h->nr_huge_pages - h->nr_huge_pages_node[nid];
>>>> + /*
>>>> + * If user specified count causes overflow, set to
>>>> + * largest possible value.
>>>> + */
>>>> + if (count < old_count)
>>>> + count = ULONG_MAX;
>>>> init_nodemask_of_node(nodes_allowed, nid);
>>>> } else
>>>> nodes_allowed = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
>>>>
>>
>> Looks like this fixes the overflow issue, but isn't there already a
>> possible underflow since we don't hold hugetlb_lock? Even if
>> count == 0, what prevents h->nr_huge_pages_node[nid] being greater than
>> h->nr_huge_pages here? I think the per hstate values need to be read with
>> READ_ONCE() and stored on the stack to do any sane bounds checking.
>
> Yes, without holding the lock there is the potential for issues. Looking
> back to when the node specific code was added there is a comment about
> "re-use/share as much of the existing global hstate attribute initialization
> and handling". I suspect that is the reason for these calculations outside
> the lock.
>
> As you mention above, nr_huge_pages_node[nid] could be greater than
> nr_huge_pages. This is true even if we do READ_ONCE(). So, the code would
> need to test for this condition and 'fix up' values or re-read. It is just
> racy without holding the lock.
>
> If that is too ugly, then we could just add code for the node specific
> adjustments. set_max_huge_pages() is only called from here. It would be
> pretty easy to modify set_max_huge_pages() to take the node specific value
> and do calculations/adjustments under the lock.
Ok, what about just moving the calculation/check inside the lock as in the
untested patch below?
Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.krav...@oracle.com>
---
mm/hugetlb.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 1c5219193b9e..5afa77dc7bc8 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ static int adjust_pool_surplus(struct hstate *h,
nodemask_t *nodes_allowed,
}
#define persistent_huge_pages(h) (h->nr_huge_pages - h->surplus_huge_pages)
-static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
+static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count, int nid,
nodemask_t *nodes_allowed)
{
unsigned long min_count, ret;
@@ -2289,6 +2289,23 @@ static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned
long count,
goto decrease_pool;
}
+ spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
+
+ /*
+ * Check for a node specific request. Adjust global count, but
+ * restrict alloc/free to the specified node.
+ */
+ if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE) {
+ unsigned long old_count = count;
+ count += h->nr_huge_pages - h->nr_huge_pages_node[nid];
+ /*
+ * If user specified count causes overflow, set to
+ * largest possible value.
+ */
+ if (count < old_count)
+ count = ULONG_MAX;
+ }
+
/*
* Increase the pool size
* First take pages out of surplus state. Then make up the
@@ -2300,7 +2317,6 @@ static int set_max_huge_pages(struct hstate *h, unsigned
long count,
* pool might be one hugepage larger than it needs to be, but
* within all the constraints specified by the sysctls.
*/
- spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
while (h->surplus_huge_pages && count > persistent_huge_pages(h)) {
if (!adjust_pool_surplus(h, nodes_allowed, -1))
break;
@@ -2421,16 +2437,18 @@ static ssize_t __nr_hugepages_store_common(bool
obey_mempolicy,
nodes_allowed = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
}
} else if (nodes_allowed) {
+ /* Node specific request */
+ init_nodemask_of_node(nodes_allowed, nid);
+ } else {
/*
- * per node hstate attribute: adjust count to global,
- * but restrict alloc/free to the specified node.
+ * Node specific request, but we could not allocate
+ * node mask. Pass in ALL nodes, and clear nid.
*/
- count += h->nr_huge_pages - h->nr_huge_pages_node[nid];
- init_nodemask_of_node(nodes_allowed, nid);
- } else
+ nid = NUMA_NO_NODE;
nodes_allowed = &node_states[N_MEMORY];
+ }
- err = set_max_huge_pages(h, count, nodes_allowed);
+ err = set_max_huge_pages(h, count, nid, nodes_allowed);
if (err)
goto out;
--
2.17.2
