[4.9.28] vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624

[4.9.28] vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624

[Marc Burkhardt]

Hi everybody,

tonight my dmesg was flooded with mesages like 

vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624

Is that an integer overflow happening in ext4?

It's the first time I see this message. Any help on how to debug/reprocude this
are appreciated. Please advice if you want me to investigate this.

Bestregards,
Marc Burkhardt

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Marc Burkhardt

Re: [4.9.28] vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624

[Rabin Vincent]

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 07:21:49AM +0200, Marc Burkhardt wrote:
> tonight my dmesg was flooded with mesages like 
> 
> vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624
> 
> Is that an integer overflow happening in ext4?
> 
> It's the first time I see this message. Any help on how to debug/reprocude this
> are appreciated. Please advice if you want me to investigate this.

I haven't attempted to debug nor reproduce it, but what I can tell you
is that it does not not have anything to with ext4.  I've seen similar
messages with a completely different slab, on 4.9.26:

 [367594.725081] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482285
 [367595.046073] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147479427
 [367595.279228] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482317
 [367595.459529] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482353
 [367595.497191] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482386
 [367595.521578] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482413
 [367595.551109] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482501
 [367598.344400] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482458
 [367598.369103] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482493
 [367598.403148] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482521
 [367598.422815] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482611
 [367598.524128] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147483238
 [367601.554775] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482245
 [367601.582922] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482279
 [367601.620175] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482307
 [367602.958946] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147479516
 [367603.630417] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482412
 [367603.746885] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482512
 [367603.769490] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482217
 [367604.155461] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147479940
 [367604.174624] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482635
 [367604.197573] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482595

I don't see any fixes/changes to mm/vmscan.c in newer 4.9-stable kernels
other than these ones which were already merged v4.9.14:

 $ git shortlog v4.9..v4.9.30 -- mm/vmscan.c
 Michal Hocko (3):
       mm, memcg: fix the active list aging for lowmem requests when memcg is enabled
       mm, vmscan: cleanup lru size claculations
       mm, vmscan: consider eligible zones in get_scan_count
 
 Shaohua Li (1):
       mm/vmscan.c: set correct defer count for shrinker

Perhaps one of the above people or someone else in linux-mm recognizes this.

Re: [4.9.28] vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 06/12/2017 02:23 PM, Rabin Vincent wrote:
> On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 07:21:49AM +0200, Marc Burkhardt wrote:
>> tonight my dmesg was flooded with mesages like 
>>
>> vmscan: shrink_slab: ext4_es_scan+0x0/0x150 negative objects to delete nr=-2147483624
>>
>> Is that an integer overflow happening in ext4?
>>
>> It's the first time I see this message. Any help on how to debug/reprocude this
>> are appreciated. Please advice if you want me to investigate this.
> 
> I haven't attempted to debug nor reproduce it, but what I can tell you
> is that it does not not have anything to with ext4.  I've seen similar
> messages with a completely different slab, on 4.9.26:

This alone looks suspicious in do_shrink_slab()?

       unsigned long long delta;
       long total_scan;
...
       total_scan += delta;

>  [367594.725081] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482285
>  [367595.046073] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147479427
>  [367595.279228] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482317
>  [367595.459529] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482353
>  [367595.497191] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482386
>  [367595.521578] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482413
>  [367595.551109] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482501
>  [367598.344400] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482458
>  [367598.369103] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482493
>  [367598.403148] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482521
>  [367598.422815] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482611
>  [367598.524128] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147483238
>  [367601.554775] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482245
>  [367601.582922] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482279
>  [367601.620175] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482307
>  [367602.958946] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147479516
>  [367603.630417] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482412
>  [367603.746885] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482512
>  [367603.769490] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482217
>  [367604.155461] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147479940
>  [367604.174624] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482635
>  [367604.197573] vmscan: shrink_slab: super_cache_scan+0x0/0x19c negative objects to delete nr=-2147482595
> 
> I don't see any fixes/changes to mm/vmscan.c in newer 4.9-stable kernels
> other than these ones which were already merged v4.9.14:
> 
>  $ git shortlog v4.9..v4.9.30 -- mm/vmscan.c
>  Michal Hocko (3):
>        mm, memcg: fix the active list aging for lowmem requests when memcg is enabled
>        mm, vmscan: cleanup lru size claculations
>        mm, vmscan: consider eligible zones in get_scan_count
>  
>  Shaohua Li (1):
>        mm/vmscan.c: set correct defer count for shrinker
> 
> Perhaps one of the above people or someone else in linux-mm recognizes this.
> 
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