From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-10.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE2D9C433E7 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 2020 14:14:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B9A1C20829 for ; Wed, 2 Sep 2020 14:14:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728019AbgIBONv (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Sep 2020 10:13:51 -0400 Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:53814 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727801AbgIBOBT (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Sep 2020 10:01:19 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at test-mx.suse.de Received: from relay2.suse.de (unknown [195.135.221.27]) by mx2.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75600AEFA; Wed, 2 Sep 2020 14:01:18 +0000 (UTC) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 16:01:16 +0200 From: Michal Hocko To: Pavel Tatashin Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, Vlastimil Babka , Mel Gorman Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/memory_hotplug: drain per-cpu pages again during memory offline Message-ID: <20200902140116.GI4617@dhcp22.suse.cz> References: <20200901124615.137200-1-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20200901124615.137200-1-pasha.tatashin@soleen.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org [Cc Mel and Vlastimil - I am still rummaging] On Tue 01-09-20 08:46:15, Pavel Tatashin wrote: > There is a race during page offline that can lead to infinite loop: > a page never ends up on a buddy list and __offline_pages() keeps > retrying infinitely or until a termination signal is received. > > Thread#1 - a new process: > > load_elf_binary > begin_new_exec > exec_mmap > mmput > exit_mmap > tlb_finish_mmu > tlb_flush_mmu > release_pages > free_unref_page_list > free_unref_page_prepare > set_pcppage_migratetype(page, migratetype); > // Set page->index migration type below MIGRATE_PCPTYPES > > Thread#2 - hot-removes memory > __offline_pages > start_isolate_page_range > set_migratetype_isolate > set_pageblock_migratetype(page, MIGRATE_ISOLATE); > Set migration type to MIGRATE_ISOLATE-> set > drain_all_pages(zone); > // drain per-cpu page lists to buddy allocator. > > Thread#1 - continue > free_unref_page_commit > migratetype = get_pcppage_migratetype(page); > // get old migration type > list_add(&page->lru, &pcp->lists[migratetype]); > // add new page to already drained pcp list > > Thread#2 > Never drains pcp again, and therefore gets stuck in the loop. > > The fix is to try to drain per-cpu lists again after > check_pages_isolated_cb() fails. > > Signed-off-by: Pavel Tatashin > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org > --- > mm/memory_hotplug.c | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c > index e9d5ab5d3ca0..d6d54922bfce 100644 > --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c > +++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c > @@ -1575,6 +1575,15 @@ static int __ref __offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, > /* check again */ > ret = walk_system_ram_range(start_pfn, end_pfn - start_pfn, > NULL, check_pages_isolated_cb); > + /* > + * per-cpu pages are drained in start_isolate_page_range, but if > + * there are still pages that are not free, make sure that we > + * drain again, because when we isolated range we might > + * have raced with another thread that was adding pages to > + * pcp list. > + */ > + if (ret) > + drain_all_pages(zone); > } while (ret); > > /* Ok, all of our target is isolated. > -- > 2.25.1 > -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs