On Mon, 21 May 2018 10:41:16 -0700 Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The memcg kmem cache creation and deactivation (SLUB only) is > asynchronous. If a root kmem cache is destroyed whose memcg cache is in > the process of creation or deactivation, the kernel may crash. > > Example of one such crash: > general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI > CPU: 1 PID: 1721 Comm: kworker/14:1 Not tainted 4.17.0-smp > ... > Workqueue: memcg_kmem_cache kmemcg_deactivate_workfn > RIP: 0010:has_cpu_slab > ... > Call Trace: > ? on_each_cpu_cond > __kmem_cache_shrink > kmemcg_cache_deact_after_rcu > kmemcg_deactivate_workfn > process_one_work > worker_thread > kthread > ret_from_fork+0x35/0x40 > > This issue is due to the lack of reference counting for the root > kmem_caches. There exist a refcount in kmem_cache but it is actually a > count of aliases i.e. number of kmem_caches merged together. > > This patch make alias count explicit and adds reference counting to the > root kmem_caches. The reference of a root kmem cache is elevated on > merge and while its memcg kmem_cache is in the process of creation or > deactivation. > The patch seems depressingly complex. And a bit underdocumented... > --- a/include/linux/slab.h > +++ b/include/linux/slab.h > @@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ struct memcg_cache_params { > }; > > int memcg_update_all_caches(int num_memcgs); > +bool kmem_cache_tryget(struct kmem_cache *s); > +void kmem_cache_put(struct kmem_cache *s); > > /** > * kmalloc_array - allocate memory for an array. > diff --git a/include/linux/slab_def.h b/include/linux/slab_def.h > index d9228e4d0320..4bb22c89a740 100644 > --- a/include/linux/slab_def.h > +++ b/include/linux/slab_def.h > @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ struct kmem_cache { > /* 4) cache creation/removal */ > const char *name; > struct list_head list; > - int refcount; > + refcount_t refcount; > + int alias_count; The semantic meaning of these two? What locking protects alias_count? > int object_size; > int align; > > diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h > index 3773e26c08c1..532d4b6f83ed 100644 > --- a/include/linux/slub_def.h > +++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h > @@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ struct kmem_cache { > struct kmem_cache_order_objects max; > struct kmem_cache_order_objects min; > gfp_t allocflags; /* gfp flags to use on each alloc */ > - int refcount; /* Refcount for slab cache destroy */ > + refcount_t refcount; /* Refcount for slab cache destroy */ > + int alias_count; /* Number of root kmem caches merged */ "merged" what with what in what manner? > void (*ctor)(void *); > unsigned int inuse; /* Offset to metadata */ > unsigned int align; /* Alignment */ > > ... > > --- a/mm/slab.h > +++ b/mm/slab.h > @@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct kmem_cache { > unsigned int useroffset;/* Usercopy region offset */ > unsigned int usersize; /* Usercopy region size */ > const char *name; /* Slab name for sysfs */ > - int refcount; /* Use counter */ > + refcount_t refcount; /* Use counter */ > + int alias_count; Semantic meaning/usage of alias_count? Locking for it? > void (*ctor)(void *); /* Called on object slot creation */ > struct list_head list; /* List of all slab caches on the system */ > }; > > ... > > +bool kmem_cache_tryget(struct kmem_cache *s) > +{ > + if (is_root_cache(s)) > + return refcount_inc_not_zero(&s->refcount); > + return false; > +} > + > +void kmem_cache_put(struct kmem_cache *s) > +{ > + if (is_root_cache(s) && > + refcount_dec_and_test(&s->refcount)) > + __kmem_cache_destroy(s, true); > +} > + > +void kmem_cache_put_locked(struct kmem_cache *s) > +{ > + if (is_root_cache(s) && > + refcount_dec_and_test(&s->refcount)) > + __kmem_cache_destroy(s, false); > +} Some covering documentation for the above would be useful. Why do they exist, why do they only operate on the root cache? etc. > > ... > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe cgroups" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html