Re: [PATCH v4] mm/hugetlb: Fix unsigned overflow in __nr_hugepages_store_common()

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> 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.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 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




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