On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:47:24 +0200 David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c > >> +++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c > >> @@ -646,6 +646,9 @@ static int online_pages_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages, > >> */ > >> for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += 1ul << order) { > >> order = min(MAX_ORDER - 1, get_order(PFN_PHYS(end_pfn - pfn))); > >> + /* __free_pages_core() wants pfns to be aligned to the order */ > >> + if (unlikely(!IS_ALIGNED(pfn, 1ul << order))) > >> + order = 0; > >> (*online_page_callback)(pfn_to_page(pfn), order); > >> } > > > > We aren't sure if this occurs, but if it does, we silently handle it. > > > > It seems a reasonable defensive thing to do, but should we add a > > WARN_ON_ONCE() so that we get to find out about it? If we get such a > > report then we can remove the WARN_ON_ONCE() and add an illuminating > > comment. > > > > > > Makes sense, do you want to add the WARN_ON_ONCE() or shall I resend? --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c~mm-memory_hotplug-make-sure-the-pfn-is-aligned-to-the-order-when-onlining-fix +++ a/mm/memory_hotplug.c @@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ static int online_pages_range(unsigned l for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += 1ul << order) { order = min(MAX_ORDER - 1, get_order(PFN_PHYS(end_pfn - pfn))); /* __free_pages_core() wants pfns to be aligned to the order */ - if (unlikely(!IS_ALIGNED(pfn, 1ul << order))) + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!IS_ALIGNED(pfn, 1ul << order))) order = 0; (*online_page_callback)(pfn_to_page(pfn), order); } _