The patch titled
Subject: maple_tree: add smp_rmb() to dead node detection
has been added to the -mm mm-unstable branch. Its filename is
maple_tree-add-smp_rmb-to-dead-node-detection.patch
This patch will shortly appear at
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/maple_tree-add-smp_rmb-to-dead-node-detection.patch
This patch will later appear in the mm-unstable branch at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
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From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: maple_tree: add smp_rmb() to dead node detection
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:36:05 -0800
Add an smp_rmb() before reading the parent pointer to ensure that anything
read from the node prior to the parent pointer hasn't been reordered ahead
of this check.
The is necessary for RCU mode.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230227173632.3292573-7-surenb@xxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 54a611b60590 ("Maple Tree: add new data structure")
Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
--- a/lib/maple_tree.c~maple_tree-add-smp_rmb-to-dead-node-detection
+++ a/lib/maple_tree.c
@@ -539,9 +539,11 @@ static inline struct maple_node *mte_par
*/
static inline bool ma_dead_node(const struct maple_node *node)
{
- struct maple_node *parent = (void *)((unsigned long)
- node->parent & ~MAPLE_NODE_MASK);
+ struct maple_node *parent;
+ /* Do not reorder reads from the node prior to the parent check */
+ smp_rmb();
+ parent = (void *)((unsigned long) node->parent & ~MAPLE_NODE_MASK);
return (parent == node);
}
@@ -556,6 +558,8 @@ static inline bool mte_dead_node(const s
struct maple_node *parent, *node;
node = mte_to_node(enode);
+ /* Do not reorder reads from the node prior to the parent check */
+ smp_rmb();
parent = mte_parent(enode);
return (parent == node);
}
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx are
mm-mprotect-fix-successful-vma_merge-of-next-in-do_mprotect_pkey.patch
maple_tree-be-more-cautious-about-dead-nodes.patch
maple_tree-detect-dead-nodes-in-mas_start.patch
maple_tree-fix-freeing-of-nodes-in-rcu-mode.patch
maple_tree-remove-extra-smp_wmb-from-mas_dead_leaves.patch
maple_tree-fix-write-memory-barrier-of-nodes-once-dead-for-rcu-mode.patch
maple_tree-add-smp_rmb-to-dead-node-detection.patch
maple_tree-add-rcu-lock-checking-to-rcu-callback-functions.patch
mm-enable-maple-tree-rcu-mode-by-default.patch
