This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
mm/cma: fix alloc_contig_range ret code/potential leak
to the 4.9-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
mm-cma-fix-alloc_contig_range-ret-code-potential-leak.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From 63cd448908b5eb51d84c52f02b31b9b4ccd1cb5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 16:10:01 -0800
Subject: mm/cma: fix alloc_contig_range ret code/potential leak
From: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
commit 63cd448908b5eb51d84c52f02b31b9b4ccd1cb5a upstream.
If the call __alloc_contig_migrate_range() in alloc_contig_range returns
-EBUSY, processing continues so that test_pages_isolated() is called
where there is a tracepoint to identify the busy pages. However, it is
possible for busy pages to become available between the calls to these
two routines. In this case, the range of pages may be allocated.
Unfortunately, the original return code (ret == -EBUSY) is still set and
returned to the caller. Therefore, the caller believes the pages were
not allocated and they are leaked.
Update the comment to indicate that allocation is still possible even if
__alloc_contig_migrate_range returns -EBUSY. Also, clear return code in
this case so that it is not accidentally used or returned to caller.
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171122185214.25285-1-mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 8ef5849fa8a2 ("mm/cma: always check which page caused allocation failure")
Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Laura Abbott <labbott@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/page_alloc.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -7309,11 +7309,18 @@ int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long sta
/*
* In case of -EBUSY, we'd like to know which page causes problem.
- * So, just fall through. We will check it in test_pages_isolated().
+ * So, just fall through. test_pages_isolated() has a tracepoint
+ * which will report the busy page.
+ *
+ * It is possible that busy pages could become available before
+ * the call to test_pages_isolated, and the range will actually be
+ * allocated. So, if we fall through be sure to clear ret so that
+ * -EBUSY is not accidentally used or returned to caller.
*/
ret = __alloc_contig_migrate_range(&cc, start, end);
if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
goto done;
+ ret =0;
/*
* Pages from [start, end) are within a MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx are
queue-4.9/mm-cma-fix-alloc_contig_range-ret-code-potential-leak.patch