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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mm/util.c: Make kvfree() safe for calling while holding spinlocks
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 09:25:48AM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Thu 27-01-22 06:59:50, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > On 1/27/22 03:53, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > On Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:48:28 +0100 Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > One codepath in find_alloc_undo() calls kvfree() while holding a spinlock.
> > > > Since vfree() can sleep this is a bug.
> > > >
> > > > Previously, the code path used kfree(), and kfree() is safe to be called
> > > > while holding a spinlock.
> > > >
> > > > Minghao proposed to fix this by updating find_alloc_undo().
> > > >
> > > > Alternate proposal to fix this: Instead of changing find_alloc_undo(),
> > > > change kvfree() so that the same rules as for kfree() apply:
> > > > Having different rules for kfree() and kvfree() just asks for bugs.
> > > >
> > > > Disadvantage: Releasing vmalloc'ed memory will be delayed a bit.
> > > I know we've been around this loop a bunch of times and deferring was
> > > considered. But I forget the conclusion. IIRC, mhocko was involved?
> >
> > I do not remember a mail from mhocko.
>
> I do not remember either.
>
> >
> > Shakeel proposed to use the approach from Chi.
> >
> > Decision: https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=164132032717757&w=2
>
> And I would agree with Shakeel and go with the original change to the
> ipc code. That is trivial and without any other side effects like this
> one. I bet nobody has evaluated what the undconditional deferred freeing
> has. At least changelog doesn't really dive into that more than a very
> vague statement that this will happen.
>
Absolutely agree here. Especially that changing the kvfree() will not
look stable.

After applying the https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-mm/msg282264.html
we will be able to use vfree() from atomic anyway.

--
Vlad Rezki

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