[PATCH 2/3] mm: change vma_start_read to fail to lock a detached VMA

From: Suren Baghdasaryan
Date: Tue Jun 20 2023 - 19:57:39 EST


vma_start_read can successfully lock a detached VMA relying on its
caller to check for vma->detached. Change vma_start_read to include that
check and fail if the VMA got detached.

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/mm.h | 4 ++--
include/linux/vm_event_item.h | 1 -
mm/memory.c | 10 +---------
mm/vmstat.c | 1 -
4 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 8410da79c570..74e3033c9fc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -651,8 +651,8 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
if (unlikely(down_read_trylock(&vma->vm_lock->lock) == 0))
return false;

- /* Fail if VMA was write-locked after we checked it earlier */
- if (unlikely(vm_lock_seq != READ_ONCE(vma->vm_lock_seq))) {
+ /* Fail if VMA is detached or was write-locked after we checked it earlier */
+ if (unlikely(vma->detached || vm_lock_seq != READ_ONCE(vma->vm_lock_seq))) {
up_read(&vma->vm_lock->lock);
return false;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
index 8abfa1240040..e741098954ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
+++ b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ enum vm_event_item { PGPGIN, PGPGOUT, PSWPIN, PSWPOUT,
VMA_LOCK_SUCCESS,
VMA_LOCK_ABORT,
VMA_LOCK_RETRY,
- VMA_LOCK_MISS,
#endif
NR_VM_EVENT_ITEMS
};
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index f69fbc251198..bd666fa20748 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -5275,7 +5275,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
struct vm_area_struct *vma;

rcu_read_lock();
-retry:
+
vma = mas_walk(&mas);
if (!vma)
goto inval;
@@ -5306,14 +5306,6 @@ struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
goto inval;
}

- /* Check if the VMA got isolated after we found it */
- if (vma->detached) {
- vma_end_read(vma);
- count_vm_vma_lock_event(VMA_LOCK_MISS);
- /* The area was replaced with another one */
- goto retry;
- }
-
rcu_read_unlock();
return vma;
inval:
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index c28046371b45..5d6acdb1b611 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,6 @@ const char * const vmstat_text[] = {
"vma_lock_success",
"vma_lock_abort",
"vma_lock_retry",
- "vma_lock_miss",
#endif
#endif /* CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS || CONFIG_MEMCG */
};
--
2.41.0.162.gfafddb0af9-goog