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[v2,1/4] mm: change type of free_contig_range(nr_pages) to unsigned long

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Mike Kravetz May 3, 2018, 11:29 p.m. UTC
free_contig_range() is currently defined as:
void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
change to,
void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);

Some callers are passing a truncated unsigned long today.  It is
highly unlikely that these values will overflow an unsigned int.
However, this should be changed to an unsigned long to be consistent
with other page counts.

Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
---
 include/linux/gfp.h | 2 +-
 mm/cma.c            | 2 +-
 mm/hugetlb.c        | 2 +-
 mm/page_alloc.c     | 6 +++---
 4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Comments

Vlastimil Babka May 18, 2018, 9:12 a.m. UTC | #1
On 05/04/2018 01:29 AM, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> free_contig_range() is currently defined as:
> void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
> change to,
> void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
> 
> Some callers are passing a truncated unsigned long today.  It is
> highly unlikely that these values will overflow an unsigned int.
> However, this should be changed to an unsigned long to be consistent
> with other page counts.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/gfp.h | 2 +-
>  mm/cma.c            | 2 +-
>  mm/hugetlb.c        | 2 +-
>  mm/page_alloc.c     | 6 +++---
>  4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
> index 1a4582b44d32..86a0d06463ab 100644
> --- a/include/linux/gfp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
> @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static inline bool pm_suspended_storage(void)
>  /* The below functions must be run on a range from a single zone. */
>  extern int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
>  			      unsigned migratetype, gfp_t gfp_mask);
> -extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
> +extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
>  #endif
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_CMA
> diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
> index aa40e6c7b042..f473fc2b7cbd 100644
> --- a/mm/cma.c
> +++ b/mm/cma.c
> @@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ bool cma_release(struct cma *cma, const struct page *pages, unsigned int count)
>  
>  	VM_BUG_ON(pfn + count > cma->base_pfn + cma->count);
>  
> -	free_contig_range(pfn, count);
> +	free_contig_range(pfn, (unsigned long)count);

I guess this cast from uint to ulong doesn't need to be explicit? But
instead, cma_release() signature could be also changed to ulong, because
some of its callers do pass those?

>  	cma_clear_bitmap(cma, pfn, count);
>  	trace_cma_release(pfn, pages, count);
>  
> diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
> index 218679138255..c81072ce7510 100644
> --- a/mm/hugetlb.c
> +++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
> @@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ static void destroy_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page,
>  
>  static void free_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
>  {
> -	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1 << order);
> +	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1UL << order);
>  }
>  
>  static int __alloc_gigantic_page(unsigned long start_pfn,
> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> index 905db9d7962f..0fd5e8e2456e 100644
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -7937,9 +7937,9 @@ int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
> +void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
>  {
> -	unsigned int count = 0;
> +	unsigned long count = 0;
>  
>  	for (; nr_pages--; pfn++) {
>  		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
> @@ -7947,7 +7947,7 @@ void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
>  		count += page_count(page) != 1;
>  		__free_page(page);
>  	}
> -	WARN(count != 0, "%d pages are still in use!\n", count);
> +	WARN(count != 0, "%ld pages are still in use!\n", count);

Maybe change to %lu while at it?
BTW, this warning can theoretically produce false positives, because
page users have to deal with page_count() being incremented by e.g.
parallel pfn scanners using get_page_unless_zero(). We also don't detect
refcount leaks in general. Should we remove it or change it to VM_WARN
if it's still useful for debugging?

>  }
>  #endif
>  
>
Mike Kravetz May 18, 2018, 10:01 p.m. UTC | #2
On 05/18/2018 02:12 AM, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> On 05/04/2018 01:29 AM, Mike Kravetz wrote:
>> free_contig_range() is currently defined as:
>> void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
>> change to,
>> void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
>>
>> Some callers are passing a truncated unsigned long today.  It is
>> highly unlikely that these values will overflow an unsigned int.
>> However, this should be changed to an unsigned long to be consistent
>> with other page counts.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
>> ---
>>  include/linux/gfp.h | 2 +-
>>  mm/cma.c            | 2 +-
>>  mm/hugetlb.c        | 2 +-
>>  mm/page_alloc.c     | 6 +++---
>>  4 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
>> index 1a4582b44d32..86a0d06463ab 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/gfp.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
>> @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ static inline bool pm_suspended_storage(void)
>>  /* The below functions must be run on a range from a single zone. */
>>  extern int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
>>  			      unsigned migratetype, gfp_t gfp_mask);
>> -extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
>> +extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
>>  #endif
>>  
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_CMA
>> diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
>> index aa40e6c7b042..f473fc2b7cbd 100644
>> --- a/mm/cma.c
>> +++ b/mm/cma.c
>> @@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ bool cma_release(struct cma *cma, const struct page *pages, unsigned int count)
>>  
>>  	VM_BUG_ON(pfn + count > cma->base_pfn + cma->count);
>>  
>> -	free_contig_range(pfn, count);
>> +	free_contig_range(pfn, (unsigned long)count);
> 
> I guess this cast from uint to ulong doesn't need to be explicit? But
> instead, cma_release() signature could be also changed to ulong, because
> some of its callers do pass those?

Correct, that cast is not needed.

I like the idea of changing cma_release() to take ulong.  Until you mentioned
this, I did not realize that some callers were passing in a truncated ulong.
As noted in my commit message, this truncation is unlikely to be an issue.
But, I think we should 'fix' them if we can.

I'll spin another version with this change.

> 
>>  	cma_clear_bitmap(cma, pfn, count);
>>  	trace_cma_release(pfn, pages, count);
>>  
>> diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
>> index 218679138255..c81072ce7510 100644
>> --- a/mm/hugetlb.c
>> +++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
>> @@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ static void destroy_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page,
>>  
>>  static void free_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
>>  {
>> -	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1 << order);
>> +	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1UL << order);
>>  }
>>  
>>  static int __alloc_gigantic_page(unsigned long start_pfn,
>> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
>> index 905db9d7962f..0fd5e8e2456e 100644
>> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
>> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
>> @@ -7937,9 +7937,9 @@ int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
>>  	return ret;
>>  }
>>  
>> -void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
>> +void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
>>  {
>> -	unsigned int count = 0;
>> +	unsigned long count = 0;
>>  
>>  	for (; nr_pages--; pfn++) {
>>  		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
>> @@ -7947,7 +7947,7 @@ void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
>>  		count += page_count(page) != 1;
>>  		__free_page(page);
>>  	}
>> -	WARN(count != 0, "%d pages are still in use!\n", count);
>> +	WARN(count != 0, "%ld pages are still in use!\n", count);
> 
> Maybe change to %lu while at it?

Yes

> BTW, this warning can theoretically produce false positives, because
> page users have to deal with page_count() being incremented by e.g.
> parallel pfn scanners using get_page_unless_zero(). We also don't detect
> refcount leaks in general. Should we remove it or change it to VM_WARN
> if it's still useful for debugging?

Added Marek on Cc: as he is the one who originally added this message (although
it has been a long time).  I do not know what specific issue he was concerned
with.  A search found a few bug reports related to this warning.  In these
cases, it clearly was not a false positive but some other issue.  It 'appears'
the message helped in those cases.

However, I would hate for a support organization to spend a bunch of time
doing investigation for a false positive.  At the very least, I think we
should add a message/comment about the possibility of false positives in the
code.  I would be inclined to change it to VM_WARN, but it would be good
to get input from others who might find it useful as it.
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Patch

diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
index 1a4582b44d32..86a0d06463ab 100644
--- a/include/linux/gfp.h
+++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@  static inline bool pm_suspended_storage(void)
 /* The below functions must be run on a range from a single zone. */
 extern int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 			      unsigned migratetype, gfp_t gfp_mask);
-extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages);
+extern void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMA
diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
index aa40e6c7b042..f473fc2b7cbd 100644
--- a/mm/cma.c
+++ b/mm/cma.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@  bool cma_release(struct cma *cma, const struct page *pages, unsigned int count)
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(pfn + count > cma->base_pfn + cma->count);
 
-	free_contig_range(pfn, count);
+	free_contig_range(pfn, (unsigned long)count);
 	cma_clear_bitmap(cma, pfn, count);
 	trace_cma_release(pfn, pages, count);
 
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 218679138255..c81072ce7510 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@  static void destroy_compound_gigantic_page(struct page *page,
 
 static void free_gigantic_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
 {
-	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1 << order);
+	free_contig_range(page_to_pfn(page), 1UL << order);
 }
 
 static int __alloc_gigantic_page(unsigned long start_pfn,
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 905db9d7962f..0fd5e8e2456e 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -7937,9 +7937,9 @@  int alloc_contig_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
+void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
-	unsigned int count = 0;
+	unsigned long count = 0;
 
 	for (; nr_pages--; pfn++) {
 		struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
@@ -7947,7 +7947,7 @@  void free_contig_range(unsigned long pfn, unsigned nr_pages)
 		count += page_count(page) != 1;
 		__free_page(page);
 	}
-	WARN(count != 0, "%d pages are still in use!\n", count);
+	WARN(count != 0, "%ld pages are still in use!\n", count);
 }
 #endif