@@ -780,11 +780,16 @@ static void notrace unit_free(struct bpf_mem_cache *c, void *ptr)
llist_add(llnode, &c->free_llist_extra);
}
local_dec(&c->active);
- local_irq_restore(flags);
if (cnt > c->high_watermark)
/* free few objects from current cpu into global kmalloc pool */
irq_work_raise(c);
+ /* Enable IRQ after irq_work_raise() completes, otherwise when current
+ * task is preempted by task which does unit_alloc(), unit_alloc() may
+ * return NULL unexpectedly because irq work is already pending but can
+ * not been triggered and free_llist can not be refilled timely.
+ */
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}
static void notrace unit_free_rcu(struct bpf_mem_cache *c, void *ptr)
@@ -802,10 +807,10 @@ static void notrace unit_free_rcu(struct bpf_mem_cache *c, void *ptr)
llist_add(llnode, &c->free_llist_extra_rcu);
}
local_dec(&c->active);
- local_irq_restore(flags);
if (!atomic_read(&c->call_rcu_in_progress))
irq_work_raise(c);
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}
/* Called from BPF program or from sys_bpf syscall.