* FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/memory: do not populate page table entries beyond i_size" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
@ 2025-11-20 15:56 gregkh
2025-11-20 17:09 ` [PATCH 6.12.y] mm/memory: do not populate page table entries beyond i_size Kiryl Shutsemau
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From: gregkh @ 2025-11-20 15:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kas, akpm, baolin.wang, brauner, david, david, djwong, hannes,
hughd, liam.howlett, lorenzo.stoakes, mhocko, riel, rppt,
shakeel.butt, stable, surenb, vbabka, viro, willy
Cc: stable
The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.
To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 74207de2ba10c2973334906822dc94d2e859ffc5
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2025112023-nearest-surname-60bf@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' HEAD^..
Possible dependencies:
thanks,
greg k-h
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
From 74207de2ba10c2973334906822dc94d2e859ffc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:56:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] mm/memory: do not populate page table entries beyond i_size
Patch series "Fix SIGBUS semantics with large folios", v3.
Accessing memory within a VMA, but beyond i_size rounded up to the next
page size, is supposed to generate SIGBUS.
Darrick reported[1] an xfstests regression in v6.18-rc1. generic/749
failed due to missing SIGBUS. This was caused by my recent changes that
try to fault in the whole folio where possible:
19773df031bc ("mm/fault: try to map the entire file folio in finish_fault()")
357b92761d94 ("mm/filemap: map entire large folio faultaround")
These changes did not consider i_size when setting up PTEs, leading to
xfstest breakage.
However, the problem has been present in the kernel for a long time -
since huge tmpfs was introduced in 2016. The kernel happily maps
PMD-sized folios as PMD without checking i_size. And huge=always tmpfs
allocates PMD-size folios on any writes.
I considered this corner case when I implemented a large tmpfs, and my
conclusion was that no one in their right mind should rely on receiving a
SIGBUS signal when accessing beyond i_size. I cannot imagine how it could
be useful for the workload.
But apparently filesystem folks care a lot about preserving strict SIGBUS
semantics.
Generic/749 was introduced last year with reference to POSIX, but no real
workloads were mentioned. It also acknowledged the tmpfs deviation from
the test case.
POSIX indeed says[3]:
References within the address range starting at pa and
continuing for len bytes to whole pages following the end of an
object shall result in delivery of a SIGBUS signal.
The patchset fixes the regression introduced by recent changes as well as
more subtle SIGBUS breakage due to split failure on truncation.
This patch (of 2):
Accesses within VMA, but beyond i_size rounded up to PAGE_SIZE are
supposed to generate SIGBUS.
Recent changes attempted to fault in full folio where possible. They did
not respect i_size, which led to populating PTEs beyond i_size and
breaking SIGBUS semantics.
Darrick reported generic/749 breakage because of this.
However, the problem existed before the recent changes. With huge=always
tmpfs, any write to a file leads to PMD-size allocation. Following the
fault-in of the folio will install PMD mapping regardless of i_size.
Fix filemap_map_pages() and finish_fault() to not install:
- PTEs beyond i_size;
- PMD mappings across i_size;
Make an exception for shmem/tmpfs that for long time intentionally
mapped with PMDs across i_size.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251027115636.82382-1-kirill@shutemov.name
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251027115636.82382-2-kirill@shutemov.name
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Fixes: 6795801366da ("xfs: Support large folios")
Reported-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Cc: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Cc: Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>
Cc: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 13f0259d993c..2f1e7e283a51 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -3681,7 +3681,8 @@ static struct folio *next_uptodate_folio(struct xa_state *xas,
static vm_fault_t filemap_map_folio_range(struct vm_fault *vmf,
struct folio *folio, unsigned long start,
unsigned long addr, unsigned int nr_pages,
- unsigned long *rss, unsigned short *mmap_miss)
+ unsigned long *rss, unsigned short *mmap_miss,
+ bool can_map_large)
{
unsigned int ref_from_caller = 1;
vm_fault_t ret = 0;
@@ -3696,7 +3697,7 @@ static vm_fault_t filemap_map_folio_range(struct vm_fault *vmf,
* The folio must not cross VMA or page table boundary.
*/
addr0 = addr - start * PAGE_SIZE;
- if (folio_within_vma(folio, vmf->vma) &&
+ if (can_map_large && folio_within_vma(folio, vmf->vma) &&
(addr0 & PMD_MASK) == ((addr0 + folio_size(folio) - 1) & PMD_MASK)) {
vmf->pte -= start;
page -= start;
@@ -3811,13 +3812,27 @@ vm_fault_t filemap_map_pages(struct vm_fault *vmf,
unsigned long rss = 0;
unsigned int nr_pages = 0, folio_type;
unsigned short mmap_miss = 0, mmap_miss_saved;
+ bool can_map_large;
rcu_read_lock();
folio = next_uptodate_folio(&xas, mapping, end_pgoff);
if (!folio)
goto out;
- if (filemap_map_pmd(vmf, folio, start_pgoff)) {
+ file_end = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(mapping->host), PAGE_SIZE) - 1;
+ end_pgoff = min(end_pgoff, file_end);
+
+ /*
+ * Do not allow to map with PTEs beyond i_size and with PMD
+ * across i_size to preserve SIGBUS semantics.
+ *
+ * Make an exception for shmem/tmpfs that for long time
+ * intentionally mapped with PMDs across i_size.
+ */
+ can_map_large = shmem_mapping(mapping) ||
+ file_end >= folio_next_index(folio);
+
+ if (can_map_large && filemap_map_pmd(vmf, folio, start_pgoff)) {
ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
goto out;
}
@@ -3830,10 +3845,6 @@ vm_fault_t filemap_map_pages(struct vm_fault *vmf,
goto out;
}
- file_end = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(mapping->host), PAGE_SIZE) - 1;
- if (end_pgoff > file_end)
- end_pgoff = file_end;
-
folio_type = mm_counter_file(folio);
do {
unsigned long end;
@@ -3850,7 +3861,8 @@ vm_fault_t filemap_map_pages(struct vm_fault *vmf,
else
ret |= filemap_map_folio_range(vmf, folio,
xas.xa_index - folio->index, addr,
- nr_pages, &rss, &mmap_miss);
+ nr_pages, &rss, &mmap_miss,
+ can_map_large);
folio_unlock(folio);
} while ((folio = next_uptodate_folio(&xas, mapping, end_pgoff)) != NULL);
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 74b45e258323..b59ae7ce42eb 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
#include <linux/gfp.h>
#include <linux/migrate.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
#include <linux/memory-tiers.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/userfaultfd_k.h>
@@ -5501,8 +5502,25 @@ vm_fault_t finish_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
return ret;
}
+ if (!needs_fallback && vma->vm_file) {
+ struct address_space *mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
+ pgoff_t file_end;
+
+ file_end = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(mapping->host), PAGE_SIZE);
+
+ /*
+ * Do not allow to map with PTEs beyond i_size and with PMD
+ * across i_size to preserve SIGBUS semantics.
+ *
+ * Make an exception for shmem/tmpfs that for long time
+ * intentionally mapped with PMDs across i_size.
+ */
+ needs_fallback = !shmem_mapping(mapping) &&
+ file_end < folio_next_index(folio);
+ }
+
if (pmd_none(*vmf->pmd)) {
- if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio)) {
+ if (!needs_fallback && folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio)) {
ret = do_set_pmd(vmf, folio, page);
if (ret != VM_FAULT_FALLBACK)
return ret;
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
* [PATCH 6.12.y] mm/memory: do not populate page table entries beyond i_size
2025-11-20 15:56 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mm/memory: do not populate page table entries beyond i_size" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree gregkh
@ 2025-11-20 17:09 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Kiryl Shutsemau @ 2025-11-20 17:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: stable
Cc: Kiryl Shutsemau, Darrick J. Wong, Al Viro, Baolin Wang,
Christian Brauner, Dave Chinner, David Hildenbrand, Hugh Dickins,
Johannes Weiner, Liam Howlett, Lorenzo Stoakes,
Matthew Wilcox (Oracle), Michal Hocko, Mike Rapoport,
Rik van Riel, Shakeel Butt, Suren Baghdasaryan, Vlastimil Babka,
Andrew Morton
Patch series "Fix SIGBUS semantics with large folios", v3.
Accessing memory within a VMA, but beyond i_size rounded up to the next
page size, is supposed to generate SIGBUS.
Darrick reported[1] an xfstests regression in v6.18-rc1. generic/749
failed due to missing SIGBUS. This was caused by my recent changes that
try to fault in the whole folio where possible:
19773df031bc ("mm/fault: try to map the entire file folio in finish_fault()")
357b92761d94 ("mm/filemap: map entire large folio faultaround")
These changes did not consider i_size when setting up PTEs, leading to
xfstest breakage.
However, the problem has been present in the kernel for a long time -
since huge tmpfs was introduced in 2016. The kernel happily maps
PMD-sized folios as PMD without checking i_size. And huge=always tmpfs
allocates PMD-size folios on any writes.
I considered this corner case when I implemented a large tmpfs, and my
conclusion was that no one in their right mind should rely on receiving a
SIGBUS signal when accessing beyond i_size. I cannot imagine how it could
be useful for the workload.
But apparently filesystem folks care a lot about preserving strict SIGBUS
semantics.
Generic/749 was introduced last year with reference to POSIX, but no real
workloads were mentioned. It also acknowledged the tmpfs deviation from
the test case.
POSIX indeed says[3]:
References within the address range starting at pa and
continuing for len bytes to whole pages following the end of an
object shall result in delivery of a SIGBUS signal.
The patchset fixes the regression introduced by recent changes as well as
more subtle SIGBUS breakage due to split failure on truncation.
This patch (of 2):
Accesses within VMA, but beyond i_size rounded up to PAGE_SIZE are
supposed to generate SIGBUS.
Recent changes attempted to fault in full folio where possible. They did
not respect i_size, which led to populating PTEs beyond i_size and
breaking SIGBUS semantics.
Darrick reported generic/749 breakage because of this.
However, the problem existed before the recent changes. With huge=always
tmpfs, any write to a file leads to PMD-size allocation. Following the
fault-in of the folio will install PMD mapping regardless of i_size.
Fix filemap_map_pages() and finish_fault() to not install:
- PTEs beyond i_size;
- PMD mappings across i_size;
Make an exception for shmem/tmpfs that for long time intentionally
mapped with PMDs across i_size.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251027115636.82382-1-kirill@shutemov.name
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251027115636.82382-2-kirill@shutemov.name
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Fixes: 6795801366da ("xfs: Support large folios")
Reported-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Cc: Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Cc: Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>
Cc: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
(cherry picked from commit 74207de2ba10c2973334906822dc94d2e859ffc5)
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
---
mm/filemap.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
mm/memory.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index ec69fadf014c..d8d9c0f0beb6 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -3653,13 +3653,27 @@ vm_fault_t filemap_map_pages(struct vm_fault *vmf,
vm_fault_t ret = 0;
unsigned long rss = 0;
unsigned int nr_pages = 0, mmap_miss = 0, mmap_miss_saved, folio_type;
+ bool can_map_large;
rcu_read_lock();
folio = next_uptodate_folio(&xas, mapping, end_pgoff);
if (!folio)
goto out;
- if (filemap_map_pmd(vmf, folio, start_pgoff)) {
+ file_end = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(mapping->host), PAGE_SIZE) - 1;
+ end_pgoff = min(end_pgoff, file_end);
+
+ /*
+ * Do not allow to map with PTEs beyond i_size and with PMD
+ * across i_size to preserve SIGBUS semantics.
+ *
+ * Make an exception for shmem/tmpfs that for long time
+ * intentionally mapped with PMDs across i_size.
+ */
+ can_map_large = shmem_mapping(mapping) ||
+ file_end >= folio_next_index(folio);
+
+ if (can_map_large && filemap_map_pmd(vmf, folio, start_pgoff)) {
ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
goto out;
}
@@ -3672,10 +3686,6 @@ vm_fault_t filemap_map_pages(struct vm_fault *vmf,
goto out;
}
- file_end = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(mapping->host), PAGE_SIZE) - 1;
- if (end_pgoff > file_end)
- end_pgoff = file_end;
-
folio_type = mm_counter_file(folio);
do {
unsigned long end;
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index b6daa0e673a5..090e9c6f9992 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
#include <linux/gfp.h>
#include <linux/migrate.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
#include <linux/memory-tiers.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/userfaultfd_k.h>
@@ -5088,6 +5089,8 @@ vm_fault_t finish_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
else
page = vmf->page;
+ folio = page_folio(page);
+
/*
* check even for read faults because we might have lost our CoWed
* page
@@ -5098,8 +5101,25 @@ vm_fault_t finish_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
return ret;
}
+ if (!needs_fallback && vma->vm_file) {
+ struct address_space *mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
+ pgoff_t file_end;
+
+ file_end = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(mapping->host), PAGE_SIZE);
+
+ /*
+ * Do not allow to map with PTEs beyond i_size and with PMD
+ * across i_size to preserve SIGBUS semantics.
+ *
+ * Make an exception for shmem/tmpfs that for long time
+ * intentionally mapped with PMDs across i_size.
+ */
+ needs_fallback = !shmem_mapping(mapping) &&
+ file_end < folio_next_index(folio);
+ }
+
if (pmd_none(*vmf->pmd)) {
- if (PageTransCompound(page)) {
+ if (!needs_fallback && PageTransCompound(page)) {
ret = do_set_pmd(vmf, page);
if (ret != VM_FAULT_FALLBACK)
return ret;
@@ -5111,7 +5131,6 @@ vm_fault_t finish_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
return VM_FAULT_OOM;
}
- folio = page_folio(page);
nr_pages = folio_nr_pages(folio);
/*
--
2.51.0
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