From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
patches@lists.linux.dev,
syzbot+0da43efa72f88bd3a8af@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>,
Paulo Alcantara <pc@manguebit.org>,
Yun Zhou <yun.zhou@windriver.com>,
Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
netfs@lists.linux.dev, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
"Christian Brauner (Amutable)" <brauner@kernel.org>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.12 497/869] netfs: Fix folio_queue ENOMEM in writeback by adding a mempool
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:55:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261017160049.853473110@linuxfoundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261017160036.979869304@linuxfoundation.org>
6.12-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
------------------
From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
[ Upstream commit 1d78d56c43ef3768183e8370e7367b162700e049 ]
Fix the handling of folio_queue allocation failure in writeback by adding a
mempool and passing in gfp_t flags to the rolling buffer functions that
allocate memory, using the mempool if gfp != GFP_KERNEL.
This is then extended upwards and the gfp to be used for a request is stored
in the netfs_io_request struct and is then used for both requests and
subrequests, eliminating the sleeping loops there.
The failure caused:
folio != NULL
WARNING: fs/netfs/write_issue.c:603 at netfs_writepages+0x883/0xa10 fs/netfs/write_issue.c:603, CPU#3: syz.0.17/5919
Fixes: cd0277ed0c18 ("netfs: Use new folio_queue data type and iterator instead of xarray iter")
Reported-by: syzbot+0da43efa72f88bd3a8af@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=0da43efa72f88bd3a8af
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260727130716.1099906-5-dhowells@redhat.com
Tested-by: syzbot+0da43efa72f88bd3a8af@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@manguebit.org>
cc: Yun Zhou <yun.zhou@windriver.com>
cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
cc: netfs@lists.linux.dev
cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
fs/netfs/buffered_read.c | 6 +++---
fs/netfs/internal.h | 1 +
fs/netfs/main.c | 7 +++++++
fs/netfs/objects.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++-------------
fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c | 2 +-
fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c | 22 +++++++++++++---------
fs/netfs/write_issue.c | 8 ++++----
include/linux/netfs.h | 1 +
include/linux/rolling_buffer.h | 6 +++---
9 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 1228cabbfde3a..23235e62f33ec 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void netfs_readahead(struct readahead_control *ractl)
rreq->ractl = ractl;
rreq->submitted = rreq->start;
- if (rolling_buffer_init(&rreq->buffer, rreq->debug_id, ITER_DEST) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_init(&rreq->buffer, rreq->debug_id, ITER_DEST, rreq->gfp) < 0)
goto cleanup_free;
netfs_read_to_pagecache(rreq);
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ static int netfs_create_singular_buffer(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, struct fo
{
ssize_t added;
- if (rolling_buffer_init(&rreq->buffer, rreq->debug_id, ITER_DEST) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_init(&rreq->buffer, rreq->debug_id, ITER_DEST, rreq->gfp) < 0)
return -ENOMEM;
- added = rolling_buffer_append(&rreq->buffer, folio, rollbuf_flags);
+ added = rolling_buffer_append(&rreq->buffer, folio, rollbuf_flags, rreq->gfp);
if (added < 0)
return added;
rreq->submitted = rreq->start + added;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
index 7256277edacb8..b8b78c9be293d 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern struct list_head netfs_io_requests;
extern spinlock_t netfs_proc_lock;
extern mempool_t netfs_request_pool;
extern mempool_t netfs_subrequest_pool;
+extern mempool_t netfs_folioq_pool;
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
static inline void netfs_proc_add_rreq(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/main.c b/fs/netfs/main.c
index 3a8433e802cc2..98ff6d2e62ec3 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/main.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *netfs_request_slab;
static struct kmem_cache *netfs_subrequest_slab;
mempool_t netfs_request_pool;
mempool_t netfs_subrequest_pool;
+mempool_t netfs_folioq_pool;
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
LIST_HEAD(netfs_io_requests);
@@ -105,6 +106,9 @@ static int __init netfs_init(void)
{
int ret = -ENOMEM;
+ if (mempool_init_kmalloc_pool(&netfs_folioq_pool, 100, sizeof(struct folio_queue)) < 0)
+ goto error_folioq_pool;
+
netfs_request_slab = kmem_cache_create("netfs_request",
sizeof(struct netfs_io_request), 0,
SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN | SLAB_ACCOUNT,
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@ static int __init netfs_init(void)
error_reqpool:
kmem_cache_destroy(netfs_request_slab);
error_req:
+ mempool_exit(&netfs_folioq_pool);
+error_folioq_pool:
return ret;
}
fs_initcall(netfs_init);
@@ -169,5 +175,6 @@ static void __exit netfs_exit(void)
kmem_cache_destroy(netfs_subrequest_slab);
mempool_exit(&netfs_request_pool);
kmem_cache_destroy(netfs_request_slab);
+ mempool_exit(&netfs_folioq_pool);
}
module_exit(netfs_exit);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/objects.c b/fs/netfs/objects.c
index 8c98b70eb3a4f..788bdaf7332f9 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/objects.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/objects.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/mempool.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
#include "internal.h"
/*
@@ -24,16 +23,22 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_alloc_request(struct address_space *mapping,
struct netfs_io_request *rreq;
mempool_t *mempool = ctx->ops->request_pool ?: &netfs_request_pool;
struct kmem_cache *cache = mempool->pool_data;
+ gfp_t gfp = GFP_KERNEL;
int ret;
- for (;;) {
- rreq = mempool_alloc(mempool, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (rreq)
- break;
- msleep(10);
+ /* Writeback is part of memory reclaim and must not fail due to ENOMEM. */
+ if (origin == NETFS_WRITEBACK) {
+ gfp = GFP_NOFS; /* Allows use of mempools. */
+
+ rreq = mempool_alloc(mempool, gfp);
+ } else {
+ rreq = mempool->alloc(gfp, mempool->pool_data);
+ if (!rreq)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
}
memset(rreq, 0, kmem_cache_size(cache));
+ rreq->gfp = gfp;
rreq->start = start;
rreq->len = len;
rreq->origin = origin;
@@ -182,13 +187,13 @@ struct netfs_io_subrequest *netfs_alloc_subrequest(struct netfs_io_request *rreq
mempool_t *mempool = rreq->netfs_ops->subrequest_pool ?: &netfs_subrequest_pool;
struct kmem_cache *cache = mempool->pool_data;
- for (;;) {
- subreq = mempool_alloc(rreq->netfs_ops->subrequest_pool ?: &netfs_subrequest_pool,
- GFP_KERNEL);
- if (subreq)
- break;
- msleep(10);
- }
+ /* The write-side callers don't handle failure, so only reads may fail. */
+ if (rreq->gfp == GFP_KERNEL && rreq->origin <= NETFS_DIO_READ)
+ subreq = mempool->alloc(rreq->gfp, mempool->pool_data);
+ else
+ subreq = mempool_alloc(mempool, rreq->gfp);
+ if (!subreq)
+ return NULL;
memset(subreq, 0, kmem_cache_size(cache));
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c b/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c
index 838f92eed1c23..d29d5ca594588 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_pgpriv2.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int netfs_pgpriv2_copy_folio(struct netfs_io_request *wreq, struct folio
trace_netfs_folio(folio, netfs_folio_trace_store_copy);
/* Attach the folio to the rolling buffer. */
- if (rolling_buffer_append(&wreq->buffer, folio, 0) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_append(&wreq->buffer, folio, 0, wreq->gfp) < 0)
return -ENOMEM;
cache->submit_extendable_to = fsize;
diff --git a/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c b/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c
index 75d97af14b4ab..7c768ca5ff592 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/rolling_buffer.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/mempool.h>
#include <linux/pagemap.h>
#include <linux/rolling_buffer.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,10 @@ struct folio_queue *netfs_folioq_alloc(unsigned int rreq_id, gfp_t gfp,
{
struct folio_queue *fq;
- fq = kmalloc(sizeof(*fq), gfp);
+ if (gfp == GFP_KERNEL)
+ fq = netfs_folioq_pool.alloc(gfp, netfs_folioq_pool.pool_data);
+ else
+ fq = mempool_alloc(&netfs_folioq_pool, gfp);
if (fq) {
netfs_stat(&netfs_n_folioq);
folioq_init(fq, rreq_id);
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ void netfs_folioq_free(struct folio_queue *folioq,
{
trace_netfs_folioq(folioq, trace);
netfs_stat_d(&netfs_n_folioq);
- kfree(folioq);
+ mempool_free(folioq, &netfs_folioq_pool);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_folioq_free);
@@ -60,11 +64,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netfs_folioq_free);
* consumer.
*/
int rolling_buffer_init(struct rolling_buffer *roll, unsigned int rreq_id,
- unsigned int direction)
+ unsigned int direction, gfp_t gfp)
{
struct folio_queue *fq;
- fq = netfs_folioq_alloc(rreq_id, GFP_NOFS, netfs_trace_folioq_rollbuf_init);
+ fq = netfs_folioq_alloc(rreq_id, gfp, netfs_trace_folioq_rollbuf_init);
if (!fq)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -77,14 +81,14 @@ int rolling_buffer_init(struct rolling_buffer *roll, unsigned int rreq_id,
/*
* Add another folio_queue to a rolling buffer if there's no space left.
*/
-int rolling_buffer_make_space(struct rolling_buffer *roll)
+int rolling_buffer_make_space(struct rolling_buffer *roll, gfp_t gfp)
{
struct folio_queue *fq, *head = roll->head;
if (!folioq_full(head))
return 0;
- fq = netfs_folioq_alloc(head->rreq_id, GFP_NOFS, netfs_trace_folioq_make_space);
+ fq = netfs_folioq_alloc(head->rreq_id, gfp, netfs_trace_folioq_make_space);
if (!fq)
return -ENOMEM;
fq->prev = head;
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ ssize_t rolling_buffer_load_from_ra(struct rolling_buffer *roll,
int nr, ix, to;
ssize_t size = 0;
- if (rolling_buffer_make_space(roll) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_make_space(roll, GFP_KERNEL) < 0)
return -ENOMEM;
fq = roll->head;
@@ -157,12 +161,12 @@ ssize_t rolling_buffer_load_from_ra(struct rolling_buffer *roll,
* Append a folio to the rolling buffer.
*/
ssize_t rolling_buffer_append(struct rolling_buffer *roll, struct folio *folio,
- unsigned int flags)
+ unsigned int flags, gfp_t gfp)
{
ssize_t size = folio_size(folio);
int slot;
- if (rolling_buffer_make_space(roll) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_make_space(roll, gfp) < 0)
return -ENOMEM;
slot = folioq_append(roll->head, folio);
diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
index 8143f84e60b4b..4242cfc683d7c 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request *netfs_create_write_req(struct address_space *mapping,
ictx = netfs_inode(wreq->inode);
if (is_buffered)
fscache_begin_write_operation(&wreq->cache_resources, netfs_i_cookie(ictx));
- if (rolling_buffer_init(&wreq->buffer, wreq->debug_id, ITER_SOURCE) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_init(&wreq->buffer, wreq->debug_id, ITER_SOURCE, wreq->gfp) < 0)
goto nomem;
wreq->cleaned_to = wreq->start;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static void netfs_prepare_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
*/
if (iov_iter_is_folioq(wreq_iter) &&
wreq_iter->folioq_slot >= folioq_nr_slots(wreq_iter->folioq))
- rolling_buffer_make_space(&wreq->buffer);
+ rolling_buffer_make_space(&wreq->buffer, wreq->gfp);
subreq = netfs_alloc_subrequest(wreq);
subreq->source = stream->source;
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int netfs_write_folio(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
_enter("");
- if (rolling_buffer_make_space(&wreq->buffer) < 0)
+ if (rolling_buffer_make_space(&wreq->buffer, wreq->gfp) < 0)
return -ENOMEM;
/* netfs_perform_write() may shift i_size around the page or from out
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int netfs_write_folio(struct netfs_io_request *wreq,
}
/* Attach the folio to the rolling buffer. */
- rolling_buffer_append(&wreq->buffer, folio, 0);
+ rolling_buffer_append(&wreq->buffer, folio, 0, wreq->gfp);
/* Move the submission point forward to allow for write-streaming data
* not starting at the front of the page. We don't do write-streaming
diff --git a/include/linux/netfs.h b/include/linux/netfs.h
index ff208bbe6c5a6..cab466964141f 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfs.h
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ struct netfs_io_request {
void *netfs_priv; /* Private data for the netfs */
void *netfs_priv2; /* Private data for the netfs */
struct bio_vec *direct_bv; /* DIO buffer list (when handling iovec-iter) */
+ gfp_t gfp; /* GFP flags to use */
unsigned int direct_bv_count; /* Number of elements in direct_bv[] */
unsigned int debug_id;
unsigned int rsize; /* Maximum read size (0 for none) */
diff --git a/include/linux/rolling_buffer.h b/include/linux/rolling_buffer.h
index ac15b1ffdd831..9e5dad29669cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/rolling_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/rolling_buffer.h
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ struct rolling_buffer_snapshot {
#define ROLLBUF_MARK_2 BIT(1)
int rolling_buffer_init(struct rolling_buffer *roll, unsigned int rreq_id,
- unsigned int direction);
-int rolling_buffer_make_space(struct rolling_buffer *roll);
+ unsigned int direction, gfp_t gfp);
+int rolling_buffer_make_space(struct rolling_buffer *roll, gfp_t gfp);
ssize_t rolling_buffer_load_from_ra(struct rolling_buffer *roll,
struct readahead_control *ractl,
struct folio_batch *put_batch);
ssize_t rolling_buffer_append(struct rolling_buffer *roll, struct folio *folio,
- unsigned int flags);
+ unsigned int flags, gfp_t gfp);
struct folio_queue *rolling_buffer_delete_spent(struct rolling_buffer *roll);
void rolling_buffer_clear(struct rolling_buffer *roll);
--
2.53.0
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[not found] <20261017160036.979869304@linuxfoundation.org>
2026-10-17 15:53 ` [PATCH 6.12 355/869] netfs: Fix leak of request in netfs_write_begin() error handling Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:53 ` [PATCH 6.12 356/869] netfs: Fix missing locking around retry adding new subreqs Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:53 ` [PATCH 6.12 365/869] netfs: Fix zeropoint update where i_size > remote_i_size Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:54 ` [PATCH 6.12 436/869] netfs: Clean up some whitespace in trace header Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:54 ` [PATCH 6.12 437/869] netfs: Use a folio_queue allocation and free functions Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:54 ` [PATCH 6.12 438/869] netfs: Add a tracepoint to log the lifespan of folio_queue structs Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:54 ` [PATCH 6.12 439/869] netfs: Abstract out a rolling folio buffer implementation Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:54 ` [PATCH 6.12 440/869] netfs: Drop the was_async arg from netfs_read_subreq_terminated() Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:54 ` [PATCH 6.12 441/869] netfs: Fix netfs_create_write_req() to handle async cache object creation Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 15:55 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2026-10-17 16:01 ` [PATCH 6.12 845/869] netfs: release readahead folios on iterator preparation failure Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-17 16:01 ` [PATCH 6.12 846/869] netfs: Fix folio state after ENOMEM whilst under writeback iteration Greg Kroah-Hartman
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