From: Hui Zhu <hui.zhu@linux.dev>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Chris Li <chrisl@kernel.org>, Kairui Song <kasong@tencent.com>,
Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@huaweicloud.com>,
Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>, Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>,
Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>,
YoungJun Park <youngjun.park@lge.com>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
Subject: [PATCH v4] mm/swap: strengthen locking assertions and invariants in cluster allocation
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:22:41 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260311022241.177801-1-hui.zhu@linux.dev> (raw)
From: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
The swap_cluster_alloc_table() function requires several locks to be held
by its callers: ci->lock, the per-CPU swap_cluster lock, and, for
non-solid-state devices (non-SWP_SOLIDSTATE), the si->global_cluster_lock.
While most call paths (e.g., via cluster_alloc_swap_entry() or
alloc_swap_scan_list()) correctly acquire these locks before invocation,
the path through swap_reclaim_work() -> swap_reclaim_full_clusters() ->
isolate_lock_cluster() is distinct. This path operates exclusively on
si->full_clusters, where the swap allocation tables are guaranteed to be
already allocated. Consequently, isolate_lock_cluster() should never
trigger a call to swap_cluster_alloc_table() for these clusters.
Strengthen the locking and state assertions to formalize these invariants:
1. Add a lockdep_assert_held() for si->global_cluster_lock in
swap_cluster_alloc_table() for non-SWP_SOLIDSTATE devices.
2. Reorder existing lockdep assertions in swap_cluster_alloc_table() to
match the actual lock acquisition order (per-CPU lock, then global lock,
then cluster lock).
3. Add a VM_WARN_ON_ONCE() in isolate_lock_cluster() to ensure that table
allocations are only attempted for clusters being isolated from the
free list. Attempting to allocate a table for a cluster from other
lists (like the full list during reclaim) indicates a violation of
subsystem invariants.
These changes ensure locking consistency and help catch potential
synchronization or logic issues during development.
Changelog:
v4:
According to the comments of Barry Song, remove redundant comment.
v3:
According to the comments of Kairui Song, squash patches and fix logic
bug in isolate_lock_cluster() where flags were cleared before check.
v2:
According to the comments of YoungJun Park, Kairui Song and Chris Li,
change acquire locks in swap_reclaim_work() to adds a VM_WARN_ON in
isolate_lock_cluster().
According to the comments of YoungJun Park, add code in patch 2 to Change
the order of lockdep_assert_held() to match the actual lock acquisition
order.
Reviewed-by: Youngjun Park <youngjun.park@lge.com>
Reviewed-by: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
---
mm/swapfile.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 94af29d1de88..e25cdb0046d8 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -476,8 +476,10 @@ swap_cluster_alloc_table(struct swap_info_struct *si,
* Only cluster isolation from the allocator does table allocation.
* Swap allocator uses percpu clusters and holds the local lock.
*/
- lockdep_assert_held(&ci->lock);
lockdep_assert_held(&this_cpu_ptr(&percpu_swap_cluster)->lock);
+ if (!(si->flags & SWP_SOLIDSTATE))
+ lockdep_assert_held(&si->global_cluster_lock);
+ lockdep_assert_held(&ci->lock);
/* The cluster must be free and was just isolated from the free list. */
VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(ci->flags || !cluster_is_empty(ci));
@@ -577,6 +579,7 @@ static struct swap_cluster_info *isolate_lock_cluster(
struct swap_info_struct *si, struct list_head *list)
{
struct swap_cluster_info *ci, *found = NULL;
+ u8 flags;
spin_lock(&si->lock);
list_for_each_entry(ci, list, list) {
@@ -589,6 +592,7 @@ static struct swap_cluster_info *isolate_lock_cluster(
ci->flags != CLUSTER_FLAG_FULL);
list_del(&ci->list);
+ flags = ci->flags;
ci->flags = CLUSTER_FLAG_NONE;
found = ci;
break;
@@ -597,6 +601,7 @@ static struct swap_cluster_info *isolate_lock_cluster(
if (found && !cluster_table_is_alloced(found)) {
/* Only an empty free cluster's swap table can be freed. */
+ VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(flags != CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE);
VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(list != &si->free_clusters);
VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!cluster_is_empty(found));
return swap_cluster_alloc_table(si, found);
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-11 2:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-11 2:22 Hui Zhu [this message]
2026-03-11 17:34 ` [PATCH v4] mm/swap: strengthen locking assertions and invariants in cluster allocation Chris Li
2026-03-12 2:13 ` Geliang Tang
2026-03-12 2:15 ` hui.zhu
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