From: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Cc: kevin.brodsky@arm.com, mmarek@invisiblethingslab.com,
Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>,
Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
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"Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
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Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>,
xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Subject: [PATCH] x86/xen: Fix lazy mmu handling across context switch
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 10:05:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260508080514.454607-1-jgross@suse.com> (raw)
The recent rework of mmu lazy mode has resulted in problems when
running as a Xen PV guest. Enabling lazy mmu mode for the new context
during context switch is done from the arch_end_context_switch() hook,
but when calling this hook current hasn't been changed yet, so the
lazy mmu mode state of the wrong task is modified.
Additionally it is much cleaner to use lazy_mmu_mode_pause() and
lazy_mmu_mode_resume() in the Xen context switch hooks, as it avoids
conditionals in those hooks.
In order not having to add another hook to be called after switching
current, modify lazy_mmu_mode_resume() to use a new sub-function which
takes a task pointer as parameter. This new sub-function can then be
used in the xen_end_context_switch() hook.
Fixes: 291b3abed657 ("x86/xen: use lazy_mmu_state when context-switching")
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
---
arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c | 7 ++-----
include/linux/pgtable.h | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index ed2d7a3756ce..67bb6bf6d240 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ static void xen_start_context_switch(struct task_struct *prev)
{
BUG_ON(preemptible());
- if (this_cpu_read(xen_lazy_mode) == XEN_LAZY_MMU) {
- arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
- }
+ lazy_mmu_mode_pause();
enter_lazy(XEN_LAZY_CPU);
}
@@ -436,8 +434,7 @@ static void xen_end_context_switch(struct task_struct *next)
xen_mc_flush();
leave_lazy(XEN_LAZY_CPU);
- if (__task_lazy_mmu_mode_active(next))
- arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
+ lazy_mmu_mode_resume_task(next);
}
static unsigned long xen_store_tr(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index cdd68ed3ae1a..83a099bf2038 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -326,6 +326,28 @@ static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_pause(void)
arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
}
+/**
+ * lazy_mmu_mode_resume_task() - Resume the lazy MMU mode for a specific task.
+ *
+ * Like lazy_mmu_mode_resume() below, but with a task specified.
+ * Must be called only by lazy_mmu_mode_resume() or during context switch.
+ * Must never be called in interrupt context.
+ *
+ * Must match a call to lazy_mmu_mode_pause().
+ *
+ * Has no effect if called:
+ * - While paused (inside another pause()/resume() pair)
+ */
+static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_resume_task(struct task_struct *task)
+{
+ struct lazy_mmu_state *state = &task->lazy_mmu_state;
+
+ VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(state->pause_count == 0);
+
+ if (--state->pause_count == 0 && state->enable_count > 0)
+ arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
+}
+
/**
* lazy_mmu_mode_resume() - Resume the lazy MMU mode.
*
@@ -341,15 +363,8 @@ static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_pause(void)
*/
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_resume(void)
{
- struct lazy_mmu_state *state = ¤t->lazy_mmu_state;
-
- if (in_interrupt())
- return;
-
- VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(state->pause_count == 0);
-
- if (--state->pause_count == 0 && state->enable_count > 0)
- arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
+ if (!in_interrupt())
+ lazy_mmu_mode_resume_task(current);
}
#else
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_enable(void) {}
--
2.54.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-05-08 8:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-08 8:05 Juergen Gross [this message]
2026-05-08 8:33 ` [PATCH] x86/xen: Fix lazy mmu handling across context switch Jürgen Groß
2026-05-08 9:08 ` Kevin Brodsky
2026-05-08 9:30 ` Kevin Brodsky
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