[RFC PATCH v4 2/8] hugetlbfs: revert use i_mmap_rwsem for more pmd sharing synchronization

Mike Kravetz
2022-07-06T20:24:09Z

Commit c0d0381ade79 ("hugetlbfs: use i_mmap_rwsem for more pmd sharing
synchronization") added code to take i_mmap_rwsem in read mode for the
duration of fault processing. However, this has been shown to cause
performance/scaling issues. Revert the code and go back to only taking
the semaphore in huge_pmd_share during the fault path.

Keep the code that takes i_mmap_rwsem in write mode before calling
try_to_unmap as this is required if huge_pmd_unshare is called.

NOTE: Reverting this code does expose the following race condition.

Faulting thread Unsharing thread
... ...
ptep = huge_pte_offset()
or
ptep = huge_pte_alloc()
...
i_mmap_lock_write
lock page table
ptep invalid <------------------------ huge_pmd_unshare()
Could be in a previously unlock_page_table
sharing process or worse i_mmap_unlock_write
...
ptl = huge_pte_lock(ptep)
get/update pte
set_pte_at(pte, ptep)

It is unknown if the above race was ever experienced by a user. It was
discovered via code inspection when initially addressed.

In subsequent patches, a new synchronization mechanism will be added to
coordinate pmd sharing and eliminate this race.

Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
---
fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c | 2 --
mm/hugetlb.c | 77 +++++++-------------------------------------
mm/rmap.c | 8 +----
mm/userfaultfd.c | 11 ++-----
4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index 9fa1af39382d..7a9f25fff869 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -499,9 +499,7 @@ static void remove_inode_hugepages(struct inode *inode, loff_t lstart,
if (unlikely(folio_mapped(folio))) {
BUG_ON(truncate_op);

- mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
i_mmap_lock_write(mapping);
- mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
hugetlb_vmdelete_list(&mapping->i_mmap,
index * pages_per_huge_page(h),
(index + 1) * pages_per_huge_page(h),
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 02cceb7b8cce..c1a0e879e0dc 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -4738,7 +4738,6 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
struct hstate *h = hstate_vma(src_vma);
unsigned long sz = huge_page_size(h);
unsigned long npages = pages_per_huge_page(h);
- struct address_space *mapping = src_vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
struct mmu_notifier_range range;
unsigned long last_addr_mask;
int ret = 0;
@@ -4750,14 +4749,6 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start(&range);
mmap_assert_write_locked(src);
raw_write_seqcount_begin(&src->write_protect_seq);
- } else {
- /*
- * For shared mappings i_mmap_rwsem must be held to call
- * huge_pte_alloc, otherwise the returned ptep could go
- * away if part of a shared pmd and another thread calls
- * huge_pmd_unshare.
- */
- i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
}

last_addr_mask = hugetlb_mask_last_page(h);
@@ -4909,8 +4900,6 @@ int copy_hugetlb_page_range(struct mm_struct *dst, struct mm_struct *src,
if (cow) {
raw_write_seqcount_end(&src->write_protect_seq);
mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(&range);
- } else {
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
}

return ret;
@@ -5304,30 +5293,9 @@ static vm_fault_t hugetlb_wp(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* may get SIGKILLed if it later faults.
*/
if (outside_reserve) {
- struct address_space *mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
- pgoff_t idx;
- u32 hash;
-
put_page(old_page);
BUG_ON(huge_pte_none(pte));
- /*
- * Drop hugetlb_fault_mutex and i_mmap_rwsem before
- * unmapping. unmapping needs to hold i_mmap_rwsem
- * in write mode. Dropping i_mmap_rwsem in read mode
- * here is OK as COW mappings do not interact with
- * PMD sharing.
- *
- * Reacquire both after unmap operation.
- */
- idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
- hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
- mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
-
unmap_ref_private(mm, vma, old_page, haddr);
-
- i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
- mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
spin_lock(ptl);
ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
if (likely(ptep &&
@@ -5495,9 +5463,7 @@ static inline vm_fault_t hugetlb_handle_userfault(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
*/
hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
ret = handle_userfault(&vmf, reason);
- i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);

return ret;
@@ -5728,11 +5694,6 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,

ptep = huge_pte_offset(mm, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
if (ptep) {
- /*
- * Since we hold no locks, ptep could be stale. That is
- * OK as we are only making decisions based on content and
- * not actually modifying content here.
- */
entry = huge_ptep_get(ptep);
if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_migration(entry))) {
migration_entry_wait_huge(vma, ptep);
@@ -5740,31 +5701,20 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
} else if (unlikely(is_hugetlb_entry_hwpoisoned(entry)))
return VM_FAULT_HWPOISON_LARGE |
VM_FAULT_SET_HINDEX(hstate_index(h));
+ } else {
+ ptep = huge_pte_alloc(mm, vma, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
+ if (!ptep)
+ return VM_FAULT_OOM;
}

- /*
- * Acquire i_mmap_rwsem before calling huge_pte_alloc and hold
- * until finished with ptep. This prevents huge_pmd_unshare from
- * being called elsewhere and making the ptep no longer valid.
- *
- * ptep could have already be assigned via huge_pte_offset. That
- * is OK, as huge_pte_alloc will return the same value unless
- * something has changed.
- */
mapping = vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
- i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
- ptep = huge_pte_alloc(mm, vma, haddr, huge_page_size(h));
- if (!ptep) {
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
- return VM_FAULT_OOM;
- }
+ idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);

/*
* Serialize hugepage allocation and instantiation, so that we don't
* get spurious allocation failures if two CPUs race to instantiate
* the same page in the page cache.
*/
- idx = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, haddr);
hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);

@@ -5832,7 +5782,6 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
put_page(pagecache_page);
}
mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
return handle_userfault(&vmf, VM_UFFD_WP);
}

@@ -5876,7 +5825,6 @@ vm_fault_t hugetlb_fault(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
}
out_mutex:
mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
/*
* Generally it's safe to hold refcount during waiting page lock. But
* here we just wait to defer the next page fault to avoid busy loop and
@@ -6716,12 +6664,10 @@ void adjust_range_if_pmd_sharing_possible(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* Search for a shareable pmd page for hugetlb. In any case calls pmd_alloc()
* and returns the corresponding pte. While this is not necessary for the
* !shared pmd case because we can allocate the pmd later as well, it makes the
- * code much cleaner.
- *
- * This routine must be called with i_mmap_rwsem held in at least read mode if
- * sharing is possible. For hugetlbfs, this prevents removal of any page
- * table entries associated with the address space. This is important as we
- * are setting up sharing based on existing page table entries (mappings).
+ * code much cleaner. pmd allocation is essential for the shared case because
+ * pud has to be populated inside the same i_mmap_rwsem section - otherwise
+ * racing tasks could either miss the sharing (see huge_pte_offset) or select a
+ * bad pmd for sharing.
*/
pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr, pud_t *pud)
@@ -6735,7 +6681,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
pte_t *pte;
spinlock_t *ptl;

- i_mmap_assert_locked(mapping);
+ i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
vma_interval_tree_foreach(svma, &mapping->i_mmap, idx, idx) {
if (svma == vma)
continue;
@@ -6765,6 +6711,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
spin_unlock(ptl);
out:
pte = (pte_t *)pmd_alloc(mm, pud, addr);
+ i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
return pte;
}

@@ -6775,7 +6722,7 @@ pte_t *huge_pmd_share(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* indicated by page_count > 1, unmap is achieved by clearing pud and
* decrementing the ref count. If count == 1, the pte page is not shared.
*
- * Called with page table lock held and i_mmap_rwsem held in write mode.
+ * Called with page table lock held.
*
* returns: 1 successfully unmapped a shared pte page
* 0 the underlying pte page is not shared, or it is the last user
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index edc06c52bc82..6593299d3b18 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@
* inode->i_rwsem (while writing or truncating, not reading or faulting)
* mm->mmap_lock
* mapping->invalidate_lock (in filemap_fault)
- * page->flags PG_locked (lock_page) * (see hugetlbfs below)
+ * page->flags PG_locked (lock_page)
* hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key (in huge_pmd_share)
* mapping->i_mmap_rwsem
- * hugetlb_fault_mutex (hugetlbfs specific page fault mutex)
* anon_vma->rwsem
* mm->page_table_lock or pte_lock
* swap_lock (in swap_duplicate, swap_info_get)
@@ -45,11 +44,6 @@
* anon_vma->rwsem,mapping->i_mmap_rwsem (memory_failure, collect_procs_anon)
* ->tasklist_lock
* pte map lock
- *
- * * hugetlbfs PageHuge() pages take locks in this order:
- * mapping->i_mmap_rwsem
- * hugetlb_fault_mutex (hugetlbfs specific page fault mutex)
- * page->flags PG_locked (lock_page)
*/

#include <linux/mm.h>
diff --git a/mm/userfaultfd.c b/mm/userfaultfd.c
index 07d3befc80e4..3225b5f70bd8 100644
--- a/mm/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/mm/userfaultfd.c
@@ -377,14 +377,10 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
BUG_ON(dst_addr >= dst_start + len);

/*
- * Serialize via i_mmap_rwsem and hugetlb_fault_mutex.
- * i_mmap_rwsem ensures the dst_pte remains valid even
- * in the case of shared pmds. fault mutex prevents
- * races with other faulting threads.
+ * Serialize via hugetlb_fault_mutex.
*/
- mapping = dst_vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
- i_mmap_lock_read(mapping);
idx = linear_page_index(dst_vma, dst_addr);
+ mapping = dst_vma->vm_file->f_mapping;
hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(mapping, idx);
mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);

@@ -392,7 +388,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
dst_pte = huge_pte_alloc(dst_mm, dst_vma, dst_addr, vma_hpagesize);
if (!dst_pte) {
mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
goto out_unlock;
}

@@ -400,7 +395,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
!huge_pte_none_mostly(huge_ptep_get(dst_pte))) {
err = -EEXIST;
mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
goto out_unlock;
}

@@ -409,7 +403,6 @@ static __always_inline ssize_t __mcopy_atomic_hugetlb(struct mm_struct *dst_mm,
wp_copy);

mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
- i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);

cond_resched();

--
2.35.3