Re: [PATCH v2 hmm 04/11] mm/hmm: Simplify hmm_get_or_create and make it reliable

[John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>]

On 6/6/19 11:44 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com>
> 
> As coded this function can false-fail in various racy situations. Make it
> reliable by running only under the write side of the mmap_sem and avoiding
> the false-failing compare/exchange pattern.
> 
> Also make the locking very easy to understand by only ever reading or
> writing mm->hmm while holding the write side of the mmap_sem.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - Fix error unwind of mmgrab (Jerome)
> - Use hmm local instead of 2nd container_of (Jerome)
> ---
>  mm/hmm.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/hmm.c b/mm/hmm.c
> index cc7c26fda3300e..dc30edad9a8a02 100644
> --- a/mm/hmm.c
> +++ b/mm/hmm.c
> @@ -40,16 +40,6 @@
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HMM_MIRROR)
>  static const struct mmu_notifier_ops hmm_mmu_notifier_ops;
>  
> -static inline struct hmm *mm_get_hmm(struct mm_struct *mm)
> -{
> -	struct hmm *hmm = READ_ONCE(mm->hmm);
> -
> -	if (hmm && kref_get_unless_zero(&hmm->kref))
> -		return hmm;
> -
> -	return NULL;
> -}
> -
>  /**
>   * hmm_get_or_create - register HMM against an mm (HMM internal)
>   *
> @@ -64,11 +54,20 @@ static inline struct hmm *mm_get_hmm(struct mm_struct *mm)
>   */
>  static struct hmm *hmm_get_or_create(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  {
> -	struct hmm *hmm = mm_get_hmm(mm);
> -	bool cleanup = false;
> +	struct hmm *hmm;
>  
> -	if (hmm)
> -		return hmm;
> +	lockdep_assert_held_exclusive(&mm->mmap_sem);
> +
> +	if (mm->hmm) {
> +		if (kref_get_unless_zero(&mm->hmm->kref))
> +			return mm->hmm;
> +		/*
> +		 * The hmm is being freed by some other CPU and is pending a
> +		 * RCU grace period, but this CPU can NULL now it since we
> +		 * have the mmap_sem.
> +		 */
> +		mm->hmm = NULL;
> +	}
>  
>  	hmm = kmalloc(sizeof(*hmm), GFP_KERNEL);
>  	if (!hmm)
> @@ -83,57 +82,36 @@ static struct hmm *hmm_get_or_create(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  	hmm->notifiers = 0;
>  	hmm->dead = false;
>  	hmm->mm = mm;
> -	mmgrab(hmm->mm);
> -
> -	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
> -	if (!mm->hmm)
> -		mm->hmm = hmm;
> -	else
> -		cleanup = true;
> -	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
>  
> -	if (cleanup)
> -		goto error;
> -
> -	/*
> -	 * We should only get here if hold the mmap_sem in write mode ie on
> -	 * registration of first mirror through hmm_mirror_register()
> -	 */
>  	hmm->mmu_notifier.ops = &hmm_mmu_notifier_ops;
> -	if (__mmu_notifier_register(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm))
> -		goto error_mm;
> +	if (__mmu_notifier_register(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm)) {
> +		kfree(hmm);
> +		return NULL;
> +	}
>  
> +	mmgrab(hmm->mm);
> +	mm->hmm = hmm;
>  	return hmm;
> -
> -error_mm:
> -	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
> -	if (mm->hmm == hmm)
> -		mm->hmm = NULL;
> -	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
> -error:
> -	mmdrop(hmm->mm);
> -	kfree(hmm);
> -	return NULL;
>  }
>  
>  static void hmm_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
>  {
> -	kfree(container_of(rcu, struct hmm, rcu));
> +	struct hmm *hmm = container_of(rcu, struct hmm, rcu);
> +
> +	down_write(&hmm->mm->mmap_sem);
> +	if (hmm->mm->hmm == hmm)
> +		hmm->mm->hmm = NULL;
> +	up_write(&hmm->mm->mmap_sem);
> +	mmdrop(hmm->mm);
> +
> +	kfree(hmm);
>  }
>  
>  static void hmm_free(struct kref *kref)
>  {
>  	struct hmm *hmm = container_of(kref, struct hmm, kref);
> -	struct mm_struct *mm = hmm->mm;
> -
> -	mmu_notifier_unregister_no_release(&hmm->mmu_notifier, mm);
>  
> -	spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
> -	if (mm->hmm == hmm)
> -		mm->hmm = NULL;
> -	spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
> -
> -	mmdrop(hmm->mm);
> +	mmu_notifier_unregister_no_release(&hmm->mmu_notifier, hmm->mm);
>  	mmu_notifier_call_srcu(&hmm->rcu, hmm_free_rcu);
>  }
>  
> 

Yes.

    Reviewed-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>


thanks,
-- 
John Hubbard
NVIDIA