[PATCH v2] mm/alloc_tag: replace fixed-size early PFN array with dynamic linked list

[PATCH v2] mm/alloc_tag: replace fixed-size early PFN array with dynamic linked list

[Hao Ge]

Pages allocated before page_ext is available have their codetag left
uninitialized. Track these early PFNs and clear their codetag in
clear_early_alloc_pfn_tag_refs() to avoid "alloc_tag was not set"
warnings when they are freed later.

Currently a fixed-size array of 8192 entries is used, with a warning if
the limit is exceeded. However, the number of early allocations depends
on the number of CPUs and can be larger than 8192.

Replace the fixed-size array with a dynamically allocated linked list.
Each page is carved into early_pfn_node entries and the remainder is
kept as a freelist for subsequent allocations.

The list nodes themselves are allocated via alloc_page(), which would
trigger __pgalloc_tag_add() -> alloc_tag_add_early_pfn() ->
alloc_early_pfn_node() and recurse indefinitely.  Introduce
__GFP_NO_CODETAG (reuses the %__GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT bit) and pass
gfp_flags through pgalloc_tag_add() so that the early path can skip
recording allocations that carry this flag.

Signed-off-by: Hao Ge <hao.ge@linux.dev>
---
v2:
- Use cmpxchg to atomically update early_pfn_pages, preventing page leak under concurrent allocation
- Pass gfp_flags through the full call chain and use gfpflags_allow_blocking()
  to select GFP_KERNEL vs GFP_ATOMIC, avoiding unnecessary GFP_ATOMIC in process context
---
 include/linux/alloc_tag.h |  22 +++++++-
 lib/alloc_tag.c           | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 mm/page_alloc.c           |  29 +++++++----
 3 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/alloc_tag.h b/include/linux/alloc_tag.h
index 02de2ede560f..2fa695bd3c53 100644
--- a/include/linux/alloc_tag.h
+++ b/include/linux/alloc_tag.h
@@ -150,6 +150,23 @@ static inline struct alloc_tag_counters alloc_tag_read(struct alloc_tag *tag)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEM_ALLOC_PROFILING_DEBUG
+/*
+ * Skip early PFN recording for a page allocation.  Reuses the
+ * %__GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT bit.  Used by alloc_early_pfn_node() to avoid
+ * recursion when allocating pages for the early PFN tracking list
+ * itself.
+ *
+ * Callers must set the codetag to CODETAG_EMPTY (via
+ * clear_page_tag_ref()) before freeing pages allocated with this
+ * flag once page_ext becomes available, otherwise
+ * alloc_tag_sub_check() will trigger a warning.
+ */
+#define __GFP_NO_CODETAG	__GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT
+
+static inline bool should_record_early_pfn(gfp_t gfp_flags)
+{
+	return !(gfp_flags & __GFP_NO_CODETAG);
+}
 static inline void alloc_tag_add_check(union codetag_ref *ref, struct alloc_tag *tag)
 {
 	WARN_ONCE(ref && ref->ct && !is_codetag_empty(ref),
@@ -163,11 +180,12 @@ static inline void alloc_tag_sub_check(union codetag_ref *ref)
 {
 	WARN_ONCE(ref && !ref->ct, "alloc_tag was not set\n");
 }
-void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn);
+void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn, gfp_t gfp_flags);
 #else
 static inline void alloc_tag_add_check(union codetag_ref *ref, struct alloc_tag *tag) {}
 static inline void alloc_tag_sub_check(union codetag_ref *ref) {}
-static inline void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn) {}
+static inline void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn, gfp_t gfp_flags) {}
+static inline bool should_record_early_pfn(gfp_t gfp_flags) { return true; }
 #endif
 
 /* Caller should verify both ref and tag to be valid */
diff --git a/lib/alloc_tag.c b/lib/alloc_tag.c
index ed1bdcf1f8ab..cfc68e397eba 100644
--- a/lib/alloc_tag.c
+++ b/lib/alloc_tag.c
@@ -766,45 +766,75 @@ static __init bool need_page_alloc_tagging(void)
  * Some pages are allocated before page_ext becomes available, leaving
  * their codetag uninitialized. Track these early PFNs so we can clear
  * their codetag refs later to avoid warnings when they are freed.
- *
- * Early allocations include:
- *   - Base allocations independent of CPU count
- *   - Per-CPU allocations (e.g., CPU hotplug callbacks during smp_init,
- *     such as trace ring buffers, scheduler per-cpu data)
- *
- * For simplicity, we fix the size to 8192.
- * If insufficient, a warning will be triggered to alert the user.
- *
- * TODO: Replace fixed-size array with dynamic allocation using
- * a GFP flag similar to ___GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT to avoid recursion.
  */
-#define EARLY_ALLOC_PFN_MAX		8192
+struct early_pfn_node {
+	struct early_pfn_node	*next;
+	unsigned long		pfn;
+};
+
+#define NODES_PER_PAGE		(PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct early_pfn_node))
 
-static unsigned long early_pfns[EARLY_ALLOC_PFN_MAX] __initdata;
-static atomic_t early_pfn_count __initdata = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
+static struct early_pfn_node *early_pfn_list __initdata;
+static struct early_pfn_node *early_pfn_freelist __initdata;
+static struct page *early_pfn_pages __initdata;
 
-static void __init __alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
+static struct early_pfn_node *__init alloc_early_pfn_node(gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	int old_idx, new_idx;
+	struct early_pfn_node *ep, *new;
+	struct page *page, *old_page;
+	gfp_t gfp = gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp_flags) ? GFP_KERNEL : GFP_ATOMIC;
+	int i;
+
+retry:
+	ep = READ_ONCE(early_pfn_freelist);
+	if (ep) {
+		struct early_pfn_node *next = READ_ONCE(ep->next);
+
+		if (try_cmpxchg(&early_pfn_freelist, &ep, next))
+			return ep;
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
+	page = alloc_page(gfp | __GFP_NO_CODETAG | __GFP_ZERO);
+	if (!page)
+		return NULL;
+
+	new = page_address(page);
+	for (i = 0; i < NODES_PER_PAGE - 1; i++)
+		new[i].next = &new[i + 1];
+	new[NODES_PER_PAGE - 1].next = NULL;
+
+	if (cmpxchg(&early_pfn_freelist, NULL, new + 1)) {
+		__free_page(page);
+		goto retry;
+	}
 
 	do {
-		old_idx = atomic_read(&early_pfn_count);
-		if (old_idx >= EARLY_ALLOC_PFN_MAX) {
-			pr_warn_once("Early page allocations before page_ext init exceeded EARLY_ALLOC_PFN_MAX (%d)\n",
-				      EARLY_ALLOC_PFN_MAX);
-			return;
-		}
-		new_idx = old_idx + 1;
-	} while (!atomic_try_cmpxchg(&early_pfn_count, &old_idx, new_idx));
+		old_page = READ_ONCE(early_pfn_pages);
+		page->private = (unsigned long)old_page;
+	} while (cmpxchg(&early_pfn_pages, old_page, page) != old_page);
+
+	return new;
+}
+
+static void __init __alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn, gfp_t gfp_flags)
+{
+	struct early_pfn_node *ep = alloc_early_pfn_node(gfp_flags);
 
-	early_pfns[old_idx] = pfn;
+	if (!ep)
+		return;
+
+	ep->pfn = pfn;
+	do {
+		ep->next = READ_ONCE(early_pfn_list);
+	} while (!try_cmpxchg(&early_pfn_list, &ep->next, ep));
 }
 
-typedef void alloc_tag_add_func(unsigned long pfn);
+typedef void alloc_tag_add_func(unsigned long pfn, gfp_t gfp_flags);
 static alloc_tag_add_func __rcu *alloc_tag_add_early_pfn_ptr __refdata =
 	RCU_INITIALIZER(__alloc_tag_add_early_pfn);
 
-void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
+void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	alloc_tag_add_func *alloc_tag_add;
 
@@ -814,13 +844,14 @@ void alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	alloc_tag_add = rcu_dereference(alloc_tag_add_early_pfn_ptr);
 	if (alloc_tag_add)
-		alloc_tag_add(pfn);
+		alloc_tag_add(pfn, gfp_flags);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void __init clear_early_alloc_pfn_tag_refs(void)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
+	struct early_pfn_node *ep;
+	struct page *page, *next;
 
 	if (static_key_enabled(&mem_profiling_compressed))
 		return;
@@ -829,14 +860,13 @@ static void __init clear_early_alloc_pfn_tag_refs(void)
 	/* Make sure we are not racing with __alloc_tag_add_early_pfn() */
 	synchronize_rcu();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < atomic_read(&early_pfn_count); i++) {
-		unsigned long pfn = early_pfns[i];
+	for (ep = early_pfn_list; ep; ep = ep->next) {
 
-		if (pfn_valid(pfn)) {
-			struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+		if (pfn_valid(ep->pfn)) {
 			union pgtag_ref_handle handle;
 			union codetag_ref ref;
 
+			page = pfn_to_page(ep->pfn);
 			if (get_page_tag_ref(page, &ref, &handle)) {
 				/*
 				 * An early-allocated page could be freed and reallocated
@@ -861,6 +891,12 @@ static void __init clear_early_alloc_pfn_tag_refs(void)
 		}
 
 	}
+
+	for (page = early_pfn_pages; page; page = next) {
+		next = (struct page *)page->private;
+		clear_page_tag_ref(page);
+		__free_page(page);
+	}
 }
 #else /* !CONFIG_MEM_ALLOC_PROFILING_DEBUG */
 static inline void __init clear_early_alloc_pfn_tag_refs(void) {}
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 04494bc2e46f..4e2bfb3714e1 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ void __clear_page_tag_ref(struct page *page)
 /* Should be called only if mem_alloc_profiling_enabled() */
 static noinline
 void __pgalloc_tag_add(struct page *page, struct task_struct *task,
-		       unsigned int nr)
+		       unsigned int nr, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	union pgtag_ref_handle handle;
 	union codetag_ref ref;
@@ -1294,21 +1294,30 @@ void __pgalloc_tag_add(struct page *page, struct task_struct *task,
 		update_page_tag_ref(handle, &ref);
 		put_page_tag_ref(handle);
 	} else {
-		/*
-		 * page_ext is not available yet, record the pfn so we can
-		 * clear the tag ref later when page_ext is initialized.
-		 */
-		alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(page_to_pfn(page));
+
 		if (task->alloc_tag)
 			alloc_tag_set_inaccurate(task->alloc_tag);
+
+		/*
+		 * page_ext is not available yet, skip if this allocation
+		 * doesn't need early PFN recording.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(!should_record_early_pfn(gfp_flags)))
+			return;
+
+		/*
+		 * Record the pfn so the tag ref can be cleared later
+		 * when page_ext is initialized.
+		 */
+		alloc_tag_add_early_pfn(page_to_pfn(page), gfp_flags);
 	}
 }
 
 static inline void pgalloc_tag_add(struct page *page, struct task_struct *task,
-				   unsigned int nr)
+				   unsigned int nr, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
 	if (mem_alloc_profiling_enabled())
-		__pgalloc_tag_add(page, task, nr);
+		__pgalloc_tag_add(page, task, nr, gfp_flags);
 }
 
 /* Should be called only if mem_alloc_profiling_enabled() */
@@ -1341,7 +1350,7 @@ static inline void pgalloc_tag_sub_pages(struct alloc_tag *tag, unsigned int nr)
 #else /* CONFIG_MEM_ALLOC_PROFILING */
 
 static inline void pgalloc_tag_add(struct page *page, struct task_struct *task,
-				   unsigned int nr) {}
+				   unsigned int nr, gfp_t gfp_flags) {}
 static inline void pgalloc_tag_sub(struct page *page, unsigned int nr) {}
 static inline void pgalloc_tag_sub_pages(struct alloc_tag *tag, unsigned int nr) {}
 
@@ -1896,7 +1905,7 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order,
 
 	set_page_owner(page, order, gfp_flags);
 	page_table_check_alloc(page, order);
-	pgalloc_tag_add(page, current, 1 << order);
+	pgalloc_tag_add(page, current, 1 << order, gfp_flags);
 }
 
 static void prep_new_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order, gfp_t gfp_flags,
-- 
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