From: "Hui Zhu" <hui.zhu@linux.dev>
To: "Andrew Morton" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
"David Hildenbrand" <david@kernel.org>,
"Lorenzo Stoakes" <ljs@kernel.org>,
"Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
"Vlastimil Babka" <vbabka@kernel.org>,
"Mike Rapoport" <rppt@kernel.org>,
"Suren Baghdasaryan" <surenb@google.com>,
"Michal Hocko" <mhocko@suse.com>,
"Kairui Song" <kasong@tencent.com>,
"Qi Zheng" <qi.zheng@linux.dev>,
"Shakeel Butt" <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
"Barry Song" <baohua@kernel.org>,
"Axel Rasmussen" <axelrasmussen@google.com>,
"Yuanchu Xie" <yuanchu@google.com>, "Wei Xu" <weixugc@google.com>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Hui Zhu" <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8] mm: fix ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS by passing memdesc_flags_t by pointer
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:42:39 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e8aaf66f00c2c54832df11fc183fd29ae7f63716@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260630063216.417897-1-hui.zhu@linux.dev>
>
> From: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
>
> KCSAN reports a data race between page_to_nid()/folio_pgdat() reading
> page->flags and folio_trylock()/folio_lock() concurrently doing
> test_and_set_bit_lock(PG_locked, ...) on the same word, e.g.:
>
> BUG: KCSAN: data-race in __lruvec_stat_mod_folio / shmem_get_folio_gfp
>
> The race is benign: nid/zone bits are set once at page init and never
> overlap with PG_locked. However, ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS() inside
> memdesc_nid/zonenum() was checking a by-value copy of the flags word,
> not the live page->flags, so it failed to annotate the real access.
>
> Change memdesc_nid(), memdesc_zonenum(), memdesc_section(), and
> memdesc_is_zone_device() to take a const memdesc_flags_t * and update
> all callers to pass &page->flags / &folio->flags, so
> ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS() operates on the actual shared word.
>
> Guard the ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS() calls in memdesc_zonenum() and
> memdesc_section() under ZONES_WIDTH != 0 / SECTIONS_WIDTH != 0 to avoid
> a zero-mask check on configs where the corresponding field is absent.
> Under CONFIG_NUMA=n, stub out page_to_nid() and folio_nid() as plain
> "return 0" instead of reading page->flags when NODES_MASK is 0 and the
> check can never fire.
Please disregard this patch as I forgot to update the code for
SECTIONS_WIDTH to the git commit. I'm sorry.
Best,
Hui
>
> Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
>
> Co-developed-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
> ---
> Changelog:
> v8:
> According to the comments of Andrew, include kcsan-checks.h in mm.h.
> Incorporate David's patch that switch memdesc_nid(), memdesc_zonenum(),
> memdesc_section() and memdesc_is_zone_device() to take a const
> memdesc_flags_t * instead of using a per-accessor macro/call-site hack.
> Update all callers accordingly and extend the same exclusive-bits check
> to memdesc_section() and memdesc_is_zone_device(), guarded by
> SECTIONS_WIDTH != 0 / reusing ZONES_WIDTH != 0 to avoid zero-mask checks
> on configs without the corresponding field.
> v7:
> According to the comments of Sashiko, restrict the memdesc_nid() macro
> to CONFIG_NUMA, keeping a plain "return 0" static inline stub otherwise,
> and re-add a local page pointer in page_to_nid() to avoid evaluating
> PF_POISONED_CHECK(page) twice.
> v6:
> According to the comments of David, turn memdesc_nid() from a static
> inline function into a macro so ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS() can check the
> caller's page->flags/folio->flags directly.
> v5:
> According to the comments of Sashiko, guard the ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS()
> calls with #ifndef NODE_NOT_IN_PAGE_FLAGS (for nid) and #if
> ZONES_WIDTH != 0 (for zonenum).
> According to the comments of David, avoid calling
> PF_POISONED_CHECK(page) twice in page_to_nid().
> According to the warning of lkp, switch the CONFIG_NUMA=n
> page_to_nid()/folio_nid() stubs from macros to static inline functions.
> v4:
> According to the comments of Andrew and Sashiko, set
> page_to_nid()/folio_nid() as static inline stubs returning 0
> under CONFIG_NUMA=n.
> v3:
> According to the comments of Andrew and Sashiko, move
> ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS out of memdesc_nid()/memdesc_zonenum()
> into the page/folio call sites.
> v2:
> According to the comments of David, remove useless comments and use
> ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS() in memdesc_nid() instead of data_race() in
> page_to_nid().
>
> include/asm-generic/memory_model.h | 2 +-
> include/linux/mm.h | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> include/linux/mm_inline.h | 4 +--
> include/linux/mmzone.h | 26 ++++++++++---------
> mm/page_alloc.c | 6 ++---
> mm/slab.h | 2 +-
> mm/sparse.c | 2 +-
> 7 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/memory_model.h b/include/asm-generic/memory_model.h
> index efa6610acbc7..f8404bc7773c 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/memory_model.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/memory_model.h
> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static inline int pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
> */
> #define __page_to_pfn(pg) \
> ({ const struct page *__pg = (pg); \
> - int __sec = memdesc_section(__pg->flags); \
> + int __sec = memdesc_section(&__pg->flags); \
> (unsigned long)(__pg - __section_mem_map_addr(__nr_to_section(__sec))); \
> })
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index 485df9c2dbdd..315d8917f8e7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
> #include <linux/bitmap.h>
> #include <linux/bitops.h>
> #include <linux/iommu-debug-pagealloc.h>
> +#include <linux/kcsan-checks.h>
>
> struct mempolicy;
> struct anon_vma;
> @@ -2286,23 +2287,45 @@ static inline int page_zone_id(struct page *page)
> }
>
> #ifdef NODE_NOT_IN_PAGE_FLAGS
> -int memdesc_nid(memdesc_flags_t mdf);
> +int memdesc_nid(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf);
> #else
> -static inline int memdesc_nid(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
> +static inline int memdesc_nid(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> {
> - return (mdf.f >> NODES_PGSHIFT) & NODES_MASK;
> + ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS(mdf->f, NODES_MASK << NODES_PGSHIFT);
> + return (mdf->f >> NODES_PGSHIFT) & NODES_MASK;
> +}
> +#else
> +static inline int memdesc_nid(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> +{
> + return 0;
> }
> #endif
> +#endif
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
> static inline int page_to_nid(const struct page *page)
> {
> - return memdesc_nid(PF_POISONED_CHECK(page)->flags);
> + const struct page *p = PF_POISONED_CHECK(page);
> +
> + return memdesc_nid(&p->flags);
> }
>
> static inline int folio_nid(const struct folio *folio)
> {
> - return memdesc_nid(folio->flags);
> + return memdesc_nid(&folio->flags);
> }
> +#else
> +static inline int page_to_nid(const struct page *page)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static inline int folio_nid(const struct folio *folio)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +#endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
> /* page access time bits needs to hold at least 4 seconds */
> @@ -2541,12 +2564,13 @@ static inline void set_page_section(struct page *page, unsigned long section)
> page->flags.f |= (section & SECTIONS_MASK) << SECTIONS_PGSHIFT;
> }
>
> -static inline unsigned long memdesc_section(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
> +static inline unsigned long memdesc_section(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> {
> - return (mdf.f >> SECTIONS_PGSHIFT) & SECTIONS_MASK;
> + ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS(mdf->f, SECTIONS_MASK << SECTIONS_PGSHIFT);
> + return (mdf->f >> SECTIONS_PGSHIFT) & SECTIONS_MASK;
> }
> #else /* !SECTION_IN_PAGE_FLAGS */
> -static inline unsigned long memdesc_section(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
> +static inline unsigned long memdesc_section(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> {
> return 0;
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_inline.h b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
> index a8430a7ae054..efcddb9925ad 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_inline.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
> @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static inline bool vma_has_recency(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> static inline size_t num_pages_contiguous(struct page **pages, size_t nr_pages)
> {
> struct page *cur_page = pages[0];
> - unsigned long section = memdesc_section(cur_page->flags);
> + unsigned long section = memdesc_section(&cur_page->flags);
> size_t i;
>
> for (i = 1; i < nr_pages; i++) {
> @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static inline size_t num_pages_contiguous(struct page **pages, size_t nr_pages)
> * In unproblematic kernel configs, page_to_section() == 0 and
> * the whole check will get optimized out.
> */
> - if (memdesc_section(cur_page->flags) != section)
> + if (memdesc_section(&cur_page->flags) != section)
> break;
> }
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
> index ca2712187147..e60dad546ca6 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
> @@ -1272,31 +1272,33 @@ static inline bool zone_is_empty(const struct zone *zone)
> #define KASAN_TAG_MASK ((1UL << KASAN_TAG_WIDTH) - 1)
> #define ZONEID_MASK ((1UL << ZONEID_SHIFT) - 1)
>
> -static inline enum zone_type memdesc_zonenum(memdesc_flags_t flags)
> +static inline enum zone_type memdesc_zonenum(const memdesc_flags_t *flags)
> {
> - ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS(flags.f, ZONES_MASK << ZONES_PGSHIFT);
> - return (flags.f >> ZONES_PGSHIFT) & ZONES_MASK;
> +#if ZONES_WIDTH != 0
> + ASSERT_EXCLUSIVE_BITS(flags->f, ZONES_MASK << ZONES_PGSHIFT);
> +#endif
> + return (flags->f >> ZONES_PGSHIFT) & ZONES_MASK;
> }
>
> static inline enum zone_type page_zonenum(const struct page *page)
> {
> - return memdesc_zonenum(page->flags);
> + return memdesc_zonenum(&page->flags);
> }
>
> static inline enum zone_type folio_zonenum(const struct folio *folio)
> {
> - return memdesc_zonenum(folio->flags);
> + return memdesc_zonenum(&folio->flags);
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DEVICE
> -static inline bool memdesc_is_zone_device(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
> +static inline bool memdesc_is_zone_device(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> {
> return memdesc_zonenum(mdf) == ZONE_DEVICE;
> }
>
> static inline struct dev_pagemap *page_pgmap(const struct page *page)
> {
> - VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(!memdesc_is_zone_device(page->flags), page);
> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_PAGE(!memdesc_is_zone_device(&page->flags), page);
> return page_folio(page)->pgmap;
> }
>
> @@ -1311,9 +1313,9 @@ static inline struct dev_pagemap *page_pgmap(const struct page *page)
> static inline bool zone_device_pages_have_same_pgmap(const struct page *a,
> const struct page *b)
> {
> - if (memdesc_is_zone_device(a->flags) != memdesc_is_zone_device(b->flags))
> + if (memdesc_is_zone_device(&a->flags) != memdesc_is_zone_device(&b->flags))
> return false;
> - if (!memdesc_is_zone_device(a->flags))
> + if (!memdesc_is_zone_device(&a->flags))
> return true;
> return page_pgmap(a) == page_pgmap(b);
> }
> @@ -1321,7 +1323,7 @@ static inline bool zone_device_pages_have_same_pgmap(const struct page *a,
> extern void memmap_init_zone_device(struct zone *, unsigned long,
> unsigned long, struct dev_pagemap *);
> #else
> -static inline bool memdesc_is_zone_device(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
> +static inline bool memdesc_is_zone_device(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> {
> return false;
> }
> @@ -1338,12 +1340,12 @@ static inline struct dev_pagemap *page_pgmap(const struct page *page)
>
> static inline bool is_zone_device_page(const struct page *page)
> {
> - return memdesc_is_zone_device(page->flags);
> + return memdesc_is_zone_device(&page->flags);
> }
>
> static inline bool folio_is_zone_device(const struct folio *folio)
> {
> - return memdesc_is_zone_device(folio->flags);
> + return memdesc_is_zone_device(&folio->flags);
> }
>
> static inline bool is_zone_movable_page(const struct page *page)
> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> index ee902a468c2f..020a97ca018e 100644
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -6904,15 +6904,15 @@ static void __free_contig_range_common(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages
> continue;
> }
>
> - if (start && memdesc_section(page->flags) != start_sec) {
> + if (start && memdesc_section(&page->flags) != start_sec) {
> free_prepared_contig_range(start, i - nr_start);
> start = page;
> nr_start = i;
> - start_sec = memdesc_section(page->flags);
> + start_sec = memdesc_section(&page->flags);
> } else if (!start) {
> start = page;
> nr_start = i;
> - start_sec = memdesc_section(page->flags);
> + start_sec = memdesc_section(&page->flags);
> }
> }
>
> diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
> index 281a65233795..9ded319495a0 100644
> --- a/mm/slab.h
> +++ b/mm/slab.h
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static inline void *slab_address(const struct slab *slab)
>
> static inline int slab_nid(const struct slab *slab)
> {
> - return memdesc_nid(slab->flags);
> + return memdesc_nid(&slab->flags);
> }
>
> static inline pg_data_t *slab_pgdat(const struct slab *slab)
> diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
> index 16ac6df3c89f..8e3847764513 100644
> --- a/mm/sparse.c
> +++ b/mm/sparse.c
> @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static u8 section_to_node_table[NR_MEM_SECTIONS] __cacheline_aligned;
> static u16 section_to_node_table[NR_MEM_SECTIONS] __cacheline_aligned;
> #endif
>
> -int memdesc_nid(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
> +int memdesc_nid(const memdesc_flags_t *mdf)
> {
> return section_to_node_table[memdesc_section(mdf)];
> }
> --
> 2.43.0
>
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