[PATCH v2 1/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix lost HWPoison state during optimization

[PATCH v2 1/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix lost HWPoison state during optimization

[Muchun Song]

HVO copies the vmemmap head page before remapping it to a newly allocated
backing page. Memory failure can update the old head page after the copy
but before the remap's TLB invalidation completes:

CPU 0                            CPU 1
init_new_hugetlb_folio()
__hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
  vmemmap_optimize_pte()
    copy_page(old_head, new_head)
                                 try_memory_failure_hugetlb()
                                   get_huge_page_for_hwpoison()
                                     hugetlb_update_hwpoison(old_head)
  set_pte_at(..., new_head)
  flush_tlb_all()
free_vmemmap_page_list(old_head)

The raw_hwp_page linked to the old head is then leaked and the folio's
HWPoison state is lost when the obsolete backing page is freed, allowing
the poisoned huge page to be allocated later.

Serialize HVO remapping against HWPoison updates. This ensures that an
update is either copied to the new vmemmap head page or applied after HVO
installs the new mapping and completes the TLB flush.

Fixes: 11aad2631bf7 ("mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: remap head page to newly allocated page")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-18e93f17-529b-4d84-ba44-a41829f4be64
---
 mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 10 ++++++++++
 mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 mm/memory-failure.c  |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 36 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index ba8e11e399b2..79ca68dff635 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/mmdebug.h>
 #include <linux/pagewalk.h>
 #include <linux/pgalloc.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/vmemmap-optimization.h>
 
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ struct vmemmap_remap_walk {
 	unsigned long		flags;
 };
 
+DECLARE_RWSEM(vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
+
 static int vmemmap_split_pmd(pmd_t *pmd, struct page *head, unsigned long start,
 			     struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
 {
@@ -333,6 +336,9 @@ static int vmemmap_pteify_folio(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long flags)
  * responsible for freeing the pages left on the @vmemmap_pages list, even on
  * failure.
  *
+ * Note: The caller must hold vmemmap_remap_rwsem. If TLB flushing is deferred,
+ * the lock must remain held until the final TLB flush.
+ *
  * Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
  */
 static int vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct folio *folio,
@@ -348,6 +354,8 @@ static int vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct folio *folio,
 		.flags		= flags,
 	};
 
+	rwsem_assert_held(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
+
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(folio_ref_count(folio), folio);
 
 	if (!vmemmap_optimizable_order(folio_order(folio)))
@@ -536,6 +544,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(vmemmap_pages);
 
+	guard(rwsem_read)(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 	__hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(h, folio, &vmemmap_pages, 0);
 	free_vmemmap_page_list(&vmemmap_pages);
 }
@@ -588,6 +597,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_l
 
 	flush_tlb_all();
 
+	guard(rwsem_read)(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry(folio, folio_list, lru) {
 		int ret;
 
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h
index d057e8b12bf1..8b28063d78cc 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_HUGETLB_VMEMMAP_H
 #define _LINUX_HUGETLB_VMEMMAP_H
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
+#include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/vmemmap-optimization.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP
+extern struct rw_semaphore vmemmap_remap_rwsem;
+
 int hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio);
 long hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folios(const struct hstate *h,
 					struct list_head *folio_list,
@@ -20,6 +23,16 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio)
 void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_list);
 void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_bootmem_page(unsigned long pfn, unsigned int order);
 
+static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_lock(void)
+{
+	down_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
+}
+
+static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_unlock(void)
+{
+	up_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int hugetlb_vmemmap_size(const struct hstate *h)
 {
 	return pages_per_huge_page(h) * sizeof(struct page);
@@ -59,6 +72,14 @@ static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list
 {
 }
 
+static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_lock(void)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_unlock(void)
+{
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int hugetlb_vmemmap_optimizable_size(const struct hstate *h)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -69,6 +90,9 @@ static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_bootmem_page(unsigned long pfn, unsi
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP */
 
+DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(vmemmap_remap,
+		    hugetlb_vmemmap_write_lock(), hugetlb_vmemmap_write_unlock())
+
 static inline bool hugetlb_vmemmap_optimizable(const struct hstate *h)
 {
 	return hugetlb_vmemmap_optimizable_size(h) != 0;
diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index 78f0a13349cb..164a02866fd5 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #include "page_alloc.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "memory-failure.h"
+#include "hugetlb_vmemmap.h"
 
 static int sysctl_memory_failure_early_kill __read_mostly;
 
@@ -2038,6 +2039,7 @@ static int get_huge_page_for_hwpoison(unsigned long pfn, int flags,
 	bool count_increased = false;
 	int ret, rc;
 
+	guard(vmemmap_remap)();
 	spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
 	folio = page_folio(page);
 	if (!folio_test_hugetlb(folio)) {
-- 
2.54.0

Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix lost HWPoison state during optimization

[Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga]

On 11/11/26 10:37 AM, Muchun Song wrote:
> HVO copies the vmemmap head page before remapping it to a newly allocated
> backing page. Memory failure can update the old head page after the copy
> but before the remap's TLB invalidation completes:
> 
> CPU 0                            CPU 1
> init_new_hugetlb_folio()
> __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
>    vmemmap_optimize_pte()
>      copy_page(old_head, new_head)
>                                   try_memory_failure_hugetlb()
>                                     get_huge_page_for_hwpoison()
>                                       hugetlb_update_hwpoison(old_head)
>    set_pte_at(..., new_head)
>    flush_tlb_all()
> free_vmemmap_page_list(old_head)
> 
> The raw_hwp_page linked to the old head is then leaked and the folio's
> HWPoison state is lost when the obsolete backing page is freed, allowing
> the poisoned huge page to be allocated later.
> 
> Serialize HVO remapping against HWPoison updates. This ensures that an
> update is either copied to the new vmemmap head page or applied after HVO
> installs the new mapping and completes the TLB flush.
> 
> Fixes: 11aad2631bf7 ("mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: remap head page to newly allocated page")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
> Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
> Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-18e93f17-529b-4d84-ba44-a41829f4be64

LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga <azpijr@gmail.com>

-- 
cheers,
jose a. p-a

Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix lost HWPoison state during optimization

[Jiaqi Yan]

On Wed, Nov 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com> wrote:
>
> HVO copies the vmemmap head page before remapping it to a newly allocated
> backing page. Memory failure can update the old head page after the copy
> but before the remap's TLB invalidation completes:
>
> CPU 0                            CPU 1
> init_new_hugetlb_folio()
> __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
>   vmemmap_optimize_pte()
>     copy_page(old_head, new_head)
>                                  try_memory_failure_hugetlb()
>                                    get_huge_page_for_hwpoison()
>                                      hugetlb_update_hwpoison(old_head)
>   set_pte_at(..., new_head)
>   flush_tlb_all()
> free_vmemmap_page_list(old_head)
>
> The raw_hwp_page linked to the old head is then leaked and the folio's
> HWPoison state is lost when the obsolete backing page is freed, allowing
> the poisoned huge page to be allocated later.
>
> Serialize HVO remapping against HWPoison updates. This ensures that an
> update is either copied to the new vmemmap head page or applied after HVO
> installs the new mapping and completes the TLB flush.
>
> Fixes: 11aad2631bf7 ("mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: remap head page to newly allocated page")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
> Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
> Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-18e93f17-529b-4d84-ba44-a41829f4be64
> ---
>  mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 10 ++++++++++
>  mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  mm/memory-failure.c  |  2 ++
>  3 files changed, 36 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
> index ba8e11e399b2..79ca68dff635 100644
> --- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
> +++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
> @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
>  #include <linux/mmdebug.h>
>  #include <linux/pagewalk.h>
>  #include <linux/pgalloc.h>
> +#include <linux/rwsem.h>
>  #include <linux/vmemmap-optimization.h>
>
>  #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
> @@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ struct vmemmap_remap_walk {
>         unsigned long           flags;
>  };
>
> +DECLARE_RWSEM(vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
> +
>  static int vmemmap_split_pmd(pmd_t *pmd, struct page *head, unsigned long start,
>                              struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
>  {
> @@ -333,6 +336,9 @@ static int vmemmap_pteify_folio(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long flags)
>   * responsible for freeing the pages left on the @vmemmap_pages list, even on
>   * failure.
>   *
> + * Note: The caller must hold vmemmap_remap_rwsem. If TLB flushing is deferred,
> + * the lock must remain held until the final TLB flush.
> + *
>   * Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
>   */
>  static int vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct folio *folio,
> @@ -348,6 +354,8 @@ static int vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct folio *folio,
>                 .flags          = flags,
>         };
>
> +       rwsem_assert_held(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
> +
>         VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(folio_ref_count(folio), folio);
>
>         if (!vmemmap_optimizable_order(folio_order(folio)))
> @@ -536,6 +544,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio)
>  {
>         LIST_HEAD(vmemmap_pages);
>
> +       guard(rwsem_read)(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
>         __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(h, folio, &vmemmap_pages, 0);
>         free_vmemmap_page_list(&vmemmap_pages);
>  }
> @@ -588,6 +597,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_l
>
>         flush_tlb_all();
>
> +       guard(rwsem_read)(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
>         list_for_each_entry(folio, folio_list, lru) {
>                 int ret;
>
> diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h
> index d057e8b12bf1..8b28063d78cc 100644
> --- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h
> +++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h
> @@ -9,9 +9,12 @@
>  #ifndef _LINUX_HUGETLB_VMEMMAP_H
>  #define _LINUX_HUGETLB_VMEMMAP_H
>  #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
> +#include <linux/rwsem.h>
>  #include <linux/vmemmap-optimization.h>
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP
> +extern struct rw_semaphore vmemmap_remap_rwsem;
> +
>  int hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio);
>  long hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folios(const struct hstate *h,
>                                         struct list_head *folio_list,
> @@ -20,6 +23,16 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio)
>  void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_list);
>  void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_bootmem_page(unsigned long pfn, unsigned int order);
>
> +static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_lock(void)
> +{
> +       down_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_unlock(void)
> +{
> +       up_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
> +}
> +
>  static inline unsigned int hugetlb_vmemmap_size(const struct hstate *h)
>  {
>         return pages_per_huge_page(h) * sizeof(struct page);
> @@ -59,6 +72,14 @@ static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list
>  {
>  }
>
> +static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_lock(void)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_write_unlock(void)
> +{
> +}
> +
>  static inline unsigned int hugetlb_vmemmap_optimizable_size(const struct hstate *h)
>  {
>         return 0;
> @@ -69,6 +90,9 @@ static inline void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_bootmem_page(unsigned long pfn, unsi
>  }
>  #endif /* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP */
>
> +DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(vmemmap_remap,
> +                   hugetlb_vmemmap_write_lock(), hugetlb_vmemmap_write_unlock())
> +
>  static inline bool hugetlb_vmemmap_optimizable(const struct hstate *h)
>  {
>         return hugetlb_vmemmap_optimizable_size(h) != 0;
> diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
> index 78f0a13349cb..164a02866fd5 100644
> --- a/mm/memory-failure.c
> +++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
> @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
>  #include "page_alloc.h"
>  #include "internal.h"
>  #include "memory-failure.h"
> +#include "hugetlb_vmemmap.h"
>
>  static int sysctl_memory_failure_early_kill __read_mostly;
>
> @@ -2038,6 +2039,7 @@ static int get_huge_page_for_hwpoison(unsigned long pfn, int flags,
>         bool count_increased = false;
>         int ret, rc;
>
> +       guard(vmemmap_remap)();
>         spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
>         folio = page_folio(page);
>         if (!folio_test_hugetlb(folio)) {
> --
> 2.54.0
>
>

LGTM :)

Reviewed-by: Jiaqi Yan <jiaqiyan@google.com>

[PATCH v2 2/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix PMD split TLB flush race

[Muchun Song]

Bulk HVO optimization converts vmemmap PMDs for a list of folios into
PTE tables before issuing a single global TLB flush. After publishing
a PTE table, a concurrent single-folio optimization can observe it and
remap its PTEs before the deferred flush:

CPU0                             CPU1
hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios()
  hugetlb_vmemmap_pteify_folio()
    vmemmap_split_pmd()
      pmd_populate_kernel()
      /* TLB flush deferred */
                                 hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
                                   vmemmap_pmd_entry()
                                   /* sees a PTE table */
                                   vmemmap_optimize_pte()
                                     set_pte_at()
  flush_tlb_all()

Modern MMUs permit overlapping TLB entries with different mapping
granularities only when they translate to the same physical address. In
this race, the stale PMD translation still points at the original vmemmap
backing range while the new PTE can point at a shared or replacement
vmemmap page for the same virtual address.

Serialize deferred PMD splitting against PTE remapping with the HVO
rwsem. Hold it for write across the split-only pteify batch and its TLB
flush, then downgrade it before remapping the folios' vmemmap pages.
This guarantees that no PTE remapper can observe a newly split PMD until
the stale PMD translations have been invalidated.

Fixes: f4b7e3efaddb ("hugetlb: batch PMD split for bulk vmemmap dedup")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-fbdc3410-a4cf-457e-88e6-684380fbadfe
---
 mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 79ca68dff635..6fba3184356c 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ static inline int vmemmap_restore_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
  * is skipped, the caller must flush TLBs after all pteify operations are complete
  * before remapping the folio's vmemmap pages.
  *
+ * Note: The caller must hold vmemmap_remap_rwsem for write from the first
+ * pteify operation through the final TLB flush.
+ *
  * Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
  */
 static int vmemmap_pteify_folio(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long flags)
@@ -321,6 +324,8 @@ static int vmemmap_pteify_folio(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long flags)
 		.flags		= flags,
 	};
 
+	rwsem_assert_held_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
+
 	return vmemmap_remap_range(start, end, &walk);
 }
 
@@ -400,6 +405,7 @@ static int vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct folio *folio, unsigned long flags)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	guard(rwsem_read)(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 	return vmemmap_restore_range(start, end, &vmemmap_pages, flags);
 }
 
@@ -568,6 +574,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_l
 	if (list_empty(folio_list))
 		return;
 
+	down_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry(folio, folio_list, lru) {
 		int ret;
 
@@ -592,12 +599,14 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_l
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (!nr_to_optimize)
+	if (!nr_to_optimize) {
+		up_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	flush_tlb_all();
+	downgrade_write(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 
-	guard(rwsem_read)(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry(folio, folio_list, lru) {
 		int ret;
 
@@ -620,6 +629,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h, struct list_head *folio_l
 	}
 
 	flush_tlb_all();
+	up_read(&vmemmap_remap_rwsem);
 	free_vmemmap_page_list(&vmemmap_pages);
 }
 
-- 
2.54.0

Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix PMD split TLB flush race

[Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga]

On 11/11/26 10:37 AM, Muchun Song wrote:
> Bulk HVO optimization converts vmemmap PMDs for a list of folios into
> PTE tables before issuing a single global TLB flush. After publishing
> a PTE table, a concurrent single-folio optimization can observe it and
> remap its PTEs before the deferred flush:
> 
> CPU0                             CPU1
> hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios()
>    hugetlb_vmemmap_pteify_folio()
>      vmemmap_split_pmd()
>        pmd_populate_kernel()
>        /* TLB flush deferred */
>                                   hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
>                                     vmemmap_pmd_entry()
>                                     /* sees a PTE table */
>                                     vmemmap_optimize_pte()
>                                       set_pte_at()
>    flush_tlb_all()
> 
> Modern MMUs permit overlapping TLB entries with different mapping
> granularities only when they translate to the same physical address. In
> this race, the stale PMD translation still points at the original vmemmap
> backing range while the new PTE can point at a shared or replacement
> vmemmap page for the same virtual address.
> 
> Serialize deferred PMD splitting against PTE remapping with the HVO
> rwsem. Hold it for write across the split-only pteify batch and its TLB
> flush, then downgrade it before remapping the folios' vmemmap pages.
> This guarantees that no PTE remapper can observe a newly split PMD until
> the stale PMD translations have been invalidated.
> 
> Fixes: f4b7e3efaddb ("hugetlb: batch PMD split for bulk vmemmap dedup")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
> Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
> Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-fbdc3410-a4cf-457e-88e6-684380fbadfe


LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga <azpijr@gmail.com>

-- 
cheers,
jose a. p-a

[PATCH v2 3/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix deadlock during PMD split

[Muchun Song]

vmemmap_remap_range() currently walks vmemmap page tables under
init_mm.mmap_lock. If the walk reaches a leaf PMD, vmemmap_split_pmd()
allocates a PTE table with GFP_KERNEL and can enter direct reclaim:

hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
  vmemmap_remap_range()
    mmap_read_lock(&init_mm)  <-- outer read lock
    ...
      vmemmap_split_pmd()
        pte_alloc_one_kernel(&init_mm)  /* GFP_KERNEL */
          <direct reclaim>
            ttm_pool_shrinker_scan()
              ...
                change_page_attr_set_clr()
                  mmap_read_lock(&init_mm)  <-- self-deadlock

Since commit d5d8b8662e6e ("x86/mm/pat: Acquire init_mm read lock on
attribute changes to avoid UAF"), reclaim through TTM can enter CPA,
which also takes init_mm.mmap_lock. If a writer is pending, the nested
read blocks behind it while the outer read cannot be released, causing a
self-deadlock.

HVO walks vmemmap ranges whose intermediate page tables remain present.
vmemmap_split_pmd() revalidates the PMD under init_mm.page_table_lock
before installing the PTE table. Use the lockless page-table walker so the
allocation no longer runs under init_mm.mmap_lock.

Fixes: d5d8b8662e6e ("x86/mm/pat: Acquire init_mm read lock on attribute changes to avoid UAF")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/sashiko-outbox-206969@kernel.org/
---
 mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 6fba3184356c..5852b0a1c479 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -161,10 +161,8 @@ static int vmemmap_remap_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
 
 	VM_BUG_ON(!PAGE_ALIGNED(start | end));
 
-	mmap_read_lock(&init_mm);
-	ret = walk_kernel_page_table_range(start, end, &vmemmap_remap_ops,
-				    NULL, walk);
-	mmap_read_unlock(&init_mm);
+	ret = walk_kernel_page_table_range_lockless(start, end, &vmemmap_remap_ops,
+						    NULL, walk);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-- 
2.54.0

Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] mm/hugetlb_vmemmap: fix deadlock during PMD split

[Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga]

On 11/11/26 10:37 AM, Muchun Song wrote:
> vmemmap_remap_range() currently walks vmemmap page tables under
> init_mm.mmap_lock. If the walk reaches a leaf PMD, vmemmap_split_pmd()
> allocates a PTE table with GFP_KERNEL and can enter direct reclaim:
> 
> hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio()
>    vmemmap_remap_range()
>      mmap_read_lock(&init_mm)  <-- outer read lock
>      ...
>        vmemmap_split_pmd()
>          pte_alloc_one_kernel(&init_mm)  /* GFP_KERNEL */
>            <direct reclaim>
>              ttm_pool_shrinker_scan()
>                ...
>                  change_page_attr_set_clr()
>                    mmap_read_lock(&init_mm)  <-- self-deadlock
> 
> Since commit d5d8b8662e6e ("x86/mm/pat: Acquire init_mm read lock on
> attribute changes to avoid UAF"), reclaim through TTM can enter CPA,
> which also takes init_mm.mmap_lock. If a writer is pending, the nested
> read blocks behind it while the outer read cannot be released, causing a
> self-deadlock.
> 
> HVO walks vmemmap ranges whose intermediate page tables remain present.
> vmemmap_split_pmd() revalidates the PMD under init_mm.page_table_lock
> before installing the PTE table. Use the lockless page-table walker so the
> allocation no longer runs under init_mm.mmap_lock.
> 
> Fixes: d5d8b8662e6e ("x86/mm/pat: Acquire init_mm read lock on attribute changes to avoid UAF")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
> Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/sashiko-outbox-206969@kernel.org/


LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Jose A. Perez de Azpillaga <azpijr@gmail.com>

-- 
cheers,
jose a. p-a