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authorPaul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>2005-09-10 00:26:06 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2005-09-10 10:06:21 -0700
commit4247bdc60048018b98f71228b45cfbc5f5270c86 (patch)
tree6f6abbd10685af84c97e661da6771726a12209ac /kernel
parentfb1c8f93d869b34cacb8b8932e2b83d96a19d720 (diff)
[PATCH] cpuset semaphore depth check deadlock fix
The cpusets-formalize-intermediate-gfp_kernel-containment patch has a deadlock problem. This patch was part of a set of four patches to make more extensive use of the cpuset 'mem_exclusive' attribute to manage kernel GFP_KERNEL memory allocations and to constrain the out-of-memory (oom) killer. A task that is changing cpusets in particular ways on a system when it is very short of free memory could double trip over the global cpuset_sem semaphore (get the lock and then deadlock trying to get it again). The second attempt to get cpuset_sem would be in the routine cpuset_zone_allowed(). This was discovered by code inspection. I can not reproduce the problem except with an artifically hacked kernel and a specialized stress test. In real life you cannot hit this unless you are manipulating cpusets, and are very unlikely to hit it unless you are rapidly modifying cpusets on a memory tight system. Even then it would be a rare occurence. If you did hit it, the task double tripping over cpuset_sem would deadlock in the kernel, and any other task also trying to manipulate cpusets would deadlock there too, on cpuset_sem. Your batch manager would be wedged solid (if it was cpuset savvy), but classic Unix shells and utilities would work well enough to reboot the system. The unusual condition that led to this bug is that unlike most semaphores, cpuset_sem _can_ be acquired while in the page allocation code, when __alloc_pages() calls cpuset_zone_allowed. So it easy to mistakenly perform the following sequence: 1) task makes system call to alter a cpuset 2) take cpuset_sem 3) try to allocate memory 4) memory allocator, via cpuset_zone_allowed, trys to take cpuset_sem 5) deadlock The reason that this is not a serious bug for most users is that almost all calls to allocate memory don't require taking cpuset_sem. Only some code paths off the beaten track require taking cpuset_sem -- which is good. Taking a global semaphore on the main code path for allocating memory would not scale well. This patch fixes this deadlock by wrapping the up() and down() calls on cpuset_sem in kernel/cpuset.c with code that tracks the nesting depth of the current task on that semaphore, and only does the real down() if the task doesn't hold the lock already, and only does the real up() if the nesting depth (number of unmatched downs) is exactly one. The previous required use of refresh_mems(), anytime that the cpuset_sem semaphore was acquired and the code executed while holding that semaphore might try to allocate memory, is no longer required. Two refresh_mems() calls were removed thanks to this. This is a good change, as failing to get all the necessary refresh_mems() calls placed was a primary source of bugs in this cpuset code. The only remaining call to refresh_mems() is made while doing a memory allocation, if certain task memory placement data needs to be updated from its cpuset, due to the cpuset having been changed behind the tasks back. Signed-off-by: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/cpuset.c100
1 files changed, 60 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 712d0202997..407b5f0a8c8 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -182,6 +182,37 @@ static struct super_block *cpuset_sb = NULL;
static DECLARE_MUTEX(cpuset_sem);
/*
+ * The global cpuset semaphore cpuset_sem can be needed by the
+ * memory allocator to update a tasks mems_allowed (see the calls
+ * to cpuset_update_current_mems_allowed()) or to walk up the
+ * cpuset hierarchy to find a mem_exclusive cpuset see the calls
+ * to cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap()).
+ *
+ * But if the memory allocation is being done by cpuset.c code, it
+ * usually already holds cpuset_sem. Double tripping on a kernel
+ * semaphore deadlocks the current task, and any other task that
+ * subsequently tries to obtain the lock.
+ *
+ * Run all up's and down's on cpuset_sem through the following
+ * wrappers, which will detect this nested locking, and avoid
+ * deadlocking.
+ */
+
+static inline void cpuset_down(struct semaphore *psem)
+{
+ if (current->cpuset_sem_nest_depth == 0)
+ down(psem);
+ current->cpuset_sem_nest_depth++;
+}
+
+static inline void cpuset_up(struct semaphore *psem)
+{
+ current->cpuset_sem_nest_depth--;
+ if (current->cpuset_sem_nest_depth == 0)
+ up(psem);
+}
+
+/*
* A couple of forward declarations required, due to cyclic reference loop:
* cpuset_mkdir -> cpuset_create -> cpuset_populate_dir -> cpuset_add_file
* -> cpuset_create_file -> cpuset_dir_inode_operations -> cpuset_mkdir.
@@ -522,19 +553,10 @@ static void guarantee_online_mems(const struct cpuset *cs, nodemask_t *pmask)
* Refresh current tasks mems_allowed and mems_generation from
* current tasks cpuset. Call with cpuset_sem held.
*
- * Be sure to call refresh_mems() on any cpuset operation which
- * (1) holds cpuset_sem, and (2) might possibly alloc memory.
- * Call after obtaining cpuset_sem lock, before any possible
- * allocation. Otherwise one risks trying to allocate memory
- * while the task cpuset_mems_generation is not the same as
- * the mems_generation in its cpuset, which would deadlock on
- * cpuset_sem in cpuset_update_current_mems_allowed().
- *
- * Since we hold cpuset_sem, once refresh_mems() is called, the
- * test (current->cpuset_mems_generation != cs->mems_generation)
- * in cpuset_update_current_mems_allowed() will remain false,
- * until we drop cpuset_sem. Anyone else who would change our
- * cpusets mems_generation needs to lock cpuset_sem first.
+ * This routine is needed to update the per-task mems_allowed
+ * data, within the tasks context, when it is trying to allocate
+ * memory (in various mm/mempolicy.c routines) and notices
+ * that some other task has been modifying its cpuset.
*/
static void refresh_mems(void)
@@ -840,7 +862,7 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_common_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *us
}
buffer[nbytes] = 0; /* nul-terminate */
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
if (is_removed(cs)) {
retval = -ENODEV;
@@ -874,7 +896,7 @@ static ssize_t cpuset_common_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *us
if (retval == 0)
retval = nbytes;
out2:
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
cpuset_release_agent(pathbuf);
out1:
kfree(buffer);
@@ -914,9 +936,9 @@ static int cpuset_sprintf_cpulist(char *page, struct cpuset *cs)
{
cpumask_t mask;
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
mask = cs->cpus_allowed;
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return cpulist_scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, mask);
}
@@ -925,9 +947,9 @@ static int cpuset_sprintf_memlist(char *page, struct cpuset *cs)
{
nodemask_t mask;
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
mask = cs->mems_allowed;
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return nodelist_scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, mask);
}
@@ -1334,8 +1356,7 @@ static long cpuset_create(struct cpuset *parent, const char *name, int mode)
if (!cs)
return -ENOMEM;
- down(&cpuset_sem);
- refresh_mems();
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
cs->flags = 0;
if (notify_on_release(parent))
set_bit(CS_NOTIFY_ON_RELEASE, &cs->flags);
@@ -1360,14 +1381,14 @@ static long cpuset_create(struct cpuset *parent, const char *name, int mode)
* will down() this new directory's i_sem and if we race with
* another mkdir, we might deadlock.
*/
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
err = cpuset_populate_dir(cs->dentry);
/* If err < 0, we have a half-filled directory - oh well ;) */
return 0;
err:
list_del(&cs->sibling);
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
kfree(cs);
return err;
}
@@ -1389,14 +1410,13 @@ static int cpuset_rmdir(struct inode *unused_dir, struct dentry *dentry)
/* the vfs holds both inode->i_sem already */
- down(&cpuset_sem);
- refresh_mems();
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
if (atomic_read(&cs->count) > 0) {
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return -EBUSY;
}
if (!list_empty(&cs->children)) {
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return -EBUSY;
}
parent = cs->parent;
@@ -1412,7 +1432,7 @@ static int cpuset_rmdir(struct inode *unused_dir, struct dentry *dentry)
spin_unlock(&d->d_lock);
cpuset_d_remove_dir(d);
dput(d);
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
cpuset_release_agent(pathbuf);
return 0;
}
@@ -1515,10 +1535,10 @@ void cpuset_exit(struct task_struct *tsk)
if (notify_on_release(cs)) {
char *pathbuf = NULL;
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cs->count))
check_for_release(cs, &pathbuf);
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
cpuset_release_agent(pathbuf);
} else {
atomic_dec(&cs->count);
@@ -1539,11 +1559,11 @@ cpumask_t cpuset_cpus_allowed(const struct task_struct *tsk)
{
cpumask_t mask;
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
task_lock((struct task_struct *)tsk);
guarantee_online_cpus(tsk->cpuset, &mask);
task_unlock((struct task_struct *)tsk);
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return mask;
}
@@ -1568,9 +1588,9 @@ void cpuset_update_current_mems_allowed(void)
if (!cs)
return; /* task is exiting */
if (current->cpuset_mems_generation != cs->mems_generation) {
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
refresh_mems();
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
}
}
@@ -1669,14 +1689,14 @@ int cpuset_zone_allowed(struct zone *z, unsigned int __nocast gfp_mask)
return 0;
/* Not hardwall and node outside mems_allowed: scan up cpusets */
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
cs = current->cpuset;
if (!cs)
goto done; /* current task exiting */
cs = nearest_exclusive_ancestor(cs);
allowed = node_isset(node, cs->mems_allowed);
done:
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return allowed;
}
@@ -1697,7 +1717,7 @@ int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
const struct cpuset *cs1, *cs2; /* my and p's cpuset ancestors */
int overlap = 0; /* do cpusets overlap? */
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
cs1 = current->cpuset;
if (!cs1)
goto done; /* current task exiting */
@@ -1708,7 +1728,7 @@ int cpuset_excl_nodes_overlap(const struct task_struct *p)
cs2 = nearest_exclusive_ancestor(cs2);
overlap = nodes_intersects(cs1->mems_allowed, cs2->mems_allowed);
done:
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
return overlap;
}
@@ -1731,7 +1751,7 @@ static int proc_cpuset_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
return -ENOMEM;
tsk = m->private;
- down(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_down(&cpuset_sem);
task_lock(tsk);
cs = tsk->cpuset;
task_unlock(tsk);
@@ -1746,7 +1766,7 @@ static int proc_cpuset_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
seq_puts(m, buf);
seq_putc(m, '\n');
out:
- up(&cpuset_sem);
+ cpuset_up(&cpuset_sem);
kfree(buf);
return retval;
}