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Michael S. Tsirkin

2017-Oct-13 13:21 UTC

[PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix deadlock on OOM

fill_balloon doing memory allocations under balloon_lock
can cause a deadlock when leak_balloon is called from
virtballoon_oom_notify and tries to take same lock.

To fix, split page allocation and enqueue and do allocations outside the lock.

Here's a detailed analysis of the deadlock by Tetsuo Handa:

In leak_balloon(), mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock) is called in order to
serialize against fill_balloon(). But in fill_balloon(),
alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER[_MOVABLE] | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY) is
called with vb->balloon_lock mutex held. Since GFP_HIGHUSER[_MOVABLE]
implies __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS, despite __GFP_NORETRY
is specified, this allocation attempt might indirectly depend on somebody
else's __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM memory allocation. And such indirect
__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM memory allocation might call leak_balloon() via
virtballoon_oom_notify() via blocking_notifier_call_chain() callback via
out_of_memory() when it reached __alloc_pages_may_oom() and held oom_lock
mutex. Since vb->balloon_lock mutex is already held by fill_balloon(), it
will cause OOM lockup. Thus, do not wait for vb->balloon_lock mutex if
leak_balloon() is called from out_of_memory().

  Thread1                                       Thread2
    fill_balloon()
      takes a balloon_lock
      balloon_page_enqueue()
        alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE)
          direct reclaim (__GFP_FS context)       takes a fs lock
            waits for that fs lock                  alloc_page(GFP_NOFS)
                                                      __alloc_pages_may_oom()
                                                        takes the oom_lock
                                                        out_of_memory()
                                                         
blocking_notifier_call_chain()
                                                            leak_balloon()
                                                              tries to take that
balloon_lock and deadlocks

Reported-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel at I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko at suse.com>
Cc: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang at intel.com>
---

This is a replacement for
	[PATCH] virtio: avoid possible OOM lockup at virtballoon_oom_notify()
but unlike that patch it actually deflates on oom even in presence of
lock contention.

 drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c    | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 include/linux/balloon_compaction.h | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 mm/balloon_compaction.c            | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------
 3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index f0b3a0b..725e366 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -143,16 +143,14 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
 
 static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
 {
-	struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
 	unsigned num_allocated_pages;
+	unsigned num_pfns;
+	struct page *page;
+	LIST_HEAD(pages);
 
-	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
-	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
-
-	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
-	for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
-	     vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
-		struct page *page = balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info);
+	for (num_pfns = 0; num_pfns < num;
+	     num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
+		struct page *page = balloon_page_alloc();
 
 		if (!page) {
 			dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
@@ -162,6 +160,22 @@ static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
size_t num)
 			msleep(200);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		balloon_page_push(&pages, page);
+	}
+
+	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
+	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
+
+	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
+
+	vb->num_pfns = 0;
+
+	while ((page = balloon_page_pop(&pages))) {
+		balloon_page_enqueue(&vb->vb_dev_info, page);
+
+		vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+
 		set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
 		vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
 		if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
diff --git a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
index 79542b2..88cfac4 100644
--- a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
+++ b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
 
 /*
  * Balloon device information descriptor.
@@ -66,9 +67,14 @@ struct balloon_dev_info {
 	struct inode *inode;
 };
 
-extern struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info);
+extern struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void);
+extern void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
+				 struct page *page);
 extern struct page *balloon_page_dequeue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info);
 
+extern void balloon_devinfo_splice(struct balloon_dev_info *to_add,
+				   struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info);
+
 static inline void balloon_devinfo_init(struct balloon_dev_info *balloon)
 {
 	balloon->isolated_pages = 0;
@@ -88,6 +94,36 @@ extern int balloon_page_migrate(struct address_space
*mapping,
 				struct page *page, enum migrate_mode mode);
 
 /*
+ * balloon_page_push - insert a page into a page list.
+ * @head : pointer to list
+ * @page : page to be added
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure the page is private and protect the list.
+ */
+static inline void balloon_page_push(struct list_head *pages, struct page
*page)
+{
+	list_add(&page->lru, pages);
+}
+
+/*
+ * balloon_page_pop - remove a page from a page list.
+ * @head : pointer to list
+ * @page : page to be added
+ *
+ * Caller must ensure the page is private and protect the list.
+ */
+static inline struct page *balloon_page_pop(struct list_head *pages)
+{
+	struct page *page = list_first_entry_or_null(pages, struct page, lru);
+
+	if (!page)
+		return NULL;
+
+	list_del(&page->lru);
+	return page;
+}
+
+/*
  * balloon_page_insert - insert a page into the balloon's page list and
make
  *			 the page->private assignment accordingly.
  * @balloon : pointer to balloon device
diff --git a/mm/balloon_compaction.c b/mm/balloon_compaction.c
index b06d9fe..cd605bf 100644
--- a/mm/balloon_compaction.c
+++ b/mm/balloon_compaction.c
@@ -11,22 +11,37 @@
 #include <linux/balloon_compaction.h>
 
 /*
+ * balloon_page_alloc - allocates a new page for insertion into the balloon
+ *			  page list.
+ *
+ * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page.
+ * Driver must call balloon_page_enqueue before definitively removing it from
+ * the guest system.  This function returns the page address for the recently
+ * allocated page or NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this turn.
+ */
+struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() |
+				       __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
+	return page;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_alloc);
+
+/*
  * balloon_page_enqueue - allocates a new page and inserts it into the balloon
  *			  page list.
  * @b_dev_info: balloon device descriptor where we will insert a new page to
+ * @page: new page to enqueue - allocated using balloon_page_alloc.
  *
- * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page
+ * Driver must call it to properly enqueue a new allocated balloon page
  * before definitively removing it from the guest system.
  * This function returns the page address for the recently enqueued page or
  * NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this turn.
  */
-struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info)
+void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
+			  struct page *page)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() |
-				       __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
-	if (!page)
-		return NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Block others from accessing the 'page' when we get around to
-- 
MST

Michal Hocko

2017-Oct-13 13:44 UTC

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[PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix deadlock on OOM

On Fri 13-10-17 16:21:22, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:> fill_balloon doing memory allocations under balloon_lock
> can cause a deadlock when leak_balloon is called from
> virtballoon_oom_notify and tries to take same lock.
> 
> To fix, split page allocation and enqueue and do allocations outside the
lock.
OK, that sounds like a better fix. As long as there are no other
allocations or indirect waiting for an allocation this should work
correctly. Thanks!
> Here's a detailed analysis of the deadlock by Tetsuo Handa:
> 
> In leak_balloon(), mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock) is called in order
to
> serialize against fill_balloon(). But in fill_balloon(),
> alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER[_MOVABLE] | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY) is
> called with vb->balloon_lock mutex held. Since GFP_HIGHUSER[_MOVABLE]
> implies __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS, despite __GFP_NORETRY
> is specified, this allocation attempt might indirectly depend on somebody
> else's __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM memory allocation. And such indirect
> __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM memory allocation might call leak_balloon() via
> virtballoon_oom_notify() via blocking_notifier_call_chain() callback via
> out_of_memory() when it reached __alloc_pages_may_oom() and held oom_lock
> mutex. Since vb->balloon_lock mutex is already held by fill_balloon(),
it
> will cause OOM lockup. Thus, do not wait for vb->balloon_lock mutex if
> leak_balloon() is called from out_of_memory().
> 
>   Thread1                                       Thread2
>     fill_balloon()
>       takes a balloon_lock
>       balloon_page_enqueue()
>         alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE)
>           direct reclaim (__GFP_FS context)       takes a fs lock
>             waits for that fs lock                  alloc_page(GFP_NOFS)
>                                                      
__alloc_pages_may_oom()
>                                                         takes the oom_lock
>                                                         out_of_memory()
>                                                          
blocking_notifier_call_chain()
>                                                             leak_balloon()
>                                                               tries to take
that balloon_lock and deadlocks
> 
> Reported-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel at I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko at suse.com>
> Cc: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang at intel.com>
> ---
> 
> This is a replacement for
> 	[PATCH] virtio: avoid possible OOM lockup at virtballoon_oom_notify()
> but unlike that patch it actually deflates on oom even in presence of
> lock contention.
> 
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c    | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  include/linux/balloon_compaction.h | 38
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  mm/balloon_compaction.c            | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------
>  3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> index f0b3a0b..725e366 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> @@ -143,16 +143,14 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
>  
>  static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
>  {
> -	struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
>  	unsigned num_allocated_pages;
> +	unsigned num_pfns;
> +	struct page *page;
> +	LIST_HEAD(pages);
>  
> -	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
> -	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
> -
> -	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> -	for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
> -	     vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> -		struct page *page = balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info);
> +	for (num_pfns = 0; num_pfns < num;
> +	     num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> +		struct page *page = balloon_page_alloc();
>  
>  		if (!page) {
>  			dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
> @@ -162,6 +160,22 @@ static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon
*vb, size_t num)
>  			msleep(200);
>  			break;
>  		}
> +
> +		balloon_page_push(&pages, page);
> +	}
> +
> +	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
> +	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> +
> +	vb->num_pfns = 0;
> +
> +	while ((page = balloon_page_pop(&pages))) {
> +		balloon_page_enqueue(&vb->vb_dev_info, page);
> +
> +		vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
> +
>  		set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
>  		vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
>  		if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
> diff --git a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
> index 79542b2..88cfac4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
> +++ b/include/linux/balloon_compaction.h
> @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
>  #include <linux/gfp.h>
>  #include <linux/err.h>
>  #include <linux/fs.h>
> +#include <linux/list.h>
>  
>  /*
>   * Balloon device information descriptor.
> @@ -66,9 +67,14 @@ struct balloon_dev_info {
>  	struct inode *inode;
>  };
>  
> -extern struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info
*b_dev_info);
> +extern struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void);
> +extern void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
> +				 struct page *page);
>  extern struct page *balloon_page_dequeue(struct balloon_dev_info
*b_dev_info);
>  
> +extern void balloon_devinfo_splice(struct balloon_dev_info *to_add,
> +				   struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info);
> +
>  static inline void balloon_devinfo_init(struct balloon_dev_info *balloon)
>  {
>  	balloon->isolated_pages = 0;
> @@ -88,6 +94,36 @@ extern int balloon_page_migrate(struct address_space
*mapping,
>  				struct page *page, enum migrate_mode mode);
>  
>  /*
> + * balloon_page_push - insert a page into a page list.
> + * @head : pointer to list
> + * @page : page to be added
> + *
> + * Caller must ensure the page is private and protect the list.
> + */
> +static inline void balloon_page_push(struct list_head *pages, struct page
*page)
> +{
> +	list_add(&page->lru, pages);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * balloon_page_pop - remove a page from a page list.
> + * @head : pointer to list
> + * @page : page to be added
> + *
> + * Caller must ensure the page is private and protect the list.
> + */
> +static inline struct page *balloon_page_pop(struct list_head *pages)
> +{
> +	struct page *page = list_first_entry_or_null(pages, struct page, lru);
> +
> +	if (!page)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	list_del(&page->lru);
> +	return page;
> +}
> +
> +/*
>   * balloon_page_insert - insert a page into the balloon's page list
and make
>   *			 the page->private assignment accordingly.
>   * @balloon : pointer to balloon device
> diff --git a/mm/balloon_compaction.c b/mm/balloon_compaction.c
> index b06d9fe..cd605bf 100644
> --- a/mm/balloon_compaction.c
> +++ b/mm/balloon_compaction.c
> @@ -11,22 +11,37 @@
>  #include <linux/balloon_compaction.h>
>  
>  /*
> + * balloon_page_alloc - allocates a new page for insertion into the
balloon
> + *			  page list.
> + *
> + * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page.
> + * Driver must call balloon_page_enqueue before definitively removing it
from
> + * the guest system.  This function returns the page address for the
recently
> + * allocated page or NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this
turn.
> + */
> +struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void)
> +{
> +	struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() |
> +				       __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
> +	return page;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_alloc);
> +
> +/*
>   * balloon_page_enqueue - allocates a new page and inserts it into the
balloon
>   *			  page list.
>   * @b_dev_info: balloon device descriptor where we will insert a new page
to
> + * @page: new page to enqueue - allocated using balloon_page_alloc.
>   *
> - * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page
> + * Driver must call it to properly enqueue a new allocated balloon page
>   * before definitively removing it from the guest system.
>   * This function returns the page address for the recently enqueued page
or
>   * NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this turn.
>   */
> -struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info)
> +void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
> +			  struct page *page)
>  {
>  	unsigned long flags;
> -	struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() |
> -				       __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
> -	if (!page)
> -		return NULL;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Block others from accessing the 'page' when we get around to
> -- 
> MST
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

Tetsuo Handa

2017-Oct-13 14:06 UTC

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[PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix deadlock on OOM

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:> This is a replacement for
> 	[PATCH] virtio: avoid possible OOM lockup at virtballoon_oom_notify()
> but unlike that patch it actually deflates on oom even in presence of
> lock contention.
But Wei Wang is proposing VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_SG which will try to allocate
memory, isn't he?
> 
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c    | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  include/linux/balloon_compaction.h | 38
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  mm/balloon_compaction.c            | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------
>  3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> index f0b3a0b..725e366 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> @@ -143,16 +143,14 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
>  
>  static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
>  {
> -	struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
>  	unsigned num_allocated_pages;
> +	unsigned num_pfns;
> +	struct page *page;
> +	LIST_HEAD(pages);
>  
> -	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
> -	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
> -
I don't think moving this min() to later is correct, for
"num" can be e.g. 1048576, can't it?
> -	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> -	for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
> -	     vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> -		struct page *page = balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info);
> +	for (num_pfns = 0; num_pfns < num;
> +	     num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> +		struct page *page = balloon_page_alloc();
>  
>  		if (!page) {
>  			dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
> @@ -162,6 +160,22 @@ static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon
*vb, size_t num)
>  			msleep(200);
>  			break;
>  		}
> +
> +		balloon_page_push(&pages, page);
> +	}
If balloon_page_alloc() did not fail, it will queue "num"
(e.g. 1048576) pages into pages list, won't it?
> +
> +	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
> +	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
> +
Now we cap "num" to VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX (which is 256), but
> +	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> +
> +	vb->num_pfns = 0;
> +
> +	while ((page = balloon_page_pop(&pages))) {
this loop will repeat for e.g. 1048576 times, and
> +		balloon_page_enqueue(&vb->vb_dev_info, page);
> +
> +		vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
> +
we increment vb->num_pfns for e.g. 1048576 times which will go
beyond VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX array index.
>  		set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
>  		vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
>  		if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,

Michael S. Tsirkin

2017-Oct-18 17:19 UTC

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[PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix deadlock on OOM

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:06:23PM +0900, Tetsuo Handa
wrote:> Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > This is a replacement for
> > 	[PATCH] virtio: avoid possible OOM lockup at virtballoon_oom_notify()
> > but unlike that patch it actually deflates on oom even in presence of
> > lock contention.
> 
> But Wei Wang is proposing VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_SG which will try to allocate
> memory, isn't he?
Hopefully that can be fixed by allocating outside the lock.

> > 
> >  drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c    | 30
++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> >  include/linux/balloon_compaction.h | 38
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  mm/balloon_compaction.c            | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------
> >  3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> > index f0b3a0b..725e366 100644
> > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> > @@ -143,16 +143,14 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon
*vb,
> >  
> >  static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
> >  {
> > -	struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
> >  	unsigned num_allocated_pages;
> > +	unsigned num_pfns;
> > +	struct page *page;
> > +	LIST_HEAD(pages);
> >  
> > -	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
> > -	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
> > -
> 
> I don't think moving this min() to later is correct, for
> "num" can be e.g. 1048576, can't it?

Good catch, will fix. Thanks!
> > -	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > -	for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
> > -	     vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> > -		struct page *page = balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info);
> > +	for (num_pfns = 0; num_pfns < num;
> > +	     num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> > +		struct page *page = balloon_page_alloc();
> >  
> >  		if (!page) {
> >  			dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
> > @@ -162,6 +160,22 @@ static unsigned fill_balloon(struct
virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
> >  			msleep(200);
> >  			break;
> >  		}
> > +
> > +		balloon_page_push(&pages, page);
> > +	}
> 
> If balloon_page_alloc() did not fail, it will queue "num"
> (e.g. 1048576) pages into pages list, won't it?
> 
> > +
> > +	/* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
> > +	num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
> > +
> 
> Now we cap "num" to VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX (which is 256),
but
> 
> > +	mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > +
> > +	vb->num_pfns = 0;
> > +
> > +	while ((page = balloon_page_pop(&pages))) {
> 
> this loop will repeat for e.g. 1048576 times, and
> 
> > +		balloon_page_enqueue(&vb->vb_dev_info, page);
> > +
> > +		vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
> > +
> 
> we increment vb->num_pfns for e.g. 1048576 times which will go
> beyond VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX array index.
> 
> >  		set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
> >  		vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
> >  		if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,

Wei Wang

2017-Oct-30 09:48 UTC

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[PATCH] virtio_balloon: fix deadlock on OOM

On 10/13/2017 09:21 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:> fill_balloon doing memory allocations under balloon_lock
> can cause a deadlock when leak_balloon is called from
> virtballoon_oom_notify and tries to take same lock.
>
> To fix, split page allocation and enqueue and do allocations outside the
lock.
>
> Here's a detailed analysis of the deadlock by Tetsuo Handa:
>
> In leak_balloon(), mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock) is called in order
to
> serialize against fill_balloon(). But in fill_balloon(),
> alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER[_MOVABLE] | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY) is
> called with vb->balloon_lock mutex held. Since GFP_HIGHUSER[_MOVABLE]
> implies __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM | __GFP_IO | __GFP_FS, despite __GFP_NORETRY
> is specified, this allocation attempt might indirectly depend on somebody
> else's __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM memory allocation. And such indirect
> __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM memory allocation might call leak_balloon() via
> virtballoon_oom_notify() via blocking_notifier_call_chain() callback via
> out_of_memory() when it reached __alloc_pages_may_oom() and held oom_lock
> mutex. Since vb->balloon_lock mutex is already held by fill_balloon(),
it
> will cause OOM lockup. Thus, do not wait for vb->balloon_lock mutex if
> leak_balloon() is called from out_of_memory().
>
>    Thread1                                       Thread2
>      fill_balloon()
>        takes a balloon_lock
>        balloon_page_enqueue()
>          alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE)
>            direct reclaim (__GFP_FS context)       takes a fs lock
>              waits for that fs lock                  alloc_page(GFP_NOFS)
>                                                       
__alloc_pages_may_oom()
>                                                          takes the oom_lock
>                                                          out_of_memory()
>                                                           
blocking_notifier_call_chain()
>                                                              leak_balloon()
>                                                                tries to
take that balloon_lock and deadlocks
>
> Reported-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel at I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko at suse.com>
> Cc: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang at intel.com>
> ---
The "virtio-balloon enhancement" series has a dependency on this
patch.
Could you send out a new version soon? Or I can include it in the series 
if you want.


Best,
Wei

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