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The loop doesn't break in such a case >>>>>> because pte_same() returns true, and the batch size is advanced by one >>>>>> more than it should be. >>>>>> >>>>>> To fix this, bail out early if a non-present PTE is encountered, >>>>>> preventing the invalid comparison. >>>>>> >>>>>> This issue started to appear after commit 10ebac4f95e7 ("mm/memory: >>>>>> optimize unmap/zap with PTE-mapped THP") and was discovered via git >>>>>> bisect. >>>>>> >>>>>> Fixes: 10ebac4f95e7 ("mm/memory: optimize unmap/zap with PTE-mapped THP") >>>>>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Petr Vaněk >>>>>> --- >>>>>> mm/internal.h | 2 ++ >>>>>> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) >>>>>> >>>>>> diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h >>>>>> index e9695baa5922..c181fe2bac9d 100644 >>>>>> --- a/mm/internal.h >>>>>> +++ b/mm/internal.h >>>>>> @@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ static inline int folio_pte_batch(struct folio *folio, unsigned long addr, >>>>>> dirty = !!pte_dirty(pte); >>>>>> pte = __pte_batch_clear_ignored(pte, flags); >>>>>> >>>>>> + if (!pte_present(pte)) >>>>>> + break; >>>>>> if (!pte_same(pte, expected_pte)) >>>>>> break; >>>>> >>>>> How could pte_same() suddenly match on a present and non-present PTE. >>>> >>>> In the problematic case pte.pte == 0 and expected_pte.pte == 0 as well. >>>> pte_same() returns a.pte == b.pte -> 0 == 0. Both are non-present PTEs. >>> >>> Observe that folio_pte_batch() was called *with a present pte*. >>> >>> do_zap_pte_range() >>> if (pte_present(ptent)) >>> zap_present_ptes() >>> folio_pte_batch() >>> >>> How can we end up with an expected_pte that is !present, if it is based >>> on the provided pte that *is present* and we only used pte_advance_pfn() >>> to advance the pfn? >> >> I've been staring at the code for too long and don't see the issue. >> >> We even have >> >> VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(!pte_present(pte), folio); >> >> So the initial pteval we got is present. >> >> I don't see how >> >> nr = pte_batch_hint(start_ptep, pte); >> expected_pte = __pte_batch_clear_ignored(pte_advance_pfn(pte, nr), flags); >> >> would suddenly result in !pte_present(expected_pte). > > The issue is not happening in __pte_batch_clear_ignored but later in > following line: > > expected_pte = pte_advance_pfn(expected_pte, nr); > > The issue seems to be in __pte function which converts PTE value to > pte_t in pte_advance_pfn, because warnings disappears when I change the > line to > > expected_pte = (pte_t){ .pte = pte_val(expected_pte) + (nr << PFN_PTE_SHIFT) }; > > The kernel probably uses __pte function from > arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h because it is configured with > CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y: > > static inline pte_t __pte(pteval_t val) > { > return (pte_t) { PVOP_ALT_CALLEE1(pteval_t, mmu.make_pte, val, > "mov %%rdi, %%rax", ALT_NOT_XEN) }; > } > > I guess it might cause this weird magic, but I need more time to > understand what it does :) What XEN does with basic primitives that convert between pteval and pte_t is beyond horrible. How come set_ptes() that uses pte_next_pfn()->pte_advance_pfn() does not run into this? Is it only a problem if we exceed a certain pfn? -- Cheers, David / dhildenb