[PATCH R3 5/7] xen/balloon: Protect against CPU exhaust by event/x proces

[Daniel Kiper <dkiper@net-space.pl>]

Protect against CPU exhaust by event/x process during
errors by adding some delays in scheduling next event.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <dkiper@net-space.pl>
---
 drivers/xen/balloon.c |   99 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/balloon.c b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
index 4223f64..ed103d4 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@
 
 #define BALLOON_CLASS_NAME "xen_memory"
 
+/*
+ * balloon_process() state:
+ *
+ * BP_ERROR: error, go to sleep,
+ * BP_DONE: done or nothing to do,
+ * BP_HUNGRY: hungry.
+ */
+
+enum bp_state {
+	BP_ERROR,
+	BP_DONE,
+	BP_HUNGRY
+};
+
 struct balloon_stats {
 	/* We aim for 'current allocation' == 'target allocation'. */
 	unsigned long current_pages;
@@ -73,6 +87,8 @@ struct balloon_stats {
 	/* Number of pages in high- and low-memory balloons. */
 	unsigned long balloon_low;
 	unsigned long balloon_high;
+	unsigned long schedule_delay;
+	unsigned long max_schedule_delay;
 };
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(balloon_mutex);
@@ -171,6 +187,25 @@ static struct page *balloon_next_page(struct page *page)
 	return list_entry(next, struct page, lru);
 }
 
+static void update_schedule_delay(enum bp_state state)
+{
+	unsigned long new_schedule_delay;
+
+	if (state != BP_ERROR) {
+		balloon_stats.schedule_delay = 1;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	new_schedule_delay = balloon_stats.schedule_delay << 1;
+
+	if (new_schedule_delay > balloon_stats.max_schedule_delay) {
+		balloon_stats.schedule_delay = balloon_stats.max_schedule_delay;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	balloon_stats.schedule_delay = new_schedule_delay;
+}
+
 static unsigned long current_target(void)
 {
 	unsigned long target = balloon_stats.target_pages;
@@ -183,11 +218,12 @@ static unsigned long current_target(void)
 	return target;
 }
 
-static int increase_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
+static enum bp_state increase_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
+	enum bp_state state = BP_DONE;
+	int rc;
 	unsigned long  pfn, i;
 	struct page   *page;
-	long           rc;
 	struct xen_memory_reservation reservation = {
 		.address_bits = 0,
 		.extent_order = 0,
@@ -198,8 +234,15 @@ static int increase_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 		nr_pages = ARRAY_SIZE(frame_list);
 
 	page = balloon_first_page();
+
+	if (!page)
+		return BP_ERROR;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
-		BUG_ON(page == NULL);
+		if (!page) {
+			nr_pages = i;
+			break;
+		}
 		frame_list[i] = page_to_pfn(page);
 		page = balloon_next_page(page);
 	}
@@ -207,8 +250,11 @@ static int increase_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 	set_xen_guest_handle(reservation.extent_start, frame_list);
 	reservation.nr_extents = nr_pages;
 	rc = HYPERVISOR_memory_op(XENMEM_populate_physmap, &reservation);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		goto out;
+	if (rc < nr_pages) {
+		if (rc <= 0)
+			return BP_ERROR;
+		state = BP_HUNGRY;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < rc; i++) {
 		page = balloon_retrieve();
@@ -238,15 +284,14 @@ static int increase_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 
 	balloon_stats.current_pages += rc;
 
- out:
-	return rc < 0 ? rc : rc != nr_pages;
+	return state;
 }
 
-static int decrease_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
+static enum bp_state decrease_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
+	enum bp_state state = BP_DONE;
 	unsigned long  pfn, i;
 	struct page   *page;
-	int            need_sleep = 0;
 	int ret;
 	struct xen_memory_reservation reservation = {
 		.address_bits = 0,
@@ -260,7 +305,7 @@ static int decrease_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
 		if ((page = alloc_page(GFP_BALLOON)) == NULL) {
 			nr_pages = i;
-			need_sleep = 1;
+			state = BP_ERROR;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -296,7 +341,7 @@ static int decrease_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
 
 	balloon_stats.current_pages -= nr_pages;
 
-	return need_sleep;
+	return state;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -307,27 +352,35 @@ static int decrease_reservation(unsigned long nr_pages)
  */
 static void balloon_process(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	int need_sleep = 0;
+	enum bp_state rc, state = BP_DONE;
 	long credit;
 
 	mutex_lock(&balloon_mutex);
 
 	do {
 		credit = current_target() - balloon_stats.current_pages;
-		if (credit > 0)
-			need_sleep = (increase_reservation(credit) != 0);
-		if (credit < 0)
-			need_sleep = (decrease_reservation(-credit) != 0);
+
+		if (credit > 0) {
+			rc = increase_reservation(credit);
+			state = (rc == BP_ERROR) ? BP_ERROR : state;
+		}
+
+		if (credit < 0) {
+			rc = decrease_reservation(-credit);
+			state = (rc == BP_ERROR) ? BP_ERROR : state;
+		}
+
+		update_schedule_delay(state);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 		if (need_resched())
 			schedule();
 #endif
-	} while ((credit != 0) && !need_sleep);
+	} while (credit && state != BP_ERROR);
 
 	/* Schedule more work if there is some still to be done. */
-	if (current_target() != balloon_stats.current_pages)
-		schedule_delayed_work(&balloon_worker, HZ);
+	if (state == BP_ERROR)
+		schedule_delayed_work(&balloon_worker, balloon_stats.schedule_delay * HZ);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&balloon_mutex);
 }
@@ -394,6 +447,9 @@ static int __init balloon_init(void)
 	balloon_stats.balloon_low   = 0;
 	balloon_stats.balloon_high  = 0;
 
+	balloon_stats.schedule_delay = 1;
+	balloon_stats.max_schedule_delay = 32;
+
 	register_balloon(&balloon_sysdev);
 
 	/*
@@ -447,6 +503,9 @@ BALLOON_SHOW(current_kb, "%lu\n", PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.current_pages));
 BALLOON_SHOW(low_kb, "%lu\n", PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.balloon_low));
 BALLOON_SHOW(high_kb, "%lu\n", PAGES2KB(balloon_stats.balloon_high));
 
+static SYSDEV_ULONG_ATTR(schedule_delay, 0644, balloon_stats.schedule_delay);
+static SYSDEV_ULONG_ATTR(max_schedule_delay, 0644, balloon_stats.max_schedule_delay);
+
 static ssize_t show_target_kb(struct sys_device *dev, struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
 			      char *buf)
 {
@@ -508,6 +567,8 @@ static SYSDEV_ATTR(target, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
 static struct sysdev_attribute *balloon_attrs[] = {
 	&attr_target_kb,
 	&attr_target,
+	&attr_schedule_delay.attr,
+	&attr_max_schedule_delay.attr
 };
 
 static struct attribute *balloon_info_attrs[] = {
-- 
1.5.6.5

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