From: Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay <devnull+shivamkalra98.zohomail.in@kernel.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Alice Ryhl <aliceryhl@google.com>,
Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>,
Shivam Kalra <shivamkalra98@zohomail.in>
Subject: [PATCH v7 4/6] mm/vmalloc: use READ_ONCE() for vmalloc nr_pages status readers
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:30:29 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260324-vmalloc-shrink-v7-4-c0e62b8e5d83@zohomail.in> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260324-vmalloc-shrink-v7-0-c0e62b8e5d83@zohomail.in>
From: Shivam Kalra <shivamkalra98@zohomail.in>
The vmalloc status readers (vmalloc_info_show(), show_numa_info(), and
vmalloc_dump_obj()) currently read v->nr_pages and the v->pages array
without any concurrent protection.
In preparation for vrealloc() shrink support, where v->nr_pages can
be decreased and entries in the v->pages array can be nulled out
concurrently, these readers must be protected to prevent use-after-free
or NULL pointer dereferences.
Update these functions to use READ_ONCE() when accessing v->nr_pages
and v->pages[nr]. This ensures the compiler does not re-fetch these
values and provides a consistent view of the vmap area's state.
Additionally, in show_numa_info(), explicitly check for a NULL page
pointer before dereferencing it to avoid potential crashes if a page
was concurrently removed during a shrink operation.
Signed-off-by: Shivam Kalra <shivamkalra98@zohomail.in>
---
mm/vmalloc.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index ddb689bf9ba5..c6bdddee6266 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -5189,7 +5189,7 @@ bool vmalloc_dump_obj(void *object)
vm = va->vm;
addr = (unsigned long) vm->addr;
caller = vm->caller;
- nr_pages = vm->nr_pages;
+ nr_pages = READ_ONCE(vm->nr_pages);
spin_unlock(&vn->busy.lock);
pr_cont(" %u-page vmalloc region starting at %#lx allocated at %pS\n",
@@ -5210,7 +5210,7 @@ bool vmalloc_dump_obj(void *object)
static void show_numa_info(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_struct *v,
unsigned int *counters)
{
- unsigned int nr;
+ unsigned int nr, nr_pages;
unsigned int step = 1U << vm_area_page_order(v);
if (!counters)
@@ -5218,8 +5218,13 @@ static void show_numa_info(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_struct *v,
memset(counters, 0, nr_node_ids * sizeof(unsigned int));
- for (nr = 0; nr < v->nr_pages; nr += step)
- counters[page_to_nid(v->pages[nr])] += step;
+ nr_pages = READ_ONCE(v->nr_pages);
+ for (nr = 0; nr < nr_pages; nr += step) {
+ struct page *page = READ_ONCE(v->pages[nr]);
+
+ if (page)
+ counters[page_to_nid(page)] += step;
+ }
for_each_node_state(nr, N_HIGH_MEMORY)
if (counters[nr])
seq_printf(m, " N%u=%u", nr, counters[nr]);
@@ -5247,6 +5252,7 @@ static int vmalloc_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
struct vmap_area *va;
struct vm_struct *v;
unsigned int *counters;
+ unsigned int nr_pages;
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NUMA))
counters = kmalloc_array(nr_node_ids, sizeof(unsigned int), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -5276,8 +5282,9 @@ static int vmalloc_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
if (v->caller)
seq_printf(m, " %pS", v->caller);
- if (v->nr_pages)
- seq_printf(m, " pages=%d", v->nr_pages);
+ nr_pages = READ_ONCE(v->nr_pages);
+ if (nr_pages)
+ seq_printf(m, " pages=%d", nr_pages);
if (v->phys_addr)
seq_printf(m, " phys=%pa", &v->phys_addr);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-24 10:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-24 10:00 [PATCH v7 0/6] mm/vmalloc: free unused pages on vrealloc() shrink Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay
2026-03-24 10:00 ` [PATCH v7 1/6] mm/vmalloc: extract vm_area_free_pages() helper from vfree() Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay
2026-03-24 10:00 ` [PATCH v7 2/6] mm/vmalloc: fix vrealloc() grow-in-place check Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay
2026-03-24 11:01 ` Alice Ryhl
2026-03-24 11:17 ` Shivam Kalra
2026-03-24 10:00 ` [PATCH v7 3/6] mm/vmalloc: zero newly exposed memory on vrealloc() grow Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay
2026-03-24 10:00 ` Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay [this message]
2026-03-24 10:00 ` [PATCH v7 5/6] mm/vmalloc: free unused pages on vrealloc() shrink Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay
2026-03-24 10:00 ` [PATCH v7 6/6] lib/test_vmalloc: add vrealloc test case Shivam Kalra via B4 Relay
2026-03-25 14:45 ` [PATCH v7 0/6] mm/vmalloc: free unused pages on vrealloc() shrink Shivam Kalra
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