[PATCH 1/2] ipc sem: use kvmalloc for sem_undo allocation

From: Vasily Averin
Date: Mon Apr 26 2021 - 06:18:14 EST


size of sem_undo can exceed one page and with the maximum possible
nsems = 32000 it can grow up to 64Kb. Let's switch its allocation
to kvmalloc to avoid user-triggered disruptive actions like OOM killer
in case of high-order memory shortage.

Signed-off-by: Vasily Averin <vvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
ipc/sem.c | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 52a6599..93088d6 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ static void freeary(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp)
un->semid = -1;
list_del_rcu(&un->list_proc);
spin_unlock(&un->ulp->lock);
- kfree_rcu(un, rcu);
+ kvfree_rcu(un, rcu);
}

/* Wake up all pending processes and let them fail with EIDRM. */
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ static struct sem_undo *find_alloc_undo(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid)
rcu_read_unlock();

/* step 2: allocate new undo structure */
- new = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sem_undo) + sizeof(short)*nsems,
+ new = kvzalloc(sizeof(struct sem_undo) + sizeof(short)*nsems,
GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
if (!new) {
ipc_rcu_putref(&sma->sem_perm, sem_rcu_free);
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ static struct sem_undo *find_alloc_undo(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid)
if (!ipc_valid_object(&sma->sem_perm)) {
sem_unlock(sma, -1);
rcu_read_unlock();
- kfree(new);
+ kvfree(new);
un = ERR_PTR(-EIDRM);
goto out;
}
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ static struct sem_undo *find_alloc_undo(struct ipc_namespace *ns, int semid)
*/
un = lookup_undo(ulp, semid);
if (un) {
- kfree(new);
+ kvfree(new);
goto success;
}
/* step 5: initialize & link new undo structure */
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ void exit_sem(struct task_struct *tsk)
rcu_read_unlock();
wake_up_q(&wake_q);

- kfree_rcu(un, rcu);
+ kvfree_rcu(un, rcu);
}
kfree(ulp);
}
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