Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] mm/slub: enable debugging memory wasting of kmalloc

From: John Thomson
Date: Mon Oct 31 2022 - 22:43:07 EST

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On Tue, 1 Nov 2022, at 00:18, John Thomson wrote:
> I may have got lucky. it appears as though this is all I need to boot:
> (against 6.1-rc3), and with the Bootlin toolchain. Will test my other
> build system as well.
>
> --- a/mm/slub.c
> +++ b/mm/slub.c
> @@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ static void *__slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s,
> gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
> c = slub_get_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
> #endif
>
> - p = ___slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, addr, c, orig_size);
> + p = ___slab_alloc(s, gfpflags, node, addr, c, 0);
> #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_COUNT
> slub_put_cpu_ptr(s->cpu_slab);
> #endif

Tested that with and without SLUB_DEBUG

Testing without SLUB_DEBUG below:
With this change on 6.1-rc3:
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 157527d7101b..5fdb7609bb9e 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3410,6 +3410,8 @@ static __always_inline
void *__kmem_cache_alloc_lru(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
gfp_t gfpflags)
{
+
+ pr_warn("SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=%d\n", s->object_size);
void *ret = slab_alloc(s, lru, gfpflags, _RET_IP_, s->object_size);

trace_kmem_cache_alloc(_RET_IP_, ret, s, gfpflags, NUMA_NO_NODE);

UART & boot stops here:
transfer started ......................................... transfer ok, time=2.00s
setting up elf image... OK
jumping to kernel code
zimage at: 80B842A0 810B4BE4

Uncompressing Linux at load address 80001000

Copy device tree to address 80B80EE0

Now, booting the kernel...

[ 0.000000] Linux version 6.1.0-rc3+ (john@john) (mipsel-buildroot-linux-gnu-gcc.br_real (Buildroot 2021.11-4428-g6b6741b) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils) 2.39) #34 SMP Tue Nov 1 12:33:10 AEST 2022
[ 0.000000] Overriding previously set SMP ops
[ 0.000000] SoC Type: MediaTek MT7621 ver:1 eco:3
[ 0.000000] printk: bootconsole [early0] enabled
[ 0.000000] CPU0 revision is: 0001992f (MIPS 1004Kc)
[ 0.000000] MIPS: machine is MikroTik RouterBOARD 760iGS
[ 0.000000] Initrd not found or empty - disabling initrd
[ 0.000000] VPE topology {2,2} total 4
[ 0.000000] Primary instruction cache 32kB, VIPT, 4-way, linesize 32 bytes.
[ 0.000000] Primary data cache 32kB, 4-way, PIPT, no aliases, linesize 32 bytes
[ 0.000000] MIPS secondary cache 256kB, 8-way, linesize 32 bytes.
[ 0.000000] Zone ranges:
[ 0.000000] Normal [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000fffffff]
[ 0.000000] HighMem empty
[ 0.000000] Movable zone start for each node
[ 0.000000] Early memory node ranges
[ 0.000000] node 0: [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000fffffff]
[ 0.000000] Initmem setup node 0 [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000fffffff]
[ 0.000000] percpu: Embedded 11 pages/cpu s16064 r8192 d20800 u45056
[ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 64960
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: earlyprintk=ttyS0,115200 console=ttyS0,115200 rootfstype=squashfs,jffs2
[ 0.000000] Unknown kernel command line parameters "earlyprintk=ttyS0,115200", will be passed to user space.
[ 0.000000] Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes, linear)
[ 0.000000] Inode-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes, linear)
[ 0.000000] Writing ErrCtl register=00011146
[ 0.000000] Readback ErrCtl register=00011146
[ 0.000000] mem auto-init: stack:off, heap alloc:off, heap free:off
[ 0.000000] Memory: 246284K/262144K available (7417K kernel code, 630K rwdata, 1304K rodata, 3500K init, 245K bss, 15860K reserved, 0K cma-reserved, 0K highmem)
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: HWalign=32, Order=0-3, MinObjects=0, CPUs=4, Nodes=1
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=32
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=132
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=300
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] rcu: Hierarchical RCU implementation.
[ 0.000000] Tracing variant of Tasks RCU enabled.
[ 0.000000] rcu: RCU calculated value of scheduler-enlistment delay is 10 jiffies.
[ 0.000000] NR_IRQS: 256
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] rcu: srcu_init: Setting srcu_struct sizes based on contention.
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=512
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=512
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=256
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=256
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=256
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=128
[ 0.000000] clocksource: GIC: mask: 0xffffffffffffffff max_cycles: 0xcaf478abb4, max_idle_ns: 440795247997 ns
[ 0.000000] SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=256
[ 0.000004] sched_clock: 64 bits at 880MHz, resolution 1ns, wraps every 4398046511103ns

This change, and kernel boots fine:

diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 157527d7101b..e9677c04d19c 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3410,7 +3410,11 @@ static __always_inline
void *__kmem_cache_alloc_lru(struct kmem_cache *s, struct list_lru *lru,
gfp_t gfpflags)
{
- void *ret = slab_alloc(s, lru, gfpflags, _RET_IP_, s->object_size);
+
+ /*
+ pr_warn("SLUB: __slab_alloc from slab_alloc s->object_size=%d\n", s->object_size);
+ void *ret = slab_alloc(s, lru, gfpflags, _RET_IP_, s->object_size);*/
+ void *ret = slab_alloc(s, lru, gfpflags, _RET_IP_, 0);

trace_kmem_cache_alloc(_RET_IP_, ret, s, gfpflags, NUMA_NO_NODE);

Cheers,

--
John Thomson

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