Re: Fwd: vmalloc error: btrfs-delalloc btrfs_work_helper [btrfs] in kernel 6.3.x

From: Forza
Date: Mon May 22 2023 - 15:04:17 EST




---- From: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx> -- Sent: 2023-05-22 - 15:25 ----

> Hi,
>
> I notice a regression report on Bugzilla [1]. Quoting from it:
>
>> after updating from 6.2.x to 6.3.x, vmalloc error messages started to appear in the dmesg
>>
>>
>>
>> # free
>> total used free shared buff/cache available
>> Mem: 16183724 1473068 205664 33472 14504992 14335700
>> Swap: 16777212 703596 16073616
>>
>>
>> (zswap enabled)
>
> See bugzilla for the full thread and attached dmesg.
>
> On the report, the reporter can't perform the required bisection,
> unfortunately.
>
> Anyway, I'm adding it to regzbot:
>
> #regzbot introduced: v6.2..v6.3 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217466
> #regzbot title: btrfs_work_helper dealloc error in v6.3.x
>
> Thanks.
>
> [1]: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217466
>

I have a similar experience with kernel 6.3 where vmalloc fails in a similar way. I was able to reproduce it in a QEMU VM as well as on my system.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/d11418b6-38e5-eb78-1537-c39245dc0b78@xxxxxxxxxxxx/T/