[PATCH v3 3/5] mm/memory-failure: improve memory failure action_result messages

From: Jane Chu
Date: Tue May 21 2024 - 19:55:54 EST


Added two explicit MF_MSG messages describing failure in get_hwpoison_page.
Attemped to document the definition of various action names, and made a few
adjustment to the action_result() calls.

Signed-off-by: Jane Chu <jane.chu@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/mm.h | 2 ++
include/ras/ras_event.h | 2 ++
mm/memory-failure.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 9849dfda44d4..b4598c6a393a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -4111,6 +4111,7 @@ enum mf_action_page_type {
MF_MSG_DIFFERENT_COMPOUND,
MF_MSG_HUGE,
MF_MSG_FREE_HUGE,
+ MF_MSG_GET_HWPOISON,
MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED,
MF_MSG_DIRTY_SWAPCACHE,
MF_MSG_CLEAN_SWAPCACHE,
@@ -4124,6 +4125,7 @@ enum mf_action_page_type {
MF_MSG_BUDDY,
MF_MSG_DAX,
MF_MSG_UNSPLIT_THP,
+ MF_MSG_ALREADY_POISONED,
MF_MSG_UNKNOWN,
};

diff --git a/include/ras/ras_event.h b/include/ras/ras_event.h
index c011ea236e9b..b3f6832a94fe 100644
--- a/include/ras/ras_event.h
+++ b/include/ras/ras_event.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(aer_event,
EM ( MF_MSG_DIFFERENT_COMPOUND, "different compound page after locking" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_HUGE, "huge page" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_FREE_HUGE, "free huge page" ) \
+ EM ( MF_MSG_GET_HWPOISON, "get hwpoison page" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, "unmapping failed page" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_DIRTY_SWAPCACHE, "dirty swapcache page" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_CLEAN_SWAPCACHE, "clean swapcache page" ) \
@@ -373,6 +374,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(aer_event,
EM ( MF_MSG_BUDDY, "free buddy page" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_DAX, "dax page" ) \
EM ( MF_MSG_UNSPLIT_THP, "unsplit thp" ) \
+ EM ( MF_MSG_ALREADY_POISONED, "already poisoned" ) \
EMe ( MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, "unknown page" )

/*
diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index 739311e121af..1e22d73c9329 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -879,6 +879,28 @@ static int kill_accessing_process(struct task_struct *p, unsigned long pfn,
return ret > 0 ? -EHWPOISON : -EFAULT;
}

+/*
+ * MF_IGNORED - The m-f() handler marks the page as PG_hwpoisoned'ed.
+ * But it could not do more to isolate the page from being accessed again,
+ * nor does it kill the process. This is extremely rare and one of the
+ * potential causes is that the page state has been changed due to
+ * underlying race condition. This is the most severe outcomes.
+ *
+ * MF_FAILED - The m-f() handler marks the page as PG_hwpoisoned'ed. It
+ * should have killed the process, but it can't isolate the page, due to
+ * conditions such as extra pin, unmap failure, etc. Accessing the page
+ * again will trigger another MCE and the process will be killed by the
+ * m-f() handler immediately.
+ *
+ * MF_DELAYED - The m-f() handler marks the page as PG_hwpoisoned'ed. The
+ * page is unmapped, but perhaps remains in LRU or file mapping. An attempt
+ * to access the page again will trigger page fault and the PF handler
+ * will kill the process.
+ *
+ * MF_RECOVERED - The m-f() handler marks the page as PG_hwpoisoned'ed.
+ * The page has been completely isolated, that is, unmapped, taken out of
+ * the buddy system, or hole-punnched out of the file mapping.
+ */
static const char *action_name[] = {
[MF_IGNORED] = "Ignored",
[MF_FAILED] = "Failed",
@@ -893,6 +915,7 @@ static const char * const action_page_types[] = {
[MF_MSG_DIFFERENT_COMPOUND] = "different compound page after locking",
[MF_MSG_HUGE] = "huge page",
[MF_MSG_FREE_HUGE] = "free huge page",
+ [MF_MSG_GET_HWPOISON] = "get hwpoison page",
[MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED] = "unmapping failed page",
[MF_MSG_DIRTY_SWAPCACHE] = "dirty swapcache page",
[MF_MSG_CLEAN_SWAPCACHE] = "clean swapcache page",
@@ -906,6 +929,7 @@ static const char * const action_page_types[] = {
[MF_MSG_BUDDY] = "free buddy page",
[MF_MSG_DAX] = "dax page",
[MF_MSG_UNSPLIT_THP] = "unsplit thp",
+ [MF_MSG_ALREADY_POISONED] = "already poisoned",
[MF_MSG_UNKNOWN] = "unknown page",
};

@@ -1013,12 +1037,13 @@ static int me_kernel(struct page_state *ps, struct page *p)

/*
* Page in unknown state. Do nothing.
+ * This is a catch-all in case we fail to make sense of the page state.
*/
static int me_unknown(struct page_state *ps, struct page *p)
{
pr_err("%#lx: Unknown page state\n", page_to_pfn(p));
unlock_page(p);
- return MF_FAILED;
+ return MF_IGNORED;
}

/*
@@ -2055,6 +2080,8 @@ static int try_memory_failure_hugetlb(unsigned long pfn, int flags, int *hugetlb
if (flags & MF_ACTION_REQUIRED) {
folio = page_folio(p);
res = kill_accessing_process(current, folio_pfn(folio), flags);
+ action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_ALREADY_POISONED, MF_FAILED);
+ return res;
}
return res;
} else if (res == -EBUSY) {
@@ -2062,7 +2089,7 @@ static int try_memory_failure_hugetlb(unsigned long pfn, int flags, int *hugetlb
flags |= MF_NO_RETRY;
goto retry;
}
- return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, MF_IGNORED);
+ return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_GET_HWPOISON, MF_IGNORED);
}

folio = page_folio(p);
@@ -2097,7 +2124,7 @@ static int try_memory_failure_hugetlb(unsigned long pfn, int flags, int *hugetlb

if (!hwpoison_user_mappings(folio, p, pfn, flags)) {
folio_unlock(folio);
- return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_IGNORED);
+ return action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_FAILED);
}

return identify_page_state(pfn, p, page_flags);
@@ -2231,6 +2258,7 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int flags)
res = kill_accessing_process(current, pfn, flags);
if (flags & MF_COUNT_INCREASED)
put_page(p);
+ action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_ALREADY_POISONED, MF_FAILED);
goto unlock_mutex;
}

@@ -2267,7 +2295,7 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int flags)
}
goto unlock_mutex;
} else if (res < 0) {
- res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNKNOWN, MF_IGNORED);
+ res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_GET_HWPOISON, MF_IGNORED);
goto unlock_mutex;
}
}
@@ -2363,7 +2391,7 @@ int memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int flags)
* Abort on fail: __filemap_remove_folio() assumes unmapped page.
*/
if (!hwpoison_user_mappings(folio, p, pfn, flags)) {
- res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_IGNORED);
+ res = action_result(pfn, MF_MSG_UNMAP_FAILED, MF_FAILED);
goto unlock_page;
}

--
2.39.3