Re: [PATCH v4 14/21] mm/mmap: Avoid zeroing vma tree in mmap_region()

From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Thu Jul 11 2024 - 12:08:24 EST


* Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> [240711 11:25]:
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 03:22:43PM GMT, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> > From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Instead of zeroing the vma tree and then overwriting the area, let the
> > area be overwritten and then clean up the gathered vmas using
> > vms_complete_munmap_vmas().
> >
> > If a driver is mapping over an existing vma, then clear the ptes before
> > the call_mmap() invocation. This is done using the vms_clear_ptes()
> > helper.
> >
> > Temporarily keep track of the number of pages that will be removed and
> > reduce the charged amount.
> >
> > This also drops the validate_mm() call in the vma_expand() function.
> > It is necessary to drop the validate as it would fail since the mm
> > map_count would be incorrect during a vma expansion, prior to the
> > cleanup from vms_complete_munmap_vmas().
> >
> > Clean up the error handing of the vms_gather_munmap_vmas() by calling
> > the verification within the function.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > mm/internal.h | 1 +
> > mm/mmap.c | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> > 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
> > index 11e90c6e5a3e..dd4eede1be0f 100644
> > --- a/mm/internal.h
> > +++ b/mm/internal.h
> > @@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ struct vma_munmap_struct {
> > unsigned long stack_vm;
> > unsigned long data_vm;
> > bool unlock; /* Unlock after the munmap */
> > + bool clear_ptes; /* If there are outstanding PTE to be cleared */
> > };
> >
> > void __meminit __init_single_page(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
> > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> > index 870c2d04ad6b..58cf42e22bfe 100644
> > --- a/mm/mmap.c
> > +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> > @@ -401,17 +401,21 @@ anon_vma_interval_tree_post_update_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> > }
> >
> > static unsigned long count_vma_pages_range(struct mm_struct *mm,
> > - unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
> > + unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
> > + unsigned long *nr_accounted)
> > {
> > VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, addr);
> > struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> > unsigned long nr_pages = 0;
> >
> > + *nr_accounted = 0;
> > for_each_vma_range(vmi, vma, end) {
> > unsigned long vm_start = max(addr, vma->vm_start);
> > unsigned long vm_end = min(end, vma->vm_end);
> >
> > nr_pages += PHYS_PFN(vm_end - vm_start);
> > + if (vma->vm_flags & VM_ACCOUNT)
> > + *nr_accounted += PHYS_PFN(vm_end - vm_start);
> > }
> >
> > return nr_pages;
> > @@ -524,6 +528,7 @@ static inline void init_vma_munmap(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > vms->exec_vm = vms->stack_vm = vms->data_vm = 0;
> > vms->unmap_start = FIRST_USER_ADDRESS;
> > vms->unmap_end = USER_PGTABLES_CEILING;
> > + vms->clear_ptes = false; /* No PTEs to clear yet */
> > }
> >
> > /*
> > @@ -732,7 +737,6 @@ int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > vma_iter_store(vmi, vma);
> >
> > vma_complete(&vp, vmi, vma->vm_mm);
> > - validate_mm(vma->vm_mm);
> > return 0;
> >
> > nomem:
> > @@ -2606,11 +2610,14 @@ static inline void abort_munmap_vmas(struct ma_state *mas_detach)
> > }
> >
> >
> > -static void vms_complete_pte_clear(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > +static inline void vms_clear_ptes(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > struct ma_state *mas_detach, bool mm_wr_locked)
> > {
> > struct mmu_gather tlb;
> >
> > + if (!vms->clear_ptes) /* Nothing to do */
> > + return;
> > +
> > /*
> > * We can free page tables without write-locking mmap_lock because VMAs
> > * were isolated before we downgraded mmap_lock.
> > @@ -2624,6 +2631,7 @@ static void vms_complete_pte_clear(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > /* start and end may be different if there is no prev or next vma. */
> > free_pgtables(&tlb, mas_detach, vms->vma, vms->unmap_start, vms->unmap_end, mm_wr_locked);
> > tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
> > + vms->clear_ptes = false;
> > }
> >
> > /*
> > @@ -2647,7 +2655,7 @@ static void vms_complete_munmap_vmas(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > if (vms->unlock)
> > mmap_write_downgrade(mm);
> >
> > - vms_complete_pte_clear(vms, mas_detach, !vms->unlock);
> > + vms_clear_ptes(vms, mas_detach, !vms->unlock);
> > /* Update high watermark before we lower total_vm */
> > update_hiwater_vm(mm);
> > /* Stat accounting */
> > @@ -2799,6 +2807,9 @@ static int vms_gather_munmap_vmas(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > while (vma_iter_addr(vms->vmi) > vms->start)
> > vma_iter_prev_range(vms->vmi);
> >
> > + /* There are now PTEs that need to be cleared */
> > + vms->clear_ptes = true;
> > +
> > return 0;
> >
> > userfaultfd_error:
> > @@ -2807,6 +2818,7 @@ static int vms_gather_munmap_vmas(struct vma_munmap_struct *vms,
> > abort_munmap_vmas(mas_detach);
> > start_split_failed:
> > map_count_exceeded:
> > + validate_mm(vms->mm);
>
> I'm guessing here we know it's safe to validate?

verification in the gather state is always safe - we haven't changed the
tree or a vma yet.

>
> > return error;
> > }
> >
> > @@ -2851,8 +2863,8 @@ do_vmi_align_munmap(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> >
> > clear_tree_failed:
> > abort_munmap_vmas(&mas_detach);
> > -gather_failed:
> > validate_mm(mm);
>
> Additionally I imagine the gathering failing results in the tree being unable to
> be validated?

It is safe, but if it's here then it doesn't need to be above

>
> > +gather_failed:
> > return error;
> > }
> >
> > @@ -2940,24 +2952,19 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > unsigned long merge_start = addr, merge_end = end;
> > bool writable_file_mapping = false;
> > pgoff_t vm_pgoff;
> > - int error;
> > + int error = -ENOMEM;
> > VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, addr);
> > + unsigned long nr_pages, nr_accounted;
> >
> > - /* Check against address space limit. */
> > - if (!may_expand_vm(mm, vm_flags, len >> PAGE_SHIFT)) {
> > - unsigned long nr_pages;
> > -
> > - /*
> > - * MAP_FIXED may remove pages of mappings that intersects with
> > - * requested mapping. Account for the pages it would unmap.
> > - */
> > - nr_pages = count_vma_pages_range(mm, addr, end);
> > -
> > - if (!may_expand_vm(mm, vm_flags,
> > - (len >> PAGE_SHIFT) - nr_pages))
> > - return -ENOMEM;
> > - }
> > + nr_pages = count_vma_pages_range(mm, addr, end, &nr_accounted);
> >
> > + /*
> > + * Check against address space limit.
> > + * MAP_FIXED may remove pages of mappings that intersects with requested
> > + * mapping. Account for the pages it would unmap.
> > + */
> > + if (!may_expand_vm(mm, vm_flags, (len >> PAGE_SHIFT) - nr_pages))
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > if (unlikely(!can_modify_mm(mm, addr, end)))
> > return -EPERM;
> > @@ -2974,18 +2981,13 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > mas_init(&mas_detach, &mt_detach, /* addr = */ 0);
> > /* Prepare to unmap any existing mapping in the area */
> > if (vms_gather_munmap_vmas(&vms, &mas_detach))
> > - goto gather_failed;
> > -
> > - /* Remove any existing mappings from the vma tree */
> > - if (vma_iter_clear_gfp(&vmi, addr, end, GFP_KERNEL))
> > - goto clear_tree_failed;
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > - /* Unmap any existing mapping in the area */
> > - vms_complete_munmap_vmas(&vms, &mas_detach);
> > next = vms.next;
> > prev = vms.prev;
> > vma = NULL;
> > } else {
> > + /* Minimal setup of vms */
>
> Nit, but is this valid now we use the init function unconditionally?

Yes, that needs to be dropped, thanks.

>
> > next = vma_next(&vmi);
> > prev = vma_prev(&vmi);
> > if (prev)
> > @@ -2997,8 +2999,10 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > */
> > if (accountable_mapping(file, vm_flags)) {
> > charged = len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > + charged -= nr_accounted;
> > if (security_vm_enough_memory_mm(mm, charged))
> > - return -ENOMEM;
> > + goto abort_munmap;
> > + vms.nr_accounted = 0;
> > vm_flags |= VM_ACCOUNT;
> > }
> >
> > @@ -3047,10 +3051,8 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > * not unmapped, but the maps are removed from the list.
> > */
> > vma = vm_area_alloc(mm);
> > - if (!vma) {
> > - error = -ENOMEM;
> > + if (!vma)
> > goto unacct_error;
> > - }
> >
> > vma_iter_config(&vmi, addr, end);
> > vma_set_range(vma, addr, end, pgoff);
> > @@ -3059,6 +3061,8 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> >
> > if (file) {
> > vma->vm_file = get_file(file);
> > + /* call_mmap() may map PTE, so ensure there are no existing PTEs */
> > + vms_clear_ptes(&vms, &mas_detach, true);
> > error = call_mmap(file, vma);
> > if (error)
> > goto unmap_and_free_vma;
> > @@ -3149,6 +3153,10 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > expanded:
> > perf_event_mmap(vma);
> >
> > + /* Unmap any existing mapping in the area */
> > + if (vms.nr_pages)
> > + vms_complete_munmap_vmas(&vms, &mas_detach);
> > +
> > vm_stat_account(mm, vm_flags, len >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> > if (vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
> > if ((vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL) || vma_is_dax(vma) ||
> > @@ -3196,14 +3204,12 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> > unacct_error:
> > if (charged)
> > vm_unacct_memory(charged);
> > - validate_mm(mm);
> > - return error;
> >
> > -clear_tree_failed:
> > - abort_munmap_vmas(&mas_detach);
> > -gather_failed:
> > +abort_munmap:
> > + if (vms.nr_pages)
> > + abort_munmap_vmas(&mas_detach);
> > validate_mm(mm);
> > - return -ENOMEM;
> > + return error;
> > }
> >
> > static int __vm_munmap(unsigned long start, size_t len, bool unlock)
> > --
> > 2.43.0
> >
>
> Other than nits/queries, LGTM:
>
> Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>