[PATCH 2/2] mm: wrap non-atomic page flag ops in RCU for HWPoison safety
From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Sun Jun 28 2026 - 17:47:03 EST
Wrap all non-atomic page flag operations in rcu_read_lock/rcu_read_unlock
so that synchronize_rcu() in memory_failure() can drain in-flight
callers. This completes the RCU-based protection introduced in the
previous patch.
Add hwpoison_safe_set_bit/clear_bit wrappers in page-flags.h that
bracket __set_bit/__clear_bit with rcu_read_lock/rcu_read_unlock.
Convert all __SETPAGEFLAG/__CLEARPAGEFLAG macros and direct flag
manipulation sites (page_alloc.c, huge_memory.c, memremap.c,
mm_init.c, slub.c, mm.h) to use these wrappers.
For batched flag clearing paths (page_alloc.c order > 0), use
hwpoison_rcu_lock/unlock around the entire loop rather than
per-operation locking.
When !CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE, all wrappers compile to the bare
operations with no overhead.
Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-6
Assisted-by: Cursor:gpt-5.4-xhigh-fast
---
include/linux/mm.h | 7 ++++
include/linux/page-flags.h | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
mm/huge_memory.c | 2 +
mm/memremap.c | 6 ++-
mm/mm_init.c | 2 +
mm/page_alloc.c | 4 ++
mm/slub.c | 2 +-
7 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 06bbe9eba636..d52a5e90cad6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2341,6 +2341,7 @@ static inline int folio_last_cpupid(struct folio *folio)
int folio_xchg_last_cpupid(struct folio *folio, int cpupid);
+/* Caller must hold hwpoison_rcu_lock() */
static inline void page_cpupid_reset_last(struct page *page)
{
page->flags.f |= LAST_CPUPID_MASK << LAST_CPUPID_PGSHIFT;
@@ -2503,8 +2504,10 @@ static inline struct zone *folio_zone(const struct folio *folio)
#ifdef SECTION_IN_PAGE_FLAGS
static inline void set_page_section(struct page *page, unsigned long section)
{
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page->flags.f &= ~(SECTIONS_MASK << SECTIONS_PGSHIFT);
page->flags.f |= (section & SECTIONS_MASK) << SECTIONS_PGSHIFT;
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&page->flags.f);
}
static inline unsigned long memdesc_section(memdesc_flags_t mdf)
@@ -2719,14 +2722,18 @@ static inline bool folio_is_longterm_pinnable(struct folio *folio)
static inline void set_page_zone(struct page *page, enum zone_type zone)
{
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page->flags.f &= ~(ZONES_MASK << ZONES_PGSHIFT);
page->flags.f |= (zone & ZONES_MASK) << ZONES_PGSHIFT;
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&page->flags.f);
}
static inline void set_page_node(struct page *page, unsigned long node)
{
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page->flags.f &= ~(NODES_MASK << NODES_PGSHIFT);
page->flags.f |= (node & NODES_MASK) << NODES_PGSHIFT;
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&page->flags.f);
}
static inline void set_page_links(struct page *page, enum zone_type zone,
diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 7223f6f4e2b4..25eb5a77c92f 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/bug.h>
#include <linux/mmdebug.h>
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
#ifndef __GENERATING_BOUNDS_H
#include <linux/mm_types.h>
#include <generated/bounds.h>
@@ -404,6 +405,68 @@ static unsigned long *folio_flags(struct folio *folio, unsigned n)
#define FOLIO_HEAD_PAGE 0
#define FOLIO_SECOND_PAGE 1
+/*
+ * Non-atomic page flag operations (__set_bit, __clear_bit, flags &= ~mask)
+ * can race with atomic TestSetPageHWPoison() in memory_failure().
+ * Wrap non-atomic ops in rcu_read_lock/rcu_read_unlock so that
+ * synchronize_rcu() in memory_failure() drains in-flight callers.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE
+static __always_inline void
+hwpoison_safe_set_bit(unsigned long nr, unsigned long *addr)
+{
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ __set_bit(nr, addr);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static __always_inline void
+hwpoison_safe_clear_bit(unsigned long nr, unsigned long *addr)
+{
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ __clear_bit(nr, addr);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static __always_inline void hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(unsigned long *addr)
+{
+ rcu_read_lock();
+}
+
+static __always_inline void hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(unsigned long *addr)
+{
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+static __always_inline void hwpoison_rcu_lock(void)
+{
+ rcu_read_lock();
+}
+
+static __always_inline void hwpoison_rcu_unlock(void)
+{
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_MEMORY_FAILURE */
+static inline void
+hwpoison_safe_set_bit(unsigned long nr, unsigned long *addr)
+{
+ __set_bit(nr, addr);
+}
+
+static inline void
+hwpoison_safe_clear_bit(unsigned long nr, unsigned long *addr)
+{
+ __clear_bit(nr, addr);
+}
+
+static inline void hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(unsigned long *addr) { }
+static inline void hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(unsigned long *addr) { }
+static inline void hwpoison_rcu_lock(void) { }
+static inline void hwpoison_rcu_unlock(void) { }
+#endif
+
/*
* Macros to create function definitions for page flags
*/
@@ -421,11 +484,11 @@ static __always_inline void folio_clear_##name(struct folio *folio) \
#define __FOLIO_SET_FLAG(name, page) \
static __always_inline void __folio_set_##name(struct folio *folio) \
-{ __set_bit(PG_##name, folio_flags(folio, page)); }
+{ hwpoison_safe_set_bit(PG_##name, folio_flags(folio, page)); }
#define __FOLIO_CLEAR_FLAG(name, page) \
static __always_inline void __folio_clear_##name(struct folio *folio) \
-{ __clear_bit(PG_##name, folio_flags(folio, page)); }
+{ hwpoison_safe_clear_bit(PG_##name, folio_flags(folio, page)); }
#define FOLIO_TEST_SET_FLAG(name, page) \
static __always_inline bool folio_test_set_##name(struct folio *folio) \
@@ -458,12 +521,12 @@ static __always_inline void ClearPage##uname(struct page *page) \
#define __SETPAGEFLAG(uname, lname, policy) \
__FOLIO_SET_FLAG(lname, FOLIO_##policy) \
static __always_inline void __SetPage##uname(struct page *page) \
-{ __set_bit(PG_##lname, &policy(page, 1)->flags.f); }
+{ hwpoison_safe_set_bit(PG_##lname, &policy(page, 1)->flags.f); }
#define __CLEARPAGEFLAG(uname, lname, policy) \
__FOLIO_CLEAR_FLAG(lname, FOLIO_##policy) \
static __always_inline void __ClearPage##uname(struct page *page) \
-{ __clear_bit(PG_##lname, &policy(page, 1)->flags.f); }
+{ hwpoison_safe_clear_bit(PG_##lname, &policy(page, 1)->flags.f); }
#define TESTSETFLAG(uname, lname, policy) \
FOLIO_TEST_SET_FLAG(lname, FOLIO_##policy) \
@@ -806,7 +869,7 @@ static inline bool PageUptodate(const struct page *page)
static __always_inline void __folio_mark_uptodate(struct folio *folio)
{
smp_wmb();
- __set_bit(PG_uptodate, folio_flags(folio, 0));
+ hwpoison_safe_set_bit(PG_uptodate, folio_flags(folio, 0));
}
static __always_inline void folio_mark_uptodate(struct folio *folio)
@@ -1166,6 +1229,14 @@ static __always_inline void ClearPageAnonExclusive(struct page *page)
}
static __always_inline void __ClearPageAnonExclusive(struct page *page)
+{
+ VM_BUG_ON_PGFLAGS(!PageAnon(page), page);
+ VM_BUG_ON_PGFLAGS(PageHuge(page) && !PageHead(page), page);
+ hwpoison_safe_clear_bit(PG_anon_exclusive, &PF_ANY(page, 1)->flags.f);
+}
+
+/* Caller must hold hwpoison_rcu_lock() */
+static __always_inline void ___ClearPageAnonExclusive(struct page *page)
{
VM_BUG_ON_PGFLAGS(!PageAnon(page), page);
VM_BUG_ON_PGFLAGS(PageHuge(page) && !PageHead(page), page);
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 970e077019b7..99f600459964 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3624,6 +3624,7 @@ static void __split_folio_to_order(struct folio *folio, int old_order,
* unreferenced sub-pages of an anonymous THP: we can simply drop
* PG_anon_exclusive (-> PG_mappedtodisk) for these here.
*/
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&new_folio->flags.f);
new_folio->flags.f &= ~PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_PREP;
new_folio->flags.f |= (folio->flags.f &
((1L << PG_referenced) |
@@ -3643,6 +3644,7 @@ static void __split_folio_to_order(struct folio *folio, int old_order,
#endif
(1L << PG_dirty) |
LRU_GEN_MASK | LRU_REFS_MASK));
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&new_folio->flags.f);
if (handle_hwpoison &&
page_range_has_hwpoisoned(new_head, new_nr_pages))
diff --git a/mm/memremap.c b/mm/memremap.c
index 053842d45cb1..5c769dc4930c 100644
--- a/mm/memremap.c
+++ b/mm/memremap.c
@@ -425,8 +425,10 @@ void free_zone_device_folio(struct folio *folio)
mem_cgroup_uncharge(folio);
if (folio_test_anon(folio)) {
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock();
for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
- __ClearPageAnonExclusive(folio_page(folio, i));
+ ___ClearPageAnonExclusive(folio_page(folio, i));
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock();
}
/*
@@ -494,7 +496,9 @@ void zone_device_page_init(struct page *page, struct dev_pagemap *pgmap,
* blindly clear bits which could have set my order field here,
* including page head.
*/
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&new_page->flags.f);
new_page->flags.f &= ~0xffUL; /* Clear possible order, page head */
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&new_page->flags.f);
#ifdef NR_PAGES_IN_LARGE_FOLIO
/*
diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
index f9f8e1af921c..881574dd14da 100644
--- a/mm/mm_init.c
+++ b/mm/mm_init.c
@@ -596,7 +596,9 @@ void __meminit __init_single_page(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
set_page_links(page, zone, nid, pfn);
init_page_count(page);
atomic_set(&page->_mapcount, -1);
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page_cpupid_reset_last(page);
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page_kasan_tag_reset(page);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&page->lru);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index d49c254174da..60a4697ecb9a 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ __always_inline bool __free_pages_prepare(struct page *page,
if (unlikely(order)) {
int i;
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock();
if (compound) {
page[1].flags.f &= ~PAGE_FLAGS_SECOND;
#ifdef NR_PAGES_IN_LARGE_FOLIO
@@ -1375,6 +1376,7 @@ __always_inline bool __free_pages_prepare(struct page *page,
}
(page + i)->flags.f &= ~PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_PREP;
}
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock();
}
if (folio_test_anon(folio)) {
mod_mthp_stat(order, MTHP_STAT_NR_ANON, -1);
@@ -1391,8 +1393,10 @@ __always_inline bool __free_pages_prepare(struct page *page,
return false;
}
+ hwpoison_rcu_lock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page_cpupid_reset_last(page);
page->flags.f &= ~PAGE_FLAGS_CHECK_AT_PREP;
+ hwpoison_rcu_unlock_flags(&page->flags.f);
page->private = 0;
reset_page_owner(page, order);
page_table_check_free(page, order);
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index a2bf3756ca7d..fdfb3019b562 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static inline void slab_set_pfmemalloc(struct slab *slab)
static inline void __slab_clear_pfmemalloc(struct slab *slab)
{
- __clear_bit(SL_pfmemalloc, &slab->flags.f);
+ hwpoison_safe_clear_bit(SL_pfmemalloc, &slab->flags.f);
}
/*
--
MST