[PATCH v2] mm/huge_memory: Initialise workingset state before folio split
From: Matt Fleming
Date: Sat Jul 25 2026 - 06:14:55 EST
From: Matt Fleming <mfleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
xas_try_split() adds __GFP_ACCOUNT for page-cache xa_nodes, but
__folio_split() leaves the xa_state's xa_lru unset. That lets a live,
memcg-charged xa_node exist without being linked into the mapping's
shadow_nodes list_lru; when reclaim later walks the list_lru it trips
VM_WARN_ON(!css_is_dying()).
Use mapping_set_update() to install both the workingset update callback
and the shadow_nodes list_lru on the xa_state.
Reported-by: syzbot+c5b060ce82921a2fd500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=c5b060ce82921a2fd500
Fixes: 58729c04cf10 ("mm/huge_memory: add buddy allocator like (non-uniform) folio_split()")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <mfleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Move mapping_set_update() after filemap_release_folio() succeeds.
- Add Zi Yan's Reviewed-by.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20260724195244.3715130-1-matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
---
mm/huge_memory.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index b5d1e9d4463d..4ddbc72e92fd 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -4033,7 +4033,7 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
gfp_t gfp;
mapping = folio->mapping;
- min_order = mapping_min_folio_order(folio->mapping);
+ min_order = mapping_min_folio_order(mapping);
if (new_order < min_order) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out;
@@ -4047,6 +4047,8 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
goto out;
}
+ mapping_set_update(&xas, mapping);
+
if (split_type == SPLIT_TYPE_UNIFORM) {
xas_set_order(&xas, folio->index, new_order);
xas_split_alloc(&xas, folio, old_order, gfp);
--
2.43.0