[PATCH v4] mm: page_alloc: add missing hooks to bulk allocation path
From: Qiqi Liu
Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 06:54:32 EST
The bulk allocation path in alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() currently misses
trace_mm_page_alloc() and kmsan_alloc_page() calls, leaving bulk-allocated
pages invisible to ftrace/BPF/perf and leaving KMSAN shadow memory stale.
Add both calls in the bulk loop to match the standard allocation path,
placing them before set_page_refcounted() for consistency. The gfp mask
passed to kmsan_alloc_page() is stripped of __GFP_RECLAIM because the
bulk loop runs under the PCP spinlock, and KMSAN's stack depot allocation
must not sleep.
Both are no-ops when their respective features are disabled, so there
is no overhead in production kernels.
Suggested-by: Gregory Price <gourry@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Qiqi Liu <liuqiqi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/page_alloc.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 12fac9084c48..eac419eef697 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -5279,6 +5279,8 @@ unsigned long alloc_pages_bulk_noprof(gfp_t gfp, int preferred_nid,
nr_account++;
prep_new_page(page, 0, gfp, ALLOC_DEFAULT);
+ trace_mm_page_alloc(page, 0, gfp, ac.migratetype);
+ kmsan_alloc_page(page, 0, gfp & ~__GFP_RECLAIM);
set_page_refcounted(page);
page_array[nr_populated++] = page;
}
--
2.25.1