[PATCH for-next-fixes v2 2/5] mm/slab: handle allow_spin in slab_free_hook() instead of open coding
From: Harry Yoo (Meta)
Date: Tue Nov 03 2026 - 12:27:58 EST
kfree_nolock() deliberately skips slab free hooks that should not be
called in unknown context. However, there is one more place that
needs the same thing: memcg_alloc_abort_single().
Instead of open coding slab_free_hook(), let it handle the allow_spin
parameter. This is required to correctly handle allocation failures due
to memcg charging.
There are two functional changes from this.
First, memcg_alloc_abort_single() -> slab_free_hook() path no longer
calls free hooks that acquire spinlocks if !allow_spin.
Second, kfree_nolock() now follows init_on_free which has been ignored.
Besides that, no functional change intended.
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/asiSUpAYYU8Od4HM@xxxxxxxxx
Fixes: af92793e52c3 ("slab: Introduce kmalloc_nolock() and kfree_nolock().")
Signed-off-by: Harry Yoo (Meta) <harry@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/slub.c | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 45e077c7526c..36e7bb93418a 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2686,41 +2686,54 @@ struct rcu_delayed_free {
* - memcg_slab_post_alloc_hook()
* - alloc_tagging_slab_alloc_hook()
*
+ * slab_free_hook() assumes that memcg_slab_free_hook() and
+ * alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook() are already invoked.
+ *
* Free hooks that must handle missing corresponding alloc hooks:
* - kmemleak_free_recursive()
* - kfence_free()
*
- * Free hooks that have no alloc hook counterpart, and thus safe to call:
+ * Free hooks that have no alloc hook counterpart:
* - debug_check_no_locks_freed()
* - debug_check_no_obj_freed()
* - __kcsan_check_access()
*/
static __always_inline
bool slab_free_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void *x, bool init,
- bool after_rcu_delay)
+ bool after_rcu_delay, bool allow_spin)
{
/* Are the object contents still accessible? */
bool still_accessible = (s->flags & SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU) && !after_rcu_delay;
- kmemleak_free_recursive(x, s->flags);
kmsan_slab_free(s, x);
- debug_check_no_locks_freed(x, s->object_size);
+ /* Hooks that acquire locks or kmalloc_nolock() skips alloc hook counterpart */
+ if (likely(allow_spin)) {
+ kmemleak_free_recursive(x, s->flags);
+ debug_check_no_locks_freed(x, s->object_size);
- if (!(s->flags & SLAB_DEBUG_OBJECTS))
- debug_check_no_obj_freed(x, s->object_size);
+ if (!(s->flags & SLAB_DEBUG_OBJECTS))
+ debug_check_no_obj_freed(x, s->object_size);
- /* Use KCSAN to help debug racy use-after-free. */
- if (!still_accessible)
- __kcsan_check_access(x, s->object_size,
- KCSAN_ACCESS_WRITE | KCSAN_ACCESS_ASSERT);
+ /* Use KCSAN to help debug racy use-after-free. */
+ if (!still_accessible)
+ __kcsan_check_access(x, s->object_size,
+ KCSAN_ACCESS_WRITE | KCSAN_ACCESS_ASSERT);
- if (kfence_free(x))
- return false;
+ if (kfence_free(x))
+ return false;
+ }
/*
* Give KASAN a chance to notice an invalid free operation before we
* modify the object.
+ *
+ * If KASAN finds a bug it will do kasan_report_invalid_free() which
+ * will call raw_spin_lock_irqsave() which is technically unsafe from
+ * NMI, but take chance and report kernel bug. The sequence of
+ * kasan_report_invalid_free() -> raw_spin_lock_irqsave() -> NMI
+ * -> kfree_nolock() -> kasan_report_invalid_free() on the same CPU
+ * is double buggy and deserves to deadlock.
*/
if (kasan_slab_pre_free(s, x))
return false;
@@ -2729,6 +2742,7 @@ bool slab_free_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void *x, bool init,
if (still_accessible) {
struct rcu_delayed_free *delayed_free;
+ VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!allow_spin);
delayed_free = kmalloc_obj(*delayed_free, GFP_NOWAIT);
if (delayed_free) {
/*
@@ -2776,8 +2790,11 @@ bool slab_free_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void *x, bool init,
set_orig_size(s, x, orig_size);
}
- /* KASAN might put x into memory quarantine, delaying its reuse. */
- return !kasan_slab_free(s, x, init, still_accessible, false);
+ /*
+ * KASAN might put x into memory quarantine, delaying its reuse.
+ * Skip quarantine when spinning is not allowed as it uses a spinlock.
+ */
+ return !kasan_slab_free(s, x, init, still_accessible, !allow_spin);
}
static __fastpath_inline
@@ -2789,9 +2806,10 @@ bool slab_free_freelist_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void **head, void **tail,
void *next = *head;
void *old_tail = *tail;
bool init;
+ bool allow_spin = true;
if (is_kfence_address(next)) {
- slab_free_hook(s, next, false, false);
+ slab_free_hook(s, next, false, false, allow_spin);
return false;
}
@@ -2806,7 +2824,7 @@ bool slab_free_freelist_hook(struct kmem_cache *s, void **head, void **tail,
next = get_freepointer(s, object);
/* If object's reuse doesn't have to be delayed */
- if (likely(slab_free_hook(s, object, init, false))) {
+ if (likely(slab_free_hook(s, object, init, false, allow_spin))) {
/* Move object to the new freelist */
set_freepointer(s, object, *head);
*head = object;
@@ -3031,6 +3049,7 @@ static bool __rcu_free_sheaf_prepare(struct kmem_cache *s,
void **p = &sheaf->objects[0];
unsigned int i = 0;
bool pfmemalloc = false;
+ bool allow_spin = true;
while (i < sheaf->size) {
struct slab *slab = virt_to_slab(p[i]);
@@ -3038,7 +3057,7 @@ static bool __rcu_free_sheaf_prepare(struct kmem_cache *s,
memcg_slab_free_hook(s, slab, p + i, 1);
alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(s, slab, p + i, 1);
- if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, p[i], init, true))) {
+ if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, p[i], init, true, allow_spin))) {
p[i] = p[--sheaf->size];
continue;
}
@@ -6479,6 +6498,7 @@ static void free_to_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, size_t size, void **p)
bool init = slab_want_init_on_free(s);
void **remote_objects = p;
unsigned int remote_nr = 0;
+ bool allow_spin = true;
/*
* Process the free hooks and separate out remote objects by
@@ -6494,7 +6514,7 @@ static void free_to_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, size_t size, void **p)
memcg_slab_free_hook(s, slab, p + i, 1);
alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(s, slab, p + i, 1);
- if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, p[i], init, false))) {
+ if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, p[i], init, false, allow_spin))) {
p[i] = p[--size];
continue;
}
@@ -6624,13 +6644,17 @@ static __fastpath_inline
void slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab, void *object,
unsigned long addr)
{
+ bool allow_spin = true;
+ bool init = slab_want_init_on_free(s);
+
memcg_slab_free_hook(s, slab, &object, 1);
alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(s, slab, &object, 1);
- if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, object, slab_want_init_on_free(s), false)))
+ if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, object, init, false, allow_spin)))
return;
- if (likely(can_free_to_pcs(slab)) && likely(free_to_pcs(s, object, true)))
+ if (likely(can_free_to_pcs(slab)) &&
+ likely(free_to_pcs(s, object, allow_spin)))
return;
__slab_free(s, slab, object, object, 1, addr);
@@ -6643,10 +6667,12 @@ static noinline
void memcg_alloc_abort_single(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object)
{
struct slab *slab = virt_to_slab(object);
+ bool init = slab_want_init_on_free(s);
+ bool allow_spin = true;
alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(s, slab, &object, 1);
- if (likely(slab_free_hook(s, object, slab_want_init_on_free(s), false)))
+ if (likely(slab_free_hook(s, object, init, false, allow_spin)))
__slab_free(s, slab, object, object, 1, _RET_IP_);
}
#endif
@@ -6675,6 +6701,8 @@ static void slab_free_after_rcu_debug(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
void *object = delayed_free->object;
struct slab *slab = virt_to_slab(object);
struct kmem_cache *s;
+ bool allow_spin = true;
+ bool init;
kfree(delayed_free);
@@ -6688,8 +6716,9 @@ static void slab_free_after_rcu_debug(struct rcu_head *rcu_head)
if (WARN_ON(!(s->flags & SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU)))
return;
+ init = slab_want_init_on_free(s);
/* resume freeing */
- if (slab_free_hook(s, object, slab_want_init_on_free(s), true)) {
+ if (slab_free_hook(s, object, init, true, allow_spin)) {
__slab_free(s, slab, object, object, 1, _THIS_IP_);
stat(s, FREE_SLOWPATH);
}
@@ -6938,6 +6967,8 @@ void kfree_nolock(const void *object)
struct slab *slab;
struct kmem_cache *s;
void *x = (void *)object;
+ bool allow_spin = false;
+ bool init;
if (unlikely(ZERO_OR_NULL_PTR(object)))
return;
@@ -6952,33 +6983,10 @@ void kfree_nolock(const void *object)
memcg_slab_free_hook(s, slab, &x, 1);
alloc_tagging_slab_free_hook(s, slab, &x, 1);
- /*
- * Unlike slab_free() do NOT call the following:
- * kmemleak_free_recursive(x, s->flags);
- * debug_check_no_locks_freed(x, s->object_size);
- * debug_check_no_obj_freed(x, s->object_size);
- * __kcsan_check_access(x, s->object_size, ..);
- * kfence_free(x);
- * since they take spinlocks or not safe from any context.
- */
- kmsan_slab_free(s, x);
- /*
- * If KASAN finds a kernel bug it will do kasan_report_invalid_free()
- * which will call raw_spin_lock_irqsave() which is technically
- * unsafe from NMI, but take chance and report kernel bug.
- * The sequence of
- * kasan_report_invalid_free() -> raw_spin_lock_irqsave() -> NMI
- * -> kfree_nolock() -> kasan_report_invalid_free() on the same CPU
- * is double buggy and deserves to deadlock.
- */
- if (kasan_slab_pre_free(s, x))
+
+ init = slab_want_init_on_free(s);
+ if (unlikely(!slab_free_hook(s, x, init, false, allow_spin)))
return;
- /*
- * memcg, kasan_slab_pre_free are done for 'x'.
- * The only thing left is kasan_poison without quarantine,
- * since kasan quarantine takes locks and not supported from NMI.
- */
- kasan_slab_free(s, x, false, false, /* skip quarantine */true);
if (likely(can_free_to_pcs(slab)) && likely(free_to_pcs(s, x, false)))
return;
--
2.54.0