Re: [PATCH] xen/p2m: Don't call get_balloon_scratch_page() twice,keep interrupts disabled for multicalls

From: Stefano Stabellini
Date: Fri Sep 06 2013 - 11:09:46 EST


On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> m2p_remove_override() calls get_balloon_scratch_page() in
> MULTI_update_va_mapping() even though it already has pointer to this page from
> the earlier call (in scratch_page). This second call doesn't have a matching
> put_balloon_scratch_page() thus not restoring preempt count back. (Also, there
> is no put_balloon_scratch_page() in the error path.)
>
> In addition, the second multicall uses __xen_mc_entry() which does not disable
> interrupts. Rearrange xen_mc_* calls to keep interrupts off while performing
> multicalls.
>
> Signed-off-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


> arch/x86/xen/p2m.c | 10 ++++++----
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c b/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c
> index 0d4ec35..8b901e8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/p2m.c
> @@ -990,10 +990,13 @@ int m2p_remove_override(struct page *page,
> printk(KERN_WARNING "m2p_remove_override: "
> "pfn %lx mfn %lx, failed to modify kernel mappings",
> pfn, mfn);
> + put_balloon_scratch_page();
> return -1;
> }
>
> - mcs = xen_mc_entry(
> + xen_mc_batch();
> +
> + mcs = __xen_mc_entry(
> sizeof(struct gnttab_unmap_and_replace));
> unmap_op = mcs.args;
> unmap_op->host_addr = kmap_op->host_addr;
> @@ -1003,12 +1006,11 @@ int m2p_remove_override(struct page *page,
> MULTI_grant_table_op(mcs.mc,
> GNTTABOP_unmap_and_replace, unmap_op, 1);
>
> - xen_mc_issue(PARAVIRT_LAZY_MMU);
> -
> mcs = __xen_mc_entry(0);
> MULTI_update_va_mapping(mcs.mc, scratch_page_address,
> - pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(get_balloon_scratch_page()),
> + pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(scratch_page),
> PAGE_KERNEL_RO), 0);
> +
> xen_mc_issue(PARAVIRT_LAZY_MMU);
>
> kmap_op->host_addr = 0;
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>
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