Re: [PATCH 2/2] oom_kill: change oom_kill.c to use for_each_thread()

From: Sameer Nanda
Date: Tue Dec 03 2013 - 13:58:10 EST


Thanks for helping get this fixed! Couple of comments below.

On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 1. Change oom_kill.c to use for_each_thread() rather than the racy
> while_each_thread() which can loop forever if we race with exit.
>
> Note also that most users were buggy even if while_each_thread()
> was fine, the task can exit even _before_ rcu_read_lock().
>
> Fortunately the new for_each_thread() only requires the stable
> task_struct, so this change fixes both problems.
>
> 2. At least out_of_memory() calls has_intersects_mems_allowed()
> without even rcu_read_lock(), this is obviously buggy.
>
> Add the necessary rcu_read_lock(). This means that we can not
> simply return from the loop, we need "bool ret" and "break".
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Sameer Nanda <snanda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> mm/oom_kill.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
> 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
> index 1e4a600..47dd4ce 100644
> --- a/mm/oom_kill.c
> +++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
> @@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(zone_scan_lock);
> * shares the same mempolicy nodes as current if it is bound by such a policy
> * and whether or not it has the same set of allowed cpuset nodes.
> */
> -static bool has_intersects_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk,
> +static bool has_intersects_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *start,
Comment block needs to be fixed up due to variable name change from
tsk to start.

> const nodemask_t *mask)
> {
> - struct task_struct *start = tsk;
> + struct task_struct *tsk;
> + bool ret = false;
>
> - do {
> + rcu_read_lock();
> + for_each_thread(start, tsk) {
> if (mask) {
> /*
> * If this is a mempolicy constrained oom, tsk's
> @@ -67,19 +69,20 @@ static bool has_intersects_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk,
> * mempolicy intersects current, otherwise it may be
> * needlessly killed.
> */
> - if (mempolicy_nodemask_intersects(tsk, mask))
> - return true;
> + ret = mempolicy_nodemask_intersects(tsk, mask);
> } else {
> /*
> * This is not a mempolicy constrained oom, so only
> * check the mems of tsk's cpuset.
> */
> - if (cpuset_mems_allowed_intersects(current, tsk))
> - return true;
> + ret = cpuset_mems_allowed_intersects(current, tsk);
> }
> - } while_each_thread(start, tsk);
> + if (ret)
> + break;
> + }
> + rcu_read_unlock();
>
> - return false;
> + return ret;
> }
> #else
> static bool has_intersects_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk,
> @@ -97,14 +100,14 @@ static bool has_intersects_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *tsk,
> */
> struct task_struct *find_lock_task_mm(struct task_struct *p)
> {
> - struct task_struct *t = p;
> + struct task_struct *t;
>
> - do {
> + for_each_thread(p, t) {
> task_lock(t);
> if (likely(t->mm))
> return t;
> task_unlock(t);
> - } while_each_thread(p, t);
> + }
>
> return NULL;
> }
> @@ -301,7 +304,7 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned int *ppoints,
> unsigned long chosen_points = 0;
>
> rcu_read_lock();
> - do_each_thread(g, p) {
> + for_each_process_thread(g, p) {
> unsigned int points;
>
> switch (oom_scan_process_thread(p, totalpages, nodemask,
> @@ -323,7 +326,7 @@ static struct task_struct *select_bad_process(unsigned int *ppoints,
> chosen = p;
> chosen_points = points;
> }
> - } while_each_thread(g, p);
> + }
> if (chosen)
> get_task_struct(chosen);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> @@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ void oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *p, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
> {
> struct task_struct *victim = p;
> struct task_struct *child;
> - struct task_struct *t = p;
> + struct task_struct *t;
> struct mm_struct *mm;
> unsigned int victim_points = 0;
> static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(oom_rs, DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL,
> @@ -437,7 +440,7 @@ void oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *p, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
> * still freeing memory.
> */
> read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
This can be a rcu_read_lock now, I think?

> - do {
> + for_each_thread(p, t) {
> list_for_each_entry(child, &t->children, sibling) {
> unsigned int child_points;
>
> @@ -455,7 +458,7 @@ void oom_kill_process(struct task_struct *p, gfp_t gfp_mask, int order,
> get_task_struct(victim);
> }
> }
> - } while_each_thread(p, t);
> + }
> read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
>
> rcu_read_lock();
> --
> 1.5.5.1
>



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Sameer
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