Re: [RFC PATCH 06/19] RDMA/usnic: convert to use vm_account

From: Alistair Popple
Date: Mon Jan 30 2023 - 06:12:34 EST



Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 04:42:35PM +1100, Alistair Popple wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_uiom.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_uiom.c
>> index c301b3b..250276e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_uiom.c
>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_uiom.c
>> @@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ static int usnic_uiom_get_pages(unsigned long addr, size_t size, int writable,
>> struct page **page_list;
>> struct scatterlist *sg;
>> struct usnic_uiom_chunk *chunk;
>> - unsigned long locked;
>> - unsigned long lock_limit;
>> unsigned long cur_base;
>> unsigned long npages;
>> int ret;
>> @@ -123,10 +121,8 @@ static int usnic_uiom_get_pages(unsigned long addr, size_t size, int writable,
>> uiomr->owning_mm = mm = current->mm;
>> mmap_read_lock(mm);
>>
>> - locked = atomic64_add_return(npages, &current->mm->pinned_vm);
>> - lock_limit = rlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>> -
>> - if ((locked > lock_limit) && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK)) {
>> + vm_account_init_current(&uiomr->vm_account);
>> + if (vm_account_pinned(&uiomr->vm_account, npages)) {
>> ret = -ENOMEM;
>> goto out;
>> }
>
> Is this error handling right? This driver tried to avoid the race by
> using atomic64_add_return() but it means that the out label undoes the add:
>
>
>> @@ -178,7 +174,8 @@ static int usnic_uiom_get_pages(unsigned long addr, size_t size, int writable,
>> out:
>> if (ret < 0) {
>> usnic_uiom_put_pages(chunk_list, 0);
>> - atomic64_sub(npages, &current->mm->pinned_vm);
>
> Here
>
>> + vm_unaccount_pinned(&uiomr->vm_account, npages);
>> + vm_account_release(&uiomr->vm_account);
>
> But with the new API we shouldn't call vm_unaccount_pinned() if
> vm_account_pinned() doesn't succeed?

Good point. Will add the following fix:

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int usnic_uiom_get_pages(unsigned long addr, size_t size, int writable,

vm_account_init_current(&uiomr->vm_account);
if (vm_account_pinned(&uiomr->vm_account, npages)) {
+ npages = 0;
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
}

>
> Jason