Re: [PATCH v4 4/6] mm/huge_memory: convert VM_BUG* to VM_WARN* in __folio_split.

From: Lorenzo Stoakes
Date: Fri Jul 18 2025 - 11:06:05 EST


On Thu, Jul 17, 2025 at 10:29:58PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> These VM_BUG* can be handled gracefully without crashing kernel.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>

This LGTM, but obviously this is predicated on David being happy re: his reply
but from my side:

Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> mm/huge_memory.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> index d36f7bdaeb38..d6ff5e8c89d7 100644
> --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> @@ -3601,8 +3601,14 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> pgoff_t end;
> bool is_hzp;
>
> - VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_locked(folio), folio);
> - VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_large(folio), folio);
> + if (!folio_test_locked(folio)) {
> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(1, folio);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
> + if (!folio_test_large(folio)) {
> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(1, folio);
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
>
> if (folio != page_folio(split_at) || folio != page_folio(lock_at))
> return -EINVAL;
> @@ -3766,7 +3772,11 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> }
>
> if (folio_test_swapcache(folio)) {
> - VM_BUG_ON(mapping);
> + if (mapping) {
> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(mapping, folio);
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + goto fail;
> + }
>
> swap_cache = swap_address_space(folio->swap);
> xa_lock(&swap_cache->i_pages);
> --
> 2.47.2
>