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memcg: avoid deadlock between move charge and try_charge() 

__mem_cgroup_try_charge() can be called under down_write(&mmap_sem)(e.g.
mlock does it). This means it can cause deadlock if it races with move charge:

Ex.1)
                move charge             |        try charge
  --------------------------------------+------------------------------
    mem_cgroup_can_attach()             |  down_write(&mmap_sem)
      mc.moving_task = current          |    ..
      mem_cgroup_precharge_mc()         |  __mem_cgroup_try_charge()
        mem_cgroup_count_precharge()    |    prepare_to_wait()
          down_read(&mmap_sem)          |    if (mc.moving_task)
          -> cannot aquire the lock     |    -> true
                                        |      schedule()

Ex.2)
                move charge             |        try charge
  --------------------------------------+------------------------------
    mem_cgroup_can_attach()             |
      mc.moving_task = current          |
      mem_cgroup_precharge_mc()         |
        mem_cgroup_count_precharge()    |
          down_read(&mmap_sem)          |
          ..                            |
          up_read(&mmap_sem)            |
                                        |  down_write(&mmap_sem)
    mem_cgroup_move_task()              |    ..
      mem_cgroup_move_charge()          |  __mem_cgroup_try_charge()
        down_read(&mmap_sem)            |    prepare_to_wait()
        -> cannot aquire the lock       |    if (mc.moving_task)
                                        |    -> true
                                        |      schedule()

To avoid this deadlock, we do all the move charge works (both can_attach() and
attach()) under one mmap_sem section.
And after this patch, we set/clear mc.moving_task outside mc.lock, because we
use the lock only to check mc.from/to.

Signed-off-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Acked-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Daisuke Nishimura 2010-11-24 12:57:06 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 11e7946f19
commit b1dd693e5b
1 changed files with 26 additions and 17 deletions
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mm/memcontrol.c
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@ -278,13 +278,14 @@ enum move_type {
/* "mc" and its members are protected by cgroup_mutex */
static struct move_charge_struct {
spinlock_t lock; /* for from, to, moving_task */
spinlock_t lock; /* for from, to */
struct mem_cgroup *from;
struct mem_cgroup *to;
unsigned long precharge;
unsigned long moved_charge;
unsigned long moved_swap;
struct task_struct *moving_task; /* a task moving charges */
struct mm_struct *mm;
wait_queue_head_t waitq; /* a waitq for other context */
} mc = {
.lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(mc.lock),
@ -4631,7 +4632,7 @@ static unsigned long mem_cgroup_count_precharge(struct mm_struct *mm)
unsigned long precharge;
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
/* We've already held the mmap_sem */
for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
struct mm_walk mem_cgroup_count_precharge_walk = {
.pmd_entry = mem_cgroup_count_precharge_pte_range,
@ -4643,7 +4644,6 @@ static unsigned long mem_cgroup_count_precharge(struct mm_struct *mm)
walk_page_range(vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end,
&mem_cgroup_count_precharge_walk);
}
up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
precharge = mc.precharge;
mc.precharge = 0;
@ -4694,11 +4694,16 @@ static void mem_cgroup_clear_mc(void)
mc.moved_swap = 0;
}
if (mc.mm) {
up_read(&mc.mm->mmap_sem);
mmput(mc.mm);
}
spin_lock(&mc.lock);
mc.from = NULL;
mc.to = NULL;
mc.moving_task = NULL;
spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
mc.moving_task = NULL;
mc.mm = NULL;
mem_cgroup_end_move(from);
memcg_oom_recover(from);
memcg_oom_recover(to);
@ -4724,12 +4729,21 @@ static int mem_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
return 0;
/* We move charges only when we move a owner of the mm */
if (mm->owner == p) {
/*
* We do all the move charge works under one mmap_sem to
* avoid deadlock with down_write(&mmap_sem)
* -> try_charge() -> if (mc.moving_task) -> sleep.
*/
down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.from);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.to);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.precharge);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.moved_charge);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.moved_swap);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.moving_task);
VM_BUG_ON(mc.mm);
mem_cgroup_start_move(from);
spin_lock(&mc.lock);
mc.from = from;
@ -4737,14 +4751,16 @@ static int mem_cgroup_can_attach(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
mc.precharge = 0;
mc.moved_charge = 0;
mc.moved_swap = 0;
mc.moving_task = current;
spin_unlock(&mc.lock);
mc.moving_task = current;
mc.mm = mm;
ret = mem_cgroup_precharge_mc(mm);
if (ret)
mem_cgroup_clear_mc();
}
mmput(mm);
/* We call up_read() and mmput() in clear_mc(). */
} else
mmput(mm);
}
return ret;
}
@ -4832,7 +4848,7 @@ static void mem_cgroup_move_charge(struct mm_struct *mm)
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
lru_add_drain_all();
down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
/* We've already held the mmap_sem */
for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
int ret;
struct mm_walk mem_cgroup_move_charge_walk = {
@ -4851,7 +4867,6 @@ static void mem_cgroup_move_charge(struct mm_struct *mm)
*/
break;
}
up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
}
static void mem_cgroup_move_task(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
@ -4860,17 +4875,11 @@ static void mem_cgroup_move_task(struct cgroup_subsys *ss,
struct task_struct *p,
bool threadgroup)
{
struct mm_struct *mm;
if (!mc.to)
if (!mc.mm)
/* no need to move charge */
return;
mm = get_task_mm(p);
if (mm) {
mem_cgroup_move_charge(mm);
mmput(mm);
}
mem_cgroup_move_charge(mc.mm);
mem_cgroup_clear_mc();
}
#else /* !CONFIG_MMU */