0f901dcbc3
KASAN uses different routines to map shadow for hot added memory and
memory obtained in boot process. Attempt to offline memory onlined by
normal boot process leads to this:
Trying to vfree() nonexistent vm area (000000005d3b34b9)
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 13215 at mm/vmalloc.c:1525 __vunmap+0x147/0x190
Call Trace:
kasan_mem_notifier+0xad/0xb9
notifier_call_chain+0x166/0x260
__blocking_notifier_call_chain+0xdb/0x140
__offline_pages+0x96a/0xb10
memory_subsys_offline+0x76/0xc0
device_offline+0xb8/0x120
store_mem_state+0xfa/0x120
kernfs_fop_write+0x1d5/0x320
__vfs_write+0xd4/0x530
vfs_write+0x105/0x340
SyS_write+0xb0/0x140
Obviously we can't call vfree() to free memory that wasn't allocated via
vmalloc(). Use find_vm_area() to see if we can call vfree().
Unfortunately it's a bit tricky to properly unmap and free shadow
allocated during boot, so we'll have to keep it. If memory will come
online again that shadow will be reused.
Matthew asked: how can you call vfree() on something that isn't a
vmalloc address?
vfree() is able to free any address returned by
__vmalloc_node_range(). And __vmalloc_node_range() gives you any
address you ask. It doesn't have to be an address in [VMALLOC_START,
VMALLOC_END] range.
That's also how the module_alloc()/module_memfree() works on
architectures that have designated area for modules.
[aryabinin@virtuozzo.com: improve comments]
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/dabee6ab-3a7a-51cd-3b86-5468718e0390@virtuozzo.com
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix typos, reflow comment]
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180201163349.8700-1-aryabinin@virtuozzo.com
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README
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.