Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:44:47 +0900 | From | MinChan Kim <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] fix mlocked page counter mistmatch |
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On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 11:12:37AM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 04, 2009 at 01:44:52AM +0900, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: > > > Hi MinChan, > > > > > > I'm confusing now. > > > Can you teach me? > > > > No problem. :) > > > > > > > > > When I tested following program, I found that mlocked counter > > > > is strange. > > > > It couldn't free some mlocked pages of test program. > > > > It is caused that try_to_unmap_file don't check real > > > > page mapping in vmas. > > > > > > What meanining is "real" page mapping? > > > > What I mean is that if the page is mapped at the vma, > > I call it's "real" page mapping. > > I explain it more detaily below. > > > > > > > > > > > > That's because goal of address_space for file is to find all processes > > > > into which the file's specific interval is mapped. > > > > What I mean is that it's not related page but file's interval. > > > > > > hmmm. No. > > > I ran your reproduce program. > > > > > > two vma pointing the same page cause this leaking. > > > > I don't think so. > > Please confirm by actual machine and kernel. > I confirmed by printk debugging. >
It seems that we have a misundersting. I think you can't understand my point. Sorry for my poor english. You're right and i also already tested it, of course. two vmas point to same address but have a different page due to COW. So, What I mean is that problem is lack of page_check_address. It causes this problem. :)
> > > > iow, any library have .text and .data segment. then the tail of .text > > > and the head of .data vma point the same page. > > > its page was leaked. > > > > > > > > > > Even if the page isn't really mapping at the vma, it returns > > > > SWAP_MLOCK since the vma have VM_LOCKED, then calls > > > > try_to_mlock_page. After all, mlocked counter is increased again. > > > > > > > > COWed anon page in a file-backed vma could be a such case. > > > > This patch resolves it. > > > > > > What meaning is "anon page in a file-backed"? > > > As far as I know, if cow happend on private mapping page, new page is > > > treated truth anon. > > > > > > > vm_area_struct's annotation can explain about your question. > > > > struct vm_area_struct { > > struct mm_struct * vm_mm; /* The address space we belong to. */ > > .... > > .... > > /* > > * A file's MAP_PRIVATE vma can be in both i_mmap tree and anon_vma > > * list, after a COW of one of the file pages. A MAP_SHARED vma > > * can only be in the i_mmap tree. An anonymous MAP_PRIVATE, stack > > * or brk vma (with NULL file) can only be in an anon_vma list. > > */ > > struct list_head anon_vma_node; /* Serialized by anon_vma->lock */ > > struct anon_vma *anon_vma; /* Serialized by page_table_lock */ > > .... > > .... > > } > > > > Let us call it anon page in a file-backed. > > In this case, the new page is mapped at the vma. > > the vma don't include old page any more but i_mmap tree still have > > the vma. > > hmhm. thanks. > my understanding largely improvement. > > I agree page_check_address() checking is necessary. > > > So, the i_mmap tree can have the vma which don't include > > the page if the one is anon page in a file-backed. > > > > This problem is caused by that. > > Is it enough ? > > Could you please teach me why this issue doesn't happend on munlockall()? > your scenario seems to don't depend on exit_mmap().
Good question. It's a different issue. It is related to mmap_sem locking issue.
Actually, I am about to make a patch. But, I can't understand that Why try_do_mlock_page should downgrade mm_sem ? Is it necessary ?
In munlockall path, mmap_sem already is holding in write-mode of mmap_sem. so, try_to_mlock_page always fail to downgrade mmap_sem. It's why it looks like working well about mlocked counter.
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-- Kinds Regards MinChan Kim
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