2023-11-03 02:25:49

by Mike Kravetz

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: fix null ptr defer in hugetlb_vma_lock_write

On 11/02/23 20:58, Edward Adam Davis wrote:
> When obtaining resv_map from vma, it is necessary to simultaneously determine
> the flag HPAGE_RESV_OWNER of vm_private_data.
> Only when they are met simultaneously, resv_map is valid.

Thanks for looking into this!

The check for HPAGE_RESV_OWNER does 'work'. However, I believe root
cause is this block of code in __unmap_hugepage_range().

/*
* If a reference page is supplied, it is because a specific
* page is being unmapped, not a range. Ensure the page we
* are about to unmap is the actual page of interest.
*/
if (ref_page) {
if (page != ref_page) {
spin_unlock(ptl);
continue;
}
/*
* Mark the VMA as having unmapped its page so that
* future faults in this VMA will fail rather than
* looking like data was lost
*/
set_vma_resv_flags(vma, HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED);
}

In the specific case causing the null-ptr-deref, the resv_map pointer
(vm_private_data) is NULL. So, set_vma_resv_flags() just sets the lower bit.
Because of this, __vma_private_lock returns true.

As mentioned, the check for HPAGE_RESV_OWNER in this patch 'works' because
only the HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED bit is set in vm_private_data.

I was thinking a more explicit check for this 'NULL pointer' with lower
bits set could be made in __vma_private_lock. Below is something I put
together. I just open coded the check for 'NULL pointer' instead of
moving a bunch of code to the header file. In addition, I changed the
#defines from HPAGE_* to HUGETLB_* to avoid any confusion as the header
file defines are in the global name space. I thought about also adding
an explicit check for the HPAGE_RESV_OWNER as done in this patch. This
would catch the case where the pointer is not NULL. I do not believe
that is possible in the code today, but might make the check more future
proof.

diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index 47d25a5e1933..7b472432708e 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -1260,6 +1260,15 @@ bool want_pmd_share(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr);
#define flush_hugetlb_tlb_range(vma, addr, end) flush_tlb_range(vma, addr, end)
#endif

+/*
+ * Flags for MAP_PRIVATE reservations. These are stored in the bottom
+ * bits of the reservation map pointer, which are always clear due to
+ * alignment.
+ */
+#define HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER (1UL << 0)
+#define HUGETLB_RESV_UNMAPPED (1UL << 1)
+#define HUGETLB_RESV_MASK (HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER | HUGETLB_RESV_UNMAPPED)
+
static inline bool __vma_shareable_lock(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
return (vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE) && vma->vm_private_data;
@@ -1267,7 +1276,9 @@ static inline bool __vma_shareable_lock(struct vm_area_struct *vma)

static inline bool __vma_private_lock(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
- return (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE)) && vma->vm_private_data;
+ /* Careful - flags may be set in lower bits of pointer */
+ return (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE)) &&
+ (unsigned long)vma->vm_private_data & ~HUGETLB_RESV_MASK;
}

/*
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 1301ba7b2c9a..d2215f7647b1 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1028,15 +1028,6 @@ __weak unsigned long vma_mmu_pagesize(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
return vma_kernel_pagesize(vma);
}

-/*
- * Flags for MAP_PRIVATE reservations. These are stored in the bottom
- * bits of the reservation map pointer, which are always clear due to
- * alignment.
- */
-#define HPAGE_RESV_OWNER (1UL << 0)
-#define HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED (1UL << 1)
-#define HPAGE_RESV_MASK (HPAGE_RESV_OWNER | HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED)
-
/*
* These helpers are used to track how many pages are reserved for
* faults in a MAP_PRIVATE mapping. Only the process that called mmap()
@@ -1162,7 +1153,7 @@ static struct resv_map *vma_resv_map(struct vm_area_struct *vma)

} else {
return (struct resv_map *)(get_vma_private_data(vma) &
- ~HPAGE_RESV_MASK);
+ ~HUGETLB_RESV_MASK);
}
}

@@ -1236,7 +1227,7 @@ void clear_vma_resv_huge_pages(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
*/
struct resv_map *reservations = vma_resv_map(vma);

- if (reservations && is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER)) {
+ if (reservations && is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER)) {
resv_map_put_hugetlb_cgroup_uncharge_info(reservations);
kref_put(&reservations->refs, resv_map_release);
}
@@ -1282,7 +1273,7 @@ static bool vma_has_reserves(struct vm_area_struct *vma, long chg)
* Only the process that called mmap() has reserves for
* private mappings.
*/
- if (is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER)) {
+ if (is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER)) {
/*
* Like the shared case above, a hole punch or truncate
* could have been performed on the private mapping.
@@ -2763,7 +2754,7 @@ static long __vma_reservation_common(struct hstate *h,
if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE || mode == VMA_DEL_RESV)
return ret;
/*
- * We know private mapping must have HPAGE_RESV_OWNER set.
+ * We know private mapping must have HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER set.
*
* In most cases, reserves always exist for private mappings.
* However, a file associated with mapping could have been
@@ -4833,7 +4824,7 @@ static void hugetlb_vm_op_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
struct resv_map *resv = vma_resv_map(vma);

/*
- * HPAGE_RESV_OWNER indicates a private mapping.
+ * HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER indicates a private mapping.
* This new VMA should share its siblings reservation map if present.
* The VMA will only ever have a valid reservation map pointer where
* it is being copied for another still existing VMA. As that VMA
@@ -4841,7 +4832,7 @@ static void hugetlb_vm_op_open(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
* after this open call completes. It is therefore safe to take a
* new reference here without additional locking.
*/
- if (resv && is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER)) {
+ if (resv && is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER)) {
resv_map_dup_hugetlb_cgroup_uncharge_info(resv);
kref_get(&resv->refs);
}
@@ -4877,7 +4868,7 @@ static void hugetlb_vm_op_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
hugetlb_vma_lock_free(vma);

resv = vma_resv_map(vma);
- if (!resv || !is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER))
+ if (!resv || !is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER))
return;

start = vma_hugecache_offset(h, vma, vma->vm_start);
@@ -5394,7 +5385,7 @@ void __unmap_hugepage_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* future faults in this VMA will fail rather than
* looking like data was lost
*/
- set_vma_resv_flags(vma, HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED);
+ set_vma_resv_flags(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_UNMAPPED);
}

pte = huge_ptep_get_and_clear(mm, address, ptep);
@@ -5544,7 +5535,7 @@ static void unmap_ref_private(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* could insert a zeroed page instead of the data existing
* from the time of fork. This would look like data corruption
*/
- if (!is_vma_resv_set(iter_vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER))
+ if (!is_vma_resv_set(iter_vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER))
unmap_hugepage_range(iter_vma, address,
address + huge_page_size(h), page, 0);
}
@@ -5625,7 +5616,7 @@ static vm_fault_t hugetlb_wp(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* at the time of fork() could consume its reserves on COW instead
* of the full address range.
*/
- if (is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER) &&
+ if (is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER) &&
old_folio != pagecache_folio)
outside_reserve = 1;

@@ -5865,7 +5856,7 @@ static vm_fault_t hugetlb_no_page(struct mm_struct *mm,
* COW/unsharing. Warn that such a situation has occurred as it may not
* be obvious.
*/
- if (is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED)) {
+ if (is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_UNMAPPED)) {
pr_warn_ratelimited("PID %d killed due to inadequate hugepage pool\n",
current->pid);
goto out;
@@ -6756,7 +6747,7 @@ bool hugetlb_reserve_pages(struct inode *inode,
chg = to - from;

set_vma_resv_map(vma, resv_map);
- set_vma_resv_flags(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER);
+ set_vma_resv_flags(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER);
}

if (chg < 0)
@@ -6853,7 +6844,7 @@ bool hugetlb_reserve_pages(struct inode *inode,
*/
if (chg >= 0 && add < 0)
region_abort(resv_map, from, to, regions_needed);
- if (vma && is_vma_resv_set(vma, HPAGE_RESV_OWNER)) {
+ if (vma && is_vma_resv_set(vma, HUGETLB_RESV_OWNER)) {
kref_put(&resv_map->refs, resv_map_release);
set_vma_resv_map(vma, NULL);
}


2023-11-03 02:29:22

by Mike Kravetz

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: fix null ptr defer in hugetlb_vma_lock_write

On 11/02/23 19:24, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> On 11/02/23 20:58, Edward Adam Davis wrote:
> > When obtaining resv_map from vma, it is necessary to simultaneously determine
> > the flag HPAGE_RESV_OWNER of vm_private_data.
> > Only when they are met simultaneously, resv_map is valid.
>
> Thanks for looking into this!
>
> The check for HPAGE_RESV_OWNER does 'work'. However, I believe root
> cause is this block of code in __unmap_hugepage_range().
>
> /*
> * If a reference page is supplied, it is because a specific
> * page is being unmapped, not a range. Ensure the page we
> * are about to unmap is the actual page of interest.
> */
> if (ref_page) {
> if (page != ref_page) {
> spin_unlock(ptl);
> continue;
> }
> /*
> * Mark the VMA as having unmapped its page so that
> * future faults in this VMA will fail rather than
> * looking like data was lost
> */
> set_vma_resv_flags(vma, HPAGE_RESV_UNMAPPED);
> }
>
> In the specific case causing the null-ptr-deref, the resv_map pointer
> (vm_private_data) is NULL. So, set_vma_resv_flags() just sets the lower bit.
> Because of this, __vma_private_lock returns true.

Ah!

I see Yin, Fengwei already discovered this code path.

--
Mike Kravetz

2023-11-03 02:38:37

by Mike Kravetz

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: fix null ptr defer in hugetlb_vma_lock_write

On 11/02/23 19:24, Mike Kravetz wrote:
>
> In the specific case causing the null-ptr-deref, the resv_map pointer
> (vm_private_data) is NULL.

Hi Rik,

In commit bf4916922c60 hugetlbfs: extend hugetlb_vma_lock to private VMAs,
it correctly says:

Extend the locking scheme used to protect shared hugetlb mappings from
truncate vs page fault races, in order to protect private hugetlb mappings
(with resv_map) against MADV_DONTNEED.

That qualification '(with resv_map)' caught my attention originally, and
I thought about it again while looking into this. We now cover the common
cases, but there are still quite a few cases where resv_map is NULL for
private mappings. In such cases, the race between MADV_DONTNEED and page
fault still exists. Is that a concern?

With a bit more work we 'could' make sure every hugetlb vma has a lock
to participate in this scheme.

Any thhoughts?
--
Mike Kravetz

2023-11-03 03:16:29

by Rik van Riel

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: fix null ptr defer in hugetlb_vma_lock_write

On Thu, 2023-11-02 at 19:37 -0700, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> On 11/02/23 19:24, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> >
> > In the specific case causing the null-ptr-deref, the resv_map
> > pointer
> > (vm_private_data) is NULL.
>
> Hi Rik,
>
> In commit bf4916922c60 hugetlbfs: extend hugetlb_vma_lock to private
> VMAs,
> it correctly says:
>
>     Extend the locking scheme used to protect shared hugetlb mappings
> from
>     truncate vs page fault races, in order to protect private hugetlb
> mappings
>     (with resv_map) against MADV_DONTNEED.
>
> That qualification '(with resv_map)' caught my attention originally,
> and
> I thought about it again while looking into this.  We now cover the
> common
> cases, but there are still quite a few cases where resv_map is NULL
> for
> private mappings.  In such cases, the race between MADV_DONTNEED and
> page
> fault still exists.  Is that a concern?

Honestly, I'm not sure. In hugetlb_dup_vma_private, which is
called at fork time, we have this comment:

* - For MAP_PRIVATE mappings, this is the reserve map which
does
* not apply to children. Faults generated by the children
are
* not guaranteed to succeed, even if read-only.

That suggests we already have no guarantee of faults
succeeding after fork.

>
> With a bit more work we 'could' make sure every hugetlb vma has a
> lock
> to participate in this scheme.
>
> Any thhoughts?

We can certainly close the race between MADV_DONTNEED
and page faults for MAP_PRIVATE mappings in child processes,
but that does not guarantee that we actually have hugetlb
pages for those processes.

In short, I'm not sure :)

--
All Rights Reversed.

2023-11-03 04:31:46

by Mike Kravetz

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: fix null ptr defer in hugetlb_vma_lock_write

On 11/02/23 23:15, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Thu, 2023-11-02 at 19:37 -0700, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> > On 11/02/23 19:24, Mike Kravetz wrote:
> > That qualification '(with resv_map)' caught my attention originally,
> > and
> > I thought about it again while looking into this.? We now cover the
> > common
> > cases, but there are still quite a few cases where resv_map is NULL
> > for
> > private mappings.? In such cases, the race between MADV_DONTNEED and
> > page
> > fault still exists.? Is that a concern?
>
> Honestly, I'm not sure. In hugetlb_dup_vma_private, which is
> called at fork time, we have this comment:
>
> * - For MAP_PRIVATE mappings, this is the reserve map which
> does
> * not apply to children. Faults generated by the children
> are
> * not guaranteed to succeed, even if read-only.
>
> That suggests we already have no guarantee of faults
> succeeding after fork.

Right!

>
> >
> > With a bit more work we 'could' make sure every hugetlb vma has a
> > lock
> > to participate in this scheme.
> >
> > Any thhoughts?
>
> We can certainly close the race between MADV_DONTNEED
> and page faults for MAP_PRIVATE mappings in child processes,
> but that does not guarantee that we actually have hugetlb
> pages for those processes.
>
> In short, I'm not sure :)

I sort of remember something Dave Hansen added years ago to help a customer
allocating LOTs of hugetlb pages dynamically. I seem to recall that this
was to get better numa locality. As a result, they did not use reservations.

I guess it sticks with me because it was/is a real example of a customer
choosing NOT to use reservations.

I don't have any evidence that this is common. My thought is to leave
it as is until someone complains.
--
Mike Kravetz