FROMLIST: mm: protect free_pgtables with mmap_lock write lock in exit_mmap
oom-reaper and process_mrelease system call should protect against races with exit_mmap which can destroy page tables while they walk the VMA tree. oom-reaper protects from that race by setting MMF_OOM_VICTIM and by relying on exit_mmap to set MMF_OOM_SKIP before taking and releasing mmap_write_lock. process_mrelease has to elevate mm->mm_users to prevent such race. Both oom-reaper and process_mrelease hold mmap_read_lock when walking the VMA tree. The locking rules and mechanisms could be simpler if exit_mmap takes mmap_write_lock while executing destructive operations such as free_pgtables. Change exit_mmap to hold the mmap_write_lock when calling free_pgtables. Operations like unmap_vmas() and unlock_range() are not destructive and could run under mmap_read_lock but for simplicity we take one mmap_write_lock during almost the entire operation. Note also that because oom-reaper checks VM_LOCKED flag, unlock_range() should not be allowed to race with it. In most cases this lock should be uncontended. Previously, Kirill reported ~4% regression caused by a similar change [1]. We reran the same test and although the individual results are quite noisy, the percentiles show lower regression with 1.6% being the worst case [2]. The change allows oom-reaper and process_mrelease to execute safely under mmap_read_lock without worries that exit_mmap might destroy page tables from under them. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20170725141723.ivukwhddk2voyhuc@node.shutemov.name/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAJuCfpGC9-c9P40x7oy=jy5SphMcd0o0G_6U1-+JAziGKG6dGA@mail.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by:Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20211124235906.14437-1-surenb@google.com/ Bug: 130172058 Bug: 189803002 Signed-off-by:
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