[Deepin-Kernel-SIG] [linux 6.6-y] [Upstream] kfence: save freeing stack trace at calling time instead of freeing time #906
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Reviewer's GuideThis PR adds a new RCU-freeing state to kfence, captures the freeing backtrace at the moment of kfree() for SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU caches instead of at deferred RCU callback, centralizes state checks via a helper, and updates reporting and metadata logic to support the new state. Entity relationship diagram for kfence object states and transitionserDiagram
KFENCE_METADATA {
state enum
addr ulong
cache pointer
}
KFENCE_OBJECT_STATE {
KFENCE_OBJECT_UNUSED
KFENCE_OBJECT_ALLOCATED
KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING
KFENCE_OBJECT_FREED
}
KFENCE_METADATA ||--o{ KFENCE_OBJECT_STATE : has
Class diagram for new helper and state transitions in kfenceclassDiagram
class kfence_metadata {
+enum kfence_object_state state
+unsigned long addr
+struct kmem_cache* cache
+spinlock_t lock
}
class kfence {
+bool kfence_obj_allocated(const kfence_metadata *meta)
+void metadata_update_state(kfence_metadata *meta, kfence_object_state next, ...)
+void __kfence_free(void *addr)
+void kfence_guarded_free(void *addr, kfence_metadata *meta, bool zero)
}
kfence_metadata <.. kfence : uses
Flow diagram for reporting object state in kfence_print_stackflowchart TD
A[kfence_print_stack called] --> B{show_alloc?}
B -- Yes --> C["allocated" label]
B -- No --> D{meta->state == RCU_FREEING?}
D -- Yes --> E["rcu freeing" label]
D -- No --> F["freed" label]
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commit c36be0c upstream. For kmem_cache with SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, the freeing trace stack at calling kmem_cache_free() is more useful. While the following stack is meaningless and provides no help: freed by task 46 on cpu 0 at 656.840729s: rcu_do_batch+0x1ab/0x540 nocb_cb_wait+0x8f/0x260 rcu_nocb_cb_kthread+0x25/0x80 kthread+0xd2/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Tianchen Ding <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Marco Elver <[email protected]> Cc: Alexander Potapenko <[email protected]> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> [ Backport from v6.12-rc1 ] Link: https://gitee.com/anolis/cloud-kernel/pulls/3901 Signed-off-by: WangYuli <[email protected]>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adjusts the KFENCE reporting and state management to record the freeing stack trace at the time of freeing invocation for kmem_caches with SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU.
- Update printed messages in kfence_print_stack to show a "rcu freeing" state.
- Introduce the KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING state and update related state checks throughout the core logic.
- Factor out state checking into a helper (kfence_obj_allocated) to cover both allocated and rcu freeing cases.
Reviewed Changes
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| mm/kfence/report.c | Updated print message to distinguish "rcu freeing" state. |
| mm/kfence/kfence.h | Added the KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING enum value. |
| mm/kfence/core.c | Updated state transitions and helper function usage. |
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mm/kfence/report.c:116
- Consider adding an inline comment explaining the distinction of the 'rcu freeing' message compared to the regular 'freed' state for improved clarity in debugging outputs.
track->cpu, (unsigned long)ts_sec, rem_nsec / 1000);
mm/kfence/core.c:277
- [nitpick] The function name kfence_obj_allocated may be misleading as it returns true even when the state is KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING. Consider renaming it to kfence_obj_active or similar to reflect that the object is still active.
return state == KFENCE_OBJECT_ALLOCATED || state == KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING;
mm/kfence/core.c:294
- [nitpick] Consider adding a comment explaining why the stack trace update is skipped when meta->state is KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING to clarify the rationale behind this branch.
if (READ_ONCE(meta->state) == KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING)
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Hey @Avenger-285714 - I've reviewed your changes - here's some feedback:
- Consider refactoring the goto-based skip logic in metadata_update_state into an explicit early return to make it clearer that only the state update occurs for RCU_FREEING transitions.
- Document in kfence.h that KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING transitions to KFENCE_OBJECT_FREED after the RCU callback to clarify the object's lifecycle for future readers.
- The nested ternary in kfence_print_stack for choosing the "allocated"/"freed"/"rcu freeing" label is a bit hard to follow; extracting it into a small helper or named variable could improve readability.
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## Overall Comments
- Consider refactoring the goto-based skip logic in metadata_update_state into an explicit early return to make it clearer that only the state update occurs for RCU_FREEING transitions.
- Document in kfence.h that KFENCE_OBJECT_RCU_FREEING transitions to KFENCE_OBJECT_FREED after the RCU callback to clarify the object's lifecycle for future readers.
- The nested ternary in kfence_print_stack for choosing the "allocated"/"freed"/"rcu freeing" label is a bit hard to follow; extracting it into a small helper or named variable could improve readability.Help me be more useful! Please click 👍 or 👎 on each comment and I'll use the feedback to improve your reviews.
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commit c36be0c upstream.
For kmem_cache with SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, the freeing trace stack at calling kmem_cache_free() is more useful. While the following stack is meaningless and provides no help:
freed by task 46 on cpu 0 at 656.840729s:
rcu_do_batch+0x1ab/0x540
nocb_cb_wait+0x8f/0x260
rcu_nocb_cb_kthread+0x25/0x80
kthread+0xd2/0x100
ret_from_fork+0x34/0x50
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Reviewed-by: Marco Elver [email protected]
Cc: Alexander Potapenko [email protected]
Cc: Dmitry Vyukov [email protected]
Link: https://gitee.com/anolis/cloud-kernel/pulls/3901
Summary by Sourcery
Introduce a new KFENCE object state to capture and report free stack traces at the time of kmem_cache_free for RCU-safe caches rather than at deferred RCU callback time
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