mm/slab: do not access current->mems_allowed_seq if !allow_spin

Lockdep complains when get_from_any_partial() is called in an NMI
context, because current->mems_allowed_seq is seqcount_spinlock_t and
not NMI-safe:

  ================================
  WARNING: inconsistent lock state
  6.19.0-rc5-kfree-rcu+ #315 Tainted: G                 N
  --------------------------------
  inconsistent {INITIAL USE} -> {IN-NMI} usage.
  kunit_try_catch/9989 [HC1[1]:SC0[0]:HE0:SE1] takes:
  ffff889085799820 (&____s->seqcount#3){.-.-}-{0:0}, at: ___slab_alloc+0x58f/0xc00
  {INITIAL USE} state was registered at:
    lock_acquire+0x185/0x320
    kernel_init_freeable+0x391/0x1150
    kernel_init+0x1f/0x220
    ret_from_fork+0x736/0x8f0
    ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
  irq event stamp: 56
  hardirqs last  enabled at (55): [<ffffffff850a68d7>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x27/0x70
  hardirqs last disabled at (56): [<ffffffff850858ca>] __schedule+0x2a8a/0x6630
  softirqs last  enabled at (0): [<ffffffff81536711>] copy_process+0x1dc1/0x6a10
  softirqs last disabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0

  other info that might help us debug this:
   Possible unsafe locking scenario:

         CPU0
         ----
    lock(&____s->seqcount#3);
    <Interrupt>
      lock(&____s->seqcount#3);

   *** DEADLOCK ***

According to Documentation/locking/seqlock.rst, seqcount_t is not
NMI-safe and seqcount_latch_t should be used when read path can interrupt
the write-side critical section. In this case, do not access
current->mems_allowed_seq and avoid retry.

Fixes: af92793e52c3 ("slab: Introduce kmalloc_nolock() and kfree_nolock().")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260210081900.329447-2-harry.yoo@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 11a99bd06ac7..90f0e6667130 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -3791,6 +3791,7 @@ static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct partial_context *
 	struct zone *zone;
 	enum zone_type highest_zoneidx = gfp_zone(pc->flags);
 	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
+	bool allow_spin = gfpflags_allow_spinning(pc->flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * The defrag ratio allows a configuration of the tradeoffs between
@@ -3815,7 +3816,15 @@ static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct partial_context *
 		return NULL;
 
 	do {
-		cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
+		/*
+		 * read_mems_allowed_begin() accesses current->mems_allowed_seq,
+		 * a seqcount_spinlock_t that is not NMI-safe. Do not access
+		 * current->mems_allowed_seq and avoid retry when GFP flags
+		 * indicate spinning is not allowed.
+		 */
+		if (allow_spin)
+			cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
+
 		zonelist = node_zonelist(mempolicy_slab_node(), pc->flags);
 		for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, highest_zoneidx) {
 			struct kmem_cache_node *n;
@@ -3839,7 +3848,7 @@ static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct partial_context *
 				}
 			}
 		}
-	} while (read_mems_allowed_retry(cpuset_mems_cookie));
+	} while (allow_spin && read_mems_allowed_retry(cpuset_mems_cookie));
 #endif	/* CONFIG_NUMA */
 	return NULL;
 }