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authorDeepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>2026-01-12 16:06:12 +0530
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>2026-01-26 20:02:27 -0800
commit5747435e0fd474c24530ef1a6822f47e7d264b27 (patch)
treee1cf09ad025ea51a9574336b0043259b3c01830a /include/linux/mmdebug.h
parent5fd8391cb71982152785edc1e6f48a5c7dcadabc (diff)
mm/vmalloc: prevent RCU stalls in kasan_release_vmalloc_node
When CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER is enabled, freeing KASAN shadow pages during vmalloc cleanup triggers expensive stack unwinding that acquires RCU read locks. Processing a large purge_list without rescheduling can cause the task to hold CPU for extended periods (10+ seconds), leading to RCU stalls and potential OOM conditions. The issue manifests in purge_vmap_node() -> kasan_release_vmalloc_node() where iterating through hundreds or thousands of vmap_area entries and freeing their associated shadow pages causes: rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks: rcu: Tasks blocked on level-0 rcu_node (CPUs 0-1): P6229/1:b..l ... task:kworker/0:17 state:R running task stack:28840 pid:6229 ... kasan_release_vmalloc_node+0x1ba/0xad0 mm/vmalloc.c:2299 purge_vmap_node+0x1ba/0xad0 mm/vmalloc.c:2299 Each call to kasan_release_vmalloc() can free many pages, and with page_owner tracking, each free triggers save_stack() which performs stack unwinding under RCU read lock. Without yielding, this creates an unbounded RCU critical section. Add periodic cond_resched() calls within the loop to allow: - RCU grace periods to complete - Other tasks to run - Scheduler to preempt when needed The fix uses need_resched() for immediate response under load, with a batch count of 32 as a guaranteed upper bound to prevent worst-case stalls even under light load. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260112103612.627247-1-kartikey406@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com> Reported-by: syzbot+d8d4c31d40f868eaea30@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d8d4c31d40f868eaea30 Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260112084723.622910-1-kartikey406@gmail.com/T/ [v1] Suggested-by: Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@gmail.com> Cc: Hillf Danton <hdanton@sina.com> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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