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-rw-r--r--include/linux/cpuset.h47
-rw-r--r--include/linux/init_task.h8
-rw-r--r--include/linux/sched.h2
-rw-r--r--kernel/cpuset.c43
-rw-r--r--kernel/fork.c1
-rw-r--r--mm/filemap.c11
-rw-r--r--mm/hugetlb.c15
-rw-r--r--mm/mempolicy.c28
-rw-r--r--mm/page_alloc.c33
-rw-r--r--mm/slab.c13
-rw-r--r--mm/slub.c40
-rw-r--r--mm/vmscan.c2
12 files changed, 133 insertions, 110 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuset.h b/include/linux/cpuset.h
index e9eaec522655..7a7e5fd2a277 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuset.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuset.h
@@ -89,42 +89,33 @@ extern void rebuild_sched_domains(void);
 extern void cpuset_print_task_mems_allowed(struct task_struct *p);
 
 /*
- * reading current mems_allowed and mempolicy in the fastpath must protected
- * by get_mems_allowed()
+ * get_mems_allowed is required when making decisions involving mems_allowed
+ * such as during page allocation. mems_allowed can be updated in parallel
+ * and depending on the new value an operation can fail potentially causing
+ * process failure. A retry loop with get_mems_allowed and put_mems_allowed
+ * prevents these artificial failures.
  */
-static inline void get_mems_allowed(void)
+static inline unsigned int get_mems_allowed(void)
 {
-	current->mems_allowed_change_disable++;
-
-	/*
-	 * ensure that reading mems_allowed and mempolicy happens after the
-	 * update of ->mems_allowed_change_disable.
-	 *
-	 * the write-side task finds ->mems_allowed_change_disable is not 0,
-	 * and knows the read-side task is reading mems_allowed or mempolicy,
-	 * so it will clear old bits lazily.
-	 */
-	smp_mb();
+	return read_seqcount_begin(&current->mems_allowed_seq);
 }
 
-static inline void put_mems_allowed(void)
+/*
+ * If this returns false, the operation that took place after get_mems_allowed
+ * may have failed. It is up to the caller to retry the operation if
+ * appropriate.
+ */
+static inline bool put_mems_allowed(unsigned int seq)
 {
-	/*
-	 * ensure that reading mems_allowed and mempolicy before reducing
-	 * mems_allowed_change_disable.
-	 *
-	 * the write-side task will know that the read-side task is still
-	 * reading mems_allowed or mempolicy, don't clears old bits in the
-	 * nodemask.
-	 */
-	smp_mb();
-	--ACCESS_ONCE(current->mems_allowed_change_disable);
+	return !read_seqcount_retry(&current->mems_allowed_seq, seq);
 }
 
 static inline void set_mems_allowed(nodemask_t nodemask)
 {
 	task_lock(current);
+	write_seqcount_begin(&current->mems_allowed_seq);
 	current->mems_allowed = nodemask;
+	write_seqcount_end(&current->mems_allowed_seq);
 	task_unlock(current);
 }
 
@@ -234,12 +225,14 @@ static inline void set_mems_allowed(nodemask_t nodemask)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void get_mems_allowed(void)
+static inline unsigned int get_mems_allowed(void)
 {
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void put_mems_allowed(void)
+static inline bool put_mems_allowed(unsigned int seq)
 {
+	return true;
 }
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_CPUSETS */
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index f994d51f70f2..e4baff5f7ff4 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ extern struct fs_struct init_fs;
 #define INIT_GROUP_RWSEM(sig)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPUSETS
+#define INIT_CPUSET_SEQ							\
+	.mems_allowed_seq = SEQCNT_ZERO,
+#else
+#define INIT_CPUSET_SEQ
+#endif
+
 #define INIT_SIGNALS(sig) {						\
 	.nr_threads	= 1,						\
 	.wait_chldexit	= __WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD_INITIALIZER(sig.wait_chldexit),\
@@ -192,6 +199,7 @@ extern struct cred init_cred;
 	INIT_FTRACE_GRAPH						\
 	INIT_TRACE_RECURSION						\
 	INIT_TASK_RCU_PREEMPT(tsk)					\
+	INIT_CPUSET_SEQ							\
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index e074e1e54f85..0c147a4260a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ struct task_struct {
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPUSETS
 	nodemask_t mems_allowed;	/* Protected by alloc_lock */
-	int mems_allowed_change_disable;
+	seqcount_t mems_allowed_seq;	/* Seqence no to catch updates */
 	int cpuset_mem_spread_rotor;
 	int cpuset_slab_spread_rotor;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/cpuset.c b/kernel/cpuset.c
index 5d575836dba6..1010cc61931f 100644
--- a/kernel/cpuset.c
+++ b/kernel/cpuset.c
@@ -964,7 +964,6 @@ static void cpuset_change_task_nodemask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 {
 	bool need_loop;
 
-repeat:
 	/*
 	 * Allow tasks that have access to memory reserves because they have
 	 * been OOM killed to get memory anywhere.
@@ -983,45 +982,19 @@ repeat:
 	 */
 	need_loop = task_has_mempolicy(tsk) ||
 			!nodes_intersects(*newmems, tsk->mems_allowed);
-	nodes_or(tsk->mems_allowed, tsk->mems_allowed, *newmems);
-	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP1);
 
-	/*
-	 * ensure checking ->mems_allowed_change_disable after setting all new
-	 * allowed nodes.
-	 *
-	 * the read-side task can see an nodemask with new allowed nodes and
-	 * old allowed nodes. and if it allocates page when cpuset clears newly
-	 * disallowed ones continuous, it can see the new allowed bits.
-	 *
-	 * And if setting all new allowed nodes is after the checking, setting
-	 * all new allowed nodes and clearing newly disallowed ones will be done
-	 * continuous, and the read-side task may find no node to alloc page.
-	 */
-	smp_mb();
+	if (need_loop)
+		write_seqcount_begin(&tsk->mems_allowed_seq);
 
-	/*
-	 * Allocation of memory is very fast, we needn't sleep when waiting
-	 * for the read-side.
-	 */
-	while (need_loop && ACCESS_ONCE(tsk->mems_allowed_change_disable)) {
-		task_unlock(tsk);
-		if (!task_curr(tsk))
-			yield();
-		goto repeat;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * ensure checking ->mems_allowed_change_disable before clearing all new
-	 * disallowed nodes.
-	 *
-	 * if clearing newly disallowed bits before the checking, the read-side
-	 * task may find no node to alloc page.
-	 */
-	smp_mb();
+	nodes_or(tsk->mems_allowed, tsk->mems_allowed, *newmems);
+	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP1);
 
 	mpol_rebind_task(tsk, newmems, MPOL_REBIND_STEP2);
 	tsk->mems_allowed = *newmems;
+
+	if (need_loop)
+		write_seqcount_end(&tsk->mems_allowed_seq);
+
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index a9e99f3c18e0..9cc227d54102 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ static struct task_struct *copy_process(unsigned long clone_flags,
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPUSETS
 	p->cpuset_mem_spread_rotor = NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	p->cpuset_slab_spread_rotor = NUMA_NO_NODE;
+	seqcount_init(&p->mems_allowed_seq);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	p->irq_events = 0;
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index f3230604006c..843042045dc9 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -499,10 +499,13 @@ struct page *__page_cache_alloc(gfp_t gfp)
 	struct page *page;
 
 	if (cpuset_do_page_mem_spread()) {
-		get_mems_allowed();
-		n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
-		page = alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
-		put_mems_allowed();
+		unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
+		do {
+			cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+			n = cpuset_mem_spread_node();
+			page = alloc_pages_exact_node(n, gfp, 0);
+		} while (!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page);
+
 		return page;
 	}
 	return alloc_pages(gfp, 0);
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 62f9fada4d6d..b1c314877334 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -454,14 +454,16 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 				struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				unsigned long address, int avoid_reserve)
 {
-	struct page *page = NULL;
+	struct page *page;
 	struct mempolicy *mpol;
 	nodemask_t *nodemask;
 	struct zonelist *zonelist;
 	struct zone *zone;
 	struct zoneref *z;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
+retry_cpuset:
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
 	zonelist = huge_zonelist(vma, address,
 					htlb_alloc_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
 	/*
@@ -488,10 +490,15 @@ static struct page *dequeue_huge_page_vma(struct hstate *h,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-err:
+
 	mpol_cond_put(mpol);
-	put_mems_allowed();
+	if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
 	return page;
+
+err:
+	mpol_cond_put(mpol);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static void update_and_free_page(struct hstate *h, struct page *page)
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index 71e1a523e209..cfb6c8678754 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -1850,18 +1850,24 @@ struct page *
 alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp, int order, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long addr, int node)
 {
-	struct mempolicy *pol = get_vma_policy(current, vma, addr);
+	struct mempolicy *pol;
 	struct zonelist *zl;
 	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
+
+retry_cpuset:
+	pol = get_vma_policy(current, vma, addr);
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (unlikely(pol->mode == MPOL_INTERLEAVE)) {
 		unsigned nid;
 
 		nid = interleave_nid(pol, vma, addr, PAGE_SHIFT + order);
 		mpol_cond_put(pol);
 		page = alloc_page_interleave(gfp, order, nid);
-		put_mems_allowed();
+		if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page))
+			goto retry_cpuset;
+
 		return page;
 	}
 	zl = policy_zonelist(gfp, pol, node);
@@ -1872,7 +1878,8 @@ alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp, int order, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		struct page *page =  __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order,
 						zl, policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
 		__mpol_put(pol);
-		put_mems_allowed();
+		if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page))
+			goto retry_cpuset;
 		return page;
 	}
 	/*
@@ -1880,7 +1887,8 @@ alloc_pages_vma(gfp_t gfp, int order, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	 */
 	page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order, zl,
 				      policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
-	put_mems_allowed();
+	if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
 	return page;
 }
 
@@ -1907,11 +1915,14 @@ struct page *alloc_pages_current(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
 {
 	struct mempolicy *pol = current->mempolicy;
 	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	if (!pol || in_interrupt() || (gfp & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		pol = &default_policy;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
+retry_cpuset:
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+
 	/*
 	 * No reference counting needed for current->mempolicy
 	 * nor system default_policy
@@ -1922,7 +1933,10 @@ struct page *alloc_pages_current(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
 		page = __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order,
 				policy_zonelist(gfp, pol, numa_node_id()),
 				policy_nodemask(gfp, pol));
-	put_mems_allowed();
+
+	if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
+
 	return page;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_pages_current);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 673596ad9c80..40de6854b980 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -2380,8 +2380,9 @@ __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 {
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(gfp_mask);
 	struct zone *preferred_zone;
-	struct page *page;
+	struct page *page = NULL;
 	int migratetype = allocflags_to_migratetype(gfp_mask);
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	gfp_mask &= gfp_allowed_mask;
 
@@ -2400,15 +2401,15 @@ __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 	if (unlikely(!zonelist->_zonerefs->zone))
 		return NULL;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
+retry_cpuset:
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+
 	/* The preferred zone is used for statistics later */
 	first_zones_zonelist(zonelist, high_zoneidx,
 				nodemask ? : &cpuset_current_mems_allowed,
 				&preferred_zone);
-	if (!preferred_zone) {
-		put_mems_allowed();
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if (!preferred_zone)
+		goto out;
 
 	/* First allocation attempt */
 	page = get_page_from_freelist(gfp_mask|__GFP_HARDWALL, nodemask, order,
@@ -2418,9 +2419,19 @@ __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order,
 		page = __alloc_pages_slowpath(gfp_mask, order,
 				zonelist, high_zoneidx, nodemask,
 				preferred_zone, migratetype);
-	put_mems_allowed();
 
 	trace_mm_page_alloc(page, order, gfp_mask, migratetype);
+
+out:
+	/*
+	 * When updating a task's mems_allowed, it is possible to race with
+	 * parallel threads in such a way that an allocation can fail while
+	 * the mask is being updated. If a page allocation is about to fail,
+	 * check if the cpuset changed during allocation and if so, retry.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !page))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
+
 	return page;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__alloc_pages_nodemask);
@@ -2634,13 +2645,15 @@ void si_meminfo_node(struct sysinfo *val, int nid)
 bool skip_free_areas_node(unsigned int flags, int nid)
 {
 	bool ret = false;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	if (!(flags & SHOW_MEM_FILTER_NODES))
 		goto out;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
-	ret = !node_isset(nid, cpuset_current_mems_allowed);
-	put_mems_allowed();
+	do {
+		cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+		ret = !node_isset(nid, cpuset_current_mems_allowed);
+	} while (!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie));
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index f0bd7857ab3b..29c8716eb7a9 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3284,12 +3284,10 @@ static void *alternate_node_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags)
 	if (in_interrupt() || (flags & __GFP_THISNODE))
 		return NULL;
 	nid_alloc = nid_here = numa_mem_id();
-	get_mems_allowed();
 	if (cpuset_do_slab_mem_spread() && (cachep->flags & SLAB_MEM_SPREAD))
 		nid_alloc = cpuset_slab_spread_node();
 	else if (current->mempolicy)
 		nid_alloc = slab_node(current->mempolicy);
-	put_mems_allowed();
 	if (nid_alloc != nid_here)
 		return ____cache_alloc_node(cachep, flags, nid_alloc);
 	return NULL;
@@ -3312,14 +3310,17 @@ static void *fallback_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cache, gfp_t flags)
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(flags);
 	void *obj = NULL;
 	int nid;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	if (flags & __GFP_THISNODE)
 		return NULL;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
-	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
 	local_flags = flags & (GFP_CONSTRAINT_MASK|GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
 
+retry_cpuset:
+	cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
+
 retry:
 	/*
 	 * Look through allowed nodes for objects available
@@ -3372,7 +3373,9 @@ retry:
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	put_mems_allowed();
+
+	if (unlikely(!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie) && !obj))
+		goto retry_cpuset;
 	return obj;
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 4907563ef7ff..f4a6229848fd 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ static struct page *get_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags,
 	struct zone *zone;
 	enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(flags);
 	void *object;
+	unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
 
 	/*
 	 * The defrag ratio allows a configuration of the tradeoffs between
@@ -1604,23 +1605,32 @@ static struct page *get_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags,
 			get_cycles() % 1024 > s->remote_node_defrag_ratio)
 		return NULL;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
-	zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
-	for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx) {
-		struct kmem_cache_node *n;
-
-		n = get_node(s, zone_to_nid(zone));
-
-		if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed_hardwall(zone, flags) &&
-				n->nr_partial > s->min_partial) {
-			object = get_partial_node(s, n, c);
-			if (object) {
-				put_mems_allowed();
-				return object;
+	do {
+		cpuset_mems_cookie = get_mems_allowed();
+		zonelist = node_zonelist(slab_node(current->mempolicy), flags);
+		for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx) {
+			struct kmem_cache_node *n;
+
+			n = get_node(s, zone_to_nid(zone));
+
+			if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed_hardwall(zone, flags) &&
+					n->nr_partial > s->min_partial) {
+				object = get_partial_node(s, n, c);
+				if (object) {
+					/*
+					 * Return the object even if
+					 * put_mems_allowed indicated that
+					 * the cpuset mems_allowed was
+					 * updated in parallel. It's a
+					 * harmless race between the alloc
+					 * and the cpuset update.
+					 */
+					put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie);
+					return object;
+				}
 			}
 		}
-	}
-	put_mems_allowed();
+	} while (!put_mems_allowed(cpuset_mems_cookie));
 #endif
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 440af1d899b9..55d86c9506f3 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -2343,7 +2343,6 @@ static unsigned long do_try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 	unsigned long writeback_threshold;
 	bool aborted_reclaim;
 
-	get_mems_allowed();
 	delayacct_freepages_start();
 
 	if (global_reclaim(sc))
@@ -2407,7 +2406,6 @@ static unsigned long do_try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
 
 out:
 	delayacct_freepages_end();
-	put_mems_allowed();
 
 	if (sc->nr_reclaimed)
 		return sc->nr_reclaimed;