mainlining shenanigans
0f901dcbc3
KASAN uses different routines to map shadow for hot added memory and
memory obtained in boot process. Attempt to offline memory onlined by
normal boot process leads to this:
Trying to vfree() nonexistent vm area (000000005d3b34b9)
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 13215 at mm/vmalloc.c:1525 __vunmap+0x147/0x190
Call Trace:
kasan_mem_notifier+0xad/0xb9
notifier_call_chain+0x166/0x260
__blocking_notifier_call_chain+0xdb/0x140
__offline_pages+0x96a/0xb10
memory_subsys_offline+0x76/0xc0
device_offline+0xb8/0x120
store_mem_state+0xfa/0x120
kernfs_fop_write+0x1d5/0x320
__vfs_write+0xd4/0x530
vfs_write+0x105/0x340
SyS_write+0xb0/0x140
Obviously we can't call vfree() to free memory that wasn't allocated via
vmalloc(). Use find_vm_area() to see if we can call vfree().
Unfortunately it's a bit tricky to properly unmap and free shadow
allocated during boot, so we'll have to keep it. If memory will come
online again that shadow will be reused.
Matthew asked: how can you call vfree() on something that isn't a
vmalloc address?
vfree() is able to free any address returned by
__vmalloc_node_range(). And __vmalloc_node_range() gives you any
address you ask. It doesn't have to be an address in [VMALLOC_START,
VMALLOC_END] range.
That's also how the module_alloc()/module_memfree() works on
architectures that have designated area for modules.
[aryabinin@virtuozzo.com: improve comments]
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/dabee6ab-3a7a-51cd-3b86-5468718e0390@virtuozzo.com
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix typos, reflow comment]
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180201163349.8700-1-aryabinin@virtuozzo.com
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