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    hugetlb: split alloc_huge_page into private and shared components · 348ea204
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    Hugetlbfs implements a quota system which can limit the amount of memory that
    can be used by the filesystem.  Before allocating a new huge page for a file,
    the quota is checked and debited.  The quota is then credited when truncating
    the file.  I found a few bugs in the code for both MAP_PRIVATE and MAP_SHARED
    mappings.  Before detailing the problems and my proposed solutions, we should
    agree on a definition of quotas that properly addresses both private and
    shared pages.  Since the purpose of quotas is to limit total memory
    consumption on a per-filesystem basis, I argue that all pages allocated by the
    fs (private and shared) should be charged against quota.
    
    Private Mappings
    ================
    
    The current code will debit quota for private pages sometimes, but will never
    credit it.  At a minimum, this causes a leak in the quota accounting which
    renders the accounting essentially useless as it is.  Shared pages have a one
    to one mapping with a hugetlbfs file and are easy to account by debiting on
    allocation and crediting on truncate.  Private pages are anonymous in nature
    and have a many to one relationship with their hugetlbfs files (due to copy on
    write).  Because private pages are not indexed by the mapping's radix tree,
    thier quota cannot be credited at file truncation time.  Crediting must be
    done when the page is unmapped and freed.
    
    Shared Pages
    ============
    
    I discovered an issue concerning the interaction between the MAP_SHARED
    reservation system and quotas.  Since quota is not checked until page
    instantiation, an over-quota mmap/reservation will initially succeed.  When
    instantiating the first over-quota page, the program will receive SIGBUS.
    This is inconsistent since the reservation is supposed to be a guarantee.  The
    solution is to debit the full amount of quota at reservation time and credit
    the unused portion when the reservation is released.
    
    This patch series brings quotas back in line by making the following
    modifications:
     * Private pages
       - Debit quota in alloc_huge_page()
       - Credit quota in free_huge_page()
     * Shared pages
       - Debit quota for entire reservation at mmap time
       - Credit quota for instantiated pages in free_huge_page()
       - Credit quota for unused reservation at munmap time
    
    This patch:
    
    The shared page reservation and dynamic pool resizing features have made the
    allocation of private vs.  shared huge pages quite different.  By splitting
    out the private/shared-specific portions of the process into their own
    functions, readability is greatly improved.  alloc_huge_page now calls the
    proper helper and performs common operations.
    
    [akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style cleanups]
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAdam Litke <agl@us.ibm.com>
    Cc: Ken Chen <kenchen@google.com>
    Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org>
    Cc: Dave Hansen <haveblue@us.ibm.com>
    Cc: David Gibson <hermes@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
    Cc: William Lee Irwin III <wli@holomorphy.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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