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| author | Liew Rui Yan <aethernet65535@gmail.com> | 2026-05-01 04:37:49 +0300 |
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| committer | Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-06-03 01:22:13 +0300 |
| commit | da7bfa6a39fd4d72e03b6bc5f01148ac22fd216e (patch) | |
| tree | 4c0f09871662f7b311ea92987d3fc2b537842d39 /include/linux/timerqueue.h | |
| parent | d200cfc81c069e2192c6cc082c38d1c8b0427989 (diff) | |
| download | linux-da7bfa6a39fd4d72e03b6bc5f01148ac22fd216e.tar.xz | |
mm/damon/lru_sort: validate min_region_size to be power of 2
Patch series "mm/damon: validate min_region_size to be power of 2", v5.
Problem
=======
When a user sets an invalid 'addr_unit' (e.g., 3) via DAMON_LRU_SORT or
DAMON_RECLAIM, 'min_region_sz' becomes a non-power-of-2 value. While
damon_commit_ctx() correctly detects this and returns -EINVAL, it sets
the 'maybe_corrupted' flag during this process.
This flag causes the running kdamond to terminate. While the termination
is a safety measure, it is suboptimal in this case because the error is
just a simple invalid input from the user, which shouldn't neccessitate
stopping the kdamond.
Solution
========
Add an early validation in damon_lru_sort_apply_parameters() and
damon_reclaim_apply_parameters() to check 'min_region_sz' before any
state change occurs. If it is non-power-of-2, return -EINVAL immediately,
preventing 'maybe_corrupted' from being set.
Patch 1 fixes the issue for DAMON_LRU_SORT.
Patch 2 fixes the issue for DAMON_RECLAIM.
This patch (of 2):
Problem
=======
When a user sets an invalid 'addr_unit' (e.g., 3) via DAMON_LRU_SORT,
'min_region_sz' becomes a non-power-of-2 value. While damon_commit_ctx()
correctly detects this and returns -EINVAL, it sets the
'maybe_corrupted' flag during this process.
This flag causes the running kdamond to terminate. While the termination
is a safety measure, it is suboptimal in this case because the error is
just a simple invalid input from the user, which shouldn't neccessitate
stopping the kdamond.
Reproduction
============
1. Enable DAMON_LRU_SORT
2. Set addr_unit=3
3. Commit inputs via 'commit_inputs'
4. Observe kdamond termination
Solution
========
Add an early validation in damon_lru_sort_apply_parameters() to check
'min_region_sz' before any state change occurs. If it is non-power-of-2,
return -EINVAL immediately, preventing 'maybe_corrupted' from being set.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260501013750.71704-1-aethernet65535@gmail.com
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260501013750.71704-2-aethernet65535@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Liew Rui Yan <aethernet65535@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/timerqueue.h')
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