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Waiman Long cbbbf7795f mm/mm_init: don't cond_resched() in deferred_init_memmap_chunk() if called from deferred_grow_zone()
Commit 3acb913c9d ("mm/mm_init: use deferred_init_memmap_chunk() in
deferred_grow_zone()") made deferred_grow_zone() call
deferred_init_memmap_chunk() within a pgdat_resize_lock() critical section
with irqs disabled.  It did check for irqs_disabled() in
deferred_init_memmap_chunk() to avoid calling cond_resched().  For a
PREEMPT_RT kernel build, however, spin_lock_irqsave() does not disable
interrupt but rcu_read_lock() is called.  This leads to the following bug
report.

  BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at mm/mm_init.c:2091
  in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 1, name: swapper/0
  preempt_count: 0, expected: 0
  RCU nest depth: 1, expected: 0
  3 locks held by swapper/0/1:
   #0: ffff80008471b7a0 (sched_domains_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: sched_domains_mutex_lock+0x28/0x40
   #1: ffff003bdfffef48 (&pgdat->node_size_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: deferred_grow_zone+0x140/0x278
   #2: ffff800084acf600 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock+0x1b4/0x408
  CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G        W           6.19.0-rc6-test #1 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)
}
  Tainted: [W]=WARN
  Call trace:
   show_stack+0x20/0x38 (C)
   dump_stack_lvl+0xdc/0xf8
   dump_stack+0x1c/0x28
   __might_resched+0x384/0x530
   deferred_init_memmap_chunk+0x560/0x688
   deferred_grow_zone+0x190/0x278
   _deferred_grow_zone+0x18/0x30
   get_page_from_freelist+0x780/0xf78
   __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x1dc/0x348
   alloc_slab_page+0x30/0x110
   allocate_slab+0x98/0x2a0
   new_slab+0x4c/0x80
   ___slab_alloc+0x5a4/0x770
   __slab_alloc.constprop.0+0x88/0x1e0
   __kmalloc_node_noprof+0x2c0/0x598
   __sdt_alloc+0x3b8/0x728
   build_sched_domains+0xe0/0x1260
   sched_init_domains+0x14c/0x1c8
   sched_init_smp+0x9c/0x1d0
   kernel_init_freeable+0x218/0x358
   kernel_init+0x28/0x208
   ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Fix it adding a new argument to deferred_init_memmap_chunk() to explicitly
tell it if cond_resched() is allowed or not instead of relying on some
current state information which may vary depending on the exact kernel
configuration options that are enabled.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260122184343.546627-1-longman@redhat.com
Fixes: 3acb913c9d ("mm/mm_init: use deferred_init_memmap_chunk() in deferred_grow_zone()")
Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Suggested-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>
Cc: "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@gmail.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernrl.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2026-01-26 19:03:48 -08:00
arch x86/kfence: avoid writing L1TF-vulnerable PTEs 2026-01-19 12:30:02 -08:00
block block-6.19-20260116 2026-01-16 20:59:46 -08:00
certs sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3 2024-09-20 19:52:48 +03:00
crypto crypto: seqiv - Do not use req->iv after crypto_aead_encrypt 2025-12-19 14:47:06 +08:00
Documentation Docs/mm/allocation-profiling: describe sysctrl limitations in debug mode 2026-01-20 09:34:26 -08:00
drivers Devicetree fixes for v6.19, part 3: 2026-01-20 15:01:15 -08:00
fs fs/writeback: skip AS_NO_DATA_INTEGRITY mappings in wait_sb_inodes() 2026-01-19 12:30:01 -08:00
include memfd: export alloc_file() 2026-01-26 19:03:47 -08:00
init Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-6.19-20260116 2026-01-16 20:56:56 -08:00
ipc Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
kernel kho: kho_preserve_vmalloc(): don't return 0 when ENOMEM 2026-01-26 19:03:48 -08:00
lib flex_proportions: make fprop_new_period() hardirq safe 2026-01-26 19:03:46 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm mm/mm_init: don't cond_resched() in deferred_init_memmap_chunk() if called from deferred_grow_zone() 2026-01-26 19:03:48 -08:00
net Including fixes from bluetooth, can and IPsec. 2026-01-15 10:11:11 -08:00
rust rust: bitops: fix missing _find_* functions on 32-bit ARM 2026-01-13 22:16:39 -05:00
samples samples/ftrace: Adjust LoongArch register restore order in direct calls 2025-12-31 15:19:25 +08:00
scripts Crypto library fixes for v6.19-rc5 2026-01-11 15:07:56 -10:00
security Landlock fix for v6.19-rc6 2026-01-18 15:15:47 -08:00
sound ALSA: hda/tas2781: Add newly-released HP laptop 2026-01-15 15:04:27 +01:00
tools Landlock fix for v6.19-rc6 2026-01-18 15:15:47 -08:00
usr initramfs: add gen_init_cpio to hostprogs unconditionally 2025-11-26 21:55:40 +01:00
virt KVM fixes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-18 18:38:45 +01:00
.clang-format s390/pci: Fix cyclic dead-lock in zpci_zdev_put() and zpci_scan_devices() 2025-12-14 11:03:58 +01:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +02:00
.cocciconfig
.editorconfig .editorconfig: remove trim_trailing_whitespace option 2024-06-13 16:47:52 +02:00
.get_maintainer.ignore MAINTAINERS: remove Alyssa Rosenzweig 2025-09-18 21:17:31 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore rust: kbuild: add proc macro library support 2025-11-24 17:15:36 +01:00
.mailmap mailmap: add entry for Viacheslav Bocharov 2026-01-26 19:03:46 -08:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS treewide: Update email address 2026-01-11 06:09:11 -10:00
Kbuild sched: Make migrate_{en,dis}able() inline 2025-09-25 09:57:16 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS pwm: Two fixes and a maintainer update 2026-01-20 09:46:29 -08:00
Makefile Linux 6.19-rc6 2026-01-18 15:42:45 -08:00
README README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines 2025-11-29 08:40:33 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst



Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst