CPU unplug first calls __cpu_disable(), and that's where powerpc calls
cleanup_cpu_mmu_context(), which clears this CPU from mm_cpumask() of all
mms in the system.
However this CPU may still be using a lazy tlb mm, and its mm_cpumask bit
will be cleared from it. The CPU does not switch away from the lazy tlb
mm until arch_cpu_idle_dead() calls idle_task_exit().
If that user mm exits in this window, it will not be subject to the lazy
tlb mm shootdown and may be freed while in use as a lazy mm by the CPU
that is being unplugged.
cleanup_cpu_mmu_context() could be moved later, but it looks better to
move the lazy tlb mm switching earlier. The problem with doing the lazy
mm switching in idle_task_exit() is explained in commit bf2c59fce4
("sched/core: Fix illegal RCU from offline CPUs"), which added a wart to
switch away from the mm but leave it set in active_mm to be cleaned up
later.
So instead, switch away from the lazy tlb mm at sched_cpu_wait_empty(),
which is the last hotplug state before teardown
(CPUHP_AP_SCHED_WAIT_EMPTY). This CPU will never switch to a user thread
from this point, so it has no chance to pick up a new lazy tlb mm. This
removes the lazy tlb mm handling wart in CPU unplug.
With this, idle_task_exit() is not needed anymore and can be cleaned up.
This leaves the prototype alone, to be cleaned after this change.
herton: took the suggestions from https://lore.kernel.org/all/87jzvyprsw.ffs@tglx/
and made adjustments on the initial patch proposed by Nicholas.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230524060455.147699-1-npiggin@gmail.com
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230525205253.E2FAEC433EF@smtp.kernel.org/
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20241104142318.3295663-1-herton@redhat.com
Fixes: 2655421ae6 ("lazy tlb: shoot lazies, non-refcounting lazy tlb mm reference handling scheme")
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Herton R. Krzesinski <herton@redhat.com>
Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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