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Kaitao Cheng 0ade3a8d83 mm/cma_sysfs: skip inactive CMA areas in sysfs
cma_activate_area() can fail after a CMA area has already been added to
cma_areas[].  In that case the area is left in the global array, but it
does not reach the point where CMA_ACTIVATED is set.

cma_sysfs_init() currently walks all cma_area_count entries and creates
sysfs files for every area, including ones that failed activation.  These
areas are not usable CMA areas and should not be exposed to userspace as
valid CMA regions.

If such an inactive area is exposed, userspace sees a CMA directory whose
read-only accounting files report zeros.  total_pages and available_pages
report zero because the failed activation path clears cma->count and
cma->available_count, while the allocation and release counters also stay
at zero because the area cannot service CMA allocations.  This makes the
failed area look like a valid but empty CMA region and can mislead tests,
monitoring, and diagnostics.

Skip CMA areas that did not reach CMA_ACTIVATED when creating the sysfs
objects.  Since inactive entries can now be skipped, make the error unwind
tolerate entries that never had cma_kobj initialized.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260524140420.61864-1-kaitao.cheng@linux.dev
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260522131434.78532-1-kaitao.cheng@linux.dev
Fixes: 43ca106fa8 ("mm: cma: support sysfs")
Signed-off-by: Kaitao Cheng <chengkaitao@kylinos.cn>
Reported-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Suggested-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reported-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/55481a8b-dcfc-4bef-ba59-aa0b43dca88b@kernel.org/
Acked-by: Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>
Cc: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
Cc: Liam R. Howlett <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2026-06-03 16:25:49 -07:00
arch Arm: 2026-05-24 12:50:36 -07:00
block cgroup: Fixes for v7.1-rc4 2026-05-22 16:28:47 -07:00
certs Clang build fixes for 7.1 2026-04-24 09:29:51 -07:00
crypto crypto/krb5, rxrpc: Fix lack of pre-decrypt/pre-verify length checks 2026-05-20 16:36:45 -07:00
Documentation drm fixes for 7.1-rc5 2026-05-22 16:15:32 -07:00
drivers 13 hotfixes. 9 are for MM. 9 are cc:stable and the remaining 4 address 2026-05-26 08:23:19 -07:00
fs 13 hotfixes. 9 are for MM. 9 are cc:stable and the remaining 4 address 2026-05-26 08:23:19 -07:00
include mm/memory-failure: fix hugetlb_lock AA deadlock in get_huge_page_for_hwpoison 2026-05-28 20:50:34 -07:00
init memblock: updates for 7.0-rc1 2026-04-18 11:29:14 -07:00
io_uring io_uring-7.1-20260522 2026-05-22 11:53:28 -07:00
ipc ipc/shm: serialize orphan cleanup with shm_nattch updates 2026-06-03 16:25:49 -07:00
kernel 13 hotfixes. 9 are for MM. 9 are cc:stable and the remaining 4 address 2026-05-26 08:23:19 -07:00
lib Debugobjects fix: 2026-05-24 10:48:55 -07:00
LICENSES
mm mm/cma_sysfs: skip inactive CMA areas in sysfs 2026-06-03 16:25:49 -07:00
net 13 hotfixes. 9 are for MM. 9 are cc:stable and the remaining 4 address 2026-05-26 08:23:19 -07:00
rust Rust fixes for v7.1 2026-05-09 11:24:02 -07:00
samples soc: drivers for 7.1 2026-04-16 20:34:34 -07:00
scripts Second round of Kbuild fixes for 7.1 2026-05-19 09:43:24 -07:00
security lsm/stable-7.1 PR 20260519 2026-05-19 15:31:35 -05:00
sound ASoC: Fixes for v7.1 2026-05-22 08:25:18 +02:00
tools Bootconfig fixes for v7.1-rc4 2026-05-25 12:22:50 -07:00
usr kbuild: uapi: also test UAPI headers against C++ compilers 2026-03-25 13:24:42 +01:00
virt KVM: Reject wrapped offset in kvm_reset_dirty_gfn() 2026-05-12 22:16:16 +02:00
.clang-format Devicetree updates for v7.0: 2026-02-11 18:27:08 -08:00
.clippy.toml rust: bump Clippy's MSRV and clean incompatible_msrv allows 2026-04-07 09:51:39 +02:00
.cocciconfig
.editorconfig editorconfig: add rst extension 2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
.get_maintainer.ignore .get_maintainer.ignore: add myself 2026-04-02 16:48:25 +02:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore kbuild: rust: provide an option to inline C helpers into Rust 2026-03-30 02:03:52 +02:00
.mailmap 13 hotfixes. 9 are for MM. 9 are cc:stable and the remaining 4 address 2026-05-26 08:23:19 -07:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml
COPYING
CREDITS Delete some obsolete networking code 2026-04-24 09:41:58 -07:00
Kbuild checksyscalls: move instance functionality into generic code 2026-04-05 09:21:32 +02:00
Kconfig
MAINTAINERS 13 hotfixes. 9 are for MM. 9 are cc:stable and the remaining 4 address 2026-05-26 08:23:19 -07:00
Makefile Linux 7.1-rc5 2026-05-24 13:48:06 -07:00
README docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06 14:55:06 -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
* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


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

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


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