linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 4/6] mm/hugetlb: add userfaultfd hugetlb hook

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Date:	Mon,  6 Jun 2016 10:45:29 -0700
From:	Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
To:	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
	Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>,
	Hillf Danton <hillf.zj@...baba-inc.com>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 4/6] mm/hugetlb: add userfaultfd hugetlb hook

When processing a hugetlb fault for no page present, check the vma to
determine if faults are to be handled via userfaultfd.  If so, drop the
hugetlb_fault_mutex and call handle_userfault().

Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
---
 mm/hugetlb.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 4943d8b..a2814e7 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
 #include <linux/hugetlb_cgroup.h>
 #include <linux/node.h>
+#include <linux/userfaultfd_k.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 int hugepages_treat_as_movable;
@@ -3569,6 +3570,27 @@ retry:
 		size = i_size_read(mapping->host) >> huge_page_shift(h);
 		if (idx >= size)
 			goto out;
+
+		/*
+		 * Check for page in userfault range
+		 */
+		if (userfaultfd_missing(vma)) {
+			u32 hash;
+
+			/*
+			 * hugetlb_fault_mutex must be dropped before
+			 * handling userfault.  Reacquire after handling
+			 * fault to make calling code simpler.
+			 */
+			hash = hugetlb_fault_mutex_hash(h, mm, vma, mapping,
+							idx, address);
+			mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
+			ret = handle_userfault(vma, address, flags,
+						VM_UFFD_MISSING);
+			mutex_lock(&hugetlb_fault_mutex_table[hash]);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		page = alloc_huge_page(vma, address, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(page);
-- 
2.4.11