linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 2/3] mm/map_contig: Use pre-allocated pages for VM

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Date:   Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:46:10 -0700
From:   Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
To:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>,
        "Aneesh Kumar K . V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        Guy Shattah <sguy@...lanox.com>,
        Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
        Anshuman Khandual <khandual@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 2/3] mm/map_contig: Use pre-allocated pages for VM_CONTIG mappings

When populating mappings backed by contiguous memory allocations
(VM_CONTIG), use the preallocated pages instead of allocating new.

Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
---
 mm/memory.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index a728bed16c20..fbef78d07cf3 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3100,7 +3100,18 @@ static int do_anonymous_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	/* Allocate our own private page. */
 	if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
 		goto oom;
-	page = alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable(vma, vmf->address);
+
+	/*
+	 * In the special VM_CONTIG case, pages have been pre-allocated. So,
+	 * simply grab the appropriate pre-allocated page.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & VM_CONTIG)) {
+		VM_BUG_ON(!vma->vm_private_data);
+		page = ((struct page *)vma->vm_private_data) +
+			((vmf->address - vma->vm_start) / PAGE_SIZE);
+	} else {
+		page = alloc_zeroed_user_highpage_movable(vma, vmf->address);
+	}
 	if (!page)
 		goto oom;
 
-- 
2.13.6