linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm-move-mremap-from-file_operations-to-vm_operations

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Date:	Fri, 17 Jul 2015 01:52:28 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Joonsoo Kim <js1304@...il.com>, Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]
	mm-move-mremap-from-file_operations-to-vm_operations_struct-fix

On 07/16, Andrew Morton wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2015 01:14:05 +0200 Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> > fs/aio.c can't be compiled if CONFIG_MMU=n, filemap_page_mkwrite()
> > is not defined in this case. Add yet another "must not be called"
> > helper into nommu.c to make the linker happy.
> >
> > I still think this is pointless, afaics sys_io_setup() simply can't
> > succeed if CONFIG_MMU=n. Instead we should make CONFIG_AIO depend
> > on CONFIG_MMU.
> >
> > ..
> >
> > --- a/mm/nommu.c
> > +++ b/mm/nommu.c
> > @@ -2008,6 +2008,12 @@ void filemap_map_pages(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(filemap_map_pages);
> >
> > +int filemap_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
> > +{
> > +	BUG();
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int __access_remote_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >  		unsigned long addr, void *buf, int len, int write)
> >  {
>
> So if anyone starts testing aio on NOMMU, this patch will make the
> whole thing immediately go BUG.  This isn't helpful :(

Well, I'm afraid I could miss something, but _afaics_ this can not
happen. filemap_page_mkwrite() can't be called if NOMMU.

In particular, simply because sys_io_setup() is the only user (if
NOMMU) and it can't succeed. But even if I missed something and it
can succeed, ->page_mkwrite() must not be called anyway. But this,
again, unless I missed something ;)

> Yes, making AIO depend on MMU sounds better.

Perhaps Benjamin can change his mind or correct me.

> Because if it wasn't
> busted before, it sure is now!

I hope this change can't make any difference.

Oleg.

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