linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 33/33] mm, x86: introduce PR_SET_MAX_VADDR and PR_GET_MAX

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Date:   Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:46:55 -0800
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 33/33] mm, x86: introduce PR_SET_MAX_VADDR and
 PR_GET_MAX_VADDR

Let me make sure I'm grokking what you're trying to do here.

On 02/20/2017 05:15 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> +/* MPX cannot handle addresses above 47-bits yet. */
> +unsigned long mpx_unmapped_area_check(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
> +		unsigned long flags)
> +{
> +	if (!kernel_managing_mpx_tables(current->mm))
> +		return addr;
> +	if (addr + len <= DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW)
> +		return addr;

At this point, we know MPX management is on and the hint is for memory
above DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW?

> +	if (flags & MAP_FIXED)
> +		return -ENOMEM;

... and if it's a MAP_FIXED request, fail it.

> +	if (len > DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW)
> +		return -ENOMEM;

What is this case for?  If addr+len wraps?

> +	/* Look for unmap area within DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW */
> +	return 0;
> +}

Otherwise, blow away the hint, which we know is high and needs to
be discarded?