linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/mapping_dirty_helpers: Update huge page-table entry callbacks

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Date:   Fri, 31 Jan 2020 11:33:08 +0000
From:   Steven Price <steven.price@....com>
To:     Thomas Hellström (VMware) 
        <thomas_os@...pmail.org>
Cc:     "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/mapping_dirty_helpers: Update huge page-table entry
 callbacks

On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 10:00:52AM +0000, Thomas Hellström (VMware) wrote:
> From: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>
> 
> Following the update of pagewalk code
> commit a07984d48146 ("mm: pagewalk: add p4d_entry() and pgd_entry()")
> we can modify the mapping_dirty_helpers' huge page-table entry callbacks
> to avoid splitting when a huge pud or -pmd is encountered.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>
> Cc: Steven Price <steven.price@....com>

LGTM

Reviewed-by: Steven Price <steven.price@....com>

> ---
>  mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c b/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c
> index 71070dda9643..2c7d03675903 100644
> --- a/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c
> +++ b/mm/mapping_dirty_helpers.c
> @@ -111,26 +111,60 @@ static int clean_record_pte(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -/* wp_clean_pmd_entry - The pagewalk pmd callback. */
> +/*
> + * wp_clean_pmd_entry - The pagewalk pmd callback.
> + *
> + * Dirty-tracking should take place on the PTE level, so
> + * WARN() if encountering a dirty huge pmd.
> + * Furthermore, never split huge pmds, since that currently
> + * causes dirty info loss. The pagefault handler should do
> + * that if needed.
> + */
>  static int wp_clean_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>  			      struct mm_walk *walk)
>  {
> -	/* Dirty-tracking should be handled on the pte level */
>  	pmd_t pmdval = pmd_read_atomic(pmd);
>  
> +	if (!pmd_trans_unstable(&pmdval))
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	if (pmd_none(pmdval)) {
> +		walk->action = ACTION_AGAIN;
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Huge pmd, present or migrated */
> +	walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
>  	if (pmd_trans_huge(pmdval) || pmd_devmap(pmdval))
>  		WARN_ON(pmd_write(pmdval) || pmd_dirty(pmdval));
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -/* wp_clean_pud_entry - The pagewalk pud callback. */
> +/*
> + * wp_clean_pud_entry - The pagewalk pud callback.
> + *
> + * Dirty-tracking should take place on the PTE level, so
> + * WARN() if encountering a dirty huge puds.
> + * Furthermore, never split huge puds, since that currently
> + * causes dirty info loss. The pagefault handler should do
> + * that if needed.
> + */
>  static int wp_clean_pud_entry(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>  			      struct mm_walk *walk)
>  {
> -	/* Dirty-tracking should be handled on the pte level */
>  	pud_t pudval = READ_ONCE(*pud);
>  
> +	if (!pud_trans_unstable(&pudval))
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	if (pud_none(pudval)) {
> +		walk->action = ACTION_AGAIN;
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Huge pud */
> +	walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
>  	if (pud_trans_huge(pudval) || pud_devmap(pudval))
>  		WARN_ON(pud_write(pudval) || pud_dirty(pudval));
>  
> -- 
> 2.21.1
>