linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] mm/madvise: introduce MADV_POPULATE

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Date:   Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:58:43 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
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        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
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        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
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        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/5] mm/madvise: introduce MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE)
 to prefault/prealloc memory

On 17.03.21 12:06, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Excessive details on MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE) can be found in patch #2.
> 
> Now accompanied by minor adjustments and selftests/vm tests.
> 
> RFCv2 -> v1
> - "mm: fix variable name in declaration of populate_vma_page_range()"
> -- Added
> - "mm/madvise: introduce MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE) to prefault ..."
> -- Fix detection of memory holes when we have to re-lookup the VMA
> -- Return -EHWPOISON to user space when we hit HW poisoned pages
> -- Make variable names in definition and declaration consistent
> - "MAINTAINERS: add tools/testing/selftests/vm/ to MEMORY MANAGEMENT"
> -- Added
> - "selftests/vm: add protection_keys_32 / protection_keys_64 to gitignore"
> -- Added
> - "selftests/vm: add test for MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE)"
> -- Added
> 
> RFC -> RFCv2:
> - Fix re-locking (-> set "locked = 1;")
> - Don't mimic MAP_POPULATE semantics:
> --> Explicit READ/WRITE request instead of selecting it automatically,
>      which makes it more generic and better suited for some use cases (e.g., we
>      usually want to prefault shmem writable)
> --> Require proper access permissions
> - Introduce and use faultin_vma_page_range()
> --> Properly handle HWPOISON pages (FOLL_HWPOISON)
> --> Require proper access permissions (!FOLL_FORCE)
> - Let faultin_vma_page_range() check for compatible mappings/permissions
> - Extend patch description and add some performance numbers
> 
> David Hildenbrand (5):
>    mm: make variable names for populate_vma_page_range() consistent
>    mm/madvise: introduce MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE) to prefault/prealloc
>      memory
>    MAINTAINERS: add tools/testing/selftests/vm/ to MEMORY MANAGEMENT
>    selftests/vm: add protection_keys_32 / protection_keys_64 to gitignore
>    selftests/vm: add test for MADV_POPULATE_(READ|WRITE)
> 
>   MAINTAINERS                                |   1 +
>   arch/alpha/include/uapi/asm/mman.h         |   3 +
>   arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/mman.h          |   3 +
>   arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/mman.h        |   3 +
>   arch/xtensa/include/uapi/asm/mman.h        |   3 +
>   include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h     |   3 +
>   mm/gup.c                                   |  54 ++++
>   mm/internal.h                              |   5 +-
>   mm/madvise.c                               |  69 +++++
>   tools/testing/selftests/vm/.gitignore      |   3 +
>   tools/testing/selftests/vm/Makefile        |   1 +
>   tools/testing/selftests/vm/madv_populate.c | 342 +++++++++++++++++++++
>   tools/testing/selftests/vm/run_vmtests.sh  |  16 +
>   13 files changed, 505 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>   create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/vm/madv_populate.c
> 

Gentle ping.

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb