linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 03/37] do_anonymous_page: use update_mmu

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Date:   Tue,  6 Apr 2021 18:44:28 -0700
From:   Michel Lespinasse <michel@...pinasse.org>
To:     Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Cc:     Laurent Dufour <ldufour@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Paul McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>,
        Rom Lemarchand <romlem@...gle.com>,
        Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michel Lespinasse <michel@...pinasse.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 03/37] do_anonymous_page: use update_mmu_tlb()

update_mmu_tlb() can be used instead of update_mmu_cache() when the
page fault handler detects that it lost the race to another page fault.

Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <michel@...pinasse.org>
---
 mm/memory.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 5efa07fb6cdc..8ee4bd239303 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3567,7 +3567,7 @@ static vm_fault_t do_anonymous_page(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	vmf->pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd, vmf->address,
 			&vmf->ptl);
 	if (!pte_none(*vmf->pte)) {
-		update_mmu_cache(vma, vmf->address, vmf->pte);
+		update_mmu_tlb(vma, vmf->address, vmf->pte);
 		goto release;
 	}
 
-- 
2.20.1