linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/4] [PATCH 1/4] mm: refactor of vma

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Date:   Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:20:16 +0100
From:   Jakub Matěna <matenajakub@...il.com>
To:     linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc:     patches@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        vbabka@...e.cz, mhocko@...nel.org, mgorman@...hsingularity.net,
        willy@...radead.org, liam.howlett@...cle.com, hughd@...gle.com,
        kirill@...temov.name, riel@...riel.com, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        peterz@...radead.org,
        Jakub Matěna <matenajakub@...il.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/4] [PATCH 1/4] mm: refactor of vma_merge()

Refactor vma_merge() to make it shorter, more understandable and
suitable for tracing of successful merges made possible by following
patches in the series.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Matěna <matenajakub@...il.com>
---
 mm/mmap.c | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 1e8fdb0b51ed..b55e11f20571 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,9 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	pgoff_t pglen = (end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	struct vm_area_struct *area, *next;
 	int err;
+	int merge_prev = 0;
+	int merge_both = 0;
+	int merge_next = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * We later require that vma->vm_flags == vm_flags,
@@ -1191,65 +1194,59 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	VM_WARN_ON(addr >= end);
 
 	/*
-	 * Can it merge with the predecessor?
+	 * Can we merge predecessor?
 	 */
 	if (prev && prev->vm_end == addr &&
 			mpol_equal(vma_policy(prev), policy) &&
 			can_vma_merge_after(prev, vm_flags,
 					    anon_vma, file, pgoff,
 					    vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name)) {
-		/*
-		 * OK, it can.  Can we now merge in the successor as well?
-		 */
-		if (next && end == next->vm_start &&
-				mpol_equal(policy, vma_policy(next)) &&
-				can_vma_merge_before(next, vm_flags,
-						     anon_vma, file,
-						     pgoff+pglen,
-						     vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name) &&
-				is_mergeable_anon_vma(prev->anon_vma,
-						      next->anon_vma, NULL)) {
-							/* cases 1, 6 */
-			err = __vma_adjust(prev, prev->vm_start,
-					 next->vm_end, prev->vm_pgoff, NULL,
-					 prev);
-		} else					/* cases 2, 5, 7 */
-			err = __vma_adjust(prev, prev->vm_start,
-					 end, prev->vm_pgoff, NULL, prev);
-		if (err)
-			return NULL;
-		khugepaged_enter_vma_merge(prev, vm_flags);
-		return prev;
+		merge_prev = true;
 	}
-
 	/*
-	 * Can this new request be merged in front of next?
+	 * Can we merge successor?
 	 */
 	if (next && end == next->vm_start &&
 			mpol_equal(policy, vma_policy(next)) &&
 			can_vma_merge_before(next, vm_flags,
-					     anon_vma, file, pgoff+pglen,
-					     vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name)) {
+					anon_vma, file, pgoff+pglen,
+					vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name)) {
+		merge_next = true;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Can we merge both predecessor and successor?
+	 */
+	if (merge_prev && merge_next)
+		merge_both = is_mergeable_anon_vma(prev->anon_vma, next->anon_vma, NULL);
+
+	if (merge_both) {	 /* cases 1, 6 */
+		err = __vma_adjust(prev, prev->vm_start,
+					next->vm_end, prev->vm_pgoff, NULL,
+					prev);
+		area = prev;
+	} else if (merge_prev) {			/* cases 2, 5, 7 */
+		err = __vma_adjust(prev, prev->vm_start,
+					end, prev->vm_pgoff, NULL, prev);
+		area = prev;
+	} else if (merge_next) {
 		if (prev && addr < prev->vm_end)	/* case 4 */
 			err = __vma_adjust(prev, prev->vm_start,
-					 addr, prev->vm_pgoff, NULL, next);
-		else {					/* cases 3, 8 */
+					addr, prev->vm_pgoff, NULL, next);
+		else					/* cases 3, 8 */
 			err = __vma_adjust(area, addr, next->vm_end,
-					 next->vm_pgoff - pglen, NULL, next);
-			/*
-			 * In case 3 area is already equal to next and
-			 * this is a noop, but in case 8 "area" has
-			 * been removed and next was expanded over it.
-			 */
-			area = next;
-		}
-		if (err)
-			return NULL;
-		khugepaged_enter_vma_merge(area, vm_flags);
-		return area;
+					next->vm_pgoff - pglen, NULL, next);
+		area = next;
+	} else {
+		err = -1;
 	}
 
-	return NULL;
+	/*
+	 * Cannot merge with predecessor or successor or error in __vma_adjust?
+	 */
+	if (err)
+		return NULL;
+	khugepaged_enter_vma_merge(area, vm_flags);
+	return area;
 }
 
 /*
-- 
2.34.1