linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 2/7] mm/gup: introduce pin_user

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Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:18:38 -0700
From:   John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        "Darrick J . Wong" <djwong@...nel.org>,
        Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@...merspace.com>,
        Anna Schumaker <anna@...nel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-xfs@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-mm@...ck.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 2/7] mm/gup: introduce pin_user_page()

pin_user_page() is an externally-usable version of try_grab_page(), but
with semantics that match get_page(), so that it can act as a drop-in
replacement for get_page(). Specifically, pin_user_page() has a void
return type.

pin_user_page() elevates a page's refcount using FOLL_PIN rules. This
means that the caller must release the page via unpin_user_page().

Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>
---
 include/linux/mm.h |  1 +
 mm/gup.c           | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 61c5dc37370e..c6c98d9c38ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@ long pin_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
 long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 			    unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
 			    struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
+void pin_user_page(struct page *page);
 long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 		    unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
 		    struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 5abdaf487460..2c231dca39dd 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -3213,6 +3213,56 @@ long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_pages);
 
+/**
+ * pin_user_page() - apply a FOLL_PIN reference to a file-backed page that the
+ * caller already owns.
+ *
+ * @page: the page to be pinned.
+ *
+ * pin_user_page() elevates a page's refcount using FOLL_PIN rules. This means
+ * that the caller must release the page via unpin_user_page().
+ *
+ * pin_user_page() is intended as a drop-in replacement for get_page(). This
+ * provides a way for callers to do a subsequent unpin_user_page() on the
+ * affected page. However, it is only intended for use by callers (file systems,
+ * block/bio) that have a file-backed page. Anonymous pages are not expected nor
+ * supported, and will generate a warning.
+ *
+ * pin_user_page() may also be thought of as an externally-usable version of
+ * try_grab_page(), but with semantics that match get_page(), so that it can act
+ * as a drop-in replacement for get_page().
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The caller must release the page via unpin_user_page().
+ *
+ */
+void pin_user_page(struct page *page)
+{
+	struct folio *folio = page_folio(page);
+
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(folio_ref_count(folio) <= 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * This function is only intended for file-backed callers, who already
+	 * have a page reference.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(PageAnon(page));
+
+	/*
+	 * Similar to try_grab_page(): be sure to *also*
+	 * increment the normal page refcount field at least once,
+	 * so that the page really is pinned.
+	 */
+	if (folio_test_large(folio)) {
+		folio_ref_add(folio, 1);
+		atomic_add(1, folio_pincount_ptr(folio));
+	} else {
+		folio_ref_add(folio, GUP_PIN_COUNTING_BIAS);
+	}
+
+	node_stat_mod_folio(folio, NR_FOLL_PIN_ACQUIRED, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_page);
+
 /*
  * pin_user_pages_unlocked() is the FOLL_PIN variant of
  * get_user_pages_unlocked(). Behavior is the same, except that this one sets
-- 
2.37.2