linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v20 2/5] fs/proc/task_mmu: Implement IOCTL to get and optionally clear info about PTEs

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Message-ID: <CABb0KFGhSLAHAsa3nk-pyMe2j9MU4u3xkQR21HOoS65ZB2dKsw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:42:20 +0200
From:   Michał Mirosław <emmir@...gle.com>
To:     Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@...labora.com>
Cc:     Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
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        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, kernel@...labora.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v20 2/5] fs/proc/task_mmu: Implement IOCTL to get and
 optionally clear info about PTEs

On Wed, 21 Jun 2023 at 09:24, Muhammad Usama Anjum
<usama.anjum@...labora.com> wrote:
[...]
> +static int pagemap_scan_test_walk(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
> +                                 struct mm_walk *walk)
> +{
> +       struct pagemap_scan_private *p = walk->private;
> +       struct vm_area_struct *vma = walk->vma;
> +
> +       if ((p->flags & PM_SCAN_REQUIRE_UFFD) && (!userfaultfd_wp_async(vma) ||
> +           !userfaultfd_wp_use_markers(vma)))
> +               return -EPERM;
> +
> +       if (vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP)
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}

This could actually short-circuit all vma flags (e.g. IS_FILE): if
(required_mask & IS_FILE && vma is not file-backed) return 0;

Best Regards
Michał Mirosław