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Message-ID: <96cea729-437a-4bd8-8dbf-7ff651979387@os.amperecomputing.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:11:20 -0700
From: Yang Shi <yang@...amperecomputing.com>
To: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>, will@...nel.org,
 catalin.marinas@....com, Miko.Lenczewski@....com, dev.jain@....com,
 scott@...amperecomputing.com, cl@...two.org
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Chaitanya S Prakash <chaitanyas.prakash@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] arm64: mm: make __create_pgd_mapping() and helpers
 non-void



On 6/16/25 3:04 AM, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> On 31/05/2025 03:41, Yang Shi wrote:
>> The later patch will enhance __create_pgd_mapping() and related helpers
>> to split kernel linear mapping, it requires have return value.  So make
>> __create_pgd_mapping() and helpers non-void functions.
>>
>> And move the BUG_ON() out of page table alloc helper since failing
>> splitting kernel linear mapping is not fatal and can be handled by the
>> callers in the later patch.  Have BUG_ON() after
>> __create_pgd_mapping_locked() returns to keep the current callers behavior
>> intact.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>
>> Signed-off-by: Yang Shi <yang@...amperecomputing.com>
> With the nits below taken care of:
>
> Reviewed-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>

Thank you. Although this patch may be dropped in the new spin per our 
discussion, this is still needed to fix the memory hotplug bug.

>
>> ---
>>   arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c |  10 ++-
>>   arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c            | 130 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>>   2 files changed, 99 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
>> index 25e1fbfab6a3..e879bfcf853b 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
>> @@ -1933,9 +1933,9 @@ static bool has_pmuv3(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int scope)
>>   #define KPTI_NG_TEMP_VA		(-(1UL << PMD_SHIFT))
>>   
>>   extern
>> -void create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys, unsigned long virt,
>> -			     phys_addr_t size, pgprot_t prot,
>> -			     phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags);
>> +int create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys, unsigned long virt,
>> +			    phys_addr_t size, pgprot_t prot,
>> +			    phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags);
>>   
>>   static phys_addr_t __initdata kpti_ng_temp_alloc;
>>   
>> @@ -1957,6 +1957,7 @@ static int __init __kpti_install_ng_mappings(void *__unused)
>>   	u64 kpti_ng_temp_pgd_pa = 0;
>>   	pgd_t *kpti_ng_temp_pgd;
>>   	u64 alloc = 0;
>> +	int err;
>>   
>>   	if (levels == 5 && !pgtable_l5_enabled())
>>   		levels = 4;
>> @@ -1986,9 +1987,10 @@ static int __init __kpti_install_ng_mappings(void *__unused)
>>   		// covers the PTE[] page itself, the remaining entries are free
>>   		// to be used as a ad-hoc fixmap.
>>   		//
>> -		create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(kpti_ng_temp_pgd, __pa(alloc),
>> +		err = create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(kpti_ng_temp_pgd, __pa(alloc),
>>   					KPTI_NG_TEMP_VA, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_KERNEL,
>>   					kpti_ng_pgd_alloc, 0);
>> +		BUG_ON(err);
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	cpu_install_idmap();
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>> index ea6695d53fb9..775c0536b194 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>> @@ -189,15 +189,16 @@ static void init_pte(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   	} while (ptep++, addr += PAGE_SIZE, addr != end);
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void alloc_init_cont_pte(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
>> -				unsigned long end, phys_addr_t phys,
>> -				pgprot_t prot,
>> -				phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> -				int flags)
>> +static int alloc_init_cont_pte(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
>> +			       unsigned long end, phys_addr_t phys,
>> +			       pgprot_t prot,
>> +			       phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> +			       int flags)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long next;
>>   	pmd_t pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
>>   	pte_t *ptep;
>> +	int ret = 0;
>>   
>>   	BUG_ON(pmd_sect(pmd));
>>   	if (pmd_none(pmd)) {
>> @@ -208,6 +209,10 @@ static void alloc_init_cont_pte(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
>>   			pmdval |= PMD_TABLE_PXN;
>>   		BUG_ON(!pgtable_alloc);
>>   		pte_phys = pgtable_alloc(PAGE_SHIFT);
>> +		if (pte_phys == -1) {
> It would be better to have a macro definition for the invalid PA case instead of
> using the magic -1 everywhere. I think it can be local to this file. Perhaps:
>
> #define INVAL_PHYS_ADDR -1

OK

>
>> +			ret = -ENOMEM;
>> +			goto out;
>> +		}
>>   		ptep = pte_set_fixmap(pte_phys);
>>   		init_clear_pgtable(ptep);
>>   		ptep += pte_index(addr);
>> @@ -239,13 +244,17 @@ static void alloc_init_cont_pte(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
>>   	 * walker.
>>   	 */
>>   	pte_clear_fixmap();
>> +
>> +out:
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void init_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>> -		     phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot,
>> -		     phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags)
>> +static int init_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>> +		    phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot,
>> +		    phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long next;
>> +	int ret = 0;
>>   
>>   	do {
>>   		pmd_t old_pmd = READ_ONCE(*pmdp);
>> @@ -264,22 +273,27 @@ static void init_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   			BUG_ON(!pgattr_change_is_safe(pmd_val(old_pmd),
>>   						      READ_ONCE(pmd_val(*pmdp))));
>>   		} else {
>> -			alloc_init_cont_pte(pmdp, addr, next, phys, prot,
>> +			ret = alloc_init_cont_pte(pmdp, addr, next, phys, prot,
>>   					    pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +			if (ret)
>> +				break;
>>   
>>   			BUG_ON(pmd_val(old_pmd) != 0 &&
>>   			       pmd_val(old_pmd) != READ_ONCE(pmd_val(*pmdp)));
>>   		}
>>   		phys += next - addr;
>>   	} while (pmdp++, addr = next, addr != end);
>> +
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void alloc_init_cont_pmd(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
>> -				unsigned long end, phys_addr_t phys,
>> -				pgprot_t prot,
>> -				phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags)
>> +static int alloc_init_cont_pmd(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
>> +			       unsigned long end, phys_addr_t phys,
>> +			       pgprot_t prot,
>> +			       phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long next;
>> +	int ret = 0;
>>   	pud_t pud = READ_ONCE(*pudp);
>>   	pmd_t *pmdp;
>>   
>> @@ -295,6 +309,10 @@ static void alloc_init_cont_pmd(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
>>   			pudval |= PUD_TABLE_PXN;
>>   		BUG_ON(!pgtable_alloc);
>>   		pmd_phys = pgtable_alloc(PMD_SHIFT);
>> +		if (pmd_phys == -1) {
>> +			ret = -ENOMEM;
>> +			goto out;
>> +		}
>>   		pmdp = pmd_set_fixmap(pmd_phys);
>>   		init_clear_pgtable(pmdp);
>>   		pmdp += pmd_index(addr);
>> @@ -314,21 +332,27 @@ static void alloc_init_cont_pmd(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
>>   		    (flags & NO_CONT_MAPPINGS) == 0)
>>   			__prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>>   
>> -		init_pmd(pmdp, addr, next, phys, __prot, pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +		ret = init_pmd(pmdp, addr, next, phys, __prot, pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +		if (ret)
>> +			break;
>>   
>>   		pmdp += pmd_index(next) - pmd_index(addr);
>>   		phys += next - addr;
>>   	} while (addr = next, addr != end);
>>   
>>   	pmd_clear_fixmap();
>> +
>> +out:
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void alloc_init_pud(p4d_t *p4dp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>> -			   phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot,
>> -			   phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> -			   int flags)
>> +static int alloc_init_pud(p4d_t *p4dp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>> +			  phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot,
>> +			  phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> +			  int flags)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long next;
>> +	int ret = 0;
>>   	p4d_t p4d = READ_ONCE(*p4dp);
>>   	pud_t *pudp;
>>   
>> @@ -340,6 +364,10 @@ static void alloc_init_pud(p4d_t *p4dp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   			p4dval |= P4D_TABLE_PXN;
>>   		BUG_ON(!pgtable_alloc);
>>   		pud_phys = pgtable_alloc(PUD_SHIFT);
>> +		if (pud_phys == -1) {
>> +			ret = -ENOMEM;
>> +			goto out;
>> +		}
>>   		pudp = pud_set_fixmap(pud_phys);
>>   		init_clear_pgtable(pudp);
>>   		pudp += pud_index(addr);
>> @@ -369,8 +397,10 @@ static void alloc_init_pud(p4d_t *p4dp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   			BUG_ON(!pgattr_change_is_safe(pud_val(old_pud),
>>   						      READ_ONCE(pud_val(*pudp))));
>>   		} else {
>> -			alloc_init_cont_pmd(pudp, addr, next, phys, prot,
>> +			ret = alloc_init_cont_pmd(pudp, addr, next, phys, prot,
>>   					    pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +			if (ret)
>> +				break;
>>   
>>   			BUG_ON(pud_val(old_pud) != 0 &&
>>   			       pud_val(old_pud) != READ_ONCE(pud_val(*pudp)));
>> @@ -379,14 +409,18 @@ static void alloc_init_pud(p4d_t *p4dp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   	} while (pudp++, addr = next, addr != end);
>>   
>>   	pud_clear_fixmap();
>> +
>> +out:
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void alloc_init_p4d(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>> -			   phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot,
>> -			   phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> -			   int flags)
>> +static int alloc_init_p4d(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>> +			  phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot,
>> +			  phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> +			  int flags)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long next;
>> +	int ret = 0;
>>   	pgd_t pgd = READ_ONCE(*pgdp);
>>   	p4d_t *p4dp;
>>   
>> @@ -398,6 +432,10 @@ static void alloc_init_p4d(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   			pgdval |= PGD_TABLE_PXN;
>>   		BUG_ON(!pgtable_alloc);
>>   		p4d_phys = pgtable_alloc(P4D_SHIFT);
>> +		if (p4d_phys == -1) {
>> +			ret = -ENOMEM;
>> +			goto out;
>> +		}
>>   		p4dp = p4d_set_fixmap(p4d_phys);
>>   		init_clear_pgtable(p4dp);
>>   		p4dp += p4d_index(addr);
>> @@ -412,8 +450,10 @@ static void alloc_init_p4d(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   
>>   		next = p4d_addr_end(addr, end);
>>   
>> -		alloc_init_pud(p4dp, addr, next, phys, prot,
>> +		ret = alloc_init_pud(p4dp, addr, next, phys, prot,
>>   			       pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +		if (ret)
>> +			break;
>>   
>>   		BUG_ON(p4d_val(old_p4d) != 0 &&
>>   		       p4d_val(old_p4d) != READ_ONCE(p4d_val(*p4dp)));
>> @@ -422,23 +462,27 @@ static void alloc_init_p4d(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
>>   	} while (p4dp++, addr = next, addr != end);
>>   
>>   	p4d_clear_fixmap();
>> +
>> +out:
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void __create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
>> -					unsigned long virt, phys_addr_t size,
>> -					pgprot_t prot,
>> -					phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> -					int flags)
>> +static int __create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
>> +				       unsigned long virt, phys_addr_t size,
>> +				       pgprot_t prot,
>> +				       phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>> +				       int flags)
>>   {
>>   	unsigned long addr, end, next;
>>   	pgd_t *pgdp = pgd_offset_pgd(pgdir, virt);
>> +	int ret = 0;
>>   
>>   	/*
>>   	 * If the virtual and physical address don't have the same offset
>>   	 * within a page, we cannot map the region as the caller expects.
>>   	 */
>>   	if (WARN_ON((phys ^ virt) & ~PAGE_MASK))
>> -		return;
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>>   
>>   	phys &= PAGE_MASK;
>>   	addr = virt & PAGE_MASK;
>> @@ -446,10 +490,14 @@ static void __create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
>>   
>>   	do {
>>   		next = pgd_addr_end(addr, end);
>> -		alloc_init_p4d(pgdp, addr, next, phys, prot, pgtable_alloc,
>> +		ret = alloc_init_p4d(pgdp, addr, next, phys, prot, pgtable_alloc,
>>   			       flags);
>> +		if (ret)
>> +			break;
>>   		phys += next - addr;
>>   	} while (pgdp++, addr = next, addr != end);
>> +
>> +	return ret;
>>   }
>>   
>>   static void __create_pgd_mapping(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
>> @@ -458,17 +506,20 @@ static void __create_pgd_mapping(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
>>   				 phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int),
>>   				 int flags)
>>   {
>> +	int err;
>> +
>>   	mutex_lock(&fixmap_lock);
>> -	__create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgdir, phys, virt, size, prot,
>> -				    pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +	err = __create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgdir, phys, virt, size, prot,
>> +					  pgtable_alloc, flags);
>> +	BUG_ON(err);
>>   	mutex_unlock(&fixmap_lock);
>>   }
>>   
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
>>   extern __alias(__create_pgd_mapping_locked)
>> -void create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys, unsigned long virt,
>> -			     phys_addr_t size, pgprot_t prot,
>> -			     phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags);
>> +int create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys, unsigned long virt,
>> +			    phys_addr_t size, pgprot_t prot,
>> +			    phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags);
>>   #endif
> Personally I would have converted this from an alias to a wrapper:
>
> void create_kpti_ng_temp_pgd(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys, unsigned long virt,
> 			     phys_addr_t size, pgprot_t prot,
> 			     phys_addr_t (*pgtable_alloc)(int), int flags)
> {
> 	int ret;
>
> 	ret = __create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgdir, phys, virt, size, prot,
> 					  pgtable_alloc, flags);
> 	BUG_ON(err);
> }
>
> Then there is no churn in cpufeature.c. But it's not a strong opinion. If you
> prefer it like this then I'm ok with it (We'll need to see what Catalin and Will
> prefer ultimately anyway).

I don't have strong preference either.

Thanks,
Yang

>
> Thanks,
> Ryan
>
>>   
>>   static phys_addr_t __pgd_pgtable_alloc(int shift)
>> @@ -476,13 +527,17 @@ static phys_addr_t __pgd_pgtable_alloc(int shift)
>>   	/* Page is zeroed by init_clear_pgtable() so don't duplicate effort. */
>>   	void *ptr = (void *)__get_free_page(GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL & ~__GFP_ZERO);
>>   
>> -	BUG_ON(!ptr);
>> +	if (!ptr)
>> +		return -1;
>> +
>>   	return __pa(ptr);
>>   }
>>   
>>   static phys_addr_t pgd_pgtable_alloc(int shift)
>>   {
>>   	phys_addr_t pa = __pgd_pgtable_alloc(shift);
>> +	if (pa == -1)
>> +		goto out;
>>   	struct ptdesc *ptdesc = page_ptdesc(phys_to_page(pa));
>>   
>>   	/*
>> @@ -498,6 +553,7 @@ static phys_addr_t pgd_pgtable_alloc(int shift)
>>   	else if (shift == PMD_SHIFT)
>>   		BUG_ON(!pagetable_pmd_ctor(ptdesc));
>>   
>> +out:
>>   	return pa;
>>   }
>>   


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