linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] mm/huge_memory: change folio_split_supported() to folio_check

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Message-ID: <e5118fe1-7963-4f09-a80b-e6185ffcb366@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:58:03 +0100
From: "David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)" <david@...nel.org>
To: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>, Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
 Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
 "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>, Nico Pache <npache@...hat.com>,
 Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>, Dev Jain <dev.jain@....com>,
 Barry Song <baohua@...nel.org>, Lance Yang <lance.yang@...ux.dev>,
 Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>, Naoya Horiguchi
 <nao.horiguchi@...il.com>, Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...il.com>,
 Balbir Singh <balbirs@...dia.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] mm/huge_memory: change folio_split_supported() to
 folio_check_splittable()

On 11/22/25 03:55, Zi Yan wrote:
> folio_split_supported() used in try_folio_split_to_order() requires
> folio->mapping to be non NULL, but current try_folio_split_to_order() does
> not check it. There is no issue in the current code, since
> try_folio_split_to_order() is only used in truncate_inode_partial_folio(),
> where folio->mapping is not NULL.
> 
> To prevent future misuse, move folio->mapping NULL check (i.e., folio is
> truncated) into folio_split_supported(). Since folio->mapping NULL check
> returns -EBUSY and folio_split_supported() == false means -EINVAL, change
> folio_split_supported() return type from bool to int and return error
> numbers accordingly. Rename folio_split_supported() to
> folio_check_splittable() to match the return type change.
> 
> While at it, move is_huge_zero_folio() check and folio_test_writeback()
> check into folio_check_splittable() and add kernel-doc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> ---
>   include/linux/huge_mm.h | 10 ++++--
>   mm/huge_memory.c        | 74 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
>   2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/huge_mm.h b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
> index 1d439de1ca2c..97686fb46e30 100644
> --- a/include/linux/huge_mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/huge_mm.h
> @@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ int __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list
>   int folio_split_unmapped(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order);
>   int min_order_for_split(struct folio *folio);
>   int split_folio_to_list(struct folio *folio, struct list_head *list);
> -bool folio_split_supported(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> -		enum split_type split_type, bool warns);
> +int folio_check_splittable(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> +			   enum split_type split_type, bool warns);
>   int folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order, struct page *page,
>   		struct list_head *list);
>   
> @@ -407,7 +407,11 @@ static inline int split_huge_page_to_order(struct page *page, unsigned int new_o
>   static inline int try_folio_split_to_order(struct folio *folio,
>   		struct page *page, unsigned int new_order)
>   {
> -	if (!folio_split_supported(folio, new_order, SPLIT_TYPE_NON_UNIFORM, /* warns= */ false))
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = folio_check_splittable(folio, new_order, SPLIT_TYPE_NON_UNIFORM,
> +				     /* warns= */ false);
> +	if (ret)
>   		return split_huge_page_to_order(&folio->page, new_order);
>   	return folio_split(folio, new_order, page, NULL);
>   }
> diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> index 041b554c7115..c1f1055165dd 100644
> --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> @@ -3688,15 +3688,43 @@ static int __split_unmapped_folio(struct folio *folio, int new_order,
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> -bool folio_split_supported(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> -		enum split_type split_type, bool warns)
> +/**
> + * folio_check_splittable() - check if a folio can be split to a given order
> + * @folio: folio to be split
> + * @new_order: the smallest order of the after split folios (since buddy
> + *             allocator like split generates folios with orders from @folio's
> + *             order - 1 to new_order).
> + * @split_type: uniform or non-uniform split
> + * @warns: whether gives warnings or not for the checks in the function
> + *
> + * folio_check_splittable() checks if @folio can be split to @new_order using
> + * @split_type method. The truncated folio check must come first.
> + *
> + * Context: folio must be locked.
> + *
> + * Return: 0 - @folio can be split to @new_order, otherwise an error number is
> + * returned.
> + */
> +int folio_check_splittable(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
> +			   enum split_type split_type, bool warns)
>   {
> +	VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_locked(folio), folio);
> +	/*
> +	 * Folios that just got truncated cannot get split. Signal to the
> +	 * caller that there was a race.
> +	 *
> +	 * TODO: this will also currently refuse shmem folios that are in the
> +	 * swapcache.
> +	 */

Per the other discussion, should this even be:

"this will also currently refuse folios without a mapping in the 
swapcache (shmem or to-be-anon folios)"

IOW, to spell out that anon folios that were read into the swapcache but 
not mapped yet into page tables (where we set folio->mapping).


-- 
Cheers

David