Re: [PATCH v3 07/10] mmap locking API: add mmap_read_release() and mmap_read_unlock_non_owner()

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Apr 01 2020 - 09:46:54 EST


On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 03:50:59PM -0700, Michel Lespinasse wrote:
> Add a couple APIs to allow splitting mmap_read_unlock() into two calls:
> - mmap_read_release(), called by the task that had taken the mmap lock;
> - mmap_read_unlock_non_owner(), called from a work queue.
>
> These apis are used by kernel/bpf/stackmap.c only.

That code is an absolute abomination and should never have gotten
merged.

That said; I would prefer a mmap_read_trylock_nonowner() over
mmap_read_release() existing.

> Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/mmap_lock.h | 10 ++++++++++
> kernel/bpf/stackmap.c | 9 ++++-----
> 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mmap_lock.h b/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> index 36fb758401d6..a80cf9695514 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> @@ -62,4 +62,14 @@ static inline void mmap_read_unlock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
> }
>
> +static inline void mmap_read_release(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long ip)
> +{
> + rwsem_release(&mm->mmap_sem.dep_map, ip);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void mmap_read_unlock_non_owner(struct mm_struct *mm)
> +{
> + up_read_non_owner(&mm->mmap_sem);
> +}
> +
> #endif /* _LINUX_MMAP_LOCK_H */