Re: [PATCHv2 3/5] mm/rmap: mlock large folios in try_to_unmap_one()

From: Kiryl Shutsemau

Date: Mon Sep 22 2025 - 05:51:41 EST


On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 02:27:40PM -0700, Shakeel Butt wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 01:40:34PM +0100, Kiryl Shutsemau wrote:
> > From: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Currently, try_to_unmap_once() only tries to mlock small folios.
> >
> > Use logic similar to folio_referenced_one() to mlock large folios:
> > only do this for fully mapped folios and under page table lock that
> > protects all page table entries.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > mm/rmap.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
> > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
> > index 3d0235f332de..482e6504fa88 100644
> > --- a/mm/rmap.c
> > +++ b/mm/rmap.c
> > @@ -1870,6 +1870,7 @@ static bool try_to_unmap_one(struct folio *folio, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > unsigned long nr_pages = 1, end_addr;
> > unsigned long pfn;
> > unsigned long hsz = 0;
> > + int ptes = 0;
> >
> > /*
> > * When racing against e.g. zap_pte_range() on another cpu,
> > @@ -1910,10 +1911,26 @@ static bool try_to_unmap_one(struct folio *folio, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > */
> > if (!(flags & TTU_IGNORE_MLOCK) &&
> > (vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED)) {
> > + ptes++;
> > + ret = false;
> > +
> > + /* Only mlock fully mapped pages */
> > + if (pvmw.pte && ptes != pvmw.nr_pages)
> > + continue;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * All PTEs must be protected by page table lock in
> > + * order to mlock the page.
> > + *
> > + * If page table boundary has been cross, current ptl
> > + * only protect part of ptes.
> > + */
> > + if (pvmw.flags & PVMW_PGTABLE_CROSSSED)
> > + goto walk_done;
>
> Should it be goto walk_abort?

I already have to set ret to false above to make it work for partially
mapped large folios. So walk_done is enough here.

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Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov