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

From: Kiryl Shutsemau

Date: Fri Sep 19 2025 - 08:40:49 EST


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;
+
/* Restore the mlock which got missed */
- if (!folio_test_large(folio))
- mlock_vma_folio(folio, vma);
- goto walk_abort;
+ mlock_vma_folio(folio, vma);
+ goto walk_done;
}

if (!pvmw.pte) {
--
2.50.1