Re: [PATCH v2 2/9] mm/rmap: refactor hugetlb pte clearing in try_to_unmap_one

[Jie Gan]

On 4/10/2026 6:31 PM, Dev Jain wrote:
> Simplify the code by refactoring the folio_test_hugetlb() branch into
> a new function.
>
> No functional change is intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>   mm/rmap.c | 116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>   1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
> index 62a8c912fd788..a9c43e2f6e695 100644
> --- a/mm/rmap.c
> +++ b/mm/rmap.c
> @@ -1978,6 +1978,67 @@ static inline unsigned int folio_unmap_pte_batch(struct folio *folio,
>   				     FPB_RESPECT_WRITE | FPB_RESPECT_SOFT_DIRTY);
>   }
>   
> +static inline bool unmap_hugetlb_folio(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> +		struct folio *folio, struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw,
> +		struct page *page, enum ttu_flags flags, pte_t *pteval,
> +		struct mmu_notifier_range *range, bool *walk_done)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * The try_to_unmap() is only passed a hugetlb page
> +	 * in the case where the hugetlb page is poisoned.
> +	 */
> +	VM_WARN_ON_PAGE(!PageHWPoison(page), page);

As you mentioned "No functional change is intended." in commit message, 
but you have changed VM_BUG_ON_PAGE to VM_WARN_ON_PAGE here?

> +	/*
> +	 * huge_pmd_unshare may unmap an entire PMD page.
> +	 * There is no way of knowing exactly which PMDs may
> +	 * be cached for this mm, so we must flush them all.
> +	 * start/end were already adjusted above to cover this
> +	 * range.
> +	 */
> +	flush_cache_range(vma, range->start, range->end);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * To call huge_pmd_unshare, i_mmap_rwsem must be
> +	 * held in write mode.  Caller needs to explicitly
> +	 * do this outside rmap routines.
> +	 *
> +	 * We also must hold hugetlb vma_lock in write mode.
> +	 * Lock order dictates acquiring vma_lock BEFORE
> +	 * i_mmap_rwsem.  We can only try lock here and fail
> +	 * if unsuccessful.
> +	 */
> +	if (!folio_test_anon(folio)) {
> +		struct mmu_gather tlb;
> +
> +		VM_WARN_ON(!(flags & TTU_RMAP_LOCKED));

ditto

Thanks,
Jie

> +		if (!hugetlb_vma_trylock_write(vma)) {
> +			*walk_done = true;
> +			return false;
> +		}
> +
> +		tlb_gather_mmu_vma(&tlb, vma);
> +		if (huge_pmd_unshare(&tlb, vma, pvmw->address, pvmw->pte)) {
> +			hugetlb_vma_unlock_write(vma);
> +			huge_pmd_unshare_flush(&tlb, vma);
> +			tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
> +			/*
> +			 * The PMD table was unmapped,
> +			 * consequently unmapping the folio.
> +			 */
> +			*walk_done = true;
> +			return true;
> +		}
> +		hugetlb_vma_unlock_write(vma);
> +		tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
> +	}
> +	*pteval = huge_ptep_clear_flush(vma, pvmw->address, pvmw->pte);
> +	if (pte_dirty(*pteval))
> +		folio_mark_dirty(folio);
> +
> +	*walk_done = false;
> +	return true;
> +}
> +
>   /*
>    * @arg: enum ttu_flags will be passed to this argument
>    */
> @@ -2115,56 +2176,13 @@ static bool try_to_unmap_one(struct folio *folio, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>   				 PageAnonExclusive(subpage);
>   
>   		if (folio_test_hugetlb(folio)) {
> -			bool anon = folio_test_anon(folio);
> -
> -			/*
> -			 * The try_to_unmap() is only passed a hugetlb page
> -			 * in the case where the hugetlb page is poisoned.
> -			 */
> -			VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(!PageHWPoison(subpage), subpage);
> -			/*
> -			 * huge_pmd_unshare may unmap an entire PMD page.
> -			 * There is no way of knowing exactly which PMDs may
> -			 * be cached for this mm, so we must flush them all.
> -			 * start/end were already adjusted above to cover this
> -			 * range.
> -			 */
> -			flush_cache_range(vma, range.start, range.end);
> +			bool walk_done;
>   
> -			/*
> -			 * To call huge_pmd_unshare, i_mmap_rwsem must be
> -			 * held in write mode.  Caller needs to explicitly
> -			 * do this outside rmap routines.
> -			 *
> -			 * We also must hold hugetlb vma_lock in write mode.
> -			 * Lock order dictates acquiring vma_lock BEFORE
> -			 * i_mmap_rwsem.  We can only try lock here and fail
> -			 * if unsuccessful.
> -			 */
> -			if (!anon) {
> -				struct mmu_gather tlb;
> -
> -				VM_BUG_ON(!(flags & TTU_RMAP_LOCKED));
> -				if (!hugetlb_vma_trylock_write(vma))
> -					goto walk_abort;
> -
> -				tlb_gather_mmu_vma(&tlb, vma);
> -				if (huge_pmd_unshare(&tlb, vma, address, pvmw.pte)) {
> -					hugetlb_vma_unlock_write(vma);
> -					huge_pmd_unshare_flush(&tlb, vma);
> -					tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
> -					/*
> -					 * The PMD table was unmapped,
> -					 * consequently unmapping the folio.
> -					 */
> -					goto walk_done;
> -				}
> -				hugetlb_vma_unlock_write(vma);
> -				tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
> -			}
> -			pteval = huge_ptep_clear_flush(vma, address, pvmw.pte);
> -			if (pte_dirty(pteval))
> -				folio_mark_dirty(folio);
> +			ret = unmap_hugetlb_folio(vma, folio, &pvmw, subpage,
> +						  flags, &pteval, &range,
> +						  &walk_done);
> +			if (walk_done)
> +				goto walk_done;
>   		} else if (likely(pte_present(pteval))) {
>   			nr_pages = folio_unmap_pte_batch(folio, &pvmw, flags, pteval);
>   			end_addr = address + nr_pages * PAGE_SIZE;