[PATCH v4 3/7] proc/task_mmu: clarify shmem mapping walk conditions in smap_gather_stats()

From: Suren Baghdasaryan

Date: Fri Sep 11 2026 - 16:00:35 EST


smap_gather_stats() optimizes stats gathering by skipping the walk for
shmem mappings in certain conditions. Update the comment to clarify
these conditions and use vma_is_cow_mapping() for CoW identification
instead of open-coding it.

No functional change intended.

Suggested by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 23 +++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index cfc7af1b551d..0e53eb065a3e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -1270,23 +1270,18 @@ static void smap_gather_stats(struct proc_maps_private *priv,

if (vma->vm_file && shmem_mapping(vma->vm_file->f_mapping)) {
/*
- * For shared or readonly shmem mappings we know that all
- * swapped out pages belong to the shmem object, and we can
- * obtain the swap value much more efficiently. For private
- * writable mappings, we might have COW pages that are
- * not affected by the parent swapped out pages of the shmem
- * object, so we have to distinguish them during the page walk.
- * Unless we know that the shmem object (or the part mapped by
- * our VMA) has no swapped out pages at all.
+ * CoW mappings might map anon folios that do not belong to
+ * shmem. Perform a less efficient page table walk in this
+ * situation, unless we know that the shmem object (or the
+ * part mapped by our VMA) has no swapped out pages at all.
*/
- unsigned long shmem_swapped = shmem_swap_usage(vma);
+ const unsigned long shmem_swapped = shmem_swap_usage(vma);
+ const bool is_cow = vma_is_cow_mapping(vma);

- if (!start && (!shmem_swapped || (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED) ||
- !(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE))) {
- mss->swap += shmem_swapped;
- } else {
+ if (start || (shmem_swapped && is_cow))
ops = get_smaps_shmem_walk_ops(priv);
- }
+ else
+ mss->swap += shmem_swapped;
}

if (!start)
--
2.55.0.1007.g17ff1f9808-goog