[PATCH v8 3/4] kselftest: mm: integrate huge page checks

From: Yeoreum Yun

Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 15:13:16 EST


check_large_folios() only checks for large folios without distinguishing
between anonymous and file-backed huge pages.

To add huge page type checking, integrate the huge page checks into
__check_huge():

1. If hpage_size == pmd_pagesize, check PAGE_IS_HUGE instead of using
check_large_folios(), since only the mapping type matters. This
identifies PMD-mapped huge pages.

2. Otherwise, use check_large_folios() to detect large folios. This
covers mTHP cases.

3. Check the folio flags according to the huge page type.

Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@xxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c | 90 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c
index 969d7202500c..7d23038af1df 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c
@@ -351,13 +351,13 @@ char *__get_smap_entry(void *addr, const char *pattern, char *buf, size_t len)
return entry;
}

-static bool check_large_folios(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages,
+static bool check_large_folios(int pagemap_fd, int kpageflags_fd,
+ void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages,
uint64_t hpage_size)
{
int order = 0, pagesize = getpagesize();
unsigned int nr_pages = hpage_size / pagesize;
int orders[MAX_NR_ORDERS], status;
- int pagemap_fd, kpageflags_fd;
bool ret = false;

if (!nr_pages)
@@ -368,15 +368,6 @@ static bool check_large_folios(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages,
ksft_exit_fail_msg("invalid order\n");

memset(orders, 0, sizeof(int) * MAX_NR_ORDERS);
- pagemap_fd = open(PAGEMAP_PATH, O_RDONLY);
- if (pagemap_fd == -1)
- ksft_exit_fail_msg("read pagemap fail\n");
-
- kpageflags_fd = open(KPAGEFLAGS_PATH, O_RDONLY);
- if (kpageflags_fd == -1) {
- close(pagemap_fd);
- ksft_exit_fail_msg("read kpageflags fail\n");
- }

status = gather_folio_orders(addr, len, pagemap_fd,
kpageflags_fd, orders, MAX_NR_ORDERS);
@@ -387,8 +378,6 @@ static bool check_large_folios(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages,
ret = true;

out:
- close(pagemap_fd);
- close(kpageflags_fd);
return ret;
}

@@ -411,57 +400,74 @@ static bool check_huge_type(uint64_t categories, enum check_huge_type type)
return false;
}

-static bool __check_pmd_huge(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages,
- uint64_t hpage_size, enum check_huge_type type)
+static bool __check_huge(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages,
+ uint64_t hpage_size, enum check_huge_type type)
{
- int pagemap_fd;
+ bool ret = false;
+ int pagemap_fd, kpageflags_fd;
int nr_pmd_mappings = 0;
+ uint64_t pmd_pagesize, scan_mapping_size;
uint64_t categories;
+ unsigned long pfn;
+ bool check_pmd_mapping, allow_nonpresent;
char *start = addr;
char *end = start + len;

+ pmd_pagesize = read_pmd_pagesize();
+ if (!pmd_pagesize)
+ ksft_exit_fail_msg("reading PMD pagesize failed\n");
+
+ check_pmd_mapping = hpage_size == pmd_pagesize;
+ scan_mapping_size = (nr_hpages > 0) ? hpage_size : psize();
+ /* Some mTHP tests check a partially populated PMD-sized range. */
+ allow_nonpresent = (uint64_t)nr_hpages * hpage_size < len;
+
pagemap_fd = open(PAGEMAP_PATH, O_RDONLY);
if (pagemap_fd < 0)
ksft_exit_fail_msg("open pagemap fail\n");

- for (; start < end; start += hpage_size) {
+ kpageflags_fd = open(KPAGEFLAGS_PATH, O_RDONLY);
+ if (kpageflags_fd < 0)
+ ksft_exit_fail_msg("open kpageflags fail\n");
+
+ if (!check_pmd_mapping &&
+ !check_large_folios(pagemap_fd, kpageflags_fd,
+ addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size))
+ goto out;
+
+ for (; start < end; start += scan_mapping_size) {
categories = pagemap_scan_get_categories(pagemap_fd, start);
- if (!(categories & PAGE_IS_HUGE))
- continue;
- if (check_huge_type(categories, type))
+ pfn = pagemap_get_pfn(pagemap_fd, start);
+ if (pfn == -1UL) {
+ if (!allow_nonpresent)
+ goto out;
+ else
+ continue;
+ }
+ if (check_pmd_mapping && (categories & PAGE_IS_HUGE))
nr_pmd_mappings++;
+ if (!check_huge_type(categories, type))
+ goto out;
}
- close(pagemap_fd);

- return nr_hpages == nr_pmd_mappings;
+ if (check_pmd_mapping && (nr_pmd_mappings != nr_hpages))
+ goto out;
+ ret = true;
+
+out:
+ close(pagemap_fd);
+ close(kpageflags_fd);
+ return ret;
}

bool check_huge_anon(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages, uint64_t hpage_size)
{
- uint64_t pmd_pagesize = read_pmd_pagesize();
-
- if (!pmd_pagesize)
- ksft_exit_fail_msg("reading PMD pagesize failed\n");
-
- if (hpage_size == pmd_pagesize)
- return __check_pmd_huge(addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size,
- CHECK_HUGE_ANON);
-
- return check_large_folios(addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size);
+ return __check_huge(addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size, CHECK_HUGE_ANON);
}

bool check_huge_file(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages, uint64_t hpage_size)
{
- uint64_t pmd_pagesize = read_pmd_pagesize();
-
- if (!pmd_pagesize)
- ksft_exit_fail_msg("reading PMD pagesize failed\n");
-
- if (hpage_size == pmd_pagesize)
- return __check_pmd_huge(addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size,
- CHECK_HUGE_FILE);
-
- return check_large_folios(addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size);
+ return __check_huge(addr, len, nr_hpages, hpage_size, CHECK_HUGE_FILE);
}

bool check_huge_shmem(void *addr, size_t len, int nr_hpages, uint64_t hpage_size)

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