Re: [PATCH v9 04/24] mm: Prepare for FAULT_FLAG_SPECULATIVE

From: Laurent Dufour
Date: Wed Apr 04 2018 - 05:23:24 EST




On 03/04/2018 23:57, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2018, Laurent Dufour wrote:
>
>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
>>>> index 4d02524a7998..2f3e98edc94a 100644
>>>> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
>>>> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
>>>> @@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ extern pgprot_t protection_map[16];
>>>> #define FAULT_FLAG_USER 0x40 /* The fault originated in userspace */
>>>> #define FAULT_FLAG_REMOTE 0x80 /* faulting for non current tsk/mm */
>>>> #define FAULT_FLAG_INSTRUCTION 0x100 /* The fault was during an instruction fetch */
>>>> +#define FAULT_FLAG_SPECULATIVE 0x200 /* Speculative fault, not holding mmap_sem */
>>>>
>>>> #define FAULT_FLAG_TRACE \
>>>> { FAULT_FLAG_WRITE, "WRITE" }, \
>>>
>>> I think FAULT_FLAG_SPECULATIVE should be introduced in the patch that
>>> actually uses it.
>>
>> I think you're right, I'll move down this define in the series.
>>
>>>> diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
>>>> index e0ae4999c824..8ac241b9f370 100644
>>>> --- a/mm/memory.c
>>>> +++ b/mm/memory.c
>>>> @@ -2288,6 +2288,13 @@ int apply_to_page_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
>>>> }
>>>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apply_to_page_range);
>>>>
>>>> +static bool pte_map_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
>>>
>>> inline?
>>
>> Agreed.
>>
>
> Ignore this, the final form of the function after the full patchset
> shouldn't be inline.

Indeed, I only kept as inlined the small pte_map_lock() and later
pte_spinlock() defined when CONFIG_SPECULATIVE_PAGE_FAULT is not set.

>>>> +{
>>>> + vmf->pte = pte_offset_map_lock(vmf->vma->vm_mm, vmf->pmd,
>>>> + vmf->address, &vmf->ptl);
>>>> + return true;
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> /*
>>>> * handle_pte_fault chooses page fault handler according to an entry which was
>>>> * read non-atomically. Before making any commitment, on those architectures
>>>> @@ -2477,6 +2484,7 @@ static int wp_page_copy(struct vm_fault *vmf)
>>>> const unsigned long mmun_start = vmf->address & PAGE_MASK;
>>>> const unsigned long mmun_end = mmun_start + PAGE_SIZE;
>>>> struct mem_cgroup *memcg;
>>>> + int ret = VM_FAULT_OOM;
>>>>
>>>> if (unlikely(anon_vma_prepare(vma)))
>>>> goto oom;
>>>> @@ -2504,7 +2512,11 @@ static int wp_page_copy(struct vm_fault *vmf)
>>>> /*
>>>> * Re-check the pte - we dropped the lock
>>>> */
>>>> - vmf->pte = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, vmf->pmd, vmf->address, &vmf->ptl);
>>>> + if (!pte_map_lock(vmf)) {
>>>> + mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(new_page, memcg, false);
>>>> + ret = VM_FAULT_RETRY;
>>>> + goto oom_free_new;
>>>> + }
>>>
>>> Ugh, but we aren't oom here, so maybe rename oom_free_new so that it makes
>>> sense for return values other than VM_FAULT_OOM?
>>
>> You're right, now this label name is not correct, I'll rename it to
>> "out_free_new" and rename also the label "oom" to "out" since it is generic too
>> now.
>>
>
> I think it would just be better to introduce a out_uncharge that handles
> the mem_cgroup_cancel_charge() in the exit path.

Yes adding an out_uncharge label sounds good too. I'll add it and also rename
oom_* ones to out_*.

>
> diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
> --- a/mm/memory.c
> +++ b/mm/memory.c
> @@ -2645,9 +2645,8 @@ static int wp_page_copy(struct vm_fault *vmf)
> * Re-check the pte - we dropped the lock
> */
> if (!pte_map_lock(vmf)) {
> - mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(new_page, memcg, false);
> ret = VM_FAULT_RETRY;
> - goto oom_free_new;
> + goto out_uncharge;
> }
> if (likely(pte_same(*vmf->pte, vmf->orig_pte))) {
> if (old_page) {
> @@ -2735,6 +2734,8 @@ static int wp_page_copy(struct vm_fault *vmf)
> put_page(old_page);
> }
> return page_copied ? VM_FAULT_WRITE : 0;
> +out_uncharge:
> + mem_cgroup_cancel_charge(new_page, memcg, false);
> oom_free_new:
> put_page(new_page);
> oom:
>