Re: [PATCH v10 12/69] mm/mmap: use the maple tree for find_vma_prev() instead of the rbtree

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Tue Jun 21 2022 - 17:24:52 EST


On 21.06.22 22:46, Liam Howlett wrote:
> From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Use the maple tree's advanced API and a maple state to walk the tree for
> the entry at the address of the next vma, then use the maple state to walk
> back one entry to find the previous entry.
>
> Add kernel documentation comments for this API.
>
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20220504010716.661115-14-Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: SeongJae Park <sj@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/mmap.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index fdb61252448f..08845a0317bf 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -2512,23 +2512,30 @@ struct vm_area_struct *find_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_vma);
>
> -/*
> - * Same as find_vma, but also return a pointer to the previous VMA in *pprev.
> +/**
> + * find_vma_prev() - Find the VMA for a given address, or the next vma and
> + * set %pprev to the previous VMA, if any.
> + * @mm: The mm_struct to check
> + * @addr: The address
> + * @pprev: The pointer to set to the previous VMA
> + *
> + * Note that RCU lock is missing here since the external mmap_lock() is used
> + * instead.

Can we assert that, please?

> + *
> + * Returns: The VMA associated with @addr, or the next vma.
> + * May return %NULL in the case of no vma at addr or above.

Nit: Inconsistent use of VMA vs. vma.

> */
> struct vm_area_struct *
> find_vma_prev(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> struct vm_area_struct **pprev)
> {
> struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> + MA_STATE(mas, &mm->mm_mt, addr, addr);
>
> - vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
> - if (vma) {
> - *pprev = vma->vm_prev;
> - } else {
> - struct rb_node *rb_node = rb_last(&mm->mm_rb);
> -
> - *pprev = rb_node ? rb_entry(rb_node, struct vm_area_struct, vm_rb) : NULL;
> - }
> + vma = mas_walk(&mas);
> + *pprev = mas_prev(&mas, 0);
> + if (!vma)
> + vma = mas_next(&mas, ULONG_MAX);
> return vma;
> }
>
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Thanks,

David / dhildenb