Re: [PATCH 3/3] mm/mmap: Regression fix for unmapped_area{_topdown}

From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Fri Apr 14 2023 - 13:26:26 EST


* Edgecombe, Rick P <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx> [230414 12:27]:
> On Fri, 2023-04-14 at 10:57 -0400, Liam R. Howlett wrote:<br>
> > +       tmp = mas_next(&mas, ULONG_MAX);
> > +       if (tmp && (tmp->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN)) {
>
> Why also check VM_GROWSDOWN here (and VM_GROWSUP below)?
> vm_start/end_gap() already have checks inside.

An artifact of a plan that was later abandoned.

>
> > +               if (vm_start_gap(tmp) < gap + length - 1) {
> > +                       low_limit = tmp->vm_end;
> > +                       mas_reset(&mas);
> > +                       goto retry;
> > +               }
> > +       } else {
> > +               tmp = mas_prev(&mas, 0);
> > +               if (tmp && (tmp->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP) &&
> > +                   vm_end_gap(tmp) > gap) {
> > +                       low_limit = vm_end_gap(tmp);
> > +                       mas_reset(&mas);
> > +                       goto retry;
> > +               }
> > +       }
> > +
>
> Could it be like this?

Yes, I'll make this change. Thanks for the suggestion.

>
> tmp = mas_next(&mas, ULONG_MAX);
> if (tmp && vm_start_gap(tmp) < gap + length - 1) {
> low_limit = tmp->vm_end;
> mas_reset(&mas);
> goto retry;
> }
> } else {
> tmp = mas_prev(&mas, 0);
> if (tmp && vm_end_gap(tmp) > gap) {
> low_limit = vm_end_gap(tmp);
> mas_reset(&mas);
> goto retry;
> }
> }
>