Re: [PATCH 2/2] MAINTAINERS: add section for locking of mm's and VMAs

[Lorenzo Stoakes]

On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 11:37:04AM -0400, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> * Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> [250415 09:11]:
> > We place this under memory mapping as related to memory mapping
> > abstractions in the form of mm_struct and vm_area_struct (VMA). Now we have
> > separated out mmap/vma locking logic into the mmap_lock.c and mmap_lock.h
> > files, so this should encapsulate the majority of the mm locking logic in
> > the kernel.
> >
> > Suren is best placed to maintain this logic as the core architect of VMA
> > locking as a whole.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS | 15 +++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> > index 8d834514a047..ce55676a16a4 100644
> > --- a/MAINTAINERS
> > +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> > @@ -15595,6 +15595,21 @@ F:	mm/vma_internal.h
> >  F:	tools/testing/selftests/mm/merge.c
> >  F:	tools/testing/vma/
> >
> > +MEMORY MAPPING - LOCKING
> > +M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > +M:	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > +R:	Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > +R:	Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > +R:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> > +L:	linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> > +S:	Maintained
> > +W:	http://www.linux-mm.org
> > +T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
> > +F:	Documentation/mm/process_addrs.rst
> > +F:	include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> > +F:	include/trace/events/mmap_lock.h
> > +F:	mm/mmap_lock.c
>
> It would be good to have more M's here in the case Suren is away or
> whatever.
>
> I have worked on the mmap locking due to the maple tree addition, and I
> have helped with vma locking in some areas.
>
> Lorenzo wrote the locking document, which Suren pointed out last mmap
> lock meeting and does make locking changes.
>
> Are there others that could be M here?

I mean I'm fine to take an M here, based on having done _some_ work in this
area and being involved in the meetings and documenting, though I'd largely
defer to Suren who was the true expertise, and I also feel Liam has better
knowledge than I do.

So I suggest probably, unless there are other viable and active takers, we
should M myself and you Liam?

>
> Shakeel and/or Jann might be good additions to this list somewhere
> (looking at the edits to the file).

Don't mind R in these cases if Shakeel or Jann want of course :), though I
_don't think_ either Shakeel or Jann really actively work with mmap/VMA
locks (forgive me if I am mistaken) so wouldn't really be suitable for M as
I feel that requires some active development.

>
> > +
> >  MEMORY MAPPING - MADVISE (MEMORY ADVICE)
> >  M:	Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  M:	Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > --
> > 2.49.0
> >