[PATCH v2 1/3] mm/memory: move pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed() into memory.c
From: Dev Jain
Date: Mon Jul 20 2026 - 02:56:22 EST
pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed() has grown too large for mm_inline.h.
Move it to memory.c.
This helper is only used inside mm/, so declare it in mm/internal.h
instead of a public header.
While at it, convert the comment to kerneldoc and rename the local
arguments from pte/pteval to ptep/pte so the pointer and PTE value are
easier to distinguish.
Signed-off-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@xxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/mm_inline.h | 53 ----------------------------------
mm/internal.h | 3 ++
mm/memory.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_inline.h b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
index b5c4dc0f3fe32..621c8653d8f7e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_inline.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
@@ -566,59 +566,6 @@ static inline pte_marker copy_pte_marker(
return dstm;
}
-/*
- * If this pte is wr-protected by uffd-wp in any form, arm the special pte to
- * replace a none pte. NOTE! This should only be called when *pte is already
- * cleared so we will never accidentally replace something valuable. Meanwhile
- * none pte also means we are not demoting the pte so tlb flushed is not needed.
- * E.g., when pte cleared the caller should have taken care of the tlb flush.
- *
- * Must be called with pgtable lock held so that no thread will see the none
- * pte, and if they see it, they'll fault and serialize at the pgtable lock.
- *
- * Returns true if an uffd-wp pte was installed, false otherwise.
- */
-static inline bool
-pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
- pte_t *pte, pte_t pteval)
-{
- bool arm_uffd_pte = false;
-
- if (!uffd_supports_wp_marker())
- return false;
-
- /* The current status of the pte should be "cleared" before calling */
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!pte_none(ptep_get(pte)));
-
- /*
- * NOTE: userfaultfd_wp_unpopulated() doesn't need this whole
- * thing, because when zapping either it means it's dropping the
- * page, or in TTU where the present pte will be quickly replaced
- * with a swap pte. There's no way of leaking the bit.
- */
- if (vma_is_anonymous(vma) || !userfaultfd_wp(vma))
- return false;
-
- /* A uffd-wp wr-protected normal pte */
- if (unlikely(pte_present(pteval) && pte_uffd(pteval)))
- arm_uffd_pte = true;
-
- /*
- * A uffd-wp wr-protected swap pte. Note: this should even cover an
- * existing pte marker with uffd-wp bit set.
- */
- if (unlikely(pte_swp_uffd_any(pteval)))
- arm_uffd_pte = true;
-
- if (unlikely(arm_uffd_pte)) {
- set_pte_at(vma->vm_mm, addr, pte,
- make_pte_marker(PTE_MARKER_UFFD_WP));
- return true;
- }
-
- return false;
-}
-
static inline bool vma_has_recency(const struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_SEQ_READ | VM_RAND_READ))
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index f26423de4ca28..b6a3589a61c1a 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ void unmap_vmas(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct unmap_desc *unmap);
#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+bool pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte);
+
static inline void get_anon_vma(struct anon_vma *anon_vma)
{
atomic_inc(&anon_vma->refcount);
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index d5e87624f6920..6c0c4c774674a 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1675,6 +1675,66 @@ static inline bool zap_drop_markers(struct zap_details *details)
return details->zap_flags & ZAP_FLAG_DROP_MARKER;
}
+/**
+ * pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed - install uffd-wp marker after clearing a PTE
+ * @vma: The VMA the page is mapped into.
+ * @addr: Address the page is mapped at.
+ * @ptep: Page table pointer for this entry.
+ * @pte: Old value of the entry pointed to by @ptep.
+ *
+ * If the PTE was write-protected by uffd-wp in any form, arm a special PTE
+ * to replace a none PTE. NOTE! This should only be called when the PTE is
+ * already cleared so we will never accidentally replace something valuable.
+ * Meanwhile none PTEs also mean we are not demoting the PTE so a TLB flush is
+ * not needed. E.g., when the PTE was cleared, the caller should have taken care
+ * of the TLB flush.
+ *
+ * Must be called with the page table lock held so that no thread will see the
+ * none PTE, and if they see it, they'll fault and serialize at the page table
+ * lock.
+ *
+ * Returns true if an uffd-wp PTE was installed, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool pte_install_uffd_wp_if_needed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte)
+{
+ bool arm_uffd_pte = false;
+
+ if (!uffd_supports_wp_marker())
+ return false;
+
+ /* The current status of the pte should be "cleared" before calling */
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(!pte_none(ptep_get(ptep)));
+
+ /*
+ * NOTE: userfaultfd_wp_unpopulated() doesn't need this whole
+ * thing, because when zapping either it means it's dropping the
+ * page, or in TTU where the present pte will be quickly replaced
+ * with a swap pte. There's no way of leaking the bit.
+ */
+ if (vma_is_anonymous(vma) || !userfaultfd_wp(vma))
+ return false;
+
+ /* A uffd-wp wr-protected normal pte */
+ if (unlikely(pte_present(pte) && pte_uffd(pte)))
+ arm_uffd_pte = true;
+
+ /*
+ * A uffd-wp wr-protected swap pte. Note: this should even cover an
+ * existing pte marker with uffd-wp bit set.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(pte_swp_uffd_any(pte)))
+ arm_uffd_pte = true;
+
+ if (unlikely(arm_uffd_pte)) {
+ set_pte_at(vma->vm_mm, addr, ptep,
+ make_pte_marker(PTE_MARKER_UFFD_WP));
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
/*
* This function makes sure that we'll replace the none pte with an uffd-wp
* swap special pte marker when necessary. Must be with the pgtable lock held.
--
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