[PATCH RFC 7/9] mm/huge_memory: add struct split_pmd_state
From: Yin Tirui
Date: Fri Aug 28 2026 - 14:38:03 EST
Put the state read out of the entry being split into one descriptor, so the
read and write paths can be separated without passing a long argument list
between them.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Yin Tirui <yintirui@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/huge_memory.c | 160 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
1 file changed, 88 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index e0083a9e89b8..72e2cd1d7672 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3194,6 +3194,20 @@ static void unmap_huge_pmd_entry(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
folio_put(folio);
}
+struct split_pmd_state {
+ struct folio *folio;
+ struct page *page;
+ bool is_present;
+ bool is_device_private;
+ bool freeze;
+ bool write;
+ bool young;
+ bool dirty;
+ bool soft_dirty;
+ bool uffd;
+ bool anon_exclusive;
+};
+
/*
* Convert the folio's PMD-level anonymous rmap into PTE-level ones.
*
@@ -3213,37 +3227,38 @@ static void unmap_huge_pmd_entry(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
*
* Returns: whether the mapping may still be frozen.
*/
-static bool split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap(struct folio *folio, struct page *page,
- struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long haddr, bool freeze,
- bool anon_exclusive)
+static bool split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap(const struct split_pmd_state *state,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long haddr)
{
rmap_t rmap_flags = RMAP_NONE;
- if (freeze &&
- (!anon_exclusive || !folio_try_share_anon_rmap_pmd(folio, page)))
+ if (state->freeze &&
+ (!state->anon_exclusive ||
+ !folio_try_share_anon_rmap_pmd(state->folio, state->page)))
return true;
- folio_ref_add(folio, HPAGE_PMD_NR - 1);
- if (anon_exclusive)
+ folio_ref_add(state->folio, HPAGE_PMD_NR - 1);
+ if (state->anon_exclusive)
rmap_flags |= RMAP_EXCLUSIVE;
- folio_add_anon_rmap_ptes(folio, page, HPAGE_PMD_NR, vma, haddr,
- rmap_flags);
+ folio_add_anon_rmap_ptes(state->folio, state->page, HPAGE_PMD_NR, vma,
+ haddr, rmap_flags);
return false;
}
static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
unsigned long haddr, bool freeze)
{
- struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
- pmd_t old_pmd = *pmd;
+ const pmd_t old_pmd = *pmd;
const bool is_present = pmd_present(old_pmd);
+ struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
+ struct split_pmd_state state = {
+ .is_present = is_present,
+ .freeze = freeze,
+ };
struct folio *folio;
- struct page *page;
+ unsigned long addr;
pgtable_t pgtable;
pmd_t _pmd;
- bool soft_dirty, uffd_wp = false, young = false, write = false;
- bool anon_exclusive = false, dirty = false;
- unsigned long addr;
pte_t *pte;
int i;
@@ -3286,38 +3301,39 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
return;
}
+ state.folio = folio;
+
if (pmd_is_migration_entry(old_pmd)) {
- softleaf_t entry;
+ const softleaf_t entry = softleaf_from_pmd(old_pmd);
- entry = softleaf_from_pmd(old_pmd);
- page = softleaf_to_page(entry);
+ state.page = softleaf_to_page(entry);
- soft_dirty = pmd_swp_soft_dirty(old_pmd);
- uffd_wp = pmd_swp_uffd(old_pmd);
+ state.soft_dirty = pmd_swp_soft_dirty(old_pmd);
+ state.uffd = pmd_swp_uffd(old_pmd);
- write = softleaf_is_migration_write(entry);
- anon_exclusive = softleaf_is_migration_read_exclusive(entry);
- young = softleaf_is_migration_young(entry);
- dirty = softleaf_is_migration_dirty(entry);
+ state.write = softleaf_is_migration_write(entry);
+ state.anon_exclusive =
+ softleaf_is_migration_read_exclusive(entry);
+ state.young = softleaf_is_migration_young(entry);
+ state.dirty = softleaf_is_migration_dirty(entry);
} else if (pmd_is_device_private_entry(old_pmd)) {
- softleaf_t entry;
+ const softleaf_t entry = softleaf_from_pmd(old_pmd);
- entry = softleaf_from_pmd(old_pmd);
- page = softleaf_to_page(entry);
+ state.is_device_private = true;
+ state.page = softleaf_to_page(entry);
- soft_dirty = pmd_swp_soft_dirty(old_pmd);
- uffd_wp = pmd_swp_uffd(old_pmd);
+ state.soft_dirty = pmd_swp_soft_dirty(old_pmd);
+ state.uffd = pmd_swp_uffd(old_pmd);
- write = softleaf_is_device_private_write(entry);
- anon_exclusive = PageAnonExclusive(page);
+ state.write = softleaf_is_device_private_write(entry);
+ state.anon_exclusive = PageAnonExclusive(state.page);
/*
* Device private folios are treated the same as regular folios
* w.r.t. anon exclusive handling, see
* split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap().
*/
- freeze = split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap(folio, page, vma, haddr,
- freeze, anon_exclusive);
+ state.freeze = split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap(&state, vma, haddr);
} else {
/*
* Up to this point the pmd is present and huge and userland has
@@ -3345,22 +3361,22 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
* This must also happen before PageAnonExclusive() is read
* below, see folio_try_share_anon_rmap_pmd().
*/
- old_pmd = pmdp_invalidate(vma, haddr, pmd);
- page = pmd_page(old_pmd);
- if (pmd_dirty(old_pmd)) {
- dirty = true;
+ const pmd_t pmdval = pmdp_invalidate(vma, haddr, pmd);
+
+ state.page = pmd_page(pmdval);
+ state.write = pmd_write(pmdval);
+ state.young = pmd_young(pmdval);
+ state.dirty = pmd_dirty(pmdval);
+ state.soft_dirty = pmd_soft_dirty(pmdval);
+ state.uffd = pmd_uffd(pmdval);
+ state.anon_exclusive = PageAnonExclusive(state.page);
+
+ if (state.dirty)
folio_set_dirty(folio);
- }
- write = pmd_write(old_pmd);
- young = pmd_young(old_pmd);
- soft_dirty = pmd_soft_dirty(old_pmd);
- uffd_wp = pmd_uffd(old_pmd);
VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(!folio_ref_count(folio), folio);
- anon_exclusive = PageAnonExclusive(page);
- freeze = split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap(folio, page, vma, haddr,
- freeze, anon_exclusive);
+ state.freeze = split_huge_pmd_anon_rmap(&state, vma, haddr);
}
/*
@@ -3377,33 +3393,33 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
* Note that NUMA hinting access restrictions are not transferred to
* avoid any possibility of altering permissions across VMAs.
*/
- if (freeze || pmd_is_migration_entry(old_pmd)) {
+ if (state.freeze || (!state.is_present && !state.is_device_private)) {
pte_t entry;
swp_entry_t swp_entry;
for (i = 0, addr = haddr; i < HPAGE_PMD_NR; i++, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
- if (write)
+ if (state.write)
swp_entry = make_writable_migration_entry(
- page_to_pfn(page + i));
- else if (anon_exclusive)
+ page_to_pfn(state.page + i));
+ else if (state.anon_exclusive)
swp_entry = make_readable_exclusive_migration_entry(
- page_to_pfn(page + i));
+ page_to_pfn(state.page + i));
else
swp_entry = make_readable_migration_entry(
- page_to_pfn(page + i));
- if (young)
+ page_to_pfn(state.page + i));
+ if (state.young)
swp_entry = make_migration_entry_young(swp_entry);
- if (dirty)
+ if (state.dirty)
swp_entry = make_migration_entry_dirty(swp_entry);
entry = swp_entry_to_pte(swp_entry);
- if (soft_dirty)
+ if (state.soft_dirty)
entry = pte_swp_mksoft_dirty(entry);
- if (uffd_wp)
+ if (state.uffd)
entry = pte_swp_mkuffd(entry);
VM_WARN_ON(!pte_none(ptep_get(pte + i)));
set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte + i, entry);
}
- } else if (pmd_is_device_private_entry(old_pmd)) {
+ } else if (state.is_device_private) {
pte_t entry;
swp_entry_t swp_entry;
@@ -3413,19 +3429,19 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
* pages corresponding to the pte entries when freeze
* is false.
*/
- if (write)
+ if (state.write)
swp_entry = make_writable_device_private_entry(
- page_to_pfn(page + i));
+ page_to_pfn(state.page + i));
else
swp_entry = make_readable_device_private_entry(
- page_to_pfn(page + i));
+ page_to_pfn(state.page + i));
/*
* Young and dirty bits are not progated via swp_entry
*/
entry = swp_entry_to_pte(swp_entry);
- if (soft_dirty)
+ if (state.soft_dirty)
entry = pte_swp_mksoft_dirty(entry);
- if (uffd_wp)
+ if (state.uffd)
entry = pte_swp_mkuffd(entry);
VM_WARN_ON(!pte_none(ptep_get(pte + i)));
set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte + i, entry);
@@ -3433,21 +3449,21 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
} else {
pte_t entry;
- entry = mk_pte(page, READ_ONCE(vma->vm_page_prot));
- if (write)
+ entry = mk_pte(state.page, READ_ONCE(vma->vm_page_prot));
+ if (state.write)
entry = pte_mkwrite(entry, vma);
- if (!young)
+ if (!state.young)
entry = pte_mkold(entry);
/* NOTE: this may set soft-dirty too on some archs */
- if (dirty)
+ if (state.dirty)
entry = pte_mkdirty(entry);
- if (soft_dirty)
+ if (state.soft_dirty)
entry = pte_mksoft_dirty(entry);
- if (uffd_wp)
+ if (state.uffd)
entry = pte_mkuffd(entry);
/* Restore PAGE_NONE so an RWP marker keeps trapping */
- if (userfaultfd_rwp(vma) && uffd_wp)
+ if (userfaultfd_rwp(vma) && state.uffd)
entry = pte_modify(entry, PAGE_NONE);
for (i = 0; i < HPAGE_PMD_NR; i++)
@@ -3457,10 +3473,10 @@ static void __split_huge_pmd_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
}
pte_unmap(pte);
- if (!pmd_is_migration_entry(old_pmd))
- folio_remove_rmap_pmd(folio, page, vma);
- if (freeze)
- put_page(page);
+ if (state.is_present || state.is_device_private)
+ folio_remove_rmap_pmd(state.folio, state.page, vma);
+ if (state.freeze)
+ put_page(state.page);
smp_wmb(); /* make pte visible before pmd */
pmd_populate(mm, pmd, pgtable);
--
2.34.1