Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] proc/task_mmu: remove special-casing of smap_gather_stats() start parameter
From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 14:32:33 EST
On 26/09/06 11:39PM, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> smap_gather_stats() interprets its start parameter to mean vma->vm_start
> when it's set to 0. Eliminate this special interpretation and pass
> vma->vm_start explicitly when needed.
>
> Since smap_gather_stats() operates within a single VMA, we can replace
> walk_page_vma()/walk_page_range() calls with walk_page_range_vma()
> which is simpler and also can be called while holding per-VMA lock.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Suggested by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett (Oracle) <liam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
> 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
> index 9908ba32f180..3351decd1172 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
> @@ -1246,20 +1246,27 @@ get_smaps_shmem_walk_ops(struct proc_maps_private *priv)
> return &smaps_shmem_walk_vma_lock_ops;
> }
>
> -/*
> - * Gather mem stats from @vma with the indicated beginning
> - * address @start, and keep them in @mss.
> +/**
> + * smap_gather_stats() - Gather mem stats from @vma.
> + * @priv: proc maps private state.
> + * @vma: The VMA to gather stats for.
> + * @mss: The accumulated stats.
> + * @start: The address from which to start.
> *
> - * Use vm_start of @vma as the beginning address if @start is 0.
> + * This gathers stats for the whole of the VMA unless the lock was dropped
> + * and VMA grew or got merged and we found it again, in which case we only
> + * gather stats for the remainder of the VMA range.
> */
> static void smap_gather_stats(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
> struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> - struct mem_size_stats *mss, unsigned long start)
> + struct mem_size_stats *mss,
> + unsigned long start)
> {
> const struct mm_walk_ops *ops = get_smaps_walk_ops(priv);
> + const bool is_partial = start > vma->vm_start;
>
> /* Invalid start */
> - if (start >= vma->vm_end)
> + if (start < vma->vm_start || start >= vma->vm_end)
> return;
>
> if (vma == get_gate_vma(priv->lock_ctx.mm))
> @@ -1279,20 +1286,17 @@ static void smap_gather_stats(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
> * Unless we know that the shmem object (or the part mapped by
> * our VMA) has no swapped out pages at all.
> */
> - unsigned long shmem_swapped = shmem_swap_usage(vma);
> + const unsigned long shmem_swapped = shmem_swap_usage(vma);
> + const bool shared_or_ro = vma_test(vma, VMA_SHARED_BIT) ||
> + !vma_test(vma, VMA_WRITE_BIT);
>
> - if (!start && (!shmem_swapped || (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED) ||
> - !(vma->vm_flags & VM_WRITE))) {
> + if (!is_partial && (!shmem_swapped || shared_or_ro))
> mss->swap += shmem_swapped;
> - } else {
> + else
> ops = get_smaps_shmem_walk_ops(priv);
> - }
> }
>
> - if (!start)
> - walk_page_vma(vma, ops, mss);
> - else
> - walk_page_range(vma->vm_mm, start, vma->vm_end, ops, mss);
> + walk_page_range_vma(vma, start, vma->vm_end, ops, mss);
>
> reacquire_rcu(priv);
> }
> @@ -1347,7 +1351,7 @@ static int show_smap(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
> struct vm_area_struct *vma = v;
> struct mem_size_stats mss = {};
>
> - smap_gather_stats(priv, vma, &mss, 0);
> + smap_gather_stats(priv, vma, &mss, vma->vm_start);
>
> show_map_vma(m, vma);
>
> @@ -1400,7 +1404,7 @@ static int show_smaps_rollup(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>
> vma_start = vma->vm_start;
> do {
> - smap_gather_stats(priv, vma, &mss, 0);
> + smap_gather_stats(priv, vma, &mss, vma->vm_start);
> last_vma_end = vma->vm_end;
>
> /*
> @@ -1459,7 +1463,7 @@ static int show_smaps_rollup(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>
> /* Case 1 and 2 above */
> if (vma->vm_start >= last_vma_end) {
> - smap_gather_stats(priv, vma, &mss, 0);
> + smap_gather_stats(priv, vma, &mss, vma->vm_start);
> last_vma_end = vma->vm_end;
> continue;
> }
> --
> 2.55.0.979.g7e5102b832-goog
>