[PATCH v3 4/7] proc/task_mmu: remove special-casing of smap_gather_stats() start parameter

From: Suren Baghdasaryan

Date: Thu Sep 10 2026 - 19:49:37 EST


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 | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index 3c40c9cbb9c9..ecce7ce116cb 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -1246,21 +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))
@@ -1285,10 +1291,7 @@ static void smap_gather_stats(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
mss->swap += shmem_swapped;
}

- 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);
}
@@ -1343,7 +1346,7 @@ 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);

@@ -1396,7 +1399,7 @@ 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;

/*
@@ -1455,7 +1458,7 @@ 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;
}
--
2.55.0.1007.g17ff1f9808-goog