Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] mm: internal: introduce FPB_LOCKLESS for folio_pte_batch_flags()
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)
Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 07:51:20 EST
On 11/2/26 12:30, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> From: Yuan-Hao Hsu <aa9736195201@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add support for calling folio_pte_batch_flags() in GUP-fast context when we are
> not holding the PT lock. Instead of reading PTEs through ptep_get(), we have to
> use ptep_get_lockless().
>
> Specify the new behavior through a new flag FPB_LOCKLESS. We'll make use of this
> functionality for batching PTEs in gup_fast_pte_range() next.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yuan-Hao Hsu <aa9736195201@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/internal.h | 8 +++++++-
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
> index b4d0df4c35adf..c1824b0193f4d 100644
> --- a/mm/internal.h
> +++ b/mm/internal.h
> @@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ typedef int __bitwise fpb_t;
> */
> #define FPB_MERGE_YOUNG_DIRTY ((__force fpb_t)BIT(4))
>
> +/*
> + * Read the page table entries with ptep_get_lockless(): the caller does not
> + * hold the page table lock (e.g, GUP-fast).
> + */
> +#define FPB_LOCKLESS ((__force fpb_t)BIT(5))
> +
> static inline pte_t __pte_batch_clear_ignored(pte_t pte, fpb_t flags)
> {
> if (!(flags & FPB_RESPECT_DIRTY))
> @@ -442,7 +448,7 @@ static inline unsigned int folio_pte_batch_flags(struct folio *folio,
> ptep = ptep + nr;
>
> while (nr < max_nr) {
> - pte = ptep_get(ptep);
> + pte = (flags & FPB_LOCKLESS) ? ptep_get_lockless(ptep) : ptep_get(ptep);
>
> if (!pte_same(__pte_batch_clear_ignored(pte, flags), expected_pte))
> break;
>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Cheers,
David