[PATCH v2 3/5] powerpc/64s/hash: Allow MAP_FIXED allocations to cross 128TB boundary

Aneesh Kumar K.V aneesh.kumar at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Mon Nov 13 15:59:49 AEDT 2017


Nicholas Piggin <npiggin at gmail.com> writes:

> While mapping hints with a length that cross 128TB are disallowed,
> MAP_FIXED allocations that cross 128TB are allowed. These are failing
> on hash (on radix they succeed). Add an additional case for fixed
> mappings to expand the addr_limit when crossing 128TB.
>

Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

> Cc: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Fixes: f4ea6dcb08 ("powerpc/mm: Enable mappings above 128TB")
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin at gmail.com>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
> index 3889201b560c..a4f93699194b 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/slice.c
> @@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ unsigned long slice_get_unmapped_area(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
>  	unsigned long high_limit;
>
>  	high_limit = DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW;
> -	if (addr >= high_limit)
> +	if (addr >= high_limit || (fixed && (addr + len > high_limit)))
>  		high_limit = TASK_SIZE;
>
>  	if (len > high_limit)
> -- 
> 2.15.0



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