[PATCH v3 09/11] mm/memory: factor out common code from vm_normal_page_*()
Lorenzo Stoakes
lorenzo.stoakes at oracle.com
Wed Aug 13 05:06:34 AEST 2025
On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 01:26:29PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Let's reduce the code duplication and factor out the non-pte/pmd related
> magic into __vm_normal_page().
>
> To keep it simpler, check the pfn against both zero folios, which
> shouldn't really make a difference.
>
> It's a good question if we can even hit the !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
> scenario in the PMD case in practice: but doesn't really matter, as
> it's now all unified in vm_normal_page_pfn().
>
> Add kerneldoc for all involved functions.
>
> Note that, as a side product, we now:
> * Support the find_special_page special thingy also for PMD
> * Don't check for is_huge_zero_pfn() anymore if we have
> CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL and the PMD is not special. The
> VM_WARN_ON_ONCE would catch any abuse
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador at suse.de>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david at redhat.com>
Fantastic cleanup, thanks for refactoring with levels, this looks great!
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes at oracle.com>
> ---
> mm/memory.c | 186 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> 1 file changed, 109 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
> index dc0107354d37b..78af3f243cee7 100644
> --- a/mm/memory.c
> +++ b/mm/memory.c
> @@ -614,8 +614,14 @@ static void print_bad_page_map(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> #define print_bad_pte(vma, addr, pte, page) \
> print_bad_page_map(vma, addr, pte_val(pte), page, PGTABLE_LEVEL_PTE)
>
> -/*
> - * vm_normal_page -- This function gets the "struct page" associated with a pte.
> +/**
> + * __vm_normal_page() - Get the "struct page" associated with a page table entry.
> + * @vma: The VMA mapping the page table entry.
> + * @addr: The address where the page table entry is mapped.
> + * @pfn: The PFN stored in the page table entry.
> + * @special: Whether the page table entry is marked "special".
> + * @level: The page table level for error reporting purposes only.
> + * @entry: The page table entry value for error reporting purposes only.
> *
> * "Special" mappings do not wish to be associated with a "struct page" (either
> * it doesn't exist, or it exists but they don't want to touch it). In this
> @@ -628,10 +634,10 @@ static void print_bad_page_map(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> * Selected page table walkers (such as GUP) can still identify mappings of the
> * shared zero folios and work with the underlying "struct page".
> *
> - * There are 2 broad cases. Firstly, an architecture may define a pte_special()
> - * pte bit, in which case this function is trivial. Secondly, an architecture
> - * may not have a spare pte bit, which requires a more complicated scheme,
> - * described below.
> + * There are 2 broad cases. Firstly, an architecture may define a "special"
> + * page table entry bit, such as pte_special(), in which case this function is
> + * trivial. Secondly, an architecture may not have a spare page table
> + * entry bit, which requires a more complicated scheme, described below.
OK cool, nice to have this here in one place!
> *
> * A raw VM_PFNMAP mapping (ie. one that is not COWed) is always considered a
> * special mapping (even if there are underlying and valid "struct pages").
> @@ -664,63 +670,94 @@ static void print_bad_page_map(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> * don't have to follow the strict linearity rule of PFNMAP mappings in
> * order to support COWable mappings.
> *
> + * Return: Returns the "struct page" if this is a "normal" mapping. Returns
> + * NULL if this is a "special" mapping.
> */
> -struct page *vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
> - pte_t pte)
> +static inline struct page *__vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long addr, unsigned long pfn, bool special,
> + unsigned long long entry, enum pgtable_level level)
> {
> - unsigned long pfn = pte_pfn(pte);
> -
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL)) {
> - if (likely(!pte_special(pte)))
> - goto check_pfn;
> - if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->find_special_page)
> - return vma->vm_ops->find_special_page(vma, addr);
> - if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP))
> - return NULL;
> - if (is_zero_pfn(pfn))
> - return NULL;
> -
> - print_bad_pte(vma, addr, pte, NULL);
> - return NULL;
> - }
> -
> - /* !CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL case follows: */
> -
> - if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP))) {
> - if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MIXEDMAP) {
> - if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
> + if (unlikely(special)) {
> + if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->find_special_page)
> + return vma->vm_ops->find_special_page(vma, addr);
> + if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP))
> return NULL;
> - if (is_zero_pfn(pfn))
> - return NULL;
> - goto out;
> - } else {
> - unsigned long off;
> - off = (addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> - if (pfn == vma->vm_pgoff + off)
> - return NULL;
> - if (!is_cow_mapping(vma->vm_flags))
> + if (is_zero_pfn(pfn) || is_huge_zero_pfn(pfn))
Yeah this works fine.
> return NULL;
> +
> + print_bad_page_map(vma, addr, entry, NULL, level);
OK nice this is where the the print_bad_page_map() with level comes in handy.
> + return NULL;
> }
> - }
> + /*
> + * With CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL, any special page table
> + * mappings (incl. shared zero folios) are marked accordingly.
> + */
> + } else {
> + if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP | VM_MIXEDMAP))) {
> + if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MIXEDMAP) {
> + /* If it has a "struct page", it's "normal". */
> + if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
> + return NULL;
> + } else {
> + unsigned long off = (addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>
> - if (is_zero_pfn(pfn))
> - return NULL;
> + /* Only CoW'ed anon folios are "normal". */
> + if (pfn == vma->vm_pgoff + off)
> + return NULL;
> + if (!is_cow_mapping(vma->vm_flags))
> + return NULL;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if (is_zero_pfn(pfn) || is_huge_zero_pfn(pfn))
Yeah this is fine too! This is all working out rather neatly! :)
> + return NULL;
> + }
>
> -check_pfn:
> if (unlikely(pfn > highest_memmap_pfn)) {
> - print_bad_pte(vma, addr, pte, NULL);
> + /* Corrupted page table entry. */
> + print_bad_page_map(vma, addr, entry, NULL, level);
> return NULL;
> }
> -
> /*
> * NOTE! We still have PageReserved() pages in the page tables.
> - * eg. VDSO mappings can cause them to exist.
> + * For example, VDSO mappings can cause them to exist.
> */
> -out:
> - VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(is_zero_pfn(pfn));
> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(is_zero_pfn(pfn) || is_huge_zero_pfn(pfn));
And ACK on this as well.
> return pfn_to_page(pfn);
> }
>
> +/**
> + * vm_normal_page() - Get the "struct page" associated with a PTE
> + * @vma: The VMA mapping the @pte.
> + * @addr: The address where the @pte is mapped.
> + * @pte: The PTE.
> + *
> + * Get the "struct page" associated with a PTE. See __vm_normal_page()
> + * for details on "normal" and "special" mappings.
Lovely.
> + *
> + * Return: Returns the "struct page" if this is a "normal" mapping. Returns
> + * NULL if this is a "special" mapping.
> + */
> +struct page *vm_normal_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
> + pte_t pte)
> +{
> + return __vm_normal_page(vma, addr, pte_pfn(pte), pte_special(pte),
> + pte_val(pte), PGTABLE_LEVEL_PTE);
Nice and neat!
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * vm_normal_folio() - Get the "struct folio" associated with a PTE
> + * @vma: The VMA mapping the @pte.
> + * @addr: The address where the @pte is mapped.
> + * @pte: The PTE.
> + *
> + * Get the "struct folio" associated with a PTE. See __vm_normal_page()
> + * for details on "normal" and "special" mappings.
> + *
> + * Return: Returns the "struct folio" if this is a "normal" mapping. Returns
> + * NULL if this is a "special" mapping.
> + */
Great, thanks for adding this! I especially like '*special*' :P
> struct folio *vm_normal_folio(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
> pte_t pte)
> {
> @@ -732,42 +769,37 @@ struct folio *vm_normal_folio(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PGTABLE_HAS_HUGE_LEAVES
> +/**
> + * vm_normal_page_pmd() - Get the "struct page" associated with a PMD
> + * @vma: The VMA mapping the @pmd.
> + * @addr: The address where the @pmd is mapped.
> + * @pmd: The PMD.
> + *
> + * Get the "struct page" associated with a PTE. See __vm_normal_page()
> + * for details on "normal" and "special" mappings.
> + *
> + * Return: Returns the "struct page" if this is a "normal" mapping. Returns
> + * NULL if this is a "special" mapping.
> + */
> struct page *vm_normal_page_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
> pmd_t pmd)
> {
> - unsigned long pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd);
> -
> - if (unlikely(pmd_special(pmd)))
> - return NULL;
> -
> - if (unlikely(vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP|VM_MIXEDMAP))) {
> - if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MIXEDMAP) {
> - if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
> - return NULL;
> - goto out;
> - } else {
> - unsigned long off;
> - off = (addr - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> - if (pfn == vma->vm_pgoff + off)
> - return NULL;
> - if (!is_cow_mapping(vma->vm_flags))
> - return NULL;
> - }
> - }
> -
> - if (is_huge_zero_pfn(pfn))
> - return NULL;
> - if (unlikely(pfn > highest_memmap_pfn))
> - return NULL;
> -
> - /*
> - * NOTE! We still have PageReserved() pages in the page tables.
> - * eg. VDSO mappings can cause them to exist.
> - */
> -out:
> - return pfn_to_page(pfn);
> + return __vm_normal_page(vma, addr, pmd_pfn(pmd), pmd_special(pmd),
> + pmd_val(pmd), PGTABLE_LEVEL_PMD);
So much red... so much delight! :) this is great!
> }
>
> +/**
> + * vm_normal_folio_pmd() - Get the "struct folio" associated with a PMD
> + * @vma: The VMA mapping the @pmd.
> + * @addr: The address where the @pmd is mapped.
> + * @pmd: The PMD.
> + *
> + * Get the "struct folio" associated with a PTE. See __vm_normal_page()
> + * for details on "normal" and "special" mappings.
> + *
> + * Return: Returns the "struct folio" if this is a "normal" mapping. Returns
> + * NULL if this is a "special" mapping.
> + */
This is great also!
> struct folio *vm_normal_folio_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> unsigned long addr, pmd_t pmd)
> {
> --
> 2.50.1
>
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