From: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
To: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@suse.de>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Qi Zheng <qi.zheng@linux.dev>, Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>,
James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 07/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: simplify shared tail page handling
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 11:25:20 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261102032525.3597743-8-songmuchun@bytedance.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261102032525.3597743-1-songmuchun@bytedance.com>
The remap walker currently carries a shared tail page selected by its
caller, even though the optimize and restore callbacks can derive the
same information from the folio being processed. This adds redundant
state to the walker and couples its interface to caller-side preparation.
Derive the shared mapping state in the callbacks instead, keeping the
mapping policy with the PTE being processed and simplifying the remap
interface.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reviewed-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Qi Zheng <qi.zheng@linux.dev>
---
v2:
- Update the vmemmap page-list contract for shared tail derivation
(follow-up to review by Lance Yang and Qi Zheng)
- Collect Reviewed-by from Lance Yang and Qi Zheng
---
include/linux/vmemmap-optimization.h | 6 +-
mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 90 +++++++++++++---------------
mm/mm_init.c | 6 +-
mm/sparse-vmemmap.c | 7 ++-
4 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/vmemmap-optimization.h b/include/linux/vmemmap-optimization.h
index 065840f3c241..858311a71b0c 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmemmap-optimization.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmemmap-optimization.h
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ static inline struct page *vmemmap_shared_tail_page(unsigned int order,
}
#endif /* CONFIG_VMEMMAP_OPTIMIZATION */
-static inline bool vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
+static inline bool vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(unsigned long pfn, unsigned int order)
{
- const unsigned int order = pfn_to_section_compound_order(pfn);
const unsigned long nr_pages = 1UL << order;
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VMEMMAP_OPTIMIZATION))
+ return false;
+
if (!is_power_of_2(sizeof(struct page)))
return false;
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 5e84004db4b8..d0af251aa533 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -25,21 +25,17 @@
*
* @remap_pte: called for each lowest-level entry (PTE).
* @nr_walked: the number of walked pte.
- * @vmemmap_tail: the page to be installed as non-first in the vmemmap range
* @vmemmap_pages: list supplying replacement pages for the remap and
* receiving displaced backing pages for the caller to free.
* @flags: used to modify behavior in vmemmap page table walking
* operations.
*/
struct vmemmap_remap_walk {
- void (*remap_pte)(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
+ int (*remap_pte)(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk);
-
unsigned long nr_walked;
- struct page *vmemmap_tail;
struct list_head *vmemmap_pages;
-
/* Defer safely batchable TLB flushes to the caller. */
#define VMEMMAP_DEFER_TLB_FLUSH BIT(0)
unsigned long flags;
@@ -140,12 +136,14 @@ static int vmemmap_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
static int vmemmap_pte_entry(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long next, struct mm_walk *walk)
{
+ int ret;
struct vmemmap_remap_walk *vmemmap_walk = walk->private;
- vmemmap_walk->remap_pte(pte, addr, vmemmap_walk);
- vmemmap_walk->nr_walked++;
+ ret = vmemmap_walk->remap_pte(pte, addr, vmemmap_walk);
+ if (!ret)
+ vmemmap_walk->nr_walked++;
- return 0;
+ return ret;
}
static const struct mm_walk_ops vmemmap_remap_ops = {
@@ -213,53 +211,53 @@ static struct page *vmemmap_dup_page_from_list(const struct page *src,
return dst;
}
-static void vmemmap_optimize_pte(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
- struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
+static inline struct page *folio_vmemmap_shared_tail_page(const struct folio *folio)
{
- struct page *page = pte_page(ptep_get(pte));
- pte_t entry;
-
- /* Remapping the head page requires r/w */
- if (unlikely(walk->nr_walked == 0)) {
- struct page *head;
+ return vmemmap_shared_tail_page(folio_order(folio), folio_zone(folio));
+}
- VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!PageHead((const struct page *)addr));
+static int vmemmap_optimize_pte(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
+ struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
+{
+ const struct page *page = (const struct page *)addr;
+ const struct folio *folio = page_folio(page);
+ struct page *src = pte_page(ptep_get(pte)), *dst;
- head = vmemmap_dup_page_from_list(page, walk->vmemmap_pages);
- entry = mk_pte(head, PAGE_KERNEL);
+ if (likely(vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(page_to_pfn(page), folio_order(folio)))) {
+ dst = folio_vmemmap_shared_tail_page(folio);
+ if (!dst)
+ return -ENOMEM;
} else {
- VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!PageTail((const struct page *)addr));
-
- /*
- * Map the shared tail page writable. A lockless get that read
- * a non-zero refcount before the remap can still do its
- * cmpxchg after it. The refcount is zero, so the cmpxchg
- * fails and leaves the page unchanged.
- */
- entry = mk_pte(walk->vmemmap_tail, PAGE_KERNEL);
+ dst = vmemmap_dup_page_from_list(src, walk->vmemmap_pages);
}
- list_add(&page->lru, walk->vmemmap_pages);
- set_pte_at(&init_mm, addr, pte, entry);
+ list_add(&src->lru, walk->vmemmap_pages);
+ /*
+ * Map the shared tail page writable intentionally. A lockless get that
+ * read a non-zero refcount before the remap can still do its cmpxchg
+ * after it. The refcount is zero, so the cmpxchg fails and leaves the
+ * page unchanged.
+ */
+ set_pte_at(&init_mm, addr, pte, mk_pte(dst, PAGE_KERNEL));
+
+ return 0;
}
-static void vmemmap_restore_pte(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
- struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
+static int vmemmap_restore_pte(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr,
+ struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
{
+ const struct page *page = (const struct page *)addr;
+ const struct folio *folio = page_folio(page);
struct page *src = pte_page(ptep_get(pte)), *dst;
- /*
- * When rolling back vmemmap_remap_free(), keep the copied head page
- * mapping and restore only PTEs currently pointing at the shared tail
- * page.
- */
- if (walk->vmemmap_tail && walk->vmemmap_tail != src)
- return;
-
- VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(PageHead((const struct page *)addr));
+ if (unlikely(!vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(page_to_pfn(page), folio_order(folio))))
+ return 0;
+ VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(folio_vmemmap_shared_tail_page(folio) != src);
dst = vmemmap_dup_page_from_list(src, walk->vmemmap_pages);
set_pte_at(&init_mm, addr, pte, mk_pte(dst, PAGE_KERNEL));
+
+ return 0;
}
/**
@@ -287,7 +285,6 @@ static int vmemmap_remap_split(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
* to remap.
* @end: end address of the vmemmap virtual address range that we want to
* remap.
- * @vmemmap_tail: the page to be installed as non-first in the vmemmap range
* @vmemmap_pages: input/output list whose first entry supplies the new backing
* page for @start; replaced backing pages are added to the list for
* the caller to free.
@@ -296,14 +293,12 @@ static int vmemmap_remap_split(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
* Return: %0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
*/
static int vmemmap_remap_free(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
- struct page *vmemmap_tail,
struct list_head *vmemmap_pages,
unsigned long flags)
{
int ret;
struct vmemmap_remap_walk walk = {
.remap_pte = vmemmap_optimize_pte,
- .vmemmap_tail = vmemmap_tail,
.vmemmap_pages = vmemmap_pages,
.flags = flags,
};
@@ -321,7 +316,6 @@ static int vmemmap_remap_free(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
*/
walk = (struct vmemmap_remap_walk) {
.remap_pte = vmemmap_restore_pte,
- .vmemmap_tail = vmemmap_tail,
.vmemmap_pages = vmemmap_pages,
.flags = 0,
};
@@ -496,7 +490,6 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h,
unsigned long flags)
{
unsigned long vmemmap_start, vmemmap_end;
- struct page *vmemmap_tail;
int nid, ret = 0;
VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(!folio_test_hugetlb(folio), folio);
@@ -506,9 +499,6 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h,
return ret;
nid = folio_nid(folio);
- vmemmap_tail = vmemmap_shared_tail_page(h->order, folio_zone(folio));
- if (!vmemmap_tail)
- return -ENOMEM;
/*
* Very Subtle
@@ -537,7 +527,7 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h,
* they can be freed by the caller.
*/
ret = vmemmap_remap_free(vmemmap_start, vmemmap_end,
- vmemmap_tail, vmemmap_pages, flags);
+ vmemmap_pages, flags);
out:
if (ret)
folio_clear_hugetlb_vmemmap_optimized(folio);
diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
index d99af80ec752..a9d848c92678 100644
--- a/mm/mm_init.c
+++ b/mm/mm_init.c
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@ void __meminit memmap_init_range(unsigned long size, int nid, unsigned long zone
#endif
for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; ) {
+ const unsigned int order = pfn_to_section_compound_order(pfn);
+
/*
* There can be holes in boot-time mem_map[]s handed to this
* function. They do not exist on hotplugged memory.
@@ -929,9 +931,7 @@ void __meminit memmap_init_range(unsigned long size, int nid, unsigned long zone
* Vmemmap-optimizable PFNs are backed by shared tail struct pages,
* which have already been initialized during vmemmap population.
*/
- if (vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn)) {
- const unsigned int order = pfn_to_section_compound_order(pfn);
-
+ if (vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn, order)) {
pfn = min(ALIGN(pfn, 1UL << order), end_pfn);
continue;
}
diff --git a/mm/sparse-vmemmap.c b/mm/sparse-vmemmap.c
index 3e9d6617c4bb..b8b55e12f5ba 100644
--- a/mm/sparse-vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/sparse-vmemmap.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static __meminit void *vmemmap_alloc_pte(unsigned long pfn, int node,
struct page *page;
const unsigned int order = pfn_to_section_compound_order(pfn);
- if (!vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn))
+ if (!vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn, order))
return vmemmap_alloc_block_buf(PAGE_SIZE, node, altmap);
/*
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ static pte_t * __meminit vmemmap_pte_populate(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr, in
{
pte_t *pte = pte_offset_kernel(pmd, addr);
unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn((struct page *)addr);
+ const unsigned int order = pfn_to_section_compound_order(pfn);
if (pte_none(ptep_get(pte))) {
pte_t entry;
@@ -296,10 +297,10 @@ static pte_t * __meminit vmemmap_pte_populate(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr, in
entry = pfn_pte(PHYS_PFN(__pa(p)), PAGE_KERNEL);
/* Map the shared tail page as read-only to catch illegal writes. */
- if (vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn))
+ if (vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn, order))
entry = pte_wrprotect(entry);
set_pte_at(&init_mm, addr, pte, entry);
- } else if (WARN_ON_ONCE(vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn)))
+ } else if (WARN_ON_ONCE(vmemmap_optimizable_pfn(pfn, order)))
return NULL;
return pte;
}
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-02 3:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-02 3:25 [PATCH v2 00/12] mm: Decouple folio-based vmemmap optimization from HugeTLB Muchun Song
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 01/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: remove HugeTLB-specific vmemmap optimization macros Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 02/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: unify VMEMMAP_{SPLIT,REMAP}_NO_TLB_FLUSH Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 12:28 ` Muchun Song
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 03/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: simplify vmemmap head page handling Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 04/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: generalize vmemmap page allocation Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 12:34 ` Muchun Song
2026-11-02 17:57 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-03 3:21 ` Muchun Song
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 05/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: unify writable vmemmap page preparation Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 06/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: rename vmemmap_remap_pte() to vmemmap_optimize_pte() Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` Muchun Song [this message]
2026-11-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v2 07/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: simplify shared tail page handling Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 08/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: move alloc_vmemmap_page_list() next to its free helper Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 09/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: make vmemmap optimization folio-oriented Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 10/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: make vmemmap restoration folio-oriented Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 11/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: unify vmemmap range restoration Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-11-02 3:25 ` [PATCH v2 12/12] mm: hugetlb_vmemmap: make vmemmap PTE conversion folio-oriented Muchun Song
2026-11-02 10:18 ` Mike Rapoport
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