From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 30AE63AD525 for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2026 19:56:19 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1788810981; cv=none; b=AWX66jf7JgzhjKCHGt1zkwJ4K6tP9eqmLtn8OIqfEx90dz9lLGbry14G7x3IwjESDfDbocz/p3qOuUqgjbz+lG23aIy0f4sevY8FrAhO1qZxG/rscxdfps6nWmx+curoXbdU6zrY6glwR4jSSNHfm1u31pWtO1LYZ1x6JwZtkW0= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1788810981; c=relaxed/simple; bh=lMsKa8C+3VFtaQOTqEVE/l72QB6U2ORTw9wE0L9WILE=; h=Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:Cc:References:From: In-Reply-To:Content-Type; b=dUKWiq69yoYO6mq0VqwO74EH0Ty0KeY36zXyZyL4xwgY+96kqFK+Lc23Um+TIXbBHsQR9ULFDoynz8hcX00EuGzSOxHepUNQj3DIdQCy3dTO7Dwp/mb7SoH0i09b1bnF8wWk//L+Dj/nqliuW9LVRmBsNw1NPdhOYbrVGHty+s8= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=WCOXS26t; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="WCOXS26t" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C24391F00A3A; Mon, 7 Sep 2026 19:56:13 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1788810979; bh=C3Pz/iR4GmFSYdm+nHFH7X5f2zkT5Cx1Ic044VaYKjQ=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To; b=WCOXS26toUTLJFI73Th2e5DBWd9pznJ5zigCpkMzAlpc6EvgsoUrsMEgN0bmtUve/ Qb2LNffAKzQHuIp0Bk7LDdvW2qNZx88XIAiwsSlgIKhBkSMFsQF+hYi0b2agZOWFB2 DZF3bfWkA31yxJ+fb5okPc74s/ctN4KGAscjKVCClPO1DZ3qdeYkgZlLT6VQgvXgjK c13zCIll1Dzcb6Rn4TAT0xuSHHVmzz7KPYv0P9VxQtrYDAGIIoRvd4OJKPoxI0Ysxx ggNnYmtmWDkUOZeLeOHGfXAGypwRvKGVkwRerQ4wiMc6kHH+sKE6d07CW4seXVfD5Y +o6968+qyF0LQ== Message-ID: <9ab052f8-510d-4d45-be56-f49efca595dd@kernel.org> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 21:56:11 +0200 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 09/18] mm/huge_memory: move anon_vma and filemap management into split helpers To: Kairui Song Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Andrew Morton , Lorenzo Stoakes , Zi Yan , Baolin Wang , "Liam R. Howlett" , Nico Pache , Ryan Roberts , Dev Jain , Lance Yang , Usama Arif , Vlastimil Babka , Mike Rapoport , Suren Baghdasaryan , Michal Hocko , Chris Li , Kemeng Shi , Nhat Pham , Baoquan He , Barry Song , Youngjun Park , Shivam Kalra References: <20260821-swap-thp-cleanup-v3-0-9b43f5163238@tencent.com> <20260821-swap-thp-cleanup-v3-9-9b43f5163238@tencent.com> <6e85fde9-9314-4854-99fb-3582b13486fd@kernel.org> From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" Content-Language: en-US Autocrypt: addr=david@kernel.org; keydata= xsFNBFXLn5EBEAC+zYvAFJxCBY9Tr1xZgcESmxVNI/0ffzE/ZQOiHJl6mGkmA1R7/uUpiCjJ dBrn+lhhOYjjNefFQou6478faXE6o2AhmebqT4KiQoUQFV4R7y1KMEKoSyy8hQaK1umALTdL QZLQMzNE74ap+GDK0wnacPQFpcG1AE9RMq3aeErY5tujekBS32jfC/7AnH7I0v1v1TbbK3Gp XNeiN4QroO+5qaSr0ID2sz5jtBLRb15RMre27E1ImpaIv2Jw8NJgW0k/D1RyKCwaTsgRdwuK Kx/Y91XuSBdz0uOyU/S8kM1+ag0wvsGlpBVxRR/xw/E8M7TEwuCZQArqqTCmkG6HGcXFT0V9 PXFNNgV5jXMQRwU0O/ztJIQqsE5LsUomE//bLwzj9IVsaQpKDqW6TAPjcdBDPLHvriq7kGjt WhVhdl0qEYB8lkBEU7V2Yb+SYhmhpDrti9Fq1EsmhiHSkxJcGREoMK/63r9WLZYI3+4W2rAc UucZa4OT27U5ZISjNg3Ev0rxU5UH2/pT4wJCfxwocmqaRr6UYmrtZmND89X0KigoFD/XSeVv jwBRNjPAubK9/k5NoRrYqztM9W6sJqrH8+UWZ1Idd/DdmogJh0gNC0+N42Za9yBRURfIdKSb B3JfpUqcWwE7vUaYrHG1nw54pLUoPG6sAA7Mehl3nd4pZUALHwARAQABzS5EYXZpZCBIaWxk ZW5icmFuZCAoQ3VycmVudCkgPGRhdmlkQGtlcm5lbC5vcmc+wsGQBBMBCAA6AhsDBQkmWAik AgsJBBUKCQgCFgICHgUCF4AWIQQb2cqtc1xMOkYN/MpN3hD3AP+DWgUCaYJt/AIZAQAKCRBN 3hD3AP+DWriiD/9BLGEKG+N8L2AXhikJg6YmXom9ytRwPqDgpHpVg2xdhopoWdMRXjzOrIKD g4LSnFaKneQD0hZhoArEeamG5tyo32xoRsPwkbpIzL0OKSZ8G6mVbFGpjmyDLQCAxteXCLXz ZI0VbsuJKelYnKcXWOIndOrNRvE5eoOfTt2XfBnAapxMYY2IsV+qaUXlO63GgfIOg8RBaj7x 3NxkI3rV0SHhI4GU9K6jCvGghxeS1QX6L/XI9mfAYaIwGy5B68kF26piAVYv/QZDEVIpo3t7 /fjSpxKT8plJH6rhhR0epy8dWRHk3qT5tk2P85twasdloWtkMZ7FsCJRKWscm1BLpsDn6EQ4 jeMHECiY9kGKKi8dQpv3FRyo2QApZ49NNDbwcR0ZndK0XFo15iH708H5Qja/8TuXCwnPWAcJ DQoNIDFyaxe26Rx3ZwUkRALa3iPcVjE0//TrQ4KnFf+lMBSrS33xDDBfevW9+Dk6IISmDH1R HFq2jpkN+FX/PE8eVhV68B2DsAPZ5rUwyCKUXPTJ/irrCCmAAb5Jpv11S7hUSpqtM/6oVESC 3z/7CzrVtRODzLtNgV4r5EI+wAv/3PgJLlMwgJM90Fb3CB2IgbxhjvmB1WNdvXACVydx55V7 LPPKodSTF29rlnQAf9HLgCphuuSrrPn5VQDaYZl4N/7zc2wcWM7BTQRVy5+RARAA59fefSDR 9nMGCb9LbMX+TFAoIQo/wgP5XPyzLYakO+94GrgfZjfhdaxPXMsl2+o8jhp/hlIzG56taNdt VZtPp3ih1AgbR8rHgXw1xwOpuAd5lE1qNd54ndHuADO9a9A0vPimIes78Hi1/yy+ZEEvRkHk /kDa6F3AtTc1m4rbbOk2fiKzzsE9YXweFjQvl9p+AMw6qd/iC4lUk9g0+FQXNdRs+o4o6Qvy iOQJfGQ4UcBuOy1IrkJrd8qq5jet1fcM2j4QvsW8CLDWZS1L7kZ5gT5EycMKxUWb8LuRjxzZ 3QY1aQH2kkzn6acigU3HLtgFyV1gBNV44ehjgvJpRY2cC8VhanTx0dZ9mj1YKIky5N+C0f21 zvntBqcxV0+3p8MrxRRcgEtDZNav+xAoT3G0W4SahAaUTWXpsZoOecwtxi74CyneQNPTDjNg azHmvpdBVEfj7k3p4dmJp5i0U66Onmf6mMFpArvBRSMOKU9DlAzMi4IvhiNWjKVaIE2Se9BY FdKVAJaZq85P2y20ZBd08ILnKcj7XKZkLU5FkoA0udEBvQ0f9QLNyyy3DZMCQWcwRuj1m73D sq8DEFBdZ5eEkj1dCyx+t/ga6x2rHyc8Sl86oK1tvAkwBNsfKou3v+jP/l14a7DGBvrmlYjO 59o3t6inu6H7pt7OL6u6BQj7DoMAEQEAAcLBfAQYAQgAJgIbDBYhBBvZyq1zXEw6Rg38yk3e EPcA/4NaBQJonNqrBQkmWAihAAoJEE3eEPcA/4NaKtMQALAJ8PzprBEXbXcEXwDKQu+P/vts IfUb1UNMfMV76BicGa5NCZnJNQASDP/+bFg6O3gx5NbhHHPeaWz/VxlOmYHokHodOvtL0WCC 8A5PEP8tOk6029Z+J+xUcMrJClNVFpzVvOpb1lCbhjwAV465Hy+NUSbbUiRxdzNQtLtgZzOV Zw7jxUCs4UUZLQTCuBpFgb15bBxYZ/BL9MbzxPxvfUQIPbnzQMcqtpUs21CMK2PdfCh5c4gS sDci6D5/ZIBw94UQWmGpM/O1ilGXde2ZzzGYl64glmccD8e87OnEgKnH3FbnJnT4iJchtSvx yJNi1+t0+qDti4m88+/9IuPqCKb6Stl+s2dnLtJNrjXBGJtsQG/sRpqsJz5x1/2nPJSRMsx9 5YfqbdrJSOFXDzZ8/r82HgQEtUvlSXNaXCa95ez0UkOG7+bDm2b3s0XahBQeLVCH0mw3RAQg r7xDAYKIrAwfHHmMTnBQDPJwVqxJjVNr7yBic4yfzVWGCGNE4DnOW0vcIeoyhy9vnIa3w1uZ 3iyY2Nsd7JxfKu1PRhCGwXzRw5TlfEsoRI7V9A8isUCoqE2Dzh3FvYHVeX4Us+bRL/oqareJ CIFqgYMyvHj7Q06kTKmauOe4Nf0l0qEkIuIzfoLJ3qr5UyXc2hLtWyT9Ir+lYlX9efqh7mOY qIws/H2t In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 9/7/26 19:55, Kairui Song wrote: > On Mon, Sep 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote: >> >> On 8/30/26 17:23, Kairui Song wrote: >>> >>> We can keep it where it is right now, but this patch is moving the >>> anon_vma_lock_write and i_mmap_lock_read into the two anon / file >>> helpers seperately, so keeping the folio_expected_ref_count check >>> outside and before the helper call will cause a potential higher >>> false positive / negative rate of this check? Leads to unnecessary >>> call to unmap_folio. >>> >>> How about moving the folio_expected_ref_count check into >>> unmap_folio since the purpose of the ref check is to avoid >>> unnecessary unmap? No more duplication that way. >> >> I think the crucial part (for anon folios) is to also check after we unmapped. >> >> See __folio_migrate_mapping(), where we don't do the !folio_ref_freeze() in case >> we tun into the !mapping scenario. > > If I understand you correctly, I think we are fine as is? The > folio_expected_ref_count() check here is just a racy check to avoid > the PMD split for a folio that cannot be split anyway, not a gate. > > The gate is the folio_ref_freeze() immediately after unmap_folio() in > __folio_freeze_split_anon() (only a local_irq_disable() in between). > For an unmapped anon folio folio_expected_ref_count() is uses > folio_swapcache_ref_count(). It might be worth optimizing, but that > could be done later. > > Or did you mean something else for the anon case? I thought for anon folios during migration it actually serves the purpose *after unmap* to detect any remaining GUP references (etc). But I might be wrong. I'll look at v4. -- Cheers, David