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| author | Aditya Sharma <adi.sharma@zohomail.in> | 2026-04-24 14:52:17 +0530 |
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| committer | Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> | 2026-05-28 21:04:41 -0700 |
| commit | 214f9ab72ce6e16120c20ad670389656f059e685 (patch) | |
| tree | 5a8b5957a7f2a29980c628e59240651e4c283e5a /mm | |
| parent | 5c5bc5e326fe4bcfe1c6f5c69a0b8df809bdc2e4 (diff) | |
| download | linux-next-history-214f9ab72ce6e16120c20ad670389656f059e685.tar.gz | |
mm/memory: update stale locking comments for fault handlers
Update the comments for wp_page_copy(), do_wp_page(), do_swap_page(),
do_anonymous_page(), __do_fault(), do_fault(), handle_pte_fault(),
__handle_mm_fault(), and handle_mm_fault() to concisely clarify that they
can be entered holding either the mmap_lock or the VMA lock, and that the
lock may be released upon returning VM_FAULT_RETRY.
Additionally, make the following corrections:
- In do_anonymous_page(), correct the outdated claim that the function
is entered with the PTE "mapped but not yet locked". Since
handle_pte_fault() unmaps the empty PTE before routing to
do_pte_missing(), the comment now correctly states it is entered
with the PTE unmapped and unlocked.
- In __do_fault(), update the stale reference from __lock_page_retry()
to __folio_lock_or_retry().
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260424092217.263648-1-adi.sharma@zohomail.in
Signed-off-by: Aditya Sharma <adi.sharma@zohomail.in>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Cc: Liam Howlett <liam@infradead.org>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'mm')
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/memory.c | 55 |
1 files changed, 29 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c index 86a973119bd46..02ec74a1273fe 100644 --- a/mm/memory.c +++ b/mm/memory.c @@ -3837,8 +3837,8 @@ vm_fault_t __vmf_anon_prepare(struct vm_fault *vmf) * Handle the case of a page which we actually need to copy to a new page, * either due to COW or unsharing. * - * Called with mmap_lock locked and the old page referenced, but - * without the ptl held. + * Called with either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock held (see FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK) + * and the old page referenced, but without the ptl held. * * High level logic flow: * @@ -4237,9 +4237,9 @@ static bool wp_can_reuse_anon_folio(struct folio *folio, * though the page will change only once the write actually happens. This * avoids a few races, and potentially makes it more efficient. * - * We enter with non-exclusive mmap_lock (to exclude vma changes, - * but allow concurrent faults), with pte both mapped and locked. - * We return with mmap_lock still held, but pte unmapped and unlocked. + * We enter with either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock held (see + * FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK) and pte both mapped and locked. We return with + * the same lock still held, but pte unmapped and unlocked. */ static vm_fault_t do_wp_page(struct vm_fault *vmf) __releases(vmf->ptl) @@ -4785,12 +4785,12 @@ static void check_swap_exclusive(struct folio *folio, swp_entry_t entry, } /* - * We enter with non-exclusive mmap_lock (to exclude vma changes, - * but allow concurrent faults), and pte mapped but not yet locked. + * We enter with either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock held (see + * FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK), and pte mapped but not yet locked. * We return with pte unmapped and unlocked. * - * We return with the mmap_lock locked or unlocked in the same cases - * as does filemap_fault(). + * When returning, the lock may have been released in the same cases + * as done by filemap_fault(). */ vm_fault_t do_swap_page(struct vm_fault *vmf) { @@ -5330,9 +5330,10 @@ static void map_anon_folio_pte_pf(struct folio *folio, pte_t *pte, } /* - * We enter with non-exclusive mmap_lock (to exclude vma changes, - * but allow concurrent faults), and pte mapped but not yet locked. - * We return with mmap_lock still held, but pte unmapped and unlocked. + * We enter with either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock held (see + * FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK), and pte unmapped and unlocked. + * We return with the lock still held, but pte unmapped and unlocked. + * If VM_FAULT_RETRY is returned, the lock may have been released. */ static vm_fault_t do_anonymous_page(struct vm_fault *vmf) { @@ -5440,9 +5441,10 @@ oom: } /* - * The mmap_lock must have been held on entry, and may have been - * released depending on flags and vma->vm_ops->fault() return value. - * See filemap_fault() and __lock_page_retry(). + * Either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock must have been held on entry + * (see FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK) and may have been released depending on + * flags and vma->vm_ops->fault() return value. + * See filemap_fault() and __folio_lock_or_retry(). */ static vm_fault_t __do_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf) { @@ -6003,11 +6005,11 @@ static vm_fault_t do_shared_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf) } /* - * We enter with non-exclusive mmap_lock (to exclude vma changes, - * but allow concurrent faults). - * The mmap_lock may have been released depending on flags and our + * We enter with either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock held (see + * FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK). + * The lock may have been released depending on flags and our * return value. See filemap_fault() and __folio_lock_or_retry(). - * If mmap_lock is released, vma may become invalid (for example + * If the lock is released, vma may become invalid (for example * by other thread calling munmap()). */ static vm_fault_t do_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf) @@ -6374,10 +6376,11 @@ static void fix_spurious_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf, * with external mmu caches can use to update those (ie the Sparc or * PowerPC hashed page tables that act as extended TLBs). * - * We enter with non-exclusive mmap_lock (to exclude vma changes, but allow - * concurrent faults). + * On entry, we hold either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock + * (see FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK). * - * The mmap_lock may have been released depending on flags and our return value. + * The mmap_lock or VMA lock may have been released depending on flags + * and our return value. * See filemap_fault() and __folio_lock_or_retry(). */ static vm_fault_t handle_pte_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf) @@ -6458,8 +6461,8 @@ unlock: /* * On entry, we hold either the VMA lock or the mmap_lock - * (FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK tells you which). If VM_FAULT_RETRY is set in - * the result, the mmap_lock is not held on exit. See filemap_fault() + * (see FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK). If VM_FAULT_RETRY is set in + * the result, the lock is not held on exit. See filemap_fault() * and __folio_lock_or_retry(). */ static vm_fault_t __handle_mm_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, @@ -6691,9 +6694,9 @@ static vm_fault_t sanitize_fault_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma, /* * By the time we get here, we already hold either the VMA lock or the - * mmap_lock (FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK tells you which). + * mmap_lock (see FAULT_FLAG_VMA_LOCK). * - * The mmap_lock may have been released depending on flags and our + * The lock may have been released depending on flags and our * return value. See filemap_fault() and __folio_lock_or_retry(). */ vm_fault_t handle_mm_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address, |