From: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
david@kernel.org, Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>,
willy@infradead.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
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linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
Subject: [v3 24/24] selftests/mm: add madv_dontneed_partial test
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:09:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260327021403.214713-25-usama.arif@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260327021403.214713-1-usama.arif@linux.dev>
Add test for partial MADV_DONTNEED on THP. This verifies that
MADV_DONTNEED correctly triggers a PMD split, discards only the
requested page (which becomes zero-filled), and preserves data
in the surrounding pages.
Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
---
.../testing/selftests/mm/thp_pmd_split_test.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_pmd_split_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_pmd_split_test.c
index 1f29296759a5b..060ca1e341b75 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_pmd_split_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/thp_pmd_split_test.c
@@ -253,4 +253,38 @@ TEST_F(thp_pmd_split, partial_mremap)
self->split_pmd_failed_before);
}
+/*
+ * MADV_DONTNEED on THP
+ *
+ * Tests that MADV_DONTNEED on a partial THP correctly handles
+ * the PMD split and discards only the requested pages.
+ */
+TEST_F(thp_pmd_split, partial_madv_dontneed)
+{
+ volatile unsigned char *ptr = (volatile unsigned char *)self->aligned;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = allocate_thp(self->aligned, self->pmdsize);
+ if (ret)
+ SKIP(return, "Failed to allocate THP");
+
+ /* Write pattern */
+ memset(self->aligned, 0xDD, self->pmdsize);
+
+ /* Partial MADV_DONTNEED - discard middle page */
+ ret = madvise((char *)self->aligned + self->pagesize, self->pagesize, MADV_DONTNEED);
+ ASSERT_EQ(ret, 0);
+
+ /* Verify non-discarded pages still have data */
+ ASSERT_EQ(ptr[0], (unsigned char)0xDD);
+ ASSERT_EQ(ptr[2 * self->pagesize], (unsigned char)0xDD);
+ ASSERT_EQ(ptr[self->pmdsize - 1], (unsigned char)0xDD);
+
+ /* Discarded page should be zero */
+ ASSERT_EQ(ptr[self->pagesize], (unsigned char)0x00);
+
+ log_and_check_pmd_split(_metadata, self->split_pmd_before,
+ self->split_pmd_failed_before);
+}
+
TEST_HARNESS_MAIN
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-27 2:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-27 2:08 [v3 00/24] mm: thp: lazy PTE page table allocation at PMD split time Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 01/24] mm: thp: make split_huge_pmd functions return int for error propagation Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 02/24] mm: thp: propagate split failure from vma_adjust_trans_huge() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 03/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in copy_huge_pmd() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 04/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in do_huge_pmd_wp_page() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 05/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in zap_pmd_range() Usama Arif
2026-03-30 14:13 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-30 15:09 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 06/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in wp_huge_pmd() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 07/24] mm: thp: retry on split failure in change_pmd_range() Usama Arif
2026-03-30 14:27 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 08/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in follow_pmd_mask() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 09/24] mm: handle walk_page_range() failure from THP split Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 10/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in mremap move_page_tables() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 11/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in userfaultfd move_pages() Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 12/24] mm: thp: handle split failure in device migration Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 13/24] mm: proc: handle split_huge_pmd failure in pagemap_scan Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 14/24] powerpc/mm: handle split_huge_pmd failure in subpage_prot Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 15/24] fs/dax: handle split_huge_pmd failure in dax_iomap_pmd_fault Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 16/24] mm: huge_mm: Make sure all split_huge_pmd calls are checked Usama Arif
2026-03-30 14:41 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-27 2:08 ` [v3 17/24] mm: thp: allocate PTE page tables lazily at split time Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` [v3 18/24] mm: thp: remove pgtable_trans_huge_{deposit/withdraw} when not needed Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` [v3 19/24] mm: thp: add THP_SPLIT_PMD_FAILED counter Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` [v3 20/24] selftests/mm: add THP PMD split test infrastructure Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` [v3 21/24] selftests/mm: add partial_mprotect test for change_pmd_range Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` [v3 22/24] selftests/mm: add partial_mlock test Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` [v3 23/24] selftests/mm: add partial_mremap test for move_page_tables Usama Arif
2026-03-27 2:09 ` Usama Arif [this message]
2026-03-27 8:51 ` [v3 00/24] mm: thp: lazy PTE page table allocation at PMD split time David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-27 9:25 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-27 14:40 ` Usama Arif
2026-03-27 14:34 ` Usama Arif
2026-04-05 23:34 ` Hugh Dickins
2026-04-08 15:06 ` Usama Arif
2026-04-08 19:49 ` Matthew Wilcox
2026-04-09 12:48 ` Usama Arif
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