+ alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch added to mm-new branch

+ alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch added to mm-new branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: ALSA: pcm: use vm_insert_page() to map PCM status page
has been added to the -mm mm-new branch.  Its filename is
     alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-new branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>
Subject: ALSA: pcm: use vm_insert_page() to map PCM status page
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:57:33 +0100

There's no need to keep a fault handler around for this, instead map on
mmap.

While we're here, rename area to vma to be consistent.

This correctly makes the mapping a mixed map mapping.

This works towards establishing the invariant that only PFN mapped or
mixed map mappings may clear the VM_MAYWRITE flag.  The status page
mapping clears VM_MAYWRITE, so it must be kernel-owned; the control page
mapping remains writable and is left fault-based.

The assumption is made that the struct pcm_mmap_status structure is at
most a page in size, which is asserted as a build bug.

This is safe to assume, as the size of the structure is 56 bytes at most.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260914-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-13-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Acked-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---

 sound/core/pcm_native.c |   38 +++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c~alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page
+++ a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -3760,39 +3760,27 @@ static __poll_t snd_pcm_poll(struct file
 /*
  * mmap status record
  */
-static vm_fault_t snd_pcm_mmap_status_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+static int snd_pcm_mmap_status(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct file *file,
+			       struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = vmf->vma->vm_private_data;
+	const unsigned long size = vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
-	
-	if (substream == NULL)
-		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
-	runtime = substream->runtime;
-	vmf->page = virt_to_page(runtime->status);
-	get_page(vmf->page);
-	return 0;
-}
+	struct page *page;
 
-static const struct vm_operations_struct snd_pcm_vm_ops_status =
-{
-	.fault =	snd_pcm_mmap_status_fault,
-};
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct snd_pcm_mmap_status) > PAGE_SIZE);
 
-static int snd_pcm_mmap_status(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct file *file,
-			       struct vm_area_struct *area)
-{
-	long size;
-	if (!(area->vm_flags & VM_READ))
+	if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_READ))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	size = area->vm_end - area->vm_start;
-	if (size != PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(struct snd_pcm_mmap_status)))
+	if (size != PAGE_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	area->vm_ops = &snd_pcm_vm_ops_status;
-	area->vm_private_data = substream;
-	vm_flags_mod(area, VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_DONTDUMP,
+
+	vm_flags_mod(vma, VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_DONTDUMP,
 		     VM_WRITE | VM_MAYWRITE);
+	vma->vm_page_prot = vm_get_page_prot(vma->vm_flags);
 
-	return 0;
+	runtime = substream->runtime;
+	page = virt_to_page(runtime->status);
+	return vm_insert_page(vma, vma->vm_start, page);
 }
 
 /*
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from ljs@kernel.org are

mm-vmpressure-remove-window-size-todo.patch
tools-testing-selftests-mm-add-missing-gitignore-entries.patch
mm-move-drivers-char-memc-to-mm-char-memc.patch
mm-implement-file_is_dev_zero-to-uniquely-identify-dev-zero.patch
mm-vma-only-permit-map_private-dev-zero-to-be-mapped-anonymous.patch
mm-vma-make-map_private-mapped-dev-zero-mappings-truly-anonymous.patch
tools-testing-vma-add-test-to-assert-map_private-dev-zero-is-anon.patch
tools-testing-selftests-mm-add-map_private-dev-zero-merge-tests.patch
mm-madvise-swap-in-cowd-map_private-file-mappings-on-madv_willneed.patch
mm-huge_memory-zap-deposited-page-tables-after-an-rcu-grace-period.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-most-2-level-architectures.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-mmu-riscv.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-mmu-arm.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-arc-microblaze-xtensa.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sparc64.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-m68k-coldfire.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sh-x2.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-m68k-motorola.patch
mm-enable-mmu_gather_rcu_table_free-for-sparc32.patch
mm-make-userland-page-table-freeing-rcu-safe.patch
mm-change-the-contract-for-free_pgtables-update-docs.patch
mm-vma-fix-mmap_prepare-file-handling-remove-file_doesnt_need_get.patch
mm-vma-predicate-setting-mmap_prepare-vma-fields-on-new-vma-alloc.patch
mm-vma-introduce-and-use-vma_can_merge.patch
mm-consistently-validate-vma-state-after-mmap-hooks.patch
mm-vma-ensure-mmap_prepare-doesnt-set-actions-on-a-mergeable-vma.patch
mm-make-map_kernel_pages_-internal-and-unexported.patch
mm-vma-tidy-up-map-kernel-pages-enum-values.patch
mm-add-mmap-action-for-discontiguous-kernel-page-mapping.patch
docs-filesystems-update-mmap_prepare-docs-for-discontig-kernel-pgs.patch
drivers-usb-mon-update-to-use-mmap_prepare-map-kernel-pages.patch
infiniband-update-hfi1-to-use-remap_vmalloc_range.patch
selinux-reject-writable-opens-of-policy-file-drop-mmap-shared-write-check.patch
alsa-pcm-use-vm_insert_page-to-map-pcm-status-page.patch
bpf-arena-mark-arena_map_mmap-mappings-vm_mixedmap.patch
mm-vma-add-vma_is_kernel_owned-predicates.patch
mm-vma-only-allow-mmap-to-clear-vma_maywrite_bit-if-kernel-owned.patch
mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping.patch
scsi-sg-convert-mmap-hook-to-mmap_prepare-and-rework.patch
fbdev-defio-assert-fbinfo_virtfb-drop-vm_io-add-vm_mixedmap.patch
hsi-cmt_speech-convert-mmap-hook-to-mmap_prepare-refactor.patch
mm-gup-error-out-early-on-vma_mayread_bit-vmas.patch
uprobes-remove-vm_io-set-vm_mixedmap-for-mapped-kernel-pages.patch
mm-mlock-clear-vma_locked_mask-over-mmap-callback.patch
mm-mlock-eliminate-weird-vma_io_bit-abuse-and-simplify.patch
mm-vma-enforce-that-only-kernel-owned-mappings-may-set-vma_io_bit.patch
mm-remove-vma_io_bit-check-in-vma_is_kernel_owned.patch
mm-remove-hugetlb_inlineh.patch
mm-rename-is_vm_hugetlb_page-to-vma_is_hugetlb.patch
mm-drop-some-redundant-checks-around-hugetlb-vmas.patch
mm-madvise-update-is_valid_guard_vma-to-use-vma_can_merge.patch
mm-vma-introduce-vma_is_persistent.patch
mm-uffd-use-predicates-for-userfaultfd-checks.patch
mm-madvise-use-predicates-for-madvise-madv_dofork.patch
mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-usage-when-hugetlb-explicitly-tested.patch
mm-eliminate-vma_special_flags-check-in-lru_gen_look_around.patch
mm-avoid-use-of-vma_special_flags-in-migrate_vma_setup.patch
mm-eliminate-vm_special-vma_special_flags.patch
fuse-dax-do-not-set-vm_mixedmap.patch
mm-huge_memory-remove-vma_is_special_huge.patch
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