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 9288C318EC9 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:09:07 +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=1789434549; cv=none; b=l42TtVj+DRtsDingB3xdLyFQ/uesnZbk95evq1S3ww/0heCo5GMSwkA3SEmxzsybVinLPVvFrz9vD2/mrX0QxPEB/mApYdX+Zq0rn0cNmaAhcgdxpEFtQ/GhkRpj0XAhEEblyiYrWHJRJ1r0ClgED3jMg/ix6/h7YT/Jpa+Z5zY= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1789434549; c=relaxed/simple; bh=32FGQYXY8LQDCIYKjgrlNEQx+J9kZntTkfRtpA4FAHc=; h=Date:To:From:Subject:Message-Id; b=QnUD4U7v7nf5l6mpWDaI7rGMAWUsFwwnJQ2LPQwTkMwPqDmnVcTiZHIkrpbvEnGbtiYm07bvxPv0BeESpRAxjAmNEGzCV1qC5gmG5eAPnHr+WMyNqPEDsXXt7xAtaCHrzfI0oewkAffBiBMRJxnXjFUNJHZmDW6eU8NwDyfkJQ0= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux-foundation.org header.i=@linux-foundation.org header.b=assedh+P; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux-foundation.org header.i=@linux-foundation.org header.b="assedh+P" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3ECE61F000FF; Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:09:07 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linux-foundation.org; s=korg; t=1789434547; bh=UzTgH902NUvNmpTkU4JIiIB9ST1CrCslprN0jNaiHBE=; h=Date:To:From:Subject; b=assedh+P1n56ixZhR2w4GaTSovwomE5NAFL/tQB5P8ZeqtqLLy/qytFqZUipfVIiA s1/BWYR9LBCWMZa0OtOBnl6kQSWEfiNh5Ea+5zvLPPesUM/DbtnvGHV5EST2FKzkf9 fDGni/xVim/dtZaM5mzadtrQj7dLhJpXsyLL0cys= Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:09:06 -0700 To: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org,ljs@kernel.org,akpm@linux-foundation.org From: Andrew Morton Subject: + mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping.patch added to mm-new branch Message-Id: <20260915010907.3ECE61F000FF@smtp.kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: The patch titled Subject: mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping has been added to the -mm mm-new branch. Its filename is mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping.patch This patch will shortly appear at https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping.patch This patch will later appear in the mm-new branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm Note, mm-new is a provisional staging ground for work-in-progress patches, and acceptance into mm-new is a notification for others take notice and to finish up reviews. Please do not hesitate to respond to review feedback and post updated versions to replace or incrementally fixup patches in mm-new. The mm-new branch of mm.git is not included in linux-next If a few days of testing in mm-new is successful, the patch will me moved into mm.git's mm-unstable branch, which is included in linux-next Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next via various branches at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm and is updated there most days ------------------------------------------------------ From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" Subject: mm/vma: add and use vma_[flags]_is_fixed_mapping Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:57:37 +0100 This determines whether a VMA cannot be expanded or merged because what they mapped was determined to be a set size at mmap time. This typically refers to kernel-owned mappings, however VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT is not reliably set alongside VMA_PFNMAP_BIT or VMA_MIXEDMAP_BIT, so we must explicitly test for this for now. We also explicitly test for VMA_PFNMAP_BIT as VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT may not be set for VMA_PFNMAP_BIT's despite the one implying the other. Use this predicate in vma_flags_can_merge() and in check_prep_vma() in the mremap logic testing to see if mremap() can expand the VMA. The criteria for khugepaged and MADV_COLLAPSE eligibility in __thp_vma_allowable_orders() are precisely those for mergeability, so use vma_can_merge() there (with an expanded comment). This obviates the need for the VM_NO_KHUGEPAGED mask, so remove it. Hugetlb VMAs remain excluded from khugepaged as hugetlbfs always sets VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT. No functional change intended. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260914-b4-mmap-prepare-vma-flag-sanify-v2-17-7d9781ed5361@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- include/linux/mm.h | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- mm/huge_memory.c | 11 +++++++---- mm/mremap.c | 5 ++--- 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) --- a/include/linux/mm.h~mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping +++ a/include/linux/mm.h @@ -600,9 +600,6 @@ enum { #define VMA_REMAP_FLAGS mk_vma_flags(VMA_IO_BIT, VMA_PFNMAP_BIT, \ VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT, VMA_DONTDUMP_BIT) -/* This mask prevents VMA from being scanned with khugepaged */ -#define VM_NO_KHUGEPAGED (VM_SPECIAL | VM_HUGETLB) - /* This mask defines which mm->def_flags a process can inherit its parent */ #define VM_INIT_DEF_MASK VM_NOHUGEPAGE @@ -1651,6 +1648,40 @@ static inline bool vma_is_kernel_owned(c } /** + * vma_flags_is_fixed_mapping() - Do the specified VMA flags indicate that this + * is a fixed mapping that cannot be expanded or merged? + * @flags: The VMA flags to test. + * + * Fixed mappings are those whose size is set at the point of mmap (for + * instance, a kernel-owned mapping of a fixed range of memory), and thus + * cannot be expanded or merged. + * + * Returns: true if the flags indicate a fixed mapping. + */ +static inline bool vma_flags_is_fixed_mapping(const vma_flags_t *flags) +{ + /* + * VMA_PFNMAP_BIT should imply VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT, but some callers set + * only the former. + */ + return vma_flags_test_any(flags, VMA_PFNMAP_BIT, VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT); +} + +/** + * vma_is_fixed_mapping() - Is this VMA a fixed mapping that cannot be + * expanded or merged? + * @vma: The VMA to test. + * + * See vma_flags_is_fixed_mapping() for a description of this property. + * + * Returns: true if the VMA maps a fixed mapping. + */ +static inline bool vma_is_fixed_mapping(const struct vm_area_struct *vma) +{ + return vma_flags_is_fixed_mapping(&vma->flags); +} + +/** * vma_flags_can_merge() - Do the specified VMA flags permit the VMA to be * merged with another? * @flags: The VMA flags to test. @@ -1671,7 +1702,7 @@ static inline bool vma_flags_can_merge(c if (vma_flags_is_kernel_owned(flags)) return false; /* VMA explicitly marked as being unmergeable. */ - if (vma_flags_test(flags, VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT)) + if (vma_flags_is_fixed_mapping(flags)) return false; return true; --- a/mm/huge_memory.c~mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping +++ a/mm/huge_memory.c @@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ unsigned long __thp_vma_allowable_orders return in_pf ? orders : 0; /* - * khugepaged special VMA and hugetlb VMA. - * Must be checked after dax since some dax mappings may have - * VM_MIXEDMAP set. + * khugepaged moves data from VMAs once collapsed, after they have been + * faulted in, relying on refaulting for file-backed memory. + * + * Kernel-owned mappings cannot be reliably reconstructed from page + * faults, and fixed mappings (including hugetlb) may not be marked as + * kernel-owned - precisely the mappings which cannot be merged. */ - if (!in_pf && !smaps && (vm_flags & VM_NO_KHUGEPAGED)) + if (!in_pf && !smaps && !vma_can_merge(vma)) return 0; /* --- a/mm/mremap.c~mm-vma-add-and-use-vma__is_fixed_mapping +++ a/mm/mremap.c @@ -1788,8 +1788,7 @@ static int check_prep_vma(struct vma_rem return -EINVAL; } - if ((vrm->flags & MREMAP_DONTUNMAP) && - vma_test_any(vma, VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT, VMA_PFNMAP_BIT)) + if ((vrm->flags & MREMAP_DONTUNMAP) && vma_is_fixed_mapping(vma)) return -EINVAL; /* @@ -1827,7 +1826,7 @@ static int check_prep_vma(struct vma_rem if (pgoff + (new_len >> PAGE_SHIFT) < pgoff) return -EINVAL; - if (vma_test_any(vma, VMA_DONTEXPAND_BIT, VMA_PFNMAP_BIT)) + if (vma_is_fixed_mapping(vma)) return -EFAULT; if (!mlock_future_ok(mm, vma_test(vma, VMA_LOCKED_BIT), vrm->delta)) _ 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 mm-vma-introduce-and-use-vma_can_gup.patch