From: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org, david@kernel.org
Cc: ziy@nvidia.com, baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com,
liam@infradead.org, nico.pache@linux.dev, ryan.roberts@arm.com,
dev.jain@arm.com, baohua@kernel.org, lance.yang@linux.dev,
usama.arif@linux.dev, kas@kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] mm/huge_memory: simplify pgtable deposit detection
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:40:15 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260917054015.23553-1-lance.yang@linux.dev> (raw)
Whether a PMD has a deposited PTE page table only depends on whether the
architecture requires deposits or the VMA is anonymous.
Implement this rule directly in vma_has_deposited_pgtable(), avoiding
mistaking a non-anonymous raw PFN PMD for one with a deposit and attempting
to withdraw a page table that was never deposited.
Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
---
v1 -> v2:
- Simplify the pgtable deposit check and rename the helper (per David) - thanks!
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20260913051942.40889-1-lance.yang@linux.dev
mm/huge_memory.c | 22 +++++-----------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 30b7c63b0e35..bfd972b997f9 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2521,25 +2521,13 @@ static struct folio *normal_or_softleaf_folio_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return pmd_to_softleaf_folio(pmdval);
}
-static bool has_deposited_pgtable(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t pmdval,
- struct folio *folio)
+static bool vma_has_deposited_pgtable(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
- /* Some architectures require unconditional depositing. */
- if (arch_needs_pgtable_deposit())
- return true;
-
- /*
- * Huge zero always deposited except for DAX which handles itself, see
- * set_huge_zero_folio().
- */
- if (is_huge_zero_pmd(pmdval))
- return !vma_is_dax(vma);
-
/*
- * Otherwise, only anonymous folios are deposited, see
- * __do_huge_pmd_anonymous_page().
+ * PMDs in anonymous VMAs always have a deposited page table. PMDs in
+ * other VMAs only have one when required by the architecture.
*/
- return folio && folio_test_anon(folio);
+ return arch_needs_pgtable_deposit() || vma_is_anonymous(vma);
}
/**
@@ -2579,7 +2567,7 @@ bool zap_huge_pmd(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
is_present = pmd_present(orig_pmd);
folio = normal_or_softleaf_folio_pmd(vma, addr, orig_pmd, is_present);
- has_deposit = has_deposited_pgtable(vma, orig_pmd, folio);
+ has_deposit = vma_has_deposited_pgtable(vma);
if (folio)
zap_huge_pmd_folio(mm, vma, orig_pmd, folio, is_present);
if (has_deposit)
--
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)
next reply other threads:[~2026-09-17 5:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-17 5:40 Lance Yang [this message]
2026-09-17 14:24 ` [PATCH v2 1/1] mm/huge_memory: simplify pgtable deposit detection Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-09-17 15:27 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-09-17 15:29 ` Zi Yan
2026-09-17 23:13 ` Andrew Morton
2026-09-18 3:19 ` Lance Yang
2026-09-18 11:09 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-09-18 8:34 ` Baolin Wang
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