From: James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>
To: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>,
Oscar Salvador <osalvador@suse.de>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>,
Linu Cherian <linu.cherian@arm.com>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>,
Nanyong Sun <sunnanyong@huawei.com>, Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com>,
Frank van der Linden <fvdl@google.com>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>,
James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 16/20 DO-NOT-MERGE] hugetlb_vmemmap: Use try_populate_vmemmap_pmd for replacing in-use PMDs
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2026 00:21:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261003002123.505555-17-jthoughton@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261003002123.505555-1-jthoughton@google.com>
This routine is to be used for updating in-use, leaf-level PMDs in the
vmemmap without introducing a window where vmemmap accesses might fault.
Because try_populate_vmemmap_pmd() can fail, the split_page() call needs
to be moved to after the PMD update. Because both split_page() and the
PMD update are done under the page table lock, this rearrangement is
safe.
Only leaf-level PMD to non-leaf PMD (mapping the same physical pages) is
the only transition that needs to be supported.
Collapsing a non-leaf PMD to a leaf-level PMD is not used by HVO, so
try_populate_vmemmap_pmd() need not support it.
This patch allows arm64's implementation to replaced with one that does
not require BBML3.
Signed-off-by: James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h | 8 ++++++++
arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h | 2 ++
arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h | 2 ++
include/linux/pgalloc.h | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 25 ++++++++++++++-----------
6 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 1b4509d3382c..0263329fb7b3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -121,4 +121,12 @@ pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmdp, pgtable_t ptep)
PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_AF | PMD_TABLE_PXN);
}
+static inline int try_populate_vmemmap_pmd(unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmdp,
+ pte_t *pgtable)
+{
+ /* BBLM3 is required. Its presence has been checked. */
+ pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmdp, pgtable);
+ return 0;
+}
+
#endif
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 248f62d0b590..0553addb0afa 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/loongarch/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t pte)
set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((unsigned long)page_address(pte)));
}
+#define ARCH_WANTS_GENERIC_POPULATE_VMEMMAP_PMD
+
#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
static inline void pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 770ce18a7328..b9b4b25fc6f0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm,
set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((pfn << _PAGE_PFN_SHIFT) | _PAGE_TABLE));
}
+#define ARCH_WANTS_GENERIC_POPULATE_VMEMMAP_PMD
+
#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
static inline void pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd)
{
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index c88691b15f3c..f8d24b97cbf5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(((pteval_t)pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) | _PAGE_TABLE));
}
+#define ARCH_WANTS_GENERIC_POPULATE_VMEMMAP_PMD
+
#if CONFIG_PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2
extern void ___pmd_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pmd_t *pmd);
diff --git a/include/linux/pgalloc.h b/include/linux/pgalloc.h
index 9174fa59bbc5..1dbecb748028 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgalloc.h
@@ -26,4 +26,25 @@
arch_sync_kernel_mappings(addr, addr); \
} while (0)
+#ifdef ARCH_WANTS_GENERIC_POPULATE_VMEMMAP_PMD
+/*
+ * try_populate_vmemmap_pmd - Populate a PMD that is in use by the vmemmap.
+ * @addr: Base address of the remapped PMD.
+ * @pmdp: Page table pointer to be overwritten.
+ * @pgtable: Pointer to the page table that the new PMD will point to.
+ *
+ * This function is only to be used to update PMDs that map the vmemmap to
+ * point to a page of already-populated PTEs that map the same pages.
+ *
+ * Implementations of this function must ensure that, while the update is taking
+ * place, CPUs will not fault on the remapped virtual address range.
+ */
+static inline int try_populate_vmemmap_pmd(unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmdp,
+ pte_t *pgtable)
+{
+ pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmdp, pgtable);
+ return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
#endif /* _LINUX_PGALLOC_H */
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 1eca03a3def3..9e0f52474bdb 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static int vmemmap_split_pmd(pmd_t *pmd, struct page *head, unsigned long start,
struct vmemmap_remap_walk *walk)
{
pmd_t __pmd;
+ int ret;
int i;
unsigned long addr = start;
pte_t *pgtable;
@@ -107,8 +108,15 @@ static int vmemmap_split_pmd(pmd_t *pmd, struct page *head, unsigned long start,
set_pte_at(&init_mm, addr, pte, entry);
}
+ ret = 0;
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
if (likely(pmd_leaf(*pmd))) {
+ /* Make pte visible before pmd. See comment in pmd_install(). */
+ smp_wmb();
+ ret = try_populate_vmemmap_pmd(start, pmd, pgtable);
+ if (ret)
+ goto free;
+
/*
* Higher order allocations from buddy allocator must be able to
* be treated as independent small pages (as they can be freed
@@ -117,21 +125,16 @@ static int vmemmap_split_pmd(pmd_t *pmd, struct page *head, unsigned long start,
if (!PageReserved(head))
split_page(head, get_order(PMD_SIZE));
- /* Make pte visible before pmd. See comment in pmd_install(). */
- smp_wmb();
- /*
- * On arm64, this requires BBML3. Its support has already been
- * checked.
- */
- pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmd, pgtable);
if (!(walk->flags & VMEMMAP_SPLIT_NO_TLB_FLUSH))
flush_tlb_kernel_range(start, start + PMD_SIZE);
- } else {
- pte_free_kernel(&init_mm, pgtable);
+ goto out;
}
- spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
- return 0;
+free:
+ pte_free_kernel(&init_mm, pgtable);
+out:
+ spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
+ return ret;
}
static int vmemmap_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
--
2.56.0.rc1.315.gc6ed9934b7-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-03 0:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-03 0:21 [PATCH v2 00/20] Another attempt at HVO support on arm64 James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 01/20] hugetlb: Don't restore vmemmap of non-HVOed folios on bulk restore error James Houghton
2026-10-21 9:32 ` Muchun Song
2026-10-21 21:27 ` James Houghton
2026-10-22 2:17 ` Muchun Song
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 02/20] arm64/pgtable: Clear AF with LDCLR on supported systems James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 03/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Always flush TLB if needed upon PTE remapping James Houghton
2026-10-21 9:54 ` Muchun Song
2026-10-21 21:59 ` James Houghton
2026-10-22 9:18 ` Muchun Song
2026-10-22 17:44 ` James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 04/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Leave pages partially HVOed upon restore failure James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 05/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Use try_update_vmemmap_pte to update in-use PTEs James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 06/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Allow architectures to dynamically disallow HVO James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 07/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Disable HVO sysctl if arch doesn't support HVO James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 08/20] hugetlb: Fully initialize tail struct pages of non-pre-HVOed bootmem folios James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 09/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Allow architectures to make HVO enablement boot-time only James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 10/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Expose whether HVO is enabled to architecture code James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 11/20] arm64: Add bbm_through_af capability James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 12/20] arm64: Implement try_update_vmemmap_pte using the AF trick James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 13/20] arm64: Support hugetlb vmemmap optimization James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 14/20] hugetlb_vmemmap: Add fault injection for in-place vmemmap PTE updates James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 15/20] selftests/mm: Add HugeTLB vmemmap optimization stress test James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` James Houghton [this message]
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 17/20 DO-NOT-MERGE] arm64: Implement try_populate_vmemmap_pmd using AF trick James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 18/20 DO-NOT-MERGE] arm64: Drop BBML3 requirement for HVO James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 19/20 DO-NOT-MERGE] hugetlb_vmemmap: Add fault injection for in-place vmemmap PMD splits James Houghton
2026-10-03 0:21 ` [PATCH v2 20/20 DO-NOT-MERGE] selftests/mm: Add HVO pmd-split fault injection tests James Houghton
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