Re: [PATCH bpf-next v4 2/4] uaccess: Define pagefault lock guard

[Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com>]

On Fri, May 09, 2025 at 11:20:48AM -0700, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM Matt Bobrowski <mattbobrowski@google.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, May 07, 2025 at 08:40:37AM +0200, Viktor Malik wrote:
> > > Define a pagefault lock guard which allows to simplify functions that
> > > need to disable page faults.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Viktor Malik <vmalik@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > >  include/linux/uaccess.h | 2 ++
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h
> > > index 7c06f4795670..1beb5b395d81 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/uaccess.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h
> > > @@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ static inline bool pagefault_disabled(void)
> > >   */
> > >  #define faulthandler_disabled() (pagefault_disabled() || in_atomic())
> > >
> > > +DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(pagefault, pagefault_disable(), pagefault_enable())
> >
> > I can't help but mention that naming this scope-based cleanup helper
> > `pagefault` just seems overly ambiguous. That's just me though...
> 
> I do see the concern, but
> 
> DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(preempt, preempt_disable(), preempt_enable())
> DEFINE_LOCK_GUARD_0(irq, local_irq_disable(), local_irq_enable())
> 
> so we are just staying consistent here? But also "guard (against) the
> pagefault" does (internally) read somewhat meaningfully, no?

Now that you've written it out like that, yes I do agree, that does
read somewhat meaningfully. I also don't have any better suggestions
at this point, so I think leaving it as it is now is also totally
fine.