[PATCH v2 2/7] mm/gup: introduce pin_user_page()

John Hubbard
2022-08-31T04:19:15Z

pin_user_page() is an externally-usable version of try_grab_page(), but
with semantics that match get_page(), so that it can act as a drop-in
replacement for get_page(). Specifically, pin_user_page() has a void
return type.

pin_user_page() elevates a page's refcount using FOLL_PIN rules. This
means that the caller must release the page via unpin_user_page().

Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
---
include/linux/mm.h | 1 +
mm/gup.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 51 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 61c5dc37370e..c6c98d9c38ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1876,6 +1876,7 @@ long pin_user_pages_remote(struct mm_struct *mm,
long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
+void pin_user_page(struct page *page);
long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 5abdaf487460..2c231dca39dd 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -3213,6 +3213,56 @@ long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_pages);

+/**
+ * pin_user_page() - apply a FOLL_PIN reference to a file-backed page that the
+ * caller already owns.
+ *
+ * @page: the page to be pinned.
+ *
+ * pin_user_page() elevates a page's refcount using FOLL_PIN rules. This means
+ * that the caller must release the page via unpin_user_page().
+ *
+ * pin_user_page() is intended as a drop-in replacement for get_page(). This
+ * provides a way for callers to do a subsequent unpin_user_page() on the
+ * affected page. However, it is only intended for use by callers (file systems,
+ * block/bio) that have a file-backed page. Anonymous pages are not expected nor
+ * supported, and will generate a warning.
+ *
+ * pin_user_page() may also be thought of as an externally-usable version of
+ * try_grab_page(), but with semantics that match get_page(), so that it can act
+ * as a drop-in replacement for get_page().
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT: The caller must release the page via unpin_user_page().
+ *
+ */
+void pin_user_page(struct page *page)
+{
+ struct folio *folio = page_folio(page);
+
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(folio_ref_count(folio) <= 0);
+
+ /*
+ * This function is only intended for file-backed callers, who already
+ * have a page reference.
+ */
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(PageAnon(page));
+
+ /*
+ * Similar to try_grab_page(): be sure to *also*
+ * increment the normal page refcount field at least once,
+ * so that the page really is pinned.
+ */
+ if (folio_test_large(folio)) {
+ folio_ref_add(folio, 1);
+ atomic_add(1, folio_pincount_ptr(folio));
+ } else {
+ folio_ref_add(folio, GUP_PIN_COUNTING_BIAS);
+ }
+
+ node_stat_mod_folio(folio, NR_FOLL_PIN_ACQUIRED, 1);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_page);
+
/*
* pin_user_pages_unlocked() is the FOLL_PIN variant of
* get_user_pages_unlocked(). Behavior is the same, except that this one sets
--
2.37.2