[PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Zi Yan]

The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
process.

Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAKNNEtw5_kZomhkugedKMPOG-sxs5Q5OLumWJdiWXv+C9Yct0w@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
Link: https://github.com/dfinity/thp-madv-remove-test [2]
Signed-off-by: Bas van Dijk <bas@dfinity.org>
Signed-off-by: Adam Bratschi-Kaye <adam.bratschikaye@dfinity.org>
Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
---
From V2:
1. simplied the program by removing fork.

From V1:
1. added prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM) to avoid child looping
   forever.
2. removed page_idx % PUNCH_INTERVAL >= 0, since it is a nop. Added a
   comment.
3. added a child process status check to prevent parent looping forever
   and record that as a failure.
4. used ksft_exit_skip() instead of ksft_finished() when the program is
   not running as root.
5. restored THP settings properly when the program exits abnormally.

 tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile           |   1 +
 .../selftests/mm/folio_split_race_test.c      | 292 ++++++++++++++++++
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh     |   2 +
 3 files changed, 295 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/mm/folio_split_race_test.c

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile
index 7a5de4e9bf520..cd24596cdd27e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/Makefile
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ TEST_GEN_FILES += droppable
 TEST_GEN_FILES += guard-regions
 TEST_GEN_FILES += merge
 TEST_GEN_FILES += rmap
+TEST_GEN_FILES += folio_split_race_test
 
 ifneq ($(ARCH),arm64)
 TEST_GEN_FILES += soft-dirty
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/folio_split_race_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/folio_split_race_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..efe4b631edfc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/folio_split_race_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * The test creates shmem PMD huge pages, fills all pages with known patterns,
+ * then continuously verifies non-punched pages with 16 threads. Meanwhile, the
+ * main thread punches holes via MADV_REMOVE on the shmem.
+ *
+ * It tests the race condition between folio_split() and filemap_get_entry(),
+ * where the hole punches on shmem lead to folio_split() and reading the shmem
+ * lead to filemap_get_entry().
+ */
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <linux/mman.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "vm_util.h"
+#include "kselftest.h"
+#include "thp_settings.h"
+
+uint64_t page_size;
+uint64_t pmd_pagesize;
+#define NR_PMD_PAGE 5
+#define FILE_SIZE (pmd_pagesize * NR_PMD_PAGE)
+#define TOTAL_PAGES (FILE_SIZE / page_size)
+
+/* Every N-th to N+M-th pages are punched; not aligned with huge page boundaries. */
+#define PUNCH_INTERVAL 50 /* N */
+#define PUNCH_SIZE_FACTOR 3 /* M */
+
+#define NUM_READER_THREADS 16
+#define FILL_BYTE 0xAF
+#define NUM_ITERATIONS 100
+
+/* Shared control block: control reading threads and record stats */
+struct shared_ctl {
+	atomic_uint_fast32_t stop;
+	atomic_size_t reader_failures;
+	atomic_size_t reader_verified;
+};
+
+static void fill_page(unsigned char *base, size_t page_idx)
+{
+	unsigned char *page_ptr = base + page_idx * page_size;
+	uint64_t idx = (uint64_t)page_idx;
+
+	memset(page_ptr, FILL_BYTE, page_size);
+	memcpy(page_ptr, &idx, sizeof(idx));
+}
+
+/* Returns true if valid, false if corrupted. */
+static bool check_page(unsigned char *base, size_t page_idx)
+{
+	unsigned char *page_ptr = base + page_idx * page_size;
+	uint64_t expected_idx = (uint64_t)page_idx;
+	uint64_t got_idx;
+
+	memcpy(&got_idx, page_ptr, 8);
+
+	if (got_idx != expected_idx) {
+		size_t off;
+		int all_zero = 1;
+
+		for (off = 0; off < page_size; off++) {
+			if (page_ptr[off] != 0) {
+				all_zero = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (all_zero) {
+			ksft_print_msg(
+				"CORRUPTED: page %zu (huge page %zu) is ALL ZEROS\n",
+				page_idx,
+				(page_idx * page_size) / pmd_pagesize);
+		} else {
+			ksft_print_msg(
+				"CORRUPTED: page %zu (huge page %zu): expected idx %zu, got %lu\n",
+				page_idx, (page_idx * page_size) / pmd_pagesize,
+				page_idx, (unsigned long)got_idx);
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+struct reader_arg {
+	unsigned char *base;
+	struct shared_ctl *ctl;
+	int tid;
+	atomic_size_t *failures;
+	atomic_size_t *verified;
+};
+
+static void *reader_thread(void *arg)
+{
+	struct reader_arg *ra = (struct reader_arg *)arg;
+	unsigned char *base = ra->base;
+	struct shared_ctl *ctl = ra->ctl;
+	int tid = ra->tid;
+	atomic_size_t *failures = ra->failures;
+	atomic_size_t *verified = ra->verified;
+	size_t page_idx;
+
+	while (atomic_load_explicit(&ctl->stop, memory_order_acquire) == 0) {
+		for (page_idx = (size_t)tid; page_idx < TOTAL_PAGES;
+		     page_idx += NUM_READER_THREADS) {
+			/*
+			 * page_idx % PUNCH_INTERVAL is in [0, PUNCH_INTERVAL),
+			 * skip [0, PUNCH_SIZE_FACTOR)
+			 */
+			if (page_idx % PUNCH_INTERVAL < PUNCH_SIZE_FACTOR)
+				continue;
+			if (check_page(base, page_idx))
+				atomic_fetch_add_explicit(verified, 1,
+							  memory_order_relaxed);
+			else
+				atomic_fetch_add_explicit(failures, 1,
+							  memory_order_relaxed);
+		}
+		if (atomic_load_explicit(failures, memory_order_relaxed) > 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void create_readers(pthread_t *threads, struct reader_arg *args,
+			   unsigned char *base, struct shared_ctl *ctl)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_READER_THREADS; i++) {
+		args[i].base = base;
+		args[i].ctl = ctl;
+		args[i].tid = i;
+		args[i].failures = &ctl->reader_failures;
+		args[i].verified = &ctl->reader_verified;
+		if (pthread_create(&threads[i], NULL, reader_thread,
+				   &args[i]) != 0)
+			ksft_exit_fail_msg("pthread_create failed\n");
+	}
+}
+
+/* Run a single iteration. Returns total number of corrupted pages. */
+static size_t run_iteration(void)
+{
+	size_t reader_failures, reader_verified;
+	struct reader_arg args[NUM_READER_THREADS];
+	pthread_t threads[NUM_READER_THREADS];
+	unsigned char *mmap_base;
+	struct shared_ctl ctl;
+	size_t i;
+
+	memset(&ctl, 0, sizeof(struct shared_ctl));
+
+	mmap_base = mmap(NULL, FILE_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+			 MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
+
+	if (mmap_base == MAP_FAILED)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("mmap failed: %d\n", errno);
+
+	if (madvise(mmap_base, FILE_SIZE, MADV_HUGEPAGE) != 0)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("madvise(MADV_HUGEPAGE) failed: %d\n",
+				   errno);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TOTAL_PAGES; i++)
+		fill_page(mmap_base, i);
+
+	if (!check_huge_shmem(mmap_base, NR_PMD_PAGE, pmd_pagesize))
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("No shmem THP is allocated\n");
+
+	create_readers(threads, args, mmap_base, &ctl);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < TOTAL_PAGES; i++) {
+		if (i % PUNCH_INTERVAL != 0)
+			continue;
+		if (madvise(mmap_base + i * page_size,
+			    PUNCH_SIZE_FACTOR * page_size, MADV_REMOVE) != 0) {
+			ksft_exit_fail_msg(
+				"madvise(MADV_REMOVE) failed on page %zu: %d\n",
+				i, errno);
+		}
+
+		i += PUNCH_SIZE_FACTOR;
+	}
+
+	atomic_store_explicit(&ctl.stop, 1, memory_order_release);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_READER_THREADS; i++)
+		pthread_join(threads[i], NULL);
+
+	reader_failures = atomic_load_explicit(&ctl.reader_failures,
+					       memory_order_acquire);
+	reader_verified = atomic_load_explicit(&ctl.reader_verified,
+					       memory_order_acquire);
+	if (reader_failures)
+		ksft_print_msg("Child: %zu pages verified, %zu failures\n",
+			       reader_verified, reader_failures);
+
+	munmap(mmap_base, FILE_SIZE);
+
+	return reader_failures;
+}
+
+static void thp_cleanup_handler(int signum)
+{
+	thp_restore_settings();
+	/*
+	 * Restore default handler and re-raise the signal to exit.
+	 * This is to ensure the test process exits with the correct
+	 * status code corresponding to the signal.
+	 */
+	signal(signum, SIG_DFL);
+	raise(signum);
+}
+
+static void thp_settings_cleanup(void)
+{
+	thp_restore_settings();
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	struct thp_settings current_settings;
+	bool failed = false;
+	size_t failures;
+	size_t iter;
+
+	ksft_print_header();
+
+	if (!thp_is_enabled())
+		ksft_exit_skip("Transparent Hugepages not available\n");
+
+	if (geteuid() != 0)
+		ksft_exit_skip("Please run the test as root\n");
+
+	thp_save_settings();
+	/* make sure thp settings are restored */
+	if (atexit(thp_settings_cleanup) != 0)
+		ksft_exit_fail_msg("atexit failed\n");
+
+	signal(SIGINT, thp_cleanup_handler);
+	signal(SIGTERM, thp_cleanup_handler);
+
+	thp_read_settings(&current_settings);
+	current_settings.shmem_enabled = SHMEM_ADVISE;
+	thp_write_settings(&current_settings);
+
+	ksft_set_plan(1);
+
+	page_size = getpagesize();
+	pmd_pagesize = read_pmd_pagesize();
+
+	ksft_print_msg("folio split race test\n");
+	ksft_print_msg("===================================================\n");
+	ksft_print_msg("Shmem size:       %zu MiB\n", FILE_SIZE / 1024 / 1024);
+	ksft_print_msg("Total pages:     %zu\n", TOTAL_PAGES);
+	ksft_print_msg("Child readers:   %d\n", NUM_READER_THREADS);
+	ksft_print_msg("Punching every %dth to %dth page\n", PUNCH_INTERVAL,
+		       PUNCH_INTERVAL + PUNCH_SIZE_FACTOR);
+	ksft_print_msg("Iterations:      %d\n", NUM_ITERATIONS);
+
+	for (iter = 1; iter <= NUM_ITERATIONS; iter++) {
+		failures = run_iteration();
+		if (failures > 0) {
+			failed = true;
+			ksft_print_msg(
+				"FAILED on iteration %zu: %zu pages corrupted by MADV_REMOVE!\n",
+				iter, failures);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (failed) {
+		ksft_test_result_fail("Test failed\n");
+		ksft_exit_fail();
+	} else {
+		ksft_test_result_pass("All %d iterations passed\n",
+				      NUM_ITERATIONS);
+		ksft_exit_pass();
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
index 606558cc3b098..530980fdf3227 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ if [ -n "${MOUNTED_XFS}" ]; then
     rm -f ${XFS_IMG}
 fi
 
+CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./folio_split_race_test
+
 CATEGORY="migration" run_test ./migration
 
 CATEGORY="mkdirty" run_test ./mkdirty
-- 
2.51.0

Re: [PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:04:08 -0400 Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com> wrote:

> The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
> test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
> punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
> a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
> kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
> folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
> memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
> process.
> 
> Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.

Sashiko has questions:
	https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260319190409.294523-1-ziy%40nvidia.com

(this is getting painful :(.  I hope they're worthwhile)

Re: [PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Zi Yan]

On 19 Mar 2026, at 22:41, Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:04:08 -0400 Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com> wrote:
>
>> The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
>> test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
>> punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
>> a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
>> kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
>> folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
>> memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
>> process.
>>
>> Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.
>
> Sashiko has questions:
> 	https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260319190409.294523-1-ziy%40nvidia.com
>
> (this is getting painful :(.  I hope they're worthwhile)

Q1: Does this test actually trigger filemap_get_entry() in the kernel?

Yes, when MADV_REMOVE triggers folio_split(), in remap_page(), after-split
folios are not mapped. So subsequent accesses to these folios will trigger
page fault and filemap_get_entry().

Q2: Does this loop advance the index further than intended?

Will fix it.

Q3: Is it safe to call thp_restore_settings() from a signal handler?

There is a theoretical hazard but it is unlikely to happen in practice,
since it would only occur when thp_restore_settings() errors out to
use printf().

Q4: Use %zu for uint64_t.

Will use %" PRIu64 " instead.

Best Regards,
Yan, Zi

Re: [PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)]

(-cc old email)

On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 03:04:08PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
> test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
> punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
> a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
> kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
> folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
> memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
> process.
>
> Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAKNNEtw5_kZomhkugedKMPOG-sxs5Q5OLumWJdiWXv+C9Yct0w@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
> Link: https://github.com/dfinity/thp-madv-remove-test [2]
> Signed-off-by: Bas van Dijk <bas@dfinity.org>
> Signed-off-by: Adam Bratschi-Kaye <adam.bratschikaye@dfinity.org>
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>

No .gitignore entry? :)

(Just saw it flag up locally in git status)

Linus says don't remove, but he doesn't say don't add :P

Cheers, Lorenzo

Re: [PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Zi Yan]

On 20 Mar 2026, at 13:53, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:

> (-cc old email)
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 03:04:08PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
>> The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
>> test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
>> punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
>> a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
>> kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
>> folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
>> memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
>> process.
>>
>> Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.
>>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAKNNEtw5_kZomhkugedKMPOG-sxs5Q5OLumWJdiWXv+C9Yct0w@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
>> Link: https://github.com/dfinity/thp-madv-remove-test [2]
>> Signed-off-by: Bas van Dijk <bas@dfinity.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Adam Bratschi-Kaye <adam.bratschikaye@dfinity.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
>
> No .gitignore entry? :)
>
> (Just saw it flag up locally in git status)
>
> Linus says don't remove, but he doesn't say don't add :P

I did not know about that. The fixup is below. Thank you for pointing it out.

From bd164a7090c0e8b6e3013502c64c161214e38714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:56:04 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] git: add generated binary into gitignore

Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
index 83ad9454dd9d1..b0c30c5ee9e30 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ guard-regions
 merge
 prctl_thp_disable
 rmap
+folio_split_race_test
-- 
2.51.0



Best Regards,
Yan, Zi

Re: [PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)]

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 01:58:18PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> On 20 Mar 2026, at 13:53, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:
>
> > (-cc old email)
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 03:04:08PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> >> The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
> >> test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
> >> punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
> >> a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
> >> kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
> >> folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
> >> memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
> >> process.
> >>
> >> Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.
> >>
> >> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAKNNEtw5_kZomhkugedKMPOG-sxs5Q5OLumWJdiWXv+C9Yct0w@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
> >> Link: https://github.com/dfinity/thp-madv-remove-test [2]
> >> Signed-off-by: Bas van Dijk <bas@dfinity.org>
> >> Signed-off-by: Adam Bratschi-Kaye <adam.bratschikaye@dfinity.org>
> >> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
> >
> > No .gitignore entry? :)
> >
> > (Just saw it flag up locally in git status)
> >
> > Linus says don't remove, but he doesn't say don't add :P
>
> I did not know about that. The fixup is below. Thank you for pointing it out.

To be clear I'm referencing this re: the .gitignore _removals_ ;)

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAHk-=wiHK5_oBUdUiNAaevmN9f-ORe+QBqbRefAZaw-RbgEn3w@mail.gmail.com/

Thanks! :)

>
> From bd164a7090c0e8b6e3013502c64c161214e38714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:56:04 -0400
> Subject: [PATCH] git: add generated binary into gitignore
>
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
> index 83ad9454dd9d1..b0c30c5ee9e30 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
> @@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ guard-regions
>  merge
>  prctl_thp_disable
>  rmap
> +folio_split_race_test
> --
> 2.51.0
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Yan, Zi

Cheers, Lorenzo

Re: [PATCH v3] selftests/mm: add folio_split() and filemap_get_entry() race test

[Zi Yan]

On 20 Mar 2026, at 14:04, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 01:58:18PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
>> On 20 Mar 2026, at 13:53, Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) wrote:
>>
>>> (-cc old email)
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 03:04:08PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
>>>> The added folio_split_race_test is a modified C port of the race condition
>>>> test from [1]. The test creates shmem huge pages, where the main thread
>>>> punches holes in the shmem to cause folio_split() in the kernel and
>>>> a set of 16 threads reads the shmem to cause filemap_get_entry() in the
>>>> kernel. filemap_get_entry() reads the folio and xarray split by
>>>> folio_split() locklessly. The original test[2] is written in rust and uses
>>>> memfd (shmem backed). This C port uses shmem directly and use a single
>>>> process.
>>>>
>>>> Note: the initial rust to C conversion is done by Cursor.
>>>>
>>>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAKNNEtw5_kZomhkugedKMPOG-sxs5Q5OLumWJdiWXv+C9Yct0w@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
>>>> Link: https://github.com/dfinity/thp-madv-remove-test [2]
>>>> Signed-off-by: Bas van Dijk <bas@dfinity.org>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Adam Bratschi-Kaye <adam.bratschikaye@dfinity.org>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
>>>
>>> No .gitignore entry? :)
>>>
>>> (Just saw it flag up locally in git status)
>>>
>>> Linus says don't remove, but he doesn't say don't add :P
>>
>> I did not know about that. The fixup is below. Thank you for pointing it out.
>
> To be clear I'm referencing this re: the .gitignore _removals_ ;)
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAHk-=wiHK5_oBUdUiNAaevmN9f-ORe+QBqbRefAZaw-RbgEn3w@mail.gmail.com/
>
> Thanks! :)

I did not know .gitignore file exists in that directory. Also good to know
about the do-not-remove rule.

>
>>
>> From bd164a7090c0e8b6e3013502c64c161214e38714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
>> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:56:04 -0400
>> Subject: [PATCH] git: add generated binary into gitignore
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
>> ---
>>  tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore | 1 +
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
>> index 83ad9454dd9d1..b0c30c5ee9e30 100644
>> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
>> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/.gitignore
>> @@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ guard-regions
>>  merge
>>  prctl_thp_disable
>>  rmap
>> +folio_split_race_test
>> --
>> 2.51.0
>>
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Yan, Zi
>
> Cheers, Lorenzo


Best Regards,
Yan, Zi