Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] mm: introduce vma->vm_flags modifier functions

Mike Rapoport
2023-01-26T09:17:09Z

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:38:46AM -0800, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> vm_flags are among VMA attributes which affect decisions like VMA merging
> and splitting. Therefore all vm_flags modifications are performed after
> taking exclusive mmap_lock to prevent vm_flags updates racing with such
> operations. Introduce modifier functions for vm_flags to be used whenever
> flags are updated. This way we can better check and control correct
> locking behavior during these updates.
>
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> ---
> include/linux/mm.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/mm_types.h | 8 +++++++-
> 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index c2f62bdce134..b71f2809caac 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -627,6 +627,43 @@ static inline void vma_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mm_struct *mm)
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->anon_vma_chain);
> }
>
> +/* Use when VMA is not part of the VMA tree and needs no locking */
> +static inline void init_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long flags)

I'd suggest to make it vm_flags_init() etc.
Except that

Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@kernel.org>

> +{
> + vma->vm_flags = flags;
> +}
> +
> +/* Use when VMA is part of the VMA tree and modifications need coordination */
> +static inline void reset_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long flags)
> +{
> + mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> + init_vm_flags(vma, flags);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void set_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long flags)
> +{
> + mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> + vma->vm_flags |= flags;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void clear_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long flags)
> +{
> + mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> + vma->vm_flags &= ~flags;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void mod_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long set, unsigned long clear)
> +{
> + mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> + vma->vm_flags |= set;
> + vma->vm_flags &= ~clear;
> +}
> +
> static inline void vma_set_anonymous(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> {
> vma->vm_ops = NULL;
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> index 2d6d790d9bed..6c7c70bf50dd 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -491,7 +491,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
> * See vmf_insert_mixed_prot() for discussion.
> */
> pgprot_t vm_page_prot;
> - unsigned long vm_flags; /* Flags, see mm.h. */
> +
> + /*
> + * Flags, see mm.h.
> + * WARNING! Do not modify directly.
> + * Use {init|reset|set|clear|mod}_vm_flags() functions instead.
> + */
> + unsigned long vm_flags;
>
> /*
> * For areas with an address space and backing store,
> --
> 2.39.1
>
>