From: Liew Rui Yan <aethernet65535@gmail.com>
To: sj@kernel.org
Cc: damon@lists.linux.dev, linux-mm@kvack.org,
Liew Rui Yan <aethernet65535@gmail.com>
Subject: [RFC v4] mm/damon: add synchronous commit for commit_inputs
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:16:48 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260323021648.6590-1-aethernet65535@gmail.com> (raw)
Problem
=======
Writing invalid parameters to sysfs followed by 'commit_inputs=Y' fails
silently (no error returned to shell), because the validation happens
asynchronously in the kdamond.
Solution
========
To fix this, the commit_inputs_store() callback now uses damon_call() to
synchronously commit parameters in the kdamond thread's safe context.
This ensures that validation errors are returned immediately to
userspace, following the pattern used by DAMON_SYSFS.
Changes
=======
1. Added commit_inputs_store() and commit_inputs_fn() to commit
synchronously.
2. Removed handle_commit_inputs().
This change is motivated from another discussion [1].
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/20260318153731.97470-1-aethernet65535@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Liew Rui Yan <aethernet65535@gmail.com>
---
Changes from RFC-v3:
- Added checks for 'ctx' and 'damon_is_running()' to prevent NULL
pointer dereference during early boot. (Found by Sashiko.dev)
- Removed handle_commit_inputs() and its associated polling logic as
they have become dead code after moving to the synchronous damon_call()
approach.
- Ensure the 'commit_inputs' is properly updated.
Link to RFC-v3: https://lore.kernel.org/20260322231522.32700-1-aethernet65535@gmail.com
Changes from RFC-v2:
- Removed damon_validate_attrs(), now using damon_commit_ctx() for
synchronous validation in the kdamond context.
- Following DAMON_SYSFS pattern for synchronous commit via damon_call().
- Link to RFC-v2: https://lore.kernel.org/20260321140926.22163-1-aethernet65535@gmail.com
Changes from RFC-v1:
- Remove question from commit message area.
- Added synchronous validation for DAMON_RECLAIM.
- Rename damon_valid_attrs() -> damon_validate_attrs().
- Exported a new function damon_validate_attrs() and declared it in
damon.h.
- Link to RFC-v1: https://lore.kernel.org/20260321002642.22712-1-aethernet65535@gmail.com
mm/damon/lru_sort.c | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
mm/damon/reclaim.c | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
2 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/damon/lru_sort.c b/mm/damon/lru_sort.c
index 554559d72976..37b3c897e822 100644
--- a/mm/damon/lru_sort.c
+++ b/mm/damon/lru_sort.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static bool enabled __read_mostly;
* the re-reading, DAMON_LRU_SORT will be disabled.
*/
static bool commit_inputs __read_mostly;
-module_param(commit_inputs, bool, 0600);
/*
* Desired active to [in]active memory ratio in bp (1/10,000).
@@ -349,18 +348,56 @@ static int damon_lru_sort_apply_parameters(void)
return err;
}
-static int damon_lru_sort_handle_commit_inputs(void)
+static int damon_lru_sort_commit_inputs_fn(void *arg)
{
+ return damon_lru_sort_apply_parameters();
+}
+
+static int damon_lru_sort_commit_inputs_store(const char *val,
+ const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ bool yes;
int err;
+ struct damon_call_control control = {
+ .fn = damon_lru_sort_commit_inputs_fn,
+ .data = ctx,
+ .repeat = false,
+ };
- if (!commit_inputs)
+ err = kstrtobool(val, &yes);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ if (commit_inputs == yes)
return 0;
- err = damon_lru_sort_apply_parameters();
+ if (!yes) {
+ commit_inputs = false;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ commit_inputs = yes;
+
+ /*
+ * Skip damon_call() during early boot or when kdamond is idle
+ * to avoid NULL pointer dereference or unexpected -EINVAL.
+ */
+ if (!ctx || !damon_is_running(ctx))
+ return 0;
+
+ err = damon_call(ctx, &control);
commit_inputs = false;
- return err;
+
+ return err ? err : control.return_code;
}
+static const struct kernel_param_ops commit_inputs_param_ops = {
+ .set = damon_lru_sort_commit_inputs_store,
+ .get = param_get_bool,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(commit_inputs, &commit_inputs_param_ops, &commit_inputs, 0600);
+
static int damon_lru_sort_damon_call_fn(void *arg)
{
struct damon_ctx *c = arg;
@@ -374,7 +411,7 @@ static int damon_lru_sort_damon_call_fn(void *arg)
damon_lru_sort_cold_stat = s->stat;
}
- return damon_lru_sort_handle_commit_inputs();
+ return 0;
}
static struct damon_call_control call_control = {
diff --git a/mm/damon/reclaim.c b/mm/damon/reclaim.c
index 86da14778658..441d5d9f9eab 100644
--- a/mm/damon/reclaim.c
+++ b/mm/damon/reclaim.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static bool enabled __read_mostly;
* re-reading, DAMON_RECLAIM will be disabled.
*/
static bool commit_inputs __read_mostly;
-module_param(commit_inputs, bool, 0600);
/*
* Time threshold for cold memory regions identification in microseconds.
@@ -255,18 +254,56 @@ static int damon_reclaim_apply_parameters(void)
return err;
}
-static int damon_reclaim_handle_commit_inputs(void)
+static int damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_fn(void *arg)
{
+ return damon_reclaim_apply_parameters();
+}
+
+static int damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_store(const char *val,
+ const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ bool yes;
int err;
+ struct damon_call_control control = {
+ .fn = damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_fn,
+ .data = ctx,
+ .repeat = false,
+ };
- if (!commit_inputs)
+ err = kstrtobool(val, &yes);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ if (commit_inputs == yes)
return 0;
- err = damon_reclaim_apply_parameters();
+ if (!yes) {
+ commit_inputs = false;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ commit_inputs = yes;
+
+ /*
+ * Skip damon_call() during early boot or when kdamond is idle
+ * to avoid NULL pointer dereference or unexpected -EINVAL.
+ */
+ if (!ctx || !damon_is_running(ctx))
+ return 0;
+
+ err = damon_call(ctx, &control);
commit_inputs = false;
- return err;
+
+ return err ? err : control.return_code;
}
+static const struct kernel_param_ops commit_inputs_param_ops = {
+ .set = damon_reclaim_commit_inputs_store,
+ .get = param_get_bool,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(commit_inputs, &commit_inputs_param_ops, &commit_inputs, 0600);
+
static int damon_reclaim_damon_call_fn(void *arg)
{
struct damon_ctx *c = arg;
@@ -276,7 +313,7 @@ static int damon_reclaim_damon_call_fn(void *arg)
damon_for_each_scheme(s, c)
damon_reclaim_stat = s->stat;
- return damon_reclaim_handle_commit_inputs();
+ return 0;
}
static struct damon_call_control call_control = {
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-23 2:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-23 2:16 Liew Rui Yan [this message]
2026-03-23 7:27 ` [RFC v4] mm/damon: add synchronous commit for commit_inputs Liew Rui Yan
2026-03-23 14:19 ` Liew Rui Yan
2026-03-23 15:16 ` SeongJae Park
2026-03-23 18:38 ` Liew Rui Yan
2026-03-23 15:12 ` SeongJae Park
2026-03-23 18:37 ` Liew Rui Yan
2026-03-23 15:05 ` SeongJae Park
2026-03-23 18:37 ` Liew Rui Yan
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