From: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>
To: Russell King <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
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Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v3 14/21] x86: mm: carve out the generic compile-time folded pgtable case in effective_prot()
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:56:16 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260902-dummy_ptxp3-v3-14-5d8f5b17c25c@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260902-dummy_ptxp3-v3-0-5d8f5b17c25c@arm.com>
The behaviour of pXdp_get() will change with generic compile-time folded
page tables. To prepare for that, rework effective_prot() to ignore any
folded page tables entries, as it will unconditionally get called by
ptdump core with pXd_val(pXdp_get()), and the value for folded entries
really should be ignored.
For this, introduce mm_first_pgtable_level() to identify the first real
page-table level, move mm_pXd_folded() in !__ASSEMBLER__ and
update effective_prot with higher_prot only when the current entry is not
folded nor the first level.
There should be no functional change.
Signed-off-by: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>
---
arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c | 6 +++--
include/linux/pgtable.h | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
index a18a61e732c3..2acbe41eb58f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/dump_pagetables.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct pg_state {
bool check_wx;
unsigned long wx_pages;
struct seq_file *seq;
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
};
struct addr_marker {
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ static void effective_prot(struct ptdump_state *pt_st, enum pgtable_level level,
pgprotval_t prot = val & PTE_FLAGS_MASK;
pgprotval_t effective;
- if (level > PGTABLE_LEVEL_PGD) {
+ if (level > mm_first_pgtable_level(st->mm)) {
pgprotval_t higher_prot = st->prot_levels[level - 1];
effective = (higher_prot & prot & (_PAGE_USER | _PAGE_RW)) |
@@ -452,7 +453,8 @@ bool ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(struct seq_file *m,
.level = -1,
.to_dmesg = dmesg,
.check_wx = checkwx,
- .seq = m
+ .seq = m,
+ .mm = mm,
};
ptdump_walk_pgd(&st.ptdump, mm, pgd);
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index 3186096a6e13..ed7101a13ce9 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -392,6 +392,22 @@ static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_pause(void) {}
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_resume(void) {}
#endif
+/*
+ * On some architectures it depends on the mm if the p4d/pud or pmd
+ * layer of the page table hierarchy is folded or not.
+ */
+#ifndef mm_p4d_folded
+#define mm_p4d_folded(mm) __is_defined(__PAGETABLE_P4D_FOLDED)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef mm_pud_folded
+#define mm_pud_folded(mm) __is_defined(__PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef mm_pmd_folded
+#define mm_pmd_folded(mm) __is_defined(__PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED)
+#endif
+
#ifndef pte_batch_hint
/**
* pte_batch_hint - Number of pages that can be added to batch without scanning.
@@ -2313,6 +2329,36 @@ static inline const char *pgtable_level_to_str(enum pgtable_level level)
}
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMU
+/**
+ * mm_first_pgtable_level - return the first non-folded page-table level
+ * @mm: The mm structure.
+ *
+ * With runtime- or compile-time folded page tables, page-table walkers
+ * effectively skip the folded top-level page tables, treating them as
+ * always-present entries pointing to the next lower-level page table.
+ *
+ * Return the first page-table level in @mm that is not folded.
+ *
+ * Return: the first non-folded page-table level.
+ */
+static inline enum pgtable_level mm_first_pgtable_level(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+ /*
+ * "PMD folded" actually means "PMD is folded into PUD", and
+ * pud_present() etc. are hard-coded to look like present page table
+ * levels, whereby pmd_present() etc. contain real logic.
+ */
+ if (mm_pmd_folded(mm))
+ return PGTABLE_LEVEL_PMD;
+ if (mm_pud_folded(mm))
+ return PGTABLE_LEVEL_PUD;
+ if (mm_p4d_folded(mm))
+ return PGTABLE_LEVEL_P4D;
+ return PGTABLE_LEVEL_PGD;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
+
void ptval_bytes_to_hex_str(char *buf, size_t buf_size, const void *entry, size_t entry_size);
#define ptval_to_str(buf, val) \
@@ -2349,21 +2395,6 @@ void ptval_bytes_to_hex_str(char *buf, size_t buf_size, const void *entry, size_
#ifndef has_transparent_pud_hugepage
#define has_transparent_pud_hugepage() IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_PUD)
#endif
-/*
- * On some architectures it depends on the mm if the p4d/pud or pmd
- * layer of the page table hierarchy is folded or not.
- */
-#ifndef mm_p4d_folded
-#define mm_p4d_folded(mm) __is_defined(__PAGETABLE_P4D_FOLDED)
-#endif
-
-#ifndef mm_pud_folded
-#define mm_pud_folded(mm) __is_defined(__PAGETABLE_PUD_FOLDED)
-#endif
-
-#ifndef mm_pmd_folded
-#define mm_pmd_folded(mm) __is_defined(__PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED)
-#endif
#ifndef p4d_offset_lockless
#define p4d_offset_lockless(pgdp, pgd, address) p4d_offset(&(pgd), address)
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-02 11:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-02 11:56 [PATCH RFC v3 00/21] mm: change behavior of pXdp_get()/pXd_page() in compile-time folded pgtable Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 01/21] ARM: mm: make nommu pgd_t a scalar Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 02/21] ARM: mm: make 2-level " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 03/21] ARM: mm: remove custom pgdp_get() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 04/21] LoongArch: mm: define pud_leaf() only when PUD exists Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 05/21] MIPS: " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 06/21] mm/pgtable: define (pgd|p4d|pud)_leaf() for folded page tables Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 07/21] mm/pgtable: define (pgd|p4d|pud)_offset_lockless() " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 08/21] mm: vmscan: remove stack copy address of pud/pmd pass in walk_pud/pmd_range() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 09/21] loongarch: kvm: remove stack copy address of pXd in pXd_offset() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 10/21] riscv: " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 11/21] riscv: mm: use proper set_pXd() for generic compile-time folded patable in vmalloc_fault() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 12/21] mm/pgtable: redefine PGTABLE_LEVEL enum with ascend order from PGD Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 13/21] x86: mm: use pgtable_level enum in effective_prot_pXd() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 20:48 ` Dave Hansen
2026-09-02 11:56 ` Yeoreum Yun [this message]
2026-09-02 20:46 ` [PATCH RFC v3 14/21] x86: mm: carve out the generic compile-time folded pgtable case in effective_prot() Dave Hansen
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 15/21] x86: mm: skip collapse_pud_page() when CONFIG_X86_DIRECT_GBPAGES disabled Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 15:38 ` Dave Hansen
2026-09-02 16:48 ` Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 16/21] openrisc/pgtable: drop __pmd_offset() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 17/21] mm/pgtable: optimize pmdp_get() and friends for folded pagetable levels Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 18/21] mm/pgtable: catch abuse of folded dummy pgd_t/p4d_t/pud_t Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 19/21] mm/pgtable: disallow calling (pgd|p4d|pud)_page, pgd_page_vaddr() and (p4d|pud)_pgtable with dummy Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 20/21] mm/pgtable: disallow calling folded set_pgd/set_p4d/set_pud " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 21/21] Documentation: mm: clarify behaviour of compile-time folded page tables Yeoreum Yun
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