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We retain the > existing logic as much as we can, but dub the existing flag mask legacy. > > These flags are therefore required to fit in the first 32-bits of the flags > field. > > However, further flag propagation upon fork can be implemented in mm_init() > on a per-flag basis. > > We ensure we clear the entire bitmap prior to setting it, and use > __mm_flags_get_word() and __mm_flags_set_word() to manipulate these legacy > fields efficiently. > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes > --- > include/linux/mm_types.h | 13 ++++++++++--- > kernel/fork.c | 7 +++++-- > 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h > index 38b3fa927997..25577ab39094 100644 > --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h > +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h > @@ -1820,16 +1820,23 @@ enum { > #define MMF_TOPDOWN 31 /* mm searches top down by default */ > #define MMF_TOPDOWN_MASK _BITUL(MMF_TOPDOWN) > > -#define MMF_INIT_MASK (MMF_DUMPABLE_MASK | MMF_DUMP_FILTER_MASK |\ > +#define MMF_INIT_LEGACY_MASK (MMF_DUMPABLE_MASK | MMF_DUMP_FILTER_MASK |\ > MMF_DISABLE_THP_MASK | MMF_HAS_MDWE_MASK |\ > MMF_VM_MERGE_ANY_MASK | MMF_TOPDOWN_MASK) > > -static inline unsigned long mmf_init_flags(unsigned long flags) > +/* Legacy flags must fit within 32 bits. */ > +static_assert((u64)MMF_INIT_LEGACY_MASK <= (u64)UINT_MAX); Why not use the magic number 32 you are mentioning in the comment? :) static_assert((u32)MMF_INIT_LEGACY_MASK != MMF_INIT_LEGACY_MASK); > + > +/* > + * Initialise legacy flags according to masks, propagating selected flags on > + * fork. Further flag manipulation can be performed by the caller. It's weird not reading "initialize", but I am afraid the kernel is already tainted :P t14s: ~/git/linux nth_page $ git grep "initialise" | wc -l 1778 t14s: ~/git/linux nth_page $ git grep "initialize" | wc -l 22043 Besides the assert simplification Acked-by: David Hildenbrand -- Cheers David / dhildenb