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In fact, I recall adding record_subpages() here long ago, >>> specifically to help clarify what was going on. >> >> Well, there is a lot I dislike about record_subpages() to go back there. >> Starting with "as Willy keeps explaining, the concept of subpages do >> not exist and ending with "why do we fill out the array even on failure". > > Yes > >> >> :) >> >>> >>> Now it's been returned to it's original, cryptic form. >>> >> >> The code in the caller was so uncryptic that both me and Lorenzo missed >> that magical addition. :P > > :'( > >> >>> Just my take on it, for whatever that's worth. :) >> >> As always, appreciated. >> >> I could of course keep the simple loop in some "record_folio_pages" >> function and clean up what I dislike about record_subpages(). >> >> But I much rather want the call chain to be cleaned up instead, if possible. >> >> >> Roughly, what I am thinking (limiting it to pte+pmd case) about is the following: > > I cannot get the below to apply even with the original patch here applied + fix. > > It looks like (in mm-new :) commit e73f43a66d5f ("mm/gup: remove dead pgmap > refcounting code") by Alastair has conflicted here, but even then I can't make > it apply, with/without your fix...! To be clear: it was never intended to be applied, because it wouldn't even compile in the current form. It was based on this nth_page submission + fix. [...] >> } >> static int gup_fast_pud_range(p4d_t *p4dp, p4d_t p4d, unsigned long addr, > > OK I guess you intentionally left the rest as a TODO :) > > So I'll wait for you to post it before reviewing in-depth. > > This generally LGTM as an approach, getting rid of *nr is important that's > really horrible. Yes. Expect a cleanup in that direction soonish (again, either from me or someone else I poke) > >> -- >> 2.50.1 >> >> >> >> Oh, I might even have found a bug moving away from that questionable >> "ret==1 means success" handling in gup_fast_pte_range()? Will >> have to double-check, but likely the following is the right thing to do. >> >> >> >> From 8f48b25ef93e7ef98611fd58ec89384ad5171782 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >> From: David Hildenbrand >> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 08:46:45 +0200 >> Subject: [PATCH] mm/gup: fix handling of errors from >> arch_make_folio_accessible() in follow_page_pte() >> >> In case we call arch_make_folio_accessible() and it fails, we would >> incorrectly return a value that is "!= 0" to the caller, indicating that >> we pinned all requested pages and that the caller can keep going. >> >> follow_page_pte() is not supposed to return error values, but instead >> 0 on failure and 1 on success. >> >> That is of course wrong, because the caller will just keep going pinning >> more pages. If we happen to pin a page afterwards, we're in trouble, >> because we essentially skipped some pages. >> >> Fixes: f28d43636d6f ("mm/gup/writeback: add callbacks for inaccessible pages") >> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand >> --- >> mm/gup.c | 3 +-- >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c >> index 22420f2069ee1..cff226ec0ee7d 100644 >> --- a/mm/gup.c >> +++ b/mm/gup.c >> @@ -2908,8 +2908,7 @@ static int gup_fast_pte_range(pmd_t pmd, pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr, >> * details. >> */ >> if (flags & FOLL_PIN) { >> - ret = arch_make_folio_accessible(folio); >> - if (ret) { >> + if (arch_make_folio_accessible(folio)) { > > Oh Lord above. Lol. Yikes. > > Yeah I think your fix is valid... I sent it out earlier today. Fortunately that function shouldn't usually really fail IIUC. -- Cheers David / dhildenb