Re: [PATCH net-next 2/3] mm: vmalloc: export find_vm_area()

D. Wythe
2026-01-24T09:35:08Z

On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 07:55:17PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 04:23:48PM +0800, D. Wythe wrote:
> > find_vm_area() provides a way to find the vm_struct associated with a
> > virtual address. Export this symbol to modules so that modularized
> > subsystems can perform lookups on vmalloc addresses.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: D. Wythe <alibuda@linux.alibaba.com>
> > ---
> > mm/vmalloc.c | 1 +
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
> > index ecbac900c35f..3eb9fe761c34 100644
> > --- a/mm/vmalloc.c
> > +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
> > @@ -3292,6 +3292,7 @@ struct vm_struct *find_vm_area(const void *addr)
> >
> > return va->vm;
> > }
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(find_vm_area);
> >
> This is internal. We can not just export it.
>
> --
> Uladzislau Rezki

Hi Uladzislau,

Thank you for the feedback. I agree that we should avoid exposing
internal implementation details like struct vm_struct to external
subsystems.

Following Christoph's suggestion, I'm planning to encapsulate the page
order lookup into a minimal helper instead:

unsigned int vmalloc_page_order(const void *addr){
struct vm_struct *vm;
vm = find_vm_area(addr);
return vm ? vm->page_order : 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vmalloc_page_order);

Does this approach look reasonable to you? It would keep the vm_struct
layout private while satisfying the optimization needs of SMC.

Thanks,
D. Wythe