* [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
@ 2026-04-27 5:20 Alexander Gordeev
2026-04-27 5:47 ` Anshuman Khandual
` (3 more replies)
0 siblings, 4 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Alexander Gordeev @ 2026-04-27 5:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, David Hildenbrand, Lorenzo Stoakes
Cc: Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel
Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
reads when no lock is taken.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
---
mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
--- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
+++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static bool map_pte(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, pmd_t *pmdvalp,
if (!pvmw->pte)
return false;
- ptent = ptep_get(pvmw->pte);
+ ptent = ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte);
if (pte_none(ptent)) {
return false;
@@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
restart:
do {
pgd = pgd_offset(mm, pvmw->address);
- if (!pgd_present(*pgd)) {
+ if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
step_forward(pvmw, PGDIR_SIZE);
continue;
}
p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, pvmw->address);
- if (!p4d_present(*p4d)) {
+ if (!p4d_present(p4dp_get(p4d))) {
step_forward(pvmw, P4D_SIZE);
continue;
}
pud = pud_offset(p4d, pvmw->address);
- if (!pud_present(*pud)) {
+ if (!pud_present(pudp_get(pud))) {
step_forward(pvmw, PUD_SIZE);
continue;
}
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
if (pmd_trans_huge(pmde) || pmd_is_migration_entry(pmde)) {
pvmw->ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pvmw->pmd);
- pmde = *pvmw->pmd;
+ pmde = pmdp_get(pvmw->pmd);
if (!pmd_present(pmde)) {
softleaf_t entry;
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
goto restart;
}
pvmw->pte++;
- } while (pte_none(ptep_get(pvmw->pte)));
+ } while (pte_none(ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte)));
if (!pvmw->ptl) {
spin_lock(ptl);
--
2.51.0
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 5:20 [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors Alexander Gordeev
@ 2026-04-27 5:47 ` Anshuman Khandual
2026-04-27 8:40 ` Oscar Salvador
` (2 subsequent siblings)
3 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Anshuman Khandual @ 2026-04-27 5:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Gordeev, Andrew Morton, David Hildenbrand,
Lorenzo Stoakes
Cc: Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel
On 27/04/26 10:50 AM, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
> pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
> reads when no lock is taken.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
> --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static bool map_pte(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, pmd_t *pmdvalp,
> if (!pvmw->pte)
> return false;
>
> - ptent = ptep_get(pvmw->pte);
> + ptent = ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte);
>
> if (pte_none(ptent)) {
> return false;
> @@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
> restart:
> do {
> pgd = pgd_offset(mm, pvmw->address);
> - if (!pgd_present(*pgd)) {
> + if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
> step_forward(pvmw, PGDIR_SIZE);
> continue;
> }
> p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, pvmw->address);
> - if (!p4d_present(*p4d)) {
> + if (!p4d_present(p4dp_get(p4d))) {
> step_forward(pvmw, P4D_SIZE);
> continue;
> }
> pud = pud_offset(p4d, pvmw->address);
> - if (!pud_present(*pud)) {
> + if (!pud_present(pudp_get(pud))) {
> step_forward(pvmw, PUD_SIZE);
> continue;
> }
> @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
>
> if (pmd_trans_huge(pmde) || pmd_is_migration_entry(pmde)) {
> pvmw->ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pvmw->pmd);
> - pmde = *pvmw->pmd;
> + pmde = pmdp_get(pvmw->pmd);
> if (!pmd_present(pmde)) {
> softleaf_t entry;
>
> @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
> goto restart;
> }
> pvmw->pte++;
> - } while (pte_none(ptep_get(pvmw->pte)));
> + } while (pte_none(ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte)));
>
> if (!pvmw->ptl) {
> spin_lock(ptl);
Reviewed-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 5:20 [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors Alexander Gordeev
2026-04-27 5:47 ` Anshuman Khandual
@ 2026-04-27 8:40 ` Oscar Salvador
2026-04-27 8:49 ` Anshuman Khandual
2026-04-27 9:01 ` Alexander Gordeev
2026-04-27 9:02 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-30 12:11 ` kernel test robot
3 siblings, 2 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Oscar Salvador @ 2026-04-27 8:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Gordeev
Cc: Andrew Morton, David Hildenbrand, Lorenzo Stoakes,
Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 07:20:00AM +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
> pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
> reads when no lock is taken.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
> --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
...
> @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
> goto restart;
> }
> pvmw->pte++;
> - } while (pte_none(ptep_get(pvmw->pte)));
> + } while (pte_none(ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte)));
map_pte() might take the lock if PVWN_SYNC mode, or am I missing something?
--
Oscar Salvador
SUSE Labs
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 8:40 ` Oscar Salvador
@ 2026-04-27 8:49 ` Anshuman Khandual
2026-04-27 9:01 ` Alexander Gordeev
1 sibling, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Anshuman Khandual @ 2026-04-27 8:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Oscar Salvador, Alexander Gordeev
Cc: Andrew Morton, David Hildenbrand, Lorenzo Stoakes,
Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel
On 27/04/26 2:10 PM, Oscar Salvador wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 07:20:00AM +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
>> Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
>> pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
>> reads when no lock is taken.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
>> index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
>> --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
>> +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> ...
>> @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
>> goto restart;
>> }
>> pvmw->pte++;
>> - } while (pte_none(ptep_get(pvmw->pte)));
>> + } while (pte_none(ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte)));
>
> map_pte() might take the lock if PVWN_SYNC mode, or am I missing something?
Right - should leave ptep_get() unchanged.
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 8:40 ` Oscar Salvador
2026-04-27 8:49 ` Anshuman Khandual
@ 2026-04-27 9:01 ` Alexander Gordeev
1 sibling, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Alexander Gordeev @ 2026-04-27 9:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Oscar Salvador
Cc: Andrew Morton, David Hildenbrand, Lorenzo Stoakes,
Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:40:02AM +0200, Oscar Salvador wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 07:20:00AM +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> > Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
> > pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
> > reads when no lock is taken.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
> > ---
> > mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> > index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
> > --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> > +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> ...
> > @@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
> > goto restart;
> > }
> > pvmw->pte++;
> > - } while (pte_none(ptep_get(pvmw->pte)));
> > + } while (pte_none(ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte)));
>
> map_pte() might take the lock if PVWN_SYNC mode, or am I missing something?
Then ptep_get_lockless() would not be a problem. But if it did not
take the lock, then it is a problem.
> --
> Oscar Salvador
> SUSE Labs
Thanks!
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 5:20 [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors Alexander Gordeev
2026-04-27 5:47 ` Anshuman Khandual
2026-04-27 8:40 ` Oscar Salvador
@ 2026-04-27 9:02 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-27 9:24 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-29 13:47 ` Alexander Gordeev
2026-04-30 12:11 ` kernel test robot
3 siblings, 2 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm) @ 2026-04-27 9:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Gordeev, Andrew Morton, Lorenzo Stoakes
Cc: Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel
On 4/27/26 07:20, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
> pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
> reads when no lock is taken.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
> --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static bool map_pte(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, pmd_t *pmdvalp,
> if (!pvmw->pte)
> return false;
>
> - ptent = ptep_get(pvmw->pte);
> + ptent = ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte);
>
> if (pte_none(ptent)) {
> return false;
> @@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
> restart:
> do {
> pgd = pgd_offset(mm, pvmw->address);
> - if (!pgd_present(*pgd)) {
> + if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
> step_forward(pvmw, PGDIR_SIZE);
> continue;
> }
> p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, pvmw->address);
> - if (!p4d_present(*p4d)) {
> + if (!p4d_present(p4dp_get(p4d))) {
> step_forward(pvmw, P4D_SIZE);
> continue;
> }
> pud = pud_offset(p4d, pvmw->address);
> - if (!pud_present(*pud)) {
> + if (!pud_present(pudp_get(pud))) {
> step_forward(pvmw, PUD_SIZE);
> continue;
Wasn't there a problem with folded page tables, where we would no longer be able
to optimize out the folded page table accesses?
I thought we discussed ways to resolve that. Let me dig ...
--
Cheers,
David
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 9:02 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
@ 2026-04-27 9:24 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-29 13:47 ` Alexander Gordeev
1 sibling, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: David Hildenbrand (Arm) @ 2026-04-27 9:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Gordeev, Andrew Morton, Lorenzo Stoakes
Cc: Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-mm, linux-kernel, Ryan Roberts, Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)
On 4/27/26 11:02, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
> On 4/27/26 07:20, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
>> Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
>> pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
>> reads when no lock is taken.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
>> index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
>> --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
>> +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
>> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static bool map_pte(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, pmd_t *pmdvalp,
>> if (!pvmw->pte)
>> return false;
>>
>> - ptent = ptep_get(pvmw->pte);
>> + ptent = ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte);
>>
>> if (pte_none(ptent)) {
>> return false;
>> @@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
>> restart:
>> do {
>> pgd = pgd_offset(mm, pvmw->address);
>> - if (!pgd_present(*pgd)) {
>> + if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
>> step_forward(pvmw, PGDIR_SIZE);
>> continue;
>> }
>> p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, pvmw->address);
>> - if (!p4d_present(*p4d)) {
>> + if (!p4d_present(p4dp_get(p4d))) {
>> step_forward(pvmw, P4D_SIZE);
>> continue;
>> }
>> pud = pud_offset(p4d, pvmw->address);
>> - if (!pud_present(*pud)) {
>> + if (!pud_present(pudp_get(pud))) {
>> step_forward(pvmw, PUD_SIZE);
>> continue;
>
> Wasn't there a problem with folded page tables, where we would no longer be able
> to optimize out the folded page table accesses?
>
> I thought we discussed ways to resolve that. Let me dig ...
Here is what I have after the discussion following
https://lore.kernel.org/all/0019d675-ce3d-4a5c-89ed-f126c45145c9@kernel.org/.
Completely untested of course:
From b4715d49feb588032c6bb44bd97cf06739b5c99f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:16:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] mm: optimize pmdp_get() and friends for folded pagetable
levels
Using pmdp_get() and friends in common code on a kernel config with
folded page tables is suboptimal: pdmp_get() and friends defaults to a
READ_ONCE(), forcing the compiler to actually read that value even though
it will not actually be used afterwards.
This was recently reported by Christophe Leroy [1].
Once we realize that the output of pdmp_get() on these kernel configs is
entirely ignored, as pmd_present()==1 and pmd_leaf()==0 are just
hard-coded, we can just make it return some dummy value.
pmd_offset() is expected to be called with the pudp afterwards, simply
performing a typecast of the pudp pointer to a pmdp pointer.
Let's introduce a pmd_offset_lockless() that does exactly the same:
perform a typecast.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/0019d675-ce3d-4a5c-89ed-f126c45145c9@kernel.org/
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
---
include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h | 8 ++++++++
include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h | 8 ++++++++
3 files changed, 35 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h
index 03b7dae47dd4..cfe87036d61c 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ static inline void pgd_clear(pgd_t *pgd) { }
*/
#define set_pgd(pgdptr, pgdval) set_p4d((p4d_t *)(pgdptr), (p4d_t) { pgdval })
+static inline pgd_t pgdp_get(pgd_t *p4dp)
+{
+ pgd_t dummy = { 0 };
+
+ return dummy;
+}
+#define pgdp_get pgdp_get
+
static inline p4d_t *p4d_offset(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
{
return (p4d_t *)pgd;
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
index 8ffd64e7a24c..e87a42407563 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
@@ -43,12 +43,31 @@ static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pud) { }
*/
#define set_pud(pudptr, pudval) set_pmd((pmd_t *)(pudptr), (pmd_t) { pudval })
+static inline pud_t pudp_get(pud_t *pudp)
+{
+ pud_t dummy = { 0 };
+
+ /*
+ * Given that pud_present()==1 and pud_leaf==0, page table walking code
+ * treats this like a page table and calls pmd_offset() /
+ * pmd_offset_lockless() with pudp, ignoring the returned value.
+ */
+ return dummy;
+}
+#define pudp_get pudp_get
+
static inline pmd_t * pmd_offset(pud_t * pud, unsigned long address)
{
return (pmd_t *)pud;
}
#define pmd_offset pmd_offset
+static inline pmd_t * pmd_offset_lockless(pud_t *pud, puf_t pud, unsigned long address)
+{
+ return (pmd_t *)pud;
+}
+#define pmd_offset_lockless pmd_offset_lockless
+
#define pmd_val(x) (pud_val((x).pud))
#define __pmd(x) ((pmd_t) { __pud(x) } )
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
index eb70c6d7ceff..2cacd9571b2f 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ static inline void p4d_clear(p4d_t *p4d) { }
*/
#define set_p4d(p4dptr, p4dval) set_pud((pud_t *)(p4dptr), (pud_t) { p4dval })
+static inline p4d_t p4dp_get(p4d_t *p4dp)
+{
+ p4d_t dummy = { 0 };
+
+ return dummy;
+}
+#define p4dp_get p4dp_get
+
static inline pud_t *pud_offset(p4d_t *p4d, unsigned long address)
{
return (pud_t *)p4d;
--
2.43.0
--
Cheers,
David
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 9:02 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-27 9:24 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
@ 2026-04-29 13:47 ` Alexander Gordeev
1 sibling, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Alexander Gordeev @ 2026-04-29 13:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Hildenbrand (Arm)
Cc: Andrew Morton, Lorenzo Stoakes, Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens,
Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390, linux-mm, linux-kernel
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 11:02:50AM +0200, David Hildenbrand (Arm) wrote:
> On 4/27/26 07:20, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> > Convert pgtable direct entry dereferences to the corresponding
> > pXdp_get() accessors. Use ptep_get_lockless() variant for PTE
> > reads when no lock is taken.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
> > ---
> > mm/page_vma_mapped.c | 12 ++++++------
> > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> > index b38a1d00c971..a4520bb10d2a 100644
> > --- a/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> > +++ b/mm/page_vma_mapped.c
> > @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static bool map_pte(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, pmd_t *pmdvalp,
> > if (!pvmw->pte)
> > return false;
> >
> > - ptent = ptep_get(pvmw->pte);
> > + ptent = ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte);
(*)
> > if (pte_none(ptent)) {
> > return false;
> > @@ -219,17 +219,17 @@ bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
> > restart:
> > do {
> > pgd = pgd_offset(mm, pvmw->address);
> > - if (!pgd_present(*pgd)) {
> > + if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
> > step_forward(pvmw, PGDIR_SIZE);
> > continue;
> > }
> > p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, pvmw->address);
> > - if (!p4d_present(*p4d)) {
> > + if (!p4d_present(p4dp_get(p4d))) {
> > step_forward(pvmw, P4D_SIZE);
> > continue;
> > }
> > pud = pud_offset(p4d, pvmw->address);
> > - if (!pud_present(*pud)) {
> > + if (!pud_present(pudp_get(pud))) {
> > step_forward(pvmw, PUD_SIZE);
> > continue;
>
> Wasn't there a problem with folded page tables, where we would no longer be able
> to optimize out the folded page table accesses?
Ok, that is a different topic. I actually tried to resolve the lockless
issue(s) in (*) while the direct dereferences just seemed to be relevant
to go along (similarly to the GUP patch).
But I would rather resend ptep_get() => ptep_get_lockless() fixes for
this patch.
Would it work?
> I thought we discussed ways to resolve that. Let me dig ...
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> David
Thanks!
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* Re: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
2026-04-27 5:20 [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors Alexander Gordeev
` (2 preceding siblings ...)
2026-04-27 9:02 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
@ 2026-04-30 12:11 ` kernel test robot
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From: kernel test robot @ 2026-04-30 12:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alexander Gordeev, Andrew Morton, David Hildenbrand,
Lorenzo Stoakes
Cc: llvm, oe-kbuild-all, Linux Memory Management List,
Gerald Schaefer, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, linux-s390,
linux-kernel
Hi Alexander,
kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:
[auto build test ERROR on akpm-mm/mm-everything]
url: https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Alexander-Gordeev/mm-page_vma_mapped_walk-add-missing-pgtable-entry-accessors/20260429-030409
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm.git mm-everything
patch link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260427052000.196402-1-agordeev%40linux.ibm.com
patch subject: [PATCH] mm/page_vma_mapped_walk: add missing pgtable entry accessors
config: arm-defconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260430/202604302041.gNPhRRxL-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 23.0.0git (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 5bac06718f502014fade905512f1d26d578a18f3)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260430/202604302041.gNPhRRxL-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202604302041.gNPhRRxL-lkp@intel.com/
All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: use of undeclared identifier 'pgdp'; did you mean 'pgd'?
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:36: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~
mm/page_vma_mapped.c:186:9: note: 'pgd' declared here
186 | pgd_t *pgd;
| ^
>> mm/page_vma_mapped.c:222:20: error: passing 'const volatile pmdval_t *' (aka 'const volatile unsigned int *') to parameter of type 'pmdval_t *' (aka 'unsigned int *') discards qualifiers [-Werror,-Wincompatible-pointer-types-discards-qualifiers]
222 | if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h:144:25: note: expanded from macro 'pgdp_get'
144 | #define pgdp_get(pgpd) READ_ONCE(*pgdp)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
include/asm-generic/rwonce.h:47:28: note: expanded from macro 'READ_ONCE'
47 | #define READ_ONCE(x) \
| ^
48 | ({ \
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
49 | compiletime_assert_rwonce_type(x); \
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
50 | __READ_ONCE(x); \
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
51 | })
| ~~
include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h:23:37: note: passing argument to parameter 'pgd' here
23 | static inline int pgd_present(pgd_t pgd) { return 1; }
| ^
8 errors generated.
vim +222 mm/page_vma_mapped.c
155
156 /**
157 * page_vma_mapped_walk - check if @pvmw->pfn is mapped in @pvmw->vma at
158 * @pvmw->address
159 * @pvmw: pointer to struct page_vma_mapped_walk. page, vma, address and flags
160 * must be set. pmd, pte and ptl must be NULL.
161 *
162 * Returns true if the page is mapped in the vma. @pvmw->pmd and @pvmw->pte point
163 * to relevant page table entries. @pvmw->ptl is locked. @pvmw->address is
164 * adjusted if needed (for PTE-mapped THPs).
165 *
166 * If @pvmw->pmd is set but @pvmw->pte is not, you have found PMD-mapped page
167 * (usually THP). For PTE-mapped THP, you should run page_vma_mapped_walk() in
168 * a loop to find all PTEs that map the THP.
169 *
170 * For HugeTLB pages, @pvmw->pte is set to the relevant page table entry
171 * regardless of which page table level the page is mapped at. @pvmw->pmd is
172 * NULL.
173 *
174 * Returns false if there are no more page table entries for the page in
175 * the vma. @pvmw->ptl is unlocked and @pvmw->pte is unmapped.
176 *
177 * If you need to stop the walk before page_vma_mapped_walk() returned false,
178 * use page_vma_mapped_walk_done(). It will do the housekeeping.
179 */
180 bool page_vma_mapped_walk(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw)
181 {
182 struct vm_area_struct *vma = pvmw->vma;
183 struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
184 unsigned long end;
185 spinlock_t *ptl;
186 pgd_t *pgd;
187 p4d_t *p4d;
188 pud_t *pud;
189 pmd_t pmde;
190
191 /* The only possible pmd mapping has been handled on last iteration */
192 if (pvmw->pmd && !pvmw->pte)
193 return not_found(pvmw);
194
195 if (unlikely(is_vm_hugetlb_page(vma))) {
196 struct hstate *hstate = hstate_vma(vma);
197 unsigned long size = huge_page_size(hstate);
198 /* The only possible mapping was handled on last iteration */
199 if (pvmw->pte)
200 return not_found(pvmw);
201 /*
202 * All callers that get here will already hold the
203 * i_mmap_rwsem. Therefore, no additional locks need to be
204 * taken before calling hugetlb_walk().
205 */
206 pvmw->pte = hugetlb_walk(vma, pvmw->address, size);
207 if (!pvmw->pte)
208 return false;
209
210 pvmw->ptl = huge_pte_lock(hstate, mm, pvmw->pte);
211 if (!check_pte(pvmw, pages_per_huge_page(hstate)))
212 return not_found(pvmw);
213 return true;
214 }
215
216 end = vma_address_end(pvmw);
217 if (pvmw->pte)
218 goto next_pte;
219 restart:
220 do {
221 pgd = pgd_offset(mm, pvmw->address);
> 222 if (!pgd_present(pgdp_get(pgd))) {
223 step_forward(pvmw, PGDIR_SIZE);
224 continue;
225 }
226 p4d = p4d_offset(pgd, pvmw->address);
227 if (!p4d_present(p4dp_get(p4d))) {
228 step_forward(pvmw, P4D_SIZE);
229 continue;
230 }
231 pud = pud_offset(p4d, pvmw->address);
232 if (!pud_present(pudp_get(pud))) {
233 step_forward(pvmw, PUD_SIZE);
234 continue;
235 }
236
237 pvmw->pmd = pmd_offset(pud, pvmw->address);
238 /*
239 * Make sure the pmd value isn't cached in a register by the
240 * compiler and used as a stale value after we've observed a
241 * subsequent update.
242 */
243 pmde = pmdp_get_lockless(pvmw->pmd);
244
245 if (pmd_trans_huge(pmde) || pmd_is_migration_entry(pmde)) {
246 pvmw->ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pvmw->pmd);
247 pmde = pmdp_get(pvmw->pmd);
248 if (!pmd_present(pmde)) {
249 softleaf_t entry;
250
251 if (!thp_migration_supported() ||
252 !(pvmw->flags & PVMW_MIGRATION))
253 return not_found(pvmw);
254 entry = softleaf_from_pmd(pmde);
255
256 if (!softleaf_is_migration(entry) ||
257 !check_pmd(softleaf_to_pfn(entry), pvmw))
258 return not_found(pvmw);
259 return true;
260 }
261 if (likely(pmd_trans_huge(pmde))) {
262 if (pvmw->flags & PVMW_MIGRATION)
263 return not_found(pvmw);
264 if (!check_pmd(pmd_pfn(pmde), pvmw))
265 return not_found(pvmw);
266 return true;
267 }
268 /* THP pmd was split under us: handle on pte level */
269 spin_unlock(pvmw->ptl);
270 pvmw->ptl = NULL;
271 } else if (!pmd_present(pmde)) {
272 const softleaf_t entry = softleaf_from_pmd(pmde);
273
274 if (softleaf_is_device_private(entry)) {
275 pvmw->ptl = pmd_lock(mm, pvmw->pmd);
276 return true;
277 }
278
279 if ((pvmw->flags & PVMW_SYNC) &&
280 thp_vma_suitable_order(vma, pvmw->address,
281 PMD_ORDER) &&
282 (pvmw->nr_pages >= HPAGE_PMD_NR))
283 sync_with_folio_pmd_zap(mm, pvmw->pmd);
284
285 step_forward(pvmw, PMD_SIZE);
286 continue;
287 }
288 if (!map_pte(pvmw, &pmde, &ptl)) {
289 if (!pvmw->pte)
290 goto restart;
291 goto next_pte;
292 }
293 this_pte:
294 if (check_pte(pvmw, 1))
295 return true;
296 next_pte:
297 do {
298 pvmw->address += PAGE_SIZE;
299 if (pvmw->address >= end)
300 return not_found(pvmw);
301 /* Did we cross page table boundary? */
302 if ((pvmw->address & (PMD_SIZE - PAGE_SIZE)) == 0) {
303 if (pvmw->ptl) {
304 spin_unlock(pvmw->ptl);
305 pvmw->ptl = NULL;
306 }
307 pte_unmap(pvmw->pte);
308 pvmw->pte = NULL;
309 pvmw->flags |= PVMW_PGTABLE_CROSSED;
310 goto restart;
311 }
312 pvmw->pte++;
313 } while (pte_none(ptep_get_lockless(pvmw->pte)));
314
315 if (!pvmw->ptl) {
316 spin_lock(ptl);
317 if (unlikely(!pmd_same(pmde, pmdp_get_lockless(pvmw->pmd)))) {
318 pte_unmap_unlock(pvmw->pte, ptl);
319 pvmw->pte = NULL;
320 goto restart;
321 }
322 pvmw->ptl = ptl;
323 }
324 goto this_pte;
325 } while (pvmw->address < end);
326
327 return false;
328 }
329
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