From: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
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Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 3/7] mm: Add batched versions of ptep_modify_prot_start/commit
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:32:40 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250718090244.21092-4-dev.jain@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250718090244.21092-1-dev.jain@arm.com>
Batch ptep_modify_prot_start/commit in preparation for optimizing mprotect,
implementing them as a simple loop over the corresponding single pte
helpers. Architecture may override these helpers.
Signed-off-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
---
include/linux/pgtable.h | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
mm/mprotect.c | 4 +-
2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index cf1515c163e2..e3b99920be05 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -1331,7 +1331,9 @@ static inline pte_t ptep_modify_prot_start(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
/*
* Commit an update to a pte, leaving any hardware-controlled bits in
- * the PTE unmodified.
+ * the PTE unmodified. The pte returned from ptep_modify_prot_start() may
+ * additionally have young and/or dirty bits set where previously they were not,
+ * so the updated pte may have these additional changes.
*/
static inline void ptep_modify_prot_commit(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr,
@@ -1340,6 +1342,86 @@ static inline void ptep_modify_prot_commit(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
__ptep_modify_prot_commit(vma, addr, ptep, pte);
}
#endif /* __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_MODIFY_PROT_TRANSACTION */
+
+/**
+ * modify_prot_start_ptes - Start a pte protection read-modify-write transaction
+ * over a batch of ptes, which protects against asynchronous hardware
+ * modifications to the ptes. The intention is not to prevent the hardware from
+ * making pte updates, but to prevent any updates it may make from being lost.
+ * Please see the comment above ptep_modify_prot_start() for full description.
+ *
+ * @vma: The virtual memory area the pages are mapped into.
+ * @addr: Address the first page is mapped at.
+ * @ptep: Page table pointer for the first entry.
+ * @nr: Number of entries.
+ *
+ * May be overridden by the architecture; otherwise, implemented as a simple
+ * loop over ptep_modify_prot_start(), collecting the a/d bits from each pte
+ * in the batch.
+ *
+ * Note that PTE bits in the PTE batch besides the PFN can differ.
+ *
+ * Context: The caller holds the page table lock. The PTEs map consecutive
+ * pages that belong to the same folio. All other PTE bits must be identical for
+ * all PTEs in the batch except for young and dirty bits. The PTEs are all in
+ * the same PMD.
+ */
+#ifndef modify_prot_start_ptes
+static inline pte_t modify_prot_start_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr)
+{
+ pte_t pte, tmp_pte;
+
+ pte = ptep_modify_prot_start(vma, addr, ptep);
+ while (--nr) {
+ ptep++;
+ addr += PAGE_SIZE;
+ tmp_pte = ptep_modify_prot_start(vma, addr, ptep);
+ if (pte_dirty(tmp_pte))
+ pte = pte_mkdirty(pte);
+ if (pte_young(tmp_pte))
+ pte = pte_mkyoung(pte);
+ }
+ return pte;
+}
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * modify_prot_commit_ptes - Commit an update to a batch of ptes, leaving any
+ * hardware-controlled bits in the PTE unmodified.
+ *
+ * @vma: The virtual memory area the pages are mapped into.
+ * @addr: Address the first page is mapped at.
+ * @ptep: Page table pointer for the first entry.
+ * @old_pte: Old page table entry (for the first entry) which is now cleared.
+ * @pte: New page table entry to be set.
+ * @nr: Number of entries.
+ *
+ * May be overridden by the architecture; otherwise, implemented as a simple
+ * loop over ptep_modify_prot_commit().
+ *
+ * Context: The caller holds the page table lock. The PTEs are all in the same
+ * PMD. On exit, the set ptes in the batch map the same folio. The ptes set by
+ * ptep_modify_prot_start() may additionally have young and/or dirty bits set
+ * where previously they were not, so the updated ptes may have these
+ * additional changes.
+ */
+#ifndef modify_prot_commit_ptes
+static inline void modify_prot_commit_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
+ pte_t *ptep, pte_t old_pte, pte_t pte, unsigned int nr)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nr; ++i, ++ptep, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
+ ptep_modify_prot_commit(vma, addr, ptep, old_pte, pte);
+
+ /* Advance PFN only, set same prot */
+ old_pte = pte_next_pfn(old_pte);
+ pte = pte_next_pfn(pte);
+ }
+}
+#endif
+
#endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
/*
diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 97adc62c50ab..4977f198168e 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
}
}
- oldpte = ptep_modify_prot_start(vma, addr, pte);
+ oldpte = modify_prot_start_ptes(vma, addr, pte, nr_ptes);
ptent = pte_modify(oldpte, newprot);
if (uffd_wp)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static long change_pte_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
can_change_pte_writable(vma, addr, ptent))
ptent = pte_mkwrite(ptent, vma);
- ptep_modify_prot_commit(vma, addr, pte, oldpte, ptent);
+ modify_prot_commit_ptes(vma, addr, pte, oldpte, ptent, nr_ptes);
if (pte_needs_flush(oldpte, ptent))
tlb_flush_pte_range(tlb, addr, PAGE_SIZE);
pages++;
--
2.30.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-18 9:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-18 9:02 [PATCH v5 0/7] Optimize mprotect() for large folios Dev Jain
2025-07-18 9:02 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] mm: Refactor MM_CP_PROT_NUMA skipping case into new function Dev Jain
2025-07-18 16:19 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-20 23:44 ` Barry Song
2025-07-21 3:44 ` Dev Jain
2025-07-22 11:05 ` Dev Jain
2025-07-22 11:25 ` Ryan Roberts
2025-07-23 13:57 ` Zi Yan
2025-07-18 9:02 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] mm: Optimize mprotect() for MM_CP_PROT_NUMA by batch-skipping PTEs Dev Jain
2025-07-18 16:40 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-22 11:26 ` Ryan Roberts
2025-07-23 14:25 ` Zi Yan
2025-07-18 9:02 ` Dev Jain [this message]
2025-07-18 17:05 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] mm: Add batched versions of ptep_modify_prot_start/commit Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-20 23:59 ` Barry Song
2025-07-22 11:35 ` Ryan Roberts
2025-07-23 15:09 ` Zi Yan
2025-07-18 9:02 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] mm: Introduce FPB_RESPECT_WRITE for PTE batching infrastructure Dev Jain
2025-07-18 17:12 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-22 11:37 ` Ryan Roberts
2025-07-23 15:28 ` Zi Yan
2025-07-23 15:32 ` Dev Jain
2025-07-18 9:02 ` [PATCH v5 5/7] mm: Split can_change_pte_writable() into private and shared parts Dev Jain
2025-07-18 17:27 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-23 15:40 ` Zi Yan
2025-07-18 9:02 ` [PATCH v5 6/7] mm: Optimize mprotect() by PTE batching Dev Jain
2025-07-18 18:49 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-19 13:46 ` Dev Jain
2025-07-20 11:20 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-20 14:39 ` Dev Jain
2025-07-24 19:55 ` Zi Yan
2025-08-06 8:08 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 8:12 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 8:15 ` Will Deacon
2025-08-06 8:19 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 8:53 ` Dev Jain
2025-08-06 8:56 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 9:12 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-08-06 9:21 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 9:37 ` Dev Jain
2025-08-06 9:50 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
[not found] ` <1b3d4799-2a57-4f16-973b-82fc7b438862@arm.com>
2025-08-06 10:07 ` Dev Jain
2025-08-06 10:12 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 10:11 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 10:20 ` Dev Jain
2025-08-06 10:28 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-06 10:45 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-08-06 10:45 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-18 9:02 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] arm64: Add batched versions of ptep_modify_prot_start/commit Dev Jain
2025-07-18 18:50 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2025-07-21 15:57 ` Catalin Marinas
2025-07-18 9:50 ` [PATCH v5 0/7] Optimize mprotect() for large folios Dev Jain
2025-07-18 18:53 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
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