Re: [PATCH v5 11/14] selftests/mm: remove READ_ONLY_THP_FOR_FS in khugepaged

Nico Pache
2026-05-04T10:11:01Z

On 4/29/26 9:35 AM, Zi Yan wrote:
> Change the requirement to a file system with large folio support and the
> supported order needs to include PMD_ORDER.
>
> Also add tests of opening a file with read write permission and populating
> folios with writes. Reuse the XFS image from split_huge_page_test.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c | 131 +++++++++++++++-------
> tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh | 12 +-
> 2 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
> index a6bb9d50363d2..80b913185c643 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
> @@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ struct mem_ops {
> const char *name;
> };
>
> -static struct mem_ops *file_ops;
> +static struct mem_ops *read_only_file_ops;
> +static struct mem_ops *read_write_file_ops;
> static struct mem_ops *anon_ops;
> static struct mem_ops *shmem_ops;
>
> @@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ static void restore_settings(int sig)
> static void save_settings(void)
> {
> printf("Save THP and khugepaged settings...");
> - if (file_ops && finfo.type == VMA_FILE)
> + if ((read_only_file_ops || read_write_file_ops) &&
> + finfo.type == VMA_FILE)
> thp_set_read_ahead_path(finfo.dev_queue_read_ahead_path);
> thp_save_settings();
>
> @@ -364,11 +366,14 @@ static bool anon_check_huge(void *addr, int nr_hpages)
> return check_huge_anon(addr, nr_hpages, hpage_pmd_size);
> }
>
> -static void *file_setup_area(int nr_hpages)
> +static void *file_setup_area_common(int nr_hpages, bool read_only)
> {
> int fd;
> void *p;
> unsigned long size;
> + int open_opt = read_only ? O_RDONLY : O_RDWR;
> + int mmap_prot = read_only ? PROT_READ : (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
> + int mmap_opt = read_only ? MAP_PRIVATE : MAP_SHARED;
>
> unlink(finfo.path); /* Cleanup from previous failed tests */
> printf("Creating %s for collapse%s...", finfo.path,
> @@ -399,14 +404,15 @@ static void *file_setup_area(int nr_hpages)
> munmap(p, size);
> success("OK");
>
> - printf("Opening %s read only for collapse...", finfo.path);
> - finfo.fd = open(finfo.path, O_RDONLY, 777);
> + printf("Opening %s %s for collapse...", finfo.path,
> + read_only ? "read only" : "read-write");
> + finfo.fd = open(finfo.path, open_opt, 777);
> if (finfo.fd < 0) {
> perror("open()");
> exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
> }
> - p = mmap(BASE_ADDR, size, PROT_READ,
> - MAP_PRIVATE, finfo.fd, 0);
> + p = mmap(BASE_ADDR, size, mmap_prot,
> + mmap_opt, finfo.fd, 0);
> if (p == MAP_FAILED || p != BASE_ADDR) {
> perror("mmap()");
> exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
> @@ -418,6 +424,16 @@ static void *file_setup_area(int nr_hpages)
> return p;
> }
>
> +static void *file_setup_read_only_area(int nr_hpages)
> +{
> + return file_setup_area_common(nr_hpages, /* read_only= */ true);
> +}
> +
> +static void *file_setup_read_write_area(int nr_hpages)
> +{
> + return file_setup_area_common(nr_hpages, /* read_only= */ false);
> +}
> +
> static void file_cleanup_area(void *p, unsigned long size)
> {
> munmap(p, size);
> @@ -425,14 +441,25 @@ static void file_cleanup_area(void *p, unsigned long size)
> unlink(finfo.path);
> }
>
> -static void file_fault(void *p, unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> +static void file_fault_common(void *p, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
> + int madv_ops)
> {
> - if (madvise(((char *)p) + start, end - start, MADV_POPULATE_READ)) {
> + if (madvise(((char *)p) + start, end - start, madv_ops)) {
> perror("madvise(MADV_POPULATE_READ");
> exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
> }
> }
>
> +static void file_fault_read(void *p, unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> +{
> + file_fault_common(p, start, end, MADV_POPULATE_READ);
> +}
> +
> +static void file_fault_write(void *p, unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> +{
> + file_fault_common(p, start, end, MADV_POPULATE_WRITE);
> +}
> +
> static bool file_check_huge(void *addr, int nr_hpages)
> {
> switch (finfo.type) {
> @@ -488,10 +515,18 @@ static struct mem_ops __anon_ops = {
> .name = "anon",
> };
>
> -static struct mem_ops __file_ops = {
> - .setup_area = &file_setup_area,
> +static struct mem_ops __read_only_file_ops = {
> + .setup_area = &file_setup_read_only_area,
> .cleanup_area = &file_cleanup_area,
> - .fault = &file_fault,
> + .fault = &file_fault_read,
> + .check_huge = &file_check_huge,
> + .name = "file",
> +};
> +
> +static struct mem_ops __read_write_file_ops = {
> + .setup_area = &file_setup_read_write_area,
> + .cleanup_area = &file_cleanup_area,
> + .fault = &file_fault_write,
> .check_huge = &file_check_huge,
> .name = "file",
> };
> @@ -504,6 +539,18 @@ static struct mem_ops __shmem_ops = {
> .name = "shmem",
> };
>
> +static bool is_tmpfs(struct mem_ops *ops)
> +{
> + return (ops == &__read_only_file_ops ||
> + ops == &__read_write_file_ops) &&
> + finfo.type == VMA_SHMEM;
> +}
> +
> +static bool is_anon(struct mem_ops *ops)
> +{
> + return ops == &__anon_ops;
> +}
> +
> static void __madvise_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
> struct mem_ops *ops, bool expect)
> {
> @@ -512,6 +559,10 @@ static void __madvise_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
>
> printf("%s...", msg);
>
> + /* read&write file collapse always fail */
> + if (!is_tmpfs(ops) && ops == &__read_write_file_ops)
> + expect = false;
> +
> /*
> * Prevent khugepaged interference and tests that MADV_COLLAPSE
> * ignores /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
> @@ -578,6 +629,10 @@ static bool wait_for_scan(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
> static void khugepaged_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
> struct mem_ops *ops, bool expect)
> {
> + /* read&write file collapse always fail */
> + if (!is_tmpfs(ops) && ops == &__read_write_file_ops)
> + expect = false;
> +
> if (wait_for_scan(msg, p, nr_hpages, ops)) {
> if (expect)
> fail("Timeout");
> @@ -612,16 +667,6 @@ static struct collapse_context __madvise_context = {
> .name = "madvise",
> };
>
> -static bool is_tmpfs(struct mem_ops *ops)
> -{
> - return ops == &__file_ops && finfo.type == VMA_SHMEM;
> -}
> -
> -static bool is_anon(struct mem_ops *ops)
> -{
> - return ops == &__anon_ops;
> -}
> -
> static void alloc_at_fault(void)
> {
> struct thp_settings settings = *thp_current_settings();
> @@ -1097,8 +1142,8 @@ static void usage(void)
> fprintf(stderr, "\t<context>\t: [all|khugepaged|madvise]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, "\t<mem_type>\t: [all|anon|file|shmem]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, "\n\t\"file,all\" mem_type requires [dir] argument\n");
> - fprintf(stderr, "\n\t\"file,all\" mem_type requires kernel built with\n");
> - fprintf(stderr, "\tCONFIG_READ_ONLY_THP_FOR_FS=y\n");
> + fprintf(stderr, "\n\t\"file,all\" mem_type requires a file system\n");
> + fprintf(stderr, "\twith large folio support (order >= PMD order)\n");
> fprintf(stderr, "\n\tif [dir] is a (sub)directory of a tmpfs mount, tmpfs must be\n");
> fprintf(stderr, "\tmounted with huge=advise option for khugepaged tests to work\n");
> fprintf(stderr, "\n\tSupported Options:\n");
> @@ -1154,20 +1199,22 @@ static void parse_test_type(int argc, char **argv)
> usage();
>
> if (!strcmp(buf, "all")) {
> - file_ops = &__file_ops;
> + read_only_file_ops = &__read_only_file_ops;
> + read_write_file_ops = &__read_write_file_ops;
> anon_ops = &__anon_ops;
> shmem_ops = &__shmem_ops;
> } else if (!strcmp(buf, "anon")) {
> anon_ops = &__anon_ops;
> } else if (!strcmp(buf, "file")) {
> - file_ops = &__file_ops;
> + read_only_file_ops = &__read_only_file_ops;
> + read_write_file_ops = &__read_write_file_ops;
> } else if (!strcmp(buf, "shmem")) {
> shmem_ops = &__shmem_ops;
> } else {
> usage();
> }
>
> - if (!file_ops)
> + if (!read_only_file_ops && !read_write_file_ops)
> return;
>
> if (argc != 2)
> @@ -1239,37 +1286,43 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> } while (0)
>
> TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, read_only_file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, read_write_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, shmem_ops);
> TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, read_write_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, shmem_ops);
>
> TEST(collapse_empty, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> TEST(collapse_empty, madvise_context, anon_ops);
>
> TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, read_only_file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, read_write_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, shmem_ops);
> TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, madvise_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, madvise_context, read_write_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, madvise_context, shmem_ops);
>
> TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, khugepaged_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, khugepaged_context, read_only_file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, khugepaged_context, read_write_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, madvise_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_max_ptes_none, madvise_context, read_write_file_ops);
>
> TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry_compound, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry_compound, khugepaged_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry_compound, khugepaged_context, read_only_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry_compound, madvise_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry_compound, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry_compound, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
>
> TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, khugepaged_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, khugepaged_context, read_only_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, khugepaged_context, shmem_ops);
> TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, madvise_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
> TEST(collapse_full_of_compound, madvise_context, shmem_ops);
>
> TEST(collapse_compound_extreme, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
> @@ -1291,10 +1344,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> TEST(collapse_max_ptes_shared, madvise_context, anon_ops);
>
> TEST(madvise_collapse_existing_thps, madvise_context, anon_ops);
> - TEST(madvise_collapse_existing_thps, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(madvise_collapse_existing_thps, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
> TEST(madvise_collapse_existing_thps, madvise_context, shmem_ops);
>
> - TEST(madvise_retracted_page_tables, madvise_context, file_ops);
> + TEST(madvise_retracted_page_tables, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
> TEST(madvise_retracted_page_tables, madvise_context, shmem_ops);
>
> restore_settings(0);
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
> index 3b61677fe9840..854c5c3e3a6ae 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
> @@ -490,8 +490,6 @@ CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged all:shmem
>
> CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged -s 4 all:shmem
>
> -CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./transhuge-stress -d 20
> -
> # Try to create XFS if not provided
> if [ -z "${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}" ]; then
> if [ "${HAVE_HUGEPAGES}" = "1" ]; then
> @@ -508,6 +506,14 @@ if [ -z "${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}" ]; then
> fi
> fi
>
> +if [ -n "${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}" ]; then
> +CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged all:file ${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}
> +else
> + count_total=$(( count_total + 1 ))
> + count_skip=$(( count_skip + 1 ))
> + echo "[SKIP] ./khugepaged all:file" | tap_prefix

This leads selftest runs to always litter the output with SKIP when
running this with the wrapper

make -C tools/testing/selftests TARGETS=mm run_tests

> +fi
> +
> CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./split_huge_page_test ${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}
>
> if [ -n "${MOUNTED_XFS}" ]; then
> @@ -516,6 +522,8 @@ if [ -n "${MOUNTED_XFS}" ]; then
> rm -f ${XFS_IMG}
> fi
>
> +CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./transhuge-stress -d 20
> +
> CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./folio_split_race_test
>
> CATEGORY="migration" run_test ./migration