Rick Edgecombe wrote: > The mm_struct contains a function pointer *get_unmapped_area(), which > is set to either arch_get_unmapped_area() or > arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown() during the initialization of the mm. > > Since the function pointer only ever points to two functions that are named > the same across all arch's, a function pointer is not really required. In > addition future changes will want to add versions of the functions that > take additional arguments. So to save a pointers worth of bytes in > mm_struct, and prevent adding additional function pointers to mm_struct in > future changes, remove it and keep the information about which > get_unmapped_area() to use in a flag. > > Add the new flag to MMF_INIT_MASK so it doesn't get clobbered on fork by > mmf_init_flags(). Most MM flags get clobbered on fork. In the pre-existing > behavior mm->get_unmapped_area() would get copied to the new mm in > dup_mm(), so not clobbering the flag preserves the existing behavior > around inheriting the topdown-ness. > > Introduce a helper, mm_get_unmapped_area(), to easily convert code that > refers to the old function pointer to instead select and call either > arch_get_unmapped_area() or arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown() based on the > flag. Then drop the mm->get_unmapped_area() function pointer. Leave the > get_unmapped_area() pointer in struct file_operations alone. The main > purpose of this change is to reorganize in preparation for future changes, > but it also converts the calls of mm->get_unmapped_area() from indirect > branches into a direct ones. > > The stress-ng bigheap benchmark calls realloc a lot, which calls through > get_unmapped_area() in the kernel. On x86, the change yielded a ~1% > improvement there on a retpoline config. > > In testing a few x86 configs, removing the pointer unfortunately didn't > result in any actual size reductions in the compiled layout of mm_struct. > But depending on compiler or arch alignment requirements, the change could > shrink the size of mm_struct. > > Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx> > Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Acked-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: linux-s390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-sgx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: nvdimm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-cxl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: io-uring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: bpf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --- > v4: > - Split out pde_get_unmapped_area() refactor into separate patch > (Christophe Leroy) > > v3: > - Fix comment that still referred to mm->get_unmapped_area() > - Resolve trivial rebase conflicts with "mm: thp_get_unmapped_area must > honour topdown preference" > - Spelling fix in log > > v2: > - Fix comment on MMF_TOPDOWN (Kirill, rppt) > - Move MMF_TOPDOWN to actually unused bit > - Add MMF_TOPDOWN to MMF_INIT_MASK so it doesn't get clobbered on fork, > and result in the children using the search up path. > - New lower performance results after above bug fix > - Add Reviews and Acks > --- > arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c | 2 +- > arch/s390/mm/mmap.c | 4 ++-- > arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c | 15 ++++++--------- > arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c | 2 +- > arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c | 2 +- > arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c | 2 +- > arch/x86/mm/mmap.c | 4 ++-- > drivers/char/mem.c | 2 +- > drivers/dax/device.c | 6 +++--- > fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c | 4 ++-- > fs/proc/inode.c | 3 ++- > fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c | 2 +- > include/linux/mm_types.h | 6 +----- > include/linux/sched/coredump.h | 5 ++++- > include/linux/sched/mm.h | 5 +++++ > io_uring/io_uring.c | 2 +- > kernel/bpf/arena.c | 2 +- > kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 2 +- > mm/debug.c | 6 ------ > mm/huge_memory.c | 9 ++++----- > mm/mmap.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- > mm/shmem.c | 11 +++++------ > mm/util.c | 6 +++--- > 23 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c > index c2e8242bd15d..219d906fe830 100644 > --- a/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c > +++ b/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c > @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ unsigned long hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, > goto check_asce_limit; > } > > - if (mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area) > + if (!test_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags)) > addr = hugetlb_get_unmapped_area_bottomup(file, addr, len, > pgoff, flags); > else > diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c > index b14fc0887654..6b2e4436ad4a 100644 > --- a/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c > +++ b/arch/s390/mm/mmap.c > @@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack) > */ > if (mmap_is_legacy(rlim_stack)) { > mm->mmap_base = mmap_base_legacy(random_factor); > - mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area; > + clear_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags); > } else { > mm->mmap_base = mmap_base(random_factor, rlim_stack); > - mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown; > + set_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags); > } > } > > diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c > index 1e9a9e016237..1dbf7211666e 100644 > --- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c > +++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sys_sparc_64.c > @@ -218,14 +218,10 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0, > unsigned long get_fb_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long orig_addr, unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags) > { > unsigned long align_goal, addr = -ENOMEM; > - unsigned long (*get_area)(struct file *, unsigned long, > - unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long); > - > - get_area = current->mm->get_unmapped_area; > > if (flags & MAP_FIXED) { > /* Ok, don't mess with it. */ > - return get_area(NULL, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, NULL, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > } > flags &= ~MAP_SHARED; > > @@ -238,7 +234,8 @@ unsigned long get_fb_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long orig_addr, u > align_goal = (64UL * 1024); > > do { > - addr = get_area(NULL, orig_addr, len + (align_goal - PAGE_SIZE), pgoff, flags); > + addr = mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, NULL, orig_addr, > + len + (align_goal - PAGE_SIZE), pgoff, flags); > if (!(addr & ~PAGE_MASK)) { > addr = (addr + (align_goal - 1UL)) & ~(align_goal - 1UL); > break; > @@ -256,7 +253,7 @@ unsigned long get_fb_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long orig_addr, u > * be obtained. > */ > if (addr & ~PAGE_MASK) > - addr = get_area(NULL, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + addr = mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, NULL, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > > return addr; > } > @@ -292,7 +289,7 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack) > gap == RLIM_INFINITY || > sysctl_legacy_va_layout) { > mm->mmap_base = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE + random_factor; > - mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area; > + clear_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags); > } else { > /* We know it's 32-bit */ > unsigned long task_size = STACK_TOP32; > @@ -303,7 +300,7 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack) > gap = (task_size / 6 * 5); > > mm->mmap_base = PAGE_ALIGN(task_size - gap - random_factor); > - mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown; > + set_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags); > } > } > > diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c > index b432500c13a5..38a1bef47efb 100644 > --- a/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c > +++ b/arch/sparc/mm/hugetlbpage.c > @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, > (!vma || addr + len <= vm_start_gap(vma))) > return addr; > } > - if (mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area) > + if (!test_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags)) > return hugetlb_get_unmapped_area_bottomup(file, addr, len, > pgoff, flags); > else > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c > index 262f5fb18d74..22b65a5f5ec6 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c > @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static unsigned long sgx_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, > if (flags & MAP_FIXED) > return addr; > > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > } > > #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c > index 5804bbae4f01..6d77c0039617 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/hugetlbpage.c > @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, > } > > get_unmapped_area: > - if (mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area) > + if (!test_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags)) > return hugetlb_get_unmapped_area_bottomup(file, addr, len, > pgoff, flags); > else > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c > index c90c20904a60..a2cabb1c81e1 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c > @@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ static void arch_pick_mmap_base(unsigned long *base, unsigned long *legacy_base, > void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack) > { > if (mmap_is_legacy()) > - mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area; > + clear_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags); > else > - mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown; > + set_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags); > > arch_pick_mmap_base(&mm->mmap_base, &mm->mmap_legacy_base, > arch_rnd(mmap64_rnd_bits), task_size_64bit(0), > diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c > index 3c6670cf905f..9b80e622ae80 100644 > --- a/drivers/char/mem.c > +++ b/drivers/char/mem.c > @@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static unsigned long get_unmapped_area_zero(struct file *file, > } > > /* Otherwise flags & MAP_PRIVATE: with no shmem object beneath it */ > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > #else > return -ENOSYS; > #endif > diff --git a/drivers/dax/device.c b/drivers/dax/device.c > index 93ebedc5ec8c..47c126d37b59 100644 > --- a/drivers/dax/device.c > +++ b/drivers/dax/device.c > @@ -329,14 +329,14 @@ static unsigned long dax_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, > if ((off + len_align) < off) > goto out; > > - addr_align = current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len_align, > - pgoff, flags); > + addr_align = mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len_align, > + pgoff, flags); > if (!IS_ERR_VALUE(addr_align)) { > addr_align += (off - addr_align) & (align - 1); > return addr_align; > } > out: > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > } > > static const struct address_space_operations dev_dax_aops = { > diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c > index 6502c7e776d1..3dee18bf47ed 100644 > --- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c > +++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c > @@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ generic_hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, > } > > /* > - * Use mm->get_unmapped_area value as a hint to use topdown routine. > + * Use MMF_TOPDOWN flag as a hint to use topdown routine. > * If architectures have special needs, they should define their own > * version of hugetlb_get_unmapped_area. > */ > - if (mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown) > + if (test_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags)) > return hugetlb_get_unmapped_area_topdown(file, addr, len, > pgoff, flags); > return hugetlb_get_unmapped_area_bottomup(file, addr, len, > diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c > index 75396a24fd8c..d19434e2a58e 100644 > --- a/fs/proc/inode.c > +++ b/fs/proc/inode.c > @@ -455,8 +455,9 @@ pde_get_unmapped_area(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct file *file, unsigned lo > return pde->proc_ops->proc_get_unmapped_area(file, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > > #ifdef CONFIG_MMU > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(file, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, file, orig_addr, len, pgoff, flags); > #endif > + > return orig_addr; > } > > diff --git a/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c b/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c > index c7a1aa3c882b..b45c7edc3225 100644 > --- a/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c > +++ b/fs/ramfs/file-mmu.c > @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static unsigned long ramfs_mmu_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, > unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, > unsigned long flags) > { > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > } > > const struct file_operations ramfs_file_operations = { > diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h > index 5240bd7bca33..9313e43123d4 100644 > --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h > +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h > @@ -777,11 +777,7 @@ struct mm_struct { > } ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp; > > struct maple_tree mm_mt; > -#ifdef CONFIG_MMU > - unsigned long (*get_unmapped_area) (struct file *filp, > - unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > - unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags); > -#endif > + > unsigned long mmap_base; /* base of mmap area */ > unsigned long mmap_legacy_base; /* base of mmap area in bottom-up allocations */ > #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_COMPAT_MMAP_BASES > diff --git a/include/linux/sched/coredump.h b/include/linux/sched/coredump.h > index 02f5090ffea2..e62ff805cfc9 100644 > --- a/include/linux/sched/coredump.h > +++ b/include/linux/sched/coredump.h > @@ -92,9 +92,12 @@ static inline int get_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm) > #define MMF_VM_MERGE_ANY 30 > #define MMF_VM_MERGE_ANY_MASK (1 << MMF_VM_MERGE_ANY) > > +#define MMF_TOPDOWN 31 /* mm searches top down by default */ > +#define MMF_TOPDOWN_MASK (1 << MMF_TOPDOWN) > + > #define MMF_INIT_MASK (MMF_DUMPABLE_MASK | MMF_DUMP_FILTER_MASK |\ > MMF_DISABLE_THP_MASK | MMF_HAS_MDWE_MASK |\ > - MMF_VM_MERGE_ANY_MASK) > + MMF_VM_MERGE_ANY_MASK | MMF_TOPDOWN_MASK) > > static inline unsigned long mmf_init_flags(unsigned long flags) > { > diff --git a/include/linux/sched/mm.h b/include/linux/sched/mm.h > index b6543f9d78d6..ed1caa26c8be 100644 > --- a/include/linux/sched/mm.h > +++ b/include/linux/sched/mm.h > @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ > #include <linux/mm_types.h> > #include <linux/gfp.h> > #include <linux/sync_core.h> > +#include <linux/sched/coredump.h> > > /* > * Routines for handling mm_structs > @@ -186,6 +187,10 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, > unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, > unsigned long flags); > > +unsigned long mm_get_unmapped_area(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *filp, > + unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > + unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags); > + > unsigned long > generic_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, > unsigned long len, unsigned long pgoff, > diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c > index 5d4b448fdc50..405bab0a560c 100644 > --- a/io_uring/io_uring.c > +++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c > @@ -3520,7 +3520,7 @@ static unsigned long io_uring_mmu_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, > #else > addr = 0UL; > #endif > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > } > > #else /* !CONFIG_MMU */ > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arena.c b/kernel/bpf/arena.c > index 86571e760dd6..74d566dcd2cb 100644 > --- a/kernel/bpf/arena.c > +++ b/kernel/bpf/arena.c > @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static unsigned long arena_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long ad > return -EINVAL; > } > > - ret = current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len * 2, 0, flags); > + ret = mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len * 2, 0, flags); > if (IS_ERR_VALUE(ret)) > return ret; > if ((ret >> 32) == ((ret + len - 1) >> 32)) > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c > index ae2ff73bde7e..dead5e1977d8 100644 > --- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c > +++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c > @@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static unsigned long bpf_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr > if (map->ops->map_get_unmapped_area) > return map->ops->map_get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > #ifdef CONFIG_MMU > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > #else > return addr; > #endif > diff --git a/mm/debug.c b/mm/debug.c > index c1c1a6a484e4..37a17f77df9f 100644 > --- a/mm/debug.c > +++ b/mm/debug.c > @@ -180,9 +180,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_vma); > void dump_mm(const struct mm_struct *mm) > { > pr_emerg("mm %px task_size %lu\n" > -#ifdef CONFIG_MMU > - "get_unmapped_area %px\n" > -#endif > "mmap_base %lu mmap_legacy_base %lu\n" > "pgd %px mm_users %d mm_count %d pgtables_bytes %lu map_count %d\n" > "hiwater_rss %lx hiwater_vm %lx total_vm %lx locked_vm %lx\n" > @@ -208,9 +205,6 @@ void dump_mm(const struct mm_struct *mm) > "def_flags: %#lx(%pGv)\n", > > mm, mm->task_size, > -#ifdef CONFIG_MMU > - mm->get_unmapped_area, > -#endif > mm->mmap_base, mm->mmap_legacy_base, > mm->pgd, atomic_read(&mm->mm_users), > atomic_read(&mm->mm_count), > diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c > index 9859aa4f7553..cede9ccb84dc 100644 > --- a/mm/huge_memory.c > +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c > @@ -824,8 +824,8 @@ static unsigned long __thp_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, > if (len_pad < len || (off + len_pad) < off) > return 0; > > - ret = current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len_pad, > - off >> PAGE_SHIFT, flags); > + ret = mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len_pad, > + off >> PAGE_SHIFT, flags); > > /* > * The failure might be due to length padding. The caller will retry > @@ -843,8 +843,7 @@ static unsigned long __thp_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, > > off_sub = (off - ret) & (size - 1); > > - if (current->mm->get_unmapped_area == arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown && > - !off_sub) > + if (test_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, ¤t->mm->flags) && !off_sub) > return ret + size; > > ret += off_sub; > @@ -861,7 +860,7 @@ unsigned long thp_get_unmapped_area(struct file *filp, unsigned long addr, > if (ret) > return ret; > > - return current->mm->get_unmapped_area(filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, filp, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thp_get_unmapped_area); > > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c > index 6dbda99a47da..224e9ce1e2fd 100644 > --- a/mm/mmap.c > +++ b/mm/mmap.c > @@ -1813,7 +1813,8 @@ get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags) > { > unsigned long (*get_area)(struct file *, unsigned long, > - unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long); > + unsigned long, unsigned long, unsigned long) > + = NULL; > > unsigned long error = arch_mmap_check(addr, len, flags); > if (error) > @@ -1823,7 +1824,6 @@ get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > if (len > TASK_SIZE) > return -ENOMEM; > > - get_area = current->mm->get_unmapped_area; > if (file) { > if (file->f_op->get_unmapped_area) > get_area = file->f_op->get_unmapped_area; > @@ -1842,7 +1842,11 @@ get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > if (!file) > pgoff = 0; > > - addr = get_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + if (get_area) > + addr = get_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + else > + addr = mm_get_unmapped_area(current->mm, file, addr, len, > + pgoff, flags); > if (IS_ERR_VALUE(addr)) > return addr; > > @@ -1857,6 +1861,17 @@ get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > > EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_unmapped_area); > > +unsigned long > +mm_get_unmapped_area(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *file, > + unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, > + unsigned long pgoff, unsigned long flags) > +{ Seems like a small waste to have all call sites now need to push an additional @mm argument onto the stack just to figure out what function to call. > + if (test_bit(MMF_TOPDOWN, &mm->flags)) > + return arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); > + return arch_get_unmapped_area(file, addr, len, pgoff, flags); This seems small enough to be amenable to a static inline, but that would require exporting the arch calls which might be painful. Would it not be possible to drop the @mm argument and just reference current->mm internal to this function? Just call this funcion current_get_unmapped_area()? Otherwise looks like a useful change to me.