On Thu 18-05-17 19:13:30, Michal Hocko wrote: > On Thu 18-05-17 19:22:55, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote: > > On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 05:59:14PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote: > [...] > > > I basically mean something like the following > > > --- > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c > > > index 74d1587b181d..d6f66ff02d0a 100644 > > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c > > > @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0, > > > goto bottomup; > > > > > > /* requesting a specific address */ > > > - if (addr) { > > > + if (addr && addr <= DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW) { > > > addr = PAGE_ALIGN(addr); > > > vma = find_vma(mm, addr); > > > if (TASK_SIZE - len >= addr && > > > @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0, > > > * !in_compat_syscall() check to avoid high addresses for x32. > > > */ > > > if (addr > DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW && !in_compat_syscall()) > > > - info.high_limit += TASK_SIZE_MAX - DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW; > > > + info.high_limit += min(TASK_SIZE_MAX, address) - DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW; > > > > > > info.align_mask = 0; > > > info.align_offset = pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT; > > > > You try to stretch the interface too far. With the patch you propose we > > have totally different behaviour wrt hint address if it below and above > > 47-bits: > > > > * <= 47-bits: allocate VM [addr; addr + len - 1], if free; > > unless I am missing something fundamental here this is not how it works. > We just map a different range if the requested one is not free (in > absence of MAP_FIXED). And we do that in top->down direction so this is > already how it works. And you _do_ rely on the same thing when allowing > larger than 47b except you start from the top of the supported address > space. So how exactly is your new behavior any different and more clear? OK, I take that back because I am clearly wrong. We simply always start from top. Sorry about my confusion. Feel free to add Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx> -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html