On 07/31, Song Liu wrote: > > +static int khugepaged_add_pte_mapped_thp(struct mm_struct *mm, > + unsigned long addr) > +{ > + struct mm_slot *mm_slot; > + int ret = 0; > + > + /* hold mmap_sem for khugepaged_test_exit() */ > + VM_BUG_ON_MM(!rwsem_is_locked(&mm->mmap_sem), mm); > + VM_BUG_ON(addr & ~HPAGE_PMD_MASK); > + > + if (unlikely(khugepaged_test_exit(mm))) > + return 0; > + > + if (!test_bit(MMF_VM_HUGEPAGE, &mm->flags) && > + !test_bit(MMF_DISABLE_THP, &mm->flags)) { > + ret = __khugepaged_enter(mm); > + if (ret) > + return ret; > + } could you explain why do we need mm->mmap_sem, khugepaged_test_exit() check and __khugepaged_enter() ? > + spin_lock(&khugepaged_mm_lock); > + mm_slot = get_mm_slot(mm); > + if (likely(mm_slot && mm_slot->nr_pte_mapped_thp < MAX_PTE_MAPPED_THP)) > + mm_slot->pte_mapped_thp[mm_slot->nr_pte_mapped_thp++] = addr; if get_mm_slot() returns mm_slot != NULL we can safely modify ->pte_mapped_thp. We do not care even if this task has already passed __mmput/__khugepaged_exit, this slot can't go away. No? Oleg.