On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 09:39:49AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote: > On Wed 26-05-21 13:01:40, Feng Tang wrote: > > Currently the kernel_mbind() and kernel_set_mempolicy() do almost > > the same operation for parameter sanity check and preprocessing. > > > > Add a helper function to unify the code to reduce the redundancy, > > and make it easier for changing the pre-processing code in future. > > > > [thanks to David Rientjes for suggesting using helper function > > instead of macro] > > I appreciate removing the code duplication but I am not really convinced > this is an improvement. You are conflating two things. One is the mpol > flags checking and node mask copying. While abstracting the first one > makes sense to me the later is already a single line of code that makes > your helper unnecessarily complex. So I would go with sanitize_mpol_flags > and put a flags handling there and leave get_nodes alone. > > > Signed-off-by: Feng Tang <feng.tang@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > mm/mempolicy.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- > > 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) > > Funny how removing code duplication adds more code than it removes ;) Yes. And in last verion which uses macro to unify the code: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1621499404-67756-3-git-send-email-feng.tang@xxxxxxxxx/ it does save some lines :) mm/mempolicy.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) Thanks, Feng > > > > diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c > > index 1964cca..2830bb8 100644 > > --- a/mm/mempolicy.c > > +++ b/mm/mempolicy.c > > @@ -1460,6 +1460,20 @@ static int copy_nodes_to_user(unsigned long __user *mask, unsigned long maxnode, > > return copy_to_user(mask, nodes_addr(*nodes), copy) ? -EFAULT : 0; > > } > > > > +static inline int mpol_pre_process(int *mode, const unsigned long __user *nmask, unsigned long maxnode, nodemask_t *nodes, unsigned short *flags) > > +{ > > + int ret; > > + > > + *flags = *mode & MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > > + *mode &= ~MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > > + if ((unsigned int)(*mode) >= MPOL_MAX) > > + return -EINVAL; > > + if ((*flags & MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES) && (*flags & MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES)) > > + return -EINVAL; > > + ret = get_nodes(nodes, nmask, maxnode); > > + return ret; > > +} > > + > > static long kernel_mbind(unsigned long start, unsigned long len, > > unsigned long mode, const unsigned long __user *nmask, > > unsigned long maxnode, unsigned int flags) > > @@ -1467,19 +1481,14 @@ static long kernel_mbind(unsigned long start, unsigned long len, > > nodemask_t nodes; > > int err; > > unsigned short mode_flags; > > + int lmode = mode; > > > > - start = untagged_addr(start); > > - mode_flags = mode & MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > > - mode &= ~MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > > - if (mode >= MPOL_MAX) > > - return -EINVAL; > > - if ((mode_flags & MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES) && > > - (mode_flags & MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES)) > > - return -EINVAL; > > - err = get_nodes(&nodes, nmask, maxnode); > > + err = mpol_pre_process(&lmode, nmask, maxnode, &nodes, &mode_flags); > > if (err) > > return err; > > - return do_mbind(start, len, mode, mode_flags, &nodes, flags); > > + > > + start = untagged_addr(start); > > + return do_mbind(start, len, lmode, mode_flags, &nodes, flags); > > } > > > > SYSCALL_DEFINE6(mbind, unsigned long, start, unsigned long, len, > > @@ -1495,18 +1504,14 @@ static long kernel_set_mempolicy(int mode, const unsigned long __user *nmask, > > { > > int err; > > nodemask_t nodes; > > - unsigned short flags; > > + unsigned short mode_flags; > > + int lmode = mode; > > > > - flags = mode & MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > > - mode &= ~MPOL_MODE_FLAGS; > > - if ((unsigned int)mode >= MPOL_MAX) > > - return -EINVAL; > > - if ((flags & MPOL_F_STATIC_NODES) && (flags & MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES)) > > - return -EINVAL; > > - err = get_nodes(&nodes, nmask, maxnode); > > + err = mpol_pre_process(&lmode, nmask, maxnode, &nodes, &mode_flags); > > if (err) > > return err; > > - return do_set_mempolicy(mode, flags, &nodes); > > + > > + return do_set_mempolicy(lmode, mode_flags, &nodes); > > } > > > > SYSCALL_DEFINE3(set_mempolicy, int, mode, const unsigned long __user *, nmask, > > -- > > 2.7.4 > > -- > Michal Hocko > SUSE Labs