When MREMAP_DONTUNMAP was added in e346b38 ("mm/mremap: add MREMAP_DONTUNMAP to mremap()") we inadvertently allows for an address hint to be specified when not using MREMAP_FIXED. This is because mremap(2) with MREMAP_DONTUNMAP it shares a code path with MREMAP_FIXED in mremap_to(), which means this function can be called in 3 different scenarios: MREMAP_FIXED only, MREMAP_DONTUNMAP only, or MREMAP_FIXED | MREMAP_DONTUNMAP. In the second case when only MREMAP_DONTUNMAP the new_addr is passed to get_unmapped_area() which behaves like a hint as it does with mmap(2). Glibc now expects this behavior so it would seem it probably cannot be removed [1]. Additionally, as Jann Horn pointed out Debian apparently has tests for this odd undocumented behavior [2]. This series attempts to reconcile this situation. Patch 1: Will fix the checks that should only apply to the MREMAP_FIXED case, so that they don't apply to just MREMAP_MAYMOVE. Patch 2: Addresses an actual bug where we can allow a hint which is lower than the mmap_min_addr. Patch 3: Since we're stuck with this behavior we might as well support it for mremap(2) when MREMAP_MAYMOVE is specified. Patch 4: Self tests for patch 1 Patch 5: Self tests for patch 3 I will mail man page updates once we finalize on the behavior for mremap(2). 1. https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=6c40cb0e9f893d49dc7caee580a055de53562206 2. https://sources.debian.org/src/glibc/2.40-4/debian/patches/git-updates.diff/?hl=22820#L22818 Brian Geffon (5): mm: mremap: Fix new_addr being used as a hint with MREMAP_DONTUNMAP mm: mremap: Use round_hint_to_min() for new_addr hints mm: mremap: Allow new_addr to be specified as a hint selftests: mm: Add a new MREMAP_DONTUNMAP self test selftests: mm: Add selftest for new_addr hint with MREMAP_MAYMOVE. include/linux/mm_inline.h | 14 +++ mm/mmap.c | 13 -- mm/mremap.c | 34 ++++-- tools/testing/selftests/mm/mremap_dontunmap.c | 41 ++++++- tools/testing/selftests/mm/mremap_test.c | 113 +++++++++++++++++- 5 files changed, 189 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) -- 2.47.0.338.g60cca15819-goog