Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] mm: mlock: Refactor mlock, munlock, and munlockall code

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On Sun 09-08-15 01:22:51, Eric B Munson wrote:
> Extending the mlock system call is very difficult because it currently
> does not take a flags argument.  A later patch in this set will extend
> mlock to support a middle ground between pages that are locked and
> faulted in immediately and unlocked pages.  To pave the way for the new
> system call, the code needs some reorganization so that all the actual
> entry point handles is checking input and translating to VMA flags.

OK, I find the reorganized code more readable.

> Signed-off-by: Eric B Munson <emunson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  mm/mlock.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
> index 6fd2cf1..5692ee5 100644
> --- a/mm/mlock.c
> +++ b/mm/mlock.c
> @@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ out:
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, int on)
> +static int apply_vma_lock_flags(unsigned long start, size_t len,
> +				vm_flags_t flags)
>  {
>  	unsigned long nstart, end, tmp;
>  	struct vm_area_struct * vma, * prev;
> @@ -575,14 +576,11 @@ static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, int on)
>  		prev = vma;
>  
>  	for (nstart = start ; ; ) {
> -		vm_flags_t newflags;
> -
> -		/* Here we know that  vma->vm_start <= nstart < vma->vm_end. */
> +		vm_flags_t newflags = vma->vm_flags & ~VM_LOCKED;
>  
> -		newflags = vma->vm_flags & ~VM_LOCKED;
> -		if (on)
> -			newflags |= VM_LOCKED;
> +		newflags |= flags;
>  
> +		/* Here we know that  vma->vm_start <= nstart < vma->vm_end. */
>  		tmp = vma->vm_end;
>  		if (tmp > end)
>  			tmp = end;
> @@ -604,7 +602,7 @@ static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, int on)
>  	return error;
>  }
>  
> -SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
> +static int do_mlock(unsigned long start, size_t len, vm_flags_t flags)
>  {
>  	unsigned long locked;
>  	unsigned long lock_limit;
> @@ -628,7 +626,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
>  
>  	/* check against resource limits */
>  	if ((locked <= lock_limit) || capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
> -		error = do_mlock(start, len, 1);
> +		error = apply_vma_lock_flags(start, len, flags);
>  
>  	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
>  	if (error)
> @@ -640,6 +638,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +SYSCALL_DEFINE2(mlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
> +{
> +	return do_mlock(start, len, VM_LOCKED);
> +}
> +
>  SYSCALL_DEFINE2(munlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
>  {
>  	int ret;
> @@ -648,13 +651,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(munlock, unsigned long, start, size_t, len)
>  	start &= PAGE_MASK;
>  
>  	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
> -	ret = do_mlock(start, len, 0);
> +	ret = apply_vma_lock_flags(start, len, 0);
>  	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -static int do_mlockall(int flags)
> +static int apply_mlockall_flags(int flags)
>  {
>  	struct vm_area_struct * vma, * prev = NULL;
>  
> @@ -662,6 +665,7 @@ static int do_mlockall(int flags)
>  		current->mm->def_flags |= VM_LOCKED;
>  	else
>  		current->mm->def_flags &= ~VM_LOCKED;
> +
>  	if (flags == MCL_FUTURE)
>  		goto out;
>  
> @@ -703,7 +707,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(mlockall, int, flags)
>  
>  	if (!(flags & MCL_CURRENT) || (current->mm->total_vm <= lock_limit) ||
>  	    capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
> -		ret = do_mlockall(flags);
> +		ret = apply_mlockall_flags(flags);
>  	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
>  	if (!ret && (flags & MCL_CURRENT))
>  		mm_populate(0, TASK_SIZE);
> @@ -716,7 +720,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(munlockall)
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	down_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
> -	ret = do_mlockall(0);
> +	ret = apply_mlockall_flags(0);
>  	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
>  	return ret;
>  }
> -- 
> 1.9.1

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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