On Wed, Feb 06, 2019 at 09:59:14AM -0800, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > Changes from v2 (https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10774255/): > - Added more reviews for patch 1 and also fixed mm/debug.c to > use llx insted of lx so gcc doesn't complain. > > - Re did patch 3 (qib rdma) such that we still have to take > mmap_sem as it now uses gup_longterm(). gup_fast() conversion > remains for patch 2 which is not infiniband. > > - Rebased for rdma tree. > > Changes from v1 (https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10764923/): > - Converted pinned_vm to atomic64 instead of atomic_long such that > infiniband need not worry about overflows. > > - Rebased patch 1 and added Ira's reviews as well as Parvi's review > for patch 5 (thanks!). > > -------- > > Hi, > > The following patches aim to provide cleanups to users that pin pages > (mostly infiniband) by converting the counter to atomic -- note that > Daniel Jordan also has patches[1] for the locked_vm counterpart and vfio. > > Apart from removing a source of mmap_sem writer, we benefit in that > we can get rid of a lot of code that defers work when the lock cannot > be acquired, as well as drivers avoiding mmap_sem altogether by also > converting gup to gup_fast() and letting the mm handle it. Users > that do the gup_longterm() remain of course under at least reader mmap_sem. > > Everything has been compile-tested _only_ so I hope I didn't do anything > too stupid. Please consider for v5.1. > > On a similar topic and potential follow up, it would be nice to resurrect > Peter's VM_PINNED idea in that the broken semantics that occurred after > bc3e53f682 ("mm: distinguish between mlocked and pinned pages") are still > present. Also encapsulating internal mm logic via mm[un]pin() instead of > drivers having to know about internals and playing nice with compaction are > all wins. > > Applies against rdma's for-next branch. > > Thanks! > > [1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/11/5/854 > > Davidlohr Bueso (6): > mm: make mm->pinned_vm an atomic64 counter > drivers/mic/scif: do not use mmap_sem > drivers/IB,qib: optimize mmap_sem usage > drivers/IB,hfi1: do not se mmap_sem > drivers/IB,usnic: reduce scope of mmap_sem > drivers/IB,core: reduce scope of mmap_sem The surprise 7th patch was mangled, but I recreated it by hand Otherwise applied to rdma for-next Thanks, Jason
