Re: [PATCH] mm: add PTE pointer parameter to flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault()

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On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 05:15:48PM +0100, Gerald Schaefer wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> index b6ba466e2e8a..0bd18de9fd97 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline bool arch_thp_swp_supported(void)
>   * fault on one CPU which has been handled concurrently by another CPU
>   * does not need to perform additional invalidation.
>   */
> -#define flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault(vma, address) do { } while (0)
> +#define flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault(vma, address, ptep) do { } while (0)

For arm64:

Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>

> diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
> index 2c70b4d1263d..c1f6b46ec555 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
> +++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
> @@ -1239,7 +1239,8 @@ static inline int pte_allow_rdp(pte_t old, pte_t new)
>  }
>  
>  static inline void flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> -						unsigned long address)
> +						unsigned long address,
> +						pte_t *ptep)
>  {
>  	/*
>  	 * RDP might not have propagated the PTE protection reset to all CPUs,
> @@ -1247,11 +1248,12 @@ static inline void flush_tlb_fix_spurious_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  	 * NOTE: This will also be called when a racing pagetable update on
>  	 * another thread already installed the correct PTE. Both cases cannot
>  	 * really be distinguished.
> -	 * Therefore, only do the local TLB flush when RDP can be used, to avoid
> -	 * unnecessary overhead.
> +	 * Therefore, only do the local TLB flush when RDP can be used, and the
> +	 * PTE does not have _PAGE_PROTECT set, to avoid unnecessary overhead.
> +	 * A local RDP can be used to do the flush.
>  	 */
> -	if (MACHINE_HAS_RDP)
> -		asm volatile("ptlb" : : : "memory");
> +	if (MACHINE_HAS_RDP && !(pte_val(*ptep) & _PAGE_PROTECT))
> +		__ptep_rdp(address, ptep, 0, 0, 1);

I wonder whether passing the actual entry is somewhat quicker as it
avoids another memory access (though it might already be in the cache).

-- 
Catalin



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