The patch titled
Subject: mm/memory: document restore_exclusive_pte()
has been added to the -mm mm-unstable branch. Its filename is
mm-memory-document-restore_exclusive_pte.patch
This patch will shortly appear at
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-memory-document-restore_exclusive_pte.patch
This patch will later appear in the mm-unstable branch at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm
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From: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: mm/memory: document restore_exclusive_pte()
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:22:56 +0100
Let's document how this function is to be used, and why the folio lock is
involved.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250226132257.2826043-5-david@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alistair Popple <apopple@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jérôme Glisse <jglisse@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/memory.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
--- a/mm/memory.c~mm-memory-document-restore_exclusive_pte
+++ a/mm/memory.c
@@ -718,6 +718,32 @@ struct folio *vm_normal_folio_pmd(struct
}
#endif
+/**
+ * restore_exclusive_pte - Restore a device-exclusive entry
+ * @vma: VMA covering @address
+ * @folio: the mapped folio
+ * @page: the mapped folio page
+ * @address: the virtual address
+ * @ptep: pte pointer into the locked page table mapping the folio page
+ * @orig_pte: pte value at @ptep
+ *
+ * Restore a device-exclusive non-swap entry to an ordinary present pte.
+ *
+ * The folio and the page table must be locked, and MMU notifiers must have
+ * been called to invalidate any (exclusive) device mappings.
+ *
+ * Locking the folio makes sure that anybody who just converted the pte to
+ * a device-exclusive entry can map it into the device to make forward
+ * progress without others converting it back until the folio was unlocked.
+ *
+ * If the folio lock ever becomes an issue, we can stop relying on the folio
+ * lock; it might make some scenarios with heavy thrashing less likely to
+ * make forward progress, but these scenarios might not be valid use cases.
+ *
+ * Note that the folio lock does not protect against all cases of concurrent
+ * page table modifications (e.g., MADV_DONTNEED, mprotect), so device drivers
+ * must use MMU notifiers to sync against any concurrent changes.
+ */
static void restore_exclusive_pte(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
struct folio *folio, struct page *page, unsigned long address,
pte_t *ptep, pte_t orig_pte)
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from david@xxxxxxxxxx are
mm-gup-reject-foll_split_pmd-with-hugetlb-vmas.patch
mm-rmap-reject-hugetlb-folios-in-folio_make_device_exclusive.patch
mm-rmap-convert-make_device_exclusive_range-to-make_device_exclusive.patch
mm-rmap-convert-make_device_exclusive_range-to-make_device_exclusive-fix.patch
mm-rmap-implement-make_device_exclusive-using-folio_walk-instead-of-rmap-walk.patch
mm-memory-detect-writability-in-restore_exclusive_pte-through-can_change_pte_writable.patch
mm-use-single-swp_device_exclusive-entry-type.patch
mm-page_vma_mapped-device-exclusive-entries-are-not-migration-entries.patch
kernel-events-uprobes-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-__replace_page.patch
mm-ksm-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-write_protect_page.patch
mm-rmap-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-try_to_unmap_one.patch
mm-rmap-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-try_to_migrate_one.patch
mm-rmap-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-page_vma_mkclean_one.patch
mm-page_idle-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-page_idle_clear_pte_refs_one.patch
mm-damon-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-damon_folio_young_one.patch
mm-damon-handle-device-exclusive-entries-correctly-in-damon_folio_mkold_one.patch
mm-rmap-keep-mapcount-untouched-for-device-exclusive-entries.patch
mm-rmap-avoid-ebusy-from-make_device_exclusive.patch
lib-test_hmm-make-dmirror_atomic_map-consume-a-single-page.patch
mm-memory-remove-pageanonexclusive-sanity-check-in-restore_exclusive_pte.patch
mm-memory-pass-folio-and-pte-to-restore_exclusive_pte.patch
mm-memory-document-restore_exclusive_pte.patch
mm-mmu_notifier-use-mmu_notify_clear-in-remove_device_exclusive_entry.patch
