From: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
To: linux-mm@kvack.org
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Subject: [PATCH v5 07/12] mm: bail out of lazy_mmu_mode_* in interrupt context
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:22:23 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251124132228.622678-8-kevin.brodsky@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251124132228.622678-1-kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
The lazy MMU mode cannot be used in interrupt context. This is
documented in <linux/pgtable.h>, but isn't consistently handled
across architectures.
arm64 ensures that calls to lazy_mmu_mode_* have no effect in
interrupt context, because such calls do occur in certain
configurations - see commit b81c688426a9 ("arm64/mm: Disable barrier
batching in interrupt contexts"). Other architectures do not check
this situation, most likely because it hasn't occurred so far.
Let's handle this in the new generic lazy_mmu layer, in the same
fashion as arm64: bail out of lazy_mmu_mode_* if in_interrupt().
Also remove the arm64 handling that is now redundant.
Both arm64 and x86/Xen also ensure that any lazy MMU optimisation is
disabled while in interrupt (see queue_pte_barriers() and
xen_get_lazy_mode() respectively). This will be handled in the
generic layer in a subsequent patch.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 9 ---------
include/linux/pgtable.h | 17 +++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 54f8d6bb6f22..e596899f4029 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -94,26 +94,17 @@ static inline void arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode(void)
* keeps tracking simple.
*/
- if (in_interrupt())
- return;
-
set_thread_flag(TIF_LAZY_MMU);
}
static inline void arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode(void)
{
- if (in_interrupt())
- return;
-
if (test_and_clear_thread_flag(TIF_LAZY_MMU_PENDING))
emit_pte_barriers();
}
static inline void arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode(void)
{
- if (in_interrupt())
- return;
-
arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode();
clear_thread_flag(TIF_LAZY_MMU);
}
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index c121358dba15..8ff6fdb4b13d 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -228,27 +228,40 @@ static inline int pmd_dirty(pmd_t pmd)
* of the lazy mode. So the implementation must assume preemption may be enabled
* and cpu migration is possible; it must take steps to be robust against this.
* (In practice, for user PTE updates, the appropriate page table lock(s) are
- * held, but for kernel PTE updates, no lock is held). Nesting is not permitted
- * and the mode cannot be used in interrupt context.
+ * held, but for kernel PTE updates, no lock is held). The mode is disabled in
+ * interrupt context and calls to the lazy_mmu API have no effect.
+ * Nesting is not permitted.
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_LAZY_MMU_MODE
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_enable(void)
{
+ if (in_interrupt())
+ return;
+
arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
}
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_disable(void)
{
+ if (in_interrupt())
+ return;
+
arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
}
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_pause(void)
{
+ if (in_interrupt())
+ return;
+
arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
}
static inline void lazy_mmu_mode_resume(void)
{
+ if (in_interrupt())
+ return;
+
arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
}
#else
--
2.51.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-24 13:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-24 13:22 [PATCH v5 00/12] Nesting support for lazy MMU mode Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 01/12] powerpc/64s: Do not re-activate batched TLB flush Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 02/12] x86/xen: simplify flush_lazy_mmu() Kevin Brodsky
2025-12-04 3:36 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 03/12] powerpc/mm: implement arch_flush_lazy_mmu_mode() Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 04/12] sparc/mm: " Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 05/12] mm: introduce CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_LAZY_MMU_MODE Kevin Brodsky
2025-12-01 6:21 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-12-03 8:19 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 06/12] mm: introduce generic lazy_mmu helpers Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-28 13:50 ` Alexander Gordeev
2025-12-03 8:20 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-12-04 4:17 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-12-05 12:47 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` Kevin Brodsky [this message]
2025-11-24 14:11 ` [PATCH v5 07/12] mm: bail out of lazy_mmu_mode_* in interrupt context David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-12-04 4:34 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 08/12] mm: enable lazy_mmu sections to nest Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 14:09 ` David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-11-27 12:33 ` Alexander Gordeev
2025-11-27 12:45 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-28 13:55 ` Alexander Gordeev
2025-12-03 8:20 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-12-04 5:25 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-12-04 11:53 ` David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-12-04 6:23 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-12-04 11:52 ` David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-12-05 12:50 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-12-05 12:56 ` Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 09/12] arm64: mm: replace TIF_LAZY_MMU with in_lazy_mmu_mode() Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 14:10 ` David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-12-04 6:52 ` Anshuman Khandual
2025-12-04 11:39 ` David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 10/12] powerpc/mm: replace batch->active " Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 11/12] sparc/mm: " Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 13:22 ` [PATCH v5 12/12] x86/xen: use lazy_mmu_state when context-switching Kevin Brodsky
2025-11-24 14:18 ` David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)
2025-11-25 13:39 ` Jürgen Groß
2025-12-03 16:08 ` [PATCH v5 00/12] Nesting support for lazy MMU mode Venkat
2025-12-05 13:00 ` Kevin Brodsky
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