From: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
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Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCHv6 13/17] hugetlb: Remove VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 15:56:29 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260202155634.650837-14-kas@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260202155634.650837-1-kas@kernel.org>
The VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU flag triggered synchronize_rcu() calls to
prevent a race between HVO remapping and page_ref_add_unless(). The
race could occur when a speculative PFN walker tried to modify the
refcount on a struct page that was in the process of being remapped
to a fake head.
With fake heads eliminated, page_ref_add_unless() no longer needs RCU
protection.
Remove the flag and synchronize_rcu() calls.
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>
---
mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 20 ++++----------------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 688764c52c72..6088fc77865c 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ struct vmemmap_remap_walk {
#define VMEMMAP_SPLIT_NO_TLB_FLUSH BIT(0)
/* Skip the TLB flush when we remap the PTE */
#define VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH BIT(1)
-/* synchronize_rcu() to avoid writes from page_ref_add_unless() */
-#define VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU BIT(2)
unsigned long flags;
};
@@ -409,9 +407,6 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct hstate *h,
if (!folio_test_hugetlb_vmemmap_optimized(folio))
return 0;
- if (flags & VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU)
- synchronize_rcu();
-
vmemmap_start = (unsigned long)&folio->page;
vmemmap_end = vmemmap_start + hugetlb_vmemmap_size(h);
@@ -444,7 +439,7 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct hstate *h,
*/
int hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio)
{
- return __hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(h, folio, VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU);
+ return __hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(h, folio, 0);
}
/**
@@ -467,14 +462,11 @@ long hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folios(const struct hstate *h,
struct folio *folio, *t_folio;
long restored = 0;
long ret = 0;
- unsigned long flags = VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH | VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU;
+ unsigned long flags = VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH;
list_for_each_entry_safe(folio, t_folio, folio_list, lru) {
if (folio_test_hugetlb_vmemmap_optimized(folio)) {
ret = __hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(h, folio, flags);
- /* only need to synchronize_rcu() once for each batch */
- flags &= ~VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU;
-
if (ret)
break;
restored++;
@@ -554,8 +546,6 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h,
static_branch_inc(&hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
- if (flags & VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU)
- synchronize_rcu();
/*
* Very Subtle
* If VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH is set, TLB flushing is not performed
@@ -613,7 +603,7 @@ void hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h, struct folio *folio)
{
LIST_HEAD(vmemmap_pages);
- __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(h, folio, &vmemmap_pages, VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU);
+ __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(h, folio, &vmemmap_pages, 0);
free_vmemmap_page_list(&vmemmap_pages);
}
@@ -641,7 +631,7 @@ static void __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h,
struct folio *folio;
int nr_to_optimize;
LIST_HEAD(vmemmap_pages);
- unsigned long flags = VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH | VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU;
+ unsigned long flags = VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH;
nr_to_optimize = 0;
list_for_each_entry(folio, folio_list, lru) {
@@ -694,8 +684,6 @@ static void __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h,
int ret;
ret = __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(h, folio, &vmemmap_pages, flags);
- /* only need to synchronize_rcu() once for each batch */
- flags &= ~VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU;
/*
* Pages to be freed may have been accumulated. If we
--
2.51.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-02 15:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-02 15:56 [PATCHv6 00/17] mm: Eliminate fake head pages from vmemmap optimization Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 01/17] mm: Move MAX_FOLIO_ORDER definition to mmzone.h Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-07 20:20 ` Usama Arif
2026-02-10 15:01 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 02/17] mm: Change the interface of prep_compound_tail() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 16:14 ` David Hildenbrand (arm)
2026-02-05 11:35 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-05 11:58 ` David Hildenbrand (arm)
2026-02-10 15:06 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 03/17] mm: Rename the 'compound_head' field in the 'struct page' to 'compound_info' Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 16:14 ` David Hildenbrand (arm)
2026-02-10 15:09 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 04/17] mm: Move set/clear_compound_head() next to compound_head() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 16:35 ` David Hildenbrand (arm)
2026-02-10 15:10 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 05/17] riscv/mm: Align vmemmap to maximal folio size Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 16:50 ` David Hildenbrand (arm)
2026-02-05 13:50 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-05 13:54 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 06/17] LoongArch/mm: " Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 16:56 ` David Hildenbrand (arm)
2026-02-05 12:56 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-05 13:43 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-05 13:52 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-05 13:52 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-05 13:57 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 07/17] mm: Rework compound_head() for power-of-2 sizeof(struct page) Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-05 14:09 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-07 20:19 ` Usama Arif
2026-02-10 15:40 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 08/17] mm: Make page_zonenum() use head page Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 3:40 ` Muchun Song
2026-02-05 13:10 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-09 11:52 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-10 15:57 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-16 11:30 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-15 23:13 ` Matthew Wilcox
2026-02-16 9:06 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-16 11:20 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 09/17] mm/sparse: Check memmap alignment for compound_info_has_mask() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-03 3:35 ` Muchun Song
2026-02-05 13:31 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-05 13:58 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 10/17] mm/hugetlb: Refactor code around vmemmap_walk Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 11/17] mm/hugetlb: Remove fake head pages Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-03 9:50 ` Muchun Song
2026-02-06 9:14 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-06 9:36 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-07 20:16 ` Usama Arif
2026-02-07 21:25 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-07 22:50 ` Usama Arif
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 12/17] mm: Drop fake head checks Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-06 9:41 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-10 16:18 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` Kiryl Shutsemau [this message]
2026-02-06 9:42 ` [PATCHv6 13/17] hugetlb: Remove VMEMMAP_SYNCHRONIZE_RCU David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 14/17] mm/hugetlb: Remove hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key static key Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-06 9:42 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 15/17] mm: Remove the branch from compound_head() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-06 10:23 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-10 16:42 ` Vlastimil Babka
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 16/17] hugetlb: Update vmemmap_dedup.rst Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-06 10:35 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-02 15:56 ` [PATCHv6 17/17] mm/slab: Use compound_head() in page_slab() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-04 3:39 ` Muchun Song
2026-02-06 10:42 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-02-10 16:45 ` Vlastimil Babka
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