From: Kairui Song via B4 Relay <devnull+kasong.tencent.com@kernel.org>
To: linux-mm@kvack.org
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>,
Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>,
Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>,
Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>, Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>,
Chris Li <chrisl@kernel.org>,
Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@huaweicloud.com>,
Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>, Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>,
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>,
Youngjun Park <youngjun.park@lge.com>,
Chengming Zhou <chengming.zhou@linux.dev>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>,
Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>,
Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@bytedance.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, cgroups@vger.kernel.org,
Kairui Song <kasong@tencent.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC 14/15] mm, swap: add a special device for ghost swap setup
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:42:15 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260220-swap-table-p4-v1-14-104795d19815@tencent.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260220-swap-table-p4-v1-0-104795d19815@tencent.com>
From: Kairui Song <kasong@tencent.com>
Use /dev/ghostswap as a special device so userspace can setup ghost
swap easily without any extra tools.
Signed-off-by: Kairui Song <kasong@tencent.com>
---
drivers/char/mem.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/swap.h | 2 ++
mm/swapfile.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++---
3 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
index cca4529431f8..8d0eb3f7d191 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
#include <linux/uio.h>
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/swap.h>
#define DEVMEM_MINOR 1
#define DEVPORT_MINOR 4
@@ -667,6 +668,41 @@ static const struct file_operations null_fops = {
.uring_cmd = uring_cmd_null,
};
+#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
+static ssize_t read_ghostswap(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+ size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ union swap_header *hdr;
+ size_t to_copy;
+
+ if (*ppos >= PAGE_SIZE)
+ return 0;
+
+ hdr = kzalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!hdr)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ hdr->info.version = 1;
+ hdr->info.last_page = totalram_pages() - 1;
+ memcpy(hdr->magic.magic, "SWAPSPACE2", 10);
+ to_copy = min_t(size_t, count, PAGE_SIZE - *ppos);
+ if (copy_to_user(buf, (char *)hdr + *ppos, to_copy)) {
+ kfree(hdr);
+ return -EFAULT;
+ }
+
+ kfree(hdr);
+ *ppos += to_copy;
+ return to_copy;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations ghostswap_fops = {
+ .llseek = null_lseek,
+ .read = read_ghostswap,
+ .write = write_null,
+};
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_DEVPORT
static const struct file_operations port_fops = {
.llseek = memory_lseek,
@@ -718,6 +754,9 @@ static const struct memdev {
#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
[11] = { "kmsg", &kmsg_fops, 0, 0644 },
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
+ [DEVGHOST_MINOR] = { "ghostswap", &ghostswap_fops, 0, 0660 },
+#endif
};
static int memory_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 3b2efd319f44..b57a4a40f4fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ void free_pages_and_swap_cache(struct encoded_page **, int);
/* linux/mm/swapfile.c */
extern atomic_long_t nr_swap_pages;
extern atomic_t nr_real_swapfiles;
+
+#define DEVGHOST_MINOR 13 /* /dev/ghostswap char device minor */
extern long total_swap_pages;
extern atomic_t nr_rotate_swap;
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 65666c43cbd5..d054f40ec75f 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
#include <linux/suspend.h>
#include <linux/zswap.h>
#include <linux/plist.h>
+#include <linux/major.h>
#include <asm/tlbflush.h>
#include <linux/leafops.h>
@@ -1703,6 +1704,7 @@ int folio_alloc_swap(struct folio *folio)
unsigned int size = 1 << order;
struct swap_cluster_info *ci;
+ VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(folio_test_swapcache(folio), folio);
VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_locked(folio), folio);
VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_uptodate(folio), folio);
@@ -3421,6 +3423,10 @@ static int setup_swap_clusters_info(struct swap_info_struct *si,
err = swap_cluster_setup_bad_slot(si, cluster_info, 0, false);
if (err)
goto err;
+
+ if (!swap_header)
+ goto setup_cluster_info;
+
for (i = 0; i < swap_header->info.nr_badpages; i++) {
unsigned int page_nr = swap_header->info.badpages[i];
@@ -3440,6 +3446,7 @@ static int setup_swap_clusters_info(struct swap_info_struct *si,
goto err;
}
+setup_cluster_info:
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->free_clusters);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->full_clusters);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->discard_clusters);
@@ -3476,7 +3483,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
struct dentry *dentry;
int prio;
int error;
- union swap_header *swap_header;
+ union swap_header *swap_header = NULL;
int nr_extents;
sector_t span;
unsigned long maxpages;
@@ -3528,6 +3535,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
goto bad_swap_unlock_inode;
}
+ /* /dev/ghostswap: synthesize a ghost swap device. */
+ if (S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) &&
+ imajor(inode) == MEM_MAJOR && iminor(inode) == DEVGHOST_MINOR) {
+ maxpages = round_up(totalram_pages(), SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
+ si->flags |= SWP_GHOST | SWP_SOLIDSTATE;
+ si->bdev = NULL;
+ goto setup;
+ }
+
/*
* The swap subsystem needs a major overhaul to support this.
* It doesn't work yet so just disable it for now.
@@ -3550,13 +3566,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
goto bad_swap_unlock_inode;
}
swap_header = kmap_local_folio(folio, 0);
-
maxpages = read_swap_header(si, swap_header, inode);
if (unlikely(!maxpages)) {
error = -EINVAL;
goto bad_swap_unlock_inode;
}
+setup:
si->max = maxpages;
si->pages = maxpages - 1;
nr_extents = setup_swap_extents(si, swap_file, &span);
@@ -3585,7 +3601,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(swapon, const char __user *, specialfile, int, swap_flags)
if (si->bdev && bdev_nonrot(si->bdev)) {
si->flags |= SWP_SOLIDSTATE;
- } else {
+ } else if (!(si->flags & SWP_SOLIDSTATE)) {
atomic_inc(&nr_rotate_swap);
inced_nr_rotate_swap = true;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-19 23:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-19 23:42 [PATCH RFC 00/15] mm, swap: swap table phase IV with dynamic ghost swapfile Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 01/15] mm: move thp_limit_gfp_mask to header Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 02/15] mm, swap: simplify swap_cache_alloc_folio Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 03/15] mm, swap: move conflict checking logic of out swap cache adding Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 04/15] mm, swap: add support for large order folios in swap cache directly Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 05/15] mm, swap: unify large folio allocation Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 06/15] memcg, swap: reparent the swap entry on swapin if swapout cgroup is dead Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 07/15] memcg, swap: defer the recording of memcg info and reparent flexibly Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 08/15] mm, swap: store and check memcg info in the swap table Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 09/15] mm, swap: support flexible batch freeing of slots in different memcg Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 10/15] mm, swap: always retrieve memcg id from swap table Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 11/15] mm/swap, memcg: remove swap cgroup array Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 12/15] mm, swap: merge zeromap into swap table Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 13/15] mm: ghost swapfile support for zswap Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-19 23:42 ` Kairui Song via B4 Relay [this message]
2026-02-19 23:42 ` [PATCH RFC 15/15] mm, swap: allocate cluster dynamically for ghost swapfile Kairui Song via B4 Relay
2026-02-21 8:15 ` [PATCH RFC 00/15] mm, swap: swap table phase IV with dynamic " Barry Song
2026-02-21 9:07 ` Kairui Song
2026-02-21 9:30 ` Barry Song
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