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From: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
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	linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
Subject: [RFC v2 08/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in follow_pmd_mask()
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:23:37 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260226113233.3987674-9-usama.arif@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260226113233.3987674-1-usama.arif@linux.dev>

follow_pmd_mask() splits a huge PMD when FOLL_SPLIT_PMD is set, so GUP
can pin individual pages at PTE granularity.

If the split fails, the PMD is still huge and follow_page_pte() cannot
process it. Return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) on split failure, which causes the
GUP caller to get -ENOMEM. -ENOMEM is already returned in follow_pmd_mask
if pte_alloc_one fails (which is the reason why split_huge_pmd could
fail), hence this is a safe change.

Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
---
 mm/gup.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index 8e7dc2c6ee738..792b2e7319dd0 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -928,8 +928,16 @@ static struct page *follow_pmd_mask(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		return follow_page_pte(vma, address, pmd, flags);
 	}
 	if (pmd_trans_huge(pmdval) && (flags & FOLL_SPLIT_PMD)) {
+		int ret;
+
 		spin_unlock(ptl);
-		split_huge_pmd(vma, pmd, address);
+		/*
+		 * If split fails, the PMD is still huge and
+		 * we cannot proceed to follow_page_pte.
+		 */
+		ret = split_huge_pmd(vma, pmd, address);
+		if (ret)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
 		/* If pmd was left empty, stuff a page table in there quickly */
 		return pte_alloc(mm, pmd) ? ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM) :
 			follow_page_pte(vma, address, pmd, flags);
-- 
2.47.3



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-02-26 11:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-26 11:23 [RFC v2 00/21] mm: thp: lazy PTE page table allocation at PMD split Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 01/21] mm: thp: make split_huge_pmd functions return int for error propagation Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 02/21] mm: thp: propagate split failure from vma_adjust_trans_huge() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 03/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in copy_huge_pmd() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 04/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in do_huge_pmd_wp_page() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 05/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in zap_pmd_range() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 06/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in wp_huge_pmd() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 07/21] mm: thp: retry on split failure in change_pmd_range() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` Usama Arif [this message]
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 09/21] mm: handle walk_page_range() failure from THP split Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 10/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in mremap move_page_tables() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 11/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in userfaultfd move_pages() Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 12/21] mm: thp: handle split failure in device migration Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 13/21] mm: huge_mm: Make sure all split_huge_pmd calls are checked Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 14/21] mm: thp: allocate PTE page tables lazily at split time Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 15/21] mm: thp: remove pgtable_trans_huge_{deposit/withdraw} when not needed Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 16/21] mm: thp: add THP_SPLIT_PMD_FAILED counter Usama Arif
2026-02-26 14:22   ` Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 17/21] selftests/mm: add THP PMD split test infrastructure Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 18/21] selftests/mm: add partial_mprotect test for change_pmd_range Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 19/21] selftests/mm: add partial_mlock test Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 20/21] selftests/mm: add partial_mremap test for move_page_tables Usama Arif
2026-02-26 11:23 ` [RFC v2 21/21] selftests/mm: add madv_dontneed_partial test Usama Arif

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