Re: [v6 05/15] mm/migrate_device: handle partially mapped folios during collection

[Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>]

On 16 Sep 2025, at 8:21, Balbir Singh wrote:

> Extend migrate_vma_collect_pmd() to handle partially mapped large folios
> that require splitting before migration can proceed.
>
> During PTE walk in the collection phase, if a large folio is only
> partially mapped in the migration range, it must be split to ensure the
> folio is correctly migrated.
>
> Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh <balbirs@nvidia.com>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
> Cc: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Joshua Hahn <joshua.hahnjy@gmail.com>
> Cc: Rakie Kim <rakie.kim@sk.com>
> Cc: Byungchul Park <byungchul@sk.com>
> Cc: Gregory Price <gourry@gourry.net>
> Cc: Ying Huang <ying.huang@linux.alibaba.com>
> Cc: Alistair Popple <apopple@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@suse.de>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
> Cc: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
> Cc: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
> Cc: Nico Pache <npache@redhat.com>
> Cc: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
> Cc: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
> Cc: Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>
> Cc: Lyude Paul <lyude@redhat.com>
> Cc: Danilo Krummrich <dakr@kernel.org>
> Cc: David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>
> Cc: Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>
> Cc: Ralph Campbell <rcampbell@nvidia.com>
> Cc: Mika Penttilä <mpenttil@redhat.com>
> Cc: Matthew Brost <matthew.brost@intel.com>
> Cc: Francois Dugast <francois.dugast@intel.com>
> ---
>  mm/migrate_device.c | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 82 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/mm/migrate_device.c b/mm/migrate_device.c
> index abd9f6850db6..70c0601f70ea 100644
> --- a/mm/migrate_device.c
> +++ b/mm/migrate_device.c
> @@ -54,6 +54,53 @@ static int migrate_vma_collect_hole(unsigned long start,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>
> +/**
> + * migrate_vma_split_folio() - Helper function to split a THP folio
> + * @folio: the folio to split
> + * @fault_page: struct page associated with the fault if any
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success
> + */
> +static int migrate_vma_split_folio(struct folio *folio,
> +				   struct page *fault_page)
> +{
> +	int ret;
> +	struct folio *fault_folio = fault_page ? page_folio(fault_page) : NULL;
> +	struct folio *new_fault_folio = NULL;
> +
> +	if (folio != fault_folio) {
> +		folio_get(folio);
> +		folio_lock(folio);
> +	}
> +
> +	ret = split_folio(folio);
> +	if (ret) {
> +		if (folio != fault_folio) {
> +			folio_unlock(folio);
> +			folio_put(folio);
> +		}
> +		return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	new_fault_folio = fault_page ? page_folio(fault_page) : NULL;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Ensure the lock is held on the correct
> +	 * folio after the split
> +	 */
> +	if (!new_fault_folio) {
> +		folio_unlock(folio);
> +		folio_put(folio);
> +	} else if (folio != new_fault_folio) {
> +		folio_get(new_fault_folio);
> +		folio_lock(new_fault_folio);
> +		folio_unlock(folio);
> +		folio_put(folio);
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>  static int migrate_vma_collect_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
>  				   unsigned long start,
>  				   unsigned long end,
> @@ -136,6 +183,8 @@ static int migrate_vma_collect_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
>  			 * page table entry. Other special swap entries are not
>  			 * migratable, and we ignore regular swapped page.
>  			 */
> +			struct folio *folio;
> +
>  			entry = pte_to_swp_entry(pte);
>  			if (!is_device_private_entry(entry))
>  				goto next;
> @@ -147,6 +196,23 @@ static int migrate_vma_collect_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
>  			    pgmap->owner != migrate->pgmap_owner)
>  				goto next;
>
> +			folio = page_folio(page);
> +			if (folio_test_large(folio)) {
> +				int ret;
> +
> +				pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
> +				ret = migrate_vma_split_folio(folio,
> +							  migrate->fault_page);
> +
> +				if (ret) {
> +					ptep = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, pmdp, addr, &ptl);
> +					goto next;
> +				}
> +
> +				addr = start;
> +				goto again;
> +			}

This does not look right to me.

The folio here is device private, but migrate_vma_split_folio()
calls split_folio(), which cannot handle device private folios yet.
Your change to split_folio() is in Patch 10 and should be moved
before this patch.

> +
>  			mpfn = migrate_pfn(page_to_pfn(page)) |
>  					MIGRATE_PFN_MIGRATE;
>  			if (is_writable_device_private_entry(entry))
> @@ -171,6 +237,22 @@ static int migrate_vma_collect_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
>  					pgmap->owner != migrate->pgmap_owner)
>  					goto next;
>  			}
> +			folio = page ? page_folio(page) : NULL;
> +			if (folio && folio_test_large(folio)) {
> +				int ret;
> +
> +				pte_unmap_unlock(ptep, ptl);
> +				ret = migrate_vma_split_folio(folio,
> +							  migrate->fault_page);
> +
> +				if (ret) {
> +					ptep = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, pmdp, addr, &ptl);
> +					goto next;
> +				}
> +
> +				addr = start;
> +				goto again;
> +			}
>  			mpfn = migrate_pfn(pfn) | MIGRATE_PFN_MIGRATE;
>  			mpfn |= pte_write(pte) ? MIGRATE_PFN_WRITE : 0;
>  		}
> -- 
> 2.50.1


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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi