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From: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
	"Liam R . Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>,
	Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
	David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>, Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com>,
	Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>, Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
	Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>, Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>,
	Chris Li <chriscli@google.com>,
	Barry Song <v-songbaohua@oppo.com>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 8/8] mm/rmap: separate out fork-only logic on anon_vma_clone()
Date: Tue,  6 Jan 2026 15:04:33 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <a4f87ba914697a47419f12901a995759fd977fdd.1767711638.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1767711638.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>

Specify which operation is being performed to anon_vma_clone(), which
allows us to do checks specific to each operation type, as well as to
separate out and make clear that the anon_vma reuse logic is absolutely
specific to fork only.

This opens the door to further refactorings and refinements later as we
have more information to work with.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
---
 mm/internal.h                    | 11 ++++-
 mm/rmap.c                        | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 mm/vma.c                         |  6 +--
 tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h | 11 ++++-
 4 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 4ba784023a9f..8baa7bd2b8f7 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -244,7 +244,16 @@ static inline void anon_vma_unlock_read(struct anon_vma *anon_vma)
 
 struct anon_vma *folio_get_anon_vma(const struct folio *folio);
 
-int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src);
+/* Operations which modify VMAs. */
+enum vma_operation {
+	VMA_OP_SPLIT,
+	VMA_OP_MERGE_UNFAULTED,
+	VMA_OP_REMAP,
+	VMA_OP_FORK,
+};
+
+int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src,
+	enum vma_operation operation);
 int anon_vma_fork(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct *pvma);
 int  __anon_vma_prepare(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 void unlink_anon_vmas(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index 8f4393546bce..336b27e00238 100644
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -233,12 +233,13 @@ int __anon_vma_prepare(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 }
 
 static void check_anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
-				 struct vm_area_struct *src)
+				 struct vm_area_struct *src,
+				 enum vma_operation operation)
 {
 	/* The write lock must be held. */
 	mmap_assert_write_locked(src->vm_mm);
-	/* If not a fork (implied by dst->anon_vma) then must be on same mm. */
-	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(dst->anon_vma && dst->vm_mm != src->vm_mm);
+	/* If not a fork then must be on same mm. */
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(operation != VMA_OP_FORK && dst->vm_mm != src->vm_mm);
 
 	/* If we have anything to do src->anon_vma must be provided. */
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!src->anon_vma && !list_empty(&src->anon_vma_chain));
@@ -250,6 +251,40 @@ static void check_anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
 	 * must be the same across dst and src.
 	 */
 	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(dst->anon_vma && dst->anon_vma != src->anon_vma);
+	/*
+	 * Essentially equivalent to above - if not a no-op, we should expect
+	 * dst->anon_vma to be set for everything except a fork.
+	 */
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(operation != VMA_OP_FORK && src->anon_vma &&
+			!dst->anon_vma);
+	/* For the anon_vma to be compatible, it can only be singular. */
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(operation == VMA_OP_MERGE_UNFAULTED &&
+			!list_is_singular(&src->anon_vma_chain));
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+	/* Only merging an unfaulted VMA leaves the destination attached. */
+	VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(operation != VMA_OP_MERGE_UNFAULTED &&
+			vma_is_attached(dst));
+#endif
+}
+
+static void try_to_reuse_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
+				  struct anon_vma *anon_vma)
+{
+	/* If already populated, nothing to do.*/
+	if (dst->anon_vma)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * We reuse an anon_vma if any linking VMAs were unmapped and it has
+	 * only a single child at most.
+	 */
+	if (anon_vma->num_active_vmas > 0)
+		return;
+	if (anon_vma->num_children > 1)
+		return;
+
+	dst->anon_vma = anon_vma;
+	anon_vma->num_active_vmas++;
 }
 
 static void cleanup_partial_anon_vmas(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
@@ -259,6 +294,7 @@ static void cleanup_partial_anon_vmas(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
  * all of the anon_vma objects contained within @src anon_vma_chain's.
  * @dst: The destination VMA with an empty anon_vma_chain.
  * @src: The source VMA we wish to duplicate.
+ * @operation: The type of operation which resulted in the clone.
  *
  * This is the heart of the VMA side of the anon_vma implementation - we invoke
  * this function whenever we need to set up a new VMA's anon_vma state.
@@ -281,17 +317,17 @@ static void cleanup_partial_anon_vmas(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, -ENOMEM on failure.
  */
-int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src)
+int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src,
+		   enum vma_operation operation)
 {
 	struct anon_vma_chain *avc, *pavc;
+	struct anon_vma *active_anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
 
-	check_anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
+	check_anon_vma_clone(dst, src, operation);
 
-	if (!src->anon_vma)
+	if (!active_anon_vma)
 		return 0;
 
-	check_anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
-
 	/*
 	 * Allocate AVCs. We don't need an anon_vma lock for this as we
 	 * are not updating the anon_vma rbtree nor are we changing
@@ -317,22 +353,14 @@ int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src)
 		struct anon_vma *anon_vma = avc->anon_vma;
 
 		anon_vma_interval_tree_insert(avc, &anon_vma->rb_root);
-
-		/*
-		 * Reuse existing anon_vma if it has no vma and only one
-		 * anon_vma child.
-		 *
-		 * Root anon_vma is never reused:
-		 * it has self-parent reference and at least one child.
-		 */
-		if (!dst->anon_vma && src->anon_vma &&
-		    anon_vma->num_children < 2 &&
-		    anon_vma->num_active_vmas == 0)
-			dst->anon_vma = anon_vma;
+		if (operation == VMA_OP_FORK)
+			try_to_reuse_anon_vma(dst, anon_vma);
 	}
-	if (dst->anon_vma)
+
+	if (operation != VMA_OP_FORK)
 		dst->anon_vma->num_active_vmas++;
-	anon_vma_unlock_write(src->anon_vma);
+
+	anon_vma_unlock_write(active_anon_vma);
 	return 0;
 
  enomem_failure:
@@ -362,7 +390,7 @@ int anon_vma_fork(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct *pvma)
 	 * First, attach the new VMA to the parent VMA's anon_vmas,
 	 * so rmap can find non-COWed pages in child processes.
 	 */
-	error = anon_vma_clone(vma, pvma);
+	error = anon_vma_clone(vma, pvma, VMA_OP_FORK);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
diff --git a/mm/vma.c b/mm/vma.c
index 4294ecdc23a5..2a063d6568d9 100644
--- a/mm/vma.c
+++ b/mm/vma.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_vmi;
 
-	err = anon_vma_clone(new, vma);
+	err = anon_vma_clone(new, vma, VMA_OP_SPLIT);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free_mpol;
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int dup_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *dst,
 
 		vma_assert_write_locked(dst);
 		dst->anon_vma = src->anon_vma;
-		ret = anon_vma_clone(dst, src);
+		ret = anon_vma_clone(dst, src, VMA_OP_MERGE_UNFAULTED);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
 		vma_set_range(new_vma, addr, addr + len, pgoff);
 		if (vma_dup_policy(vma, new_vma))
 			goto out_free_vma;
-		if (anon_vma_clone(new_vma, vma))
+		if (anon_vma_clone(new_vma, vma, VMA_OP_REMAP))
 			goto out_free_mempol;
 		if (new_vma->vm_file)
 			get_file(new_vma->vm_file);
diff --git a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
index 93e5792306d9..7fa56dcc53a6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
+++ b/tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h
@@ -600,6 +600,14 @@ struct mmap_action {
 	bool hide_from_rmap_until_complete :1;
 };
 
+/* Operations which modify VMAs. */
+enum vma_operation {
+	VMA_OP_SPLIT,
+	VMA_OP_MERGE_UNFAULTED,
+	VMA_OP_REMAP,
+	VMA_OP_FORK,
+};
+
 /*
  * Describes a VMA that is about to be mmap()'ed. Drivers may choose to
  * manipulate mutable fields which will cause those fields to be updated in the
@@ -1157,7 +1165,8 @@ static inline int vma_dup_policy(struct vm_area_struct *src, struct vm_area_stru
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src)
+static inline int anon_vma_clone(struct vm_area_struct *dst, struct vm_area_struct *src,
+				 enum vma_operation operation)
 {
 	/* For testing purposes. We indicate that an anon_vma has been cloned. */
 	if (src->anon_vma != NULL) {
-- 
2.52.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-01-06 15:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-06 15:04 [PATCH v2 0/8] mm: clean up anon_vma implementation Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 1/8] mm/rmap: improve anon_vma_clone(), unlink_anon_vmas() comments, add asserts Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 2/8] mm/rmap: skip unfaulted VMAs on anon_vma clone, unlink Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 18:34   ` Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 3/8] mm/rmap: remove unnecessary root lock dance in anon_vma clone, unmap Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 18:42   ` Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 4/8] mm/rmap: remove anon_vma_merge() function Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 18:42   ` Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 5/8] mm/rmap: make anon_vma functions internal Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 18:54   ` Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 6/8] mm/mmap_lock: add vma_is_attached() helper Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 18:56   ` Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-06 15:04 ` [PATCH v2 7/8] mm/rmap: allocate anon_vma_chain objects unlocked when possible Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 19:02   ` Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-08 18:51   ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-06 15:04 ` Lorenzo Stoakes [this message]
2026-01-06 19:27   ` [PATCH v2 8/8] mm/rmap: separate out fork-only logic on anon_vma_clone() Liam R. Howlett
2026-01-08 17:58     ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-08 18:52   ` Lorenzo Stoakes

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