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charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 9324A40009 X-Rspamd-Server: rspam05 X-Stat-Signature: r4m68yf57ix4sj9zdjq7f4xfkamp8hhk X-Rspam-User: X-HE-Tag: 1757345267-641990 X-HE-Meta: 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 UcPHTemv 5o1aUYdpXepgKkx81X7R/HXDlkZSsWtJWBz/hDhbxc5D20Dh7EAygcDkvsGk06KVyn+EcJ7fSnBGoU9wgUrRSp1yAUA== X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On 08.09.25 13:10, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > We have introduced the f_op->mmap_prepare hook to allow for setting up a > VMA far earlier in the process of mapping memory, reducing problematic > error handling paths, but this does not provide what all > drivers/filesystems need. > > In order to supply this, and to be able to move forward with removing > f_op->mmap altogether, introduce f_op->mmap_complete. > > This hook is called once the VMA is fully mapped and everything is done, > however with the mmap write lock and VMA write locks held. > > The hook is then provided with a fully initialised VMA which it can do what > it needs with, though the mmap and VMA write locks must remain held > throughout. > > It is not intended that the VMA be modified at this point, attempts to do > so will end in tears. > > This allows for operations such as pre-population typically via a remap, or > really anything that requires access to the VMA once initialised. > > In addition, a caller may need to take a lock in mmap_prepare, when it is > possible to modify the VMA, and release it on mmap_complete. In order to > handle errors which may arise between the two operations, f_op->mmap_abort > is provided. > > This hook should be used to drop any lock and clean up anything before the > VMA mapping operation is aborted. After this point the VMA will not be > added to any mapping and will not exist. > > We also add a new mmap_context field to the vm_area_desc type which can be > used to pass information pertinent to any locks which are held or any state > which is required for mmap_complete, abort to operate correctly. > > We also update the compatibility layer for nested filesystems which > currently still only specify an f_op->mmap() handler so that it correctly > invokes f_op->mmap_complete as necessary (note that no error can occur > between mmap_prepare and mmap_complete so mmap_abort will never be called > in this case). > > Also update the VMA tests to account for the changes. > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes > --- > include/linux/fs.h | 4 ++ > include/linux/mm_types.h | 5 ++ > mm/util.c | 18 +++++-- > mm/vma.c | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h | 31 ++++++++++-- > 5 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h > index 594bd4d0521e..bb432924993a 100644 > --- a/include/linux/fs.h > +++ b/include/linux/fs.h > @@ -2195,6 +2195,10 @@ struct file_operations { > int (*uring_cmd_iopoll)(struct io_uring_cmd *, struct io_comp_batch *, > unsigned int poll_flags); > int (*mmap_prepare)(struct vm_area_desc *); > + int (*mmap_complete)(struct file *, struct vm_area_struct *, > + const void *context); > + void (*mmap_abort)(const struct file *, const void *vm_private_data, > + const void *context); Do we have a description somewhere what these things do, when they are called, and what a driver may be allowed to do with a VMA? In particular, the mmap_complete() looks like another candidate for letting a driver just go crazy on the vma? :) -- Cheers David / dhildenb