Re: [PATCH v4 04/11] arm64/mm: Refactor __set_ptes() and __ptep_get_and_clear()

[Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>]

On 4/22/25 13:48, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> Refactor __set_ptes(), set_pmd_at() and set_pud_at() so that they are
> all a thin wrapper around a new common __set_ptes_anysz(), which takes
> pgsize parameter. Additionally, refactor __ptep_get_and_clear() and
> pmdp_huge_get_and_clear() to use a new common
> __ptep_get_and_clear_anysz() which also takes a pgsize parameter.
> 
> These changes will permit the huge_pte API to efficiently batch-set
> pgtable entries and take advantage of the future barrier optimizations.
> Additionally since the new *_anysz() helpers call the correct
> page_table_check_*_set() API based on pgsize, this means that huge_ptes
> will be able to get proper coverage. Currently the huge_pte API always
> uses the pte API which assumes an entry only covers a single page.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 114 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 73 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> index d3b538be1500..d80aa9ba0a16 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> @@ -423,23 +423,6 @@ static inline pte_t pte_advance_pfn(pte_t pte, unsigned long nr)
>  	return pfn_pte(pte_pfn(pte) + nr, pte_pgprot(pte));
>  }
>  
> -static inline void __set_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
> -			      unsigned long __always_unused addr,
> -			      pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte, unsigned int nr)
> -{
> -	page_table_check_ptes_set(mm, ptep, pte, nr);
> -	__sync_cache_and_tags(pte, nr);
> -
> -	for (;;) {
> -		__check_safe_pte_update(mm, ptep, pte);
> -		__set_pte(ptep, pte);
> -		if (--nr == 0)
> -			break;
> -		ptep++;
> -		pte = pte_advance_pfn(pte, 1);
> -	}
> -}
> -
>  /*
>   * Hugetlb definitions.
>   */
> @@ -649,30 +632,62 @@ static inline pgprot_t pud_pgprot(pud_t pud)
>  	return __pgprot(pud_val(pfn_pud(pfn, __pgprot(0))) ^ pud_val(pud));
>  }
>  
> -static inline void __set_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm,
> -				unsigned long __always_unused addr,
> -				pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte, unsigned int nr)
> +static inline void __set_ptes_anysz(struct mm_struct *mm, pte_t *ptep,
> +				    pte_t pte, unsigned int nr,
> +				    unsigned long pgsize)
>  {
> -	__sync_cache_and_tags(pte, nr);
> -	__check_safe_pte_update(mm, ptep, pte);
> -	__set_pte(ptep, pte);
> +	unsigned long stride = pgsize >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> +
> +	switch (pgsize) {
> +	case PAGE_SIZE:
> +		page_table_check_ptes_set(mm, ptep, pte, nr);
> +		break;
> +	case PMD_SIZE:
> +		page_table_check_pmds_set(mm, (pmd_t *)ptep, pte_pmd(pte), nr);
> +		break;
> +#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
> +	case PUD_SIZE:
> +		page_table_check_puds_set(mm, (pud_t *)ptep, pte_pud(pte), nr);
> +		break;
> +#endif
> +	default:
> +		VM_WARN_ON(1);
> +	}
> +
> +	__sync_cache_and_tags(pte, nr * stride);
> +
> +	for (;;) {
> +		__check_safe_pte_update(mm, ptep, pte);
> +		__set_pte(ptep, pte);
> +		if (--nr == 0)
> +			break;
> +		ptep++;
> +		pte = pte_advance_pfn(pte, stride);
> +	}
> +}
> +
> +static inline void __set_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
> +			      unsigned long __always_unused addr,
> +			      pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte, unsigned int nr)
> +{
> +	__set_ptes_anysz(mm, ptep, pte, nr, PAGE_SIZE);
>  }
>  
> -static inline void set_pmd_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> -			      pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd)
> +static inline void __set_pmds(struct mm_struct *mm,
> +			      unsigned long __always_unused addr,
> +			      pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, unsigned int nr)
>  {
> -	page_table_check_pmd_set(mm, pmdp, pmd);
> -	return __set_pte_at(mm, addr, (pte_t *)pmdp, pmd_pte(pmd),
> -						PMD_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> +	__set_ptes_anysz(mm, (pte_t *)pmdp, pmd_pte(pmd), nr, PMD_SIZE);
>  }
> +#define set_pmd_at(mm, addr, pmdp, pmd) __set_pmds(mm, addr, pmdp, pmd, 1)
>  
> -static inline void set_pud_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> -			      pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud)
> +static inline void __set_puds(struct mm_struct *mm,
> +			      unsigned long __always_unused addr,
> +			      pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, unsigned int nr)
>  {
> -	page_table_check_pud_set(mm, pudp, pud);
> -	return __set_pte_at(mm, addr, (pte_t *)pudp, pud_pte(pud),
> -						PUD_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> +	__set_ptes_anysz(mm, (pte_t *)pudp, pud_pte(pud), nr, PUD_SIZE);
>  }
> +#define set_pud_at(mm, addr, pudp, pud) __set_puds(mm, addr, pudp, pud, 1)
>  
>  #define __p4d_to_phys(p4d)	__pte_to_phys(p4d_pte(p4d))
>  #define __phys_to_p4d_val(phys)	__phys_to_pte_val(phys)
> @@ -1301,16 +1316,37 @@ static inline int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  }
>  #endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE || CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG */
>  
> -static inline pte_t __ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> -				       unsigned long address, pte_t *ptep)
> +static inline pte_t __ptep_get_and_clear_anysz(struct mm_struct *mm,
> +					       pte_t *ptep,
> +					       unsigned long pgsize)
>  {
>  	pte_t pte = __pte(xchg_relaxed(&pte_val(*ptep), 0));
>  
> -	page_table_check_pte_clear(mm, pte);
> +	switch (pgsize) {
> +	case PAGE_SIZE:
> +		page_table_check_pte_clear(mm, pte);
> +		break;
> +	case PMD_SIZE:
> +		page_table_check_pmd_clear(mm, pte_pmd(pte));
> +		break;
> +#ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
> +	case PUD_SIZE:
> +		page_table_check_pud_clear(mm, pte_pud(pte));
> +		break;
> +#endif
> +	default:
> +		VM_WARN_ON(1);
> +	}
>  
>  	return pte;
>  }
>  
> +static inline pte_t __ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> +				       unsigned long address, pte_t *ptep)
> +{
> +	return __ptep_get_and_clear_anysz(mm, ptep, PAGE_SIZE);
> +}
> +
>  static inline void __clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
>  				pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr, int full)
>  {
> @@ -1347,11 +1383,7 @@ static inline pte_t __get_and_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
>  static inline pmd_t pmdp_huge_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
>  					    unsigned long address, pmd_t *pmdp)
>  {
> -	pmd_t pmd = __pmd(xchg_relaxed(&pmd_val(*pmdp), 0));
> -
> -	page_table_check_pmd_clear(mm, pmd);
> -
> -	return pmd;
> +	return pte_pmd(__ptep_get_and_clear_anysz(mm, (pte_t *)pmdp, PMD_SIZE));
>  }
>  #endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE */
>  

Reviewed-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>