Re: [PATCH v3 4/7] mm/vmalloc: explicitly identify vm_map_ram area when shown in /proc/vmcoreinfo

[Uladzislau Rezki]

On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 11:19:18AM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> Now, by marking VMAP_RAM in vmap_area->flags for vm_map_ram, we can
> clearly differentiate it with other vmalloc areas. So identify
> vm_map_area area by checking VMAP_RAM of vmap_area->flags when shown
> in /proc/vmcoreinfo.
> 
> Meanwhile, the code comment above vm_map_ram area checking in s_show()
> is not needed any more, remove it here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  mm/vmalloc.c | 6 +-----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
> index 13875bc41e27..4a10b3b692fa 100644
> --- a/mm/vmalloc.c
> +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
> @@ -4225,11 +4225,7 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
>  
>  	va = list_entry(p, struct vmap_area, list);
>  
> -	/*
> -	 * s_show can encounter race with remove_vm_area, !vm on behalf
> -	 * of vmap area is being tear down or vm_map_ram allocation.
> -	 */
> -	if (!va->vm) {
> +	if (!va->vm && (va->flags & VMAP_RAM)) {
>  		seq_printf(m, "0x%pK-0x%pK %7ld vm_map_ram\n",
>  			(void *)va->va_start, (void *)va->va_end,
>  			va->va_end - va->va_start);
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 
Reviewed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>

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Uladzislau Rezki