Re: [PATCH 2/4] mm/mmap/vma_merge: set next to NULL if not applicable

[Lorenzo Stoakes]

On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 12:27:08PM -0400, Liam R. Howlett wrote:
> * Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@xxxxxxxxx> [230318 07:15]:
> > We are only interested in next if end == next->vm_start (in which case we
> > check to see if we can set merge_next), so perform this check alongside
> > checking whether curr should be set.
> >
> > This groups all of the simple range checks together and establishes the
> > invariant that, if prev, curr or next are non-NULL then their positions are
> > as expected.
> >
> > Additionally, use the abstract 'vma' object to look up the possible curr or
> > next VMA in order to avoid any confusion as to what these variables
> > represent - now curr and next are assigned once and only once.
> >
> > This has no functional impact.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  mm/mmap.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> >  1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> > index c9834364ac98..66893fc72e03 100644
> > --- a/mm/mmap.c
> > +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> > @@ -930,15 +930,53 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >  	if (vm_flags & VM_SPECIAL)
> >  		return NULL;
> >
> > -	curr = find_vma(mm, prev ? prev->vm_end : 0);
> > -	if (curr && curr->vm_end == end)		/* cases 6, 7, 8 */
> > -		next = find_vma(mm, curr->vm_end);
> > -	else
> > -		next = curr;
> > +	/*
> > +	 * If there is a previous VMA specified, find the next, otherwise find
> > +	 * the first.
> > +	 */
> > +	vma = find_vma(mm, prev ? prev->vm_end : 0);
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Does the input range span an existing VMA? If so, we designate this
> > +	 * VMA 'curr'. The caller will have ensured that curr->vm_start == addr.
> > +	 *
> > +	 * Cases 5 - 8.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (vma && end > vma->vm_start) {
> > +		curr = vma;
>
> It might be better to set:
> curr = find_vma_intersection(mm, prev ? prev->vm_end : 0, end);
>
> >
> > -	/* In cases 1 - 4 there's no CCCC vma */
> > -	if (curr && end <= curr->vm_start)
> > +		/*
> > +		 * If the addr - end range spans this VMA entirely, then we
> > +		 * check to see if another VMA follows it.
> > +		 *
> > +		 * If it is _immediately_ adjacent (checked below), then we
> > +		 * designate it 'next' (cases 6 - 8).
> > +		 */
> > +		if (curr->vm_end == end)
> > +			vma = find_vma(mm, curr->vm_end);
>
> You can change this to:
> next = vma_lookup(mm, curr->vm_end);
> Then you don't need to validate below, in this case.
>
> > +		else
> > +			/* Case 5. */
> > +			vma = NULL;
>
>
> > +	} else {
> > +		/*
> > +		 * The addr - end range either spans the end of prev or spans no
> > +		 * VMA at all - in either case we dispense with 'curr' and
> > +		 * maintain only 'prev' and (possibly) 'next'.
>
> Possibly next here would be:
> next = vma_lookup(mm, end);
> I think?
>
> > +		 *
> > +		 * Cases 1 - 4.
> > +		 */
> >  		curr = NULL;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * We only actually examine the next VMA if it is immediately adjacent
> > +	 * to end which sits either at the end of a hole (cases 1 - 3), PPPP
> > +	 * (case 4) or CCCC (cases 6 - 8).
> > +	 */
> > +	if (vma && end == vma->vm_start)
> > +		next = vma;
> > +	else
> > +		next = NULL;
>
> If I'm correct above, then we can drop this next checking.
>
> >
> >  	/* verify some invariant that must be enforced by the caller */
> >  	VM_WARN_ON(prev && addr <= prev->vm_start);
> > @@ -959,11 +997,10 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
> >  		}
> >  	}
> >  	/* Can we merge the successor? */
> > -	if (next && end == next->vm_start &&
> > -			mpol_equal(policy, vma_policy(next)) &&
> > -			can_vma_merge_before(next, vm_flags,
> > -					     anon_vma, file, pgoff+pglen,
> > -					     vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name)) {
> > +	if (next && mpol_equal(policy, vma_policy(next)) &&
> > +	    can_vma_merge_before(next, vm_flags,
> > +				 anon_vma, file, pgoff+pglen,
> > +				 vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name)) {
>
> I think we can keep this chunk with the next = vma_lookup() changes as
> well.
>
> >  		merge_next = true;
> >  	}
> >
> > --
> > 2.39.2
> >

Thanks, I will investigate all of these and will try to apply everything
that is workable from here + respin.