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Lorenzo Stoakes cacded5e42 mm: avoid using vma_merge() for new VMAs
Abstract vma_merge_new_vma() to use vma_merge_struct and rename the
resultant function vma_merge_new_range() to be clear what the purpose of
this function is - a new VMA is desired in the specified range, and we
wish to see if it is possible to 'merge' surrounding VMAs into this range
rather than having to allocate a new VMA.

Note that this function uses vma_extend() exclusively, so adopts its
requirement that the iterator point at or before the gap.  We add an
assert to this effect.

This is as opposed to vma_merge_existing_range(), which will be introduced
in a subsequent commit, and provide the same functionality for cases in
which we are modifying an existing VMA.

In mmap_region() and do_brk_flags() we open code scenarios where we prefer
to use vma_expand() rather than invoke a full vma_merge() operation.

Abstract this logic and eliminate all of the open-coding, and also use the
same logic for all cases where we add new VMAs to, rather than ultimately
use vma_merge(), rather use vma_expand().

Doing so removes duplication and simplifies VMA merging in all such cases,
laying the ground for us to eliminate the merging of new VMAs in
vma_merge() altogether.

Also add the ability for the vmg to track state, and able to report
errors, allowing for us to differentiate a failed merge from an inability
to allocate memory in callers.

This makes it far easier to understand what is happening in these cases
avoiding confusion, bugs and allowing for future optimisation.

Also introduce vma_iter_next_rewind() to allow for retrieval of the next,
and (optionally) the prev VMA, rewinding to the start of the previous gap.

Introduce are_anon_vmas_compatible() to abstract individual VMA anon_vma
comparison for the case of merging on both sides where the anon_vma of the
VMA being merged maybe compatible with prev and next, but prev and next's
anon_vma's may not be compatible with each other.

Finally also introduce can_vma_merge_left() / can_vma_merge_right() to
check adjacent VMA compatibility and that they are indeed adjacent.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/49d37c0769b6b9dc03b27fe4d059173832556392.1725040657.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Tested-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Cc: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: Bert Karwatzki <spasswolf@web.de>
Cc: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@chromium.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@gmail.com>
Cc: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@gmail.com>
Cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@infradead.org>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Cc: Sidhartha Kumar <sidhartha.kumar@oracle.com>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
2024-09-03 21:15:54 -07:00
arch x86: remove PG_uncached 2024-09-03 21:15:46 -07:00
block block: fix detection of unsupported WRITE SAME in blkdev_issue_write_zeroes 2024-08-28 08:49:25 -06:00
certs kbuild: use $(src) instead of $(srctree)/$(src) for source directory 2024-05-10 04:34:52 +09:00
crypto crypto: testmgr - generate power-of-2 lengths more often 2024-07-13 11:50:28 +12:00
Documentation Documentation/cgroup-v2: clarify that zswap.writeback is ignored if zswap is disabled 2024-09-03 21:15:48 -07:00
drivers zsmalloc: use all available 24 bits of page_type 2024-09-03 21:15:43 -07:00
fs x86: remove PG_uncached 2024-09-03 21:15:46 -07:00
include ipc/shm, mm: drop do_vma_munmap() 2024-09-03 21:15:52 -07:00
init mm: fix typo in Kconfig 2024-09-01 20:25:45 -07:00
io_uring io_uring/kbuf: return correct iovec count from classic buffer peek 2024-08-30 10:45:54 -06:00
ipc ipc/shm, mm: drop do_vma_munmap() 2024-09-03 21:15:52 -07:00
kernel mm: support only one page_type per page 2024-09-03 21:15:43 -07:00
lib printf: remove %pGt support 2024-09-03 21:15:42 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add the copyleft-next-0.3.1 license 2022-11-08 15:44:01 +01:00
mm mm: avoid using vma_merge() for new VMAs 2024-09-03 21:15:54 -07:00
net Including fixes from bluetooth, wireless and netfilter. 2024-08-30 06:14:39 +12:00
rust Rust fixes for v6.11 2024-08-16 11:24:06 -07:00
samples kmemleak-test: add percpu leak 2024-09-01 20:25:50 -07:00
scripts kasan: simplify and clarify Makefile 2024-09-03 21:15:35 -07:00
security Merge branch 'fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/groeck/linux-staging 2024-09-01 09:18:48 +12:00
sound sound fixes for 6.11-rc6 2024-08-28 06:24:22 +12:00
tools mm: avoid using vma_merge() for new VMAs 2024-09-03 21:15:54 -07:00
usr initramfs: shorten cmd_initfs in usr/Makefile 2024-07-16 01:07:52 +09:00
virt KVM: x86: Disallow read-only memslots for SEV-ES and SEV-SNP (and TDX) 2024-08-14 12:28:24 -04:00
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.gitignore kbuild: add script and target to generate pacman package 2024-07-22 01:24:22 +09:00
.mailmap ARM: SoC fixes for 6.11, part 2 2024-09-01 06:42:13 +12:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS tracing: Update of MAINTAINERS and CREDITS file 2024-07-18 14:08:42 -07:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS tools: add skeleton code for userland testing of VMA logic 2024-09-01 20:25:55 -07:00
Makefile Linux 6.11-rc6 2024-09-01 19:46:02 +12:00
README README: Fix spelling 2024-03-18 03:36:32 -06:00

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.