Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] mm: secretmem: convert to .mmap_prepare() hook

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On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> * Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> [250509 08:14]:
> > Secretmem has a simple .mmap() hook which is easily converted to the new
> > .mmap_prepare() callback.
> >
> > Importantly, it's a rare instance of an driver that manipulates a VMA which
> > is mergeable (that is, not a VM_SPECIAL mapping) while also adjusting VMA
> > flags which may adjust mergeability, meaning the retry merge logic might
> > impact whether or not the VMA is merged.
> >
> > By using .mmap_prepare() there's no longer any need to retry the merge
> > later as we can simply set the correct flags from the start.
> >
> > This change therefore allows us to remove the retry merge logic in a
> > subsequent commit.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>

>
> > ---
> >  mm/secretmem.c | 14 +++++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/mm/secretmem.c b/mm/secretmem.c
> > index 1b0a214ee558..589b26c2d553 100644
> > --- a/mm/secretmem.c
> > +++ b/mm/secretmem.c
> > @@ -120,18 +120,18 @@ static int secretmem_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -static int secretmem_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> > +static int secretmem_mmap_prepare(struct vm_area_desc *desc)
> >  {
> > -     unsigned long len = vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start;
> > +     const unsigned long len = desc->end - desc->start;
> >
> > -     if ((vma->vm_flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_MAYSHARE)) == 0)
> > +     if ((desc->vm_flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_MAYSHARE)) == 0)
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >
> > -     if (!mlock_future_ok(vma->vm_mm, vma->vm_flags | VM_LOCKED, len))
> > +     if (!mlock_future_ok(desc->mm, desc->vm_flags | VM_LOCKED, len))
> >               return -EAGAIN;
> >
> > -     vm_flags_set(vma, VM_LOCKED | VM_DONTDUMP);
> > -     vma->vm_ops = &secretmem_vm_ops;
> > +     desc->vm_flags |= VM_LOCKED | VM_DONTDUMP;
> > +     desc->vm_ops = &secretmem_vm_ops;
> >
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> > @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool vma_is_secretmem(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> >
> >  static const struct file_operations secretmem_fops = {
> >       .release        = secretmem_release,
> > -     .mmap           = secretmem_mmap,
> > +     .mmap_prepare   = secretmem_mmap_prepare,
> >  };
> >
> >  static int secretmem_migrate_folio(struct address_space *mapping,
> > --
> > 2.49.0
> >





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