Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] mm: introduce vma->vm_flags modifier functions

From: Mike Rapoport <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:17:09 +0200

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 12:38:46AM -0800, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> vm_flags are among VMA attributes which affect decisions like VMA merging
> and splitting. Therefore all vm_flags modifications are performed after
> taking exclusive mmap_lock to prevent vm_flags updates racing with such
> operations. Introduce modifier functions for vm_flags to be used whenever
> flags are updated. This way we can better check and control correct
> locking behavior during these updates.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  include/linux/mm.h       | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/mm_types.h |  8 +++++++-
>  2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index c2f62bdce134..b71f2809caac 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -627,6 +627,43 @@ static inline void vma_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mm_struct *mm)
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->anon_vma_chain);
>  }
>  
> +/* Use when VMA is not part of the VMA tree and needs no locking */
> +static inline void init_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> +				 unsigned long flags)

I'd suggest to make it vm_flags_init() etc.
Except that

Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <[email-masked]>

> +{
> +	vma->vm_flags = flags;
> +}
> +
> +/* Use when VMA is part of the VMA tree and modifications need coordination */
> +static inline void reset_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> +				  unsigned long flags)
> +{
> +	mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> +	init_vm_flags(vma, flags);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void set_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> +				unsigned long flags)
> +{
> +	mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> +	vma->vm_flags |= flags;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void clear_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> +				  unsigned long flags)
> +{
> +	mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> +	vma->vm_flags &= ~flags;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void mod_vm_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> +				unsigned long set, unsigned long clear)
> +{
> +	mmap_assert_write_locked(vma->vm_mm);
> +	vma->vm_flags |= set;
> +	vma->vm_flags &= ~clear;
> +}
> +
>  static inline void vma_set_anonymous(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>  {
>  	vma->vm_ops = NULL;
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> index 2d6d790d9bed..6c7c70bf50dd 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -491,7 +491,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
>  	 * See vmf_insert_mixed_prot() for discussion.
>  	 */
>  	pgprot_t vm_page_prot;
> -	unsigned long vm_flags;		/* Flags, see mm.h. */
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Flags, see mm.h.
> +	 * WARNING! Do not modify directly.
> +	 * Use {init|reset|set|clear|mod}_vm_flags() functions instead.
> +	 */
> +	unsigned long vm_flags;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * For areas with an address space and backing store,
> -- 
> 2.39.1
> 
>