Commit 89c1905d9c14 ("mm/gup: introduce memfd_pin_folios() for pinning memfd folios")
checks if filemap_get_folios_contig() returned duplicate folios to
prevent multiple attempts at pinning the same folio.
Commit 8ab1b1602396 ("mm: fix filemap_get_folios_contig returning batches of identical folios")
ensures that filemap_get_folios_contig() returns a batch of distinct folios.
We can remove the duplicate folio check to simplify the code and save
58 bytes of text.
Signed-off-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
---
mm/gup.c | 15 +--------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index f32168339390..1fb8f3b9a493 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ long memfd_pin_folios(struct file *memfd, loff_t start, loff_t end,
{
unsigned int flags, nr_folios, nr_found;
unsigned int i, pgshift = PAGE_SHIFT;
- pgoff_t start_idx, end_idx, next_idx;
+ pgoff_t start_idx, end_idx;
struct folio *folio = NULL;
struct folio_batch fbatch;
struct hstate *h;
@@ -3639,19 +3639,7 @@ long memfd_pin_folios(struct file *memfd, loff_t start, loff_t end,
folio = NULL;
}
- next_idx = 0;
for (i = 0; i < nr_found; i++) {
- /*
- * As there can be multiple entries for a
- * given folio in the batch returned by
- * filemap_get_folios_contig(), the below
- * check is to ensure that we pin and return a
- * unique set of folios between start and end.
- */
- if (next_idx &&
- next_idx != folio_index(fbatch.folios[i]))
- continue;
-
folio = page_folio(&fbatch.folios[i]->page);
if (try_grab_folio(folio, 1, FOLL_PIN)) {
@@ -3664,7 +3652,6 @@ long memfd_pin_folios(struct file *memfd, loff_t start, loff_t end,
*offset = offset_in_folio(folio, start);
folios[nr_folios] = folio;
- next_idx = folio_next_index(folio);
if (++nr_folios == max_folios)
break;
}
--
2.49.0
Hi Vishal,
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] mm/gup: Remove unnecessary check in
> memfd_pin_folios()
>
> Commit 89c1905d9c14 ("mm/gup: introduce memfd_pin_folios() for pinning
> memfd folios")
> checks if filemap_get_folios_contig() returned duplicate folios to
> prevent multiple attempts at pinning the same folio.
>
> Commit 8ab1b1602396 ("mm: fix filemap_get_folios_contig returning batches
> of identical folios")
> ensures that filemap_get_folios_contig() returns a batch of distinct folios.
>
> We can remove the duplicate folio check to simplify the code and save
> 58 bytes of text.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
> ---
> mm/gup.c | 15 +--------------
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
> index f32168339390..1fb8f3b9a493 100644
> --- a/mm/gup.c
> +++ b/mm/gup.c
> @@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ long memfd_pin_folios(struct file *memfd, loff_t
> start, loff_t end,
> {
> unsigned int flags, nr_folios, nr_found;
> unsigned int i, pgshift = PAGE_SHIFT;
> - pgoff_t start_idx, end_idx, next_idx;
> + pgoff_t start_idx, end_idx;
> struct folio *folio = NULL;
> struct folio_batch fbatch;
> struct hstate *h;
> @@ -3639,19 +3639,7 @@ long memfd_pin_folios(struct file *memfd, loff_t
> start, loff_t end,
> folio = NULL;
> }
>
> - next_idx = 0;
> for (i = 0; i < nr_found; i++) {
> - /*
> - * As there can be multiple entries for a
> - * given folio in the batch returned by
> - * filemap_get_folios_contig(), the below
> - * check is to ensure that we pin and return a
> - * unique set of folios between start and end.
> - */
> - if (next_idx &&
> - next_idx != folio_index(fbatch.folios[i]))
> - continue;
At that time, I believed that filemap_get_folios_contig() returning duplicate
folios was by design and not a result of a bug and hence added this workaround,
which is no longer needed in light of your fix.
Anyway, LGTM.
Acked-by: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@intel.com>
Thanks,
Vivek
> -
> folio = page_folio(&fbatch.folios[i]->page);
>
> if (try_grab_folio(folio, 1, FOLL_PIN)) {
> @@ -3664,7 +3652,6 @@ long memfd_pin_folios(struct file *memfd, loff_t
> start, loff_t end,
> *offset = offset_in_folio(folio, start);
>
> folios[nr_folios] = folio;
> - next_idx = folio_next_index(folio);
> if (++nr_folios == max_folios)
> break;
> }
> --
> 2.49.0
>
On 30.04.25 03:00, Vishal Moola (Oracle) wrote:
> Commit 89c1905d9c14 ("mm/gup: introduce memfd_pin_folios() for pinning memfd folios")
> checks if filemap_get_folios_contig() returned duplicate folios to
> prevent multiple attempts at pinning the same folio.
>
> Commit 8ab1b1602396 ("mm: fix filemap_get_folios_contig returning batches of identical folios")
> ensures that filemap_get_folios_contig() returns a batch of distinct folios.
>
> We can remove the duplicate folio check to simplify the code and save
> 58 bytes of text.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vishal Moola (Oracle) <vishal.moola@gmail.com>
> ---
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
--
Cheers,
David / dhildenb
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