When splitting kernel leaf mappings, either via
split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked() or linear_map_split_to_ptes(),
previously a leaf mapping was always split to the next size down. e.g.
pud -> contpmd -> pmd -> contpte -> pte. But for
linear_map_split_to_ptes() we can avoid the contpmd and contpte states
because we know we want to split all the way down to ptes.
This avoids visiting all the ptes in a table if it was created by
splitting a pmd, which is noticible on systems with a lot of memory.
Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
---
arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 6bd0b065bd97..8e45cd08bf3a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void split_contpte(pte_t *ptep)
__set_pte(ptep, pte_mknoncont(__ptep_get(ptep)));
}
-static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
+static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
{
pmdval_t tableprot = PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_UXN | PMD_TABLE_AF;
unsigned long pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd);
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
tableprot |= PMD_TABLE_PXN;
prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_TYPE_MASK) | PTE_TYPE_PAGE);
- prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
+ prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
+ if (to_cont)
+ prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, ptep++, pfn++)
__set_pte(ptep, pfn_pte(pfn, prot));
@@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ static void split_contpmd(pmd_t *pmdp)
set_pmd(pmdp, pmd_mknoncont(pmdp_get(pmdp)));
}
-static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
+static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
{
pudval_t tableprot = PUD_TYPE_TABLE | PUD_TABLE_UXN | PUD_TABLE_AF;
unsigned int step = PMD_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT;
@@ -611,7 +613,9 @@ static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
tableprot |= PUD_TABLE_PXN;
prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PMD_TYPE_MASK) | PMD_TYPE_SECT);
- prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
+ prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
+ if (to_cont)
+ prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, pmdp++, pfn += step)
set_pmd(pmdp, pfn_pmd(pfn, prot));
@@ -669,7 +673,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long addr)
if (!pud_present(pud))
goto out;
if (pud_leaf(pud)) {
- ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
+ ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
if (ret)
goto out;
}
@@ -694,7 +698,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long addr)
*/
if (ALIGN_DOWN(addr, PMD_SIZE) == addr)
goto out;
- ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
+ ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
if (ret)
goto out;
}
@@ -771,7 +775,7 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pud_entry(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
int ret = 0;
if (pud_leaf(pud))
- ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
return ret;
}
@@ -786,7 +790,13 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
if (pmd_leaf(pmd)) {
if (pmd_cont(pmd))
split_contpmd(pmdp);
- ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
+
+ /*
+ * We have split the pmd directly to ptes so there is no need to
+ * visit each pte to check if they are contpte.
+ */
+ walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
}
return ret;
--
2.43.0On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 12:52:47PM +0100, Ryan Roberts wrote: > When splitting kernel leaf mappings, either via > split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked() or linear_map_split_to_ptes(), > previously a leaf mapping was always split to the next size down. e.g. > pud -> contpmd -> pmd -> contpte -> pte. But for > linear_map_split_to_ptes() we can avoid the contpmd and contpte states > because we know we want to split all the way down to ptes. > > This avoids visiting all the ptes in a table if it was created by > splitting a pmd, which is noticible on systems with a lot of memory. > > Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com> Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
On 8/29/25 4:52 AM, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> When splitting kernel leaf mappings, either via
> split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked() or linear_map_split_to_ptes(),
> previously a leaf mapping was always split to the next size down. e.g.
> pud -> contpmd -> pmd -> contpte -> pte. But for
> linear_map_split_to_ptes() we can avoid the contpmd and contpte states
> because we know we want to split all the way down to ptes.
>
> This avoids visiting all the ptes in a table if it was created by
> splitting a pmd, which is noticible on systems with a lot of memory.
Similar to patch #4, this patch should be squashed into patch #5 IMHO.
Thanks,
Yang
>
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
> ---
> arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> index 6bd0b065bd97..8e45cd08bf3a 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void split_contpte(pte_t *ptep)
> __set_pte(ptep, pte_mknoncont(__ptep_get(ptep)));
> }
>
> -static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
> +static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
> {
> pmdval_t tableprot = PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_UXN | PMD_TABLE_AF;
> unsigned long pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd);
> @@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
> tableprot |= PMD_TABLE_PXN;
>
> prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_TYPE_MASK) | PTE_TYPE_PAGE);
> - prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
> + if (to_cont)
> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>
> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, ptep++, pfn++)
> __set_pte(ptep, pfn_pte(pfn, prot));
> @@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ static void split_contpmd(pmd_t *pmdp)
> set_pmd(pmdp, pmd_mknoncont(pmdp_get(pmdp)));
> }
>
> -static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
> +static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
> {
> pudval_t tableprot = PUD_TYPE_TABLE | PUD_TABLE_UXN | PUD_TABLE_AF;
> unsigned int step = PMD_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> @@ -611,7 +613,9 @@ static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
> tableprot |= PUD_TABLE_PXN;
>
> prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PMD_TYPE_MASK) | PMD_TYPE_SECT);
> - prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
> + if (to_cont)
> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>
> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, pmdp++, pfn += step)
> set_pmd(pmdp, pfn_pmd(pfn, prot));
> @@ -669,7 +673,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long addr)
> if (!pud_present(pud))
> goto out;
> if (pud_leaf(pud)) {
> - ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
> + ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
> if (ret)
> goto out;
> }
> @@ -694,7 +698,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long addr)
> */
> if (ALIGN_DOWN(addr, PMD_SIZE) == addr)
> goto out;
> - ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
> + ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
> if (ret)
> goto out;
> }
> @@ -771,7 +775,7 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pud_entry(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
> int ret = 0;
>
> if (pud_leaf(pud))
> - ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC);
> + ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
>
> return ret;
> }
> @@ -786,7 +790,13 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmdp, unsigned long addr,
> if (pmd_leaf(pmd)) {
> if (pmd_cont(pmd))
> split_contpmd(pmdp);
> - ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC);
> + ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
> +
> + /*
> + * We have split the pmd directly to ptes so there is no need to
> + * visit each pte to check if they are contpte.
> + */
> + walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
> }
>
> return ret;
On 29/08/2025 23:27, Yang Shi wrote:
>
>
> On 8/29/25 4:52 AM, Ryan Roberts wrote:
>> When splitting kernel leaf mappings, either via
>> split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked() or linear_map_split_to_ptes(),
>> previously a leaf mapping was always split to the next size down. e.g.
>> pud -> contpmd -> pmd -> contpte -> pte. But for
>> linear_map_split_to_ptes() we can avoid the contpmd and contpte states
>> because we know we want to split all the way down to ptes.
>>
>> This avoids visiting all the ptes in a table if it was created by
>> splitting a pmd, which is noticible on systems with a lot of memory.
>
> Similar to patch #4, this patch should be squashed into patch #5 IMHO.
That's fine by me. I was just trying to make the review easier by splitting
non-essential stuff out. Let's squash for next version.
>
> Thanks,
> Yang
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
>> ---
>> arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
>> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>> index 6bd0b065bd97..8e45cd08bf3a 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>> @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void split_contpte(pte_t *ptep)
>> __set_pte(ptep, pte_mknoncont(__ptep_get(ptep)));
>> }
>> -static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
>> +static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
>> {
>> pmdval_t tableprot = PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_UXN | PMD_TABLE_AF;
>> unsigned long pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd);
>> @@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
>> tableprot |= PMD_TABLE_PXN;
>> prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_TYPE_MASK) | PTE_TYPE_PAGE);
>> - prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
>> + if (to_cont)
>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, ptep++, pfn++)
>> __set_pte(ptep, pfn_pte(pfn, prot));
>> @@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ static void split_contpmd(pmd_t *pmdp)
>> set_pmd(pmdp, pmd_mknoncont(pmdp_get(pmdp)));
>> }
>> -static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
>> +static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
>> {
>> pudval_t tableprot = PUD_TYPE_TABLE | PUD_TABLE_UXN | PUD_TABLE_AF;
>> unsigned int step = PMD_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>> @@ -611,7 +613,9 @@ static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
>> tableprot |= PUD_TABLE_PXN;
>> prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PMD_TYPE_MASK) | PMD_TYPE_SECT);
>> - prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
>> + if (to_cont)
>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, pmdp++, pfn += step)
>> set_pmd(pmdp, pfn_pmd(pfn, prot));
>> @@ -669,7 +673,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long
>> addr)
>> if (!pud_present(pud))
>> goto out;
>> if (pud_leaf(pud)) {
>> - ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
>> + ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
>> if (ret)
>> goto out;
>> }
>> @@ -694,7 +698,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long
>> addr)
>> */
>> if (ALIGN_DOWN(addr, PMD_SIZE) == addr)
>> goto out;
>> - ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
>> + ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
>> if (ret)
>> goto out;
>> }
>> @@ -771,7 +775,7 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pud_entry(pud_t *pudp,
>> unsigned long addr,
>> int ret = 0;
>> if (pud_leaf(pud))
>> - ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC);
>> + ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
>> return ret;
>> }
>> @@ -786,7 +790,13 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmdp,
>> unsigned long addr,
>> if (pmd_leaf(pmd)) {
>> if (pmd_cont(pmd))
>> split_contpmd(pmdp);
>> - ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC);
>> + ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
>> +
>> + /*
>> + * We have split the pmd directly to ptes so there is no need to
>> + * visit each pte to check if they are contpte.
>> + */
>> + walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
>> }
>> return ret;
>
On 9/4/25 4:10 AM, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> On 29/08/2025 23:27, Yang Shi wrote:
>>
>> On 8/29/25 4:52 AM, Ryan Roberts wrote:
>>> When splitting kernel leaf mappings, either via
>>> split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked() or linear_map_split_to_ptes(),
>>> previously a leaf mapping was always split to the next size down. e.g.
>>> pud -> contpmd -> pmd -> contpte -> pte. But for
>>> linear_map_split_to_ptes() we can avoid the contpmd and contpte states
>>> because we know we want to split all the way down to ptes.
>>>
>>> This avoids visiting all the ptes in a table if it was created by
>>> splitting a pmd, which is noticible on systems with a lot of memory.
>> Similar to patch #4, this patch should be squashed into patch #5 IMHO.
> That's fine by me. I was just trying to make the review easier by splitting
> non-essential stuff out. Let's squash for next version.
Understood.
Thanks,
Yang
>
>> Thanks,
>> Yang
>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>
>>> ---
>>> arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
>>> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>>> index 6bd0b065bd97..8e45cd08bf3a 100644
>>> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
>>> @@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void split_contpte(pte_t *ptep)
>>> __set_pte(ptep, pte_mknoncont(__ptep_get(ptep)));
>>> }
>>> -static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
>>> +static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
>>> {
>>> pmdval_t tableprot = PMD_TYPE_TABLE | PMD_TABLE_UXN | PMD_TABLE_AF;
>>> unsigned long pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd);
>>> @@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ static int split_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, gfp_t gfp)
>>> tableprot |= PMD_TABLE_PXN;
>>> prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_TYPE_MASK) | PTE_TYPE_PAGE);
>>> - prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
>>> + if (to_cont)
>>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>>> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, ptep++, pfn++)
>>> __set_pte(ptep, pfn_pte(pfn, prot));
>>> @@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ static void split_contpmd(pmd_t *pmdp)
>>> set_pmd(pmdp, pmd_mknoncont(pmdp_get(pmdp)));
>>> }
>>> -static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
>>> +static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp, bool to_cont)
>>> {
>>> pudval_t tableprot = PUD_TYPE_TABLE | PUD_TABLE_UXN | PUD_TABLE_AF;
>>> unsigned int step = PMD_SIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>>> @@ -611,7 +613,9 @@ static int split_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, gfp_t gfp)
>>> tableprot |= PUD_TABLE_PXN;
>>> prot = __pgprot((pgprot_val(prot) & ~PMD_TYPE_MASK) | PMD_TYPE_SECT);
>>> - prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~PTE_CONT);
>>> + if (to_cont)
>>> + prot = __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | PTE_CONT);
>>> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, pmdp++, pfn += step)
>>> set_pmd(pmdp, pfn_pmd(pfn, prot));
>>> @@ -669,7 +673,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long
>>> addr)
>>> if (!pud_present(pud))
>>> goto out;
>>> if (pud_leaf(pud)) {
>>> - ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
>>> + ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
>>> if (ret)
>>> goto out;
>>> }
>>> @@ -694,7 +698,7 @@ static int split_kernel_leaf_mapping_locked(unsigned long
>>> addr)
>>> */
>>> if (ALIGN_DOWN(addr, PMD_SIZE) == addr)
>>> goto out;
>>> - ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL);
>>> + ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_PGTABLE_KERNEL, true);
>>> if (ret)
>>> goto out;
>>> }
>>> @@ -771,7 +775,7 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pud_entry(pud_t *pudp,
>>> unsigned long addr,
>>> int ret = 0;
>>> if (pud_leaf(pud))
>>> - ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC);
>>> + ret = split_pud(pudp, pud, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
>>> return ret;
>>> }
>>> @@ -786,7 +790,13 @@ static int __init split_to_ptes_pmd_entry(pmd_t *pmdp,
>>> unsigned long addr,
>>> if (pmd_leaf(pmd)) {
>>> if (pmd_cont(pmd))
>>> split_contpmd(pmdp);
>>> - ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC);
>>> + ret = split_pmd(pmdp, pmd, GFP_ATOMIC, false);
>>> +
>>> + /*
>>> + * We have split the pmd directly to ptes so there is no need to
>>> + * visit each pte to check if they are contpte.
>>> + */
>>> + walk->action = ACTION_CONTINUE;
>>> }
>>> return ret;
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