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-rw-r--r--arch/alpha/mm/fault.c2
-rw-r--r--arch/arc/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/arm/mm/fault.c3
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/mm/fault.c5
-rw-r--r--arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/ia64/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/m68k/mm/fault.c3
-rw-r--r--arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/mips/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/nds32/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/nios2/mm/fault.c3
-rw-r--r--arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/parisc/mm/fault.c4
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c6
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/mm/fault.c5
-rw-r--r--arch/s390/mm/fault.c5
-rw-r--r--arch/sh/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/um/kernel/trap.c1
-rw-r--r--arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c4
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/mm/fault.c2
-rw-r--r--arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c1
-rw-r--r--drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c12
-rw-r--r--include/linux/mm.h37
-rw-r--r--mm/filemap.c2
-rw-r--r--mm/internal.h6
27 files changed, 54 insertions, 57 deletions
diff --git a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
index fcfa229cc1e7..c2d7b6d7bac7 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/mm/fault.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ retry:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+ flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
* have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
index 643fad774071..92b339c7adba 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/fault.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ retry:
*/
if (unlikely((fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) &&
(flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY))) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
index 18ef0b143ac2..b598e6978b29 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/fault.c
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ retry:
regs, addr);
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- /* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation. */
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index cbb29a43aa7f..1027851d469a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -521,12 +521,7 @@ retry:
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- /*
- * Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk of
- * starvation.
- */
if (mm_flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
- mm_flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
mm_flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
index d9e15d941bdb..72334b26317a 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/mm/vm_fault.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
index b5aa4e80c762..30d0c1fca99e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/fault.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ retry:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
index 182799fd9987..f7afb9897966 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mm/fault.c
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- /* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation. */
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/*
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
index 32da02778a63..3248141f8ed5 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/mm/fault.c
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/*
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
index ec464da64656..4a0eafe3d932 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/fault.c
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ good_area:
tsk->min_flt++;
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/*
diff --git a/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c b/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
index 2810a4e5ab27..0cf0c08c7da2 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nds32/mm/fault.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ good_area:
1, regs, addr);
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
index c38bea4220fb..ec9d8a9c426f 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/nios2/mm/fault.c
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- /* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation. */
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/*
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
index 30d5c51e9d40..8af1cc78c4fb 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/openrisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ good_area:
else
tsk->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
index 8e88e5c5f26a..86e8c848f3d7 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/mm/fault.c
@@ -328,14 +328,12 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
-
/*
* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
* have already released it in __lock_page_or_retry
* in mm/filemap.c.
*/
-
+ flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
index d7e1f8dc7e4c..d15f0f0ee806 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c
@@ -590,13 +590,7 @@ good_area:
* case.
*/
if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY)) {
- /* We retry only once */
if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
- /*
- * Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation.
- */
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
index a252d9e38561..be84e32adc4c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ good_area:
1, regs, addr);
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- /*
- * Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation.
- */
- flags &= ~(FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY);
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/*
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index 551ac311bd35..aeccdb30899a 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -513,10 +513,7 @@ retry:
fault = VM_FAULT_PFAULT;
goto out_up;
}
- /* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation. */
- flags &= ~(FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY |
- FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT);
+ flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
goto retry;
diff --git a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
index d9c8f2d00a54..13ee4d20e622 100644
--- a/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/sh/mm/fault.c
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ good_area:
regs, address);
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/*
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
index a91b0c2d84f8..f6e0e601f857 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_32.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ good_area:
1, regs, address);
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
index 30653418a672..c0c0dd471b6b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/fault_64.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ good_area:
1, regs, address);
}
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
index c59ad37eacda..8f18cf56b3dd 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/trap.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c b/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c
index 34a90453ca18..a9bd08fbe588 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/mm/fault.c
@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ retry:
else
tsk->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- /* Clear FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY to avoid any risk
- * of starvation. */
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
+ flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index f70a08e5271f..859519f5b342 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -1479,8 +1479,6 @@ good_area:
*/
if (unlikely((fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) &&
(flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY))) {
- /* Retry at most once */
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
goto retry;
}
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
index 7d196dc951e8..e7172bd53ced 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/mm/fault.c
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ good_area:
else
current->min_flt++;
if (fault & VM_FAULT_RETRY) {
- flags &= ~FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY;
flags |= FAULT_FLAG_TRIED;
/* No need to up_read(&mm->mmap_sem) as we would
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
index 389128b8c4dd..cb8829ca6c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ static vm_fault_t ttm_bo_vm_fault_idle(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
/*
* If possible, avoid waiting for GPU with mmap_sem
- * held.
+ * held. We only do this if the fault allows retry and this
+ * is the first attempt.
*/
- if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
+ if (fault_flag_allow_retry_first(vmf->flags)) {
ret = VM_FAULT_RETRY;
if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT)
goto out_unlock;
@@ -135,7 +136,12 @@ vm_fault_t ttm_bo_vm_reserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
* for the buffer to become unreserved.
*/
if (unlikely(!dma_resv_trylock(bo->base.resv))) {
- if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
+ /*
+ * If the fault allows retry and this is the first
+ * fault attempt, we try to release the mmap_sem
+ * before waiting
+ */
+ if (fault_flag_allow_retry_first(vmf->flags)) {
if (!(vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT)) {
ttm_bo_get(bo);
up_read(&vmf->vma->vm_mm->mmap_sem);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 7eeabc37ec87..e8e1afab713f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -394,6 +394,25 @@ extern pgprot_t protection_map[16];
* @FAULT_FLAG_REMOTE: The fault is not for current task/mm.
* @FAULT_FLAG_INSTRUCTION: The fault was during an instruction fetch.
* @FAULT_FLAG_INTERRUPTIBLE: The fault can be interrupted by non-fatal signals.
+ *
+ * About @FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY and @FAULT_FLAG_TRIED: we can specify
+ * whether we would allow page faults to retry by specifying these two
+ * fault flags correctly. Currently there can be three legal combinations:
+ *
+ * (a) ALLOW_RETRY and !TRIED: this means the page fault allows retry, and
+ * this is the first try
+ *
+ * (b) ALLOW_RETRY and TRIED: this means the page fault allows retry, and
+ * we've already tried at least once
+ *
+ * (c) !ALLOW_RETRY and !TRIED: this means the page fault does not allow retry
+ *
+ * The unlisted combination (!ALLOW_RETRY && TRIED) is illegal and should never
+ * be used. Note that page faults can be allowed to retry for multiple times,
+ * in which case we'll have an initial fault with flags (a) then later on
+ * continuous faults with flags (b). We should always try to detect pending
+ * signals before a retry to make sure the continuous page faults can still be
+ * interrupted if necessary.
*/
#define FAULT_FLAG_WRITE 0x01
#define FAULT_FLAG_MKWRITE 0x02
@@ -414,6 +433,24 @@ extern pgprot_t protection_map[16];
FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE | \
FAULT_FLAG_INTERRUPTIBLE)
+/**
+ * fault_flag_allow_retry_first - check ALLOW_RETRY the first time
+ *
+ * This is mostly used for places where we want to try to avoid taking
+ * the mmap_sem for too long a time when waiting for another condition
+ * to change, in which case we can try to be polite to release the
+ * mmap_sem in the first round to avoid potential starvation of other
+ * processes that would also want the mmap_sem.
+ *
+ * Return: true if the page fault allows retry and this is the first
+ * attempt of the fault handling; false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool fault_flag_allow_retry_first(unsigned int flags)
+{
+ return (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) &&
+ (!(flags & FAULT_FLAG_TRIED));
+}
+
#define FAULT_FLAG_TRACE \
{ FAULT_FLAG_WRITE, "WRITE" }, \
{ FAULT_FLAG_MKWRITE, "MKWRITE" }, \
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 1a58dd6d0ca0..0fbdc8e30dd2 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__lock_page_killable);
int __lock_page_or_retry(struct page *page, struct mm_struct *mm,
unsigned int flags)
{
- if (flags & FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
+ if (fault_flag_allow_retry_first(flags)) {
/*
* CAUTION! In this case, mmap_sem is not released
* even though return 0.
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 91d1d3828093..9fb2b8c7928f 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ static inline struct file *maybe_unlock_mmap_for_io(struct vm_fault *vmf,
/*
* FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT means we don't want to wait on page locks or
* anything, so we only pin the file and drop the mmap_sem if only
- * FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY is set.
+ * FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY is set, while this is the first attempt.
*/
- if ((flags & (FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT)) ==
- FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY) {
+ if (fault_flag_allow_retry_first(flags) &&
+ !(flags & FAULT_FLAG_RETRY_NOWAIT)) {
fpin = get_file(vmf->vma->vm_file);
up_read(&vmf->vma->vm_mm->mmap_sem);
}