2023-10-10 18:23:24

by Lorenzo Stoakes

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Subject: [PATCH v3 0/5] Abstract vma_merge() and split_vma()

The vma_merge() interface is very confusing and its implementation has led
to numerous bugs as a result of that confusion.

In addition there is duplication both in invocation of vma_merge(), but
also in the common mprotect()-style pattern of attempting a merge, then if
this fails, splitting the portion of a VMA about to have its attributes
changed.

This pattern has been copy/pasted around the kernel in each instance where
such an operation has been required, each very slightly modified from the
last to make it even harder to decipher what is going on.

Simplify the whole thing by dividing the actual uses of vma_merge() and
split_vma() into specific and abstracted functions and de-duplicate the
vma_merge()/split_vma() pattern altogether.

Doing so also opens the door to changing how vma_merge() is implemented -
by knowing precisely what cases a caller is invoking rather than having a
central interface where anything might happen we can untangle the brittle
and confusing vma_merge() implementation into something more workable.

For mprotect()-like cases we introduce vma_modify() which performs the
vma_merge()/split_vma() pattern, returning a pointer to either the merged
or split VMA or an ERR_PTR(err) if the splits fail.

We provide a number of inline helper functions to make things even clearer:-

* vma_modify_flags() - Prepare to modify the VMA's flags.
* vma_modify_flags_name() - Prepare to modify the VMA's flags/anon_vma_name
* vma_modify_policy() - Prepare to modify the VMA's mempolicy.
* vma_modify_flags_uffd() - Prepare to modify the VMA's flags/uffd context.

For cases where a new VMA is attempted to be merged with adjacent VMAs we
add:-

* vma_merge_new_vma() - Prepare to merge a new VMA.
* vma_merge_extend() - Prepare to extend the end of a new VMA.

v3:
* Drop unnecessary VM_WARN_ON().
* Implement excellent suggestion from Vlastimil to simply have vma_modify()
return the vma if merge fails (and no error occurs on split), as all
callers really only need to deal with either the merged VMA or the
original one if split. This simplifies things even further.

v2:
* Correct mistake where error cases would have been treated as success as
pointed out by Vlastimil.
* Move vma_policy() define to mm_types.h.
* Move anon_vma_name(), anon_vma_name_alloc() and anon_vma_name_free() to
mm_types.h from mm_inline.h.
* These moves make it possible to implement the vma_modify_*() helpers as
static inline declarations, so do so.
* Spelling corrections and clarifications.
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

Lorenzo Stoakes (5):
mm: move vma_policy() and anon_vma_name() decls to mm_types.h
mm: abstract the vma_merge()/split_vma() pattern for mprotect() et al.
mm: make vma_merge() and split_vma() internal
mm: abstract merge for new VMAs into vma_merge_new_vma()
mm: abstract VMA merge and extend into vma_merge_extend() helper

fs/userfaultfd.c | 71 +++++++-----------------
include/linux/mempolicy.h | 4 --
include/linux/mm.h | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++---
include/linux/mm_inline.h | 20 +------
include/linux/mm_types.h | 27 +++++++++
mm/internal.h | 7 +++
mm/madvise.c | 26 ++-------
mm/mempolicy.c | 26 +--------
mm/mlock.c | 25 ++-------
mm/mmap.c | 114 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
mm/mprotect.c | 29 ++--------
mm/mremap.c | 30 +++++-----
mm/nommu.c | 4 +-
13 files changed, 240 insertions(+), 212 deletions(-)

--
2.42.0


2023-10-10 18:23:33

by Lorenzo Stoakes

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Subject: [PATCH v3 1/5] mm: move vma_policy() and anon_vma_name() decls to mm_types.h

The vma_policy() define is a helper specifically for a VMA field so it
makes sense to host it in the memory management types header.

The anon_vma_name(), anon_vma_name_alloc() and anon_vma_name_free()
functions are a little out of place in mm_inline.h as they define external
functions, and so it makes sense to locate them in mm_types.h.

The purpose of these relocations is to make it possible to abstract static
inline wrappers which invoke both of these helpers.

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
---
include/linux/mempolicy.h | 4 ----
include/linux/mm_inline.h | 20 +-------------------
include/linux/mm_types.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mempolicy.h b/include/linux/mempolicy.h
index 3c208d4f0ee9..2801d5b0a4e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mempolicy.h
+++ b/include/linux/mempolicy.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ static inline struct mempolicy *mpol_dup(struct mempolicy *pol)
return pol;
}

-#define vma_policy(vma) ((vma)->vm_policy)
-
static inline void mpol_get(struct mempolicy *pol)
{
if (pol)
@@ -222,8 +220,6 @@ static inline struct mempolicy *get_vma_policy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return NULL;
}

-#define vma_policy(vma) NULL
-
static inline int
vma_dup_policy(struct vm_area_struct *src, struct vm_area_struct *dst)
{
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_inline.h b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
index 8148b30a9df1..9ae7def16cb2 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_inline.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_inline.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@

#include <linux/atomic.h>
#include <linux/huge_mm.h>
+#include <linux/mm_types.h>
#include <linux/swap.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/userfaultfd_k.h>
@@ -352,15 +353,6 @@ void lruvec_del_folio(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
}

#ifdef CONFIG_ANON_VMA_NAME
-/*
- * mmap_lock should be read-locked when calling anon_vma_name(). Caller should
- * either keep holding the lock while using the returned pointer or it should
- * raise anon_vma_name refcount before releasing the lock.
- */
-extern struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
-extern struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name_alloc(const char *name);
-extern void anon_vma_name_free(struct kref *kref);
-
/* mmap_lock should be read-locked */
static inline void anon_vma_name_get(struct anon_vma_name *anon_name)
{
@@ -415,16 +407,6 @@ static inline bool anon_vma_name_eq(struct anon_vma_name *anon_name1,
}

#else /* CONFIG_ANON_VMA_NAME */
-static inline struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
- return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name_alloc(const char *name)
-{
- return NULL;
-}
-
static inline void anon_vma_name_get(struct anon_vma_name *anon_name) {}
static inline void anon_vma_name_put(struct anon_vma_name *anon_name) {}
static inline void dup_anon_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *orig_vma,
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 36c5b43999e6..21eb56145f57 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -546,6 +546,27 @@ struct anon_vma_name {
char name[];
};

+#ifdef CONFIG_ANON_VMA_NAME
+/*
+ * mmap_lock should be read-locked when calling anon_vma_name(). Caller should
+ * either keep holding the lock while using the returned pointer or it should
+ * raise anon_vma_name refcount before releasing the lock.
+ */
+struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name_alloc(const char *name);
+void anon_vma_name_free(struct kref *kref);
+#else /* CONFIG_ANON_VMA_NAME */
+static inline struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline struct anon_vma_name *anon_vma_name_alloc(const char *name)
+{
+ return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
struct vma_lock {
struct rw_semaphore lock;
};
@@ -662,6 +683,12 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx vm_userfaultfd_ctx;
} __randomize_layout;

+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
+#define vma_policy(vma) ((vma)->vm_policy)
+#else
+#define vma_policy(vma) NULL
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MM_CID
struct mm_cid {
u64 time;
--
2.42.0

2023-10-10 18:24:12

by Lorenzo Stoakes

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Subject: [PATCH v3 3/5] mm: make vma_merge() and split_vma() internal

Now the common pattern of - attempting a merge via vma_merge() and should
this fail splitting VMAs via split_vma() - has been abstracted, the former
can be placed into mm/internal.h and the latter made static.

In addition, the split_vma() nommu variant also need not be exported.

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
---
include/linux/mm.h | 9 ---------
mm/internal.h | 9 +++++++++
mm/mmap.c | 8 ++++----
mm/nommu.c | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 83ee1f35febe..74d7547ffb70 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -3237,16 +3237,7 @@ extern int vma_expand(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
struct vm_area_struct *next);
extern int vma_shrink(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long start, unsigned long end, pgoff_t pgoff);
-extern struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
- struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *prev, unsigned long addr,
- unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags, struct anon_vma *,
- struct file *, pgoff_t, struct mempolicy *, struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
- struct anon_vma_name *);
extern struct anon_vma *find_mergeable_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *);
-extern int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *,
- unsigned long addr, int new_below);
-extern int split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *,
- unsigned long addr, int new_below);
extern int insert_vm_struct(struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *);
extern void unlink_file_vma(struct vm_area_struct *);
extern struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **,
diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 3a72975425bb..ddaeb9f2d9d7 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -1011,6 +1011,15 @@ struct page *follow_trans_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmd,
unsigned int flags);

+/*
+ * mm/mmap.c
+ */
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *prev, unsigned long addr,
+ unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags, struct anon_vma *,
+ struct file *, pgoff_t, struct mempolicy *, struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
+ struct anon_vma_name *);
+
enum {
/* mark page accessed */
FOLL_TOUCH = 1 << 16,
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index bca685820763..a516f2412f79 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -2346,8 +2346,8 @@ static void unmap_region(struct mm_struct *mm, struct ma_state *mas,
* has already been checked or doesn't make sense to fail.
* VMA Iterator will point to the end VMA.
*/
-int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long addr, int new_below)
+static int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long addr, int new_below)
{
struct vma_prepare vp;
struct vm_area_struct *new;
@@ -2428,8 +2428,8 @@ int __split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
* Split a vma into two pieces at address 'addr', a new vma is allocated
* either for the first part or the tail.
*/
-int split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long addr, int new_below)
+static int split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long addr, int new_below)
{
if (vma->vm_mm->map_count >= sysctl_max_map_count)
return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index f9553579389b..fc4afe924ad5 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -1305,8 +1305,8 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(old_mmap, struct mmap_arg_struct __user *, arg)
* split a vma into two pieces at address 'addr', a new vma is allocated either
* for the first part or the tail.
*/
-int split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long addr, int new_below)
+static int split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long addr, int new_below)
{
struct vm_area_struct *new;
struct vm_region *region;
--
2.42.0

2023-10-10 18:24:17

by Lorenzo Stoakes

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Subject: [PATCH v3 5/5] mm: abstract VMA merge and extend into vma_merge_extend() helper

mremap uses vma_merge() in the case where a VMA needs to be extended. This
can be significantly simplified and abstracted.

This makes it far easier to understand what the actual function is doing,
avoids future mistakes in use of the confusing vma_merge() function and
importantly allows us to make future changes to how vma_merge() is
implemented by knowing explicitly which merge cases each invocation uses.

Note that in the mremap() extend case, we perform this merge only when
old_len == vma->vm_end - addr. The extension_start, i.e. the start of the
extended portion of the VMA is equal to addr + old_len, i.e. vma->vm_end.

With this refactoring, vma_merge() is no longer required anywhere except
mm/mmap.c, so mark it static.

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
---
mm/internal.h | 8 +++-----
mm/mmap.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
mm/mremap.c | 30 +++++++++++++-----------------
3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index ddaeb9f2d9d7..6fa722b07a94 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -1014,11 +1014,9 @@ struct page *follow_trans_huge_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
/*
* mm/mmap.c
*/
-struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
- struct mm_struct *, struct vm_area_struct *prev, unsigned long addr,
- unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags, struct anon_vma *,
- struct file *, pgoff_t, struct mempolicy *, struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
- struct anon_vma_name *);
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_extend(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long delta);

enum {
/* mark page accessed */
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index db3842601a88..fb0b8f2b8010 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -860,13 +860,13 @@ can_vma_merge_after(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long vm_flags,
* **** is not represented - it will be merged and the vma containing the
* area is returned, or the function will return NULL
*/
-struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
- struct vm_area_struct *prev, unsigned long addr,
- unsigned long end, unsigned long vm_flags,
- struct anon_vma *anon_vma, struct file *file,
- pgoff_t pgoff, struct mempolicy *policy,
- struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
- struct anon_vma_name *anon_name)
+static struct vm_area_struct
+*vma_merge(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mm_struct *mm,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
+ unsigned long vm_flags, struct anon_vma *anon_vma, struct file *file,
+ pgoff_t pgoff, struct mempolicy *policy,
+ struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
+ struct anon_vma_name *anon_name)
{
struct vm_area_struct *curr, *next, *res;
struct vm_area_struct *vma, *adjust, *remove, *remove2;
@@ -2501,6 +2501,23 @@ static struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_new_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
}

+/*
+ * Expand vma by delta bytes, potentially merging with an immediately adjacent
+ * VMA with identical properties.
+ */
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_extend(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long delta)
+{
+ pgoff_t pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + vma_pages(vma);
+
+ /* vma is specified as prev, so case 1 or 2 will apply. */
+ return vma_merge(vmi, vma->vm_mm, vma, vma->vm_end, vma->vm_end + delta,
+ vma->vm_flags, vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff,
+ vma_policy(vma), vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
+ anon_vma_name(vma));
+}
+
/*
* do_vmi_align_munmap() - munmap the aligned region from @start to @end.
* @vmi: The vma iterator
diff --git a/mm/mremap.c b/mm/mremap.c
index ce8a23ef325a..38d98465f3d8 100644
--- a/mm/mremap.c
+++ b/mm/mremap.c
@@ -1096,14 +1096,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mremap, unsigned long, addr, unsigned long, old_len,
/* old_len exactly to the end of the area..
*/
if (old_len == vma->vm_end - addr) {
+ unsigned long delta = new_len - old_len;
+
/* can we just expand the current mapping? */
- if (vma_expandable(vma, new_len - old_len)) {
- long pages = (new_len - old_len) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
- unsigned long extension_start = addr + old_len;
- unsigned long extension_end = addr + new_len;
- pgoff_t extension_pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff +
- ((extension_start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, extension_start);
+ if (vma_expandable(vma, delta)) {
+ long pages = delta >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+ VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, vma->vm_end);
long charged = 0;

if (vma->vm_flags & VM_ACCOUNT) {
@@ -1115,17 +1113,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mremap, unsigned long, addr, unsigned long, old_len,
}

/*
- * Function vma_merge() is called on the extension we
- * are adding to the already existing vma, vma_merge()
- * will merge this extension with the already existing
- * vma (expand operation itself) and possibly also with
- * the next vma if it becomes adjacent to the expanded
- * vma and otherwise compatible.
+ * Function vma_merge_extend() is called on the
+ * extension we are adding to the already existing vma,
+ * vma_merge_extend() will merge this extension with the
+ * already existing vma (expand operation itself) and
+ * possibly also with the next vma if it becomes
+ * adjacent to the expanded vma and otherwise
+ * compatible.
*/
- vma = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, vma, extension_start,
- extension_end, vma->vm_flags, vma->anon_vma,
- vma->vm_file, extension_pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
- vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
+ vma = vma_merge_extend(&vmi, vma, delta);
if (!vma) {
vm_unacct_memory(charged);
ret = -ENOMEM;
--
2.42.0

2023-10-10 18:24:20

by Lorenzo Stoakes

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Subject: [PATCH v3 4/5] mm: abstract merge for new VMAs into vma_merge_new_vma()

Only in mmap_region() and copy_vma() do we attempt to merge VMAs which
occupy entirely new regions of virtual memory.

We can abstract this logic and make the intent of this invocations of it
completely explicit, rather than invoking vma_merge() with an inscrutable
wall of parameters.

This also paves the way for a simplification of the core vma_merge()
implementation, as we seek to make it entirely an implementation detail.

Note that on mmap_region(), VMA fields are initialised to zero, so we can
simply reference these rather than explicitly specifying NULL.

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
---
mm/mmap.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index a516f2412f79..db3842601a88 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -2485,6 +2485,22 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
return vma;
}

+/*
+ * Attempt to merge a newly mapped VMA with those adjacent to it. The caller
+ * must ensure that [start, end) does not overlap any existing VMA.
+ */
+static struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_new_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start,
+ unsigned long end,
+ pgoff_t pgoff)
+{
+ return vma_merge(vmi, vma->vm_mm, prev, start, end, vma->vm_flags,
+ vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
+ vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
+}
+
/*
* do_vmi_align_munmap() - munmap the aligned region from @start to @end.
* @vmi: The vma iterator
@@ -2840,10 +2856,9 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
* vma again as we may succeed this time.
*/
if (unlikely(vm_flags != vma->vm_flags && prev)) {
- merge = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, vma->vm_start,
- vma->vm_end, vma->vm_flags, NULL,
- vma->vm_file, vma->vm_pgoff, NULL,
- NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX, NULL);
+ merge = vma_merge_new_vma(&vmi, prev, vma,
+ vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end,
+ pgoff);
if (merge) {
/*
* ->mmap() can change vma->vm_file and fput
@@ -3385,9 +3400,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
if (new_vma && new_vma->vm_start < addr + len)
return NULL; /* should never get here */

- new_vma = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, addr, addr + len, vma->vm_flags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
- vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
+ new_vma = vma_merge_new_vma(&vmi, prev, vma, addr, addr + len, pgoff);
if (new_vma) {
/*
* Source vma may have been merged into new_vma
--
2.42.0

2023-10-10 18:24:28

by Lorenzo Stoakes

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Subject: [PATCH v3 2/5] mm: abstract the vma_merge()/split_vma() pattern for mprotect() et al.

mprotect() and other functions which change VMA parameters over a range
each employ a pattern of:-

1. Attempt to merge the range with adjacent VMAs.
2. If this fails, and the range spans a subset of the VMA, split it
accordingly.

This is open-coded and duplicated in each case. Also in each case most of
the parameters passed to vma_merge() remain the same.

Create a new function, vma_modify(), which abstracts this operation,
accepting only those parameters which can be changed.

To avoid the mess of invoking each function call with unnecessary
parameters, create inline wrapper functions for each of the modify
operations, parameterised only by what is required to perform the action.

We can also significantly simplify the logic - by returning the VMA if we
split (or merged VMA if we do not) we no longer need specific handling for
merge/split cases in any of the call sites.

Note that the userfaultfd_release() case works even though it does not
split VMAs - since start is set to vma->vm_start and end is set to
vma->vm_end, the split logic does not trigger.

In addition, since we calculate pgoff to be equal to vma->vm_pgoff + (start
- vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT, and start - vma->vm_start will be 0 in this
instance, this invocation will remain unchanged.

We eliminate a VM_WARN_ON() in mprotect_fixup() as this simply asserts that
vma_merge() correctly ensures that flags remain the same, something that is
already checked in is_mergeable_vma() and elsewhere, and in any case is not
specific to mprotect().

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
---
fs/userfaultfd.c | 71 +++++++++++++---------------------------------
include/linux/mm.h | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
mm/madvise.c | 26 +++--------------
mm/mempolicy.c | 26 ++---------------
mm/mlock.c | 25 +++-------------
mm/mmap.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
mm/mprotect.c | 29 +++----------------
7 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
index a7c6ef764e63..911ab5740a52 100644
--- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
+++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c
@@ -927,20 +927,15 @@ static int userfaultfd_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
continue;
}
new_flags = vma->vm_flags & ~__VM_UFFD_FLAGS;
- prev = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end,
- new_flags, vma->anon_vma,
- vma->vm_file, vma->vm_pgoff,
- vma_policy(vma),
- NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX, anon_vma_name(vma));
- if (prev) {
- vma = prev;
- } else {
- prev = vma;
- }
+ vma = vma_modify_flags_uffd(&vmi, prev, vma, vma->vm_start,
+ vma->vm_end, new_flags,
+ NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX);

vma_start_write(vma);
userfaultfd_set_vm_flags(vma, new_flags);
vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx = NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX;
+
+ prev = vma;
}
mmap_write_unlock(mm);
mmput(mm);
@@ -1331,7 +1326,6 @@ static int userfaultfd_register(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
unsigned long start, end, vma_end;
struct vma_iterator vmi;
bool wp_async = userfaultfd_wp_async_ctx(ctx);
- pgoff_t pgoff;

user_uffdio_register = (struct uffdio_register __user *) arg;

@@ -1484,28 +1478,15 @@ static int userfaultfd_register(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
vma_end = min(end, vma->vm_end);

new_flags = (vma->vm_flags & ~__VM_UFFD_FLAGS) | vm_flags;
- pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- prev = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, start, vma_end, new_flags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff,
- vma_policy(vma),
- ((struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx){ ctx }),
- anon_vma_name(vma));
- if (prev) {
- /* vma_merge() invalidated the mas */
- vma = prev;
- goto next;
- }
- if (vma->vm_start < start) {
- ret = split_vma(&vmi, vma, start, 1);
- if (ret)
- break;
- }
- if (vma->vm_end > end) {
- ret = split_vma(&vmi, vma, end, 0);
- if (ret)
- break;
+
+ vma = vma_modify_flags_uffd(&vmi, prev, vma, start, vma_end,
+ new_flags,
+ (struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx){ctx});
+ if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
+ break;
}
- next:
+
/*
* In the vma_merge() successful mprotect-like case 8:
* the next vma was merged into the current one and
@@ -1568,7 +1549,6 @@ static int userfaultfd_unregister(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
const void __user *buf = (void __user *)arg;
struct vma_iterator vmi;
bool wp_async = userfaultfd_wp_async_ctx(ctx);
- pgoff_t pgoff;

ret = -EFAULT;
if (copy_from_user(&uffdio_unregister, buf, sizeof(uffdio_unregister)))
@@ -1671,26 +1651,13 @@ static int userfaultfd_unregister(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
uffd_wp_range(vma, start, vma_end - start, false);

new_flags = vma->vm_flags & ~__VM_UFFD_FLAGS;
- pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- prev = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, start, vma_end, new_flags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff,
- vma_policy(vma),
- NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX, anon_vma_name(vma));
- if (prev) {
- vma = prev;
- goto next;
- }
- if (vma->vm_start < start) {
- ret = split_vma(&vmi, vma, start, 1);
- if (ret)
- break;
- }
- if (vma->vm_end > end) {
- ret = split_vma(&vmi, vma, end, 0);
- if (ret)
- break;
+ vma = vma_modify_flags_uffd(&vmi, prev, vma, start, vma_end,
+ new_flags, NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX);
+ if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(prev);
+ break;
}
- next:
+
/*
* In the vma_merge() successful mprotect-like case 8:
* the next vma was merged into the current one and
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index a7b667786cde..83ee1f35febe 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -3253,6 +3253,66 @@ extern struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **,
unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, pgoff_t pgoff,
bool *need_rmap_locks);
extern void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *);
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+ unsigned long vm_flags,
+ struct mempolicy *policy,
+ struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx uffd_ctx,
+ struct anon_vma_name *anon_name);
+
+/* We are about to modify the VMA's flags. */
+static inline struct vm_area_struct
+*vma_modify_flags(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+ unsigned long new_flags)
+{
+ return vma_modify(vmi, prev, vma, start, end, new_flags,
+ vma_policy(vma), vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx,
+ anon_vma_name(vma));
+}
+
+/* We are about to modify the VMA's flags and/or anon_name. */
+static inline struct vm_area_struct
+*vma_modify_flags_name(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start,
+ unsigned long end,
+ unsigned long new_flags,
+ struct anon_vma_name *new_name)
+{
+ return vma_modify(vmi, prev, vma, start, end, new_flags,
+ vma_policy(vma), vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, new_name);
+}
+
+/* We are about to modify the VMA's memory policy. */
+static inline struct vm_area_struct
+*vma_modify_policy(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+ struct mempolicy *new_pol)
+{
+ return vma_modify(vmi, prev, vma, start, end, vma->vm_flags,
+ new_pol, vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
+}
+
+/* We are about to modify the VMA's flags and/or uffd context. */
+static inline struct vm_area_struct
+*vma_modify_flags_uffd(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+ unsigned long new_flags,
+ struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx new_ctx)
+{
+ return vma_modify(vmi, prev, vma, start, end, new_flags,
+ vma_policy(vma), new_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
+}

static inline int check_data_rlimit(unsigned long rlim,
unsigned long new,
diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index a4a20de50494..70dafc99ff1e 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ static int madvise_update_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
{
struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
int error;
- pgoff_t pgoff;
VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, mm, start);

if (new_flags == vma->vm_flags && anon_vma_name_eq(anon_vma_name(vma), anon_name)) {
@@ -149,30 +148,13 @@ static int madvise_update_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return 0;
}

- pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- *prev = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, *prev, start, end, new_flags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
- vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_name);
- if (*prev) {
- vma = *prev;
- goto success;
- }
+ vma = vma_modify_flags_name(&vmi, *prev, vma, start, end, new_flags,
+ anon_name);
+ if (IS_ERR(vma))
+ return PTR_ERR(vma);

*prev = vma;

- if (start != vma->vm_start) {
- error = split_vma(&vmi, vma, start, 1);
- if (error)
- return error;
- }
-
- if (end != vma->vm_end) {
- error = split_vma(&vmi, vma, end, 0);
- if (error)
- return error;
- }
-
-success:
/* vm_flags is protected by the mmap_lock held in write mode. */
vma_start_write(vma);
vm_flags_reset(vma, new_flags);
diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
index b01922e88548..898ee2e3c85b 100644
--- a/mm/mempolicy.c
+++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
@@ -784,10 +784,7 @@ static int mbind_range(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
struct vm_area_struct **prev, unsigned long start,
unsigned long end, struct mempolicy *new_pol)
{
- struct vm_area_struct *merged;
unsigned long vmstart, vmend;
- pgoff_t pgoff;
- int err;

vmend = min(end, vma->vm_end);
if (start > vma->vm_start) {
@@ -802,26 +799,9 @@ static int mbind_range(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return 0;
}

- pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((vmstart - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- merged = vma_merge(vmi, vma->vm_mm, *prev, vmstart, vmend, vma->vm_flags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, new_pol,
- vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
- if (merged) {
- *prev = merged;
- return vma_replace_policy(merged, new_pol);
- }
-
- if (vma->vm_start != vmstart) {
- err = split_vma(vmi, vma, vmstart, 1);
- if (err)
- return err;
- }
-
- if (vma->vm_end != vmend) {
- err = split_vma(vmi, vma, vmend, 0);
- if (err)
- return err;
- }
+ vma = vma_modify_policy(vmi, *prev, vma, vmstart, vmend, new_pol);
+ if (IS_ERR(vma))
+ return PTR_ERR(vma);

*prev = vma;
return vma_replace_policy(vma, new_pol);
diff --git a/mm/mlock.c b/mm/mlock.c
index 42b6865f8f82..aa44456200e3 100644
--- a/mm/mlock.c
+++ b/mm/mlock.c
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ static int mlock_fixup(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long end, vm_flags_t newflags)
{
struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
- pgoff_t pgoff;
int nr_pages;
int ret = 0;
vm_flags_t oldflags = vma->vm_flags;
@@ -487,28 +486,12 @@ static int mlock_fixup(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
/* don't set VM_LOCKED or VM_LOCKONFAULT and don't count */
goto out;

- pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- *prev = vma_merge(vmi, mm, *prev, start, end, newflags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
- vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
- if (*prev) {
- vma = *prev;
- goto success;
- }
-
- if (start != vma->vm_start) {
- ret = split_vma(vmi, vma, start, 1);
- if (ret)
- goto out;
- }
-
- if (end != vma->vm_end) {
- ret = split_vma(vmi, vma, end, 0);
- if (ret)
- goto out;
+ vma = vma_modify_flags(vmi, *prev, vma, start, end, newflags);
+ if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
+ goto out;
}

-success:
/*
* Keep track of amount of locked VM.
*/
diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 673429ee8a9e..bca685820763 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -2437,6 +2437,54 @@ int split_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return __split_vma(vmi, vma, addr, new_below);
}

+/*
+ * We are about to modify one or multiple of a VMA's flags, policy, userfaultfd
+ * context and anonymous VMA name within the range [start, end).
+ *
+ * As a result, we might be able to merge the newly modified VMA range with an
+ * adjacent VMA with identical properties.
+ *
+ * If no merge is possible and the range does not span the entirety of the VMA,
+ * we then need to split the VMA to accommodate the change.
+ *
+ * The function returns either the merged VMA, the original VMA if a split was
+ * required instead, or an error if the split failed.
+ */
+struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
+ struct vm_area_struct *prev,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+ unsigned long vm_flags,
+ struct mempolicy *policy,
+ struct vm_userfaultfd_ctx uffd_ctx,
+ struct anon_vma_name *anon_name)
+{
+ pgoff_t pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+ struct vm_area_struct *merged;
+
+ merged = vma_merge(vmi, vma->vm_mm, prev, start, end, vm_flags,
+ vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, policy,
+ uffd_ctx, anon_name);
+ if (merged)
+ return merged;
+
+ if (vma->vm_start < start) {
+ int err = split_vma(vmi, vma, start, 1);
+
+ if (err)
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+ }
+
+ if (vma->vm_end > end) {
+ int err = split_vma(vmi, vma, end, 0);
+
+ if (err)
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+ }
+
+ return vma;
+}
+
/*
* do_vmi_align_munmap() - munmap the aligned region from @start to @end.
* @vmi: The vma iterator
diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index b94fbb45d5c7..f6f4a4bca059 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ mprotect_fixup(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mmu_gather *tlb,
long nrpages = (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
unsigned int mm_cp_flags = 0;
unsigned long charged = 0;
- pgoff_t pgoff;
int error;

if (newflags == oldflags) {
@@ -625,34 +624,14 @@ mprotect_fixup(struct vma_iterator *vmi, struct mmu_gather *tlb,
}
}

- /*
- * First try to merge with previous and/or next vma.
- */
- pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
- *pprev = vma_merge(vmi, mm, *pprev, start, end, newflags,
- vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
- vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
- if (*pprev) {
- vma = *pprev;
- VM_WARN_ON((vma->vm_flags ^ newflags) & ~VM_SOFTDIRTY);
- goto success;
+ vma = vma_modify_flags(vmi, *pprev, vma, start, end, newflags);
+ if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
+ error = PTR_ERR(vma);
+ goto fail;
}

*pprev = vma;

- if (start != vma->vm_start) {
- error = split_vma(vmi, vma, start, 1);
- if (error)
- goto fail;
- }
-
- if (end != vma->vm_end) {
- error = split_vma(vmi, vma, end, 0);
- if (error)
- goto fail;
- }
-
-success:
/*
* vm_flags and vm_page_prot are protected by the mmap_lock
* held in write mode.
--
2.42.0

2023-10-11 06:58:42

by Lorenzo Stoakes

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/5] mm: abstract merge for new VMAs into vma_merge_new_vma()

On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 07:23:07PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Only in mmap_region() and copy_vma() do we attempt to merge VMAs which
> occupy entirely new regions of virtual memory.
>
> We can abstract this logic and make the intent of this invocations of it
> completely explicit, rather than invoking vma_merge() with an inscrutable
> wall of parameters.
>
> This also paves the way for a simplification of the core vma_merge()
> implementation, as we seek to make it entirely an implementation detail.
>
> Note that on mmap_region(), VMA fields are initialised to zero, so we can
> simply reference these rather than explicitly specifying NULL.

Andrew - based on feedback from Liam on the v2 version of this patch, could
we change this commit message to:-


Only in mmap_region() and copy_vma() do we attempt to merge VMAs which
occupy entirely new regions of virtual memory.

We can abstract this logic and make the intent of this invocations of it
completely explicit, rather than invoking vma_merge() with an inscrutable
wall of parameters.

This also paves the way for a simplification of the core vma_merge()
implementation, as we seek to make it entirely an implementation detail.

The VMA merge call in mmap_region() occurs only for file-backed mappings,
where each of the parameters previously specified as NULL are defaulted to
NULL in vma_init() (called by vm_area_alloc()).

This matches the previous behaviour of specifying NULL for a number of
fields, however note that prior to this call we pass the VMA to the file
system driver via call_mmap(), which may in theory adjust fields that we
pass in to vma_merge_new_vma().

Therefore we actually resolve an oversight here by allowing for the fact
that the driver may have done this.


>
> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
> ---
> mm/mmap.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
> 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>

Thanks!

> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index a516f2412f79..db3842601a88 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -2485,6 +2485,22 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_modify(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
> return vma;
> }
>
> +/*
> + * Attempt to merge a newly mapped VMA with those adjacent to it. The caller
> + * must ensure that [start, end) does not overlap any existing VMA.
> + */
> +static struct vm_area_struct *vma_merge_new_vma(struct vma_iterator *vmi,
> + struct vm_area_struct *prev,
> + struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long start,
> + unsigned long end,
> + pgoff_t pgoff)
> +{
> + return vma_merge(vmi, vma->vm_mm, prev, start, end, vma->vm_flags,
> + vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
> + vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
> +}
> +
> /*
> * do_vmi_align_munmap() - munmap the aligned region from @start to @end.
> * @vmi: The vma iterator
> @@ -2840,10 +2856,9 @@ unsigned long mmap_region(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,
> * vma again as we may succeed this time.
> */
> if (unlikely(vm_flags != vma->vm_flags && prev)) {
> - merge = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, vma->vm_start,
> - vma->vm_end, vma->vm_flags, NULL,
> - vma->vm_file, vma->vm_pgoff, NULL,
> - NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX, NULL);
> + merge = vma_merge_new_vma(&vmi, prev, vma,
> + vma->vm_start, vma->vm_end,
> + pgoff);
> if (merge) {
> /*
> * ->mmap() can change vma->vm_file and fput
> @@ -3385,9 +3400,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *copy_vma(struct vm_area_struct **vmap,
> if (new_vma && new_vma->vm_start < addr + len)
> return NULL; /* should never get here */
>
> - new_vma = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, addr, addr + len, vma->vm_flags,
> - vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff, vma_policy(vma),
> - vma->vm_userfaultfd_ctx, anon_vma_name(vma));
> + new_vma = vma_merge_new_vma(&vmi, prev, vma, addr, addr + len, pgoff);
> if (new_vma) {
> /*
> * Source vma may have been merged into new_vma
> --
> 2.42.0
>

2023-10-11 08:36:37

by Vlastimil Babka

[permalink] [raw]
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] mm: abstract the vma_merge()/split_vma() pattern for mprotect() et al.

On 10/10/23 20:23, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> mprotect() and other functions which change VMA parameters over a range
> each employ a pattern of:-
>
> 1. Attempt to merge the range with adjacent VMAs.
> 2. If this fails, and the range spans a subset of the VMA, split it
> accordingly.
>
> This is open-coded and duplicated in each case. Also in each case most of
> the parameters passed to vma_merge() remain the same.
>
> Create a new function, vma_modify(), which abstracts this operation,
> accepting only those parameters which can be changed.
>
> To avoid the mess of invoking each function call with unnecessary
> parameters, create inline wrapper functions for each of the modify
> operations, parameterised only by what is required to perform the action.
>
> We can also significantly simplify the logic - by returning the VMA if we
> split (or merged VMA if we do not) we no longer need specific handling for
> merge/split cases in any of the call sites.
>
> Note that the userfaultfd_release() case works even though it does not
> split VMAs - since start is set to vma->vm_start and end is set to
> vma->vm_end, the split logic does not trigger.
>
> In addition, since we calculate pgoff to be equal to vma->vm_pgoff + (start
> - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT, and start - vma->vm_start will be 0 in this
> instance, this invocation will remain unchanged.
>
> We eliminate a VM_WARN_ON() in mprotect_fixup() as this simply asserts that
> vma_merge() correctly ensures that flags remain the same, something that is
> already checked in is_mergeable_vma() and elsewhere, and in any case is not
> specific to mprotect().
>
> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/userfaultfd.c | 71 +++++++++++++---------------------------------
> include/linux/mm.h | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> mm/madvise.c | 26 +++--------------
> mm/mempolicy.c | 26 ++---------------
> mm/mlock.c | 25 +++-------------
> mm/mmap.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> mm/mprotect.c | 29 +++----------------
> 7 files changed, 142 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/userfaultfd.c b/fs/userfaultfd.c
> index a7c6ef764e63..911ab5740a52 100644
> --- a/fs/userfaultfd.c
> +++ b/fs/userfaultfd.c

<snip>

> @@ -1671,26 +1651,13 @@ static int userfaultfd_unregister(struct userfaultfd_ctx *ctx,
> uffd_wp_range(vma, start, vma_end - start, false);
>
> new_flags = vma->vm_flags & ~__VM_UFFD_FLAGS;
> - pgoff = vma->vm_pgoff + ((start - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> - prev = vma_merge(&vmi, mm, prev, start, vma_end, new_flags,
> - vma->anon_vma, vma->vm_file, pgoff,
> - vma_policy(vma),
> - NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX, anon_vma_name(vma));
> - if (prev) {
> - vma = prev;
> - goto next;
> - }
> - if (vma->vm_start < start) {
> - ret = split_vma(&vmi, vma, start, 1);
> - if (ret)
> - break;
> - }
> - if (vma->vm_end > end) {
> - ret = split_vma(&vmi, vma, end, 0);
> - if (ret)
> - break;
> + vma = vma_modify_flags_uffd(&vmi, prev, vma, start, vma_end,
> + new_flags, NULL_VM_UFFD_CTX);
> + if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
> + ret = PTR_ERR(prev);

This needs to be PTR_ERR(vma)? Probably v2 leftover.

> + break;
> }
> - next:
> +
> /*
> * In the vma_merge() successful mprotect-like case 8:
> * the next vma was merged into the current one and