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mm: document mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock()

Message ID 20230918201832.265108-1-jannh@google.com (mailing list archive)
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Series mm: document mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock() | expand

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Jann Horn Sept. 18, 2023, 8:18 p.m. UTC
Document what mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock() is for.
Also add a __must_check annotation to signal that callers must bail out if
a notifier vetoes the operation.

Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
---
 include/linux/mmu_notifier.h | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


base-commit: 6704c78e2963a5682b4ac3c0e609d36f2405cf17

Comments

Jason Gunthorpe Sept. 18, 2023, 11:26 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 10:18:32PM +0200, Jann Horn wrote:
> Document what mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock() is for.
> Also add a __must_check annotation to signal that callers must bail out if
> a notifier vetoes the operation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/mmu_notifier.h | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>

Jason
Alistair Popple Sept. 19, 2023, 12:08 a.m. UTC | #2
Looks good, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Alistair Popple <apopple@nvidia.com>

Jann Horn <jannh@google.com> writes:

> Document what mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock() is for.
> Also add a __must_check annotation to signal that callers must bail out if
> a notifier vetoes the operation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/mmu_notifier.h | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h b/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
> index 6e3c857606f1..f349e08a9dfe 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
> @@ -459,7 +459,14 @@ mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start(struct mmu_notifier_range *range)
>  	lock_map_release(&__mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_map);
>  }
>  
> -static inline int
> +/*
> + * This version of mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start() avoids blocking, but it
> + * can return an error if a notifier can't proceed without blocking, in which
> + * case you're not allowed to modify PTEs in the specified range.
> + *
> + * This is mainly intended for OOM handling.
> + */
> +static inline int __must_check
>  mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock(struct mmu_notifier_range *range)
>  {
>  	int ret = 0;
>
> base-commit: 6704c78e2963a5682b4ac3c0e609d36f2405cf17
David Hildenbrand Nov. 14, 2023, 3:32 p.m. UTC | #3
On 18.09.23 22:18, Jann Horn wrote:
> Document what mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock() is for.
> Also add a __must_check annotation to signal that callers must bail out if
> a notifier vetoes the operation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
> ---

I'm late but:

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h b/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
index 6e3c857606f1..f349e08a9dfe 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmu_notifier.h
@@ -459,7 +459,14 @@  mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start(struct mmu_notifier_range *range)
 	lock_map_release(&__mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_map);
 }
 
-static inline int
+/*
+ * This version of mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start() avoids blocking, but it
+ * can return an error if a notifier can't proceed without blocking, in which
+ * case you're not allowed to modify PTEs in the specified range.
+ *
+ * This is mainly intended for OOM handling.
+ */
+static inline int __must_check
 mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start_nonblock(struct mmu_notifier_range *range)
 {
 	int ret = 0;