[PATCH v5 02/10] mm: x86: add CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG

Yu Zhao yuzhao at google.com
Wed Nov 10 20:15:02 PST 2021


Some architectures support the accessed bit on non-leaf PMD entries,
e.g., x86_64 sets the accessed bit on a non-leaf PMD entry when using
it as part of linear address translation [1]. As an optimization, page
table walkers who are interested in the accessed bit can skip the PTEs
under a non-leaf PMD entry if the accessed bit is cleared on this PMD
entry.

Although an inline function may be preferable, this capability is
added as a configuration option to look consistent when used with the
existing macros.

[1]: Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual
     Volume 3 (June 2021), section 4.8

Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao at google.com>
Tested-by: Konstantin Kharlamov <Hi-Angel at yandex.ru>
---
 arch/Kconfig                   | 9 +++++++++
 arch/x86/Kconfig               | 1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h | 3 ++-
 arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c          | 5 ++++-
 include/linux/pgtable.h        | 4 ++--
 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 8df1c7102643..7392fcc88777 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -1288,6 +1288,15 @@ config ARCH_HAS_ELFCORE_COMPAT
 config ARCH_HAS_PARANOID_L1D_FLUSH
 	bool
 
+config ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG
+	bool
+	depends on PGTABLE_LEVELS > 2
+	help
+	  Architectures that select this are able to set the accessed bit on
+	  non-leaf PMD entries in addition to leaf PTE entries where pages are
+	  mapped. For them, page table walkers that clear the accessed bit may
+	  stop at non-leaf PMD entries if they do not see the accessed bit.
+
 source "kernel/gcov/Kconfig"
 
 source "scripts/gcc-plugins/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index d9830e7e1060..245742b79be9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ config X86
 	select ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API		if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_DEVMAP		if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_PTE_SPECIAL
+	select ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG	if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_UACCESS_FLUSHCACHE	if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_COPY_MC			if X86_64
 	select ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
index c60b16f8b741..36205ec0acac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ static inline unsigned long pmd_page_vaddr(pmd_t pmd)
 
 static inline int pmd_bad(pmd_t pmd)
 {
-	return (pmd_flags(pmd) & ~_PAGE_USER) != _KERNPG_TABLE;
+	return (pmd_flags(pmd) & ~(_PAGE_USER | _PAGE_ACCESSED)) !=
+	       (_KERNPG_TABLE & ~_PAGE_ACCESSED);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long pages_to_mb(unsigned long npg)
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
index 3481b35cb4ec..a224193d84bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+#if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG)
 int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			      unsigned long addr, pmd_t *pmdp)
 {
@@ -562,6 +562,9 @@ int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 
 	return ret;
 }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
 int pudp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 			      unsigned long addr, pud_t *pudp)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
index a64c6124c137..afb9004b778a 100644
--- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PMDP_TEST_AND_CLEAR_YOUNG
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+#if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG)
 static inline int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 					    unsigned long address,
 					    pmd_t *pmdp)
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static inline int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	BUILD_BUG();
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE || CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG */
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_CLEAR_YOUNG_FLUSH
-- 
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