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{ "id": 2216642, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2216642/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/20260327021403.214713-10-usama.arif@linux.dev/", "project": { "id": 2, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/projects/2/?format=api", "name": "Linux PPC development", "link_name": "linuxppc-dev", "list_id": "linuxppc-dev.lists.ozlabs.org", "list_email": "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org", "web_url": "https://github.com/linuxppc/wiki/wiki", "scm_url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git", "webscm_url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/", "list_archive_url": "https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/", "list_archive_url_format": "https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/{}/", "commit_url_format": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id={}" }, "msgid": "<20260327021403.214713-10-usama.arif@linux.dev>", "list_archive_url": "https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/20260327021403.214713-10-usama.arif@linux.dev/", "date": "2026-03-27T02:08:51", "name": "[v3,09/24] mm: handle walk_page_range() failure from THP split", "commit_ref": null, "pull_url": null, "state": "handled-elsewhere", "archived": false, "hash": "39ca2013b2a4c4f35f76b62aa4e6e588643bca74", "submitter": { "id": 92719, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/92719/?format=api", "name": "Usama Arif", "email": "usama.arif@linux.dev" }, "delegate": null, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/20260327021403.214713-10-usama.arif@linux.dev/mbox/", "series": [ { "id": 497678, "url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/series/497678/?format=api", "web_url": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/list/?series=497678", "date": "2026-03-27T02:08:43", "name": "[v3,01/24] mm: thp: make split_huge_pmd functions return int for error propagation", "version": 3, "mbox": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/series/497678/mbox/" } ], "comments": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2216642/comments/", "check": "pending", "checks": "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/patches/2216642/checks/", "tags": {}, "related": [], "headers": { "Return-Path": "\n <linuxppc-dev+bounces-18852-incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@lists.ozlabs.org>", "X-Original-To": [ "incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org", "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org" ], "Delivered-To": "patchwork-incoming@legolas.ozlabs.org", "Authentication-Results": [ "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n\tdkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=linux.dev header.i=@linux.dev header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=key1 header.b=qUprQn+Y;\n\tdkim-atps=neutral", "legolas.ozlabs.org;\n spf=pass (sender SPF authorized) smtp.mailfrom=lists.ozlabs.org\n (client-ip=112.213.38.117; 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lists.ozlabs.org;\n dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux.dev; dkim=pass (1024-bit key;\n unprotected) header.d=linux.dev header.i=@linux.dev header.a=rsa-sha256\n header.s=key1 header.b=qUprQn+Y; dkim-atps=neutral;\n spf=pass (client-ip=95.215.58.170; helo=out-170.mta1.migadu.com;\n envelope-from=usama.arif@linux.dev;\n receiver=lists.ozlabs.org) smtp.mailfrom=linux.dev", "X-Report-Abuse": "Please report any abuse attempt to abuse@migadu.com and\n include these headers.", "DKIM-Signature": "v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linux.dev; s=key1;\n\tt=1774577711;\n\th=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id:\n\t to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:\n\t content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding:\n\t in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references;\n\tbh=dfNWz2MwM4ZY6bFGmoYrNTnpJRQZnNwj/uOrRkiYL5M=;\n\tb=qUprQn+YADvN/9XX6sWYfNa/kg5jNuE3cirjiQ/YhUk5tRCUEKizV7YGDnhu+O6mL2/RmH\n\toTF5aOueObHp18z9I+INhJ7C79JF930GoJirPSOE8DqOuuEiuDjMjZKFEcq6mi9dt+yWRn\n\tgeRfame3sIEEpbw6/P4+nyJYGxERCHk=", "From": "Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>", "To": "Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,\n\tdavid@kernel.org,\n\tLorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>,\n\twilly@infradead.org,\n\tlinux-mm@kvack.org", "Cc": "fvdl@google.com,\n\thannes@cmpxchg.org,\n\triel@surriel.com,\n\tshakeel.butt@linux.dev,\n\tkas@kernel.org,\n\tbaohua@kernel.org,\n\tdev.jain@arm.com,\n\tbaolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com,\n\tnpache@redhat.com,\n\tLiam.Howlett@oracle.com,\n\tryan.roberts@arm.com,\n\tVlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>,\n\tlance.yang@linux.dev,\n\tlinux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,\n\tkernel-team@meta.com,\n\tmaddy@linux.ibm.com,\n\tmpe@ellerman.id.au,\n\tlinuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,\n\thca@linux.ibm.com,\n\tgor@linux.ibm.com,\n\tagordeev@linux.ibm.com,\n\tborntraeger@linux.ibm.com,\n\tsvens@linux.ibm.com,\n\tlinux-s390@vger.kernel.org,\n\tUsama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>", "Subject": "[v3 09/24] mm: handle walk_page_range() failure from THP split", "Date": "Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:08:51 -0700", "Message-ID": "<20260327021403.214713-10-usama.arif@linux.dev>", "In-Reply-To": "<20260327021403.214713-1-usama.arif@linux.dev>", "References": "<20260327021403.214713-1-usama.arif@linux.dev>", "X-Mailing-List": "linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org", "List-Id": "<linuxppc-dev.lists.ozlabs.org>", "List-Help": "<mailto:linuxppc-dev+help@lists.ozlabs.org>", "List-Owner": "<mailto:linuxppc-dev+owner@lists.ozlabs.org>", "List-Post": "<mailto:linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org>", "List-Archive": "<https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/>,\n <https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/>", "List-Subscribe": "<mailto:linuxppc-dev+subscribe@lists.ozlabs.org>,\n <mailto:linuxppc-dev+subscribe-digest@lists.ozlabs.org>,\n <mailto:linuxppc-dev+subscribe-nomail@lists.ozlabs.org>", "List-Unsubscribe": "<mailto:linuxppc-dev+unsubscribe@lists.ozlabs.org>", "Precedence": "list", "MIME-Version": "1.0", "Content-Transfer-Encoding": "8bit", "X-Migadu-Flow": "FLOW_OUT", "X-Spam-Status": "No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,\n\tDKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS\n\tautolearn=disabled version=4.0.1 OzLabs 8", "X-Spam-Checker-Version": "SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-25) on lists.ozlabs.org" }, "content": "walk_pmd_range() splits a huge PMD when a page table walker with\npte_entry or install_pte callbacks needs PTE-level granularity. If\nthe split fails due to memory allocation failure in pte_alloc_one(),\nwalk_pte_range() would encounter a huge PMD instead of a PTE page\ntable.\n\nBreak out of the loop on split failure and return -ENOMEM to the\nwalker's caller. Callers that reach this path (those with pte_entry\nor install_pte set) such as mincore, hmm_range_fault and\nqueue_pages_range already handle negative return values from\nwalk_page_range(). Similar approach is taken when __pte_alloc()\nfails in walk_pmd_range().\n\nSigned-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>\n---\n mm/pagewalk.c | 8 +++++---\n 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)", "diff": "diff --git a/mm/pagewalk.c b/mm/pagewalk.c\nindex 3ae2586ff45b4..c5850de71b8cb 100644\n--- a/mm/pagewalk.c\n+++ b/mm/pagewalk.c\n@@ -165,9 +165,11 @@ static int walk_pmd_range(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,\n \t\t\t\tcontinue;\n \t\t}\n \n-\t\tif (walk->vma)\n-\t\t\tsplit_huge_pmd(walk->vma, pmd, addr);\n-\t\telse if (pmd_leaf(*pmd) || !pmd_present(*pmd))\n+\t\tif (walk->vma) {\n+\t\t\terr = split_huge_pmd(walk->vma, pmd, addr);\n+\t\t\tif (err)\n+\t\t\t\tbreak;\n+\t\t} else if (pmd_leaf(*pmd) || !pmd_present(*pmd))\n \t\t\tcontinue; /* Nothing to do. */\n \n \t\terr = walk_pte_range(pmd, addr, next, walk);\n", "prefixes": [ "v3", "09/24" ] }