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We invoke ksm_madvise() with an intentionally dummy flags field, so no need to pass around. Additionally, the code tries to be 'clever' with account_start, account_end, using these to both check that vma->vm_start != 0 and that we ought to account the newly split portion of VMA post-move, either before or after it. We need to do this because we intentionally removed VM_ACCOUNT on the VMA prior to unmapping, so we don't erroneously unaccount memory (we have already calculated the correct amount to account and accounted it, any subsequent subtraction will be incorrect). This patch significantly expands the comment (from 2002!) about 'concealing' the flag to make it abundantly clear what's going on, as well as adding and expanding a number of other comments also. We can remove account_start, account_end by instead tracking when we account (i.e. vma->vm_flags has the VM_ACCOUNT flag set, and this is not an MREMAP_DONTUNMAP operation), and figuring out when to reinstate the VM_ACCOUNT flag on prior/subsequent VMAs separately. We additionally break the function into logical pieces and attack the very confusing error handling logic (where, for instance, new_addr is set to err). After this change the code is considerably more readable and easy to manipulate. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/e7eaa307e444ba2b04d94fd985c907c8e896f893.1741639347.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> Cc: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com> Cc: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> |
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README
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.