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mm: add mmap_prepare() compatibility layer for nested file systems
authorLorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Mon, 9 Jun 2025 16:57:49 +0000 (17:57 +0100)
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:39:02 +0000 (21:39 -0700)
commitbb666b7c27073b986b75699e51a7102910f58060
treebc19ea68f4c08f4b9f4b1514c3a4f4b36ba56b48
parent66ac1a4d366d3faa95fcf6082b555f8d77f1e8db
mm: add mmap_prepare() compatibility layer for nested file systems

Nested file systems, that is those which invoke call_mmap() within their
own f_op->mmap() handlers, may encounter underlying file systems which
provide the f_op->mmap_prepare() hook introduced by commit c84bf6dd2b83
("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback").

We have a chicken-and-egg scenario here - until all file systems are
converted to using .mmap_prepare(), we cannot convert these nested
handlers, as we can't call f_op->mmap from an .mmap_prepare() hook.

So we have to do it the other way round - invoke the .mmap_prepare() hook
from an .mmap() one.

in order to do so, we need to convert VMA state into a struct vm_area_desc
descriptor, invoking the underlying file system's f_op->mmap_prepare()
callback passing a pointer to this, and then setting VMA state accordingly
and safely.

This patch achieves this via the compat_vma_mmap_prepare() function, which
we invoke from call_mmap() if f_op->mmap_prepare() is specified in the
passed in file pointer.

We place the fundamental logic into mm/vma.h where VMA manipulation
belongs.  We also update the VMA userland tests to accommodate the
changes.

The compat_vma_mmap_prepare() function and its associated machinery is
temporary, and will be removed once the conversion of file systems is
complete.

We carefully place this code so it can be used with CONFIG_MMU and also
with cutting edge nommu silicon.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: export compat_vma_mmap_prepare tp fix build]
[lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com: remove unused declarations]
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/ac3ae324-4c65-432a-8c6d-2af988b18ac8@lucifer.local
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250609165749.344976-1-lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com
Fixes: c84bf6dd2b83 ("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback").
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Reported-by: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/CAG48ez04yOEVx1ekzOChARDDBZzAKwet8PEoPM4Ln3_rk91AzQ@mail.gmail.com/
Reviewed-by: Pedro Falcato <pfalcato@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Cc: Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
include/linux/fs.h
mm/util.c
mm/vma.c
mm/vma.h
tools/testing/vma/vma_internal.h