Patch series "fs/proc/task_mmu: add guard region bit to pagemap".
Currently there is no means of determining whether a given page in a
mapping range is designated a guard region (as installed via madvise()
using the MADV_GUARD_INSTALL flag).
This is generally not an issue, but in some instances users may wish to
determine whether this is the case.
This series adds this ability via /proc/$pid/pagemap, updates the
documentation and adds a self test to assert that this functions
correctly.
This patch (of 2):
Currently there is no means by which users can determine whether a given
page in memory is in fact a guard region, that is having had the
MADV_GUARD_INSTALL madvise() flag applied to it.
This is intentional, as to provide this information in VMA metadata would
contradict the intent of the feature (providing a means to change fault
behaviour at a page table level rather than a VMA level), and would
require VMA metadata operations to scan page tables, which is
unacceptable.
In many cases, users have no need to reflect and determine what regions
have been designated guard regions, as it is the user who has established
them in the first place.
But in some instances, such as monitoring software, or software that
relies upon being able to ascertain the nature of mappings within a remote
process for instance, it becomes useful to be able to determine which
pages have the guard region marker applied.
This patch makes use of an unused pagemap bit (58) to provide this
information.
This patch updates the documentation at the same time as making the change
such that the implementation of the feature and the documentation of it
are tied together.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/cover.1740139449.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/521d99c08b975fb06a1e7201e971cc24d68196d1.1740139449.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Cc: Jann Horn <jannh@google.com>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Kalesh Singh <kaleshsingh@google.com>
Cc: Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com>
Cc: Matthew Wilcow (Oracle) <willy@infradead.org>
Cc: "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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