[PATCH v6 8/8] fs/proc/task_mmu: execute PROCMAP_QUERY ioctl under per-vma locks
From: Suren Baghdasaryan
Date: Fri Jul 04 2025 - 02:09:42 EST
Utilize per-vma locks to stabilize vma after lookup without taking
mmap_lock during PROCMAP_QUERY ioctl execution. While we might take
mmap_lock for reading during contention, we do that momentarily only
to lock the vma.
This change is designed to reduce mmap_lock contention and prevent
PROCMAP_QUERY ioctl calls from blocking address space updates.
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
index ff3fe488ce51..0496d5969a51 100644
--- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
+++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
@@ -487,28 +487,64 @@ static int pid_maps_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
PROCMAP_QUERY_VMA_FLAGS \
)
-static int query_vma_setup(struct mm_struct *mm)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+
+static int query_vma_setup(struct proc_maps_private *priv)
{
- return mmap_read_lock_killable(mm);
+ priv->locked_vma = NULL;
+ priv->mmap_locked = false;
+
+ return 0;
}
-static void query_vma_teardown(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static void query_vma_teardown(struct proc_maps_private *priv)
{
- mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+ unlock_vma(priv);
+}
+
+static struct vm_area_struct *query_vma_find_by_addr(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
+ unsigned long addr)
+{
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ vma_iter_init(&priv->iter, priv->mm, addr);
+ vma = get_next_vma(priv, addr);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+
+ return vma;
}
-static struct vm_area_struct *query_vma_find_by_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
+#else /* CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK */
+
+static int query_vma_setup(struct proc_maps_private *priv)
{
- return find_vma(mm, addr);
+ return mmap_read_lock_killable(priv->mm);
}
-static struct vm_area_struct *query_matching_vma(struct mm_struct *mm,
+static void query_vma_teardown(struct proc_maps_private *priv)
+{
+ mmap_read_unlock(priv->mm);
+}
+
+static struct vm_area_struct *query_vma_find_by_addr(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
+ unsigned long addr)
+{
+ return find_vma(priv->mm, addr);
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK */
+
+static struct vm_area_struct *query_matching_vma(struct proc_maps_private *priv,
unsigned long addr, u32 flags)
{
struct vm_area_struct *vma;
next_vma:
- vma = query_vma_find_by_addr(mm, addr);
+ vma = query_vma_find_by_addr(priv, addr);
+ if (IS_ERR(vma))
+ return vma;
+
if (!vma)
goto no_vma;
@@ -584,13 +620,13 @@ static int do_procmap_query(struct proc_maps_private *priv, void __user *uarg)
if (!mm || !mmget_not_zero(mm))
return -ESRCH;
- err = query_vma_setup(mm);
+ err = query_vma_setup(priv);
if (err) {
mmput(mm);
return err;
}
- vma = query_matching_vma(mm, karg.query_addr, karg.query_flags);
+ vma = query_matching_vma(priv, karg.query_addr, karg.query_flags);
if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
err = PTR_ERR(vma);
vma = NULL;
@@ -675,7 +711,7 @@ static int do_procmap_query(struct proc_maps_private *priv, void __user *uarg)
}
/* unlock vma or mmap_lock, and put mm_struct before copying data to user */
- query_vma_teardown(mm, vma);
+ query_vma_teardown(priv);
mmput(mm);
if (karg.vma_name_size && copy_to_user(u64_to_user_ptr(karg.vma_name_addr),
@@ -695,7 +731,7 @@ static int do_procmap_query(struct proc_maps_private *priv, void __user *uarg)
return 0;
out:
- query_vma_teardown(mm, vma);
+ query_vma_teardown(priv);
mmput(mm);
kfree(name_buf);
return err;
--
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