[v2 01/16] mm: add softleaf_to_pmd() and convert existing callers
From: Usama Arif
Date: Tue Jun 02 2026 - 10:41:02 EST
Add softleaf_to_pmd() as the PMD counterpart to softleaf_to_pte(),
completing the symmetry of the softleaf abstraction for page table
leaf entries.
The upcoming PMD swap entry support needs to construct PMD entries
from swap entries. Converting existing swp_entry_to_pmd() callers
to softleaf_to_pmd() in a prep patch keeps the feature patches
focused on new functionality rather than mixing refactoring with
new code.
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/leafops.h | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c | 4 ++--
mm/huge_memory.c | 12 ++++++------
mm/migrate_device.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/leafops.h b/include/linux/leafops.h
index 992cd8bd8ed0..803d312437df 100644
--- a/include/linux/leafops.h
+++ b/include/linux/leafops.h
@@ -108,6 +108,21 @@ static inline softleaf_t softleaf_from_pmd(pmd_t pmd)
return swp_entry(__swp_type(arch_entry), __swp_offset(arch_entry));
}
+/**
+ * softleaf_to_pmd() - Obtain a PMD entry from a leaf entry.
+ * @entry: Leaf entry.
+ *
+ * This generates an architecture-specific PMD entry that can be utilised to
+ * encode the metadata the leaf entry encodes.
+ *
+ * Returns: Architecture-specific PMD entry encoding leaf entry.
+ */
+static inline pmd_t softleaf_to_pmd(softleaf_t entry)
+{
+ /* Temporary until swp_entry_t eliminated. */
+ return swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+}
+
#else
static inline softleaf_t softleaf_from_pmd(pmd_t pmd)
@@ -115,6 +130,11 @@ static inline softleaf_t softleaf_from_pmd(pmd_t pmd)
return softleaf_mk_none();
}
+static inline pmd_t softleaf_to_pmd(softleaf_t entry)
+{
+ return __pmd(0);
+}
+
#endif
/**
diff --git a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
index 23dc3ee09561..18411fb09aab 100644
--- a/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
+++ b/mm/debug_vm_pgtable.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ static void __init pmd_leaf_soft_dirty_tests(struct pgtable_debug_args *args)
return;
pr_debug("Validating PMD swap soft dirty\n");
- pmd = swp_entry_to_pmd(args->leaf_entry);
+ pmd = softleaf_to_pmd(args->leaf_entry);
WARN_ON(!pmd_is_huge(pmd));
WARN_ON(!pmd_is_valid_softleaf(pmd));
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ static void __init pmd_softleaf_tests(struct pgtable_debug_args *args)
return;
pr_debug("Validating PMD swap\n");
- pmd1 = swp_entry_to_pmd(args->leaf_entry);
+ pmd1 = softleaf_to_pmd(args->leaf_entry);
WARN_ON(!pmd_is_huge(pmd1));
WARN_ON(!pmd_is_valid_softleaf(pmd1));
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 7f172f3257e8..15913a37b6df 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -1820,7 +1820,7 @@ static void copy_huge_non_present_pmd(
if (softleaf_is_migration_write(entry) ||
softleaf_is_migration_read_exclusive(entry)) {
entry = make_readable_migration_entry(swp_offset(entry));
- pmd = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+ pmd = softleaf_to_pmd(entry);
if (pmd_swp_soft_dirty(*src_pmd))
pmd = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(pmd);
if (pmd_swp_uffd_wp(*src_pmd))
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ static void copy_huge_non_present_pmd(
*/
if (softleaf_is_device_private_write(entry)) {
entry = make_readable_device_private_entry(swp_offset(entry));
- pmd = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+ pmd = softleaf_to_pmd(entry);
if (pmd_swp_soft_dirty(*src_pmd))
pmd = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(pmd);
@@ -2571,12 +2571,12 @@ static void change_non_present_huge_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm,
entry = make_readable_exclusive_migration_entry(swp_offset(entry));
else
entry = make_readable_migration_entry(swp_offset(entry));
- newpmd = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+ newpmd = softleaf_to_pmd(entry);
if (pmd_swp_soft_dirty(*pmd))
newpmd = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(newpmd);
} else if (softleaf_is_device_private_write(entry)) {
entry = make_readable_device_private_entry(swp_offset(entry));
- newpmd = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+ newpmd = softleaf_to_pmd(entry);
if (pmd_swp_uffd_wp(*pmd))
newpmd = pmd_swp_mkuffd_wp(newpmd);
} else {
@@ -4901,7 +4901,7 @@ int set_pmd_migration_entry(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw,
entry = make_migration_entry_young(entry);
if (pmd_dirty(pmdval))
entry = make_migration_entry_dirty(entry);
- pmdswp = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+ pmdswp = softleaf_to_pmd(entry);
if (pmd_soft_dirty(pmdval))
pmdswp = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(pmdswp);
if (pmd_uffd_wp(pmdval))
@@ -4952,7 +4952,7 @@ void remove_migration_pmd(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, struct page *new)
else
entry = make_readable_device_private_entry(
page_to_pfn(new));
- pmde = swp_entry_to_pmd(entry);
+ pmde = softleaf_to_pmd(entry);
if (pmd_swp_soft_dirty(*pvmw->pmd))
pmde = pmd_swp_mksoft_dirty(pmde);
diff --git a/mm/migrate_device.c b/mm/migrate_device.c
index 554754eb26ff..ab93a8d11b70 100644
--- a/mm/migrate_device.c
+++ b/mm/migrate_device.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static int migrate_vma_insert_huge_pmd_page(struct migrate_vma *migrate,
else
swp_entry = make_readable_device_private_entry(
page_to_pfn(page));
- entry = swp_entry_to_pmd(swp_entry);
+ entry = softleaf_to_pmd(swp_entry);
} else {
if (folio_is_zone_device(folio) &&
!folio_is_device_coherent(folio)) {
--
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