[PATCH v2 1/1] mm/huge_memory: simplify pgtable deposit detection

From: Lance Yang

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 01:41:07 EST


Whether a PMD has a deposited PTE page table only depends on whether the
architecture requires deposits or the VMA is anonymous.

Implement this rule directly in vma_has_deposited_pgtable(), avoiding
mistaking a non-anonymous raw PFN PMD for one with a deposit and attempting
to withdraw a page table that was never deposited.

Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v1 -> v2:
- Simplify the pgtable deposit check and rename the helper (per David) - thanks!
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20260913051942.40889-1-lance.yang@xxxxxxxxx

mm/huge_memory.c | 22 +++++-----------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 30b7c63b0e35..bfd972b997f9 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -2521,25 +2521,13 @@ static struct folio *normal_or_softleaf_folio_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
return pmd_to_softleaf_folio(pmdval);
}

-static bool has_deposited_pgtable(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t pmdval,
- struct folio *folio)
+static bool vma_has_deposited_pgtable(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
- /* Some architectures require unconditional depositing. */
- if (arch_needs_pgtable_deposit())
- return true;
-
- /*
- * Huge zero always deposited except for DAX which handles itself, see
- * set_huge_zero_folio().
- */
- if (is_huge_zero_pmd(pmdval))
- return !vma_is_dax(vma);
-
/*
- * Otherwise, only anonymous folios are deposited, see
- * __do_huge_pmd_anonymous_page().
+ * PMDs in anonymous VMAs always have a deposited page table. PMDs in
+ * other VMAs only have one when required by the architecture.
*/
- return folio && folio_test_anon(folio);
+ return arch_needs_pgtable_deposit() || vma_is_anonymous(vma);
}

/**
@@ -2579,7 +2567,7 @@ bool zap_huge_pmd(struct mmu_gather *tlb, struct vm_area_struct *vma,

is_present = pmd_present(orig_pmd);
folio = normal_or_softleaf_folio_pmd(vma, addr, orig_pmd, is_present);
- has_deposit = has_deposited_pgtable(vma, orig_pmd, folio);
+ has_deposit = vma_has_deposited_pgtable(vma);
if (folio)
zap_huge_pmd_folio(mm, vma, orig_pmd, folio, is_present);
if (has_deposit)
--
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)