mm: extend KSM refcounts to the anon_vma root

[net-next-2.6.git] / mm / rmap.c

diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
index caa48b27371bdfacb2808eb35cd6ce8cfb2196e0..07e9814c7a41ac92b92952059b6139a8ac5d3d90 100644 (file)
--- a/mm/rmap.c
+++ b/mm/rmap.c
@@ -235,6 +235,12 @@ int anon_vma_fork(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_area_struct *pvma)
         * lock any of the anon_vmas in this anon_vma tree.
         */
        anon_vma->root = pvma->anon_vma->root;
+       /*
+        * With KSM refcounts, an anon_vma can stay around longer than the
+        * process it belongs to.  The root anon_vma needs to be pinned
+        * until this anon_vma is freed, because the lock lives in the root.
+        */
+       get_anon_vma(anon_vma->root);
        /* Mark this anon_vma as the one where our new (COWed) pages go. */
        vma->anon_vma = anon_vma;
        anon_vma_chain_link(vma, avc, anon_vma);
@@ -264,8 +270,12 @@ static void anon_vma_unlink(struct anon_vma_chain *anon_vma_chain)
        empty = list_empty(&anon_vma->head) && !anonvma_external_refcount(anon_vma);
        anon_vma_unlock(anon_vma);
 
-       if (empty)
+       if (empty) {
+               /* We no longer need the root anon_vma */
+               if (anon_vma->root != anon_vma)
+                       drop_anon_vma(anon_vma->root);
                anon_vma_free(anon_vma);
+       }
 }
 
 void unlink_anon_vmas(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
@@ -1382,6 +1392,40 @@ int try_to_munlock(struct page *page)
                return try_to_unmap_file(page, TTU_MUNLOCK);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_KSM) || defined(CONFIG_MIGRATION)
+/*
+ * Drop an anon_vma refcount, freeing the anon_vma and anon_vma->root
+ * if necessary.  Be careful to do all the tests under the lock.  Once
+ * we know we are the last user, nobody else can get a reference and we
+ * can do the freeing without the lock.
+ */
+void drop_anon_vma(struct anon_vma *anon_vma)
+{
+       if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&anon_vma->external_refcount, &anon_vma->root->lock)) {
+               struct anon_vma *root = anon_vma->root;
+               int empty = list_empty(&anon_vma->head);
+               int last_root_user = 0;
+               int root_empty = 0;
+
+               /*
+                * The refcount on a non-root anon_vma got dropped.  Drop
+                * the refcount on the root and check if we need to free it.
+                */
+               if (empty && anon_vma != root) {
+                       last_root_user = atomic_dec_and_test(&root->external_refcount);
+                       root_empty = list_empty(&root->head);
+               }
+               anon_vma_unlock(anon_vma);
+
+               if (empty) {
+                       anon_vma_free(anon_vma);
+                       if (root_empty && last_root_user)
+                               anon_vma_free(root);
+               }
+       }
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIGRATION
 /*
  * rmap_walk() and its helpers rmap_walk_anon() and rmap_walk_file():