[to-be-updated] arm64-vmalloc-allow-arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size-to-batch-multiple-cont_pte.patch removed from -mm tree
Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
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The quilt patch titled
Subject: arm64/vmalloc: allow arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size to batch multiple CONT_PTE
has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was
arm64-vmalloc-allow-arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size-to-batch-multiple-cont_pte.patch
This patch was dropped because an updated version will be issued
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From: "Barry Song (Xiaomi)" <[email protected]>
Subject: arm64/vmalloc: allow arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size to batch multiple CONT_PTE
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:08:08 +0800
Allow arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size to batch across multiple CONT_PTE
blocks, reducing both PTE setup and TLB flush iterations.
For CONT_PTE_SIZE-aligned ranges, return a power-of-two mapping size that
may cover multiple CONT_PTE blocks, capped below PMD_SIZE. These sizes
are vmalloc mapping spans, not HugeTLB hstate sizes.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Barry Song (Xiaomi) <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Wen Jiang <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Xueyuan Chen <[email protected]>
Tested-by: Leo Yan <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Dev Jain <[email protected]>
Cc: Andrew Donnellan <[email protected]>
Cc: Anshuman Khandual <[email protected]>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <[email protected]>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <[email protected]>
Cc: Ryan Roberts <[email protected]>
Cc: "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <[email protected]>
Cc: Wen Jiang <[email protected]>
Cc: Will Deacon <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/vmalloc.h | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vmalloc.h~arm64-vmalloc-allow-arch_vmap_pte_range_map_size-to-batch-multiple-cont_pte
+++ a/arch/arm64/include/asm/vmalloc.h
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ static inline unsigned long arch_vmap_pt
unsigned long end, u64 pfn,
unsigned int max_page_shift)
{
+ unsigned long size;
+
/*
* If the block is at least CONT_PTE_SIZE in size, and is naturally
* aligned in both virtual and physical space, then we can pte-map the
* block using the PTE_CONT bit for more efficient use of the TLB.
+ * The returned mapping size may cover multiple CONT_PTE_SIZE blocks,
+ * capped below PMD_SIZE.
*/
if (max_page_shift < CONT_PTE_SHIFT)
return PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -40,7 +44,9 @@ static inline unsigned long arch_vmap_pt
if (!IS_ALIGNED(PFN_PHYS(pfn), CONT_PTE_SIZE))
return PAGE_SIZE;
- return CONT_PTE_SIZE;
+ size = min3(end - addr, 1UL << max_page_shift, PMD_SIZE >> 1);
+ size = rounddown_pow_of_two(size);
+ return size;
}
#define arch_vmap_pte_range_unmap_size arch_vmap_pte_range_unmap_size
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from [email protected] are
mm-vmalloc-extend-page-table-walk-to-support-larger-page_shift-sizes-and-eliminate-page-table-rewalk.patch
mm-vmalloc-map-contiguous-pages-in-batches-for-vmap-if-possible.patch
mm-vmalloc-align-vm_area-so-vmap-can-batch-mappings.patch