Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the maple tree

From: Liam Howlett
Date: Thu Feb 17 2022 - 20:47:16 EST


* Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx> [220217 14:24]:
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 07:18:57PM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > After merging the maple tree, today's linux-next build (arm64 defconfig)
> > failed like this:
> >
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c: In function 'elf_core_extra_phdrs':
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:35: error: 'struct mm_struct' has no member named 'mmap'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:69:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 69 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma)
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:57: error: 'struct vm_area_struct' has no member named 'vm_next'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:69:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 69 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma)
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c: In function 'elf_core_write_extra_phdrs':
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:35: error: 'struct mm_struct' has no member named 'mmap'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:79:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 79 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma) {
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:57: error: 'struct vm_area_struct' has no member named 'vm_next'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:79:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 79 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma) {
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c: In function 'elf_core_extra_data_size':
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:35: error: 'struct mm_struct' has no member named 'mmap'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:104:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 104 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma)
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:57: error: 'struct vm_area_struct' has no member named 'vm_next'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:104:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 104 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma)
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c: In function 'elf_core_write_extra_data':
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:35: error: 'struct mm_struct' has no member named 'mmap'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:114:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 114 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma) {
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:13:57: error: 'struct vm_area_struct' has no member named 'vm_next'
> > 13 | for (vma = tsk->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) \
> > | ^~
> > arch/arm64/kernel/elfcore.c:114:9: note: in expansion of macro 'for_each_mte_vma'
> > 114 | for_each_mte_vma(current, vma) {
> > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > Caused by commit
> >
> > b09e8361a4c3 ("mm: Remove the vma linked list")
> >
> > interacting with commit
> >
> > 6dd8b1a0b6cb ("arm64: mte: Dump the MTE tags in the core file")
> >
> > from the arm64 tree.
>
> Yikes, this is quite a mess. Liam -- how would you like to resolve this?

The removal of the vma linked list means tsk->mm->mmap and vma->vm_next
are no longer usable. for_each_mte_vma() could be altered to take a vma
iterator:

#define for_each_mte_vma(vmi, vma) \
if (system_supports_mte()) \
for_each_vma(vmi, vma) \
if (vma->vm_flags & VM_MTE)


Then used as such:
VMA_ITERATOR(vmi, tsk->mm, 0);
...

for_each_mte_vma(vmi, vma) {
...
}

Where might I find a branch containing this patch? Is it a stand alone
or part of a larger series?

Liam