Re: [PATCH v4 4/7] mm/vmalloc: explicitly identify vm_map_ram area when shown in /proc/vmcoreinfo

[Lorenzo Stoakes]

On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 05:13:36PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> Now, by marking VMAP_RAM in vmap_area->flags for vm_map_ram area, we can
> clearly differentiate it with other vmalloc areas. So identify
> vm_map_area area by checking VMAP_RAM of vmap_area->flags when shown
> in /proc/vmcoreinfo.
>
> Meanwhile, the code comment above vm_map_ram area checking in s_show()
> is not needed any more, remove it here.
>
> Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  mm/vmalloc.c | 11 ++++-------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
> index 5a3ea6cb7ec2..e515dbacb0cb 100644
> --- a/mm/vmalloc.c
> +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
> @@ -4232,14 +4232,11 @@ static int s_show(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
>
>  	va = list_entry(p, struct vmap_area, list);
>
> -	/*
> -	 * s_show can encounter race with remove_vm_area, !vm on behalf
> -	 * of vmap area is being tear down or vm_map_ram allocation.
> -	 */
>  	if (!va->vm) {
> -		seq_printf(m, "0x%pK-0x%pK %7ld vm_map_ram\n",
> -			(void *)va->va_start, (void *)va->va_end,
> -			va->va_end - va->va_start);
> +		if (va->flags & VMAP_RAM)
> +			seq_printf(m, "0x%pK-0x%pK %7ld vm_map_ram\n",
> +				(void *)va->va_start, (void *)va->va_end,
> +				va->va_end - va->va_start);
>
>  		goto final;
>  	}
> --
> 2.34.1
>

Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@xxxxxxxxx>