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| author | Andrei Vagin <avagin@google.com> | 2023-11-06 14:09:58 -0800 |
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| committer | Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-12-10 16:51:35 -0800 |
| commit | e6a9a2cbc13bf43e4c03f57666e93d511249d5d7 (patch) | |
| tree | cd5fec80885e60859f3ec6faeb490b34211cabb8 /Documentation/admin-guide | |
| parent | 8ff252663d30f5c0bcb0bb336c1a5ed7c37d9730 (diff) | |
fs/proc/task_mmu: report SOFT_DIRTY bits through the PAGEMAP_SCAN ioctl
The PAGEMAP_SCAN ioctl returns information regarding page table entries.
It is more efficient compared to reading pagemap files. CRIU can start to
utilize this ioctl, but it needs info about soft-dirty bits to track
memory changes.
We are aware of a new method for tracking memory changes implemented in
the PAGEMAP_SCAN ioctl. For CRIU, the primary advantage of this method is
its usability by unprivileged users. However, it is not feasible to
transparently replace the soft-dirty tracker with the new one. The main
problem here is userfault descriptors that have to be preserved between
pre-dump iterations. It means criu continues supporting the soft-dirty
method to avoid breakage for current users. The new method will be
implemented as a separate feature.
[avagin@google.com: update tools/include/uapi/linux/fs.h]
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231107164139.576046-1-avagin@google.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20231106220959.296568-1-avagin@google.com
Signed-off-by: Andrei Vagin <avagin@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Muhammad Usama Anjum <usama.anjum@collabora.com>
Cc: Michał Mirosław <mirq-linux@rere.qmqm.pl>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/mm/pagemap.rst | 1 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/pagemap.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/pagemap.rst index fe17cf210426..f5f065c67615 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/pagemap.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/pagemap.rst @@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ Following flags about pages are currently supported: - ``PAGE_IS_SWAPPED`` - Page is in swapped - ``PAGE_IS_PFNZERO`` - Page has zero PFN - ``PAGE_IS_HUGE`` - Page is THP or Hugetlb backed +- ``PAGE_IS_SOFT_DIRTY`` - Page is soft-dirty The ``struct pm_scan_arg`` is used as the argument of the IOCTL. |