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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 02/10] x86, mpx: add MPX specific mmap interface
On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com> wrote:
> On 06/23/2014 12:49 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>> On 06/18/2014 02:44 AM, Qiaowei Ren wrote:
>>> This patch adds one MPX specific mmap interface, which only handles
>>> mpx related maps, including bounds table and bounds directory.
>>>
>>> In order to track MPX specific memory usage, this interface is added
>>> to stick new vm_flag VM_MPX in the vma_area_struct when create a
>>> bounds table or bounds directory.
>>
>> I imagine the linux-mm people would want to think about any new vm flag.
>> Why is this needed?
>
> These tables can take huge amounts of memory. In the worst-case
> scenario, the tables can be 4x the size of the data structure being
> tracked. IOW, a 1-page structure can require 4 bounds-table pages.
>
> My expectation is that folks using MPX are going to be keen on figuring
> out how much memory is being dedicated to it. With this feature, plus
> some grepping in /proc/$pid/smaps one could take a pretty good stab at it.
>
> I know VM flags are scarce, and I'm open to other ways to skin this cat.
>

Can the new vm_operation "name" be use for this? The magic "always
written to core dumps" feature might need to be reconsidered.

There's also arch_vma_name, but I just finished removing for x86, and
I'd be a little sad to see it come right back.

--Andy


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