From: Claude Code Review Bot <claude-review@example.com>
To: dri-devel-reviews@example.com
Subject: Claude review: drm/gem-shmem: Return vm_fault_t from drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd()
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:04:33 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <review-patch3-20260209133241.238813-4-tzimmermann@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260209133241.238813-4-tzimmermann@suse.de>
Patch Review
**Review:**
Good API improvement suggested by Matthew Wilcox. Changes from boolean return to proper fault status:
```c
-static bool drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd(...)
+static vm_fault_t drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd(...)
```
**Before:**
```c
if (drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd(vmf, vmf->address, page)) {
ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
goto out;
}
```
**After:**
```c
ret = drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd(vmf, vmf->address, page);
if (ret == VM_FAULT_NOPAGE)
goto out;
```
This is cleaner and allows the function to propagate error codes properly. The function now returns:
- `VM_FAULT_NOPAGE` if PMD mapping succeeded
- `0` if PMD mapping didn't happen (fall through to regular PFN mapping)
- Potentially error codes from `vmf_insert_pfn_pmd()`
**Issue - Incomplete error handling:**
The caller only checks for `VM_FAULT_NOPAGE`:
```c
ret = drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd(vmf, vmf->address, page);
if (ret == VM_FAULT_NOPAGE)
goto out;
```
**What if `vmf_insert_pfn_pmd()` returns an error?** The code will fall through and attempt regular PFN insertion. Is this intentional fallback behavior or a bug?
Looking at the code flow:
1. If `ret == VM_FAULT_NOPAGE`: success, return
2. If `ret == 0`: PMD not attempted, fall through to regular PFN (correct)
3. If `ret == VM_FAULT_ERROR`: PMD failed, fall through to regular PFN (questionable)
**Verdict:** ⚠ Need clarification on error handling - should errors from PMD insertion fall through to regular PFN or be propagated?
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Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-09 13:27 [PATCH v3 0/6] drm/gem-shmem: Track page accessed/dirty status Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-09 13:27 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] drm/gem-shmem: Use obj directly where appropriate in fault handler Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-09 14:10 ` Boris Brezillon
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-02-09 13:27 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] drm/gem-shmem: Test for existence of page in mmap " Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-09 14:10 ` Boris Brezillon
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-02-09 13:27 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] drm/gem-shmem: Return vm_fault_t from drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd() Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude Code Review Bot [this message]
2026-02-09 13:27 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] drm/gem-shmem: Refactor drm_gem_shmem_try_map_pmd() Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-09 14:25 ` Boris Brezillon
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-02-09 13:27 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] drm/gem-shmem: Track folio accessed/dirty status in mmap Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-09 14:23 ` Boris Brezillon
2026-02-09 14:46 ` Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-09 15:01 ` Boris Brezillon
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-02-09 13:27 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] drm/gem-shmem: Track folio accessed/dirty status in vmap Thomas Zimmermann
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-02-11 7:04 ` Claude review: drm/gem-shmem: Track page accessed/dirty status Claude Code Review Bot
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