Jason Gunthorpe [off-list ref] writes:

On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 04:42:30PM +1100, Alistair Popple wrote:

quoted

+/**
+ * enum vm_account_flags - Determine how pinned/locked memory is accounted.
+ * @VM_ACCOUNT_TASK: Account pinned memory to mm->pinned_vm.
+ * @VM_ACCOUNT_BYPASS: Don't enforce rlimit on any charges.
+ * @VM_ACCOUNT_USER: Accounnt locked memory to user->locked_vm.
+ *
+ * Determines which statistic pinned/locked memory is accounted
+ * against. All limits will be enforced against RLIMIT_MEMLOCK and the
+ * pins cgroup if CONFIG_CGROUP_PINS is enabled.
+ *
+ * New drivers should use VM_ACCOUNT_TASK. VM_ACCOUNT_USER is used by
+ * pre-existing drivers to maintain existing accounting against
+ * user->locked_mm rather than mm->pinned_mm.

I thought the guidance was the opposite of this, it is the newer
places in the kernel that are using VM_ACCOUNT_USER?

I'd just assumed mm->pinned_vm was preferred because that's what most
drivers use. user->locked_mm does seem more sensible though as at least
it's possible to meaningfully enforce some overall limit. Will switch
the flags/comment around to suggest new users use VM_ACCOUNT_USER.

I haven't got to the rest of the patches yet, but isn't there also a
mm->pinned_vm vs mm->locked_vm variation in the current drivers as
well?

quoted

+void vm_account_init_current(struct vm_account *vm_account)
+{
+	vm_account_init(vm_account, current, NULL, VM_ACCOUNT_TASK);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vm_account_init_current);

This can probably just be a static inline

You might consider putting all this in some new vm_account.h - given
how rarely it is used? Compile times and all

Works for me.

Jason