[PATCH v8] elf: Support THP segment load with madvise enabled THP

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Fri May 15 21:21:50 GMT 2026



On 14/05/26 18:58, H.J. Lu wrote:
> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 1:31 AM Adhemerval Zanella Netto
> <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
>> On 13/05/26 22:31, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>> Changes in v7:
>>>
>>> Rebased against
>>>
>>> commit 389ecf52bc75e6378b2881415b03f3c00a3ef891
>>> Author: Shamil Abdulaev <ashamil435@gmail.com>
>>> Date:   Wed May 13 07:52:40 2026 +0200
>>>
>>>     libio: Fix race in _IO_new_file_init_internal initialization order
>>> [BZ #33785]
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> H.J.
>>> --> From 0172a61ad9a870882dcec0e1a82e646ed23c5614 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>>> From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
>>> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:23:05 +0800
>>> Subject: [PATCH v7] elf: Support THP segment load with madvise enabled THP
>>>
>>> The current THP segment load approach works only when THP is enabled
>>> with always in the kernel.  If THP is enabled with madvise in the
>>> kernel, to enable THP segment load in an application, madvise should
>>> be called with MADV_HUGEPAGE on all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments:
>>>
>>> 1. Define DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE in hugepages.h and default it to 0.
>>> 2. Update _dl_map_segment_align to support madvise THP mode.  This fixes
>>> BZ #34079.
>>> 3. Call _dl_executable_postprocess in rtld_setup_main_map for dynamic
>>> executables and in LIBC_START_MAIN for static executables, which calls
>>> madvise with MADV_HUGEPAGE on all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments in
>>> executable.  This fixes BZ #34080 for both dynamic and static executables.
>>
>> _dl_executable_postprocess is invoked on main_map, never on _dl_rtld_map.
>> The loader will most likely never be elective for Transparent Hugepage (THP):
> 
> We can't call madvise on ld.so:
> 
> madvise(0x7fcbc294b000, 33564605, MADV_HUGEPAGE) = -1 ENOMEM (Cannot
> allocate memory)

I think we need to use the expect text segment size:

$ gdb posix/tst-mmap-offset
Reading symbols from posix/tst-mmap-offset...
(gdb) b main
[...]
(gdb) r
[...]
(gdb) info proc
[...]
      0x7ffff7fc5000     0x7ffff7fc6000     0x1000        0x0  r--p   [...]elf/ld.so
      0x7ffff7fc6000     0x7ffff7fef000    0x29000     0x1000  r-xp   [...]elf/ld.so
      0x7ffff7fef000     0x7ffff7ffb000     0xc000    0x2a000  r--p   [...]elf/ld.so
      0x7ffff7ffb000     0x7ffff7ffd000     0x2000    0x35000  r--p   [...]elf/ld.so
      0x7ffff7ffd000     0x7ffff7ffe000     0x1000    0x37000  rw-p   [...]elf/ld.so
      0x7ffff7ffe000     0x7ffff7fff000     0x1000        0x0  rw-p
      0x7ffffffdd000     0x7ffffffff000    0x22000        0x0  rw-p   [stack]
  0xffffffffff600000 0xffffffffff601000     0x1000        0x0  --xp   [vsyscall]
(gdb) call madvise(0x7ffff7fc6000, 0x29000, 14)
'__GI_madvise' has unknown return type; cast the call to its declared return type
(gdb) call (int)madvise(0x7ffff7fc6000, 0x29000, 14)
$1 = 0

It should not matter for x86_64, but for aarch64 and other ISA with mTHP
(multi-size Transparent Huge Pages) could use different page size other
than 2MB it could yield some gains.

But we do not any support for mTHP now, so I don't think it is worth.

Some comments below, I will try to take another look at this weekend.

> 
>> aarch64-linux-gnu $ readelf -lW elf/ld.so | awk '/^[[:space:]]*LOAD/ && /E/ {print $6}' | \
>>   while read h; do printf "RX MemSiz: %d\n" "$h"; done
>> RX MemSiz: 164904
>> x86_64-linux-gnu $ readelf -lW elf/ld.so | awk '/^[[:space:]]*LOAD/ && /E/ {print $6}' | \
>>   while read h; do printf "RX MemSiz: %d\n" "$h"; done
>> RX MemSiz: 164497
>>
>> but I think for completeness we should also check it.
>>
>>> 4. Call _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra in _dl_postprocess_loadcmd, which
>>> calls madvise with MADV_HUGEPAGE on all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments
>>> when loading an object after they have been mapped in.  This fixes
>>> BZ #34080 for shared objects.
>>> 5. Set the maximum page alignment on THP tests to THP page size as the
>>> default maximum page alignment may be smaller than THP page size.
>>> 6. Add tests to verify that large executable PT_LOAD segments in
>>> executables are mapped at addresses aligned to THP page size when the
>>> kernel is configured to use THP in "always" mode or "madvise" mode by
>>> inspecting /proc/self/maps to check that the mapping address is aligned
>>> to THP page size reported by the kernel.  Also verify that madvise is
>>> called with MADV_HUGEPAGE when the glibc tunable glibc.elf.thp=1 is used
>>> and madvise isn't called with MADV_HUGEPAGE when the glibc tunable
>>> glibc.elf.thp=0 is used.
>>
>> There is an inconsistency where madvise will be applied for shared libraries
>> even when the tunable is not set:
>>
>> $ uname -m
>> x86_64
>> $ cat /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
>> [always] madvise never
>> $ strace -f -e madvise,mmap,openat ./elf/tst-thp-align --direct
>> [...]
>> openat(AT_FDCWD, "[...]/x86_64-linux-gnu/elf/tst-thp-size-mod.so", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
>> mmap(NULL, 33562640, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0x7ad94f000000
>> madvise(0x7ad94f000000, 33558528, MADV_HUGEPAGE) = 0
>>
>> Where I would expect that no madvise will be required or applied.
> 
> Fixed in the v8 patch:
> 
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl
> -exec-post.h
> index 367b20ae2a..b7dc7be812 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
> @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ _dl_get_thp_config (void)
>    if (TUNABLE_IS_INITIALIZED_FULL (glibc, elf, thp))
>      GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, elf, thp, int32_t,
>          NULL);
> +  else
> +    GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = 0;
> >> This does not happens on aarch64:
>>
>> $ uname -m
>> aarch64
>> $ cat /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
>> [always] madvise never
>> $ strace -f -e madvise,mmap,openat ./elf/tst-thp-align --direct
>> [...]
>> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/[...]/build/aarch64-linux-gnu/elf/tst-thp-size-mod.so", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
>> mmap(NULL, 39845920, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_DENYWRITE, -1, 0) = 0xffffa745f000
>> mmap(0xffffa7600000, 37748768, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0) = 0xffffa7600000
>> mmap(0xffffa99ff000, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x21ff000) = 0xffffa99ff000
>> [...]
> 
> If DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is defined, assume kernel THP madvise mode.
> If kernel THP mode is always or never, there is an extra madvise call
> which has no impact.  DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is defined for x86 and
> 64-bit loongarch.  Since DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE isn't defined
> for aarch64, /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled is checked and
> madvise isn't called.
> 
>> It seems that the two enabled checks at:
>>
>> * Executable, in sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h:80:
>>
>> if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) <= 0)
>>   return;
>>
>> * Dependency / dlopen, in sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-load-post.h:23:
>>
>> return GL(dl_thp_mode) == thp_mode_madvise;
> 
> After dl_thp_mode is set according to dl_elf_thp_control,
> dl_thp_mode should be checked.   The bug in v7 is missing:
> 
> +  else
> +    GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = 0;
> 
>> Use different control variables, either _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra_needed
>> should additionally require dl_elf_thp_control > 0, or _dl_get_thp_config
>> should auto-promote dl_elf_thp_control to 1 in the DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE != 0
>> and thp_mode == thp_mode_madvise paths.
>>
>> The tests only exercise thp=1 / thp=0, so this gap escapes coverage.
>>
>>>
>>> Skip these tests if THP page size cannot be determined or if THP is not
>>> enabled in "always" mode nor "madvise" mode.
>>>
>>> Quote WANG Rui <wangrui@loongson.cn>:
>>>
>>> From benchmarking a clang build of the Linux kernel on x86_64 with
>>> your patch in THP madvise mode, I observed that iTLB misses were
>>> reduced, similar to what we see in THP always mode.
>>>
>>> NB: Some THP tests fail on arm due to limitations of arm32 kABI:
>>>
>>> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34096
>>>
>>
> 
> Changes in v8:
> 
> 1. Set  GL(dl_elf_thp_control) to 0 if no tunables.
> 2. Add strace tests for tst-thp-align.
> 3. Add --direct to strace test to check madvise on DSO.
> 

> From ec65bdafaad505efe9e4a4b5d2c72f240b723091 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:23:05 +0800
> Subject: [PATCH v8] elf: Support THP segment load with madvise enabled THP
> 
> The current THP segment load approach works only when THP is enabled
> with always in the kernel.  If THP is enabled with madvise in the
> kernel, to enable THP segment load in an application, madvise should
> be called with MADV_HUGEPAGE on all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments:
> 
> 1. Define DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE in hugepages.h and default it to 0.
> If DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is defined, assume kernel THP madvise mode.
> If kernel THP mode is always or never, there is an extra madvise call
> which has no impact.  DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is defined for x86 and
> 64-bit loongarch.
> 2. Update _dl_map_segment_align to support madvise THP mode.  This fixes
> BZ #34079.
> 3. Call _dl_executable_postprocess in rtld_setup_main_map for dynamic
> executables and in LIBC_START_MAIN for static executables, which calls
> madvise with MADV_HUGEPAGE on all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments in
> executable.  This fixes BZ #34080 for both dynamic and static executables.
> 4. Call _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra in _dl_postprocess_loadcmd, which
> calls madvise with MADV_HUGEPAGE on all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments
> when loading an object after they have been mapped in.  This fixes
> BZ #34080 for shared objects.
> 5. Set the maximum page alignment on THP tests to THP page size as the
> default maximum page alignment may be smaller than THP page size.
> 6. Add tests to verify that large executable PT_LOAD segments in
> executables are mapped at addresses aligned to THP page size when the
> kernel is configured to use THP in "always" mode or "madvise" mode by
> inspecting /proc/self/maps to check that the mapping address is aligned
> to THP page size reported by the kernel.  Also verify that madvise is
> called with MADV_HUGEPAGE when the glibc tunable glibc.elf.thp=1 is used
> and madvise isn't called with MADV_HUGEPAGE when the glibc tunable
> glibc.elf.thp=0 is used.
> 
> Skip these tests if THP page size cannot be determined or if THP is not
> enabled in "always" mode nor "madvise" mode.
> 
> Quote WANG Rui <wangrui@loongson.cn>:
> 
> From benchmarking a clang build of the Linux kernel on x86_64 with
> your patch in THP madvise mode, I observed that iTLB misses were
> reduced, similar to what we see in THP always mode.
> 
> NB: Some THP tests fail on arm due to limitations of arm32 kABI:
> 
> https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34096
> 
> Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> ---
>  csu/libc-start.c                              |   4 +
>  elf/dl-load.h                                 |   6 +-
>  elf/dl-map-segments.h                         |   4 +-
>  elf/dl-support.c                              |   6 +
>  elf/rtld.c                                    |  17 +-
>  sysdeps/generic/dl-exec-post.h                |  34 ++++
>  sysdeps/generic/dl-load-post.h                |  31 ++++
>  sysdeps/generic/hugepages.h                   |   8 +-
>  sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h                    |  12 ++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile              | 152 +++++++++++++++++-
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile          |   7 +
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h        | 110 +++++++++++++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-load-post.h        |  37 +++++
>  .../unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.c    |  36 ++---
>  .../unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.h    |  17 +-
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ldsodefs.h            |   3 +
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/Makefile    |   3 +
>  .../{dl-map-segment-align.h => hugepages.h}   |   4 +-
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh     |  59 +++++++
>  .../unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde.c |  19 +++
>  .../sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static.c   |  19 +++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code.c |  19 +++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-pde.c       |  19 +++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-static.c    |  19 +++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1.c           |  28 ++++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align-check.h | 124 ++++++++++++++
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align.c       | 123 +-------------
>  sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/hugepages.h       |  22 +++
>  28 files changed, 776 insertions(+), 166 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/generic/dl-exec-post.h
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/generic/dl-load-post.h
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-load-post.h
>  rename sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/{dl-map-segment-align.h => hugepages.h} (90%)
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde.c
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static.c
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code.c
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-pde.c
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-static.c
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1.c
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align-check.h
>  create mode 100644 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/hugepages.h
> 
> diff --git a/csu/libc-start.c b/csu/libc-start.c
> index 1c58561bce..be60831a42 100644
> --- a/csu/libc-start.c
> +++ b/csu/libc-start.c
> @@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ call_fini (void *unused)
>  #endif /* !SHARED */
>  
>  #include <libc-start.h>
> +#include <dl-exec-post.h>
>  
>  STATIC int LIBC_START_MAIN (int (*main) (int, char **, char **
>  					 MAIN_AUXVEC_DECL),
> @@ -305,6 +306,9 @@ LIBC_START_MAIN (int (*main) (int, char **, char ** MAIN_AUXVEC_DECL),
>    __pointer_chk_guard_local = pointer_chk_guard;
>  # endif
>  
> +  struct link_map *main_map = _dl_get_dl_main_map ();
> +  _dl_executable_postprocess (main_map, GL(dl_phdr), GL(dl_phnum));
> +
>  #endif /* !SHARED  */
>  
>    /* Register the destructor of the dynamic linker if there is any.  */
> diff --git a/elf/dl-load.h b/elf/dl-load.h
> index e58028038c..2f5784b46b 100644
> --- a/elf/dl-load.h
> +++ b/elf/dl-load.h
> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct loadcmd
>    int prot;                             /* PROT_* bits.  */
>  };
>  
> +#include <dl-load-post.h>
>  
>  /* Iterator for PT_LOAD program header segments.  It should be initialized
>     by _dl_pt_load_iterator_init once, then _dl_pt_load_iterator_next
> @@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ _dl_pt_load_iterator_next (struct dl_pt_load_iterator *it, struct loadcmd *c)
>     responsible for setting the l_phdr fields  */
>  static __always_inline void
>  _dl_postprocess_loadcmd (struct link_map *l, const ElfW(Ehdr) *header,
> -                         const struct loadcmd *c)
> +                         const struct loadcmd *c, bool need_extra)
>  {
>    if (l->l_phdr == NULL
>        && c->mapoff <= header->e_phoff
> @@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ _dl_postprocess_loadcmd (struct link_map *l, const ElfW(Ehdr) *header,
>      /* Found the program header in this segment.  */
>      l->l_phdr = (void *) (uintptr_t) (c->mapstart + header->e_phoff
>                                        - c->mapoff);
> +
> +  if (need_extra)
> +    _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra (l, c);
>  }
>  
>  
> diff --git a/elf/dl-map-segments.h b/elf/dl-map-segments.h
> index 1854fab7dc..c3ba7b93c5 100644
> --- a/elf/dl-map-segments.h
> +++ b/elf/dl-map-segments.h
> @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ _dl_map_segments (struct link_map *l, int fd,
>    struct loadcmd c = { 0 };
>    _dl_pt_load_iterator_next (it, &c);
>  
> +  bool need_exta = _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra_needed ();
> +
>    if (__glibc_likely (type == ET_DYN))
>      {
>        /* This is a position-independent shared object.  We can let the
> @@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ _dl_map_segments (struct link_map *l, int fd,
>          return DL_MAP_SEGMENTS_ERROR_MAP_SEGMENT;
>  
>      postmap:
> -      _dl_postprocess_loadcmd (l, header, &c);
> +      _dl_postprocess_loadcmd (l, header, &c, need_exta);
>  
>        if (c.allocend > c.dataend)
>          {
> diff --git a/elf/dl-support.c b/elf/dl-support.c
> index 0508d6113b..a8114de003 100644
> --- a/elf/dl-support.c
> +++ b/elf/dl-support.c
> @@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ int _dl_stack_cache_lock;
>  #endif
>  struct dl_scope_free_list *_dl_scope_free_list;
>  
> +#ifdef HAVE_THP
> +int _dl_elf_thp_control = -1;
> +enum thp_mode_t _dl_thp_mode;
> +size_t _dl_elf_thp_pagesize;
> +#endif
> +
>  #ifdef NEED_DL_SYSINFO
>  /* Needed for improved syscall handling on at least x86/Linux.  NB: Don't
>     initialize it here to avoid RELATIVE relocation in static PIE.  */
> diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
> index e926ec73e4..68e5476189 100644
> --- a/elf/rtld.c
> +++ b/elf/rtld.c
> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
>  #include <dl-find_object.h>
>  #include <dl-audit-check.h>
>  #include <dl-call_tls_init_tp.h>
> +#include <dl-exec-post.h>
>  
>  #include <assert.h>
>  
> @@ -323,6 +324,9 @@ struct rtld_global _rtld_global =
>      /* Generally the default presumption without further information is an
>       * executable stack but this is not true for all platforms.  */
>      ._dl_stack_prot_flags = DEFAULT_STACK_PROT_PERMS,
> +#ifdef HAVE_THP
> +    ._dl_elf_thp_control = -1,
> +#endif
>  #ifdef _LIBC_REENTRANT
>      ._dl_load_lock = _RTLD_LOCK_RECURSIVE_INITIALIZER,
>      ._dl_load_write_lock = _RTLD_LOCK_RECURSIVE_INITIALIZER,
> @@ -1209,14 +1213,8 @@ rtld_setup_main_map (struct link_map *main_map)
>  	main_map->l_relro_size = ph->p_memsz;
>  	break;
>        }
> -  /* Process program headers again, but scan them backwards since
> -     PT_GNU_PROPERTY is close to the end of program headers.   */
> -  for (const ElfW(Phdr) *ph = &phdr[phnum]; ph != phdr; --ph)
> -    if (ph[-1].p_type == PT_GNU_PROPERTY)
> -      {
> -	_dl_process_pt_gnu_property (main_map, -1, &ph[-1]);
> -	break;
> -      }
> +
> +  _dl_executable_postprocess (main_map, phdr, phnum);
>  
>    /* Adjust the address of the TLS initialization image in case
>       the executable is actually an ET_DYN object.  */
> @@ -1589,6 +1587,9 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
>  	{
>  	  RTLD_TIMING_VAR (start);
>  	  rtld_timer_start (&start);
> +#ifdef HAVE_THP
> +	  _dl_get_thp_config ();
> +#endif
>  	  _dl_map_object (NULL, rtld_progname, lt_executable, 0,
>  			  __RTLD_OPENEXEC, LM_ID_BASE);
>  	  rtld_timer_stop (&load_time, start);
> diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-exec-post.h b/sysdeps/generic/dl-exec-post.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..f5dcdc093a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-exec-post.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
> +/* _dl_executable_postprocess.  Generic version.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   Copyright The GNU Toolchain Authors.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +static inline void
> +_dl_executable_postprocess (struct link_map *main_map,
> +			    const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, ElfW(Word) phnum)
> +{
> +#ifdef SHARED
> +  /* Process program headers again, but scan them backwards since
> +     PT_GNU_PROPERTY is close to the end of program headers.   */
> +  for (const ElfW(Phdr) *ph = &phdr[phnum]; ph != phdr; --ph)
> +    if (ph[-1].p_type == PT_GNU_PROPERTY)
> +      {
> +	_dl_process_pt_gnu_property (main_map, -1, &ph[-1]);
> +	break;
> +      }
> +#endif
> +}
> diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-load-post.h b/sysdeps/generic/dl-load-post.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..00de62a31f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-load-post.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +/* _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra.  Generic version.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   Copyright The GNU Toolchain Authors.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include <dl-load.h>

It would be better to add include guards, since dl-load.h also include
dl-load-post.h.  Better if the dl-load-post.h can be move after
the 'struct loadcmd' definition.

> +
> +static inline bool
> +_dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra_needed (void)
> +{
> +  return false;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void
> +_dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra (struct link_map *l, const struct loadcmd *c)
> +{
> +}
> diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/hugepages.h b/sysdeps/generic/hugepages.h
> index 5fc9b5c8de..f7f4957e79 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/generic/hugepages.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/generic/hugepages.h
> @@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ unsigned long int __get_thp_size (void) attribute_hidden;
>  
>  enum thp_mode_t
>  {
> +  thp_mode_not_supported = 0,
>    thp_mode_always,
>    thp_mode_madvise,
> -  thp_mode_never,
> -  thp_mode_not_supported
> +  thp_mode_never
>  };
>  
>  enum thp_mode_t __get_thp_mode (void) attribute_hidden;
> @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ void __get_hugepage_config (size_t requested, size_t *pagesize, int *flags)
>  # define MALLOC_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE	0
>  #endif
>  
> +#ifndef DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE
> +# define DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE	0
> +#endif
> +
>  #ifndef MAX_THP_PAGESIZE
>  # define MAX_THP_PAGESIZE	(32 * 1024 * 1024)
>  #endif
> diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
> index 15c4659853..733b7d6727 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
>  #include <libc-lock.h>
>  #include <hp-timing.h>
>  #include <list_t.h>
> +#include <hugepages.h>
>  
>  __BEGIN_DECLS
>  
> @@ -477,6 +478,17 @@ struct rtld_global
>    EXTERN struct __pthread **_dl_pthread_threads;
>    __mach_rwlock_define (EXTERN, _dl_pthread_threads_lock)
>  #endif
> +#ifdef HAVE_THP
> +  /* The THP segment load control:
> +      > 0: Enabled by GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1.
> +        0: Disabled by GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=0.
> +      < 0: To be enabled or disabled by GLIBC_TUNABLES.  */
> +  EXTERN int _dl_elf_thp_control;
> +  /* The kernel THP mode.  */
> +  EXTERN enum thp_mode_t _dl_thp_mode;
> +  /* Page size used for THP segment load.  */
> +  EXTERN size_t _dl_elf_thp_pagesize;
> +#endif
>  #ifdef SHARED
>  };
>  # define __rtld_global_attribute__
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
> index 63e7046cb3..edf48c93de 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile
> @@ -698,11 +698,15 @@ $(objpfx)pldd: $(objpfx)xmalloc.o
>  tests += \
>    tst-rseq-tls-range \
>    tst-rseq-tls-range-4096 \
> +  tst-thp-1 \
> +  tst-thp-1-pde \
> +  tst-thp-1-static \
>    tst-thp-align \
>  # tests
>  tests-static += \
>    tst-rseq-tls-range-4096-static \
>    tst-rseq-tls-range-static \
> +  tst-thp-1-static \
>  # tests-static
>  modules-names += \
>    tst-rseq-tls-range-mod \
> @@ -712,15 +716,12 @@ CFLAGS-tst-rseq-tls-range.c += -DMAIN_TLS_ALIGN=4
>  CFLAGS-tst-rseq-tls-range-4096.c += -DMAIN_TLS_ALIGN=4096
>  CFLAGS-tst-rseq-tls-range-static.c += -DMAIN_TLS_ALIGN=4
>  CFLAGS-tst-rseq-tls-range-4096-static.c += -DMAIN_TLS_ALIGN=4096
> -LDFLAGS-tst-thp-size-mod.so += -Wl,-z,noseparate-code
>  $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range.out: $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-mod.so
>  $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-4096.out: $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-mod.so
>  $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-static.out: $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-mod.so
>  $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-4096-static.out: $(objpfx)tst-rseq-tls-range-mod.so
> -$(objpfx)tst-thp-align.out: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.so
>  tst-rseq-tls-range-static-ENV = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(objpfx):$(common-objpfx)
>  tst-rseq-tls-range-4096-static-ENV = LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(objpfx):$(common-objpfx)
> -tst-thp-align-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
>  
>  test-internal-extras += tst-nolink-libc
>  ifeq ($(run-built-tests),yes)
> @@ -729,6 +730,151 @@ tests-special += \
>    $(objpfx)tst-nolink-libc-2.out \
>    # tests-special
>  endif
> +
> +ifndef THP-PAGE-SIZE
> +# Align PT_LOAD segments in THP tests to THP page size so that kernel will
> +# map PIE to the address aligned to THP page size.  Default THP page size
> +# to 2MB which can be overridden in Makefile in subdirectories.
> +THP-PAGE-SIZE = 0x200000
> +endif
> +
> +THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS = -Wl,-z,max-page-size=$(THP-PAGE-SIZE)
> +
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-size-mod.so = -Wl,-z,noseparate-code \
> +			      $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +tst-thp-align-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-align.out: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.so
> +
> +tests += \
> +  tst-thp-1-no-s-code \
> +  tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde \
> +  tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static \
> +# tests
> +tests-static += \
> +  tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static \
> +# tests-static
> +
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-1 = -Wl,-z,separate-code $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-1-pde = -Wl,-z,separate-code $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-1-static = -Wl,-z,separate-code $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-1-no-s-code = -Wl,-z,noseparate-code \
> +			      $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde = -Wl,-z,noseparate-code \
> +				  $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +LDFLAGS-tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static = -Wl,-z,noseparate-code \
> +				     $(THP-PAGE-SIZE-LDFLAGS)
> +
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-1-no-s-code: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.o
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.o
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.o
> +
> +tst-thp-1-no-s-code-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +
> +tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde-no-pie = yes
> +
> +tst-thp-1-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +tst-thp-1-pde-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +tst-thp-1-static-ENV = GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1
> +
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-1: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.o
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-1-pde: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.o
> +$(objpfx)tst-thp-1-static: $(objpfx)tst-thp-size-mod.o
> +
> +tst-thp-1-pde-no-pie = yes
> +
> +# Don't run strace tests for cross-compiling.
> +ifeq (no,$(cross-compiling))
> +thp-kernel-status = $(shell grep madvise /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled)
> +# Verify that madvise is called with MADV_HUGEPAGE when THP is enabled
> +# under madvise THP kernel.
> +ifneq ($(findstring [madvise],$(thp-kernel-status)),)
> +tests-special += \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-disabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-enabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-pde-disabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-pde-enabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-static-disabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-static-enabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-align-default.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-align-disabled.out \
> +  $(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-align-enabled.out \
> +# tests-special
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-enabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-1
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-1 > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-disabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-1
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=0' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-1 > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-pde-enabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-pde
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-pde > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-pde-disabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-pde
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=0' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-pde > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-static-enabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-static
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-static > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-1-static-disabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-static
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=0' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-1-static > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-align-default.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-align
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env)' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-align > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-align-enabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-align
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-align > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +
> +$(objpfx)strace-tst-thp-align-disabled.out: \
> +  $(..)sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh $(objpfx)ld.so \
> +  $(objpfx)tst-thp-align
> +	$(SHELL) $< $(objpfx)ld.so '$(test-wrapper-env)' \
> +		'$(run-program-env) GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=0' \
> +		'$(rpath-link)' $(objpfx)tst-thp-align > $@; \
> +	  $(evaluate-test)
> +endif # [madvise]
> +endif # $(cross-compiling)
>  endif # $(subdir) == elf
>  
>  ifeq ($(subdir),rt)
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile
> index e73ce4f811..1ee8bec9b9 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/Makefile
> @@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ sysdep-rtld-routines += aeabi_read_tp libc-do-syscall
>  # The test uses INTERNAL_SYSCALL_CALL.  In thumb mode, this uses
>  # an undefined reference to __libc_do_syscall.
>  CFLAGS-tst-nolink-libc.c += -marm
> +
> +# These tests fail on arm due to limitations of arm32 kABI:
> +# https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34096
> +test-xfail-tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde = yes
> +test-xfail-tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static = yes
> +test-xfail-tst-thp-1-pde = yes
> +test-xfail-tst-thp-1-static = yes
>  endif
>  
>  ifeq ($(subdir),misc)
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..b7dc7be812
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
> +/* _dl_executable_postprocess.  Linux version.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   Copyright The GNU Toolchain Authors.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +static inline void
> +_dl_get_thp_config (void)
> +{
> +  /* Check if there is GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=[0|1].  */
> +  if (TUNABLE_IS_INITIALIZED_FULL (glibc, elf, thp))
> +    GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = TUNABLE_GET_FULL (glibc, elf, thp, int32_t,
> +					       NULL);
> +  else
> +    GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = 0;
> +
> +  /* Return if THP is disabled by GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=0.  */

Maybe add that this is for the default (when the tunable is not set).

> +  if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) == 0)
> +    return;
> +
> +  _Static_assert (DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE <= MAX_THP_PAGESIZE,
> +		  "DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE <= MAX_THP_PAGESIZE");
> +
> +  /* NB: Accessing /sys/kernel/mm files is quite expensive and the file
> +     may not be accessible in containers.  If DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE
> +     is non-zero, assume THP mode is madvise and always call madvise.
> +     Since madvise is a fast systemcall, it adds only a small overhead
> +     compared to the cost of accessing /sys/kernel/mm files.  */
> +  if (DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE != 0)
> +    {
> +      GL(dl_elf_thp_pagesize) = DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE;
> +      GL(dl_thp_mode) = thp_mode_madvise;

I think we can avoid issuing the madvise for the 'always' THP mode by checking
the __get_thp_mode:

  if (DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE != 0)
    {
      enum thp_mode_t m = __get_thp_mode ();
      GL(dl_thp_mode) = (m == thp_mode_not_supported) ? thp_mode_madvise : m;
    }

And then the 'GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = 1' below '/* NB: Enable THP if THP is 
always enabled in the kernel.  */' can be removed.  On _dl_executable_postprocess
we can also:

@@ -93,10 +95,10 @@ _dl_executable_postprocess (struct link_map *main_map,
   if (!need_madvise || GL(dl_elf_thp_control) <= 0)
     return;

-  /* NB: If DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is non-zero, dl_thp_mode is set
-     to thp_mode_madvise.  */
-  if (DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE == 0
-      && GL(dl_thp_mode) != thp_mode_madvise)
+  /* Only "madvise" mode benefits from an explicit MADV_HUGEPAGE: in
+     "always" mode the kernel handles THP automatically for properly
+     aligned mappings, and in "never" mode the call is a no-op.  */
+  if (GL(dl_thp_mode) != thp_mode_madvise)
     return;

   /* When we get here, the main executable have been mapped in.  Call


This will end with:

* kernel 'always': PMD alignment only, no madvise from either path (not
   required).
* kernel 'madvise', kernel-loaded / static: madvise from postprocess only.
* kernel 'madvise', ld.so /foo: madvise from _dl_map_segments only.
* kernel 'never': no work — _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra_needed() returns
  false and the postprocess loop is gated off by mode != madvise.
* no /sys (containers): falls back to today's behavior.

This will cost us a couple of syscall from __get_thp_mode, so it will
depends whether madvise is costly than accessing sysfs (I am not sure).


> +    }
> +  else
> +    {
> +      GL(dl_elf_thp_pagesize) = __get_thp_size ();
> +      GL(dl_thp_mode) = __get_thp_mode ();
> +      /* We cap the huge page size at MAX_THP_PAGESIZE to avoid
> +	 over-aligning on systems with very large normal pages
> +	 (like 64K pages with 512M huge pages).  */
> +      if (GL(dl_elf_thp_pagesize) > MAX_THP_PAGESIZE)
> +	GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = 0;
> +      /* NB: Enable THP if THP is always enabled in the kernel.  */
> +      else if (GL(dl_thp_mode) == thp_mode_always)
> +	GL(dl_elf_thp_control) = 1;
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +static inline void
> +_dl_executable_postprocess (struct link_map *main_map,
> +			    const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, ElfW(Word) phnum)
> +{
> +  if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) == -1)
> +    _dl_get_thp_config ();

This still trigger two madvise for the case of direct loader invocation, 
which is wasteful:

$ strace -e madvise \
  env GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1 \
  elf/ld.so --library-path .  \
  elf/tst-thp-1 --direct 2>&1 | grep MADV_HUGEPAGE
madvise(0x7784e5200000, 33566720, MADV_HUGEPAGE) = 0
madvise(0x7784e5200000, 33563701, MADV_HUGEPAGE) = 0

I think you need something like:

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
index b7dc7be8120..cd1f7c458e1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-exec-post.h
@@ -63,7 +63,15 @@ static inline void
 _dl_executable_postprocess (struct link_map *main_map,
                            const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, ElfW(Word) phnum)
 {
-  if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) == -1)
+  /* If THP state was not yet initialized, the main executable was mapped by
+     the kernel; in that case this function is the only place that can apply
+     MADV_HUGEPAGE to the main executable's segments.  Otherwise,
+     _dl_get_thp_config has already run earlier in dl_main and
+     _dl_map_segments has just mapped the main executable, so
+     _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra has already done the madvise pass; do
+     not repeat it here.  */
+  bool need_madvise = (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) == -1);
+  if (need_madvise)
     _dl_get_thp_config ();

   /* NB: In static executable, PT_GNU_PROPERTY is processed in target
@@ -82,7 +90,7 @@ _dl_executable_postprocess (struct link_map *main_map,
 #endif

   /* Return if THP segment load isn't enabled.  */
-  if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) <= 0)
+  if (!need_madvise || GL(dl_elf_thp_control) <= 0)
     return;

   /* NB: If DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is non-zero, dl_thp_mode is set

with this applied:

$ strace -e madvise \
  env GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.elf.thp=1 \
  elf/ld.so --library-path .  \
  elf/tst-thp-1 --direct 2>&1 | grep MADV_HUGEPAGE
madvise(0x7b7730a00000, 33566720, MADV_HUGEPAGE) = 0

> +
> +  /* NB: In static executable, PT_GNU_PROPERTY is processed in target
> +     libc-start.h if it is needed by target.  When ld.so is used, if
> +     a target doesn't need PT_GNU_PROPERTY, _dl_process_pt_gnu_property
> +     is an empty function.  */
> +#ifdef SHARED
> +  /* Process program headers again, but scan them backwards since
> +     PT_GNU_PROPERTY is close to the end of program headers.   */
> +  for (const ElfW(Phdr) *ph = &phdr[phnum]; ph != phdr; --ph)
> +    if (ph[-1].p_type == PT_GNU_PROPERTY)
> +      {
> +	_dl_process_pt_gnu_property (main_map, -1, &ph[-1]);
> +	break;
> +      }
> +#endif
> +
> +  /* Return if THP segment load isn't enabled.  */
> +  if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) <= 0)
> +    return;
> +
> +  /* NB: If DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE is non-zero, dl_thp_mode is set
> +     to thp_mode_madvise.  */
> +  if (DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE == 0
> +      && GL(dl_thp_mode) != thp_mode_madvise)
> +    return;
> +
> +  /* When we get here, the main executable have been mapped in.  Call
> +     madvise with MADV_HUGEPAGE for all THP eligible PT_LOAD segments.  */
> +
> +  const ElfW(Phdr) *ph;
> +
> +  size_t thp_pagesize = GL(dl_elf_thp_pagesize);
> +
> +  /* Call __madvise if offset and address of the PT_LOAD segment are
> +     aligned to THP page size and it is read-only.  */
> +  for (ph = phdr; ph < &phdr[phnum]; ++ph)
> +    if (ph->p_type == PT_LOAD
> +	&& ph->p_memsz >= thp_pagesize
> +	&& ((ph->p_vaddr | ph->p_offset) & (thp_pagesize - 1)) == 0
> +	&& (ph->p_flags & (PF_W | PF_R)) == PF_R)
> +      __madvise ((void *) (main_map->l_addr + ph->p_vaddr),
> +		 ph->p_memsz, MADV_HUGEPAGE);
> +}
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-load-post.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-load-post.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..1fa86bb9f2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-load-post.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
> +/* _dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra.  Linux version.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   Copyright The GNU Toolchain Authors.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +static bool _dl_segment_thp_eligible (const struct loadcmd *, size_t);
> +
> +static inline bool
> +_dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra_needed (void)
> +{
> +  return GL(dl_thp_mode) == thp_mode_madvise;
> +}
> +
> +/* After L has been mapped in, call madvise with MADV_HUGEPAGE if L is
> +   THP eligible.  */
> +
> +static inline void
> +_dl_postprocess_loadcmd_extra (struct link_map *l, const struct loadcmd *c)
> +{
> +  if (_dl_segment_thp_eligible (c, GL(dl_elf_thp_pagesize)))
> +    __madvise ((void *) (l->l_addr + c->mapstart),
> +	       c->mapend - c->mapstart, MADV_HUGEPAGE);
> +}
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.c
> index a39e74d91b..bbfd88bc5e 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.c
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.c
> @@ -17,38 +17,26 @@
>     License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
>     <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
>  
> +#include <ldsodefs.h>
>  #include <dl-map-segment-align.h>
> -#include <dl-tunables.h>
> -#include <hugepages.h>
> +
> +/* Return the alignment of the PT_LOAD segment for THP.  P_ALIGN_MAX is
> +   the maximum p_align value in the PT_LOAD segment.  */
>  
>  ElfW (Addr)
>  _dl_map_segment_align (const struct loadcmd *c, ElfW (Addr) p_align_max)
>  {
> -  static enum thp_mode_t thp_mode = thp_mode_not_supported;
> -  static unsigned long int thp_pagesize;
> +  enum thp_mode_t thp_mode = GL(dl_thp_mode);
> +  size_t thp_pagesize = GL(dl_elf_thp_pagesize);
>  
> -  if (TUNABLE_GET (glibc, elf, thp, int32_t, NULL) == 0)
> +  if (GL(dl_elf_thp_control) <= 0
> +      || p_align_max >= thp_pagesize
> +      || !(thp_mode == thp_mode_always || thp_mode == thp_mode_madvise))
>      return p_align_max;
>  
> -  if (__glibc_unlikely (thp_mode == thp_mode_not_supported
> -                        || thp_pagesize == 0))
> -    {
> -      unsigned long int default_thp_pagesize = DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE;
> -      thp_mode = default_thp_pagesize ? thp_mode_always : __get_thp_mode ();
> -      thp_pagesize = default_thp_pagesize ? : __get_thp_size ();
> -    }
> -
> -  /* Aligning load segments that are large enough to the PMD size helps
> -     improve THP eligibility and reduces TLB pressure.
> -     We cap the huge page size at MAX_THP_PAGESIZE to avoid over-aligning
> -     on systems with very large normal pages (like 64K pages with 512M
> -     huge pages). */
> -  if (thp_mode == thp_mode_always
> -      && thp_pagesize <= MAX_THP_PAGESIZE
> -      && ((c->mapstart | c->mapoff) & (thp_pagesize - 1)) == 0
> -      && (c->mapend - c->mapstart) >= thp_pagesize
> -      && p_align_max < thp_pagesize
> -      && (c->prot & PROT_WRITE) == 0)
> +  /* Return true if the segment is THP eligible.  It helps improve THP
> +     eligibility and reduces TLB pressure.  */
> +  if (_dl_segment_thp_eligible (c, thp_pagesize))
>      return thp_pagesize;
>  
>    return p_align_max;
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.h
> index d9b05181b7..b904e128d8 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-map-segment-align.h
> @@ -19,9 +19,18 @@
>  
>  #include <dl-load.h>
>  
> -#ifndef DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE
> -# define DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE	0
> -#endif
> -
>  extern ElfW (Addr) _dl_map_segment_align
>    (const struct loadcmd *, ElfW (Addr)) attribute_hidden;
> +
> +/* Return true only if the loadcmd C is THP eligible with THP page size
> +   THP_PAGESIZE, which means that it is read-only, its size >= THP page
> +   size, its offset and address of the loadcmd C are aligned to THP page
> +   size.  */
> +
> +static inline bool
> +_dl_segment_thp_eligible (const struct loadcmd *c, size_t thp_pagesize)
> +{
> +  return ((c->prot & PROT_WRITE) == 0
> +	  && (c->mapend - c->mapstart) >= thp_pagesize
> +	  && ((c->mapstart | c->mapoff) & (thp_pagesize - 1)) == 0);
> +}
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ldsodefs.h
> index c63b649432..e39d9afe34 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ldsodefs.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ldsodefs.h
> @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
>  /* We have the auxiliary vector.  */
>  #define HAVE_AUX_VECTOR
>  
> +/* We have transparent huge page.  */
> +#define HAVE_THP
> +
>  /* Get the real definitions.  */
>  #include_next <ldsodefs.h>
>  
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/Makefile
> index 0d5f087862..d5beb62440 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/Makefile
> @@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ abi-ilp32s-condition	:= __WORDSIZE == 32 && defined __loongarch_soft_float
>  abi-ilp32d-condition	:= __WORDSIZE == 32 && defined __loongarch_double_float
>  abi-lp64s-condition	:= __WORDSIZE == 64 && defined __loongarch_soft_float
>  abi-lp64d-condition	:= __WORDSIZE == 64 && defined __loongarch_double_float
> +
> +# Align THP tests to 32MB.
> +THP-PAGE-SIZE = 0x2000000
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/dl-map-segment-align.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/hugepages.h
> similarity index 90%
> rename from sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/dl-map-segment-align.h
> rename to sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/hugepages.h
> index c51ee4ac47..30252a9b86 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/dl-map-segment-align.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/loongarch/lp64/hugepages.h
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> -/* _dl_map_segment_align.  LoongArch64 Linux version.
> +/* Huge Page support.  LoongArch64 Linux version.
>     Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>     Copyright The GNU Toolchain Authors.
>     This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> @@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
>  
>  #define DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE (32 * 1024 * 1024)
>  
> -#include_next <dl-map-segment-align.h>
> +#include_next <hugepages.h>
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..d2b10b510c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/strace-tst-thp.sh
> @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
> +#!/bin/sh
> +# Run THP test under strace to verify control of the THP segment load.
> +# Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +# This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +# The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +# The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +# Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +# License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +# <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> +
> +set -e
> +
> +rtld="$1"
> +test_wrapper_env="$2"
> +run_program_env="$3"
> +library_path="$4"
> +test_prog="$5"
> +
> +case x"${run_program_env}" in
> +*glibc.elf.thp=1*)
> +  strace_expected=yes
> +  ;;
> +*)
> +  strace_expected=no
> +  ;;
> +esac
> +
> +# Test whether strace is available in the test environment.  If not, skip
> +# the test.
> +${test_wrapper_env} ${run_program_env} \
> +  /bin/sh -c "command -v strace" || exit 77

I think we should add a test to check if strace actually works, to avoid
filtering ptrace (yama ptrace_scope >= 1, seccomp, or chroots that block
ptrace):

# Verify strace is not just present, but works in this environment.
${test_wrapper_env} ${run_program_env} \
  strace -e trace=none -- /bin/true >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 77

I also think we should add some timeout to avoid strace blocking indefinitely,
like iconv/tst-iconv_prog.sh does. 

> +
> +# Finally the actual test inside the test environment, using the just
> +# build ld.so and new libraries to run the THP test under strace.
> +if /bin/sh -c \
> +  "${test_wrapper_env} ${run_program_env} strace ${rtld} \
> +   --library-path ${library_path} ${test_prog} --direct 2>&1 \
> +   | grep -E \"madvise(.*, MADV_HUGEPAGE)\""; then

The (...) are accidental ERE groups; escape or drop them.

> +  if test ${strace_expected} = yes; then
> +    exit 0
> +  else
> +    exit 1
> +  fi
> +else
> +  if test ${strace_expected} = no; then
> +    exit 0
> +  else
> +    exit 1
> +  fi
> +fi
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..3fd01e9bfe
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-pde.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* Test PDE with THP segment load linked with -Wl,-z,noseparate-code.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include "tst-thp-1.c"
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..d0ae0f1ff0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code-static.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* Test static with THP segment load linked with -Wl,-z,noseparate-code.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include "tst-thp-1.c"
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..5eb1e005ed
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-no-s-code.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* Test THP segment load linked with -Wl,-z,noseparate-code.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include "tst-thp-1.c"
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-pde.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-pde.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..d854dd43da
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-pde.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* Test PDE with THP segment load linked with -Wl,-z,separate-code.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include "tst-thp-1.c"
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-static.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-static.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..66d7e12954
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1-static.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +/* Test static with THP segment load linked with -Wl,-z,separate-code.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include "tst-thp-1.c"
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..49eea7069c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-1.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
> +/* Test THP segment load linked with -Wl,-z,separate-code.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include "tst-thp-align-check.h"
> +
> +static int
> +do_test (void)
> +{
> +  check_align ("tst-thp-1");
> +  return 0;
> +}
> +
> +#include <support/test-driver.c>
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align-check.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align-check.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..8f1efc0ef1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align-check.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
> +/* Test the THP compatible alignment of PT_LOAD segments.
> +
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#include <fcntl.h>
> +#include <stdint.h>
> +#include <stdlib.h>
> +#include <string.h>
> +#include <intprops.h>
> +#include <inttypes.h>
> +#include <support/check.h>
> +#include <support/xstdio.h>
> +#include <support/xunistd.h>
> +#undef attribute_hidden
> +#define attribute_hidden
> +#include <hugepages.h>	/* For enum thp_mode_t and MAX_THP_PAGESIZE.  */
> +#undef attribute_hidden
> +
> +static unsigned long int
> +get_thp_size (void)
> +{
> +  int fd = open ("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size",
> +                 O_RDONLY, 0);
> +  if (fd == -1)
> +    return 0;
> +
> +  char str[INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND (unsigned long int)];
> +  ssize_t s = read (fd, str, sizeof (str));
> +  close (fd);
> +  if (s < 0)
> +    return 0;
> +
> +  unsigned long int r = 0;
> +  for (ssize_t i = 0; i < s; i++)
> +    {
> +      if (str[i] == '\n')
> +    break;
> +      r *= 10;
> +      r += str[i] - '0';
> +    }
> +  return r;
> +}
> +
> +static enum thp_mode_t
> +get_thp_mode (void)
> +{
> +  int fd = open ("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled", O_RDONLY, 0);
> +  if (fd == -1)
> +    return thp_mode_not_supported;
> +
> +  static const char mode_always[]  = "[always] madvise never\n";
> +  static const char mode_madvise[] = "always [madvise] never\n";
> +  static const char mode_never[]   = "always madvise [never]\n";
> +
> +  char str[sizeof(mode_always)];
> +  ssize_t s = read (fd, str, sizeof (str));
> +  if (s >= sizeof str || s < 0)
> +    return thp_mode_not_supported;
> +  str[s] = '\0';
> +  close (fd);
> +
> +  if (s == sizeof (mode_always) - 1)
> +    {
> +      if (strcmp (str, mode_always) == 0)
> +    return thp_mode_always;
> +      else if (strcmp (str, mode_madvise) == 0)
> +    return thp_mode_madvise;
> +      else if (strcmp (str, mode_never) == 0)
> +    return thp_mode_never;
> +    }
> +  return thp_mode_not_supported;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +check_align (const char *name)
> +{
> +  unsigned long int thp_size = get_thp_size ();
> +  enum thp_mode_t thp_mode = get_thp_mode ();
> +
> +  if (thp_size == 0)
> +    FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("unable to get THP size.\n");
> +
> +  if (thp_size > MAX_THP_PAGESIZE)
> +    FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("THP size exceeds MAX_THP_PAGESIZE.\n");
> +
> +  if (thp_mode != thp_mode_always && thp_mode != thp_mode_madvise)
> +    FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("THP mode is not always nor madvise.\n");
> +
> +  FILE *f = xfopen ("/proc/self/maps", "r");
> +  char *line = NULL;
> +  size_t len;
> +
> +  while (xgetline (&line, &len, f))
> +    {
> +      uintptr_t from, to;
> +      char *prot = NULL, *path = NULL;
> +      int r = sscanf (line, "%" SCNxPTR "-%" SCNxPTR "%ms%*s%*s%*s%ms",
> +                      &from, &to, &prot, &path);
> +
> +      TEST_VERIFY (r == 3 || r == 4);
> +
> +      if (strstr (prot, "x") && strstr (path, name))
> +        TEST_COMPARE (from % thp_size, 0);
> +
> +      free (path);
> +    }
> +
> +  free (line);
> +  xfclose (f);
> +}
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align.c
> index 0b3f18e000..2e44109ba6 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align.c
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/tst-thp-align.c
> @@ -16,129 +16,10 @@
>     License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
>     <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
>  
> -#include <fcntl.h>
> -#include <stdint.h>
> -#include <stdlib.h>
> -#include <string.h>
> -#include <intprops.h>
> -#include <inttypes.h>
> -#include <support/check.h>
>  #include <support/xdlfcn.h>
> -#include <support/xstdio.h>
> -#include <support/xunistd.h>
> +#include "tst-thp-align-check.h"
>  
>  #define THP_SIZE_MOD_NAME "tst-thp-size-mod.so"
> -#define MAX_THP_PAGESIZE (32 * 1024 * 1024)
> -
> -enum thp_mode_t
> -{
> -  thp_mode_always,
> -  thp_mode_madvise,
> -  thp_mode_never,
> -  thp_mode_not_supported
> -};
> -
> -static unsigned long int
> -get_thp_size (void)
> -{
> -  int fd = open ("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/hpage_pmd_size",
> -                 O_RDONLY, 0);
> -  if (fd == -1)
> -    return 0;
> -
> -  char str[INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND (unsigned long int)];
> -  ssize_t s = read (fd, str, sizeof (str));
> -  close (fd);
> -  if (s < 0)
> -    return 0;
> -
> -  unsigned long int r = 0;
> -  for (ssize_t i = 0; i < s; i++)
> -    {
> -      if (str[i] == '\n')
> -    break;
> -      r *= 10;
> -      r += str[i] - '0';
> -    }
> -  return r;
> -}
> -
> -static enum thp_mode_t
> -get_thp_mode (void)
> -{
> -  int fd = open ("/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled", O_RDONLY, 0);
> -  if (fd == -1)
> -    return thp_mode_not_supported;
> -
> -  static const char mode_always[]  = "[always] madvise never\n";
> -  static const char mode_madvise[] = "always [madvise] never\n";
> -  static const char mode_never[]   = "always madvise [never]\n";
> -
> -  char str[sizeof(mode_always)];
> -  ssize_t s = read (fd, str, sizeof (str));
> -  if (s >= sizeof str || s < 0)
> -    return thp_mode_not_supported;
> -  str[s] = '\0';
> -  close (fd);
> -
> -  if (s == sizeof (mode_always) - 1)
> -    {
> -      if (strcmp (str, mode_always) == 0)
> -    return thp_mode_always;
> -      else if (strcmp (str, mode_madvise) == 0)
> -    return thp_mode_madvise;
> -      else if (strcmp (str, mode_never) == 0)
> -    return thp_mode_never;
> -    }
> -  return thp_mode_not_supported;
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -check_align (void)
> -{
> -  unsigned long int thp_size = get_thp_size ();
> -  enum thp_mode_t thp_mode = get_thp_mode ();
> -
> -  if (thp_size == 0)
> -    {
> -      FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("unable to get THP size.\n");
> -      return;
> -    }
> -
> -  if (thp_size > MAX_THP_PAGESIZE)
> -    {
> -      FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("THP size exceeds MAX_THP_PAGESIZE.\n");
> -      return;
> -    }
> -
> -  if (thp_mode != thp_mode_always)
> -    {
> -      FAIL_UNSUPPORTED ("THP mode is not always.\n");
> -      return;
> -    }
> -
> -  FILE *f = xfopen ("/proc/self/maps", "r");
> -  char *line = NULL;
> -  size_t len;
> -
> -  while (xgetline (&line, &len, f))
> -    {
> -      uintptr_t from, to;
> -      char *prot = NULL, *path = NULL;
> -      int r = sscanf (line, "%" SCNxPTR "-%" SCNxPTR "%ms%*s%*s%*s%ms",
> -                      &from, &to, &prot, &path);
> -
> -      TEST_VERIFY (r == 3 || r == 4);
> -
> -      if (strstr (prot, "x") && strstr (path, THP_SIZE_MOD_NAME))
> -        TEST_COMPARE (from % thp_size, 0);
> -
> -      free (path);
> -    }
> -
> -  free (line);
> -  xfclose (f);
> -}
>  
>  static int
>  do_test (void)
> @@ -146,7 +27,7 @@ do_test (void)
>    void *dl;
>  
>    dl = xdlopen (THP_SIZE_MOD_NAME, RTLD_NOW);
> -  check_align ();
> +  check_align (THP_SIZE_MOD_NAME);
>    xdlclose (dl);
>  
>    return 0;
> diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/hugepages.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/hugepages.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000..1a8c370969
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/hugepages.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
> +/* Huge Page support.  Linux/x86 version.
> +   Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> +   Copyright The GNU Toolchain Authors.
> +   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> +   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> +   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> +
> +   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> +   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> +   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> +   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> +
> +   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> +   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> +   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> +
> +#define DL_MAP_DEFAULT_THP_PAGESIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
> +
> +#include_next <hugepages.h>
> -- 
> 2.54.0
> 




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