linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Lumpy Reclaim V4

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Message-ID: <45F5A06D.4030004@shadowen.org>
Date:	Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:48:13 +0000
From:	Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org>
To:	Dave Hansen <hansendc@...ibm.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Lumpy Reclaim V4

Dave Hansen wrote:
> On Mon, 2007-03-12 at 18:23 +0000, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
>> +                       /* The target page is in the block, ignore it. */
>> +                       if (unlikely(pfn == page_pfn))
>> +                               continue;
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_HOLES_IN_ZONE
>> +                       /* Avoid holes within the zone. */
>> +                       if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn)))
>> +                               break;
>> +#endif 
> 
> Would having something like:
> 
>         static inline int pfn_in_zone_hole(unsigned long pfn)
>         {
>         #ifdef CONFIG_HOLES_IN_ZONE
>         	if (unlikely(!pfn_valid(pfn)))
>         		return 1;
>         #endif 
>         	return 0;
>         }
>         
> help us out?  page_is_buddy() and page_is_consistent() appear to do the
> exact same thing, with the same #ifdef.

Funny you mention that.  I have a patch hanging around which basically
does that.  I'd been planning to send it up.  It adds a
pfn_valid_within() which you use when you already know a relative page
within the MAX_ORDER block is valid.  I'd not sent it cause I thought
the name sucked.

-apw
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