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Date:	Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:53:59 +0400
From:	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
To:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>
CC:	KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Johannes Weiner <jweiner@...hat.com>,
	"linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] mm: rework __isolate_lru_page() file/anon filter

Glauber Costa wrote:
> On 03/02/2012 12:17 PM, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:51:27 +0400
>> Konstantin Khlebnikov<khlebnikov@...nvz.org>   wrote:
>>
>>> KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:15:47 +0400
>>>> Konstantin Khlebnikov<khlebnikov@...nvz.org>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This patch adds file/anon filter bits into isolate_mode_t,
>>>>> this allows to simplify checks in __isolate_lru_page().
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov<khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
>>>>
>>>> Hmm.. I like idea but..
>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>     include/linux/mmzone.h |    4 ++++
>>>>>     include/linux/swap.h   |    2 +-
>>>>>     mm/compaction.c        |    5 +++--
>>>>>     mm/vmscan.c            |   27 +++++++++++++--------------
>>>>>     4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
>>>>> index eff4918..2fed935 100644
>>>>> --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
>>>>> +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
>>>>> @@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ struct lruvec {
>>>>>     #define ISOLATE_UNMAPPED	((__force isolate_mode_t)0x8)
>>>>>     /* Isolate for asynchronous migration */
>>>>>     #define ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE	((__force isolate_mode_t)0x10)
>>>>> +/* Isolate swap-backed pages */
>>>>> +#define	ISOLATE_ANON		((__force isolate_mode_t)0x20)
>>>>> +/* Isolate file-backed pages */
>>>>> +#define	ISOLATE_FILE		((__force isolate_mode_t)0x40)
>>>>>
>>>>>     /* LRU Isolation modes. */
>>>>>     typedef unsigned __bitwise__ isolate_mode_t;
>>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
>>>>> index ba2c8d7..dc6e6a3 100644
>>>>> --- a/include/linux/swap.h
>>>>> +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
>>>>> @@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static inline void lru_cache_add_file(struct page *page)
>>>>>     /* linux/mm/vmscan.c */
>>>>>     extern unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist, int order,
>>>>>     					gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *mask);
>>>>> -extern int __isolate_lru_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode, int file);
>>>>> +extern int __isolate_lru_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode);
>>>>>     extern unsigned long try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pages(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
>>>>>     						  gfp_t gfp_mask, bool noswap);
>>>>>     extern unsigned long mem_cgroup_shrink_node_zone(struct mem_cgroup *mem,
>>>>> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
>>>>> index 74a8c82..cc054f7 100644
>>>>> --- a/mm/compaction.c
>>>>> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
>>>>> @@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone,
>>>>>     	unsigned long last_pageblock_nr = 0, pageblock_nr;
>>>>>     	unsigned long nr_scanned = 0, nr_isolated = 0;
>>>>>     	struct list_head *migratelist =&cc->migratepages;
>>>>> -	isolate_mode_t mode = ISOLATE_ACTIVE|ISOLATE_INACTIVE;
>>>>> +	isolate_mode_t mode = ISOLATE_ACTIVE | ISOLATE_INACTIVE |
>>>>> +			      ISOLATE_FILE | ISOLATE_ANON;
>>>>>
>>>>>     	/* Do not scan outside zone boundaries */
>>>>>     	low_pfn = max(cc->migrate_pfn, zone->zone_start_pfn);
>>>>> @@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone,
>>>>>     			mode |= ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE;
>>>>>
>>>>>     		/* Try isolate the page */
>>>>> -		if (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode, 0) != 0)
>>>>> +		if (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode) != 0)
>>>>>     			continue;
>>>>>
>>>>>     		VM_BUG_ON(PageTransCompound(page));
>>>>> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
>>>>> index af6cfe7..1b70338 100644
>>>>> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
>>>>> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
>>>>> @@ -1029,27 +1029,18 @@ keep_lumpy:
>>>>>      *
>>>>>      * returns 0 on success, -ve errno on failure.
>>>>>      */
>>>>> -int __isolate_lru_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode, int file)
>>>>> +int __isolate_lru_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode)
>>>>>     {
>>>>> -	bool all_lru_mode;
>>>>>     	int ret = -EINVAL;
>>>>>
>>>>>     	/* Only take pages on the LRU. */
>>>>>     	if (!PageLRU(page))
>>>>>     		return ret;
>>>>>
>>>>> -	all_lru_mode = (mode&    (ISOLATE_ACTIVE|ISOLATE_INACTIVE)) ==
>>>>> -		(ISOLATE_ACTIVE|ISOLATE_INACTIVE);
>>>>> -
>>>>> -	/*
>>>>> -	 * When checking the active state, we need to be sure we are
>>>>> -	 * dealing with comparible boolean values.  Take the logical not
>>>>> -	 * of each.
>>>>> -	 */
>>>>> -	if (!all_lru_mode&&    !PageActive(page) != !(mode&    ISOLATE_ACTIVE))
>>>>> +	if (!(mode&    (PageActive(page) ? ISOLATE_ACTIVE : ISOLATE_INACTIVE)))
>>>>>     		return ret;
>>>>
>>>> Isn't this complicated ?
>>>
>>> But it doesn't blows my mind as old code does =)
>>>
>>> Maybe someone can propose more clear variant?
>>>
>>
>> switch (mode&   (ISOLATE_ACTIVE | ISOLATE_INACTIVE)) {
>> 	case ISOLATE_ACTIVE :
>> 		if (!PageActive(page))
>> 			return ret;
>> 	case ISOLATE_INACTIVE :
>> 		if (PageActive(page))
>> 			return ret;
>> 	default:
>> 		break;
>> 	}
>> }
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Kame
>>
>
> The switch gets a little bit too big (vertical-wise). Maybe just
> splitting it into two lines is enough to clarify its purpose.
> How about:
>
> int tmp_var = PageActive(page) ? ISOLATE_ACTIVE : ISOLATE_INACTIVE
> if (!(mode&  tmp_var))
>      ret;

Code lines are cheap, if code is clear.
I already sent [PATCH 3/7 v2] in reply to this patch.

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