linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 10/17] netvm: Allow skb allocation to use PFMEMALLOC reserves

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2012 00:57:40 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mgorman@...e.de
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	neilb@...e.de, a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, michaelc@...wisc.edu,
	emunson@...bm.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 10/17] netvm: Allow skb allocation to use PFMEMALLOC
 reserves

From: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 14:45:03 +0100

> +/* Returns true if the gfp_mask allows use of ALLOC_NO_WATERMARK */
> +bool gfp_pfmemalloc_allowed(gfp_t gfp_mask);

I know this gets added in an earlier patch, but it seems slightly
overkill to have a function call just for a simply bit test.

> +extern atomic_t memalloc_socks;
> +static inline int sk_memalloc_socks(void)
> +{
> +	return atomic_read(&memalloc_socks);
> +}

Please change this to be a static branch.

> +	skb = __alloc_skb(length + NET_SKB_PAD, gfp_mask,
> +						SKB_ALLOC_RX, NUMA_NO_NODE);

Please fix the argument indentation.

> +	data = kmalloc_reserve(size + SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)),
> +		       gfp_mask, NUMA_NO_NODE, NULL);

Likewise.

> -	struct sk_buff *n = alloc_skb(newheadroom + skb->len + newtailroom,
> -				      gfp_mask);
> +	struct sk_buff *n = __alloc_skb(newheadroom + skb->len + newtailroom,
> +				      gfp_mask, skb_alloc_rx_flag(skb),
> +				      NUMA_NO_NODE);

Likewise.

> -			nskb = alloc_skb(hsize + doffset + headroom,
> -					 GFP_ATOMIC);
> +			nskb = __alloc_skb(hsize + doffset + headroom,
> +					 GFP_ATOMIC, skb_alloc_rx_flag(skb),
> +					 NUMA_NO_NODE);

Likewise.
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