linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm/page_alloc: DEBUG_VM checks for free

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Message-ID: <20140416010917.GA17653@js1304-P5Q-DELUXE>
Date:	Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:09:17 +0900
From:	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
To:	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
	Yong-Taek Lee <ytk.lee@...sung.com>,
	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm/page_alloc: DEBUG_VM checks for free_list
 placement of CMA and RESERVE pages

On Thu, Apr 03, 2014 at 05:40:18PM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> For the MIGRATE_RESERVE pages, it is important they do not get misplaced
> on free_list of other migratetype, otherwise the whole MIGRATE_RESERVE
> pageblock might be changed to other migratetype in try_to_steal_freepages().
> For MIGRATE_CMA, the pages also must not go to a different free_list, otherwise
> they could get allocated as unmovable and result in CMA failure.
> 
> This is ensured by setting the freepage_migratetype appropriately when placing
> pages on pcp lists, and using the information when releasing them back to
> free_list. It is also assumed that CMA and RESERVE pageblocks are created only
> in the init phase. This patch adds DEBUG_VM checks to catch any regressions
> introduced for this invariant.

Hello, Vlastimil.

Idea looks good to me.

> 
> Cc: Yong-Taek Lee <ytk.lee@...sung.com>
> Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
> Cc: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
> Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
> Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
> Cc: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
> Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>

Acked-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
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