linux-kernel - [RFC] mm/compaction: ignore block suitable after check large free page

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Message-ID: <1489119648-59583-1-git-send-email-xieyisheng1@huawei.com>
Date:   Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:20:48 +0800
From:   Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
To:     <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <vbabka@...e.cz>, <mhocko@...e.com>,
        <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>, <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
        <rientjes@...gle.com>, <minchan@...nel.org>
CC:     <linux-mm@...ck.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <guohanjun@...wei.com>, <qiuxishi@...wei.com>, <liubo95@...wei.com>
Subject: [RFC] mm/compaction: ignore block suitable after check large free page

If the migrate target is a large free page and we ignore suitable,
it may not good for defrag. So move the ignore block suitable after
check large free page.

Signed-off-by: Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@...wei.com>
---
 mm/compaction.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index 0fdfde0..4bf2a5d 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -991,9 +991,6 @@ static bool too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone)
 static bool suitable_migration_target(struct compact_control *cc,
 							struct page *page)
 {
-	if (cc->ignore_block_suitable)
-		return true;
-
 	/* If the page is a large free page, then disallow migration */
 	if (PageBuddy(page)) {
 		/*
@@ -1005,6 +1002,9 @@ static bool suitable_migration_target(struct compact_control *cc,
 			return false;
 	}
 
+	if (cc->ignore_block_suitable)
+		return true;
+
 	/* If the block is MIGRATE_MOVABLE or MIGRATE_CMA, allow migration */
 	if (migrate_async_suitable(get_pageblock_migratetype(page)))
 		return true;
-- 
1.7.12.4