linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] mm, hugetlb: unclutter hugetlb allocation layers

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Message-ID: <20170614134258.GP6045@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:42:59 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] mm, hugetlb: unclutter hugetlb allocation layers

On Wed 14-06-17 15:18:26, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
> On 06/13/2017 11:00 AM, Michal Hocko wrote:
[...]
> > @@ -1717,13 +1640,22 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_node(struct hstate *h, int nid)
> >  		page = dequeue_huge_page_node(h, nid);
> >  	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
> >  
> > -	if (!page)
> > -		page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page_no_mpol(h, nid);
> > +	if (!page) {
> > +		nodemask_t nmask;
> > +
> > +		if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE) {
> > +			nmask = NODE_MASK_NONE;
> > +			node_set(nid, nmask);
> 
> TBH I don't like this hack too much, and would rather see __GFP_THISNODE
> involved, which picks a different (short) zonelist. Also it's allocating
> nodemask on stack, which we generally avoid? Although the callers
> currently seem to be shallow.

Fair enough. That would require pulling gfp mask handling up the call
chain. This on top of this patch + refreshes for other patches later in
the series as they will conflict now?
---
commit dcd863b48fb2c93e5aebce818e75c30978e26cf1
Author: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Date:   Wed Jun 14 15:41:07 2017 +0200

    fold me
    
    - pull gfp mask out of __hugetlb_alloc_buddy_huge_page and make it an
      explicit argument to allow __GFP_THISNODE in alloc_huge_page_node per
      Vlastimil

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 3d5f25d589b3..afc87de5de5c 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1532,17 +1532,18 @@ int dissolve_free_huge_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
 }
 
 static struct page *__hugetlb_alloc_buddy_huge_page(struct hstate *h,
-		int nid, nodemask_t *nmask)
+		gfp_t gfp_mask, int nid, nodemask_t *nmask)
 {
 	int order = huge_page_order(h);
-	gfp_t gfp = htlb_alloc_mask(h)|__GFP_COMP|__GFP_REPEAT|__GFP_NOWARN;
 
+	gfp_mask |= __GFP_COMP|__GFP_REPEAT|__GFP_NOWARN;
 	if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
 		nid = numa_mem_id();
-	return __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp, order, nid, nmask);
+	return __alloc_pages_nodemask(gfp_mask, order, nid, nmask);
 }
 
-static struct page *__alloc_buddy_huge_page(struct hstate *h, int nid, nodemask_t *nmask)
+static struct page *__alloc_buddy_huge_page(struct hstate *h, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+		int nid, nodemask_t *nmask)
 {
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned int r_nid;
@@ -1583,7 +1584,7 @@ static struct page *__alloc_buddy_huge_page(struct hstate *h, int nid, nodemask_
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 
-	page = __hugetlb_alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, nid, nmask);
+	page = __hugetlb_alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, gfp_mask, nid, nmask);
 
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	if (page) {
@@ -1616,11 +1617,12 @@ struct page *__alloc_buddy_huge_page_with_mpol(struct hstate *h,
 {
 	struct page *page;
 	struct mempolicy *mpol;
+	gfp_t gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h);
 	int nid;
 	nodemask_t *nodemask;
 
-	nid = huge_node(vma, addr, htlb_alloc_mask(h), &mpol, &nodemask);
-	page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, nid, nodemask);
+	nid = huge_node(vma, addr, gfp_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
+	page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, gfp_mask, nid, nodemask);
 	mpol_cond_put(mpol);
 
 	return page;
@@ -1633,30 +1635,26 @@ struct page *__alloc_buddy_huge_page_with_mpol(struct hstate *h,
  */
 struct page *alloc_huge_page_node(struct hstate *h, int nid)
 {
+	gfp_t gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h);
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 
+	if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE)
+		gfp_mask |= __GFP_THISNODE;
+
 	spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	if (h->free_huge_pages - h->resv_huge_pages > 0)
 		page = dequeue_huge_page_node(h, nid);
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 
-	if (!page) {
-		nodemask_t nmask;
-
-		if (nid != NUMA_NO_NODE) {
-			nmask = NODE_MASK_NONE;
-			node_set(nid, nmask);
-		} else {
-			nmask = node_states[N_MEMORY];
-		}
-		page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, nid, &nmask);
-	}
+	if (!page)
+		page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, gfp_mask, nid, NULL);
 
 	return page;
 }
 
 struct page *alloc_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, nodemask_t *nmask)
 {
+	gfp_t gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h);
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	int node;
 
@@ -1673,7 +1671,7 @@ struct page *alloc_huge_page_nodemask(struct hstate *h, nodemask_t *nmask)
 		return page;
 
 	/* No reservations, try to overcommit */
-	return __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, NUMA_NO_NODE, nmask);
+	return __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, gfp_mask, NUMA_NO_NODE, nmask);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1701,7 +1699,8 @@ static int gather_surplus_pages(struct hstate *h, int delta)
 retry:
 	spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < needed; i++) {
-		page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, NUMA_NO_NODE, NULL);
+		page = __alloc_buddy_huge_page(h, htlb_alloc_mask(h),
+				NUMA_NO_NODE, NULL);
 		if (!page) {
 			alloc_ok = false;
 			break;
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs