linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] mm: Handle numa statistics distinctively based-on different VM stats modes

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Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2017 13:50:49 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Kemi Wang <kemi.wang@...el.com>
Cc:     "Luis R . Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>,
        Christopher Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Hillf Danton <hillf.zj@...baba-inc.com>,
        Dave <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...el.com>,
        Andi Kleen <andi.kleen@...el.com>,
        Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>,
        Ying Huang <ying.huang@...el.com>,
        Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>,
        Proc sysctl <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] mm: Handle numa statistics distinctively based-on
 different VM stats modes

On Fri 15-09-17 17:23:25, Kemi Wang wrote:
[...]
> @@ -2743,6 +2745,17 @@ static inline void zone_statistics(struct zone *preferred_zone, struct zone *z)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
>  	enum numa_stat_item local_stat = NUMA_LOCAL;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * skip zone_statistics() if vmstat is a coarse mode or zone statistics
> +	 * is inactive in auto vmstat mode
> +	 */
> +
> +	if (vmstat_mode) {
> +		if (vmstat_mode == VMSTAT_COARSE_MODE)
> +			return;
> +	} else if (disable_zone_statistics)
> +		return;
> +
>  	if (z->node != numa_node_id())
>  		local_stat = NUMA_OTHER;

A jump label could make this completely out of the way for the case
where every single cycle matters.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs