linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 10/29] memblock: replace __alloc_bootmem_node_nopanic with memblock_alloc_try_nid

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Date:   Thu, 6 Sep 2018 09:49:19 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 10/29] memblock: replace __alloc_bootmem_node_nopanic
 with memblock_alloc_try_nid_nopanic

On Wed 05-09-18 18:59:25, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> The __alloc_bootmem_node_nopanic() is used only once, there is no reason to
> add a wrapper for memblock_alloc_try_nid_nopanic for it.

OK, it took me a bit longer to see they are equivalent. Both zero the
memory and fallback to a different node if the given one doesn't have a
proper range. So good. Lack of proper documentation didn't really help.
 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>

> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
> index ea554f8..67d48e26 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
> @@ -112,8 +112,10 @@ static void * __init pcpu_alloc_bootmem(unsigned int cpu, unsigned long size,
>  		pr_debug("per cpu data for cpu%d %lu bytes at %016lx\n",
>  			 cpu, size, __pa(ptr));
>  	} else {
> -		ptr = __alloc_bootmem_node_nopanic(NODE_DATA(node),
> -						   size, align, goal);
> +		ptr = memblock_alloc_try_nid_nopanic(size, align, goal,
> +						     BOOTMEM_ALLOC_ACCESSIBLE,
> +						     node);
> +
>  		pr_debug("per cpu data for cpu%d %lu bytes on node%d at %016lx\n",
>  			 cpu, size, node, __pa(ptr));
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.7.4

-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs