linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH v1 11/11] mm: hwpoison: introduce clear_hwpoison_free_buddy

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Message-ID: <b5fb36d0-487c-cf6d-3aa0-a5b43c51b2d6@arm.com>
Date:   Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:53:04 +0530
From:   Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@....com>
To:     Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>
Cc:     "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        "xishi.qiuxishi@...baba-inc.com" <xishi.qiuxishi@...baba-inc.com>,
        Laurent Dufour <ldufour@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH v1 11/11] mm: hwpoison: introduce
 clear_hwpoison_free_buddy_page()



On 11/13/2018 05:49 AM, Naoya Horiguchi wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 05:03:06PM +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 11/09/2018 12:17 PM, Naoya Horiguchi wrote:
>>> The new function is a reverse operation of set_hwpoison_free_buddy_page()
>>> to adjust unpoison_memory() to the new semantics.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>
>>
>> snip
>>
>>> +
>>> +/*
>>> + * Reverse operation of set_hwpoison_free_buddy_page(), which is expected
>>> + * to work only on error pages isolated from buddy allocator.
>>> + */
>>> +bool clear_hwpoison_free_buddy_page(struct page *page)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct zone *zone = page_zone(page);
>>> +	bool unpoisoned = false;
>>> +
>>> +	spin_lock(&zone->lock);
>>> +	if (TestClearPageHWPoison(page)) {
>>> +		unsigned long pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
>>> +		int migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn);
>>> +
>>> +		__free_one_page(page, pfn, zone, 0, migratetype);
>>> +		unpoisoned = true;
>>> +	}
>>> +	spin_unlock(&zone->lock);
>>> +	return unpoisoned;
>>> +}
>>>  #endif
>>>
>>
>> Though there are multiple page state checks in unpoison_memory() leading
>> upto clearing HWPoison flag, the page must not be in buddy already if
>> __free_one_page() would be called on it.
> 
> Yes, you're right.
> clear_hwpoison_free_buddy_page() is intended to cancel the isolation by
> set_hwpoison_free_buddy_page() which removes the target page from buddy allocator,
> so the page clear_hwpoison_free_buddy_page() tries to handle is not a buddy page
> actually (not linked to any freelist).

Got it. Thanks for the explanation.