linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] mm: swap: check if swap backing device is congested or not

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Message-ID: <bc63155c-39b4-02b0-4045-da51022dbff5@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:28:42 -0800
From:   Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Yang Shi <yang.shi@...ux.alibaba.com>, ying.huang@...el.com,
        tim.c.chen@...el.com, minchan@...nel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] mm: swap: check if swap backing device is
 congested or not

On 12/18/18 9:56 PM, Yang Shi wrote:
> 
> 
> On 12/18/18 4:16 PM, Tim Chen wrote:
>> On 12/18/18 3:43 PM, Yang Shi wrote:
>>>
>>> On 12/18/18 11:29 AM, Tim Chen wrote:
>>>> On 12/17/18 10:52 PM, Yang Shi wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/mm/swap_state.c b/mm/swap_state.c
>>>>> index fd2f21e..7cc3c29 100644
>>>>> --- a/mm/swap_state.c
>>>>> +++ b/mm/swap_state.c
>>>>> @@ -538,11 +538,15 @@ struct page *swap_cluster_readahead(swp_entry_t entry, gfp_t gfp_mask,
>>>>>        bool do_poll = true, page_allocated;
>>>>>        struct vm_area_struct *vma = vmf->vma;
>>>>>        unsigned long addr = vmf->address;
>>>>> +    struct inode *inode = si->swap_file->f_mapping->host;
>>>>>          mask = swapin_nr_pages(offset) - 1;
>>>>>        if (!mask)
>>>>>            goto skip;
>>>>>    
>>>> Shmem will also be using this function and I don't think the inode_read_congested
>>>> logic is relevant for that case.
>>> IMHO, shmem is also relevant. As long as it is trying to readahead from swap, it should check if the underlying device is busy or not regardless of shmem or anon page.
>>>
>> I don't think your dereference inode = si->swap_file->f_mapping->host
>> is always safe.  You should do it only when (si->flags & SWP_FS) is true.
> 
> Do you mean it is not safe for swap partition?

The f_mapping may not be instantiated.  It is only done for SWP_FS.

Tim