linux-kernel - [PATCH v1 5/5] mm/memory_hotplug: update comment regarding zone shuffling

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Message-Id: <20200928182110.7050-6-david@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:21:10 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v1 5/5] mm/memory_hotplug: update comment regarding zone shuffling

As we no longer shuffle via generic_online_page() and when undoing
isolation, we can simplify the comment.

We now effectively shuffle only once (properly) when onlining new
memory.

Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
Cc: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>
Cc: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
---
 mm/memory_hotplug.c | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 9db80ee29caa..c589bd8801bb 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -859,13 +859,10 @@ int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 	undo_isolate_page_range(pfn, pfn + nr_pages, MIGRATE_MOVABLE);
 
 	/*
-	 * When exposing larger, physically contiguous memory areas to the
-	 * buddy, shuffling in the buddy (when freeing onlined pages, putting
-	 * them either to the head or the tail of the freelist) is only helpful
-	 * for maintaining the shuffle, but not for creating the initial
-	 * shuffle. Shuffle the whole zone to make sure the just onlined pages
-	 * are properly distributed across the whole freelist. Make sure to
-	 * shuffle once pageblocks are no longer isolated.
+	 * Freshly onlined pages aren't shuffled (e.g., all pages are placed to
+	 * the tail of the freelist when undoing isolation). Shuffle the whole
+	 * zone to make sure the just onlined pages are properly distributed
+	 * across the whole freelist - to create an initial shuffle.
 	 */
 	shuffle_zone(zone);
 
-- 
2.26.2