linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 3/5] mm/page_alloc: always move pages to the tail of the freelist in unset_migratetype

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Message-ID: <df0c45bf-223f-1f0b-ce3d-f2b2e05626bd@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 2 Oct 2020 17:20:09 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 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>,
        Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Scott Cheloha <cheloha@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 3/5] mm/page_alloc: always move pages to the tail of
 the freelist in unset_migratetype_isolate()

On 02.10.20 15:24, Michal Hocko wrote:
> On Mon 28-09-20 20:21:08, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>> Page isolation doesn't actually touch the pages, it simply isolates
>> pageblocks and moves all free pages to the MIGRATE_ISOLATE freelist.
>>
>> We already place pages to the tail of the freelists when undoing
>> isolation via __putback_isolated_page(), let's do it in any case
>> (e.g., if order <= pageblock_order) and document the behavior.
>>
>> Add a "to_tail" parameter to move_freepages_block() but introduce a
>> a new move_to_free_list_tail() - similar to add_to_free_list_tail().
>>
>> This change results in all pages getting onlined via online_pages() to
>> be placed to the tail of the freelist.
> 
> Is there anything preventing to do this unconditionally? Or in other
> words is any of the existing callers of move_freepages_block benefiting
> from adding to the head?

1. mm/page_isolation.c:set_migratetype_isolate()

We move stuff to the MIGRATE_ISOLATE list, we don't care about the order
there.

2. steal_suitable_fallback():

I don't think we care too much about the order when already stealing
pageblocks ... and the freelist is empty I guess?

3. reserve_highatomic_pageblock()/unreserve_highatomic_pageblock()

Not sure if we really care.

Good question, I tried to be careful of what I touch. Thoughts?

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb