linux-kernel - [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: optimize the surplus state transfer code in move_hugetlb

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Message-ID: <20210210071251.44084-1-linmiaohe@huawei.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:12:51 -0500
From:   Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
To:     <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>
CC:     <linux-mm@...ck.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH] mm/hugetlb: optimize the surplus state transfer code in move_hugetlb_state()

We should not transfer the per-node surplus state when we do not cross the
node in order to save some cpu cycles

Signed-off-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@...wei.com>
---
 mm/hugetlb.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index da347047ea10..4f2c92ddbca4 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -5632,6 +5632,12 @@ void move_hugetlb_state(struct page *oldpage, struct page *newpage, int reason)
 		SetHPageTemporary(oldpage);
 		ClearHPageTemporary(newpage);
 
+		/*
+		 * There is no need to transfer the per-node surplus state
+		 * when we do not cross the node.
+		 */
+		if (new_nid == old_nid)
+			return;
 		spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
 		if (h->surplus_huge_pages_node[old_nid]) {
 			h->surplus_huge_pages_node[old_nid]--;
-- 
2.19.1