linux-kernel - [RFC v2 39/43] shmem: optimize adding pages to the LRU in shmem_insert

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Date:   Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:36:14 -0700
From:   Anthony Yznaga <anthony.yznaga@...cle.com>
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Subject: [RFC v2 39/43] shmem: optimize adding pages to the LRU in shmem_insert_pages()

Reduce LRU lock contention when inserting shmem pages by staging pages
to be added to the same LRU and adding them en masse.

Signed-off-by: Anthony Yznaga <anthony.yznaga@...cle.com>
---
 mm/shmem.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index c3fa72061d8a..63299da75166 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ int shmem_insert_pages(struct mm_struct *charge_mm, struct inode *inode,
 	struct shmem_inode_info *info = SHMEM_I(inode);
 	struct shmem_sb_info *sbinfo = SHMEM_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	gfp_t gfp = mapping_gfp_mask(mapping);
+	LRU_SPLICE(splice);
 	int i, err;
 	int nr = 0;
 
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ int shmem_insert_pages(struct mm_struct *charge_mm, struct inode *inode,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < npages; i++) {
 		if (!PageLRU(pages[i]))
-			lru_cache_add(pages[i]);
+			lru_splice_add(pages[i], &splice);
 
 		flush_dcache_page(pages[i]);
 		SetPageUptodate(pages[i]);
@@ -917,6 +918,8 @@ int shmem_insert_pages(struct mm_struct *charge_mm, struct inode *inode,
 		unlock_page(pages[i]);
 	}
 
+	add_splice_to_lru_list(&splice);
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_release:
-- 
1.8.3.1