linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v14 007/138] mm: Add folio

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Message-ID: <YPaoUPOMsTSByJF/@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 20 Jul 2021 13:41:20 +0300
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
To:     "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        William Kucharski <william.kucharski@...cle.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v14 007/138] mm: Add folio_put()

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 04:34:53AM +0100, Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) wrote:
> If we know we have a folio, we can call folio_put() instead of put_page()
> and save the overhead of calling compound_head().  Also skips the
> devmap checks.
> 
> This commit looks like it should be a no-op, but actually saves 684 bytes
> of text with the distro-derived config that I'm testing.  Some functions
> grow a little while others shrink.  I presume the compiler is making
> different inlining decisions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) <willy@...radead.org>
> Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Acked-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@...nel.org>
> Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
> Reviewed-by: William Kucharski <william.kucharski@...cle.com>
> Reviewed-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/mm.h | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...ux.ibm.com>