linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/vmalloc: fix numa spreading for large hash tables

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Date:   Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:56:26 -0700
From:   Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@...gle.com>
To:     Chen Wandun <chenwandun@...wei.com>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>, guohanjun@...wei.com,
        "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/vmalloc: fix numa spreading for large hash tables

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 5:23 AM Chen Wandun <chenwandun@...wei.com> wrote:
>
[...]
>
>         /* High-order pages or fallback path if "bulk" fails. */
> -       while (nr_allocated < nr_pages) {
> -               struct page *page;
> -               int i;
>
> -               page = alloc_pages_node(nid, gfp, order);
> +       page = NULL;

No need for the above NULL assignment.

After removing this, you can add:

Reviewed-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeelb@...gle.com>

> +       while (nr_allocated < nr_pages) {
> +               if (nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
> +                       page = alloc_pages(gfp, order);
> +               else
> +                       page = alloc_pages_node(nid, gfp, order);
>                 if (unlikely(!page))
>                         break;
>
> --
> 2.25.1
>