linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/8] mm: page_alloc: avoid merging non-fallbackable pageblocks with others.

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:36:50 +0200
From:   Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
To:     David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
Cc:     Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Mel Gorman <mgorman@...hsingularity.net>,
        Eric Ren <renzhengeek@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/8] mm: page_alloc: avoid merging
 non-fallbackable pageblocks with others.

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:54:49AM +0100, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 05.01.22 22:47, Zi Yan wrote:
> > From: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> > 
> > This is done in addition to MIGRATE_ISOLATE pageblock merge avoidance.
> > It prepares for the upcoming removal of the MAX_ORDER-1 alignment
> > requirement for CMA and alloc_contig_range().
> > 
> > MIGRARTE_HIGHATOMIC should not merge with other migratetypes like
> > MIGRATE_ISOLATE and MIGRARTE_CMA[1], so this commit prevents that too.
> > Also add MIGRARTE_HIGHATOMIC to fallbacks array for completeness.
> > 
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20211130100853.GP3366@techsingularity.net/
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Zi Yan <ziy@...dia.com>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/mmzone.h |  6 ++++++
> >  mm/page_alloc.c        | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
> >  2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 

...

> > @@ -3545,8 +3553,8 @@ int __isolate_free_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
> >  		struct page *endpage = page + (1 << order) - 1;
> >  		for (; page < endpage; page += pageblock_nr_pages) {
> >  			int mt = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
> > -			if (!is_migrate_isolate(mt) && !is_migrate_cma(mt)
> > -			    && !is_migrate_highatomic(mt))
> > +			/* Only change normal pageblock */
> > +			if (migratetype_has_fallback(mt))
> >  				set_pageblock_migratetype(page,
> >  							  MIGRATE_MOVABLE);
> >  		}
> 
> That part is a nice cleanup IMHO. Although the "has fallback" part is a
> bit imprecise. "migratetype_is_mergable()" might be a bit clearer.
> ideally "migratetype_is_mergable_with_other_types()". Can we come up
> with a nice name for that?

migratetype_is_mergable() kinda implies "_with_other_types", no?

I like migratetype_is_mergable() more than _has_fallback().

My $0.02 to bikeshedding :)
 
> -- 
> Thanks,
> 
> David / dhildenb
> 
> 

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.