linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv4 1/8] mm: Add support for unaccepted memory

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Message-ID: <1837b625-c63d-9feb-ec98-3b4c7b0040b4@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:47:33 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
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        Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 1/8] mm: Add support for unaccepted memory

>>>  	if (fpi_flags & FPI_TO_TAIL)
>>>  		to_tail = true;
>>>  	else if (is_shuffle_order(order))
>>> @@ -1149,7 +1192,8 @@ static inline void __free_one_page(struct page *page,
>>>  static inline bool page_expected_state(struct page *page,
>>>  					unsigned long check_flags)
>>>  {
>>> -	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&page->_mapcount) != -1))
>>> +	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&page->_mapcount) != -1) &&
>>> +	    !PageUnaccepted(page))
>>>  		return false;
>>
>> That probably deserves a comment, and maybe its own if() statement.
> 
> Own if does not work. PageUnaccepted() is encoded in _mapcount.
> 
> What about this:
> 
> 	/*
> 	 * page->_mapcount is expected to be -1.
> 	 *
> 	 * There is an exception for PageUnaccepted(). The page type can be set
> 	 * for pages on free list. Page types are encoded in _mapcount.
> 	 *
> 	 * PageUnaccepted() will get cleared in post_alloc_hook().
> 	 */
> 	if (unlikely((atomic_read(&page->_mapcount) | PG_unaccepted) != -1))
> 		return false;
> 
> ?
> 

Please don't. Keep the usage of PG_* details inside page-flags.h


-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb