linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] mm: compaction: only set skip flag if cc->no_set_skip

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Date:   Tue, 30 May 2023 10:03:14 +0200
From:   Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To:     Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     mgorman@...hsingularity.net, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] mm: compaction: only set skip flag if
 cc->no_set_skip_hint is false

On 5/25/23 14:53, Baolin Wang wrote:
> To keep the same logic as test_and_set_skip(), only set the skip flag
> if cc->no_set_skip_hint is false, which makes code more reasonable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>

Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>

> ---
>  mm/compaction.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
> index 1e5183f39ca9..65d8d9223acc 100644
> --- a/mm/compaction.c
> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
> @@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ isolate_migratepages_block(struct compact_control *cc, unsigned long low_pfn,
>  	 * rescanned twice in a row.
>  	 */
>  	if (low_pfn == end_pfn && (!nr_isolated || cc->finish_pageblock)) {
> -		if (valid_page && !skip_updated)
> +		if (!cc->no_set_skip_hint && valid_page && !skip_updated)
>  			set_pageblock_skip(valid_page);
>  		update_cached_migrate(cc, low_pfn);
>  	}