linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] x86: probe memory block size advisement value during mm init

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Message-ID: <20241101155147.GBZyT5E190IxnQMzaP@fat_crate.local>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 16:51:47 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>
Cc: x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com,
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	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rppt@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] x86: probe memory block size advisement value
 during mm init

On Fri, Nov 01, 2024 at 09:47:04AM -0400, Gregory Price wrote:
> Systems with hotplug may provide an advisement value on what the
> memblock size should be.  Probe this value when the rest of the
> configuration values are considered.
> 
> The new heuristic is as follows
> 
> 1) set_memory_block_size_order value if already set (cmdline param)
> 2) minimum block size if memory is less than large block limit
> 3) if no hotplug advice: Max block size if system is bare-metal,
>    otherwise use end of memory alignment.
> 4) if hotplug advice: lesser of advice and end of memory alignment.
> 
> Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/mm/init_64.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> index ff253648706f..f1a495e998ce 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> @@ -1452,16 +1452,21 @@ static unsigned long probe_memory_block_size(void)
>  	}
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * Use max block size to minimize overhead on bare metal, where
> -	 * alignment for memory hotplug isn't a concern.
> +	 * When hotplug alignment is not a concern, maximize blocksize
> +	 * to minimize overhead. Otherwise, align to the lesser of advice
> +	 * alignment and end of memory alignment.
>  	 */
> -	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR)) {
> +	bz = memory_block_advised_max_size();
> +	if (!bz) {
>  		bz = MAX_BLOCK_SIZE;
> -		goto done;
> +		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))

s/boot_cpu_has/cpu_feature_enabled/

while at it.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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