linux-kernel - [PATCHv2 10/11] mm/vmscan: Do not demote PG

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Message-ID: <20250115093135.3288234-11-kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:31:34 +0200
From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
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	"Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" <willy@...radead.org>,
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Subject: [PATCHv2 10/11] mm/vmscan: Do not demote PG_dropbehind folios

PG_dropbehind flag indicates that the folio need to be freed immediately.
No point in demoting it.

Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
---
 mm/vmscan.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index e61e88e63511..0b8a6e0f384c 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ static unsigned int shrink_folio_list(struct list_head *folio_list,
 		 * Before reclaiming the folio, try to relocate
 		 * its contents to another node.
 		 */
-		if (do_demote_pass &&
+		if (do_demote_pass && !folio_test_dropbehind(folio) &&
 		    (thp_migration_supported() || !folio_test_large(folio))) {
 			list_add(&folio->lru, &demote_folios);
 			folio_unlock(folio);
-- 
2.45.2