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Message-ID: <CADyq12zu_o1fEz2B0nrZUFhbnEgiLPVkJv4ku5mrXYNBBNQ-Dg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:31:12 -0500
From: Brian Geffon <bgeffon@...gle.com>
To: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>, 
	David Stevens <stevensd@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, 
	linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] zram: use u32 for entry ac_time tracking

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM Sergey Senozhatsky
<senozhatsky@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> We can reduce sizeof(zram_table_entry) on 64-bit systems
> by converting flags and ac_time to u32.  Entry flags fit
> into u32, and for ac_time u32 gives us over a century of
> entry lifespan (approx 136 years) which is plenty (zram
> uses system boot time (seconds)).

Makes sense.

>
> In struct zram_table_entry we use bytes aliasing, because
> bit-wait API (for slot lock) requires a whole unsigned
> long word.
>
> Suggested-by: David Stevens <stevensd@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>

Reviewed-by: Brian Geffon <bgeffon@...gle.com>

> ---
>  drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++------------------
>  drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.h |  9 ++++--
>  2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
> index 67a9e7c005c3..65f99ff3e2e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
> @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void zram_slot_lock_init(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>   */
>  static __must_check bool zram_slot_trylock(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>  {
> -       unsigned long *lock = &zram->table[index].flags;
> +       unsigned long *lock = &zram->table[index].__lock;
>
>         if (!test_and_set_bit_lock(ZRAM_ENTRY_LOCK, lock)) {
>                 mutex_acquire(slot_dep_map(zram, index), 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
> @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static __must_check bool zram_slot_trylock(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>
>  static void zram_slot_lock(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>  {
> -       unsigned long *lock = &zram->table[index].flags;
> +       unsigned long *lock = &zram->table[index].__lock;
>
>         mutex_acquire(slot_dep_map(zram, index), 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
>         wait_on_bit_lock(lock, ZRAM_ENTRY_LOCK, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void zram_slot_lock(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>
>  static void zram_slot_unlock(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>  {
> -       unsigned long *lock = &zram->table[index].flags;
> +       unsigned long *lock = &zram->table[index].__lock;
>
>         mutex_release(slot_dep_map(zram, index), _RET_IP_);
>         clear_and_wake_up_bit(ZRAM_ENTRY_LOCK, lock);
> @@ -130,34 +130,33 @@ static void zram_set_handle(struct zram *zram, u32 index, unsigned long handle)
>  }
>
>  static bool zram_test_flag(struct zram *zram, u32 index,
> -                       enum zram_pageflags flag)
> +                          enum zram_pageflags flag)
>  {
> -       return zram->table[index].flags & BIT(flag);
> +       return zram->table[index].attr.flags & BIT(flag);
>  }
>
>  static void zram_set_flag(struct zram *zram, u32 index,
> -                       enum zram_pageflags flag)
> +                         enum zram_pageflags flag)
>  {
> -       zram->table[index].flags |= BIT(flag);
> +       zram->table[index].attr.flags |= BIT(flag);
>  }
>
>  static void zram_clear_flag(struct zram *zram, u32 index,
> -                       enum zram_pageflags flag)
> +                           enum zram_pageflags flag)
>  {
> -       zram->table[index].flags &= ~BIT(flag);
> +       zram->table[index].attr.flags &= ~BIT(flag);
>  }
>
>  static size_t zram_get_obj_size(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>  {
> -       return zram->table[index].flags & (BIT(ZRAM_FLAG_SHIFT) - 1);
> +       return zram->table[index].attr.flags & (BIT(ZRAM_FLAG_SHIFT) - 1);
>  }
>
> -static void zram_set_obj_size(struct zram *zram,
> -                                       u32 index, size_t size)
> +static void zram_set_obj_size(struct zram *zram, u32 index, size_t size)
>  {
> -       unsigned long flags = zram->table[index].flags >> ZRAM_FLAG_SHIFT;
> +       unsigned long flags = zram->table[index].attr.flags >> ZRAM_FLAG_SHIFT;
>
> -       zram->table[index].flags = (flags << ZRAM_FLAG_SHIFT) | size;
> +       zram->table[index].attr.flags = (flags << ZRAM_FLAG_SHIFT) | size;
>  }
>
>  static inline bool zram_allocated(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
> @@ -208,14 +207,14 @@ static inline void zram_set_priority(struct zram *zram, u32 index, u32 prio)
>          * Clear previous priority value first, in case if we recompress
>          * further an already recompressed page
>          */
> -       zram->table[index].flags &= ~(ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_MASK <<
> -                                     ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_BIT1);
> -       zram->table[index].flags |= (prio << ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_BIT1);
> +       zram->table[index].attr.flags &= ~(ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_MASK <<
> +                                          ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_BIT1);
> +       zram->table[index].attr.flags |= (prio << ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_BIT1);
>  }
>
>  static inline u32 zram_get_priority(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>  {
> -       u32 prio = zram->table[index].flags >> ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_BIT1;
> +       u32 prio = zram->table[index].attr.flags >> ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_BIT1;
>
>         return prio & ZRAM_COMP_PRIORITY_MASK;
>  }
> @@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ static void zram_accessed(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>         zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
>         zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_PP_SLOT);
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME
> -       zram->table[index].ac_time = ktime_get_boottime();
> +       zram->table[index].attr.ac_time = (u32)ktime_get_boottime_seconds();
>  #endif
>  }
>
> @@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ static void mark_idle(struct zram *zram, ktime_t cutoff)
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME
>                 is_idle = !cutoff ||
> -                       ktime_after(cutoff, zram->table[index].ac_time);
> +                       ktime_after(cutoff, zram->table[index].attr.ac_time);
>  #endif
>                 if (is_idle)
>                         zram_set_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
> @@ -461,18 +460,19 @@ static ssize_t idle_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>                           const char *buf, size_t len)
>  {
>         struct zram *zram = dev_to_zram(dev);
> -       ktime_t cutoff_time = 0;
> +       ktime_t cutoff = 0;
>
>         if (!sysfs_streq(buf, "all")) {
>                 /*
>                  * If it did not parse as 'all' try to treat it as an integer
>                  * when we have memory tracking enabled.
>                  */
> -               u64 age_sec;
> +               u32 age_sec;
>
> -               if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME) && !kstrtoull(buf, 0, &age_sec))
> -                       cutoff_time = ktime_sub(ktime_get_boottime(),
> -                                       ns_to_ktime(age_sec * NSEC_PER_SEC));
> +               if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME) &&
> +                   !kstrtouint(buf, 0, &age_sec))
> +                       cutoff = ktime_sub((u32)ktime_get_boottime_seconds(),
> +                                          age_sec);
>                 else
>                         return -EINVAL;
>         }
> @@ -482,10 +482,10 @@ static ssize_t idle_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
>                 return -EINVAL;
>
>         /*
> -        * A cutoff_time of 0 marks everything as idle, this is the
> +        * A cutoff of 0 marks everything as idle, this is the
>          * "all" behavior.
>          */
> -       mark_idle(zram, cutoff_time);
> +       mark_idle(zram, cutoff);
>         return len;
>  }
>
> @@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ static ssize_t read_block_state(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
>                 if (!zram_allocated(zram, index))
>                         goto next;
>
> -               ts = ktime_to_timespec64(zram->table[index].ac_time);
> +               ts = ktime_to_timespec64(zram->table[index].attr.ac_time);
>                 copied = snprintf(kbuf + written, count,
>                         "%12zd %12lld.%06lu %c%c%c%c%c%c\n",
>                         index, (s64)ts.tv_sec,
> @@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ static void zram_slot_free(struct zram *zram, u32 index)
>         unsigned long handle;
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME
> -       zram->table[index].ac_time = 0;
> +       zram->table[index].attr.ac_time = 0;
>  #endif
>
>         zram_clear_flag(zram, index, ZRAM_IDLE);
> @@ -3286,7 +3286,7 @@ static int __init zram_init(void)
>         struct zram_table_entry zram_te;
>         int ret;
>
> -       BUILD_BUG_ON(__NR_ZRAM_PAGEFLAGS > sizeof(zram_te.flags) * 8);
> +       BUILD_BUG_ON(__NR_ZRAM_PAGEFLAGS > sizeof(zram_te.attr.flags) * 8);
>
>         ret = cpuhp_setup_state_multi(CPUHP_ZCOMP_PREPARE, "block/zram:prepare",
>                                       zcomp_cpu_up_prepare, zcomp_cpu_dead);
> diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.h b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.h
> index 72fdf66c78ab..48d6861c6647 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.h
> +++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.h
> @@ -65,10 +65,15 @@ enum zram_pageflags {
>   */
>  struct zram_table_entry {
>         unsigned long handle;
> -       unsigned long flags;
> +       union {
> +               unsigned long __lock;
> +               struct attr {
> +                       u32 flags;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME
> -       ktime_t ac_time;
> +                       u32 ac_time;
>  #endif

Why not just always enable CONFIG_ZRAM_TRACK_ENTRY_ACTIME now that it
doesn't consume any additional space? Also, why can't we do this with
a single unsigned long flags as before and have a simple method that
isolates and casts the lower 32bits as a u32?

static u32 *zram_get_actime_for_slot(struct zram *zram, u32 index) {
  return ((u32*)&zram->table[index].flags) + 1;
}

>
> --
> 2.52.0.239.gd5f0c6e74e-goog
>

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