linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kho: add support for deferred struct page init

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Message-ID: <CA+CK2bDLkf=5Mk0XH2XvUFS1px4cROBRjO+eKd4zvgzrS=Z-xA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:51:57 -0500
From: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...een.com>
To: Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Cc: Evangelos Petrongonas <epetron@...zon.de>, Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@...nel.org>, 
	Alexander Graf <graf@...zon.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, 
	Jason Miu <jasonmiu@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, nh-open-source@...zon.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kho: add support for deferred struct page init

On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM Pasha Tatashin
<pasha.tatashin@...een.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:05:27AM -0500, Pasha Tatashin wrote:
> > > > > +static struct page *__init kho_get_preserved_page(phys_addr_t phys,
> > > > > +                                               unsigned int order)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +     unsigned long pfn = PHYS_PFN(phys);
> > > > > +     int nid = early_pfn_to_nid(pfn);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +     for (int i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++)
> > > > > +             init_deferred_page(pfn + i, nid);
> > > >
> > > > This will skip pages below node->first_deferred_pfn, we need to use
> > > > __init_page_from_nid() here.
> > >
> > > Mike, but those struct pages should be initialized early anyway. If
> > > they are not yet initialized we have a problem, as they are going to
> > > be re-initialized later.
> >
> > Can say I understand your point. Which pages should be initialized earlt?
>
> All pages below node->first_deferred_pfn.
>
> > And which pages will be reinitialized?
>
> kho_memory_init() is called after free_area_init() (which calls
> memmap_init_range to initialize low memory struct pages). So, if we
> use __init_page_from_nid() as suggested, we would be blindly running
> __init_single_page() again on those low-memory pages that
> memmap_init_range() already set up. This would cause double
> initialization and corruptions due to losing the order information.
>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +     return pfn_to_page(pfn);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > >  static void __init deserialize_bitmap(unsigned int order,
> > > > >                                     struct khoser_mem_bitmap_ptr *elm)
> > > > >  {
> > > > > @@ -449,7 +466,7 @@ static void __init deserialize_bitmap(unsigned int order,
> > > > >               int sz = 1 << (order + PAGE_SHIFT);
> > > > >               phys_addr_t phys =
> > > > >                       elm->phys_start + (bit << (order + PAGE_SHIFT));
> > > > > -             struct page *page = phys_to_page(phys);
> > > > > +             struct page *page = kho_get_preserved_page(phys, order);
> > > >
> > > > I think it's better to initialize deferred struct pages later in
> > > > kho_restore_page. deserialize_bitmap() runs before SMP and it already does
> > >
> > > The KHO memory should still be accessible early in boot, right?
> >
> > The memory is accessible. And we anyway should not use struct page for
> > preserved memory before kho_restore_{folio,pages}.
>
> This makes sense, what happens if someone calls kho_restore_folio()
> before deferred pages are initialized?

I looked at your repo. I think what you're proposing makes sense, and
indeed it will provide a performance boost if some of the folios are
restored in parallel. Just kho_init_deferred_pages() should be using
init_deferred_page() to avoid re-initializing the lower memory pages.
Also, I am still wondering how it will work with HVO, but I need to
take a look at Pratyuh's series for that.

Thanks,
Pasha