linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/28] mm: vmscan: prepare for the refactoring the move_folios_to

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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:39:04 -0800
From: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@...ux.dev>
To: Qi Zheng <qi.zheng@...ux.dev>
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	Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@...edance.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/28] mm: vmscan: prepare for the refactoring the
 move_folios_to_lru()

On Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at 03:27:28PM +0800, Qi Zheng wrote:
> From: Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@...edance.com>
> 
> After refactoring the move_folios_to_lru(), its caller no longer needs to
> hold the lruvec lock, the disabling IRQ is only for __count_vm_events()
> and __mod_node_page_state().
> 
> On the PREEMPT_RT kernel, the local_irq_disable() cannot be used. To
> avoid using local_irq_disable() and reduce the critical section of
> disabling IRQ, make all callers of move_folios_to_lru() use IRQ-safed
> count_vm_events() and mod_node_page_state().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@...edance.com>

Acked-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@...ux.dev>