linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] mm/page_alloc: Avoid duplicate NR_FREE_PAGES updates in move_to_free

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Message-Id: <20260112121614.1840607-1-yajun.deng@linux.dev>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:16:14 +0800
From: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev>
To: akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	vbabka@...e.cz,
	surenb@...gle.com,
	mhocko@...e.com,
	jackmanb@...gle.com,
	hannes@...xchg.org,
	ziy@...dia.com
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev>,
	Joshua Hahn <joshua.hahnjy@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] mm/page_alloc: Avoid duplicate NR_FREE_PAGES updates in move_to_free_list()

In move_to_free_list(), when a page block changes its migration type,
we need to update free page counts for both the old and new types.
Originally, this was done by two calls to account_freepages(), which
updates NR_FREE_PAGES and also type-specific counters. However, this
causes NR_FREE_PAGES to be updated twice, while the net change is zero
in most cases.

This patch adds a condition that updates the NR_FREE_PAGES only if one of
the two types is the isolate type. This avoids NR_FREE_PAGES being
updates twice.

The optimization avoid duplicate NR_FREE_PAGES updates in
move_to_free_list().

Signed-off-by: Yajun Deng <yajun.deng@...ux.dev>
Suggested-by: Joshua Hahn <joshua.hahnjy@...il.com>
---
  v2: remove account_freepages_both().
  v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260109105121.328780-1-yajun.deng@linux.dev/
---
 mm/page_alloc.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ebfa07632995..d56e94eb4914 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -812,6 +812,16 @@ compaction_capture(struct capture_control *capc, struct page *page,
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_COMPACTION */
 
+static inline void account_specific_freepages(struct zone *zone, int nr_pages,
+					      int migratetype)
+{
+	if (is_migrate_cma(migratetype))
+		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES, nr_pages);
+	else if (migratetype == MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC)
+		WRITE_ONCE(zone->nr_free_highatomic,
+			   zone->nr_free_highatomic + nr_pages);
+}
+
 static inline void account_freepages(struct zone *zone, int nr_pages,
 				     int migratetype)
 {
@@ -822,11 +832,7 @@ static inline void account_freepages(struct zone *zone, int nr_pages,
 
 	__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, nr_pages);
 
-	if (is_migrate_cma(migratetype))
-		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_CMA_PAGES, nr_pages);
-	else if (migratetype == MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC)
-		WRITE_ONCE(zone->nr_free_highatomic,
-			   zone->nr_free_highatomic + nr_pages);
+	account_specific_freepages(zone, nr_pages, migratetype);
 }
 
 /* Used for pages not on another list */
@@ -861,6 +867,8 @@ static inline void move_to_free_list(struct page *page, struct zone *zone,
 {
 	struct free_area *area = &zone->free_area[order];
 	int nr_pages = 1 << order;
+	bool old_isolated = is_migrate_isolate(old_mt);
+	bool new_isolated = is_migrate_isolate(new_mt);
 
 	/* Free page moving can fail, so it happens before the type update */
 	VM_WARN_ONCE(get_pageblock_migratetype(page) != old_mt,
@@ -869,14 +877,18 @@ static inline void move_to_free_list(struct page *page, struct zone *zone,
 
 	list_move_tail(&page->buddy_list, &area->free_list[new_mt]);
 
-	account_freepages(zone, -nr_pages, old_mt);
-	account_freepages(zone, nr_pages, new_mt);
-
-	if (order >= pageblock_order &&
-	    is_migrate_isolate(old_mt) != is_migrate_isolate(new_mt)) {
-		if (!is_migrate_isolate(old_mt))
-			nr_pages = -nr_pages;
-		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES_BLOCKS, nr_pages);
+	if (!old_isolated)
+		account_specific_freepages(zone, -nr_pages, old_mt);
+	if (!new_isolated)
+		account_specific_freepages(zone, nr_pages, new_mt);
+
+	/* Only update NR_FREE_PAGES if one of them is isolate type */
+	if (old_isolated != new_isolated) {
+		nr_pages = old_isolated ? nr_pages : -nr_pages;
+		__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES, nr_pages);
+		if (order >= pageblock_order)
+			__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_FREE_PAGES_BLOCKS,
+					      nr_pages);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1