linux-kernel - [PATCH] mm/damon/core: reinitialize when passed_sample

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Message-ID: <20260116050737.21407-1-rgbi3307@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:07:35 +0900
From: JaeJoon Jung <rgbi3307@...il.com>
To: sj@...nel.org
Cc: JaeJoon Jung <rgbi3307@...il.com>,
	damon@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rgbi3307@...e.com
Subject: [PATCH] mm/damon/core: reinitialize when passed_sample_intervals occurred overflow

To concisely explain the variables that calculate the time flow in
kdamond_fn(), we write them as follows:

unsigned long ctx->passed_sample_intervals: c.psi
unsigned long ctx->next_ops_update_sis: c.nui

Normal:
[-----------------+---------------+-------------------+----------]
                c.psi           c.nui
                  --------------->              next c.nui
                        if (c.psi >= c.nui) ---------->

Overflow(OF):
[-----------------+---------------+-------------------+----------]
                                c.psi               c.nui
                                  -------------------->
                                            if (c.psi >= c.nui) ---> OF
[-----+-----------
    next c.nui

Overflow(OF) occurred if (c.psi >= next c.nui):
Overflow may occur as shown above. In this case, re-run kdamond_init_ctx()
to reinitialize the relevant variables.

Signed-off-by: JaeJoon Jung <rgbi3307@...il.com>
---
 mm/damon/core.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mm/damon/core.c b/mm/damon/core.c
index f9fc0375890a..c4b2831cff89 100644
--- a/mm/damon/core.c
+++ b/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -2740,6 +2740,11 @@ static int kdamond_fn(void *data)
 			if (ctx->ops.update)
 				ctx->ops.update(ctx);
 			sz_limit = damon_region_sz_limit(ctx);
+
+			/* reinitialize when overflow occurs */
+			if (ctx->passed_sample_intervals >=
+					ctx->next_ops_update_sis)
+				kdamond_init_ctx(ctx);
 		}
 	}
 done:
--
2.43.0