Re: [PATCH v6 2/6] mm/memplicy: add page allocation function for MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY policy

[Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>]

On Wed 28-07-21 23:25:07, Feng Tang wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 11:18:10PM +0800, Tang, Feng wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 02:42:26PM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > On Mon 12-07-21 16:09:30, Feng Tang wrote:
> > > > The semantics of MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY is similar to MPOL_PREFERRED,
> > > > that it will first try to allocate memory from the preferred node(s),
> > > > and fallback to all nodes in system when first try fails.
> > > > 
> > > > Add a dedicated function for it just like 'interleave' policy.
> > > > 
> > > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200630212517.308045-9-ben.widawsky@intel.com
> > > > Suggested-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
> > > > Co-developed-by: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@intel.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@intel.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Feng Tang <feng.tang@intel.com>
> > > 
> > > It would be better to squash this together with the actual user of the
> > > function added by the next patch.
> >  
> > Ok, will do
> > 
> > > > ---
> > > >  mm/mempolicy.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
> > > > index 17b5800b7dcc..d17bf018efcc 100644
> > > > --- a/mm/mempolicy.c
> > > > +++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
> > > > @@ -2153,6 +2153,25 @@ static struct page *alloc_page_interleave(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order,
> > > >  	return page;
> > > >  }
> > > >  
> > > > +static struct page *alloc_page_preferred_many(gfp_t gfp, unsigned int order,
> > > > +						struct mempolicy *pol)
> > > 
> > > We likely want a node parameter to know which one we want to start with
> > > for locality. Callers should use policy_node for that.
> >  
> > Yes, locality should be considered, something like this?
> > 
> > 	int pnid, lnid = numa_node_id();
> > 
> > 	if (is_nodeset(lnid, &pol->nodes))
> > 		pnid = local_nid;
> > 	else
> > 		pnid = first_node(pol->nodes);
> 
> One further thought is, if local node is not in the nodemask,
> should we compare the distance of all the nodes in nodemask
> to the local node and chose the shortest? 

Nope, That is zonelist for. Nodemask will do the rest.
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs