Re: [PATCHv4 1/8] mm: Add support for unaccepted memory

[Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 02:40:01PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 01:07:29PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 11:38:08PM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> > > On 4/9/22 08:54, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Apr 08, 2022 at 11:55:43AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> > > 
> > > >>>  	if (fpi_flags & FPI_TO_TAIL)
> > > >>>  		to_tail = true;
> > > >>>  	else if (is_shuffle_order(order))
> > > >>> @@ -1149,7 +1192,8 @@ static inline void __free_one_page(struct page *page,
> > > >>>  static inline bool page_expected_state(struct page *page,
> > > >>>  					unsigned long check_flags)
> > > >>>  {
> > > >>> -	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&page->_mapcount) != -1))
> > > >>> +	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&page->_mapcount) != -1) &&
> > > >>> +	    !PageUnaccepted(page))
> > > >>>  		return false;
> > > >>
> > > >> That probably deserves a comment, and maybe its own if() statement.
> > > > 
> > > > Own if does not work. PageUnaccepted() is encoded in _mapcount.
> > > > 
> > > > What about this:
> > > > 
> > > > 	/*
> > > > 	 * page->_mapcount is expected to be -1.
> > > > 	 *
> > > > 	 * There is an exception for PageUnaccepted(). The page type can be set
> > > > 	 * for pages on free list. Page types are encoded in _mapcount.
> > > > 	 *
> > > > 	 * PageUnaccepted() will get cleared in post_alloc_hook().
> > > > 	 */
> > > > 	if (unlikely((atomic_read(&page->_mapcount) | PG_unaccepted) != -1))
> > 
> > Maybe I'm missing something, but isn't this true for any PageType?
> 
> PG_buddy gets clear on remove from the free list, before the chec.
> 
> PG_offline and PG_table pages are never on free lists.

Right, this will work 'cause PageType is inverted. I still think this
condition is hard to parse and I liked the old variant with
!PageUnaccepted() better.

Maybe if we wrap the whole construct in a helper it will be less eye
hurting.
 
> -- 
>  Kirill A. Shutemov

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.