Hi all, When splitting a multi-index entry in XArray from order-n to order-m, existing xas_split_alloc()+xas_split() approach requires 2^(n % XA_CHUNK_SHIFT) xa_node allocations. But its callers, __filemap_add_folio() and shmem_split_large_entry(), use at most 1 xa_node. To minimize xa_node allocation and remove the limitation of no split from order-12 (or above) to order-0 (or anything between 0 and 5)[1], xas_try_split() was added[2], which allocates (n / XA_CHUNK_SHIFT - m / XA_CHUNK_SHIFT) xa_node. It is used for non-uniform folio split, but can be used by __filemap_add_folio() and shmem_split_large_entry(). xas_split_alloc() and xas_split() split an order-9 to order-0: --------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------- | | | | ------- --- --- ------- | | ... | | V V V V ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- | xa_node | | xa_node | ... | xa_node | | xa_node | ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- xas_try_split() splits an order-9 to order-0: --------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------- | | V ----------- | xa_node | ----------- xas_try_split() is designed to be called iteratively with n = m + 1. xas_try_split_mini_order() is added to minmize the number of calls to xas_try_split() by telling the caller the next minimal order to split to instead of n - 1. Splitting order-n to order-m when m= l * XA_CHUNK_SHIFT does not require xa_node allocation and requires 1 xa_node when n=l * XA_CHUNK_SHIFT and m = n - 1, so it is OK to use xas_try_split() with n > m + 1 when no new xa_node is needed. xfstests quick group test passed on xfs and tmpfs. Let me know your comments. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/Z6YX3RznGLUD07Ao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20250211155034.268962-2-ziy@xxxxxxxxxx/ Zi Yan (2): mm/filemap: use xas_try_split() in __filemap_add_folio(). mm/shmem: use xas_try_split() in shmem_split_large_entry(). include/linux/xarray.h | 7 +++++++ lib/xarray.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++ mm/filemap.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++------------------------- mm/shmem.c | 43 +++++++++++++++------------------------ 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-) -- 2.47.2