Hi Yisheng, On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 09:06:18PM +0800, ysxie@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@xxxxxxxxxx> > > This patch changes the return type of isolate_movable_page() > from bool to int. It will return 0 when isolate movable page > successfully, return -EINVAL when the page is not a non-lru movable > page, and for other cases it will return -EBUSY. > > There is no functional change within this patch but prepare > for later patch. > > Signed-off-by: Yisheng Xie <xieyisheng1@xxxxxxxxxx> > Suggested-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx> Sorry for missing this one you guys were discussing. I don't understand the patch's goal although I read later patches. isolate_movable_pages returns success/fail so that's why I selected bool rather than int but it seems you guys want to propagate more detailed error to the user so added -EBUSY and -EINVAL. But the question is why isolate_lru_pages doesn't have -EINVAL? Secondly, madvise man page should update? Thirdly, if a driver fail isolation due to -ENOMEM, it should be propagated, too? if we want to propagte detailed error to user, driver's isolate_page function should return right error. I don't feel this all changes should be done now. What's the problem if we change isolate_lru_page from int to bool? it returns just binary value so it should be right place to use bool. If it fails, error val is just -EBUSY. > Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > CC: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> > --- > include/linux/migrate.h | 2 +- > mm/compaction.c | 2 +- > mm/migrate.c | 11 +++++++---- > 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/migrate.h b/include/linux/migrate.h > index ae8d475..43d5deb 100644 > --- a/include/linux/migrate.h > +++ b/include/linux/migrate.h > @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ extern int migrate_page(struct address_space *, > struct page *, struct page *, enum migrate_mode); > extern int migrate_pages(struct list_head *l, new_page_t new, free_page_t free, > unsigned long private, enum migrate_mode mode, int reason); > -extern bool isolate_movable_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode); > +extern int isolate_movable_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode); > extern void putback_movable_page(struct page *page); > > extern int migrate_prep(void); > diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c > index 949198d..1d89147 100644 > --- a/mm/compaction.c > +++ b/mm/compaction.c > @@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static bool too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone) > locked = false; > } > > - if (isolate_movable_page(page, isolate_mode)) > + if (!isolate_movable_page(page, isolate_mode)) > goto isolate_success; > } > > diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c > index 87f4d0f..bbbd170 100644 > --- a/mm/migrate.c > +++ b/mm/migrate.c > @@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ int migrate_prep_local(void) > return 0; > } > > -bool isolate_movable_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode) > +int isolate_movable_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode) > { > + int ret = -EBUSY; > struct address_space *mapping; > > /* > @@ -95,8 +96,10 @@ bool isolate_movable_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode) > * assumes anybody doesn't touch PG_lock of newly allocated page > * so unconditionally grapping the lock ruins page's owner side. > */ > - if (unlikely(!__PageMovable(page))) > + if (unlikely(!__PageMovable(page))) { > + ret = -EINVAL; > goto out_putpage; > + } > /* > * As movable pages are not isolated from LRU lists, concurrent > * compaction threads can race against page migration functions > @@ -125,14 +128,14 @@ bool isolate_movable_page(struct page *page, isolate_mode_t mode) > __SetPageIsolated(page); > unlock_page(page); > > - return true; > + return 0; > > out_no_isolated: > unlock_page(page); > out_putpage: > put_page(page); > out: > - return false; > + return ret; > } > > /* It should be called on page which is PG_movable */ > -- > 1.9.1 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in > the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, > see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . > Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a> -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>