If two or more threads call get_huge_zero_page concurrently,
THP_ZERO_PAGE_ALLOC may increased two or more times. But actually,
this should only count as once since the extra zero pages has been
freed. Redefine its meaning to indicate the times a huge zero page
used for thp is successfully allocated.
Update Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst together.
Signed-off-by: Liu Shixin <liushixin2@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v1->v2: Update documnet.
Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst | 7 +++----
mm/huge_memory.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst
index c9c37f16eef8..8e3418ec4503 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst
@@ -366,10 +366,9 @@ thp_split_pmd
page table entry.
thp_zero_page_alloc
- is incremented every time a huge zero page is
- successfully allocated. It includes allocations which where
- dropped due race with other allocation. Note, it doesn't count
- every map of the huge zero page, only its allocation.
+ is incremented every time a huge zero page used for thp is
+ successfully allocated. Note, it doesn't count every map of
+ the huge zero page, only its allocation.
thp_zero_page_alloc_failed
is incremented if kernel fails to allocate
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 88d98241a635..5c83a424803a 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ static bool get_huge_zero_page(void)
count_vm_event(THP_ZERO_PAGE_ALLOC_FAILED);
return false;
}
- count_vm_event(THP_ZERO_PAGE_ALLOC);
preempt_disable();
if (cmpxchg(&huge_zero_page, NULL, zero_page)) {
preempt_enable();
@@ -175,6 +174,7 @@ static bool get_huge_zero_page(void)
/* We take additional reference here. It will be put back by shrinker */
atomic_set(&huge_zero_refcount, 2);
preempt_enable();
+ count_vm_event(THP_ZERO_PAGE_ALLOC);
return true;
}
--
2.25.1
