On 2023/8/4 10:42, Zi Yan wrote:
On 3 Aug 2023, at 21:45, Kefeng Wang wrote:
On 2023/8/3 20:30, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 03:13:21PM +0800, Kefeng Wang wrote:
On 2023/8/2 20:21, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 05:53:43PM +0800, Kefeng Wang wrote:
err = -EACCES;
- if (page_mapcount(page) > 1 && !migrate_all)
- goto out_putpage;
+ if (folio_estimated_sharers(folio) > 1 && !migrate_all)
+ goto out_putfolio;
I do not think this is the correct change. Maybe leave this line
alone.
Ok, I am aware of the discussion about this in other mail, will not
change it(also the next two patch about this function), or wait the
new work of David.
- if (PageHuge(page)) {
- if (PageHead(page)) {
- isolated = isolate_hugetlb(page_folio(page), pagelist);
+ if (folio_test_hugetlb(folio)) {
+ if (folio_test_large(folio)) {
This makes no sense when you read it. All hugetlb folios are large,
by definition. Think about what this code used to do, and what it
should be changed to.
hugetlb folio is self large folio, will drop redundant check
No, that's not the difference. Keep thinking about it. This is not
a mechanical translation!
if (PageHuge(page)) // page must be a hugetlb page
if (PageHead(page)) // page must be a head page, not tail
isolate_hugetlb() // isolate the hugetlb page if head
After using folio,
if (folio_test_hugetlb(folio)) // only check folio is hugetlb or not
I don't check the page is head or not, since the follow_page could
return a sub-page, so the check PageHead need be retained, right?
Right. It will prevent the kernel from trying to isolate the same hugetlb page
twice when two pages are in the same hugetlb folio. But looking at the
code, if you try to isolate an already-isolated hugetlb folio, isolate_hugetlb()
would return false, no error would show up. But it changes err value
from -EACCES to -EBUSY and user will see a different page status than before.
When check man[1], the current -EACCES is not right, -EBUSY is not
precise but more suitable for this scenario,
-EACCES
The page is mapped by multiple processes and can be moved
only if MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL is specified.
-EBUSY The page is currently busy and cannot be moved. Try again
later. This occurs if a page is undergoing I/O or another
kernel subsystem is holding a reference to the page.
-ENOENT
The page is not present.
I wonder why we do not have follow_folio() and returns -ENOENT error pointer
when addr points to a non head page. It would make this patch more folio if
follow_folio() can be used in place of follow_page(). One caveat is that
user will see -ENOENT instead of -EACCES after this change.
-ENOENT is ok, but maybe the man need to be updated too.
[1] https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/move_pages.2.html
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Best Regards,
Yan, Zi
