On Mon, 28 Jul 2014, Vlastimil Babka wrote: > isolate_migratepages_range() is the main function of the compaction scanner, > called either on a single pageblock by isolate_migratepages() during regular > compaction, or on an arbitrary range by CMA's __alloc_contig_migrate_range(). > It currently perfoms two pageblock-wide compaction suitability checks, and > because of the CMA callpath, it tracks if it crossed a pageblock boundary in > order to repeat those checks. > > However, closer inspection shows that those checks are always true for CMA: > - isolation_suitable() is true because CMA sets cc->ignore_skip_hint to true > - migrate_async_suitable() check is skipped because CMA uses sync compaction > > We can therefore move the compaction-specific checks to isolate_migratepages() > and simplify isolate_migratepages_range(). Furthermore, we can mimic the > freepage scanner family of functions, which has isolate_freepages_block() > function called both by compaction from isolate_freepages() and by CMA from > isolate_freepages_range(), where each use-case adds own specific glue code. > This allows further code simplification. > > Therefore, we rename isolate_migratepages_range() to isolate_freepages_block() s/isolate_freepages_block/isolate_migratepages_block/ I read your commit description before looking at the patch and was very nervous about the direction you were going if that was true :) I'm relieved to see it was just a typo. > and limit its functionality to a single pageblock (or its subset). For CMA, > a new different isolate_migratepages_range() is created as a CMA-specific > wrapper for the _block() function. The checks specific to compaction are moved > to isolate_migratepages(). As part of the unification of these two families of > functions, we remove the redundant zone parameter where applicable, since zone > pointer is already passed in cc->zone. > > Furthermore, going back to compact_zone() and compact_finished() when pageblock > is found unsuitable (now by isolate_migratepages()) is wasteful - the checks > are meant to skip pageblocks quickly. The patch therefore also introduces a > simple loop into isolate_migratepages() so that it does not return immediately > on failed pageblock checks, but keeps going until isolate_migratepages_range() > gets called once. Similarily to isolate_freepages(), the function periodically > checks if it needs to reschedule or abort async compaction. > > Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> > Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx> > Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx> > Cc: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx> > Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > mm/compaction.c | 234 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- > mm/internal.h | 4 +- > mm/page_alloc.c | 3 +- > 3 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c > index 0a871e5..bac6e37 100644 > --- a/mm/compaction.c > +++ b/mm/compaction.c > @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void reset_isolation_suitable(pg_data_t *pgdat) > */ > static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc, > struct page *page, unsigned long nr_isolated, > - bool set_unsuitable, bool migrate_scanner) > + bool migrate_scanner) > { > struct zone *zone = cc->zone; > unsigned long pfn; > @@ -146,12 +146,7 @@ static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc, > if (nr_isolated) > return; > > - /* > - * Only skip pageblocks when all forms of compaction will be known to > - * fail in the near future. > - */ > - if (set_unsuitable) > - set_pageblock_skip(page); > + set_pageblock_skip(page); > > pfn = page_to_pfn(page); > > @@ -180,7 +175,7 @@ static inline bool isolation_suitable(struct compact_control *cc, > > static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc, > struct page *page, unsigned long nr_isolated, > - bool set_unsuitable, bool migrate_scanner) > + bool migrate_scanner) > { > } > #endif /* CONFIG_COMPACTION */ > @@ -345,8 +340,7 @@ isolate_fail: > > /* Update the pageblock-skip if the whole pageblock was scanned */ > if (blockpfn == end_pfn) > - update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, total_isolated, true, > - false); > + update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, total_isolated, false); > > count_compact_events(COMPACTFREE_SCANNED, nr_scanned); > if (total_isolated) > @@ -451,40 +445,34 @@ static bool too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone) > } > > /** > - * isolate_migratepages_range() - isolate all migrate-able pages in range. > - * @zone: Zone pages are in. > + * isolate_migratepages_block() - isolate all migrate-able pages within > + * a single pageblock > * @cc: Compaction control structure. > - * @low_pfn: The first PFN of the range. > - * @end_pfn: The one-past-the-last PFN of the range. > - * @unevictable: true if it allows to isolate unevictable pages > + * @low_pfn: The first PFN to isolate > + * @end_pfn: The one-past-the-last PFN to isolate, within same pageblock > + * @isolate_mode: Isolation mode to be used. > * > * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the range specified by > - * [low_pfn, end_pfn). Returns zero if there is a fatal signal > - * pending), otherwise PFN of the first page that was not scanned > - * (which may be both less, equal to or more then end_pfn). > - * > - * Assumes that cc->migratepages is empty and cc->nr_migratepages is > - * zero. > + * [low_pfn, end_pfn). The range is expected to be within same pageblock. > + * Returns zero if there is a fatal signal pending, otherwise PFN of the > + * first page that was not scanned (which may be both less, equal to or more > + * than end_pfn). > * > - * Apart from cc->migratepages and cc->nr_migratetypes this function > - * does not modify any cc's fields, in particular it does not modify > - * (or read for that matter) cc->migrate_pfn. > + * The pages are isolated on cc->migratepages list (not required to be empty), > + * and cc->nr_migratepages is updated accordingly. The cc->migrate_pfn field > + * is neither read nor updated. > */ > -unsigned long > -isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc, > - unsigned long low_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn, bool unevictable) > +static unsigned long > +isolate_migratepages_block(struct compact_control *cc, unsigned long low_pfn, > + unsigned long end_pfn, isolate_mode_t isolate_mode) > { > - unsigned long last_pageblock_nr = 0, pageblock_nr; > + struct zone *zone = cc->zone; > unsigned long nr_scanned = 0, nr_isolated = 0; > struct list_head *migratelist = &cc->migratepages; > struct lruvec *lruvec; > unsigned long flags; > bool locked = false; > struct page *page = NULL, *valid_page = NULL; > - bool set_unsuitable = true; > - const isolate_mode_t mode = (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC ? > - ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE : 0) | > - (unevictable ? ISOLATE_UNEVICTABLE : 0); > > /* > * Ensure that there are not too many pages isolated from the LRU > @@ -515,19 +503,6 @@ isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc, > } > } > > - /* > - * migrate_pfn does not necessarily start aligned to a > - * pageblock. Ensure that pfn_valid is called when moving > - * into a new MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES range in case of large > - * memory holes within the zone > - */ > - if ((low_pfn & (MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES - 1)) == 0) { > - if (!pfn_valid(low_pfn)) { > - low_pfn += MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES - 1; > - continue; > - } > - } > - > if (!pfn_valid_within(low_pfn)) > continue; > nr_scanned++; > @@ -545,28 +520,6 @@ isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc, > if (!valid_page) > valid_page = page; > > - /* If isolation recently failed, do not retry */ > - pageblock_nr = low_pfn >> pageblock_order; > - if (last_pageblock_nr != pageblock_nr) { > - int mt; > - > - last_pageblock_nr = pageblock_nr; > - if (!isolation_suitable(cc, page)) > - goto next_pageblock; > - > - /* > - * For async migration, also only scan in MOVABLE > - * blocks. Async migration is optimistic to see if > - * the minimum amount of work satisfies the allocation > - */ > - mt = get_pageblock_migratetype(page); > - if (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC && > - !migrate_async_suitable(mt)) { > - set_unsuitable = false; > - goto next_pageblock; > - } > - } > - > /* > * Skip if free. page_order cannot be used without zone->lock > * as nothing prevents parallel allocations or buddy merging. > @@ -601,8 +554,11 @@ isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc, > */ > if (PageTransHuge(page)) { > if (!locked) > - goto next_pageblock; > - low_pfn += (1 << compound_order(page)) - 1; > + low_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn + 1, > + pageblock_nr_pages) - 1; > + else > + low_pfn += (1 << compound_order(page)) - 1; > + Hmm, any reason not to always advance and align low_pfn to pageblock_nr_pages? I don't see how pageblock_order > HPAGE_PMD_ORDER would make sense if encountering thp. > continue; > } > > @@ -632,7 +588,7 @@ isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc, > lruvec = mem_cgroup_page_lruvec(page, zone); > > /* Try isolate the page */ > - if (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode) != 0) > + if (__isolate_lru_page(page, isolate_mode) != 0) > continue; > > VM_BUG_ON_PAGE(PageTransCompound(page), page); > @@ -651,11 +607,6 @@ isolate_success: > ++low_pfn; > break; > } > - > - continue; > - > -next_pageblock: > - low_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn + 1, pageblock_nr_pages) - 1; > } > > acct_isolated(zone, locked, cc); > @@ -668,8 +619,7 @@ next_pageblock: > * if the whole pageblock was scanned without isolating any page. > */ > if (low_pfn == end_pfn) > - update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, nr_isolated, > - set_unsuitable, true); > + update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, nr_isolated, true); > > trace_mm_compaction_isolate_migratepages(nr_scanned, nr_isolated); > > @@ -680,15 +630,61 @@ next_pageblock: > return low_pfn; > } > > +/** > + * isolate_migratepages_range() - isolate migrate-able pages in a PFN range > + * @start_pfn: The first PFN to start isolating. > + * @end_pfn: The one-past-last PFN. Need to specify @cc? > + * > + * Returns zero if isolation fails fatally due to e.g. pending signal. > + * Otherwise, function returns one-past-the-last PFN of isolated page > + * (which may be greater than end_pfn if end fell in a middle of a THP page). > + */ > +unsigned long > +isolate_migratepages_range(struct compact_control *cc, unsigned long start_pfn, > + unsigned long end_pfn) > +{ > + unsigned long pfn, block_end_pfn; > + > + /* Scan block by block. First and last block may be incomplete */ > + pfn = start_pfn; > + block_end_pfn = ALIGN(pfn + 1, pageblock_nr_pages); > + > + for (; pfn < end_pfn; pfn = block_end_pfn, > + block_end_pfn += pageblock_nr_pages) { > + > + block_end_pfn = min(block_end_pfn, end_pfn); > + > + /* Skip whole pageblock in case of a memory hole */ > + if (!pfn_valid(pfn)) > + continue; > + > + pfn = isolate_migratepages_block(cc, pfn, block_end_pfn, > + ISOLATE_UNEVICTABLE); > + > + /* > + * In case of fatal failure, release everything that might > + * have been isolated in the previous iteration, and signal > + * the failure back to caller. > + */ > + if (!pfn) { > + putback_movable_pages(&cc->migratepages); > + cc->nr_migratepages = 0; > + break; > + } > + } > + > + return pfn; > +} > + > #endif /* CONFIG_COMPACTION || CONFIG_CMA */ > #ifdef CONFIG_COMPACTION > /* > * Based on information in the current compact_control, find blocks > * suitable for isolating free pages from and then isolate them. > */ > -static void isolate_freepages(struct zone *zone, > - struct compact_control *cc) > +static void isolate_freepages(struct compact_control *cc) > { > + struct zone *zone = cc->zone; > struct page *page; > unsigned long block_start_pfn; /* start of current pageblock */ > unsigned long block_end_pfn; /* end of current pageblock */ > @@ -806,7 +802,7 @@ static struct page *compaction_alloc(struct page *migratepage, > */ > if (list_empty(&cc->freepages)) { > if (!cc->contended) > - isolate_freepages(cc->zone, cc); > + isolate_freepages(cc); > > if (list_empty(&cc->freepages)) > return NULL; > @@ -840,34 +836,81 @@ typedef enum { > } isolate_migrate_t; > > /* > - * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the block pointed to by > - * the migrate scanner within compact_control. > + * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the first suitable block, > + * starting at the block pointed to by the migrate scanner pfn within > + * compact_control. > */ > static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone, > struct compact_control *cc) > { > unsigned long low_pfn, end_pfn; > + struct page *page; > + const isolate_mode_t isolate_mode = > + (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC ? ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE : 0); > > - /* Do not scan outside zone boundaries */ > - low_pfn = max(cc->migrate_pfn, zone->zone_start_pfn); > + /* > + * Start at where we last stopped, or beginning of the zone as > + * initialized by compact_zone() > + */ > + low_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn; > > /* Only scan within a pageblock boundary */ > end_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn + 1, pageblock_nr_pages); > > - /* Do not cross the free scanner or scan within a memory hole */ > - if (end_pfn > cc->free_pfn || !pfn_valid(low_pfn)) { > - cc->migrate_pfn = end_pfn; > - return ISOLATE_NONE; > - } > + /* > + * Iterate over whole pageblocks until we find the first suitable. > + * Do not cross the free scanner. > + */ > + for (; end_pfn <= cc->free_pfn; > + low_pfn = end_pfn, end_pfn += pageblock_nr_pages) { > + > + /* > + * This can potentially iterate a massively long zone with > + * many pageblocks unsuitable, so periodically check if we > + * need to schedule, or even abort async compaction. > + */ > + if (!(low_pfn % (SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX * pageblock_nr_pages)) > + && compact_should_abort(cc)) > + break; > + > + /* Skip whole pageblock in case of a memory hole */ > + if (!pfn_valid(low_pfn)) > + continue; > + > + page = pfn_to_page(low_pfn); > + > + /* If isolation recently failed, do not retry */ > + if (!isolation_suitable(cc, page)) > + continue; > + > + /* > + * For async compaction, also only scan in MOVABLE blocks. > + * Async compaction is optimistic to see if the minimum amount > + * of work satisfies the allocation. > + */ > + if (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC && > + !migrate_async_suitable(get_pageblock_migratetype(page))) > + continue; > + > + /* Perform the isolation */ > + low_pfn = isolate_migratepages_block(cc, low_pfn, end_pfn, > + isolate_mode); Hmm, why would we want to unconditionally set pageblock_skip if no pages could be isolated from a pageblock when isolate_mode == ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE? It seems like it erroneously skip pageblocks for cases when isolate_mode == 0. > + > + if (!low_pfn || cc->contended) > + return ISOLATE_ABORT; > > - /* Perform the isolation */ > - low_pfn = isolate_migratepages_range(zone, cc, low_pfn, end_pfn, false); > - if (!low_pfn || cc->contended) > - return ISOLATE_ABORT; > + /* > + * Either we isolated something and proceed with migration. Or > + * we failed and compact_zone should decide if we should > + * continue or not. > + */ > + break; > + } > > + /* Record where migration scanner will be restarted */ > cc->migrate_pfn = low_pfn; > > - return ISOLATE_SUCCESS; > + return cc->nr_migratepages ? ISOLATE_SUCCESS : ISOLATE_NONE; > } > > static int compact_finished(struct zone *zone, > @@ -1040,9 +1083,6 @@ static int compact_zone(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc) > ; > } > > - if (!cc->nr_migratepages) > - continue; > - > err = migrate_pages(&cc->migratepages, compaction_alloc, > compaction_free, (unsigned long)cc, cc->mode, > MR_COMPACTION); > diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h > index a1b651b..5a0738f 100644 > --- a/mm/internal.h > +++ b/mm/internal.h > @@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ unsigned long > isolate_freepages_range(struct compact_control *cc, > unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn); > unsigned long > -isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc, > - unsigned long low_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn, bool unevictable); > +isolate_migratepages_range(struct compact_control *cc, > + unsigned long low_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn); > > #endif > > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > index 91191fb..f424752 100644 > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > @@ -6292,8 +6292,7 @@ static int __alloc_contig_migrate_range(struct compact_control *cc, > > if (list_empty(&cc->migratepages)) { > cc->nr_migratepages = 0; > - pfn = isolate_migratepages_range(cc->zone, cc, > - pfn, end, true); > + pfn = isolate_migratepages_range(cc, pfn, end); > if (!pfn) { > ret = -EINTR; > break; -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. 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