On 01/23/2015 06:37 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 09:47:36AM +0200, Ebru Akagunduz wrote:
>> This patch aims to improve THP collapse rates, by allowing
>> THP collapse in the presence of read-only ptes, like those
>> left in place by do_swap_page after a read fault.
>>
>> Currently THP can collapse 4kB pages into a THP when
>> there are up to khugepaged_max_ptes_none pte_none ptes
>> in a 2MB range. This patch applies the same limit for
>> read-only ptes.
>> @@ -2179,6 +2179,17 @@ static int __collapse_huge_page_isolate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> */
>> if (!trylock_page(page))
>> goto out;
>> + if (!pte_write(pteval)) {
>> + if (PageSwapCache(page) && !reuse_swap_page(page)) {
>> + unlock_page(page);
>> + goto out;
>> + }
>> + /*
>> + * Page is not in the swap cache, and page count is
>> + * one (see above). It can be collapsed into a THP.
>> + */
>> + }
>
> Hm. As a side effect it will effectevely allow collapse in PROT_READ vmas,
> right? I'm not convinced it's a good idea.
It will only allow a THP collapse if there is at least one
read-write pte.
I suspect that excludes read-only VMAs automatically.
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