From: "Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)" <vbabka@kernel.org>
To: Harry Yoo <harry@kernel.org>
Cc: Hao Li <hao.li@linux.dev>, Christoph Lameter <cl@gentwo.org>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>,
Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>,
Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
Alexander Potapenko <glider@google.com>,
Marco Elver <elver@google.com>,
Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com>,
kasan-dev@googlegroups.com, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, cgroups@vger.kernel.org,
"Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)" <vbabka@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 07/16] mm/slab: replace struct partial_context with slab_alloc_context
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:40:09 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260610-slab_alloc_flags-v2-7-7190909db118@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260610-slab_alloc_flags-v2-0-7190909db118@kernel.org>
Refactor get_from_partial_node(), get_from_any_partial(),
get_from_partial() and ___slab_alloc().
Remove struct partial_context, which used to be more substantial but
shrank as part of the sheaves conversion. Instead pass gfp_flags and
pointer to the new slab_alloc_context, which together is a superset of
partial_context.
This means alloc_flags are now available and we can use them to
determine if spinning is allowed, further reducing false positive "not
allowed" in the slow path due to gfp flags lacking __GFP_RECLAIM.
Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <vbabka@kernel.org>
---
mm/slub.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index ef745b37d063..98b79e5e7679 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ struct slab_alloc_context {
unsigned int alloc_flags;
};
-/* Structure holding parameters for get_from_partial() call chain */
-struct partial_context {
- gfp_t flags;
- unsigned int orig_size;
-};
-
/* Structure holding parameters for get_partial_node_bulk() */
struct partial_bulk_context {
gfp_t flags;
@@ -3826,7 +3820,8 @@ static bool get_partial_node_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s,
*/
static void *get_from_partial_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
struct kmem_cache_node *n,
- struct partial_context *pc)
+ gfp_t gfp_flags,
+ struct slab_alloc_context *ac)
{
struct slab *slab, *slab2;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -3841,7 +3836,7 @@ static void *get_from_partial_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
if (!n || !n->nr_partial)
return NULL;
- if (gfpflags_allow_spinning(pc->flags))
+ if (alloc_flags_allow_spinning(ac->alloc_flags))
spin_lock_irqsave(&n->list_lock, flags);
else if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&n->list_lock, flags))
return NULL;
@@ -3849,12 +3844,12 @@ static void *get_from_partial_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
struct freelist_counters old, new;
- if (!pfmemalloc_match(slab, pc->flags))
+ if (!pfmemalloc_match(slab, gfp_flags))
continue;
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SLUB_TINY) || kmem_cache_debug(s)) {
object = alloc_single_from_partial(s, n, slab,
- pc->orig_size);
+ ac->orig_size);
if (object)
break;
continue;
@@ -3888,15 +3883,16 @@ static void *get_from_partial_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
/*
* Get an object from somewhere. Search in increasing NUMA distances.
*/
-static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct partial_context *pc)
+static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfp_flags,
+ struct slab_alloc_context *ac)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
struct zonelist *zonelist;
struct zoneref *z;
struct zone *zone;
- enum zone_type highest_zoneidx = gfp_zone(pc->flags);
+ enum zone_type highest_zoneidx = gfp_zone(gfp_flags);
unsigned int cpuset_mems_cookie;
- bool allow_spin = gfpflags_allow_spinning(pc->flags);
+ bool allow_spin = alloc_flags_allow_spinning(ac->alloc_flags);
/*
* The defrag ratio allows a configuration of the tradeoffs between
@@ -3930,16 +3926,17 @@ static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct partial_context *
if (allow_spin)
cpuset_mems_cookie = read_mems_allowed_begin();
- zonelist = node_zonelist(mempolicy_slab_node(), pc->flags);
+ zonelist = node_zonelist(mempolicy_slab_node(), gfp_flags);
for_each_zone_zonelist(zone, z, zonelist, highest_zoneidx) {
struct kmem_cache_node *n;
n = get_node(s, zone_to_nid(zone));
- if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed(zone, pc->flags) &&
+ if (n && cpuset_zone_allowed(zone, gfp_flags) &&
n->nr_partial > s->min_partial) {
- void *object = get_from_partial_node(s, n, pc);
+ void *object = get_from_partial_node(s, n,
+ gfp_flags, ac);
if (object) {
/*
@@ -3961,8 +3958,8 @@ static void *get_from_any_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, struct partial_context *
/*
* Get an object from a partial slab
*/
-static void *get_from_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, int node,
- struct partial_context *pc)
+static void *get_from_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, int node, gfp_t flags,
+ struct slab_alloc_context *ac)
{
int searchnode = node;
void *object;
@@ -3970,11 +3967,11 @@ static void *get_from_partial(struct kmem_cache *s, int node,
if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE)
searchnode = numa_mem_id();
- object = get_from_partial_node(s, get_node(s, searchnode), pc);
- if (object || (node != NUMA_NO_NODE && (pc->flags & __GFP_THISNODE)))
+ object = get_from_partial_node(s, get_node(s, searchnode), flags, ac);
+ if (object || (node != NUMA_NO_NODE && (flags & __GFP_THISNODE)))
return object;
- return get_from_any_partial(s, pc);
+ return get_from_any_partial(s, flags, ac);
}
static bool has_pcs_used(int cpu, struct kmem_cache *s)
@@ -4454,16 +4451,16 @@ static void *___slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
struct slab_alloc_context *ac)
{
bool allow_spin = alloc_flags_allow_spinning(ac->alloc_flags);
+ gfp_t trynode_flags;
void *object;
struct slab *slab;
- struct partial_context pc;
bool try_thisnode = true;
stat(s, ALLOC_SLOWPATH);
new_objects:
- pc.flags = gfpflags;
+ trynode_flags = gfpflags;
/*
* When a preferred node is indicated but no __GFP_THISNODE
*
@@ -4479,17 +4476,16 @@ static void *___slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfpflags, int node,
&& try_thisnode)) {
if (unlikely(!allow_spin))
/* Do not upgrade gfp to NOWAIT from more restrictive mode */
- pc.flags = gfpflags | __GFP_THISNODE;
+ trynode_flags = gfpflags | __GFP_THISNODE;
else
- pc.flags = GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_THISNODE;
+ trynode_flags = GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_THISNODE;
}
- pc.orig_size = ac->orig_size;
- object = get_from_partial(s, node, &pc);
+ object = get_from_partial(s, node, trynode_flags, ac);
if (object)
goto success;
- slab = new_slab(s, pc.flags, node);
+ slab = new_slab(s, trynode_flags, node);
if (unlikely(!slab)) {
if (node != NUMA_NO_NODE && !(gfpflags & __GFP_THISNODE)
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-10 15:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-10 15:40 [PATCH v2 00/16] mm/slab: introduce alloc_flags and slab_alloc_context Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 01/16] mm/slab: do not limit zeroing to orig_size when only red zoning is enabled Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 4:28 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-12 3:47 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 02/16] mm/slab: do not init any kfence objects on allocation Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 3:19 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-11 8:34 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 14:47 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 15:11 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-11 16:37 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 03/16] mm/slab: stop inlining __slab_alloc_node() Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 3:48 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 04/16] mm/slab: introduce slab_alloc_context Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 4:49 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-12 3:10 ` Hao Li
2026-06-12 9:51 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 05/16] mm/slab: introduce alloc_flags and SLAB_ALLOC_TRYLOCK Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 4:57 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-11 6:40 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-11 8:51 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 3:49 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 06/16] mm/slab: add alloc_flags to slab_alloc_context Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 5:06 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-12 3:50 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) [this message]
2026-06-11 6:05 ` [PATCH v2 07/16] mm/slab: replace struct partial_context with slab_alloc_context Harry Yoo
2026-06-12 4:04 ` Hao Li
2026-06-12 9:56 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 08/16] mm/slab: pass alloc_flags to new slab allocation Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 7:52 ` Harry Yoo
2026-06-12 5:26 ` Hao Li
2026-06-12 9:59 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 09/16] mm/slab: pass alloc_flags through slab_post_alloc_hook() chain Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 10/16] mm/slab: replace slab_alloc_node() parameters with slab_alloc_context Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 5:28 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 11/16] mm/slab: allow kmem_cache_alloc_bulk() with any gfp flags Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 3:21 ` Hao Li
2026-06-12 10:05 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 12/16] mm/slab: pass slab_alloc_context to __do_kmalloc_node() Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 5:34 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 13/16] mm/slab: allow __GFP_NOMEMALLOC and __GFP_NOWARN for kmalloc_nolock() Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 6:57 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 14/16] mm/slab: introduce kmalloc_flags() Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 8:02 ` Hao Li
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 15/16] mm/slab: remove __GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT usage from alloc_slab_obj_exts() Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-11 16:28 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 6:54 ` Hao Li
2026-06-12 10:17 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-10 15:40 ` [PATCH v2 16/16] mm/slab: replace __GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT with SLAB_ALLOC_NO_RECURSE for sheaves Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-06-12 8:16 ` Hao Li
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