* + mm-damon-core-skip-aging-from-repeated-aggressive-merging.patch added to mm-new branch
@ 2026-07-14 1:33 Andrew Morton
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From: Andrew Morton @ 2026-07-14 1:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
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The patch titled
Subject: mm/damon/core: skip aging from repeated aggressive merging
has been added to the -mm mm-new branch. Its filename is
mm-damon-core-skip-aging-from-repeated-aggressive-merging.patch
This patch will shortly appear at
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/mm-damon-core-skip-aging-from-repeated-aggressive-merging.patch
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From: SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>
Subject: mm/damon/core: skip aging from repeated aggressive merging
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:54:30 -0700
The number of DAMON regions could temporarily exceed the user-defined
maximum number of regions limit for corner cases. For example, users
could lower the limit via runtime parameters update. For such a case,
kdamond_merge_regions() repeats merging regions in the case doubling the
merge threshold. The repeated merge operation could update the age of
regions multiple times. This corrupts the monitoring results. Fix the
issue by asking the merge operation to skip aging for the corner case.
The user impact is degradation of the monitoring quality. The impact
should be mild, since the degradation is only temporal, and it is not
common to happen in realistic setups.
The issue was discovered [1,2] by Sashiko.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260712165432.87609-1-sj@kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260621203548.10718-1-sj@kernel.org [1]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260709145425.96247-1-sj@kernel.org [2]
Fixes: 310d6c15e910 ("mm/damon/core: merge regions aggressively when max_nr_regions is unmet")
Signed-off-by: SJ Park <sj@kernel.org>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 6.10
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---
mm/damon/core.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--- a/mm/damon/core.c~mm-damon-core-skip-aging-from-repeated-aggressive-merging
+++ a/mm/damon/core.c
@@ -3308,7 +3308,7 @@ static unsigned int damon_merge_score(st
* sz_limit size upper limit of each region
*/
static void damon_merge_regions_of(struct damon_target *t, unsigned int thres,
- unsigned long sz_limit, struct damon_ctx *ctx)
+ unsigned long sz_limit, struct damon_ctx *ctx, bool count_age)
{
struct damon_region *r, *prev = NULL, *next;
bool use_probe_hits = damon_has_probe_weights(ctx);
@@ -3319,12 +3319,14 @@ static void damon_merge_regions_of(struc
score = damon_merge_score(r, false, ctx, use_probe_hits);
last_score = damon_merge_score(r, true, ctx, use_probe_hits);
- if (abs_diff(score, last_score) > thres)
- r->age = 0;
- else if ((score == 0) != (last_score == 0))
- r->age = 0;
- else
- r->age++;
+ if (count_age) {
+ if (abs_diff(score, last_score) > thres)
+ r->age = 0;
+ else if ((score == 0) != (last_score == 0))
+ r->age = 0;
+ else
+ r->age++;
+ }
if (!prev)
goto set_prev_continue;
@@ -3366,15 +3368,18 @@ static void kdamond_merge_regions(struct
struct damon_target *t;
unsigned int nr_regions;
unsigned int max_thres;
+ bool count_age = true;
max_thres = c->attrs.aggr_interval /
(c->attrs.sample_interval ? c->attrs.sample_interval : 1);
do {
nr_regions = 0;
damon_for_each_target(t, c) {
- damon_merge_regions_of(t, threshold, sz_limit, c);
+ damon_merge_regions_of(t, threshold, sz_limit, c,
+ count_age);
nr_regions += damon_nr_regions(t);
}
+ count_age = false;
threshold = max(1, threshold * 2);
} while (nr_regions > c->attrs.max_nr_regions &&
threshold / 2 < max_thres);
--- a/mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h~mm-damon-core-skip-aging-from-repeated-aggressive-merging
+++ a/mm/damon/tests/core-kunit.h
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void damon_test_merge_regions_of(
damon_add_region(r, t);
}
- damon_merge_regions_of(t, 9, 9999, ctx);
+ damon_merge_regions_of(t, 9, 9999, ctx, true);
/* 0-112, 114-130, 130-156, 156-170, 170-230, 230-10170 */
KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, damon_nr_regions(t), 6u);
for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from sj@kernel.org are
samples-damon-wsse-handle-damon_start-failure.patch
samples-damon-prcl-handle-damon_start-failure.patch
samples-damon-mtier-handle-damon_start-failure.patch
samples-damon-mtier-handle-damon_stop-failure.patch
samples-damon-wsse-stop-and-free-damon-ctx-when-damon_call-fails.patch
samples-damon-prcl-stop-and-free-damon-ctx-when-damon_call-fails.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-kobject_del-target-normal-context-and-kdamond-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-kobject_del-region-and-target-error-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-kobject_del-scheme-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-kobject_del-scheme-region-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-kobject_del-scheme-filter-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-kobject_del-scheme-quota-goal-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-kobject_del-scheme-action-destination-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-kobject_del-probe-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-kobject_del-probe-filter-dirs.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-kobject_del-probe-dirs-in-probes_addd_dir-error-path.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-kobject_del-region-for-populate_region-error.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-update-for-damos_quota_node_eligible_mem_bp.patch
docs-abi-damon-document-probe-files.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-damon_rand.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-multiple-probe-dirs-creation.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-coreops_filters-directories.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-dests-dir.patch
selftests-damon-sysfssh-test-all-files-in-quota-goal-dir.patch
mm-damon-core-reduce-range-setup-in-damon_commit_target_regions.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-split-probe-setup-function-out.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-split-out-filters-setup-function.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-fix-typos-in-probe_addrm_dirs-s-attr-probe.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_nr_accesses_mvsum.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-test-damon_mvsum.patch
mm-damon-core-always-update-last_nr_accesses-for-intervals-change.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-unreset-nr_accesses-in-damon_nr_accesses_mvsum.patch
mm-damon-core-use-damon_nr_accesses_mvsum-in-__damos_valid_target.patch
mm-damon-core-use-damon_nr_accesses_mvsum-for-damos-region-tracing.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-use-damon_nr_accesses_mvsum-for-damo-regions.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_warn_fix_nr_accesses_corruption.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_verify_reset_aggregated.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_verify_merge_regions_of.patch
mm-damon-tests-core-kunit-remove-nr_accesses_bp-setup-and-tests.patch
selftests-damon-drgn_dump_damon_status-do-not-dump-nr_accesses_bp.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-nr_accesses_bp-setups-and-updates.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-attrs-param-from-damon_update_region_access_rate.patch
mm-damon-paddr-remove-attrs-param-from-__damon_pa_check_access.patch
mm-damon-vaddr-remove-attrs-param-from-__damon_va_check_access.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_moving_sum-and-its-unit-test.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-damon_region-nr_accesses_bp.patch
mm-damon-add-damon_region-last_probe_hits.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_probe_hits_mvsum.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-schemes-set-probe-hits-as-pseudo-moving-sums.patch
mm-damon-core-safely-validate-src-on-damon_commit_ctx.patch
mm-damon-core-do-parameter-testing-commit-on-damon_start.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-remove-duplicated-commit-input-validity-check.patch
mm-damon-reclaim-remove-duplicated-min_region_sz-power-of-2-check.patch
mm-damon-lru_sort-remove-duplicated-min_region_sz-power_of_2-check.patch
mm-damon-document-region-size-validation-in-damon_set_regions.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-start-end-check-in-damon_set_region_system_rams.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-remove-region-size-validation.patch
mm-damon-core-stop-ctxs-in-damon_start-before-returning-an-error.patch
samples-damon-mtier-do-not-stop-first-context-for-damon_start-failure.patch
mm-damon-core-make-damon_stop-never-fails.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-ignore-damon_stop-return-value.patch
mm-damon-reclaaim-ignore-damon_stop-return-value.patch
mm-damon-lru_sort-ignore-damon_stop-return-value.patch
mm-damon-core-change-damon_stop-return-type-to-void.patch
samples-damon-mtier-stop-all-contexts-with-single-damon_stop-call.patch
mm-damon-core-wait-ctx-stop-in-damon_call-before-reruning-an-error.patch
samples-damon-wsse-do-not-stop-ctx-for-damon_call-failure.patch
samples-damon-prcl-do-not-stop-damon-for-damon_call-failure.patch
mm-damon-core-remove-comment-and-test-for-nr_to_bp-divide-by-zero.patch
mm-damon-core-s-damon_max_nr_accesses-damon_nr_samples_per_aggr.patch
mm-damon-core-s-accesses_bp_to_nr_accesses-sample_bp_to_count.patch
mm-damon-core-s-nr_accesses_to_accesses_bp-sample_count_to_bp.patch
mm-damon-core-s-nr_accesses_for_new_attrs-nr_samples_for_new_attrs.patch
mm-damon-core-update-probe-hits-for-new-parameter-commit.patch
mm-damon-core-handle-unreset-probe_hits-in-probe_hits_mvsum.patch
mm-damon-core-introduce-damon_probe-weight.patch
mm-damon-core-ask-apply_probes-ops-callback-to-set-sampling-address.patch
mm-damon-paddr-set-samples-in-apply_probes-if-requested.patch
mm-damon-core-ask-apply_probe-to-return-max-probe-hits-weighted-sum.patch
mm-damon-core-implement-damon_probe_hits_wsum.patch
mm-damon-paddr-respect-return_max_wsum.patch
mm-damon-core-use-abs_diff-instead-of-abs.patch
mm-damon-core-extend-merge-function-to-work-with-probe-hits.patch
mm-damon-core-disallow-probe_hits-overflow-on-attrs-only-monitoring.patch
mm-damon-core-validate-params-for-probe-hits-weighted-sum-overflow.patch
mm-damon-core-disable-access-monitoring-when-probe-weights-are-set.patch
mm-damon-core-set-samples-in-apply_probes-if-probe-weights-are-set.patch
mm-damon-core-s-max_nr_accesses-max_merge_score-in-kdamond_fn.patch
mm-damon-core-get-merge-threshold-from-probe-hits-when-weights-are-set.patch
mm-damon-core-implement-damon_has_probe_weight.patch
mm-damon-sysfs-implement-probe-weight-file.patch
docs-mm-damon-design-document-attrs-only-monitoring.patch
docs-admin-guide-mm-damon-usage-document-weight-sysfs-file.patch
docs-abi-damon-document-probe-weight-file.patch
mm-damon-core-skip-aging-from-repeated-aggressive-merging.patch
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