From: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v6 03/12] mm, swap: prepare the swap IO path for vswap
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:03:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261021060323.553433-4-nphamcs@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261021060323.553433-1-nphamcs@gmail.com>
In preparation for adding a physical swap backend for vswap, make the
swap IO path able to submit IO for a swap entry other than folio->swap.
The swap IO path derives the target device and sector from folio->swap.
For a vswap folio backed by a physical slot that entry is virtual, so it
identifies neither the backing device nor the sector to submit IO
against.
Compute the sector from an explicit entry (swap_folio_sector becomes
swap_entry_sector), thread that entry through swap_add_folio,
__swap_writeout and ops->can_merge, and stash it in swap_iocb so the
submit and completion paths address the IO from it rather than from
folio->swap.
Carry reclaim's NOFS restriction in the I/O context. A subsequent patch
uses it when zswap_store() fails and writeout falls back to physical swap.
ops->can_merge changes anchor with it: swap_bdev_can_merge() compares
sectors and swap_fs_can_merge() byte offsets, and both now measure from the
batch head plus the accumulated length instead of from the previous folio
plus its size. The two agree at every step, since a batch only grows
through merges that passed the same test. The blkg comparison is unchanged
and still anchors on the last folio in the batch.
All callers pass folio->swap, so there is no functional change.
Signed-off-by: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/swap.h | 2 +-
include/linux/swap_ops.h | 10 +++++---
mm/page_io.c | 54 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------
mm/swap.h | 3 ++-
mm/swapfile.c | 6 ++---
mm/vmscan.c | 4 ++-
mm/zswap.c | 2 +-
7 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 1479914d545d..4066d99f896e 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ extern int __swap_count(swp_entry_t entry);
extern bool swap_entry_swapped(struct swap_info_struct *si, swp_entry_t entry);
extern int swp_swapcount(swp_entry_t entry);
extern struct swap_info_struct *get_swap_device(swp_entry_t entry);
-sector_t swap_folio_sector(struct folio *folio);
+sector_t swap_entry_sector(swp_entry_t entry);
/*
* If there is an existing swap slot reference (swap entry) and the caller
diff --git a/include/linux/swap_ops.h b/include/linux/swap_ops.h
index 57ac6c703f68..1c65e346e127 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap_ops.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap_ops.h
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ struct swap_iocb {
struct bio_vec bvecs[SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX];
int nr_bvecs;
int len;
+ swp_entry_t entry; /* first slot in the batch; addresses the IO */
};
struct swap_io_ctx {
struct swap_iocb *sio;
struct swap_info_struct *sis;
+ bool nofs;
};
/*
@@ -30,15 +32,15 @@ struct swap_io_ctx {
struct swap_ops {
unsigned int flags;
- bool (*can_merge)(struct folio *folio, struct folio *prev_folio,
- size_t prev_folio_size, int rw);
+ bool (*can_merge)(struct folio *folio, swp_entry_t phys,
+ struct swap_iocb *sio, int rw);
void (*submit_write)(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx);
void (*submit_read)(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx);
};
void swap_fs_prepare_rw(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, int rw, struct iov_iter *iter);
-bool swap_fs_can_merge(struct folio *folio, struct folio *prev_folio,
- size_t prev_folio_size, int rw);
+bool swap_fs_can_merge(struct folio *folio, swp_entry_t phys,
+ struct swap_iocb *sio, int rw);
int swap_fs_activate(struct swap_info_struct *sis, const struct swap_ops *ops);
#endif /* _MM_SWAP_OPS_H */
diff --git a/mm/page_io.c b/mm/page_io.c
index f849c285ba22..61bb5c6e9759 100644
--- a/mm/page_io.c
+++ b/mm/page_io.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ int swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio)
return AOP_WRITEPAGE_ACTIVATE;
}
- __swap_writeout(ctx, folio);
+ __swap_writeout(ctx, folio, folio->swap);
return 0;
out_unlock:
folio_unlock(folio);
@@ -338,24 +338,22 @@ int sio_pool_init(void)
}
static bool swap_can_merge(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio,
- int rw)
+ swp_entry_t phys, int rw)
{
- struct swap_info_struct *sis = __swap_entry_to_info(folio->swap);
- struct bio_vec *last_bv = &ctx->sio->bvecs[ctx->sio->nr_bvecs - 1];
- struct folio *prev_folio = bvec_folio(last_bv);
- size_t prev_folio_size = folio_size(prev_folio);
+ struct swap_info_struct *sis = __swap_entry_to_info(phys);
if (ctx->sis != sis)
return false;
- return sis->ops->can_merge(folio, prev_folio, prev_folio_size, rw);
+ return sis->ops->can_merge(folio, phys, ctx->sio, rw);
}
-static void swap_add_folio(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio, int rw)
+static void swap_add_folio(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio,
+ swp_entry_t phys, int rw)
{
- struct swap_info_struct *sis = __swap_entry_to_info(folio->swap);
+ struct swap_info_struct *sis = __swap_entry_to_info(phys);
struct swap_iocb *sio = ctx->sio;
- if (sio && !swap_can_merge(ctx, folio, rw)) {
+ if (sio && !swap_can_merge(ctx, folio, phys, rw)) {
if (rw == WRITE)
swap_write_submit(ctx);
else
@@ -368,6 +366,7 @@ static void swap_add_folio(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio, int rw)
ctx->sio = sio = mempool_alloc(sio_pool, GFP_NOIO);
sio->nr_bvecs = 0;
sio->len = 0;
+ sio->entry = phys;
}
bvec_set_folio(&sio->bvecs[sio->nr_bvecs], folio, folio_size(folio), 0);
sio->len += folio_size(folio);
@@ -388,7 +387,8 @@ static void swap_add_folio(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio, int rw)
}
}
-void __swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio)
+void __swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio,
+ swp_entry_t phys)
{
VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(!folio_test_swapcache(folio), folio);
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ void __swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio)
folio_start_writeback(folio);
folio_unlock(folio);
- swap_add_folio(ctx, folio, WRITE);
+ swap_add_folio(ctx, folio, phys, WRITE);
}
/*
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ void swap_read_folio(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio)
/* We have to read from slower devices. Increase zswap protection. */
zswap_folio_swapin(folio);
- swap_add_folio(ctx, folio, READ);
+ swap_add_folio(ctx, folio, folio->swap, READ);
finish:
if (workingset) {
@@ -540,8 +540,6 @@ static void swap_fs_write_complete(struct kiocb *iocb, long ret)
bool failed = ret != sio->len;
if (failed) {
- struct folio *folio = bvec_folio(&sio->bvecs[0]);
-
/*
* In the case of swap-over-nfs, this can be a temporary failure
* if the system has limited memory for allocating transmit
@@ -549,7 +547,7 @@ static void swap_fs_write_complete(struct kiocb *iocb, long ret)
* folio_rotate_reclaimable but rate-limit the messages.
*/
pr_err_ratelimited("Write error %ld on dio swapfile (%llu)\n",
- ret, swap_dev_pos(folio->swap));
+ ret, swap_dev_pos(sio->entry));
}
swap_write_end(sio, failed);
@@ -621,7 +619,7 @@ static void swap_bdev_submit_write(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx)
bio_init(bio, ctx->sis->bdev, sio->bvecs, ARRAY_SIZE(sio->bvecs),
REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_SWAP);
bio->bi_iter.bi_size = sio->len;
- bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = swap_folio_sector(bio_first_folio_all(bio));
+ bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = swap_entry_sector(sio->entry);
bio_associate_blkg_from_folio(bio, bio_first_folio_all(bio));
if (ctx->sis->flags & SWP_SYNCHRONOUS_IO) {
@@ -650,7 +648,7 @@ static void swap_bdev_submit_read(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx)
bio_init(bio, ctx->sis->bdev, sio->bvecs, ARRAY_SIZE(sio->bvecs),
REQ_OP_READ);
bio->bi_iter.bi_size = sio->len;
- bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = swap_folio_sector(bio_first_folio_all(bio));
+ bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = swap_entry_sector(sio->entry);
if (ctx->sis->flags & SWP_SYNCHRONOUS_IO) {
/*
@@ -668,13 +666,14 @@ static void swap_bdev_submit_read(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx)
}
}
-static bool swap_bdev_can_merge(struct folio *folio, struct folio *prev_folio,
- size_t prev_folio_size, int rw)
+static bool swap_bdev_can_merge(struct folio *folio, swp_entry_t phys,
+ struct swap_iocb *sio, int rw)
{
- if (swap_folio_sector(folio) !=
- swap_folio_sector(prev_folio) + (prev_folio_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT))
+ if (swap_entry_sector(phys) !=
+ swap_entry_sector(sio->entry) + (sio->len >> SECTOR_SHIFT))
return false;
- if (rw == WRITE && !folio_blkg_can_merge(folio, prev_folio))
+ if (rw == WRITE && !folio_blkg_can_merge(folio,
+ bvec_folio(&sio->bvecs[sio->nr_bvecs - 1])))
return false;
return true;
}
@@ -690,7 +689,7 @@ void swap_fs_prepare_rw(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, int rw, struct iov_iter *iter)
struct swap_iocb *sio = ctx->sio;
init_sync_kiocb(&sio->iocb, ctx->sis->swap_file);
- sio->iocb.ki_pos = swap_dev_pos(bvec_folio(&sio->bvecs[0])->swap);
+ sio->iocb.ki_pos = swap_dev_pos(sio->entry);
if (rw == WRITE)
sio->iocb.ki_complete = swap_fs_write_complete;
else
@@ -701,11 +700,10 @@ void swap_fs_prepare_rw(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, int rw, struct iov_iter *iter)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(swap_fs_prepare_rw);
-bool swap_fs_can_merge(struct folio *folio, struct folio *prev_folio,
- size_t prev_folio_size, int rw)
+bool swap_fs_can_merge(struct folio *folio, swp_entry_t phys,
+ struct swap_iocb *sio, int rw)
{
- return swap_dev_pos(folio->swap) ==
- swap_dev_pos(prev_folio->swap) + prev_folio_size;
+ return swap_dev_pos(phys) == swap_dev_pos(sio->entry) + sio->len;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(swap_fs_can_merge);
diff --git a/mm/swap.h b/mm/swap.h
index d0e7c991a4c0..b0a092b47fce 100644
--- a/mm/swap.h
+++ b/mm/swap.h
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ void swap_read_folio(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio);
void swap_read_submit(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx);
void swap_write_submit(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx);
int swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio);
-void __swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio);
+void __swap_writeout(struct swap_io_ctx *ctx, struct folio *folio,
+ swp_entry_t phys);
/* linux/mm/swap_state.c */
extern struct address_space swap_space __read_mostly;
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 81ac45b4856e..69fac2d905a4 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -341,14 +341,14 @@ offset_to_swap_extent(struct swap_info_struct *sis, unsigned long offset)
BUG();
}
-sector_t swap_folio_sector(struct folio *folio)
+sector_t swap_entry_sector(swp_entry_t entry)
{
- struct swap_info_struct *sis = __swap_entry_to_info(folio->swap);
+ struct swap_info_struct *sis = __swap_entry_to_info(entry);
struct swap_extent *se;
sector_t sector;
pgoff_t offset;
- offset = swp_offset(folio->swap);
+ offset = swp_offset(entry);
se = offset_to_swap_extent(sis, offset);
sector = se->start_block + (offset - se->start_page);
return sector << (PAGE_SHIFT - 9);
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 4c5f0f97c1c7..b9c5e92757f3 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,9 @@ static unsigned int shrink_folio_list(struct list_head *folio_list,
unsigned int nr_reclaimed = 0, nr_demoted = 0;
unsigned int pgactivate = 0;
bool do_demote_pass;
- struct swap_io_ctx ctx = {};
+ struct swap_io_ctx ctx = {
+ .nofs = !(sc->gfp_mask & __GFP_FS),
+ };
folio_batch_init(&free_folios);
memset(stat, 0, sizeof(*stat));
diff --git a/mm/zswap.c b/mm/zswap.c
index 1ba191cbc26f..73c6b82aa593 100644
--- a/mm/zswap.c
+++ b/mm/zswap.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ static int zswap_writeback_entry(struct zswap_entry *entry,
folio_put(folio);
/* start writeback */
- __swap_writeout(&ctx, folio);
+ __swap_writeout(&ctx, folio, folio->swap);
swap_write_submit(&ctx);
return 0;
--
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Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-21 6:03 [PATCH v6 00/12] Virtual Swap Space (Swap Table Edition) Nhat Pham
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 01/12] mm, swap: add virtual swap device infrastructure Nhat Pham
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 02/12] mm, swap: support zswap and zero-filled swap pages as vswap backends Nhat Pham
2026-10-21 6:03 ` Nhat Pham [this message]
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 04/12] mm, swap: support physical swap as a vswap backend Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-23 22:30 ` Nhat Pham
2026-10-25 12:37 ` kernel test robot
2026-10-25 13:28 ` kernel test robot
2026-10-27 17:16 ` Nhat Pham
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 05/12] mm, swap: enable THP swapin for vswap entries Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 06/12] mm, swap: write back vswap zswap entries to physical swap Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 07/12] mm, swap: reclaim physical slots backing cache-only vswap entries Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 08/12] mm, swap: only charge physical swap entries Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-21 6:03 ` [PATCH v6 09/12] mm, swap: add debugfs counters for vswap Nhat Pham
2026-10-21 6:18 ` [PATCH v6 10/12] mm, swap: defer memcg_table allocation for physical swap clusters Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-21 6:18 ` [PATCH v6 11/12] mm, swap: add vmstat and memcg counters for vswap Nhat Pham
2026-10-21 6:18 ` [RFC PATCH v6 12/12] mm, swap: back vswap clusters with a VM_SPARSE array Nhat Pham
2026-10-22 6:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-22 2:36 ` [PATCH v6 00/12] Virtual Swap Space (Swap Table Edition) Gregory Price (Meta)
2026-10-22 17:03 ` Nhat Pham
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