From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
To: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] mm/vmscan: add pgrotate_anon and pgrotate_file vmstat counters
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:23:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ameUK827HSgx77kW@cmpxchg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260727162550.2032-3-usama.arif@linux.dev>
On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 09:23:24AM -0700, Usama Arif wrote:
> Reclaim can spend substantial work on an LRU type without immediately
> reclaiming or demoting a corresponding amount of memory. Record this
> work in PGROTATE_ANON and PGROTATE_FILE.
>
> For classic LRU reclaim:
>
> - Inactive-list reclaim adds nr_scanned - nr_reclaimed to the
> corresponding anon/file counter when isolation succeeds.
> - Active-list reclaim adds referenced executable file folios that
> are retained on the active list to PGROTATE_FILE. Active anon
> reclaim does not contribute this component.
>
> For MGLRU, add the number of initially isolated pages that remain
> unreclaimed after both the initial and retry passes to the counter for
> the selected anon/file type.
>
> These counters are distinct from the existing pgrotated vm event.
> pgrotated records an actual move to the inactive-list tail, primarily
> after reclaim-marked writeback completes or failed invalidation leaves
> a folio for accelerated reclaim. PGROTATE_ANON and PGROTATE_FILE
> measure reclaim cost and do not imply that a folio moved to an LRU tail.
>
> A subsequent patch will consume these counters for anon/file scan
> balancing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>
Acked-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-27 17:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-27 16:23 [PATCH v5 0/3] mm/vmscan: reduce lru_lock contention via vmstat-derived scan-balance cost Usama Arif
2026-07-27 16:23 ` [PATCH v5 1/3] mm/vmstat, mm/memcontrol: add _monotonic vmstat readers Usama Arif
2026-07-27 16:23 ` [PATCH v5 2/3] mm/vmscan: add pgrotate_anon and pgrotate_file vmstat counters Usama Arif
2026-07-27 16:33 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-07-27 17:23 ` Johannes Weiner [this message]
2026-07-27 16:23 ` [PATCH v5 3/3] mm/vmscan: reduce lru_lock contention via vmstat-derived scan-balance cost Usama Arif
2026-07-27 16:35 ` Shakeel Butt
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