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From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>
To: Li Zhe <lizhe.67@bytedance.com>,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, apopple@nvidia.com, arnd@arndb.de,
	bp@alien8.de, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, kees@kernel.org,
	mingo@redhat.com, rppt@kernel.org, tglx@kernel.org
Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/8] mm: factor zone-device page init helpers out of __init_zone_device_page
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 11:13:45 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <38919e81-4c35-4e8b-ba2a-8af8be60b0b6@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260701090553.62691-3-lizhe.67@bytedance.com>

On 7/1/26 11:05, Li Zhe wrote:
> memmap_init_zone_device() currently mixes refcount policy and core
> ZONE_DEVICE page setup in a single helper.
> 
> Factor the refcount-reset predicate into pagemap_resets_refcount(), move
> the common page initialization into __zone_device_page_init(), and wrap
> the existing slow path in zone_device_page_init_slow().
> 
> This keeps the slow-path behaviour unchanged and gives later patches
> reusable helper boundaries.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li Zhe <lizhe.67@bytedance.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
> ---
>  mm/mm_init.c | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
> index 95808ab5cfdb..4c7fad440c2a 100644
> --- a/mm/mm_init.c
> +++ b/mm/mm_init.c
> @@ -1005,11 +1005,38 @@ static void __init memmap_init(void)
>  }
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DEVICE
> -static void __ref __init_zone_device_page(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
> +/*
> + * Return true when the free path for this pagemap type restores the page
> + * refcount to 1, so memmap_init_zone_device() can keep the count set by
> + * __init_single_page(). Otherwise initialize the refcount to 0 and leave
> + * it to the allocator or pgmap callbacks to raise it when the page is
> + * handed out again.
> + */
> +static inline bool pagemap_resets_refcount(const struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC pages regain a refcount of 1 in the free
> +	 * path. The remaining ZONE_DEVICE types start from 0 here and raise
> +	 * the count again when the allocator or driver hands the page out.
> +	 */
> +	switch (pgmap->type) {
> +	case MEMORY_DEVICE_FS_DAX:
> +	case MEMORY_DEVICE_PRIVATE:
> +	case MEMORY_DEVICE_COHERENT:
> +	case MEMORY_DEVICE_PCI_P2PDMA:
> +		return false;
> +	case MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC:
> +		return true;
> +	default:
> +		WARN_ONCE(1, "Unknown memory type!");
> +		return true;

Wouldn't the compiler warn if we would define a new type but forgot to update it
here? We're using an enum, and I thought the compiler would bail out in that case.

Or are we scared of some other garbage ending up in there?

Apart from that LGTM.

-- 
Cheers,

David

  reply	other threads:[~2026-07-06  9:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-01  9:05 [PATCH v5 0/8] mm: optimize zone-device memmap initialization Li Zhe
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 1/8] mm: fix stale ZONE_DEVICE refcount comment Li Zhe
2026-07-06  9:11   ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 2/8] mm: factor zone-device page init helpers out of __init_zone_device_page Li Zhe
2026-07-06  9:13   ` David Hildenbrand (Arm) [this message]
2026-07-06 11:50     ` Li Zhe
2026-07-06 13:47       ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 3/8] mm: add a set_page_section_from_pfn() helper Li Zhe
2026-07-06  9:15   ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-06 11:52     ` Li Zhe
2026-07-06 13:48       ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 4/8] mm: add a template-based fast path for zone-device page init Li Zhe
2026-07-03 14:06   ` Mike Rapoport
2026-07-06  7:45     ` Li Zhe
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 5/8] mm: extend the template fast path to zone-device compound tails Li Zhe
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 6/8] string: introduce memcpy_nt() helpers Li Zhe
2026-07-02  2:16   ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-02  7:36     ` Li Zhe
2026-07-06  9:18   ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-06 11:53     ` Li Zhe
2026-07-06 13:49       ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 7/8] x86/string: extend memcpy_flushcache() fixed-size fastpaths Li Zhe
2026-07-02  2:23   ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-02  7:37     ` Li Zhe
2026-07-03 19:56       ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-06  7:43         ` Li Zhe
2026-07-01  9:05 ` [PATCH v5 8/8] mm: use memcpy_nt() in zone-device template copies Li Zhe
2026-07-01 23:28 ` [PATCH v5 0/8] mm: optimize zone-device memmap initialization Andrew Morton
2026-07-02  2:24   ` Borislav Petkov
2026-07-02  7:39   ` Li Zhe

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