Re: [Patch v2] [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: Fix tracepoint mm_page_alloc_zone_locked()

[Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>]

On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 11:53:07AM +0900, Wonhyuk Yang wrote:
> Currently, trace point mm_page_alloc_zone_locked() doesn't show
> correct information.
> 
> First, when alloc_flag has ALLOC_HARDER/ALLOC_CMA, page can
> be allocated from MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC/MIGRATE_CMA. Nevertheless,
> tracepoint use requested migration type not MIGRATE_HIGHATOMIC and
> MIGRATE_CMA.
> 
> Second, after Commit 44042b4498728 ("mm/page_alloc: allow high-order
> pages to be stored on the per-cpu lists") percpu-list can store
> high order pages. But trace point determine whether it is a refiil
> of percpu-list by comparing requested order and 0.
> 
> To handle these problems, make mm_page_alloc_zone_locked() only be
> called by __rmqueue_smallest with correct migration type. With a
> new argument called percpu_refill, it can show roughly whether it
> is a refill of percpu-list.
> 
> Cc: Baik Song An <bsahn@etri.re.kr>
> Cc: Hong Yeon Kim <kimhy@etri.re.kr>
> Cc: Taeung Song <taeung@reallinux.co.kr>
> Cc: linuxgeek@linuxgeek.io
> Signed-off-by: Wonhyuk Yang <vvghjk1234@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>

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