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From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
	Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
	Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>, Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>,
	"Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
	Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>,
	Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>,
	Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>,
	Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 5/7] mm: list_lru: introduce caller locking for additions and deletions
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:53:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260318200352.1039011-6-hannes@cmpxchg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260318200352.1039011-1-hannes@cmpxchg.org>

Locking is currently internal to the list_lru API. However, a caller
might want to keep auxiliary state synchronized with the LRU state.

For example, the THP shrinker uses the lock of its custom LRU to keep
PG_partially_mapped and vmstats consistent.

To allow the THP shrinker to switch to list_lru, provide normal and
irqsafe locking primitives as well as caller-locked variants of the
addition and deletion functions.

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
---
 include/linux/list_lru.h |  34 +++++++++++++
 mm/list_lru.c            | 107 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 2 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/list_lru.h b/include/linux/list_lru.h
index fe739d35a864..4afc02deb44d 100644
--- a/include/linux/list_lru.h
+++ b/include/linux/list_lru.h
@@ -83,6 +83,40 @@ int memcg_list_lru_alloc(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, struct list_lru *lru,
 			 gfp_t gfp);
 void memcg_reparent_list_lrus(struct mem_cgroup *memcg, struct mem_cgroup *parent);
 
+/**
+ * list_lru_lock: lock the sublist for the given node and memcg
+ * @lru: the lru pointer
+ * @nid: the node id of the sublist to lock.
+ * @memcg: the cgroup of the sublist to lock.
+ *
+ * Returns the locked list_lru_one sublist. The caller must call
+ * list_lru_unlock() when done.
+ *
+ * You must ensure that the memcg is not freed during this call (e.g., with
+ * rcu or by taking a css refcnt).
+ *
+ * Return: the locked list_lru_one, or NULL on failure
+ */
+struct list_lru_one *list_lru_lock(struct list_lru *lru, int nid,
+		struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
+
+/**
+ * list_lru_unlock: unlock a sublist locked by list_lru_lock()
+ * @l: the list_lru_one to unlock
+ */
+void list_lru_unlock(struct list_lru_one *l);
+
+struct list_lru_one *list_lru_lock_irqsave(struct list_lru *lru, int nid,
+		struct mem_cgroup *memcg, unsigned long *irq_flags);
+void list_lru_unlock_irqrestore(struct list_lru_one *l,
+		unsigned long *irq_flags);
+
+/* Caller-locked variants, see list_lru_add() etc for documentation */
+bool __list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_lru_one *l,
+		struct list_head *item, int nid, struct mem_cgroup *memcg);
+bool __list_lru_del(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_lru_one *l,
+		struct list_head *item, int nid);
+
 /**
  * list_lru_add: add an element to the lru list's tail
  * @lru: the lru pointer
diff --git a/mm/list_lru.c b/mm/list_lru.c
index 4d74c2e9c2a5..b817c0f48f73 100644
--- a/mm/list_lru.c
+++ b/mm/list_lru.c
@@ -15,17 +15,23 @@
 #include "slab.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 
-static inline void lock_list_lru(struct list_lru_one *l, bool irq)
+static inline void lock_list_lru(struct list_lru_one *l, bool irq,
+				 unsigned long *irq_flags)
 {
-	if (irq)
+	if (irq_flags)
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&l->lock, *irq_flags);
+	else if (irq)
 		spin_lock_irq(&l->lock);
 	else
 		spin_lock(&l->lock);
 }
 
-static inline void unlock_list_lru(struct list_lru_one *l, bool irq_off)
+static inline void unlock_list_lru(struct list_lru_one *l, bool irq_off,
+				   unsigned long *irq_flags)
 {
-	if (irq_off)
+	if (irq_flags)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&l->lock, *irq_flags);
+	else if (irq_off)
 		spin_unlock_irq(&l->lock);
 	else
 		spin_unlock(&l->lock);
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ list_lru_from_memcg_idx(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, int idx)
 
 static inline struct list_lru_one *
 lock_list_lru_of_memcg(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
-		       bool irq, bool skip_empty)
+		       bool irq, unsigned long *irq_flags, bool skip_empty)
 {
 	struct list_lru_one *l;
 
@@ -86,12 +92,12 @@ lock_list_lru_of_memcg(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 again:
 	l = list_lru_from_memcg_idx(lru, nid, memcg_kmem_id(memcg));
 	if (likely(l)) {
-		lock_list_lru(l, irq);
+		lock_list_lru(l, irq, irq_flags);
 		if (likely(READ_ONCE(l->nr_items) != LONG_MIN)) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return l;
 		}
-		unlock_list_lru(l, irq);
+		unlock_list_lru(l, irq, irq_flags);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Caller may simply bail out if raced with reparenting or
@@ -132,37 +138,81 @@ list_lru_from_memcg_idx(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, int idx)
 
 static inline struct list_lru_one *
 lock_list_lru_of_memcg(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
-		       bool irq, bool skip_empty)
+		       bool irq, unsigned long *irq_flags, bool skip_empty)
 {
 	struct list_lru_one *l = &lru->node[nid].lru;
 
-	lock_list_lru(l, irq);
+	lock_list_lru(l, irq, irq_flags);
 
 	return l;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMCG */
 
-/* The caller must ensure the memcg lifetime. */
-bool list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item, int nid,
-		  struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
+struct list_lru_one *list_lru_lock(struct list_lru *lru, int nid,
+				   struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 {
-	struct list_lru_node *nlru = &lru->node[nid];
-	struct list_lru_one *l;
+	return lock_list_lru_of_memcg(lru, nid, memcg, /*irq=*/false,
+				      /*irq_flags=*/NULL, /*skip_empty=*/false);
+}
+
+void list_lru_unlock(struct list_lru_one *l)
+{
+	unlock_list_lru(l, /*irq_off=*/false, /*irq_flags=*/NULL);
+}
+
+struct list_lru_one *list_lru_lock_irqsave(struct list_lru *lru, int nid,
+					   struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
+					   unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	return lock_list_lru_of_memcg(lru, nid, memcg, /*irq=*/true,
+				      /*irq_flags=*/flags, /*skip_empty=*/false);
+}
+
+void list_lru_unlock_irqrestore(struct list_lru_one *l, unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	unlock_list_lru(l, /*irq_off=*/true, /*irq_flags=*/flags);
+}
 
-	l = lock_list_lru_of_memcg(lru, nid, memcg, false, false);
+bool __list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_lru_one *l,
+		    struct list_head *item, int nid,
+		    struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
+{
 	if (list_empty(item)) {
 		list_add_tail(item, &l->list);
 		/* Set shrinker bit if the first element was added */
 		if (!l->nr_items++)
 			set_shrinker_bit(memcg, nid, lru_shrinker_id(lru));
-		unlock_list_lru(l, false);
-		atomic_long_inc(&nlru->nr_items);
+		atomic_long_inc(&lru->node[nid].nr_items);
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool __list_lru_del(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_lru_one *l,
+		    struct list_head *item, int nid)
+{
+	if (!list_empty(item)) {
+		list_del_init(item);
+		l->nr_items--;
+		atomic_long_dec(&lru->node[nid].nr_items);
 		return true;
 	}
-	unlock_list_lru(l, false);
 	return false;
 }
 
+/* The caller must ensure the memcg lifetime. */
+bool list_lru_add(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item, int nid,
+		  struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
+{
+	struct list_lru_one *l;
+	bool ret;
+
+	l = list_lru_lock(lru, nid, memcg);
+	ret = __list_lru_add(lru, l, item, nid, memcg);
+	list_lru_unlock(l);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 bool list_lru_add_obj(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item)
 {
 	bool ret;
@@ -184,19 +234,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(list_lru_add_obj);
 bool list_lru_del(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item, int nid,
 		  struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
 {
-	struct list_lru_node *nlru = &lru->node[nid];
 	struct list_lru_one *l;
+	bool ret;
 
-	l = lock_list_lru_of_memcg(lru, nid, memcg, false, false);
-	if (!list_empty(item)) {
-		list_del_init(item);
-		l->nr_items--;
-		unlock_list_lru(l, false);
-		atomic_long_dec(&nlru->nr_items);
-		return true;
-	}
-	unlock_list_lru(l, false);
-	return false;
+	l = list_lru_lock(lru, nid, memcg);
+	ret = __list_lru_del(lru, l, item, nid);
+	list_lru_unlock(l);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool list_lru_del_obj(struct list_lru *lru, struct list_head *item)
@@ -269,7 +313,8 @@ __list_lru_walk_one(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 	unsigned long isolated = 0;
 
 restart:
-	l = lock_list_lru_of_memcg(lru, nid, memcg, irq_off, true);
+	l = lock_list_lru_of_memcg(lru, nid, memcg, /*irq=*/irq_off,
+				   /*irq_flags=*/NULL, /*skip_empty=*/true);
 	if (!l)
 		return isolated;
 	list_for_each_safe(item, n, &l->list) {
@@ -310,7 +355,7 @@ __list_lru_walk_one(struct list_lru *lru, int nid, struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 			BUG();
 		}
 	}
-	unlock_list_lru(l, irq_off);
+	unlock_list_lru(l, irq_off, NULL);
 out:
 	return isolated;
 }
-- 
2.53.0



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-18 20:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-18 19:53 [PATCH v3 0/7] mm: switch THP shrinker to list_lru Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] mm: list_lru: lock_list_lru_of_memcg() cannot return NULL if !skip_empty Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:12   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 11:30   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] mm: list_lru: deduplicate unlock_list_lru() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-24 11:32   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] mm: list_lru: move list dead check to lock_list_lru_of_memcg() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:20   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 11:34   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] mm: list_lru: deduplicate lock_list_lru() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:22   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 11:36   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` Johannes Weiner [this message]
2026-03-18 20:51   ` [PATCH v3 5/7] mm: list_lru: introduce caller locking for additions and deletions Shakeel Butt
2026-03-20 16:18     ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-24 11:55   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] mm: list_lru: introduce folio_memcg_list_lru_alloc() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:52   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-18 21:01   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 12:01   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] mm: switch deferred split shrinker to list_lru Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:26   ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-18 23:18   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 13:48   ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 21:00 ` [PATCH v3 0/7] mm: switch THP " Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 22:31   ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-19  8:47     ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19  8:52       ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-19 11:45         ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)

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