From: Hao Li <hao.li@linux.dev>
To: david@kernel.org, osalvador@suse.de, akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: vbabka@suse.cz, harry.yoo@oracle.com, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org,
Hao Li <hao.li@linux.dev>
Subject: [PATCH] mm/memory_hotplug: maintain N_NORMAL_MEMORY during hotplug
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:42:47 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260327124412.469833-1-hao.li@linux.dev> (raw)
N_NORMAL_MEMORY is initialized from zone population at boot, but memory
hotplug currently only updates N_MEMORY. As a result, a node that gains
normal memory via hotplug can remain invisible to users iterating over
N_NORMAL_MEMORY, while a node that loses its last normal memory can stay
incorrectly marked as such.
Restore N_NORMAL_MEMORY maintenance directly in online_pages() and
offline_pages(). Set the bit when a node that currently lacks normal
memory onlines pages into a zone <= ZONE_NORMAL, and clear it when
offlining removes the last present pages from zones <= ZONE_NORMAL.
This restores the intended semantics without bringing back the old
status_change_nid_normal notifier plumbing which was removed in
8d2882a8edb8.
Current users that benefit include list_lru, zswap, nfsd filecache,
hugetlb_cgroup, and has_normal_memory sysfs reporting.
Signed-off-by: Hao Li <hao.li@linux.dev>
---
This patch also prepares for a subsequent SLUB change that makes
can_free_to_pcs() rely on N_NORMAL_MEMORY to decide whether an object can be
freed to the sheaf.
---
mm/memory_hotplug.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index bc805029da51..5498744aa1f1 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1155,6 +1155,7 @@ int online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
int need_zonelists_rebuild = 0;
unsigned long flags;
int ret;
+ bool need_set_normal_memory = false;
/*
* {on,off}lining is constrained to full memory sections (or more
@@ -1180,6 +1181,9 @@ int online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
if (ret)
goto failed_addition;
}
+ /* Adding normal memory to the node for the first time */
+ if (!node_state(nid, N_NORMAL_MEMORY) && zone_idx(zone) <= ZONE_NORMAL)
+ need_set_normal_memory = true;
ret = memory_notify(MEM_GOING_ONLINE, &mem_arg);
ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
@@ -1209,6 +1213,8 @@ int online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
if (node_arg.nid >= 0)
node_set_state(nid, N_MEMORY);
+ if (need_set_normal_memory)
+ node_set_state(nid, N_NORMAL_MEMORY);
if (need_zonelists_rebuild)
build_all_zonelists(NULL);
@@ -1908,6 +1914,9 @@ int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
unsigned long flags;
char *reason;
int ret;
+ bool need_clear_normal_memory = false;
+ unsigned long node_normal_pages = 0;
+ enum zone_type zt;
/*
* {on,off}lining is constrained to full memory sections (or more
@@ -1977,6 +1986,13 @@ int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
goto failed_removal_isolated;
}
}
+ /*
+ * Check whether this operation removes the node's last normal memory.
+ */
+ for (zt = 0; zt <= ZONE_NORMAL; zt++)
+ node_normal_pages += pgdat->node_zones[zt].present_pages;
+ if (nr_pages >= node_normal_pages && zone_idx(zone) <= ZONE_NORMAL)
+ need_clear_normal_memory = true;
ret = memory_notify(MEM_GOING_OFFLINE, &mem_arg);
ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
@@ -2055,6 +2071,12 @@ int offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
/* reinitialise watermarks and update pcp limits */
init_per_zone_wmark_min();
+ /*
+ * Clear N_NORMAL_MEMORY first to avoid the transient state
+ * "!N_MEMORY && N_NORMAL_MEMORY".
+ */
+ if (need_clear_normal_memory)
+ node_clear_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY);
/*
* Make sure to mark the node as memory-less before rebuilding the zone
* list. Otherwise this node would still appear in the fallback lists.
--
2.50.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-27 12:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-27 12:42 Hao Li [this message]
2026-03-27 14:38 ` [PATCH] mm/memory_hotplug: maintain N_NORMAL_MEMORY during hotplug Joshua Hahn
2026-03-27 14:44 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-27 15:22 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-27 16:35 ` Joshua Hahn
2026-03-27 15:28 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
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