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>>>>>>>> + >>>>>>>> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(!IS_ALIGNED(pfn, 1 << order)); >>>>>>>> + /* Caller removed page from freelist, buddy info cleared! */ >>>>>>>> + VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(PageBuddy(page)); >>>>>>>> + >>>>>>>> + if (order > pageblock_order) >>>>>>>> + order = pageblock_order; >>>>>>>> + >>>>>>>> + while (pfn != end) { >>>>>>>> + int mt = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn); >>>>>>>> + >>>>>>>> + __free_one_page(page, pfn, zone, order, mt, fpi); >>>>>>>> + pfn += 1 << order; >>>>>>>> + page = pfn_to_page(pfn); >>>>>>>> + } >>>>>>>> +} >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> stumbling over this while digging through the code .... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> + >>>>>>>> static void free_one_page(struct zone *zone, struct page *page, >>>>>>>> unsigned long pfn, unsigned int order, >>>>>>>> fpi_t fpi_flags) >>>>>>>> { >>>>>>>> unsigned long flags; >>>>>>>> - int migratetype; >>>>>>>> spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags); >>>>>>>> - migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn); >>>>>>>> - __free_one_page(page, pfn, zone, order, migratetype, fpi_flags); >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This change is rather undesired: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> via __free_pages_core()->__free_pages_ok() we can easily end up here with order=MAX_PAGE_ORDER. >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you have a concrete example? PMD THP on x86_64 is pageblock_order. >>>>>> We do not have PMD level mTHP yet. Any other possible source? >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What your new code will do is split this perfectly reasonable MAX_PAGE_ORDER chunk via split_large_buddy() into pageblock-sized chunks, and let the buddy merging logic undo our unnecessary splitting. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there a way to avoid this and just process the whole MAX_PAGE_ORDER chunk like we used to? >>>>>> >>>>>> Probably split_large_buddy() can check the migratetypes of the to-be-freed >>>>>> page, if order > pageblock_order. If all migratetypes are the same, the page >>>>>> can be freed at MAX_PAGE_ORDER, otherwise pageblock_order. >>>>> >>>>> Thinking about this: why do we care about the migratetype? >>>>> >>>>> We only have to fallback to pageblocks if any pageblock is "MIGRATE_ISOLATE" (and maybe MIGRATE_CMA), but not all. Otherwise, we can just ignore the migratetype (or rather overwrite it) >>>> >>>> There are VM_WARN_ONCEs around *_free_list() operations to make sure >>>> page migratetype matches the migratetype of the list it is on. Ignoring >>>> migratetype would trigger these WARNs. Overwriting it would work but >>>> free page migratetype accounting needs to be taken care of. >>>> >>>> An implicit reason is that __free_one_page() does not support >MAX_PAGE_ORDER >>>> and gigantic hugetlb folios are freed via free_one_page(), where >>>> split_large_buddy() is used to work around the limitation. >>> >>> Yes, I saw that change. But that can be easily identified cased by >>> unlikely(order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER) to handle that rare case in a special way. >>> >>> > > For the two memory init cases you mentioned in the other email, >>> maybe a new >>>> fpi flag to make free_one_page() use __free_one_page() for them, >>>> since migratetypes should be the same across MAX_PAGE_ORDER range there, right? >>> >>> In the context of alloc_frozen_range()/free_frozen_range() I want to >>> free MAX_PAGE_ORDER chunks when possible, and not have some odd logic in >>> the freeing path undo some of that effort. >> >> Adding a pointer to that discussion: >> >> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/ZzZdnuZBf-xgiwD2@casper.infradead.org > > Thanks. > > So you are thinking about something like this: > > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > index b6958333054d..3d3341dc1ad1 100644 > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > @@ -1254,7 +1254,12 @@ static void free_one_page(struct zone *zone, struct page *page, > unsigned long flags; > > spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags); > - split_large_buddy(zone, page, pfn, order, fpi_flags); > + if (unlikely(order > MAX_PAGE_ORDER)) > + split_large_buddy(zone, page, pfn, order, fpi_flags);> + else { > + int migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn); > + __free_one_page(page, pfn, zone, order, migratetype, fpi_flags); > + } > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags); > > __count_vm_events(PGFREE, 1 << order); > Something in that direction, but likely something like: if (likely(order <= pageblock_order)) { int migratetype = get_pfnblock_migratetype(page, pfn); __free_one_page(page, pfn, zone, order, migratetype, fpi_flags); } else if (order <= MAX_PAGE_ORDER) { /* We might have to split when some pageblocks differ. */ maybe_split_large_buddy(zone, page, pfn, order, fpi_flags); } else { /* The buddy works in max MAX_PAGE_ORDER chunks. */ for /* each MAX_PAGE_ORDER chunk */ maybe_split_large_buddy(zone, page, pfn, MAX_PAGE_ORDER, fpi_flags); pfn += MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES; page = ... } } Whereby maybe_split_large_buddy would check if it has to do anything with the pageblocks, or whether it can just call __free_one_page(order). It would only accept order <= In the future with free_frozen_pages(), the last else case would vanish. > > Is it possible to have a MAX_PAGE_ORDER hugetlb folio? If no, we are good. Hm, I wouldn't rule it out. To be future proof, we'd likely should add a way to handle it. Shouldn't be too hard and expensive: simply read all pageblock migratetypes. I wonder if there are configs (no page isolation?) where we don't have to check anything. > If yes, alloc_contig_range() can change the migratetype of one of half that folio > and during migration phase, that folio will be freed via __free_one_page() > and causing migratetype mismatch. Can you remind me how that happens? Likely, we isolate a single pageblock, and shortly after we free a larger page that covers multiple pageblocks? So this could affect other alloc_contig_range() users as well, I assume? Thanks! -- Cheers, David / dhildenb