From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from kanga.kvack.org (kanga.kvack.org [205.233.56.17]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E06EBC5DF82 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:23:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) id 05F3F6B00A0; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:23:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix, from userid 40) id 037B56B00A1; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:23:23 -0400 (EDT) X-Delivered-To: int-list-linux-mm@kvack.org Received: by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix, from userid 63042) id E68B96B00A2; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:23:23 -0400 (EDT) X-Delivered-To: linux-mm@kvack.org Received: from relay.hostedemail.com (smtprelay0016.hostedemail.com [216.40.44.16]) by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD73D6B00A0 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:23:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtpin10.hostedemail.com (lb01a-stub [10.200.18.249]) by unirelay06.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48126A2B97 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:23:23 +0000 (UTC) X-FDA: 85122470286.10.D67D0EC Received: from tor.source.kernel.org (tor.source.kernel.org [172.105.4.254]) by imf10.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97380C0003 for ; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:23:21 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: imf10.hostedemail.com; dkim=pass header.d=kernel.org header.s=k20260515 header.b=GVzzyQgf; spf=pass (imf10.hostedemail.com: domain of david@kernel.org designates 172.105.4.254 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=david@kernel.org; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=kernel.org ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=hostedemail.com; s=arc-20220608; t=1787250201; h=from:from:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:dkim-signature; bh=FmixaZybyKHaQ5xOVKCdjLxoELLeTE1V6qu2TnXX0Js=; b=1326xcfnoNayrOqC0BOX0sEEdZWmXuNIzUoQMX8jKkLC+Uxh/VgUYqubpBg7Cc3Ek89YqS dAKG+ThU4z4hlAGe4AYqTwR6pZvjJhKxzmoMhthIiyodLSHMeCJ40Vbs7KFwR7yaXucC4V 8A+pRZ2t5fvpN89OAJ0vwRo554unie0= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; imf10.hostedemail.com; dkim=pass header.d=kernel.org header.s=k20260515 header.b=GVzzyQgf; spf=pass (imf10.hostedemail.com: domain of david@kernel.org designates 172.105.4.254 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=david@kernel.org; dmarc=pass (policy=quarantine) header.from=kernel.org ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=hostedemail.com; s=arc-20220608; cv=none; t=1787250201; b=Xw5bs+4sXcTUTqGy5oQ7hp9Hs5QePNR1rU2OzwfUffSWK2fzBJjsySBMfslAGcRAaG2NRn S3xQe3OU7X3is8gVLRkpGoQLRSbr9san7tZfaZgTlIx04cVpdEDXU7zrcSuDTqhZzWGuWX GPiPCwIhfjEP9WiQE9j6a1g8v38Tf1M= Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) by tor.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A85060A61; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:23:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 03C7C1F000E9; Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:23:13 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1787250200; bh=FmixaZybyKHaQ5xOVKCdjLxoELLeTE1V6qu2TnXX0Js=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To; b=GVzzyQgfSnPcmy554ObWztgAD2h9ZDOn7cMADrDapzhbe/XH6shYk/OaZz/WNH+cw jdshAJhsQ0DE7HqRdCTjFbsoZTtI0594TIW/VHO9Z8qZFIYg4qENHnoyEUCvWRH7vc bsvts11O/MmklkKN5Xsg5xY6KxttYKZxK5ZAHS75WU7av80QFCSwk5FBO7vCTJ+04w zN+IUjfOgsW/EHI3p0AQ0nfh7GnEvlMmXJrI1nnF8GSTaMiJGM1jf4xpNWMA5KP5zB 60ZEGqvUYbVfwAt7AeTuU+/AMsviC3u2pPo/l/Uyxdr0fOwJ6CQujlmuZhohhQI0+s R1h/Ss6wbAqMw== Message-ID: Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:23:12 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 0/4] mm: enable lru cache for smaller large folios To: "Barry Song (Xiaomi)" , akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-mm@kvack.org Cc: baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com, dev.jain@arm.com, lance.yang@linux.dev, liam@infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ljs@kernel.org, mhocko@suse.com, npache@redhat.com, rppt@kernel.org, ryan.roberts@arm.com, surenb@google.com, vbabka@kernel.org, ziy@nvidia.com, hughd@google.com, ackerleytng@google.com, usama.arif@linux.dev, joannelkoong@gmail.com, hannes@cmpxchg.org References: <20260818225904.55236-1-baohua@kernel.org> From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" Content-Language: en-US Autocrypt: addr=david@kernel.org; keydata= xsFNBFXLn5EBEAC+zYvAFJxCBY9Tr1xZgcESmxVNI/0ffzE/ZQOiHJl6mGkmA1R7/uUpiCjJ dBrn+lhhOYjjNefFQou6478faXE6o2AhmebqT4KiQoUQFV4R7y1KMEKoSyy8hQaK1umALTdL QZLQMzNE74ap+GDK0wnacPQFpcG1AE9RMq3aeErY5tujekBS32jfC/7AnH7I0v1v1TbbK3Gp XNeiN4QroO+5qaSr0ID2sz5jtBLRb15RMre27E1ImpaIv2Jw8NJgW0k/D1RyKCwaTsgRdwuK Kx/Y91XuSBdz0uOyU/S8kM1+ag0wvsGlpBVxRR/xw/E8M7TEwuCZQArqqTCmkG6HGcXFT0V9 PXFNNgV5jXMQRwU0O/ztJIQqsE5LsUomE//bLwzj9IVsaQpKDqW6TAPjcdBDPLHvriq7kGjt WhVhdl0qEYB8lkBEU7V2Yb+SYhmhpDrti9Fq1EsmhiHSkxJcGREoMK/63r9WLZYI3+4W2rAc UucZa4OT27U5ZISjNg3Ev0rxU5UH2/pT4wJCfxwocmqaRr6UYmrtZmND89X0KigoFD/XSeVv jwBRNjPAubK9/k5NoRrYqztM9W6sJqrH8+UWZ1Idd/DdmogJh0gNC0+N42Za9yBRURfIdKSb B3JfpUqcWwE7vUaYrHG1nw54pLUoPG6sAA7Mehl3nd4pZUALHwARAQABzS5EYXZpZCBIaWxk ZW5icmFuZCAoQ3VycmVudCkgPGRhdmlkQGtlcm5lbC5vcmc+wsGQBBMBCAA6AhsDBQkmWAik AgsJBBUKCQgCFgICHgUCF4AWIQQb2cqtc1xMOkYN/MpN3hD3AP+DWgUCaYJt/AIZAQAKCRBN 3hD3AP+DWriiD/9BLGEKG+N8L2AXhikJg6YmXom9ytRwPqDgpHpVg2xdhopoWdMRXjzOrIKD g4LSnFaKneQD0hZhoArEeamG5tyo32xoRsPwkbpIzL0OKSZ8G6mVbFGpjmyDLQCAxteXCLXz ZI0VbsuJKelYnKcXWOIndOrNRvE5eoOfTt2XfBnAapxMYY2IsV+qaUXlO63GgfIOg8RBaj7x 3NxkI3rV0SHhI4GU9K6jCvGghxeS1QX6L/XI9mfAYaIwGy5B68kF26piAVYv/QZDEVIpo3t7 /fjSpxKT8plJH6rhhR0epy8dWRHk3qT5tk2P85twasdloWtkMZ7FsCJRKWscm1BLpsDn6EQ4 jeMHECiY9kGKKi8dQpv3FRyo2QApZ49NNDbwcR0ZndK0XFo15iH708H5Qja/8TuXCwnPWAcJ DQoNIDFyaxe26Rx3ZwUkRALa3iPcVjE0//TrQ4KnFf+lMBSrS33xDDBfevW9+Dk6IISmDH1R HFq2jpkN+FX/PE8eVhV68B2DsAPZ5rUwyCKUXPTJ/irrCCmAAb5Jpv11S7hUSpqtM/6oVESC 3z/7CzrVtRODzLtNgV4r5EI+wAv/3PgJLlMwgJM90Fb3CB2IgbxhjvmB1WNdvXACVydx55V7 LPPKodSTF29rlnQAf9HLgCphuuSrrPn5VQDaYZl4N/7zc2wcWM7BTQRVy5+RARAA59fefSDR 9nMGCb9LbMX+TFAoIQo/wgP5XPyzLYakO+94GrgfZjfhdaxPXMsl2+o8jhp/hlIzG56taNdt VZtPp3ih1AgbR8rHgXw1xwOpuAd5lE1qNd54ndHuADO9a9A0vPimIes78Hi1/yy+ZEEvRkHk /kDa6F3AtTc1m4rbbOk2fiKzzsE9YXweFjQvl9p+AMw6qd/iC4lUk9g0+FQXNdRs+o4o6Qvy iOQJfGQ4UcBuOy1IrkJrd8qq5jet1fcM2j4QvsW8CLDWZS1L7kZ5gT5EycMKxUWb8LuRjxzZ 3QY1aQH2kkzn6acigU3HLtgFyV1gBNV44ehjgvJpRY2cC8VhanTx0dZ9mj1YKIky5N+C0f21 zvntBqcxV0+3p8MrxRRcgEtDZNav+xAoT3G0W4SahAaUTWXpsZoOecwtxi74CyneQNPTDjNg azHmvpdBVEfj7k3p4dmJp5i0U66Onmf6mMFpArvBRSMOKU9DlAzMi4IvhiNWjKVaIE2Se9BY FdKVAJaZq85P2y20ZBd08ILnKcj7XKZkLU5FkoA0udEBvQ0f9QLNyyy3DZMCQWcwRuj1m73D sq8DEFBdZ5eEkj1dCyx+t/ga6x2rHyc8Sl86oK1tvAkwBNsfKou3v+jP/l14a7DGBvrmlYjO 59o3t6inu6H7pt7OL6u6BQj7DoMAEQEAAcLBfAQYAQgAJgIbDBYhBBvZyq1zXEw6Rg38yk3e EPcA/4NaBQJonNqrBQkmWAihAAoJEE3eEPcA/4NaKtMQALAJ8PzprBEXbXcEXwDKQu+P/vts IfUb1UNMfMV76BicGa5NCZnJNQASDP/+bFg6O3gx5NbhHHPeaWz/VxlOmYHokHodOvtL0WCC 8A5PEP8tOk6029Z+J+xUcMrJClNVFpzVvOpb1lCbhjwAV465Hy+NUSbbUiRxdzNQtLtgZzOV Zw7jxUCs4UUZLQTCuBpFgb15bBxYZ/BL9MbzxPxvfUQIPbnzQMcqtpUs21CMK2PdfCh5c4gS sDci6D5/ZIBw94UQWmGpM/O1ilGXde2ZzzGYl64glmccD8e87OnEgKnH3FbnJnT4iJchtSvx yJNi1+t0+qDti4m88+/9IuPqCKb6Stl+s2dnLtJNrjXBGJtsQG/sRpqsJz5x1/2nPJSRMsx9 5YfqbdrJSOFXDzZ8/r82HgQEtUvlSXNaXCa95ez0UkOG7+bDm2b3s0XahBQeLVCH0mw3RAQg r7xDAYKIrAwfHHmMTnBQDPJwVqxJjVNr7yBic4yfzVWGCGNE4DnOW0vcIeoyhy9vnIa3w1uZ 3iyY2Nsd7JxfKu1PRhCGwXzRw5TlfEsoRI7V9A8isUCoqE2Dzh3FvYHVeX4Us+bRL/oqareJ CIFqgYMyvHj7Q06kTKmauOe4Nf0l0qEkIuIzfoLJ3qr5UyXc2hLtWyT9Ir+lYlX9efqh7mOY qIws/H2t In-Reply-To: <20260818225904.55236-1-baohua@kernel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Server: rspam02 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 97380C0003 X-Stat-Signature: njun5rx3uwh7eipd9uwrngcg5s3848sw X-Rspam-User: X-HE-Tag: 1787250201-557046 X-HE-Meta: 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 CC2KeX8K DFWhSt9NjsXnHnElBOqde+1typ0k6Dr3TROlkiOQllikbF2boDbwD9ai6YdX94DpkFHEsVzvqscmw4j6qhIcAZbDQxOaRFR7GpOpFAiGz4o02RYj7k5B/CnSWjbbG+I+pmpIIMa2a6ke4hd5o1M2pYoHa3DU+nWBl5rCS094hg+4kclhBCpmKuNUkYXFnLdYxqrkL1Fm6/tzVPrkrHnthkjVj4fh0tkUYj9Aa4/7suf+Czm5ti2v8CvVcyKTC8m1lkhbJlHOce8g0wlXaA9gps71C0aZhmLJmLIONW1pI9Rtp2+6RJJS+VIY0ePaibfUYRehMhRNSZxUM+uQ= Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On 8/19/26 00:59, Barry Song (Xiaomi) wrote: > This patchset enables the per-CPU LRU cache for large folios with fewer > than `FOLIO_BATCH_SIZE` (31) pages. It also limits each per-CPU LRU cache > to at most `FOLIO_BATCH_SIZE` pages to avoid negatively affecting > accounting and memory reclamation pressure. > > This is particularly beneficial on systems that use relatively small > large folios. For larger folios, the benefit is likely to be smaller > because far fewer folios are expected to contend for the LRU cache. As raised, there is this problem with collect_longterm_unpinnable_folios() (see https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260806-lru_cache_drain_for_folio-v1-1-c6287d295e99@kernel.org ) whereby we don't know how many refs we actually hold. Certainly not 1. We might have to wait for Hugh's cleanup to handle that cleanly (and avoid all the other LRU cache draining). -- Cheers, David