From: Kiryl Shutsemau <kirill@shutemov.name>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org, david@kernel.org, ljs@kernel.org,
nico.pache@linux.dev
Cc: baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com, baohua@kernel.org,
dev.jain@arm.com, hughd@google.com, lance.yang@linux.dev,
liam@infradead.org, mhocko@suse.com, rppt@kernel.org,
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pfalcato@suse.de, rostedt@goodmis.org, mhiramat@kernel.org,
linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bpf@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 24/57] mm/collapse: report each candidate's outcome to tracing
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:45:36 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260816224609.308019-25-kirill@shutemov.name> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260816224609.308019-1-kirill@shutemov.name>
From: "Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta)" <kas@kernel.org>
The engine decides per candidate, and every one of those decisions is
currently invisible: the mechanism it is about to replace reports through
mm_collapse_huge_page_isolate, which the engine never calls. Switching
the anonymous path over without something in its place would take
existing tracing with it.
Add one tracepoint, mm_collapse_candidate: a window's address and order,
the pass that reached a verdict on it, and what that verdict was.
Every candidate a pass judged produces exactly one -- the pass that
refused it, or the install for one that made it. A candidate the round
gave up on before any pass judged it produces none.
That is enough to follow a round: which windows were attempted, and which
ones the batch dropped and where. It is also what a scan of the trace
buffer can attribute to an address.
It goes in the huge_memory trace system, next to the events it stands in
for, so a consumer enabling that system keeps seeing collapses.
Assisted-by: Claude-Code:claude-opus-5
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta) <kas@kernel.org>
---
include/trace/events/huge_memory.h | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
mm/collapse.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
mm/collapse.h | 13 ++++++++++
3 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/trace/events/huge_memory.h b/include/trace/events/huge_memory.h
index ff938ac9c43c..86131845b761 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/huge_memory.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/huge_memory.h
@@ -44,12 +44,21 @@
EM( SCAN_PAGE_NOT_EXCLUSIVE, "page_not_exclusive") \
EMe(SCAN_ALLOC_LIGHT_MISS, "alloc_light_miss")
+#define COLLAPSE_PASS_STATUS \
+ EM( COLLAPSE_PASS_ALLOC, "alloc") \
+ EM( COLLAPSE_PASS_REVALIDATE, "revalidate") \
+ EM( COLLAPSE_PASS_FAULTIN, "faultin") \
+ EM( COLLAPSE_PASS_FREEZE, "freeze") \
+ EM( COLLAPSE_PASS_COPY, "copy") \
+ EMe(COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL, "install")
+
#undef EM
#undef EMe
#define EM(a, b) TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(a);
#define EMe(a, b) TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(a);
SCAN_STATUS
+COLLAPSE_PASS_STATUS
#undef EM
#undef EMe
@@ -117,6 +126,37 @@ TRACE_EVENT(mm_collapse_huge_page,
__entry->order)
);
+TRACE_EVENT(mm_collapse_candidate,
+
+ TP_PROTO(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, unsigned int order,
+ int pass, int result),
+
+ TP_ARGS(mm, addr, order, pass, result),
+
+ TP_STRUCT__entry(
+ __field(struct mm_struct *, mm)
+ __field(unsigned long, addr)
+ __field(unsigned int, order)
+ __field(int, pass)
+ __field(int, result)
+ ),
+
+ TP_fast_assign(
+ __entry->mm = mm;
+ __entry->addr = addr;
+ __entry->order = order;
+ __entry->pass = pass;
+ __entry->result = result;
+ ),
+
+ TP_printk("mm=%p, addr=0x%lx, order=%u, pass=%s, result=%s",
+ __entry->mm,
+ __entry->addr,
+ __entry->order,
+ __print_symbolic(__entry->pass, COLLAPSE_PASS_STATUS),
+ __print_symbolic(__entry->result, SCAN_STATUS))
+);
+
TRACE_EVENT(mm_collapse_huge_page_isolate,
TP_PROTO(struct folio *folio, int none_or_zero,
diff --git a/mm/collapse.c b/mm/collapse.c
index 9b73ebff1103..91ff20138a8e 100644
--- a/mm/collapse.c
+++ b/mm/collapse.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
#include <linux/vmstat.h>
#include <asm/tlb.h>
+#include <trace/events/huge_memory.h>
#include "collapse.h"
#include "internal.h"
@@ -195,6 +196,14 @@ static unsigned int candidate_nr_pages(const struct collapse_candidate *cand)
return 1U << cand->order;
}
+static void collapse_trace_candidate(struct mm_struct *mm,
+ const struct collapse_candidate *cand,
+ enum collapse_pass pass)
+{
+ trace_mm_collapse_candidate(mm, cand->addr, cand->order, pass,
+ cand->result);
+}
+
/* Where a candidate sits in the table, in the PTE offsets selection counts in */
static unsigned int candidate_offset(const struct collapse_candidate *cand,
unsigned long pmd_addr)
@@ -278,6 +287,8 @@ static enum scan_result collapse_revalidate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
BIT(cand->order))) {
cand->state = CAND_SKIPPED;
cand->result = SCAN_VMA_CHECK;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_REVALIDATE);
continue;
}
@@ -420,6 +431,8 @@ static enum scan_result collapse_faultin(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
if (r == SCAN_EXCEED_SWAP_PTE) {
cand->state = CAND_SKIPPED;
cand->result = r;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(vma->vm_mm, cand,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_FAULTIN);
break;
}
if (r != SCAN_SUCCEED) {
@@ -878,6 +891,7 @@ static void collapse_freeze(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
continue;
cand->state = CAND_SKIPPED;
cand->result = SCAN_NO_PTE_TABLE;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_FREEZE);
}
return;
}
@@ -904,6 +918,7 @@ static void collapse_freeze(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
cand->result = result;
if (result != SCAN_SUCCEED) {
cand->state = CAND_SKIPPED;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_FREEZE);
continue;
}
@@ -986,6 +1001,7 @@ static void collapse_reserve(struct mm_struct *mm, struct collapse_control *cc)
cand->state = CAND_SKIPPED;
cand->result = result;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_ALLOC);
}
}
@@ -1016,6 +1032,7 @@ static void collapse_deposit(struct mm_struct *mm, struct collapse_control *cc)
if (!cand->deposit) {
cand->state = CAND_SKIPPED;
cand->result = SCAN_ALLOC_HUGE_PAGE_FAIL;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_ALLOC);
}
}
@@ -1060,6 +1077,8 @@ static void collapse_provision(struct mm_struct *mm,
}
cand->result = result;
}
+
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_ALLOC);
}
}
@@ -1106,6 +1125,8 @@ static void collapse_copy(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
*/
if (copy_mc_user_highpage(dst, src, addr, vma)) {
cand->result = SCAN_COPY_MC;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(vma->vm_mm, cand,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_COPY);
break;
}
}
@@ -1294,6 +1315,7 @@ static void collapse_install_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
/* Table gone under us; see collapse_abort_candidate() on @pte */
spin_unlock(pmd_ptl);
cand->result = SCAN_NO_PTE_TABLE;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL);
collapse_abort_candidate(vma, cand, NULL);
return;
}
@@ -1315,6 +1337,7 @@ static void collapse_install_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
if (!collapse_verify_candidate(cand, pte, &nr_populated)) {
cand->result = SCAN_PTE_NON_PRESENT;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand, COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL);
collapse_abort_candidate(vma, cand, pte);
goto out_unlock;
}
@@ -1411,6 +1434,8 @@ static void collapse_install(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
continue;
cand->result = SCAN_NO_PTE_TABLE;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL);
collapse_abort_candidate(vma, cand, NULL);
}
return;
@@ -1439,6 +1464,8 @@ static void collapse_install(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
if (!collapse_verify_candidate(cand, cand_pte, &nr_populated)) {
cand->result = SCAN_PTE_NON_PRESENT;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL);
collapse_abort_candidate(vma, cand, cand_pte);
continue;
}
@@ -1548,8 +1575,11 @@ static unsigned int collapse_finish(struct mm_struct *mm,
pte_free(mm, cand->deposit);
cand->deposit = NULL;
}
- if (cand->state == CAND_INSTALLED)
+ if (cand->state == CAND_INSTALLED) {
nr_installed++;
+ collapse_trace_candidate(mm, cand,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL);
+ }
}
return nr_installed;
diff --git a/mm/collapse.h b/mm/collapse.h
index 3803f5a89087..34de3ebb05e3 100644
--- a/mm/collapse.h
+++ b/mm/collapse.h
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
struct collapse_candidate;
struct collapse_retry;
+/*
+ * Which pass of a round reached a verdict on a candidate. Only collapse.c
+ * produces these; the trace header khugepaged.c builds names them.
+ */
+enum collapse_pass {
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_ALLOC,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_REVALIDATE,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_FAULTIN,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_FREEZE,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_COPY,
+ COLLAPSE_PASS_INSTALL,
+};
+
enum scan_result {
SCAN_FAIL,
SCAN_SUCCEED,
--
2.54.0
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2026-08-16 22:45 [RFC PATCH 00/57] mm/collapse: rebuild collapse on migration primitives Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 01/57] mm: add pte_folio() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 02/57] mm: add pte_none_or_zero() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 03/57] mm/collapse: add collapse.h for the shared collapse state Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 04/57] mm/collapse: rename mthp_present_ptes to eligible_ptes Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 05/57] mm/collapse: state what a collapse may do in the policy Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 06/57] mm/collapse: move the smallest collapse order to collapse.h Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 07/57] mm/collapse: sketch the new anonymous collapse engine Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 08/57] mm/collapse: scan a table for what a collapse could use Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 09/57] mm/collapse: collect candidate windows into a round Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 10/57] mm/collapse: run a round and feed the outcomes back Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 11/57] mm/collapse: sketch the passes of a round Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 12/57] mm/collapse: allocate a destination per candidate Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 13/57] mm/collapse: revalidate a round against the VMA Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 14/57] mm/collapse: fault the sources in before the freeze Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 15/57] mm/collapse: check what a candidate would freeze Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 16/57] mm/collapse: freeze the sources behind migration entries Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 17/57] mm/collapse: copy the sources into the destinations Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 18/57] mm/collapse: install the destinations at PTE level Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 19/57] mm/collapse: install a PMD leaf as the terminal layer Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 20/57] mm/collapse: put the sources back Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 21/57] mm/collapse: settle whatever the round reached Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 22/57] mm/collapse: walk a table with a selection cursor Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 23/57] mm/collapse: give a refused region a second chance Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` Kiryl Shutsemau [this message]
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 25/57] mm/collapse: collapse anonymous memory with the new engine Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 26/57] mm/collapse: give collapse_single_pmd() the range to work on Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 27/57] mm/collapse: scan the windows a VMA can hold Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 28/57] mm/collapse: remove the mechanism the engine replaces Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 29/57] mm/collapse: move what a collapse is judged on into collapse.c Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 30/57] mm/collapse: name the max_ptes ceiling after collapse Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 31/57] mm/khugepaged: count collapses where khugepaged makes them Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 32/57] mm/collapse: move the file collapse into collapse.c Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 33/57] mm/collapse: split collapse into a scan and a run Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 34/57] mm/collapse: implement MADV_COLLAPSE in madvise.c Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 35/57] mm/madvise: drop MADV_COLLAPSE's redundant mm reference Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 36/57] mm/collapse: report what the scan found Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 37/57] mm/collapse: report what the fault-in pass paid Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 38/57] mm/collapse: report the round, and what it made faulters wait Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 39/57] mm/collapse: name the file collapse's tracepoints after collapse Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 40/57] mm/collapse: remove the tracepoints of the mechanism that is gone Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 41/57] mm/collapse: give collapse its own trace header Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 42/57] mm/collapse: allow error injection into the freeze Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 43/57] mm/khugepaged: check the scan budget before the work, not after Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 44/57] mm/khugepaged: hold the address space open across a scan Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 45/57] mm/collapse: take a per-VMA read lock for the round Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 46/57] mm/khugepaged: scan under a per-VMA read lock Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:45 ` [RFC PATCH 47/57] mm/madvise: collapse " Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 48/57] mm/collapse: assert the mm reference the engine relies on Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 49/57] mm/khugepaged: drop the mmap_lock barrier from __khugepaged_exit() Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 50/57] selftests/mm: attribute collapses by candidate event alone Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 51/57] selftests/mm: cover collapse inside a sub-PMD VMA Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 52/57] selftests/mm: cover a hole-y window in " Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 53/57] selftests/mm: cover collapse of mlocked ranges Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 54/57] selftests/mm: cover collapse beside a MADV_FREE'd page Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 55/57] selftests/mm: cover collapse beside a pinned page Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 56/57] selftests/mm: cover the scaled max_ptes_shared limit Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-16 22:46 ` [RFC PATCH 57/57] MAINTAINERS: add an entry for collapse Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-08-17 8:04 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-17 8:08 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-08-17 2:02 ` [RFC PATCH 00/57] mm/collapse: rebuild collapse on migration primitives Zi Yan
2026-08-17 8:52 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
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