[PATCHv6 14/17] mm/hugetlb: Remove hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key static key

Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-02T15:58:38Z

The hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key static key was used to guard fake head
detection in compound_head() and related functions. It allowed skipping
the fake head checks entirely when HVO was not in use.

With fake heads eliminated and the detection code removed, the static
key serves no purpose. Remove its definition and all increment/decrement
calls.

Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>
---
include/linux/page-flags.h | 2 --
mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c | 14 ++------------
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index 5a8f6fab2255..1aaa604f4b9b 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ static __always_inline bool compound_info_has_mask(void)
return is_power_of_2(sizeof(struct page));
}

-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
-
static __always_inline unsigned long _compound_head(const struct page *page)
{
unsigned long info = READ_ONCE(page->compound_info);
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
index 6088fc77865c..bdb68779d7b2 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.c
@@ -385,9 +385,6 @@ static int vmemmap_remap_alloc(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
return vmemmap_remap_range(start, end, &walk);
}

-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
-
static bool vmemmap_optimize_enabled = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP_DEFAULT_ON);
static int __init hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_param(char *buf)
{
@@ -419,10 +416,8 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_restore_folio(const struct hstate *h,
* discarded vmemmap pages must be allocated and remapping.
*/
ret = vmemmap_remap_alloc(vmemmap_start, vmemmap_end, flags);
- if (!ret) {
+ if (!ret)
folio_clear_hugetlb_vmemmap_optimized(folio);
- static_branch_dec(&hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
- }

return ret;
}
@@ -544,8 +539,6 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h,
if (!vmemmap_tail)
return -ENOMEM;

- static_branch_inc(&hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
-
/*
* Very Subtle
* If VMEMMAP_REMAP_NO_TLB_FLUSH is set, TLB flushing is not performed
@@ -581,10 +574,8 @@ static int __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folio(const struct hstate *h,
vmemmap_head, vmemmap_tail,
vmemmap_pages, flags);
out:
- if (ret) {
- static_branch_dec(&hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
+ if (ret)
folio_clear_hugetlb_vmemmap_optimized(folio);
- }

return ret;
}
@@ -650,7 +641,6 @@ static void __hugetlb_vmemmap_optimize_folios(struct hstate *h,
register_page_bootmem_memmap(pfn_to_section_nr(spfn),
&folio->page,
HUGETLB_VMEMMAP_RESERVE_SIZE);
- static_branch_inc(&hugetlb_optimize_vmemmap_key);
continue;
}

--
2.51.2