Re: [PATCHv6 02/17] mm: Change the interface of prep_compound_tail()

Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-02-05T11:35:59Z

On Wed, Feb 04, 2026 at 05:14:12PM +0100, David Hildenbrand (arm) wrote:
> On 2/2/26 16:56, Kiryl Shutsemau wrote:
> > Instead of passing down the head page and tail page index, pass the tail
> > and head pages directly, as well as the order of the compound page.
> >
> > This is a preparation for changing how the head position is encoded in
> > the tail page.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
> > Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>
> > Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
> > ---
> > include/linux/page-flags.h | 4 +++-
> > mm/hugetlb.c | 8 +++++---
> > mm/internal.h | 12 ++++++------
> > mm/mm_init.c | 2 +-
> > mm/page_alloc.c | 2 +-
> > 5 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
> > index f7a0e4af0c73..8a3694369e15 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
> > @@ -865,7 +865,9 @@ static inline bool folio_test_large(const struct folio *folio)
> > return folio_test_head(folio);
> > }
> > -static __always_inline void set_compound_head(struct page *page, struct page *head)
> > +static __always_inline void set_compound_head(struct page *page,
> > + const struct page *head,
> > + unsigned int order)
>
> Two tab indents please on second+ parameter list whenever you touch code.

Do we have this coding style preference written down somewhere?

-tip tree wants the opposite. Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst:

When splitting function declarations or function calls, then please align
the first argument in the second line with the first argument in the first
line::

I want the editor to do The Right Thing™ without my brain involvement.
Having different coding styles in different corners of the kernel makes
it hard.

>
> > {
> > WRITE_ONCE(page->compound_head, (unsigned long)head + 1);
> > }
> > diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
> > index 6e855a32de3d..54ba7cd05a86 100644
>
>
> [...]
>
> > diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
> > index d67e8bb75734..037ddcda25ff 100644
> > --- a/mm/internal.h
> > +++ b/mm/internal.h
> > @@ -879,13 +879,13 @@ static inline void prep_compound_head(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
> > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&folio->_deferred_list);
> > }
> > -static inline void prep_compound_tail(struct page *head, int tail_idx)
> > +static inline void prep_compound_tail(struct page *tail,
>
> Just wondering whether we should call this "struct page *page" for
> consistency with set_compound_head().
>
> Or alternatively, call it also "tail" in set_compound_head().

I will take the alternative path :)

>
> > + const struct page *head,
> > + unsigned int order)
>
> Two tab indent, then this fits into two lines in total.
>
> > {
> > - struct page *p = head + tail_idx;
> > -
> > - p->mapping = TAIL_MAPPING;
> > - set_compound_head(p, head);
> > - set_page_private(p, 0);
> > + tail->mapping = TAIL_MAPPING;
> > + set_compound_head(tail, head, order);
> > + set_page_private(tail, 0);
> > }
> Only nits, in general LGTM
>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (arm) <david@kernel.org>

Thanks!

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Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov