From: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org, paul@paul-moore.com,
jmorris@namei.org, serge@hallyn.com, omosnace@redhat.com,
mhocko@suse.com
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org,
bpf@vger.kernel.org, ligang.bdlg@bytedance.com,
Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>,
"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 1/6] mm, doc: Add doc for MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 14:15:54 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20231122141559.4228-2-laoar.shao@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20231122141559.4228-1-laoar.shao@gmail.com>
The document on MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING was missed in the initial commit
The MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING document was inadvertently omitted from the
initial commit bda420b98505 ("numa balancing: migrate on fault among
multiple bound nodes")
Let's ensure its inclusion.
Signed-off-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com>
Cc: "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com>
---
.../admin-guide/mm/numa_memory_policy.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/numa_memory_policy.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/numa_memory_policy.rst
index eca38fa81e0f..19071b71979c 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/numa_memory_policy.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/numa_memory_policy.rst
@@ -332,6 +332,33 @@ MPOL_F_RELATIVE_NODES
MPOL_PREFERRED policies that were created with an empty nodemask
(local allocation).
+MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING (since Linux 5.12)
+ When operating in MPOL_BIND mode, enables NUMA balancing for tasks,
+ contingent upon kernel support. This feature optimizes page
+ placement within the confines of the specified memory binding
+ policy. The addition of the MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING flag augments the
+ control mechanism for NUMA balancing:
+
+ - The sysctl knob numa_balancing governs global activation or
+ deactivation of NUMA balancing.
+
+ - Even if sysctl numa_balancing is enabled, NUMA balancing remains
+ disabled by default for memory areas or applications utilizing
+ explicit memory policies.
+
+ - The MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING flag facilitates NUMA balancing
+ activation for applications employing explicit memory policies
+ (MPOL_BIND).
+
+ This flags enables various optimizations for page placement through
+ NUMA balancing. For instance, when an application's memory is bound
+ to multiple nodes (MPOL_BIND), the hint page fault handler attempts
+ to migrate accessed pages to reduce cross-node access if the
+ accessing node aligns with the policy nodemask.
+
+ If the flag isn't supported by the kernel, or is used with mode
+ other than MPOL_BIND, -1 is returned and errno is set to EINVAL.
+
Memory Policy Reference Counting
================================
--
2.30.1 (Apple Git-130)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-11-22 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-11-22 14:15 [RFC PATCH v2 0/6] mm, security, bpf: Fine-grained control over memory policy adjustments with lsm bpf Yafang Shao
2023-11-22 14:15 ` Yafang Shao [this message]
2023-11-23 6:37 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/6] mm, doc: Add doc for MPOL_F_NUMA_BALANCING Huang, Ying
2023-11-22 14:15 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/6] mm: mempolicy: Revise comment regarding mempolicy mode flags Yafang Shao
2023-11-23 6:30 ` Huang, Ying
2023-11-23 12:21 ` Yafang Shao
2023-11-22 14:15 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/6] mm, security: Fix missed security_task_movememory() in mbind(2) Yafang Shao
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