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From: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@google.com>
To: jackmanb@google.com, Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
	 Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH 15/21] mm/page_alloc: rename ALLOC_NON_BLOCK back to _HARDER
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:59:50 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250924-b4-asi-page-alloc-v1-15-2d861768041f@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250924-b4-asi-page-alloc-v1-0-2d861768041f@google.com>

Commit 1ebbb21811b7 ("mm/page_alloc: explicitly define how __GFP_HIGH
non-blocking allocations accesses reserves") renamed ALLOC_HARDER to
ALLOC_NON_BLOCK because the former is "a vague description".

However, vagueness is accurate here, this is a vague flag. It is not set
for __GFP_NOMEMALLOC. It doesn't really mean "allocate without blocking"
but rather "allow dipping into atomic reserves, _because_ of the need
not to block".

A later commit will need an alloc flag that really means "don't block
here", so go back to the flag's old name and update the commentary
to try and give it a slightly clearer meaning.

Signed-off-by: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@google.com>
---
 mm/internal.h   | 9 +++++----
 mm/page_alloc.c | 8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 6006cfb2b9c7e771a0c647c471901dc7fcdad242..513aba6c00bed813c9e38464aec5a15e65edaa58 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -1297,9 +1297,10 @@ unsigned int reclaim_clean_pages_from_list(struct zone *zone,
 #define ALLOC_OOM		ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS
 #endif
 
-#define ALLOC_NON_BLOCK		 0x10 /* Caller cannot block. Allow access
-				       * to 25% of the min watermark or
-				       * 62.5% if __GFP_HIGH is set.
+#define ALLOC_HARDER		 0x10 /* Because the caller cannot block,
+				       * allow access * to 25% of the min
+				       * watermark or 62.5% if __GFP_HIGH is
+				       * set.
 				       */
 #define ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE	 0x20 /* __GFP_HIGH set. Allow access to 50%
 				       * of the min watermark.
@@ -1316,7 +1317,7 @@ unsigned int reclaim_clean_pages_from_list(struct zone *zone,
 #define ALLOC_KSWAPD		0x800 /* allow waking of kswapd, __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM set */
 
 /* Flags that allow allocations below the min watermark. */
-#define ALLOC_RESERVES (ALLOC_NON_BLOCK|ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE|ALLOC_HIGHATOMIC|ALLOC_OOM)
+#define ALLOC_RESERVES (ALLOC_HARDER|ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE|ALLOC_HIGHATOMIC|ALLOC_OOM)
 
 enum ttu_flags;
 struct tlbflush_unmap_batch;
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 0b205aefd27e188c492c32754db08a4488317bd8..cd47cfaae820ce696d2e6e0c47436e00d3feef60 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ struct page *rmqueue_buddy(struct zone *preferred_zone, struct zone *zone,
 			 * reserves as failing now is worse than failing a
 			 * high-order atomic allocation in the future.
 			 */
-			if (!page && (alloc_flags & (ALLOC_OOM|ALLOC_NON_BLOCK)))
+			if (!page && (alloc_flags & (ALLOC_OOM|ALLOC_HARDER)))
 				page = __rmqueue_smallest(zone, order, ft_high);
 
 			if (!page) {
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ bool __zone_watermark_ok(struct zone *z, unsigned int order, unsigned long mark,
 			 * or (GFP_KERNEL & ~__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM) do not get
 			 * access to the min reserve.
 			 */
-			if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_NON_BLOCK)
+			if (alloc_flags & ALLOC_HARDER)
 				min -= min / 4;
 		}
 
@@ -4546,7 +4546,7 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 	 * The caller may dip into page reserves a bit more if the caller
 	 * cannot run direct reclaim, or if the caller has realtime scheduling
 	 * policy or is asking for __GFP_HIGH memory.  GFP_ATOMIC requests will
-	 * set both ALLOC_NON_BLOCK and ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE(__GFP_HIGH).
+	 * set both ALLOC_HARDER and ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE(__GFP_HIGH).
 	 */
 	alloc_flags |= (__force int)
 		(gfp_mask & (__GFP_HIGH | __GFP_KSWAPD_RECLAIM));
@@ -4557,7 +4557,7 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 		 * if it can't schedule.
 		 */
 		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)) {
-			alloc_flags |= ALLOC_NON_BLOCK;
+			alloc_flags |= ALLOC_HARDER;
 
 			if (order > 0 && (alloc_flags & ALLOC_MIN_RESERVE))
 				alloc_flags |= ALLOC_HIGHATOMIC;

-- 
2.50.1



  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-09-24 15:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 65+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-09-24 14:59 [PATCH 00/21] mm: ASI direct map management Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 01/21] x86/mm/asi: Add CONFIG_MITIGATION_ADDRESS_SPACE_ISOLATION Brendan Jackman
2025-10-24 22:37   ` Borislav Petkov
2025-10-24 23:32     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-25  9:57       ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 02/21] x86/mm/asi: add X86_FEATURE_ASI and asi= Brendan Jackman
2025-10-25 10:06   ` Borislav Petkov
2025-10-26 22:24     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-11-10 11:26       ` Borislav Petkov
2025-11-10 12:15         ` Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 03/21] x86/mm: factor out phys_pgd_init() Brendan Jackman
2025-09-27 19:29   ` kernel test robot
2025-10-01 12:26     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-25 11:48   ` Borislav Petkov
2025-10-26 22:29     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-11-10 11:38       ` Borislav Petkov
2025-11-10 12:36         ` Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 04/21] x86/mm/asi: set up asi_nonsensitive_pgd Brendan Jackman
2025-10-01 20:28   ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 14:05     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-02 16:14       ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 17:19         ` Brendan Jackman
2025-11-12 19:39           ` Dave Hansen
2025-11-11 14:55   ` Borislav Petkov
2025-11-11 17:53     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 05/21] x86/mm/pat: mirror direct map changes to ASI Brendan Jackman
2025-09-25 13:36   ` kernel test robot
2025-10-01 20:50   ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 14:31     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-02 16:40       ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 17:08         ` Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 06/21] mm/page_alloc: add __GFP_SENSITIVE and always set it Brendan Jackman
2025-10-01 21:18   ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 14:34     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 07/21] mm: introduce for_each_free_list() Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 08/21] mm: rejig pageblock mask definitions Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 09/21] mm/page_alloc: Invert is_check_pages_enabled() check Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 10/21] mm/page_alloc: remove ifdefs from pindex helpers Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 11/21] mm: introduce freetype_t Brendan Jackman
2025-09-25 13:15   ` kernel test robot
2025-10-01 21:20   ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 14:39     ` Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 12/21] mm/asi: encode sensitivity in freetypes and pageblocks Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 13/21] mm/page_alloc_test: unit test pindex helpers Brendan Jackman
2025-09-25 13:36   ` kernel test robot
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 14/21] x86/mm/pat: introduce cpa_fault option Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` Brendan Jackman [this message]
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 16/21] mm/page_alloc: introduce ALLOC_NOBLOCK Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 17/21] mm/slub: defer application of gfp_allowed_mask Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 18/21] mm/asi: support changing pageblock sensitivity Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 19/21] mm/asi: bad_page() when ASI mappings are wrong Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 20/21] x86/mm/asi: don't use global pages when ASI enabled Brendan Jackman
2025-09-24 14:59 ` [PATCH 21/21] mm: asi_test: smoke test for [non]sensitive page allocs Brendan Jackman
2025-09-25 17:51 ` [PATCH 00/21] mm: ASI direct map management Brendan Jackman
2025-09-30 19:51 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2025-10-01  7:12   ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-01 19:54 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-01 20:22   ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-10-01 20:30     ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 11:05       ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-01 20:59 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02  7:34   ` David Hildenbrand
2025-10-02 11:23   ` Brendan Jackman
2025-10-02 17:01     ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-02 19:19       ` Brendan Jackman

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