From: Nico Pache <npache@redhat.com>
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Subject: [PATCH mm-unstable v14 06/16] khugepaged: generalize __collapse_huge_page_* for mTHP support
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:28:31 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260122192841.128719-7-npache@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260122192841.128719-1-npache@redhat.com>
generalize the order of the __collapse_huge_page_* functions
to support future mTHP collapse.
mTHP collapse will not honor the khugepaged_max_ptes_shared or
khugepaged_max_ptes_swap parameters, and will fail if it encounters a
shared or swapped entry.
No functional changes in this patch.
Reviewed-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Co-developed-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Nico Pache <npache@redhat.com>
---
mm/khugepaged.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/khugepaged.c b/mm/khugepaged.c
index 384d30b6bdd3..0f68902edd9a 100644
--- a/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static void release_pte_pages(pte_t *pte, pte_t *_pte,
static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_isolate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long start_addr, pte_t *pte, struct collapse_control *cc,
- struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
+ unsigned int order, struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
{
struct page *page = NULL;
struct folio *folio = NULL;
@@ -547,15 +547,17 @@ static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_isolate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
pte_t *_pte;
int none_or_zero = 0, shared = 0, referenced = 0;
enum scan_result result = SCAN_FAIL;
+ const unsigned long nr_pages = 1UL << order;
+ int max_ptes_none = khugepaged_max_ptes_none >> (HPAGE_PMD_ORDER - order);
- for (_pte = pte; _pte < pte + HPAGE_PMD_NR;
+ for (_pte = pte; _pte < pte + nr_pages;
_pte++, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
pte_t pteval = ptep_get(_pte);
if (pte_none_or_zero(pteval)) {
++none_or_zero;
if (!userfaultfd_armed(vma) &&
(!cc->is_khugepaged ||
- none_or_zero <= khugepaged_max_ptes_none)) {
+ none_or_zero <= max_ptes_none)) {
continue;
} else {
result = SCAN_EXCEED_NONE_PTE;
@@ -583,8 +585,14 @@ static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_isolate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
/* See collapse_scan_pmd(). */
if (folio_maybe_mapped_shared(folio)) {
++shared;
- if (cc->is_khugepaged &&
- shared > khugepaged_max_ptes_shared) {
+ /*
+ * TODO: Support shared pages without leading to further
+ * mTHP collapses. Currently bringing in new pages via
+ * shared may cause a future higher order collapse on a
+ * rescan of the same range.
+ */
+ if (!is_pmd_order(order) || (cc->is_khugepaged &&
+ shared > khugepaged_max_ptes_shared)) {
result = SCAN_EXCEED_SHARED_PTE;
count_vm_event(THP_SCAN_EXCEED_SHARED_PTE);
goto out;
@@ -677,18 +685,18 @@ static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_isolate(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
}
static void __collapse_huge_page_copy_succeeded(pte_t *pte,
- struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long address,
- spinlock_t *ptl,
- struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
+ spinlock_t *ptl, unsigned int order,
+ struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
{
- unsigned long end = address + HPAGE_PMD_SIZE;
+ unsigned long end = address + (PAGE_SIZE << order);
struct folio *src, *tmp;
pte_t pteval;
pte_t *_pte;
unsigned int nr_ptes;
+ const unsigned long nr_pages = 1UL << order;
- for (_pte = pte; _pte < pte + HPAGE_PMD_NR; _pte += nr_ptes,
+ for (_pte = pte; _pte < pte + nr_pages; _pte += nr_ptes,
address += nr_ptes * PAGE_SIZE) {
nr_ptes = 1;
pteval = ptep_get(_pte);
@@ -741,13 +749,11 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy_succeeded(pte_t *pte,
}
static void __collapse_huge_page_copy_failed(pte_t *pte,
- pmd_t *pmd,
- pmd_t orig_pmd,
- struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
+ pmd_t *pmd, pmd_t orig_pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+ unsigned int order, struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
{
spinlock_t *pmd_ptl;
-
+ const unsigned long nr_pages = 1UL << order;
/*
* Re-establish the PMD to point to the original page table
* entry. Restoring PMD needs to be done prior to releasing
@@ -761,7 +767,7 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy_failed(pte_t *pte,
* Release both raw and compound pages isolated
* in __collapse_huge_page_isolate.
*/
- release_pte_pages(pte, pte + HPAGE_PMD_NR, compound_pagelist);
+ release_pte_pages(pte, pte + nr_pages, compound_pagelist);
}
/*
@@ -781,16 +787,16 @@ static void __collapse_huge_page_copy_failed(pte_t *pte,
*/
static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_copy(pte_t *pte, struct folio *folio,
pmd_t *pmd, pmd_t orig_pmd, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long address, spinlock_t *ptl,
+ unsigned long address, spinlock_t *ptl, unsigned int order,
struct list_head *compound_pagelist)
{
unsigned int i;
enum scan_result result = SCAN_SUCCEED;
-
+ const unsigned long nr_pages = 1UL << order;
/*
* Copying pages' contents is subject to memory poison at any iteration.
*/
- for (i = 0; i < HPAGE_PMD_NR; i++) {
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
pte_t pteval = ptep_get(pte + i);
struct page *page = folio_page(folio, i);
unsigned long src_addr = address + i * PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -809,10 +815,10 @@ static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_copy(pte_t *pte, struct folio *foli
if (likely(result == SCAN_SUCCEED))
__collapse_huge_page_copy_succeeded(pte, vma, address, ptl,
- compound_pagelist);
+ order, compound_pagelist);
else
__collapse_huge_page_copy_failed(pte, pmd, orig_pmd, vma,
- compound_pagelist);
+ order, compound_pagelist);
return result;
}
@@ -983,12 +989,12 @@ static enum scan_result check_pmd_still_valid(struct mm_struct *mm,
* Returns result: if not SCAN_SUCCEED, mmap_lock has been released.
*/
static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_swapin(struct mm_struct *mm,
- struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start_addr, pmd_t *pmd,
- int referenced)
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start_addr,
+ pmd_t *pmd, int referenced, unsigned int order)
{
int swapped_in = 0;
vm_fault_t ret = 0;
- unsigned long addr, end = start_addr + (HPAGE_PMD_NR * PAGE_SIZE);
+ unsigned long addr, end = start_addr + (PAGE_SIZE << order);
enum scan_result result;
pte_t *pte = NULL;
spinlock_t *ptl;
@@ -1020,6 +1026,19 @@ static enum scan_result __collapse_huge_page_swapin(struct mm_struct *mm,
pte_present(vmf.orig_pte))
continue;
+ /*
+ * TODO: Support swapin without leading to further mTHP
+ * collapses. Currently bringing in new pages via swapin may
+ * cause a future higher order collapse on a rescan of the same
+ * range.
+ */
+ if (!is_pmd_order(order)) {
+ pte_unmap(pte);
+ mmap_read_unlock(mm);
+ result = SCAN_EXCEED_SWAP_PTE;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
vmf.pte = pte;
vmf.ptl = ptl;
ret = do_swap_page(&vmf);
@@ -1139,7 +1158,7 @@ static enum scan_result collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long a
* that case. Continuing to collapse causes inconsistency.
*/
result = __collapse_huge_page_swapin(mm, vma, address, pmd,
- referenced);
+ referenced, HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
if (result != SCAN_SUCCEED)
goto out_nolock;
}
@@ -1187,6 +1206,7 @@ static enum scan_result collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long a
pte = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, &_pmd, address, &pte_ptl);
if (pte) {
result = __collapse_huge_page_isolate(vma, address, pte, cc,
+ HPAGE_PMD_ORDER,
&compound_pagelist);
spin_unlock(pte_ptl);
} else {
@@ -1217,6 +1237,7 @@ static enum scan_result collapse_huge_page(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long a
result = __collapse_huge_page_copy(pte, folio, pmd, _pmd,
vma, address, pte_ptl,
+ HPAGE_PMD_ORDER,
&compound_pagelist);
pte_unmap(pte);
if (unlikely(result != SCAN_SUCCEED))
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-22 19:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-22 19:28 [PATCH mm-unstable v14 00/16] khugepaged: " Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 01/16] mm: introduce is_pmd_order helper Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 02/16] khugepaged: rename hpage_collapse_* to collapse_* Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 03/16] introduce collapse_single_pmd to unify khugepaged and madvise_collapse Nico Pache
2026-01-23 5:07 ` Lance Yang
2026-01-23 9:31 ` Baolin Wang
2026-01-26 12:25 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-23 23:26 ` Nico Pache
2026-01-24 4:41 ` Lance Yang
2026-01-26 12:25 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-26 11:40 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-26 15:09 ` Andrew Morton
2026-01-26 15:18 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-28 16:38 ` Nico Pache
2026-02-03 11:43 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-02-03 11:35 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 04/16] khugepaged: generalize hugepage_vma_revalidate for mTHP support Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 05/16] khugepaged: generalize alloc_charge_folio() Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` Nico Pache [this message]
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 07/16] khugepaged: introduce collapse_max_ptes_none helper function Nico Pache
2026-02-03 12:08 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-02-04 21:39 ` Nico Pache
2026-02-06 17:44 ` Nico Pache
2026-02-16 15:16 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 08/16] khugepaged: generalize collapse_huge_page for mTHP collapse Nico Pache
2026-02-03 13:07 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-02-04 22:00 ` Nico Pache
2026-02-16 15:20 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 09/16] khugepaged: skip collapsing mTHP to smaller orders Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 10/16] khugepaged: add per-order mTHP collapse failure statistics Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 11/16] khugepaged: improve tracepoints for mTHP orders Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 12/16] khugepaged: introduce collapse_allowable_orders helper function Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 13/16] khugepaged: Introduce mTHP collapse support Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 14/16] khugepaged: avoid unnecessary mTHP collapse attempts Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 15/16] khugepaged: run khugepaged for all orders Nico Pache
2026-01-22 19:28 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 16/16] Documentation: mm: update the admin guide for mTHP collapse Nico Pache
2026-01-26 11:21 ` [PATCH mm-unstable v14 00/16] khugepaged: mTHP support Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-01-26 11:32 ` Lorenzo Stoakes
2026-02-04 21:35 ` Nico Pache
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