From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>, Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>,
"Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
Usama Arif <usama.arif@linux.dev>,
Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>,
Dave Chinner <david@fromorbit.com>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/7] mm: switch THP shrinker to list_lru
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:53:18 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260318200352.1039011-1-hannes@cmpxchg.org> (raw)
This is version 3 of switching the THP shrinker to list_lru.
Changes in v3:
- dedicated lockdep_key for irqsafe deferred_split_lru.lock (syzbot)
- conditional list_lru ops in __folio_freeze_and_split_unmapped() (syzbot)
- annotate runs of inscrutable false, NULL, false function arguments (David)
- rename to folio_memcg_list_lru_alloc() (David)
Changes in v2:
- explicit rcu_read_lock() in __folio_freeze_and_split_unmapped() (Usama)
- split out list_lru prep bits (Dave)
The open-coded deferred split queue has issues. It's not NUMA-aware
(when cgroup is enabled), and it's more complicated in the callsites
interacting with it. Switching to list_lru fixes the NUMA problem and
streamlines things. It also simplifies planned shrinker work.
Patches 1-4 are cleanups and small refactors in list_lru code. They're
basically independent, but make the THP shrinker conversion easier.
Patch 5 extends the list_lru API to allow the caller to control the
locking scope. The THP shrinker has private state it needs to keep
synchronized with the LRU state.
Patch 6 extends the list_lru API with a convenience helper to do
list_lru head allocation (memcg_list_lru_alloc) when coming from a
folio. Anon THPs are instantiated in several places, and with the
folio reparenting patches pending, folio_memcg() access is now a more
delicate dance. This avoids having to replicate that dance everywhere.
Patch 7 finally switches the deferred_split_queue to list_lru.
Based on mm-unstable.
include/linux/huge_mm.h | 6 +-
include/linux/list_lru.h | 46 ++++++
include/linux/memcontrol.h | 4 -
include/linux/mmzone.h | 12 --
mm/huge_memory.c | 342 ++++++++++++++-----------------------------
mm/internal.h | 2 +-
mm/khugepaged.c | 7 +
mm/list_lru.c | 196 ++++++++++++++++---------
mm/memcontrol.c | 12 +-
mm/memory.c | 52 ++++---
mm/mm_init.c | 15 --
11 files changed, 323 insertions(+), 371 deletions(-)
next reply other threads:[~2026-03-18 20:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-18 19:53 Johannes Weiner [this message]
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] mm: list_lru: lock_list_lru_of_memcg() cannot return NULL if !skip_empty Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:12 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 11:30 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] mm: list_lru: deduplicate unlock_list_lru() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-24 11:32 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] mm: list_lru: move list dead check to lock_list_lru_of_memcg() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:20 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 11:34 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] mm: list_lru: deduplicate lock_list_lru() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:22 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 11:36 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] mm: list_lru: introduce caller locking for additions and deletions Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:51 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-20 16:18 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-24 11:55 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] mm: list_lru: introduce folio_memcg_list_lru_alloc() Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:52 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-18 21:01 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 12:01 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-30 16:54 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-04-01 14:43 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 19:53 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] mm: switch deferred split shrinker to list_lru Johannes Weiner
2026-03-18 20:26 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-18 23:18 ` Shakeel Butt
2026-03-24 13:48 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-30 16:40 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-04-01 17:33 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-04-06 21:37 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-04-07 9:55 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-27 7:51 ` Kairui Song
2026-03-30 16:51 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-30 16:37 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] mm: switch deferred split shrinker to list_lru - [s390] panic in __memcg_list_lru_alloc Mikhail Zaslonko
2026-03-30 19:03 ` Andrew Morton
2026-03-30 20:41 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-30 20:56 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-30 22:46 ` Vasily Gorbik
2026-03-31 8:04 ` Mikhail Zaslonko
2026-03-18 21:00 ` [PATCH v3 0/7] mm: switch THP shrinker to list_lru Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-18 22:31 ` Johannes Weiner
2026-03-19 8:47 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
2026-03-19 8:52 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-03-19 11:45 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle)
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