Re: [PATCH 7/9] mm/compaction: factor out code to test if we should run compaction for target order

[Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>]

On 8/5/2023 7:07 PM, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> We always do zone_watermark_ok check and compaction_suitable check
> together to test if compaction for target order should be runned.
> Factor these code out for preparation to remove repeat code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@huaweicloud.com>
> ---
>   mm/compaction.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>   1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
> index b5a699ed526b..26787ebb0297 100644
> --- a/mm/compaction.c
> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
> @@ -2365,6 +2365,30 @@ bool compaction_zonelist_suitable(struct alloc_context *ac, int order,
>   	return false;
>   }
>   
> +/*
> + * Should we do compaction for target allocation order.
> + * Return COMPACT_SUCCESS if allocation for target order can be already
> + * satisfied
> + * Return COMPACT_SKIPPED if compaction for target order is likely to fail
> + * Return COMPACT_CONTINUE if compaction for target order should be runned
> + */
> +static inline enum compact_result
> +compaction_suit_allocation_order(struct zone *zone, unsigned int order,
> +				 int highest_zoneidx, unsigned int alloc_flags)
> +{
> +	unsigned long watermark;
> +
> +	watermark = wmark_pages(zone, alloc_flags & ALLOC_WMARK_MASK);

IIUC, the watermark used in patch 8 and patch 9 is different, right? 
Have you measured the impact of modifying this watermark?

> +	if (zone_watermark_ok(zone, order, watermark, highest_zoneidx,
> +			      alloc_flags))
> +		return COMPACT_SUCCESS;
> +
> +	if (!compaction_suitable(zone, order, highest_zoneidx))
> +		return COMPACT_SKIPPED;
> +
> +	return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
> +}
> +
>   static enum compact_result
>   compact_zone(struct compact_control *cc, struct capture_control *capc)
>   {
> @@ -2390,19 +2414,11 @@ compact_zone(struct compact_control *cc, struct capture_control *capc)
>   	cc->migratetype = gfp_migratetype(cc->gfp_mask);
>   
>   	if (compaction_with_allocation_order(cc->order)) {
> -		unsigned long watermark;
> -
> -		/* Allocation can already succeed, nothing to do */
> -		watermark = wmark_pages(cc->zone,
> -					cc->alloc_flags & ALLOC_WMARK_MASK);
> -		if (zone_watermark_ok(cc->zone, cc->order, watermark,
> -				      cc->highest_zoneidx, cc->alloc_flags))
> -			return COMPACT_SUCCESS;
> -
> -		/* Compaction is likely to fail */
> -		if (!compaction_suitable(cc->zone, cc->order,
> -					 cc->highest_zoneidx))
> -			return COMPACT_SKIPPED;
> +		ret = compaction_suit_allocation_order(cc->zone, cc->order,
> +						       cc->highest_zoneidx,
> +						       cc->alloc_flags);
> +		if (ret != COMPACT_CONTINUE)
> +			return ret;
>   	}
>   
>   	/*