Re: [PATCH 4/4] mm/swapfile.c: move new_cluster to check free_clusters directly

["Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com>]

Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@gmail.com> writes:

> Each time it needs jump to new_cluster, it is sure current
> percpu_cluster is null.
>
> Move the new_cluster to check free_clusters directly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@gmail.com>
> ---
>  mm/swapfile.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
> index 07b0bc095411..78e92ff14c79 100644
> --- a/mm/swapfile.c
> +++ b/mm/swapfile.c
> @@ -603,9 +603,9 @@ static bool scan_swap_map_try_ssd_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
>  	struct swap_cluster_info *ci;
>  	unsigned long tmp, max;
>  
> -new_cluster:
>  	cluster = this_cpu_ptr(si->percpu_cluster);
>  	if (cluster_is_null(&cluster->index)) {
> +new_cluster:
>  		if (!cluster_list_empty(&si->free_clusters)) {
>  			cluster->index = si->free_clusters.head;
>  			cluster->next = cluster_next(&cluster->index) *

In swap_do_scheduled_discard(), we will unlock si->lock, so the
percpu_cluster may be changed after we releasing the lock.  Or the
current thread may be moved to a different CPU.

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying