Re: [PATCH v6 1/2] memory_hotplug: Free pages as higher order

[Arun Sudhilal <getarunks@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 2:28 PM Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri 04-01-19 10:35:58, Arun KS wrote:
> > On 2018-11-07 11:51, Arun KS wrote:
> > > On 2018-11-07 01:38, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > > On Tue 06-11-18 21:01:29, Arun KS wrote:
> > > > > On 2018-11-06 19:36, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue 06-11-18 11:33:13, Arun KS wrote:
> > > > > > > When free pages are done with higher order, time spend on
> > > > > > > coalescing pages by buddy allocator can be reduced. With
> > > > > > > section size of 256MB, hot add latency of a single section
> > > > > > > shows improvement from 50-60 ms to less than 1 ms, hence
> > > > > > > improving the hot add latency by 60%. Modify external
> > > > > > > providers of online callback to align with the change.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This patch modifies totalram_pages, zone->managed_pages and
> > > > > > > totalhigh_pages outside managed_page_count_lock. A follow up
> > > > > > > series will be send to convert these variable to atomic to
> > > > > > > avoid readers potentially seeing a store tear.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there any reason to rush this through rather than wait for counters
> > > > > > conversion first?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sure Michal.
> > > > >
> > > > > Conversion patch, https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10657217/
> > > > > is currently
> > > > > incremental to this patch.
> > > >
> > > > The ordering should be other way around. Because as things stand with
> > > > this patch first it is possible to introduce a subtle race prone
> > > > updates. As I've said I am skeptical the race would matter, really,
> > > > but
> > > > there is no real reason to risk for that. Especially when you have the
> > > > other (first) half ready.
> > >
> > > Makes sense. I have rebased the preparatory patch on top of -rc1.
> > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10670787/
> >
> > Hello Michal,
> >
> > Please review version 7 sent,
> > https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1028908/
>
> I believe I have give my Acked-by to this version already, and v7 indeed
> has it. Are there any relevant changes since v6 for me to do the review
> again. If yes you should have dropped the Acked-by.

No Michal. Patch is same. Only difference is this patch is re-based on
top of preparatory patch.
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10670787/

Regards,
Arun

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