From: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org, hughd@google.com
Cc: willy@infradead.org, ziy@nvidia.com, david@kernel.org,
ljs@kernel.org, lance.yang@linux.dev,
baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com, linux-mm@kvack.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2] mm: shmem: don't set large-order range for internal shmem mount
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:22:53 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ef418d0f8c17a949952f1f023bef658041956ecd.1776241278.git.baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com> (raw)
Anonymous shmem large order allocations are dynamically controlled via the
global THP sysfs knob (/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/shmem_enabled)
and the per-size mTHP knobs (/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/hugepages-<size>kB/shmem_enabled).
Therefore, anonymous shmem uses shmem_allowable_huge_orders() to check
which large orders are allowed, rather than relying on mapping_max_folio_order().
Moreover, mapping_max_folio_order() is intended to control large order
allocations only for tmpfs mounts. Clarify this by not setting a large-order
range for internal shmem mount (e.g. anonymous shmem), to avoid confusion,
as discussed in the previous thread[1].
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/ec927492-4577-4192-8fad-85eb1bb43121@linux.alibaba.com/
Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
---
Changes from v1:
- Update the comments and commit message, per Lance.
---
mm/shmem.c | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 4ecefe02881d..568e1baee90d 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -3088,8 +3088,16 @@ static struct inode *__shmem_get_inode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
if (sbinfo->noswap)
mapping_set_unevictable(inode->i_mapping);
- /* Don't consider 'deny' for emergencies and 'force' for testing */
- if (sbinfo->huge)
+ /*
+ * Only set the large order range for tmpfs mounts. The large order
+ * selection for the internal shmem mount is configured dynamically
+ * via the 'shmem_enabled' interfaces, so there is no need to set a
+ * large order range for the internal shmem mount's mapping.
+ *
+ * Note: Don't consider 'deny' for emergencies and 'force' for
+ * testing.
+ */
+ if (sbinfo->huge && !(sb->s_flags & SB_KERNMOUNT))
mapping_set_large_folios(inode->i_mapping);
switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
--
2.47.3
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-15 8:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-15 8:22 Baolin Wang [this message]
2026-04-15 8:47 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-15 9:04 ` Baolin Wang
2026-04-15 9:19 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-15 9:41 ` Baolin Wang
2026-04-15 9:54 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-15 10:05 ` Baolin Wang
2026-04-15 14:36 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-15 13:45 ` Matthew Wilcox
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