From: Alistair Popple <apopple@nvidia.com>
To: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, david@kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] mm: rmap: add a ZONE_DEVICE folio warning in folio_referenced()
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:34:58 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <p4ir7f5fut5ih6satedb6vrk6zwokujr2iecccfcbgthlkdsdk@hhgpbymchzvk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e91eaa86a6fbb0682b4e308082048c688a57c035.1771897150.git.baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
On 2026-02-24 at 12:56 +1100, Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com> wrote...
> The folio_referenced() is used to test whether a folio was referenced during
> reclaim. Moreover, ZONE_DEVICE folios are controlled by their device driver,
> have a lifetime tied to that driver, and are never placed on the LRU list.
> That means we should never try to reclaim ZONE_DEVICE folios, so add a warning
> to catch this unexpected behavior in folio_referenced() to avoid confusion,
> as discussed in the previous thread[1].
Agree with this so one you've handled Rik's comment feel free to add:
Reviewed-by: Alistair Popple <apopple@nvidia.com>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/16fb7985-ec0f-4b56-91e7-404c5114f899@kernel.org/
> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
> ---
> mm/rmap.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
> index bff8f222004e..be785dfc9336 100644
> --- a/mm/rmap.c
> +++ b/mm/rmap.c
> @@ -1065,6 +1065,7 @@ int folio_referenced(struct folio *folio, int is_locked,
> .invalid_vma = invalid_folio_referenced_vma,
> };
>
> + VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(folio_is_zone_device(folio), folio);
> *vm_flags = 0;
> if (!pra.mapcount)
> return 0;
> --
> 2.47.3
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-24 6:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-24 1:56 [PATCH 0/5] support batched checking of the young flag for MGLRU Baolin Wang
2026-02-24 1:56 ` [PATCH 1/5] mm: use inline helper functions instead of ugly macros Baolin Wang
2026-02-24 2:36 ` Rik van Riel
2026-02-24 7:09 ` Barry Song
2026-02-24 1:56 ` [PATCH 2/5] mm: rmap: add a ZONE_DEVICE folio warning in folio_referenced() Baolin Wang
2026-02-24 2:38 ` Rik van Riel
2026-02-24 5:49 ` Baolin Wang
2026-02-24 6:34 ` Alistair Popple [this message]
2026-02-24 1:56 ` [PATCH 3/5] mm: add a batched helper to clear the young flag for large folios Baolin Wang
2026-02-24 1:56 ` [PATCH 4/5] mm: support batched checking of the young flag for MGLRU Baolin Wang
2026-02-24 1:56 ` [PATCH 5/5] arm64: mm: implement the architecture-specific test_and_clear_young_ptes() Baolin Wang
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