Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm: huge_memory: refactor defrag_show() to use defrag_flags[]

From: Barry Song

Date: Fri Apr 03 2026 - 02:56:58 EST


On Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 12:06 AM Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Replace the hardcoded if/else chain of test_bit() calls and string
> literals in defrag_show() with a loop over defrag_flags[] and
> defrag_mode_strings[] arrays introduced in the previous commit.
>
> This makes defrag_show() consistent with defrag_store() and eliminates
> the duplicated mode name strings.
>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/huge_memory.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> index 4843e2154038f..eaa6623fa49e2 100644
> --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> @@ -447,24 +447,30 @@ static const enum transparent_hugepage_flag defrag_flags[] = {
> static ssize_t defrag_show(struct kobject *kobj,
> struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> {
> - const char *output;
> + int active = DEFRAG_NEVER;
> + int len = 0;
> + int i;
>
> - if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_DIRECT_FLAG,
> - &transparent_hugepage_flags))
> - output = "[always] defer defer+madvise madvise never";
> - else if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_KSWAPD_FLAG,
> - &transparent_hugepage_flags))
> - output = "always [defer] defer+madvise madvise never";
> - else if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_KSWAPD_OR_MADV_FLAG,
> - &transparent_hugepage_flags))
> - output = "always defer [defer+madvise] madvise never";
> - else if (test_bit(TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_DEFRAG_REQ_MADV_FLAG,
> - &transparent_hugepage_flags))
> - output = "always defer defer+madvise [madvise] never";
> - else
> - output = "always defer defer+madvise madvise [never]";
> + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(defrag_flags); i++) {
> + if (test_bit(defrag_flags[i], &transparent_hugepage_flags)) {
> + active = i;
> + break;
> + }
> + }
>
> - return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", output);
> + for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(defrag_mode_strings); i++) {
> + if (i == active)
> + len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "[%s] ",
> + defrag_mode_strings[i]);
> + else
> + len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "%s ",
> + defrag_mode_strings[i]);
> + }
> +
> + /* Replace trailing space with newline */
> + buf[len - 1] = '\n';
> +

Interesting. We used to use sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", output),
which appends a newline automatically. Now you’re replacing
the final ' ' with '\n'.

LGTM,
Reviewed-by: Barry Song <baohua@xxxxxxxxxx>