[PATCH v2 1/6] mm: hugetlb: Consolidate interpretation of gbl_chg within alloc_hugetlb_folio()
From: Ackerley Tng via B4 Relay
Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 11:58:24 EST
From: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
The dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma() function currently handles the gbl_chg
parameter to determine if a folio can be dequeued based on global page
availability. This leaks reservation-specific logic into the dequeueing
path.
Relocate this logic to alloc_hugetlb_folio() so that
dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma() focuses solely on selecting and dequeuing a
folio. In alloc_hugetlb_folio(), only attempt to dequeue a folio if a
reservation exists (gbl_chg == 0) or if there are available huge pages in
the global pool.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: James Houghton <jthoughton@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/hugetlb.c | 24 +++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index f24bf49be047e..8be246b4e6134 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ static unsigned long available_huge_pages(struct hstate *h)
static struct folio *dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma(struct hstate *h,
struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned long address, long gbl_chg)
+ unsigned long address)
{
struct folio *folio = NULL;
struct mempolicy *mpol;
@@ -1344,13 +1344,6 @@ static struct folio *dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma(struct hstate *h,
nodemask_t *nodemask;
int nid;
- /*
- * gbl_chg==1 means the allocation requires a new page that was not
- * reserved before. Making sure there's at least one free page.
- */
- if (gbl_chg && !available_huge_pages(h))
- goto err;
-
gfp_mask = htlb_alloc_mask(h);
nid = huge_node(vma, address, gfp_mask, &mpol, &nodemask);
@@ -1368,9 +1361,6 @@ static struct folio *dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma(struct hstate *h,
mpol_cond_put(mpol);
return folio;
-
-err:
- return NULL;
}
#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE) && defined(CONFIG_CONTIG_ALLOC)
@@ -2939,12 +2929,16 @@ struct folio *alloc_hugetlb_folio(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
goto out_uncharge_cgroup_reservation;
spin_lock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
+
/*
- * glb_chg is passed to indicate whether or not a page must be taken
- * from the global free pool (global change). gbl_chg == 0 indicates
- * a reservation exists for the allocation.
+ * gbl_chg == 0 indicates a reservation exists for the allocation - so
+ * try dequeuing a page. If there are available_huge_pages(), try using
+ * them!
*/
- folio = dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma(h, vma, addr, gbl_chg);
+ folio = NULL;
+ if (!gbl_chg || available_huge_pages(h))
+ folio = dequeue_hugetlb_folio_vma(h, vma, addr);
+
if (!folio) {
spin_unlock_irq(&hugetlb_lock);
folio = alloc_buddy_hugetlb_folio_with_mpol(h, vma, addr);
--
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