[PATCH v3 1/2] mm: shmem: refactor thpsize_shmem_enabled_store() with sysfs_match_string()
From: ranxiaokai627
Date: Mon May 18 2026 - 08:46:45 EST
From: Ran Xiaokai <ran.xiaokai@xxxxxxxxxx>
Inspired by commit 82d9ff648c6c ("mm: huge_memory: refactor
anon_enabled_store() with set_anon_enabled_mode()"), refactor
thpsize_shmem_enabled_store() using sysfs_match_string().
This eliminates the duplicated spin_lock/unlock(), set/clear_bit(),
calls across all branches, reducing code duplication.
Behavioral change:
Call start_stop_khugepaged() only when the mode actually changes.
If unchanged, call set_recommended_min_free_kbytes() to preserve
legacy watermark behavior. This avoids unnecessary khugepaged restarts.
Tested with selftests ./run_kselftest.sh -t mm:ksft_thp.sh,
all test cases passed.
Signed-off-by: Ran Xiaokai <ran.xiaokai@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/shmem.c | 107 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 3b5dc21b323c..46d2cfc30823 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -5526,6 +5526,29 @@ static ssize_t shmem_enabled_store(struct kobject *kobj,
struct kobj_attribute shmem_enabled_attr = __ATTR_RW(shmem_enabled);
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(huge_shmem_orders_lock);
+enum huge_shmem_enabled_mode {
+ HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ALWAYS = 0,
+ HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT,
+ HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_WITHIN_SIZE,
+ HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ADVISE,
+ HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_NEVER,
+};
+
+static const char * const huge_shmem_enabled_mode_strings[] = {
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ALWAYS] = "always",
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT] = "inherit",
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_WITHIN_SIZE] = "within_size",
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ADVISE] = "advise",
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_NEVER] = "never",
+};
+
+static unsigned long * const huge_shmem_orders_by_mode[] = {
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ALWAYS] = &huge_shmem_orders_always,
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT] = &huge_shmem_orders_inherit,
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_WITHIN_SIZE] = &huge_shmem_orders_within_size,
+ [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ADVISE] = &huge_shmem_orders_madvise,
+};
+
static ssize_t thpsize_shmem_enabled_show(struct kobject *kobj,
struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
@@ -5546,63 +5569,53 @@ static ssize_t thpsize_shmem_enabled_show(struct kobject *kobj,
return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", output);
}
+static bool set_shmem_enabled_mode(int order, enum huge_shmem_enabled_mode mode)
+{
+ bool changed = false;
+ enum huge_shmem_enabled_mode idx;
+
+ spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
+ for (idx = 0; idx < ARRAY_SIZE(huge_shmem_orders_by_mode); idx++) {
+ if (idx == mode)
+ changed |= !__test_and_set_bit(order, huge_shmem_orders_by_mode[idx]);
+ else
+ changed |= __test_and_clear_bit(order, huge_shmem_orders_by_mode[idx]);
+ }
+ spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
+
+ return changed;
+}
+
static ssize_t thpsize_shmem_enabled_store(struct kobject *kobj,
struct kobj_attribute *attr,
const char *buf, size_t count)
{
int order = to_thpsize(kobj)->order;
- ssize_t ret = count;
-
- if (sysfs_streq(buf, "always")) {
- spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_inherit);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_madvise);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_within_size);
- set_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_always);
- spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- } else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "inherit")) {
- /* Do not override huge allocation policy with non-PMD sized mTHP */
- if (shmem_huge == SHMEM_HUGE_FORCE && !is_pmd_order(order))
- return -EINVAL;
+ int mode;
- spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_always);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_madvise);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_within_size);
- set_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_inherit);
- spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- } else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "within_size")) {
- spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_always);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_inherit);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_madvise);
- set_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_within_size);
- spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- } else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "advise")) {
- spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_always);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_inherit);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_within_size);
- set_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_madvise);
- spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- } else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "never")) {
- spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_always);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_inherit);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_within_size);
- clear_bit(order, &huge_shmem_orders_madvise);
- spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
- } else {
- ret = -EINVAL;
- }
+ mode = sysfs_match_string(huge_shmem_enabled_mode_strings, buf);
+ if (mode < 0)
+ return mode;
- if (ret > 0) {
- int err = start_stop_khugepaged();
+ /* Do not override huge allocation policy with non-PMD sized mTHP */
+ if (mode == HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT &&
+ shmem_huge == SHMEM_HUGE_FORCE && !is_pmd_order(order))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (set_shmem_enabled_mode(order, mode)) {
+ int err = start_stop_khugepaged();
if (err)
- ret = err;
+ return err;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Recalculate watermarks even when the mode hasn't changed
+ * to preserve the legacy behavior, as this is always called
+ * inside start_stop_khugepaged().
+ */
+ set_recommended_min_free_kbytes();
}
- return ret;
+
+ return count;
}
struct kobj_attribute thpsize_shmem_enabled_attr =
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