[PATCH v3 1/6] mm: hugetlb: Consolidate interpretation of gbl_chg within alloc_hugetlb_folio()

From: Ackerley Tng via B4 Relay

Date: Mon May 18 2026 - 20:20:12 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.

Reviewed-by: James Houghton <jthoughton@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Joshua Hahn <joshua.hahnjy@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/hugetlb.c | 25 ++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index f24bf49be047e..190ab539a97d4 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 +2929,17 @@ 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. In case there was no
+ * reservation, try dequeuing a page if there are available
+ * pages in the global pool.
*/
- 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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