[RFC PATCH v2 11/11] selftests: mm: add mTHP collapse test cases
From: Baolin Wang
Date: Wed Jun 10 2026 - 06:31:49 EST
Added a new command 'mthp_khugepaged' for mTHP collapse, along with the '-c'
parameter to specify the collapse order. Additionally, added mTHP collapse
test cases for 'collapse_full', 'collapse_empty', and 'collapse_single_mthp'
for both anonymous pages and shmem. All khugepaged test cases passed.
Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c | 135 +++++++++++++++++++---
tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh | 4 +
2 files changed, 120 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
index f69be6be0ecd..8975be5b7b2f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/khugepaged.c
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
#define BASE_ADDR ((void *)(1UL << 30))
static unsigned long hpage_pmd_size;
+static int hpage_pmd_order;
static unsigned long page_size;
static int hpage_pmd_nr;
static int anon_order;
+static int collapse_order;
#define PID_SMAPS "/proc/self/smaps"
#define TEST_FILE "collapse_test_file"
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ struct collapse_context {
};
static struct collapse_context *khugepaged_context;
+static struct collapse_context *mthp_khugepaged_context;
static struct collapse_context *madvise_context;
struct file_info {
@@ -554,25 +557,25 @@ static void madvise_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
}
#define TICK 500000
-static bool wait_for_scan(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
- struct mem_ops *ops)
+static bool wait_for_scan(const char *msg, char *p, unsigned long size,
+ int nr_hpages, int collap_order, struct mem_ops *ops)
{
- unsigned long size = nr_hpages * hpage_pmd_size;
+ unsigned long hpage_size = page_size << collap_order;
int full_scans;
int timeout = 6; /* 3 seconds */
/* Sanity check */
- if (!ops->check_huge(p, size, 0, hpage_pmd_size))
+ if (!ops->check_huge(p, size, 0, hpage_size))
ksft_exit_fail_msg("Unexpected huge page\n");
- madvise(p, nr_hpages * hpage_pmd_size, MADV_HUGEPAGE);
+ madvise(p, size, MADV_HUGEPAGE);
/* Wait until the second full_scan completed */
full_scans = thp_read_num("khugepaged/full_scans") + 2;
ksft_print_msg("%s...", msg);
while (timeout--) {
- if (ops->check_huge(p, size, nr_hpages, hpage_pmd_size))
+ if (ops->check_huge(p, size, nr_hpages, hpage_size))
break;
if (thp_read_num("khugepaged/full_scans") >= full_scans)
break;
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ static void khugepaged_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
if (!is_tmpfs(ops) && ops == &__read_write_file_write_ops)
expect = false;
- if (wait_for_scan(msg, p, nr_hpages, ops)) {
+ if (wait_for_scan(msg, p, size, nr_hpages, hpage_pmd_order, ops)) {
if (expect)
fail("Timeout");
else
@@ -617,12 +620,65 @@ static void khugepaged_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
fail("Fail");
}
+static void mthp_khugepaged_collapse(const char *msg, char *p, int nr_hpages,
+ struct mem_ops *ops, bool expect)
+{
+ unsigned long hpage_size = page_size << collapse_order;
+ struct thp_settings settings = *thp_current_settings();
+ /* mTHP collpase only allocates PMD sized memory */
+ unsigned long size = hpage_pmd_size;
+
+ /* Set mTHP setting for mTHP collapse */
+ if (ops == &__anon_ops) {
+ settings.thp_enabled = THP_NEVER;
+ settings.hugepages[collapse_order].enabled = THP_ALWAYS;
+ } else if (ops == &__shmem_ops) {
+ settings.shmem_enabled = SHMEM_NEVER;
+ settings.shmem_hugepages[collapse_order].enabled = SHMEM_ALWAYS;
+ }
+
+ thp_push_settings(&settings);
+
+ if (wait_for_scan(msg, p, size, nr_hpages, collapse_order, ops)) {
+ if (expect)
+ fail("Timeout");
+ else
+ success("OK");
+
+ /* Restore THP settings for mTHP collapse. */
+ thp_pop_settings();
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * For file and shmem memory, khugepaged only retracts pte entries after
+ * putting the new hugepage in the page cache. The hugepage must be
+ * subsequently refaulted to install the pmd mapping for the mm.
+ */
+ if (ops != &__anon_ops)
+ ops->fault(p, 0, nr_hpages * hpage_size);
+
+ if (ops->check_huge(p, size, expect ? nr_hpages : 0, hpage_size))
+ success("OK");
+ else
+ fail("Fail");
+
+ /* Restore THP settings for mTHP collapse. */
+ thp_pop_settings();
+}
+
static struct collapse_context __khugepaged_context = {
.collapse = &khugepaged_collapse,
.enforce_pte_scan_limits = true,
.name = "khugepaged",
};
+static struct collapse_context __mthp_khugepaged_context = {
+ .collapse = &mthp_khugepaged_collapse,
+ .enforce_pte_scan_limits = true,
+ .name = "mthp_khugepaged",
+};
+
static struct collapse_context __madvise_context = {
.collapse = &madvise_collapse,
.enforce_pte_scan_limits = false,
@@ -661,10 +717,17 @@ static void alloc_at_fault(void)
static void collapse_full(struct collapse_context *c, struct mem_ops *ops)
{
void *p;
- int nr_hpages = 4;
+ int nr_pmds = 4, nr_hpages = 4;
unsigned long size = nr_hpages * hpage_pmd_size;
- p = ops->setup_area(nr_hpages);
+ /* Only try 1 PMD sized range for mTHP collapse. */
+ if (c == &__mthp_khugepaged_context) {
+ nr_pmds = 1;
+ nr_hpages = 1 << (hpage_pmd_order - collapse_order);
+ size = hpage_pmd_size;
+ }
+
+ p = ops->setup_area(nr_pmds);
ops->fault(p, 0, size);
c->collapse("Collapse multiple fully populated PTE table", p, nr_hpages,
ops, true);
@@ -676,10 +739,31 @@ static void collapse_full(struct collapse_context *c, struct mem_ops *ops)
static void collapse_empty(struct collapse_context *c, struct mem_ops *ops)
{
+ int nr_hpages = 1;
+ void *p;
+
+ if (c == &__mthp_khugepaged_context)
+ nr_hpages = 1 << (hpage_pmd_order - collapse_order);
+
+ p = ops->setup_area(1);
+ c->collapse("Do not collapse empty PTE table", p, nr_hpages, ops, false);
+ ops->cleanup_area(p, hpage_pmd_size);
+ ksft_test_result_report(exit_status, "%s\n", __func__);
+}
+
+static void collapse_single_mthp(struct collapse_context *c, struct mem_ops *ops)
+{
+ unsigned long hpage_size = page_size << collapse_order;
void *p;
p = ops->setup_area(1);
- c->collapse("Do not collapse empty PTE table", p, 1, ops, false);
+ /*
+ * Only fault collapse_order sized ranges, and only check 1
+ * collapse_order sized huge page.
+ */
+ ops->fault(p, 0, hpage_size);
+ c->collapse("Collapse PTE table with half PTE entries present",
+ p, 1, ops, true);
ops->cleanup_area(p, hpage_pmd_size);
ksft_test_result_report(exit_status, "%s\n", __func__);
}
@@ -1081,8 +1165,8 @@ static void madvise_retracted_page_tables(struct collapse_context *c,
ops->fault(p, 0, size);
/* Let khugepaged collapse and leave pmd cleared */
- if (wait_for_scan("Collapse and leave PMD cleared", p, nr_hpages,
- ops)) {
+ if (wait_for_scan("Collapse and leave PMD cleared", p, size, nr_hpages,
+ hpage_pmd_order, ops)) {
fail("Timeout");
return;
}
@@ -1098,7 +1182,7 @@ static void usage(void)
{
fprintf(stderr, "\nUsage: ./khugepaged [OPTIONS] <test type> [dir]\n\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\t<test type>\t: <context>:<mem_type>\n");
- fprintf(stderr, "\t<context>\t: [all|khugepaged|madvise]\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "\t<context>\t: [all|khugepaged|mthp_khugepaged|madvise]\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\t<mem_type>\t: [all|anon|file|shmem]\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\n\t\"file,all\" mem_type requires [dir] argument\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\n\t\"file,all\" mem_type requires a file system\n");
@@ -1109,6 +1193,7 @@ static void usage(void)
fprintf(stderr, "\t\t-h: This help message.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\t\t-s: mTHP size, expressed as page order.\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\t\t Defaults to 0. Use this size for anon or shmem allocations.\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "\t\t-c: collapse order for mTHP collapse, expressed as page order.\n");
exit(1);
}
@@ -1118,11 +1203,14 @@ static void parse_test_type(int argc, char **argv)
char *buf;
const char *token;
- while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "s:h")) != -1) {
+ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "s:c:h")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 's':
anon_order = atoi(optarg);
break;
+ case 'c':
+ collapse_order = atoi(optarg);
+ break;
case 'h':
default:
usage();
@@ -1148,6 +1236,10 @@ static void parse_test_type(int argc, char **argv)
madvise_context = &__madvise_context;
} else if (!strcmp(token, "khugepaged")) {
khugepaged_context = &__khugepaged_context;
+ } else if (!strcmp(token, "mthp_khugepaged")) {
+ mthp_khugepaged_context = &__mthp_khugepaged_context;
+ if (collapse_order == 0 || collapse_order >= hpage_pmd_order)
+ usage();
} else if (!strcmp(token, "madvise")) {
madvise_context = &__madvise_context;
} else {
@@ -1213,7 +1305,6 @@ static int nr_test_cases;
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
- int hpage_pmd_order;
struct thp_settings default_settings = {
.thp_enabled = THP_MADVISE,
.thp_defrag = THP_DEFRAG_ALWAYS,
@@ -1239,10 +1330,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (!thp_is_enabled())
ksft_exit_skip("Transparent Hugepages not available\n");
- parse_test_type(argc, argv);
-
- setbuf(stdout, NULL);
-
page_size = getpagesize();
hpage_pmd_size = read_pmd_pagesize();
if (!hpage_pmd_size)
@@ -1250,6 +1337,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
hpage_pmd_nr = hpage_pmd_size / page_size;
hpage_pmd_order = __builtin_ctz(hpage_pmd_nr);
+ parse_test_type(argc, argv);
+
+ setbuf(stdout, NULL);
+
default_settings.khugepaged.max_ptes_none = hpage_pmd_nr - 1;
default_settings.khugepaged.max_ptes_swap = hpage_pmd_nr / 8;
default_settings.khugepaged.max_ptes_shared = hpage_pmd_nr / 2;
@@ -1267,6 +1358,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, read_write_file_read_ops);
TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, read_write_file_write_ops);
TEST(collapse_full, khugepaged_context, shmem_ops);
+ TEST(collapse_full, mthp_khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
+ TEST(collapse_full, mthp_khugepaged_context, shmem_ops);
TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, anon_ops);
TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, read_only_file_ops);
TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, read_write_file_read_ops);
@@ -1274,8 +1367,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
TEST(collapse_full, madvise_context, shmem_ops);
TEST(collapse_empty, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
+ TEST(collapse_empty, mthp_khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
TEST(collapse_empty, madvise_context, anon_ops);
+ TEST(collapse_single_mthp, mthp_khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
+ TEST(collapse_single_mthp, mthp_khugepaged_context, shmem_ops);
+
TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, anon_ops);
TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, read_only_file_ops);
TEST(collapse_single_pte_entry, khugepaged_context, read_write_file_read_ops);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
index 8c296dedf047..c0f4f3e5f1f1 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged all:shmem
CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged -s 4 all:shmem
+CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged -c 4 mthp_khugepaged:anon
+
+CATEGORY="thp" run_test ./khugepaged -c 4 mthp_khugepaged:shmem
+
# Try to create XFS if not provided
if [ -z "${SPLIT_HUGE_PAGE_TEST_XFS_PATH}" ]; then
if test_selected "thp"; then
--
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