[PATCH RFC 09/13] mm/huge_memory: move memcg switch into the file split helper
From: Kairui Song via B4 Relay
Date: Fri Aug 07 2026 - 17:20:37 EST
From: Kairui Song <kasong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
The xarray node allocations in __folio_freeze_split_unmap_file() need
to be charged to the folio's memcg, so move the memcg switch from
__folio_split() into the helper.
The anon split helper and the after-split folio freeing perform no
chargeable allocations, so no memcg handling is left in __folio_split().
Rename its out_no_memcg label to out.
Signed-off-by: Kairui Song <kasong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/huge_memory.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index f0ea6e5f53f7..ab2bb29748d3 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -4068,6 +4068,7 @@ static int __folio_freeze_split_unmap_file(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new
struct address_space *mapping = folio->mapping;
XA_STATE(xas, &mapping->i_pages, folio->index);
struct folio *end_folio = folio_next(folio);
+ struct mem_cgroup *memcg, *old_memcg;
struct folio *new_folio, *next;
int nr_shmem_dropped = 0;
unsigned int min_order;
@@ -4080,9 +4081,18 @@ static int __folio_freeze_split_unmap_file(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new
if (new_order < min_order)
return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * Switch to folio's memcg as xarray node allocation can happen and
+ * needs to charge to it.
+ */
+ memcg = get_mem_cgroup_from_folio(folio);
+ old_memcg = set_active_memcg(memcg);
+
gfp = current_gfp_context(mapping_gfp_mask(mapping) & GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
- if (!filemap_release_folio(folio, gfp))
- return -EBUSY;
+ if (!filemap_release_folio(folio, gfp)) {
+ ret = -EBUSY;
+ goto fail_free;
+ }
mapping_set_update(&xas, mapping);
@@ -4215,6 +4225,9 @@ static int __folio_freeze_split_unmap_file(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new
*/
i_mmap_unlock_read(mapping);
fail_free:
+ /* Restore the previously active memcg */
+ set_active_memcg(old_memcg);
+ mem_cgroup_put(memcg);
xas_destroy(&xas);
return ret;
}
@@ -4246,7 +4259,6 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
{
struct folio *end_folio = folio_next(folio);
bool is_anon = folio_test_anon(folio);
- struct mem_cgroup *memcg, *old_memcg;
int old_order = folio_order(folio);
struct folio *new_folio, *next;
int ret;
@@ -4256,27 +4268,20 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
if (folio != page_folio(split_at) || folio != page_folio(lock_at)) {
ret = -EINVAL;
- goto out_no_memcg;
+ goto out;
}
if (new_order >= old_order) {
ret = -EINVAL;
- goto out_no_memcg;
+ goto out;
}
ret = folio_check_splittable(folio, new_order, split_type);
if (ret) {
VM_WARN_ONCE(ret == -EINVAL, "Tried to split an unsplittable folio");
- goto out_no_memcg;
+ goto out;
}
- /*
- * switch to folio's memcg as xarray node allocation can happen and
- * needs to charge to it.
- */
- memcg = get_mem_cgroup_from_folio(folio);
- old_memcg = set_active_memcg(memcg);
-
if (is_anon)
ret = __folio_freeze_split_unmap_anon(folio, new_order, split_at, true,
true, list, split_type);
@@ -4303,10 +4308,7 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
free_folio_and_swap_cache(new_folio);
}
- /* restore to caller's old_memcg */
- set_active_memcg(old_memcg);
- mem_cgroup_put(memcg);
-out_no_memcg:
+out:
if (is_pmd_order(old_order))
count_vm_event(!ret ? THP_SPLIT_PAGE : THP_SPLIT_PAGE_FAILED);
count_mthp_stat(old_order, !ret ? MTHP_STAT_SPLIT : MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_FAILED);
--
2.55.0