[RFC PATCH v3 4/4] mm: batch lru_cache draining in deferred_split_scan
From: Barry Song (Xiaomi)
Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 19:01:49 EST
deferred_split_scan() splits a batch of folios, so we only need to
drain the lru_cache once for the entire batch.
Signed-off-by: Barry Song (Xiaomi) <baohua@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/huge_memory.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 263ef9b6949d..e797f6d1837e 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -4085,6 +4085,8 @@ static int __folio_freeze_and_split_unmapped(struct folio *folio, unsigned int n
* @lock_at: a page within @folio to be left locked to caller
* @list: after-split folios will be put on it if non NULL
* @split_type: perform uniform split or not (non-uniform split)
+ * @lru_cache_drained: whether lru_cache has been drained locally
+ * or on all CPUs for a batch of folios
*
* It calls __split_unmapped_folio() to perform uniform and non-uniform split.
* It is in charge of checking whether the split is supported or not and
@@ -4100,7 +4102,8 @@ static int __folio_freeze_and_split_unmapped(struct folio *folio, unsigned int n
*/
static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
struct page *split_at, struct page *lock_at,
- struct list_head *list, enum split_type split_type)
+ struct list_head *list, enum split_type split_type,
+ enum lru_cache_drained *lru_cache_drained)
{
XA_STATE(xas, &folio->mapping->i_pages, folio->index);
struct folio *end_folio = folio_next(folio);
@@ -4203,7 +4206,7 @@ static int __folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
}
if (folio_ref_count(folio) == folio_expected_ref_count(folio) + 1 +
folio_may_be_lru_cached(folio))
- lru_cache_drain_for_folio(folio, 1, NULL);
+ lru_cache_drain_for_folio(folio, 1, lru_cache_drained);
/*
* Racy check if we can split the page, before unmap_folio() will
@@ -4395,7 +4398,7 @@ int __split_huge_page_to_list_to_order(struct page *page, struct list_head *list
struct folio *folio = page_folio(page);
return __folio_split(folio, new_order, &folio->page, page, list,
- SPLIT_TYPE_UNIFORM);
+ SPLIT_TYPE_UNIFORM, NULL);
}
/**
@@ -4426,7 +4429,7 @@ int folio_split(struct folio *folio, unsigned int new_order,
struct page *split_at, struct list_head *list)
{
return __folio_split(folio, new_order, split_at, &folio->page, list,
- SPLIT_TYPE_NON_UNIFORM);
+ SPLIT_TYPE_NON_UNIFORM, NULL);
}
/**
@@ -4622,6 +4625,7 @@ static unsigned long deferred_split_scan(struct shrinker *shrink,
struct folio *folio, *next;
int split = 0;
unsigned long isolated;
+ enum lru_cache_drained drained = LRU_CACHE_NOT_DRAINED;
isolated = list_lru_shrink_walk_irq(&deferred_split_lru, sc,
deferred_split_isolate, &dispose);
@@ -4646,7 +4650,8 @@ static unsigned long deferred_split_scan(struct shrinker *shrink,
}
if (!folio_trylock(folio))
goto requeue;
- if (!split_folio(folio)) {
+ if (!__folio_split(folio, 0, &folio->page, &folio->page, NULL,
+ SPLIT_TYPE_UNIFORM, &drained)) {
did_split = true;
if (underused)
count_vm_event(THP_UNDERUSED_SPLIT_PAGE);
--
2.34.1