Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] mm/compaction: do not call suitable_migration_target() on every page

From: Vlastimil Babka
Date: Thu Feb 20 2014 - 11:50:04 EST


On 02/14/2014 07:54 AM, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
suitable_migration_target() checks that pageblock is suitable for
migration target. In isolate_freepages_block(), it is called on every
page and this is inefficient. So make it called once per pageblock.

suitable_migration_target() also checks if page is highorder or not,
but it's criteria for highorder is pageblock order. So calling it once
within pageblock range has no problem.

Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>

diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
index bbe1260..0d821a2 100644
--- a/mm/compaction.c
+++ b/mm/compaction.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct compact_control *cc,
unsigned long nr_strict_required = end_pfn - blockpfn;
unsigned long flags;
bool locked = false;
+ bool checked_pageblock = false;

cursor = pfn_to_page(blockpfn);

@@ -275,8 +276,16 @@ static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct compact_control *cc,
break;

/* Recheck this is a suitable migration target under lock */
- if (!strict && !suitable_migration_target(page))
- break;
+ if (!strict && !checked_pageblock) {
+ /*
+ * We need to check suitability of pageblock only once
+ * and this isolate_freepages_block() is called with
+ * pageblock range, so just check once is sufficient.
+ */
+ checked_pageblock = true;
+ if (!suitable_migration_target(page))
+ break;
+ }

/* Recheck this is a buddy page under lock */
if (!PageBuddy(page))


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