[PATCH 1/2] mm,page_alloc: don't call __node_reclaim() without scoped allocation constraints.

[Tetsuo Handa]

We are doing the first allocation attempt before calling
current_gfp_context(). But since slab shrinker functions might depend on
__GFP_FS and/or __GFP_IO masking, calling slab shrinker functions from
node_reclaim() from get_page_from_freelist() without calling
current_gfp_context() has possibility of deadlock. Therefore, make sure
that the first memory allocation attempt does not call slab shrinker
functions.

Well, do we want to call node_reclaim() on the first allocation attempt?

If yes, I guess this patch will not be acceptable. But what is correct
flags passed to the first allocation attempt, for currently we ignore
gfp_allowed_mask masking for the first allocation attempt?

Maybe we can tolerate not calling node_reclaim() on the first allocation
attempt, for commit 31a6c1909f51dbe9 ("mm, page_alloc: set alloc_flags
only once in slowpath") says that the fastpath is trying to avoid the
cost of setting up alloc_flags precisely which sounds to me that falling
back to slowpath if node_reclaim() is needed is acceptable?

Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 mm/page_alloc.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index 6dbc49e..20af138 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -4189,7 +4189,8 @@ struct page *
 	finalise_ac(gfp_mask, order, &ac);
 
 	/* First allocation attempt */
-	page = get_page_from_freelist(alloc_mask, order, alloc_flags, &ac);
+	page = get_page_from_freelist(alloc_mask & ~__GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM,
+				      order, alloc_flags, &ac);
 	if (likely(page))
 		goto out;
 
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