Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] mm/sparse: Add a new parameter 'data_unit_size' for alloc_usemap_and_memmap

[Baoquan He]

On 06/08/18 at 07:20am, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 06/07/2018 11:27 PM, Baoquan He wrote:
> > In alloc_usemap_and_memmap(), it will call
> > sparse_early_usemaps_alloc_node() or sparse_early_mem_maps_alloc_node()
> > to allocate usemap and memmap for each node and install them into
> > usemap_map[] and map_map[]. Here we need pass in the number of present
> > sections on this node so that we can move pointer of usemap_map[] and
> > map_map[] to right position.
> > 
> > How do think about above words?
> 
> But you're now passing in the size of the data structure.  Why is that
> needed all of a sudden?

Oh, it's the size of the data structure. Because
alloc_usemap_and_memmap() is reused for both usemap and memmap
allocation, then inside alloc_usemap_and_memmap(), we need move forward
the passed in pointer which points at the starting address of usemap_map
or memmap_map, to a new position which points at the next starting
address on new node.

You can see we passed the usemap_map, map_map, and the array element
size.  

void __init sparse_init(void)
{
	...
        alloc_usemap_and_memmap(sparse_early_usemaps_alloc_node,                                                                                  
                                (void *)usemap_map,
                                sizeof(usemap_map[0]));
	...
        alloc_usemap_and_memmap(sparse_early_mem_maps_alloc_node,
                                (void *)map_map,
                                sizeof(map_map[0]));
	...
}

Then inside alloc_usemap_and_memmap(), For each node, we get how many
present sections on this node, call hook alloc_func(). Then we update
the pointer to point at a new position of usemap_map[] or map_map[].

Here usemap_map[] is (unsigned long *), map_map[] is (struct page*).
Even though both of them are pointer, I think it might be not good to
assume that in alloc_usemap_and_memmap() because
alloc_usemap_and_memmap() doesn't know what is stored in its 2nd
parameter, namely (void * data). So add this new parameter to tell it.

Combine with patch 4/4, it might be easier to understand.

static void __init alloc_usemap_and_memmap(void (*alloc_func)
..
{
	...
	for_each_present_section_nr(pnum_begin + 1, pnum) {
                alloc_func(data, pnum_begin, pnum,                                                                                                
                                                map_count, nodeid_begin);
		...
		data += map_count * data_unit_size; 
		...
	}
	...
}