Re: [PATCH 1/3] powerpc/numa: Set numa_node for all possible cpus

From: Michal Hocko
Date: Wed Mar 11 2020 - 07:57:41 EST


On Wed 11-03-20 16:32:35, Srikar Dronamraju wrote:
> A Powerpc system with multiple possible nodes and with CONFIG_NUMA
> enabled always used to have a node 0, even if node 0 does not any cpus
> or memory attached to it. As per PAPR, node affinity of a cpu is only
> available once its present / online. For all cpus that are possible but
> not present, cpu_to_node() would point to node 0.
>
> To ensure a cpuless, memoryless dummy node is not online, powerpc need
> to make sure all possible but not present cpu_to_node are set to a
> proper node.

Just curious, is this somehow related to
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200227182650.GG3771@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx?

> Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Christopher Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
> index 8a399db..54dcd49 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/numa.c
> @@ -931,8 +931,20 @@ void __init mem_topology_setup(void)
>
> reset_numa_cpu_lookup_table();
>
> - for_each_present_cpu(cpu)
> - numa_setup_cpu(cpu);
> + for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> + /*
> + * Powerpc with CONFIG_NUMA always used to have a node 0,
> + * even if it was memoryless or cpuless. For all cpus that
> + * are possible but not present, cpu_to_node() would point
> + * to node 0. To remove a cpuless, memoryless dummy node,
> + * powerpc need to make sure all possible but not present
> + * cpu_to_node are set to a proper node.
> + */
> + if (cpu_present(cpu))
> + numa_setup_cpu(cpu);
> + else
> + set_cpu_numa_node(cpu, first_online_node);
> + }
> }
>
> void __init initmem_init(void)
> --
> 1.8.3.1

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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs