[PATCH 5/9] mm/page_alloc: inline __rmqueue_pcplist

From: Mel Gorman
Date: Thu Mar 25 2021 - 07:44:41 EST


From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@xxxxxxxxxx>

When __alloc_pages_bulk() got introduced two callers of __rmqueue_pcplist
exist and the compiler chooses to not inline this function.

./scripts/bloat-o-meter vmlinux-before vmlinux-inline__rmqueue_pcplist
add/remove: 0/1 grow/shrink: 2/0 up/down: 164/-125 (39)
Function old new delta
rmqueue 2197 2296 +99
__alloc_pages_bulk 1921 1986 +65
__rmqueue_pcplist 125 - -125
Total: Before=19374127, After=19374166, chg +0.00%

modprobe page_bench04_bulk loops=$((10**7))

Type:time_bulk_page_alloc_free_array
- Per elem: 106 cycles(tsc) 29.595 ns (step:64)
- (measurement period time:0.295955434 sec time_interval:295955434)
- (invoke count:10000000 tsc_interval:1065447105)

Before:
- Per elem: 110 cycles(tsc) 30.633 ns (step:64)

Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
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 1ec18121268b..d900e92884b2 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -3415,7 +3415,8 @@ static inline void zone_statistics(struct zone *preferred_zone, struct zone *z)
}

/* Remove page from the per-cpu list, caller must protect the list */
-static struct page *__rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *zone, int migratetype,
+static inline
+struct page *__rmqueue_pcplist(struct zone *zone, int migratetype,
unsigned int alloc_flags,
struct per_cpu_pages *pcp,
struct list_head *list)
--
2.26.2