Re: [PATCH] mm, compaction: fast_find_migrateblock() should return pfn in the target zone

[Miaohe Lin]

On 2022/5/11 12:43, Rei Yamamoto wrote:
> Prevent returning a pfn outside the target zone in case that not
> aligned with pageblock boundary.
> Otherwise isolate_migratepages_block() would handle pages not in
> the target zone.
> 

IIUC, the sole caller isolate_migratepages will ensure the pfn won't outside
the target zone. So the below code change might not be necessary. Or am I miss
something ?

Thanks!

> Signed-off-by: Rei Yamamoto <yamamoto.rei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  mm/compaction.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
> index fe915db6149b..de42b8e48758 100644
> --- a/mm/compaction.c
> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
> @@ -1858,6 +1858,8 @@ static unsigned long fast_find_migrateblock(struct compact_control *cc)
>  
>  				update_fast_start_pfn(cc, free_pfn);
>  				pfn = pageblock_start_pfn(free_pfn);
> +				if (pfn < cc->zone->zone_start_pfn)
> +					pfn = cc->zone->zone_start_pfn;
>  				cc->fast_search_fail = 0;
>  				found_block = true;
>  				set_pageblock_skip(freepage);
>