Re: [PATCH v3 4/8] mm/compaction: correct comment of fast_find_migrateblock in isolate_migratepages

[Baolin Wang]

On 8/4/2023 7:04 PM, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> After 90ed667c03fe5 ("Revert "Revert "mm/compaction: fix set skip in
> fast_find_migrateblock"""), we remove skip set in fast_find_migrateblock.
> Correct comment that fast_find_block is used to avoid isolation_suitable
> check for pageblock returned from fast_find_migrateblock because
> fast_find_migrateblock will mark found pageblock skipped.
> Instead, comment that fast_find_block is used to avoid a redundant check
> of fast found pageblock which is already checked skip flag inside
> fast_find_migrateblock.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

LGTM.
Reviewed-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>   mm/compaction.c | 6 +++---
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
> index 9a2f0bd5394a..4bf2dc936add 100644
> --- a/mm/compaction.c
> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
> @@ -1988,9 +1988,9 @@ static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct compact_control *cc)
>   		block_start_pfn = cc->zone->zone_start_pfn;
>   
>   	/*
> -	 * fast_find_migrateblock marks a pageblock skipped so to avoid
> -	 * the isolation_suitable check below, check whether the fast
> -	 * search was successful.
> +	 * fast_find_migrateblock() has already ensured the pageblock is not
> +	 * set with a skipped flag, so to avoid the isolation_suitable check
> +	 * below again, check whether the fast search was successful.
>   	 */
>   	fast_find_block = low_pfn != cc->migrate_pfn && !cc->fast_search_fail;
>