[PATCH v2 1/3] madvise:madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range(): don't use mapcount() against large folio for sharing check

From: Yin Fengwei
Date: Mon Aug 07 2023 - 22:11:01 EST


Commit 07e8c82b5eff ("madvise: convert madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range()
to use folios") replaced the page_mapcount() with folio_mapcount() to
check whether the folio is shared by other mapping.

It's not correct for large folio. folio_mapcount() returns the total
mapcount of large folio which is not suitable to detect whether the folio
is shared.

Use folio_estimated_sharers() which returns a estimated number of shares.
That means it's not 100% correct. It should be OK for madvise case here.

User-visible effects is that the THP is skipped when user call madvise.
But the correct behavior is THP should be split and processed then.

NOTE: this change is a temporary fix to reduce the user-visible effects
before the long term fix from David is ready.

Fixes: 07e8c82b5eff ("madvise: convert madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range() to use folios")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Yin Fengwei <fengwei.yin@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@xxxxxxx>
---
mm/madvise.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
index 1d7933933e31..49af35e2d99a 100644
--- a/mm/madvise.c
+++ b/mm/madvise.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd,
folio = pfn_folio(pmd_pfn(orig_pmd));

/* Do not interfere with other mappings of this folio */
- if (folio_mapcount(folio) != 1)
+ if (folio_estimated_sharers(folio) != 1)
goto huge_unlock;

if (pageout_anon_only_filter && !folio_test_anon(folio))
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd,
if (folio_test_large(folio)) {
int err;

- if (folio_mapcount(folio) != 1)
+ if (folio_estimated_sharers(folio) != 1)
break;
if (pageout_anon_only_filter && !folio_test_anon(folio))
break;
--
2.39.2