Re: [PATCH] mm: Introduce free_folio_and_swap_cache() to replace free_page_and_swap_cache()

From: Zi Yan
Date: Thu Apr 10 2025 - 14:17:15 EST


On 10 Apr 2025, at 14:00, nifan.cxl@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> From: Fan Ni <fan.ni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The function free_page_and_swap_cache() takes a struct page pointer as
> input parameter, but it will immediately convert it to folio and all
> operations following within use folio instead of page. It makes more
> sense to pass in folio directly.
>
> Introduce free_folio_and_swap_cache(), which takes folio as input to
> replace free_page_and_swap_cache(). And apply it to all occurrences
> where free_page_and_swap_cache() was used.
>
> Signed-off-by: Fan Ni <fan.ni@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h | 4 ++--
> include/linux/swap.h | 10 +++++++---
> mm/huge_memory.c | 2 +-
> mm/khugepaged.c | 2 +-
> mm/swap_state.c | 8 +++-----
> 5 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h
> index f20601995bb0..e5103e8e697d 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h
> +++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/tlb.h
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static inline bool __tlb_remove_folio_pages(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
> /*
> * Release the page cache reference for a pte removed by
> * tlb_ptep_clear_flush. In both flush modes the tlb for a page cache page
> - * has already been freed, so just do free_page_and_swap_cache.
> + * has already been freed, so just do free_folio_and_swap_cache.
> *
> * s390 doesn't delay rmap removal.
> */
> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static inline bool __tlb_remove_page_size(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
> {
> VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(delay_rmap);
>
> - free_page_and_swap_cache(page);
> + free_folio_and_swap_cache(page_folio(page));
> return false;
> }

__tlb_remove_page_size() is ruining the fun of the conversion. But it will be
converted to use folio eventually.

>
> diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
> index db46b25a65ae..9fc8856eeed9 100644
> --- a/include/linux/swap.h
> +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
> @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static inline unsigned long total_swapcache_pages(void)
> }
>
> void free_swap_cache(struct folio *folio);
> -void free_page_and_swap_cache(struct page *);
> +void free_folio_and_swap_cache(struct folio *folio);
> void free_pages_and_swap_cache(struct encoded_page **, int);
> /* linux/mm/swapfile.c */
> extern atomic_long_t nr_swap_pages;
> @@ -522,8 +522,12 @@ static inline void put_swap_device(struct swap_info_struct *si)
> do { (val)->freeswap = (val)->totalswap = 0; } while (0)
> /* only sparc can not include linux/pagemap.h in this file
> * so leave put_page and release_pages undeclared... */
> -#define free_page_and_swap_cache(page) \
> - put_page(page)
> +#define free_folio_and_swap_cache(folio) \
> + do { \
> + if (!folio_test_slab(folio)) \
> + folio_put(folio); \
> + } while (0)
> +

Like Matthew pointed out in another email, the test is not needed.

Otherwise, it looks good to me. Thanks.

Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Yan, Zi