[PATCH 1/2] mm: memory-tiers, numa_emu: enable to create memory tiers using fake numa nodes
From: Akinobu Mita
Date: Mon Dec 08 2025 - 04:57:58 EST
This makes it possible to create memory tiers using fake numa nodes
generated by numa emulation.
The new "numa_emulation.adistance" kernel parameter allows you to set the
abstract distance for each NUMA node.
For example, if the system is booted with the parameters
"numa=fake=2 numa_emulation.adistance=576,704", it will configure memory
tiers with node0 having the default DRAM adistance value and node1 having
a lower adistance value.
Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@xxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/numa_emulation.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/numa_emulation.c b/mm/numa_emulation.c
index 703c8fa05048..a4266da21344 100644
--- a/mm/numa_emulation.c
+++ b/mm/numa_emulation.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
#include <linux/errno.h>
#include <linux/topology.h>
#include <linux/memblock.h>
+#include <linux/memory-tiers.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/node.h>
#include <linux/numa_memblks.h>
#include <asm/numa.h>
#include <acpi/acpi_numa.h>
@@ -344,6 +347,27 @@ static int __init setup_emu2phys_nid(int *dfl_phys_nid)
return max_emu_nid;
}
+static int adistance[MAX_NUMNODES];
+module_param_array(adistance, int, NULL, 0400);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(adistance, "Abstract distance values for each NUMA node");
+
+static int emu_calculate_adistance(struct notifier_block *self,
+ unsigned long nid, void *data)
+{
+ if (adistance[nid]) {
+ int *adist = data;
+
+ *adist = adistance[nid];
+ return NOTIFY_STOP;
+ }
+ return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block emu_adist_nb = {
+ .notifier_call = emu_calculate_adistance,
+ .priority = INT_MIN,
+};
+
/**
* numa_emulation - Emulate NUMA nodes
* @numa_meminfo: NUMA configuration to massage
@@ -532,6 +556,8 @@ void __init numa_emulation(struct numa_meminfo *numa_meminfo, int numa_dist_cnt)
}
}
+ register_mt_adistance_algorithm(&emu_adist_nb);
+
/* free the copied physical distance table */
memblock_free(phys_dist, phys_size);
return;
--
2.43.0