Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm: huge_memory: refactor thpsize_shmem_enabled_store() with sysfs_match_string()

From: ranxiaokai627

Date: Thu May 14 2026 - 06:16:25 EST


>The subject line should be: "mm: shmem: xxx"

Yes, of course.
Thanks for your review.

>On 5/13/26 5:45 PM, ranxiaokai627@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Ran Xiaokai <ran.xiaokai@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Inspired by commit 82d9ff648c6c ("mm: huge_memory: refactor
>> anon_enabled_store() with set_anon_enabled_mode()"), refactor
>> thpsize_shmem_enabled_store() using sysfs_match_string().
>> This eliminates the duplicated spin_lock/unlock(), set/clear_bit(),
>> calls across all branches, reducing code duplication.
>>
>> Tested with selftests ./run_kselftest.sh -t mm:ksft_thp.sh,
>> all test cases passed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ran Xiaokai <ran.xiaokai@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>
>You should document your changes under the '---' for the new version, or
>ideally, include a cover letter describing them.

Thanks for the reminder!
Will do in the next version.

>I did some togging and works well (some nits as below). Feel free to add:
>Reviewed-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Tested-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> mm/shmem.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>> 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
>> index 3b5dc21b323c..60cb10854f11 100644
>> --- a/mm/shmem.c
>> +++ b/mm/shmem.c
>> @@ -5526,6 +5526,29 @@ static ssize_t shmem_enabled_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>> struct kobj_attribute shmem_enabled_attr = __ATTR_RW(shmem_enabled);
>> static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(huge_shmem_orders_lock);
>>
>> +enum huge_shmem_enabled_mode {
>> + HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ALWAYS = 0,
>> + HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT,
>> + HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_WITHIN_SIZE,
>> + HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ADVISE,
>> + HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_NEVER,
>> +};
>> +
>> +static const char * const huge_shmem_enabled_mode_strings[] = {
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ALWAYS] = "always",
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT] = "inherit",
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_WITHIN_SIZE] = "within_size",
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ADVISE] = "advise",
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_NEVER] = "never",
>> +};
>> +
>> +static unsigned long * const huge_shmem_orders_by_mode[] = {
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ALWAYS] = &huge_shmem_orders_always,
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT] = &huge_shmem_orders_inherit,
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_WITHIN_SIZE] = &huge_shmem_orders_within_size,
>> + [HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_ADVISE] = &huge_shmem_orders_madvise,
>> +};
>> +
>> static ssize_t thpsize_shmem_enabled_show(struct kobject *kobj,
>> struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
>> {
>> @@ -5551,57 +5574,42 @@ static ssize_t thpsize_shmem_enabled_store(struct kobject *kobj,
>> const char *buf, size_t count)
>> {
>> int order = to_thpsize(kobj)->order;
>> + int mode, m;
>> ssize_t ret = count;
>> + int err;
>> + bool changed = false;
>> + /* Do not override huge allocation policy with non-PMD sized mTHP */
>> + if (mode == HUGE_SHMEM_ENABLED_INHERIT &&
>> + shmem_huge == SHMEM_HUGE_FORCE && !is_pmd_order(order))
>> + return -EINVAL;
>>
>> - if (ret > 0) {
>> - int err = start_stop_khugepaged();
>> + spin_lock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
>> + for (m = 0; m < ARRAY_SIZE(huge_shmem_orders_by_mode); m++) {
>> + if (m == mode)
>> + changed |= !__test_and_set_bit(order, huge_shmem_orders_by_mode[m]);
>> + else
>> + changed |= __test_and_clear_bit(order, huge_shmem_orders_by_mode[m]);
>> + }
>> + spin_unlock(&huge_shmem_orders_lock);
>>
>> + if (changed) {
>> + err = start_stop_khugepaged();
>> if (err)
>> ret = err;
>
>Nit: just return err.
>
>> + } else {
>> + /*
>> + * Recalculate watermarks even when the mode hasn't changed
>> + * to preserve the legacy behavior, as this is always called
>> + * inside start_stop_khugepaged().
>> + */
>> + set_recommended_min_free_kbytes();
>> }
>> +
>> return ret;
>
>Nit: return count, then you can remove the 'ret' variable.

Agreed.
I'll wait for more feedback and send a new version.