Re: [PATCH RFC 05/15] mm/mglru: move max_seq read into walk_update_folio

From: Baoquan He

Date: Mon Aug 17 2026 - 22:24:11 EST


On 08/04/26 at 03:47am, Kairui Song via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Kairui Song <kasong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> walk_pte_range(), walk_pmd_range_locked(), and lru_gen_look_around()
> each read lrugen->max_seq to compute the target generation for
> folio_update_gen(), then pass it as a parameter to
> walk_update_folio(). Move the read into walk_update_folio() itself
> so the callers no longer need to compute or pass the value.
>
> This is a pure refactoring: no functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kairui Song <kasong@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> mm/vmscan.c | 29 ++++++++++++-----------------
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

Nice clean up.

Reviewed-by: Baoquan He <baoquan.he@xxxxxxxxx>

>
> diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
> index b02d2ec8ff4b..c2ea92c2b69e 100644
> --- a/mm/vmscan.c
> +++ b/mm/vmscan.c
> @@ -3511,13 +3511,15 @@ static bool suitable_to_scan(int total, int young)
> }
>
> static void walk_update_folio(struct lru_gen_mm_walk *walk, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> - struct folio *folio, int new_gen, bool dirty)
> + struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio, bool dirty)
> {
> - int old_gen;
> + int new_gen, old_gen;
>
> if (!folio)
> return;
>
> + new_gen = lru_gen_from_seq(READ_ONCE(lruvec->lrugen.max_seq));
> +
> if (dirty && !folio_test_dirty(folio) &&
> !(folio_test_anon(folio) && folio_test_swapbacked(folio) &&
> !folio_test_swapcache(folio)))
> @@ -3548,8 +3550,6 @@ static bool walk_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
> struct lru_gen_mm_walk *walk = args->private;
> struct mem_cgroup *memcg = lruvec_memcg(walk->lruvec);
> struct pglist_data *pgdat = lruvec_pgdat(walk->lruvec);
> - DEFINE_MAX_SEQ(walk->lruvec);
> - int gen = lru_gen_from_seq(max_seq);
> unsigned int nr;
> pmd_t pmdval;
>
> @@ -3600,7 +3600,7 @@ static bool walk_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
> continue;
>
> if (last != folio) {
> - walk_update_folio(walk, args->vma, last, gen, dirty);
> + walk_update_folio(walk, args->vma, walk->lruvec, last, dirty);
>
> last = folio;
> dirty = false;
> @@ -3613,7 +3613,7 @@ static bool walk_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
> walk->mm_stats[MM_LEAF_YOUNG] += nr;
> }
>
> - walk_update_folio(walk, args->vma, last, gen, dirty);
> + walk_update_folio(walk, args->vma, walk->lruvec, last, dirty);
> last = NULL;
>
> if (i < PTRS_PER_PTE && get_next_vma(PMD_MASK, PAGE_SIZE, args, &start, &end))
> @@ -3636,8 +3636,6 @@ static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, struct vm_area
> struct lru_gen_mm_walk *walk = args->private;
> struct mem_cgroup *memcg = lruvec_memcg(walk->lruvec);
> struct pglist_data *pgdat = lruvec_pgdat(walk->lruvec);
> - DEFINE_MAX_SEQ(walk->lruvec);
> - int gen = lru_gen_from_seq(max_seq);
>
> VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(pud_leaf(*pud));
>
> @@ -3691,7 +3689,7 @@ static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, struct vm_area
> goto next;
>
> if (last != folio) {
> - walk_update_folio(walk, vma, last, gen, dirty);
> + walk_update_folio(walk, vma, walk->lruvec, last, dirty);
>
> last = folio;
> dirty = false;
> @@ -3705,7 +3703,7 @@ static void walk_pmd_range_locked(pud_t *pud, unsigned long addr, struct vm_area
> i = i > MIN_LRU_BATCH ? 0 : find_next_bit(bitmap, MIN_LRU_BATCH, i) + 1;
> } while (i <= MIN_LRU_BATCH);
>
> - walk_update_folio(walk, vma, last, gen, dirty);
> + walk_update_folio(walk, vma, walk->lruvec, last, dirty);
>
> lazy_mmu_mode_disable();
> spin_unlock(ptl);
> @@ -4270,8 +4268,6 @@ bool lru_gen_look_around(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, unsigned int nr)
> struct pglist_data *pgdat = folio_pgdat(folio);
> struct lruvec *lruvec;
> struct lru_gen_mm_state *mm_state;
> - unsigned long max_seq;
> - int gen;
>
> lockdep_assert_held(pvmw->ptl);
> VM_WARN_ON_ONCE_FOLIO(folio_test_lru(folio), folio);
> @@ -4308,8 +4304,6 @@ bool lru_gen_look_around(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, unsigned int nr)
>
> memcg = get_mem_cgroup_from_folio(folio);
> lruvec = mem_cgroup_lruvec(memcg, pgdat);
> - max_seq = READ_ONCE((lruvec)->lrugen.max_seq);
> - gen = lru_gen_from_seq(max_seq);
> mm_state = get_mm_state(lruvec);
>
> lazy_mmu_mode_enable();
> @@ -4341,7 +4335,7 @@ bool lru_gen_look_around(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, unsigned int nr)
> continue;
>
> if (last != folio) {
> - walk_update_folio(walk, vma, last, gen, dirty);
> + walk_update_folio(walk, vma, lruvec, last, dirty);
>
> last = folio;
> dirty = false;
> @@ -4353,13 +4347,14 @@ bool lru_gen_look_around(struct page_vma_mapped_walk *pvmw, unsigned int nr)
> young += nr;
> }
>
> - walk_update_folio(walk, vma, last, gen, dirty);
> + walk_update_folio(walk, vma, lruvec, last, dirty);
>
> lazy_mmu_mode_disable();
>
> /* feedback from rmap walkers to page table walkers */
> if (mm_state && suitable_to_scan(i, young))
> - update_bloom_filter(mm_state, max_seq, pvmw->pmd);
> + update_bloom_filter(mm_state, READ_ONCE(lruvec->lrugen.max_seq),
> + pvmw->pmd);
>
> mem_cgroup_put(memcg);
>
>
> --
> 2.55.0
>
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