Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] kselftest: mm: remove HPAGE_SIZE and HPAGE_SHIFT macro

[Yeoreum Yun]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 10:26:59PM -0400, Zi Yan wrote:
> On Mon Sep 14, 2026 at 3:30 AM EDT, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> > HPAGE_SIZE and HPAGE_SHIFT macro is written based on the 4KB PAGE_SIZE.
> > When this macro is used in some test, test result would be strange in
> > the system where PAGE_SIZE is more then 4KB.
> >
> > Here is the example with transhuge-stress test with 16KB PAGE_SIZE:
> >
> >   transhuge-stress: allocate 61073 transhuge pages, using 122146 MiB virtual memory and 1908 MiB of ram
> >     3.292 s/loop, 0.054 ms/page,  37106.002 MiB/s	2566 succeed, 58507 failed, 2566 different pages
> >     0.591 s/loop, 0.010 ms/page, 206850.792 MiB/s	   0 succeed, 61073 failed,    0 different pages
> >     0.527 s/loop, 0.009 ms/page, 231895.107 MiB/s	   0 succeed, 61073 failed,    0 different pages
> >     0.527 s/loop, 0.009 ms/page, 231839.704 MiB/s	   0 succeed, 61073 failed,    0 different pages
> >     0.528 s/loop, 0.009 ms/page, 231544.782 MiB/s	   0 succeed, 61073 failed,    0 different pages
> >     0.528 s/loop, 0.009 ms/page, 231462.074 MiB/s	   0 succeed, 61073 failed,    0 different pages
> >     0.527 s/loop, 0.009 ms/page, 231770.300 MiB/s	   0 succeed, 61073 failed,    0 different pages
> >     ...
> >   ok 1 Completed
> >
> > Remove the HPAGE_SIZE and HPAGE_SHIFT macro and introduce pmd_pshift()
> > helper to get the HPAGE_SHIFT properly. For HPAGE_SIZE, use pre-existing
> > helper, pmd_psize().
> >
> > Also, run the KSM_MERGE_TIME_HUGE_PAGES test with a size of 512 MiB,
> > which is the least common multiple of the PMD sizes for 4 KiB, 16 KiB,
> > and 64 KiB base pages. Since allocate_transhuge() allocates mappings in
> > PMD-sized units, the test may fail with the previous size of 100 MiB,
> > which is not a multiple of the PMD size when the base page size is
> > 16 KiB or 64 KiB.
> >
> > After this patch, output of transhuge-stress:
> >
> >   transhuge-stress: allocate 3817 transhuge pages, using 122146 MiB virtual memory and 119 MiB of ram
> >     2.558 s/loop, 0.670 ms/page,  47755.759 MiB/s	2585 succeed, 1232 failed, 2585 different pages
> >     2.640 s/loop, 0.692 ms/page,  46268.432 MiB/s	2585 succeed, 1232 failed, 2585 different pages
> >     2.635 s/loop, 0.690 ms/page,  46360.298 MiB/s	2585 succeed, 1232 failed, 2585 different pages
> >     2.782 s/loop, 0.729 ms/page,  43899.795 MiB/s	2616 succeed, 1201 failed, 2616 different pages
> >     2.692 s/loop, 0.705 ms/page,  45380.876 MiB/s	2627 succeed, 1190 failed, 2627 different pages
> >     2.612 s/loop, 0.684 ms/page,  46765.812 MiB/s	2628 succeed, 1189 failed, 2628 different pages
> >     2.683 s/loop, 0.703 ms/page,  45520.990 MiB/s	2630 succeed, 1187 failed, 2630 different pages
> >     2.727 s/loop, 0.714 ms/page,  44789.321 MiB/s	2631 succeed, 1186 failed, 2631 different pages
> >     ...
> >   ok 1 Completed
> >
> > Suggested-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  tools/testing/selftests/mm/guard-regions.c    | 11 ++++++--
> >  tools/testing/selftests/mm/ksm_tests.c        | 16 +++++++-----
> >  tools/testing/selftests/mm/run_vmtests.sh     |  4 +--
> >  tools/testing/selftests/mm/transhuge-stress.c | 25 +++++++++++--------
> >  tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.c          | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  tools/testing/selftests/mm/vm_util.h          |  9 +++----
> >  6 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/guard-regions.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/guard-regions.c
> > index b724d62d2b75..eee29ef88cb2 100644
> > --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/guard-regions.c
> > +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/guard-regions.c
> > @@ -2195,14 +2195,21 @@ TEST_F(guard_regions, pagemap_scan)
> >  TEST_F(guard_regions, collapse)
> >  {
> >  	const unsigned long page_size = self->page_size;
> > -	const unsigned long size = 2 * HPAGE_SIZE;
> > -	const unsigned long num_pages = size / page_size;
> > +	const uint64_t hpage_size = pmd_psize();
> 
> Is it better to use pmd_page_size/pmd_page_shift instead of
> hpage_size/hpage_shift for clarification? Maybe in a follow-up patch if
> you think it is reasonable.

He, I don’t have a strong opinion on this, but personally, I think
explicitly naming the huge-page size used by the tests pmd_page_size
makes it clearer. Still, if you think the suggested approach is better,
I’m happy to change it accordingly. ;)

> 
> Otherwise, with David's concern addressed, feel free to add
> 
> Reviewed-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> Yan, Zi
> 

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Sincerely,
Yeoreum Yun