Re: [PATCH 3/7] zsmalloc: switch handle type to struct zs_handle
From: Yosry Ahmed
Date: Thu Nov 05 2026 - 12:11:22 EST
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> diff --git a/include/linux/zsmalloc.h b/include/linux/zsmalloc.h
> index 5b7298a5026b..693c9484b638 100644
> --- a/include/linux/zsmalloc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/zsmalloc.h
> @@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ struct zs_pool_stats {
> };
>
> struct zs_pool;
> +struct zs_handle;
> struct scatterlist;
>
> struct zs_pool *zs_create_pool(const char *name);
> void zs_destroy_pool(struct zs_pool *pool);
>
> -unsigned long zs_malloc(struct zs_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t flags,
> - const int nid);
> -void zs_free(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long obj);
> +struct zs_handle *zs_malloc(struct zs_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t flags,
> + const int nid);
> +void zs_free(struct zs_pool *pool, struct zs_handle *handle);
>
> size_t zs_huge_class_size(struct zs_pool *pool);
>
> @@ -40,10 +41,10 @@ unsigned int zs_lookup_class_index(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned int size);
>
> void zs_pool_stats(struct zs_pool *pool, struct zs_pool_stats *stats);
>
> -void zs_obj_read_sg_begin(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle,
> +void zs_obj_read_sg_begin(struct zs_pool *pool, struct zs_handle *handle,
> struct scatterlist *sg, size_t mem_len);
> -void zs_obj_read_sg_end(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle);
> -void zs_obj_write(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle,
> +void zs_obj_read_sg_end(struct zs_pool *pool, struct zs_handle *handle);
> +void zs_obj_write(struct zs_pool *pool, struct zs_handle *handle,
> void *handle_mem, size_t mem_len);
I would squash patch 7's constification here.
>
> extern const struct movable_operations zsmalloc_mops;
> diff --git a/mm/zsmalloc.c b/mm/zsmalloc.c
> index 7ef80e0da626..7d8aab56f5cd 100644
> --- a/mm/zsmalloc.c
> +++ b/mm/zsmalloc.c
> @@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ struct link_free {
> };
> };
>
> +struct zs_handle {
> + unsigned long __private obj;
> +};
> +
> static struct kmem_cache *handle_cachep;
> static struct kmem_cache *zspage_cachep;
>
> @@ -438,16 +442,16 @@ static void init_deferred_free(struct zs_pool *pool) {}
> static void SetZsPageMovable(struct zs_pool *pool, struct zspage *zspage) {}
> #endif
>
> -static unsigned long cache_alloc_handle(gfp_t gfp)
> +static struct zs_handle *cache_alloc_handle(gfp_t gfp)
> {
> gfp = gfp & ~(__GFP_HIGHMEM | __GFP_MOVABLE);
>
> - return (unsigned long)kmem_cache_alloc(handle_cachep, gfp);
> + return kmem_cache_alloc(handle_cachep, gfp);
> }
>
> -static void cache_free_handle(unsigned long handle)
> +static void cache_free_handle(struct zs_handle *handle)
> {
> - kmem_cache_free(handle_cachep, (void *)handle);
> + kmem_cache_free(handle_cachep, handle);
> }
>
> static struct zspage *cache_alloc_zspage(gfp_t gfp)
> @@ -466,9 +470,9 @@ static void cache_free_zspage(struct zspage *zspage)
> * Pairs with READ_ONCE() in handle_to_obj(): zs_free() may read the
> * handle locklessly, so prevent store tearing here.
> */
> -static void record_obj(unsigned long handle, unsigned long obj)
> +static void record_obj(struct zs_handle *handle, unsigned long obj)
> {
> - WRITE_ONCE(*(unsigned long *)handle, obj);
> + WRITE_ONCE(ACCESS_PRIVATE(handle, obj), obj);
> }
>
> /* Protected by class->lock */
> @@ -817,13 +821,13 @@ static unsigned long location_to_obj(struct zpdesc *zpdesc, unsigned int obj_idx
> return obj;
> }
>
> -static unsigned long handle_to_obj(unsigned long handle)
> +static unsigned long handle_to_obj(struct zs_handle *handle)
> {
> - return READ_ONCE(*(unsigned long *)handle);
> + return READ_ONCE(ACCESS_PRIVATE(handle, obj));
> }
>
> static inline bool obj_allocated(struct zpdesc *zpdesc, void *obj,
> - unsigned long *phandle)
> + struct zs_handle **phandle)
> {
> unsigned long handle;
> struct zspage *zspage = get_zspage(zpdesc);
> @@ -839,7 +843,7 @@ static inline bool obj_allocated(struct zpdesc *zpdesc, void *obj,
> return false;
>
> /* Clear all tags before returning the handle */
> - *phandle = handle & ~OBJ_TAG_MASK;
> + *phandle = (struct zs_handle *)(handle & ~OBJ_TAG_MASK);
> return true;
> }
Would it be cleaerer if obj_allocated() just returned the handle here? I
believe this can be done separately in a prep patch.