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1 /*
2 * linux/mm/compaction.c
4 * Memory compaction for the reduction of external fragmentation. Note that
5 * this heavily depends upon page migration to do all the real heavy
6 * lifting
8 * Copyright IBM Corp. 2007-2010 Mel Gorman <mel@csn.ul.ie>
9 */
10 #include <linux/swap.h>
11 #include <linux/migrate.h>
12 #include <linux/compaction.h>
13 #include <linux/mm_inline.h>
14 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
15 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
16 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
17 #include "internal.h"
20 * compact_control is used to track pages being migrated and the free pages
21 * they are being migrated to during memory compaction. The free_pfn starts
22 * at the end of a zone and migrate_pfn begins at the start. Movable pages
23 * are moved to the end of a zone during a compaction run and the run
24 * completes when free_pfn <= migrate_pfn
26 struct compact_control {
27 struct list_head freepages; /* List of free pages to migrate to */
28 struct list_head migratepages; /* List of pages being migrated */
29 unsigned long nr_freepages; /* Number of isolated free pages */
30 unsigned long nr_migratepages; /* Number of pages to migrate */
31 unsigned long free_pfn; /* isolate_freepages search base */
32 unsigned long migrate_pfn; /* isolate_migratepages search base */
34 /* Account for isolated anon and file pages */
35 unsigned long nr_anon;
36 unsigned long nr_file;
38 unsigned int order; /* order a direct compactor needs */
39 int migratetype; /* MOVABLE, RECLAIMABLE etc */
40 struct zone *zone;
43 static unsigned long release_freepages(struct list_head *freelist)
45 struct page *page, *next;
46 unsigned long count = 0;
48 list_for_each_entry_safe(page, next, freelist, lru) {
49 list_del(&page->lru);
50 __free_page(page);
51 count++;
54 return count;
57 /* Isolate free pages onto a private freelist. Must hold zone->lock */
58 static unsigned long isolate_freepages_block(struct zone *zone,
59 unsigned long blockpfn,
60 struct list_head *freelist)
62 unsigned long zone_end_pfn, end_pfn;
63 int total_isolated = 0;
64 struct page *cursor;
66 /* Get the last PFN we should scan for free pages at */
67 zone_end_pfn = zone->zone_start_pfn + zone->spanned_pages;
68 end_pfn = min(blockpfn + pageblock_nr_pages, zone_end_pfn);
70 /* Find the first usable PFN in the block to initialse page cursor */
71 for (; blockpfn < end_pfn; blockpfn++) {
72 if (pfn_valid_within(blockpfn))
73 break;
75 cursor = pfn_to_page(blockpfn);
77 /* Isolate free pages. This assumes the block is valid */
78 for (; blockpfn < end_pfn; blockpfn++, cursor++) {
79 int isolated, i;
80 struct page *page = cursor;
82 if (!pfn_valid_within(blockpfn))
83 continue;
85 if (!PageBuddy(page))
86 continue;
88 /* Found a free page, break it into order-0 pages */
89 isolated = split_free_page(page);
90 total_isolated += isolated;
91 for (i = 0; i < isolated; i++) {
92 list_add(&page->lru, freelist);
93 page++;
96 /* If a page was split, advance to the end of it */
97 if (isolated) {
98 blockpfn += isolated - 1;
99 cursor += isolated - 1;
103 return total_isolated;
106 /* Returns true if the page is within a block suitable for migration to */
107 static bool suitable_migration_target(struct page *page)
110 int migratetype = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
112 /* Don't interfere with memory hot-remove or the min_free_kbytes blocks */
113 if (migratetype == MIGRATE_ISOLATE || migratetype == MIGRATE_RESERVE)
114 return false;
116 /* If the page is a large free page, then allow migration */
117 if (PageBuddy(page) && page_order(page) >= pageblock_order)
118 return true;
120 /* If the block is MIGRATE_MOVABLE, allow migration */
121 if (migratetype == MIGRATE_MOVABLE)
122 return true;
124 /* Otherwise skip the block */
125 return false;
129 * Based on information in the current compact_control, find blocks
130 * suitable for isolating free pages from and then isolate them.
132 static void isolate_freepages(struct zone *zone,
133 struct compact_control *cc)
135 struct page *page;
136 unsigned long high_pfn, low_pfn, pfn;
137 unsigned long flags;
138 int nr_freepages = cc->nr_freepages;
139 struct list_head *freelist = &cc->freepages;
141 pfn = cc->free_pfn;
142 low_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn + pageblock_nr_pages;
143 high_pfn = low_pfn;
146 * Isolate free pages until enough are available to migrate the
147 * pages on cc->migratepages. We stop searching if the migrate
148 * and free page scanners meet or enough free pages are isolated.
150 spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
151 for (; pfn > low_pfn && cc->nr_migratepages > nr_freepages;
152 pfn -= pageblock_nr_pages) {
153 unsigned long isolated;
155 if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
156 continue;
159 * Check for overlapping nodes/zones. It's possible on some
160 * configurations to have a setup like
161 * node0 node1 node0
162 * i.e. it's possible that all pages within a zones range of
163 * pages do not belong to a single zone.
165 page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
166 if (page_zone(page) != zone)
167 continue;
169 /* Check the block is suitable for migration */
170 if (!suitable_migration_target(page))
171 continue;
173 /* Found a block suitable for isolating free pages from */
174 isolated = isolate_freepages_block(zone, pfn, freelist);
175 nr_freepages += isolated;
178 * Record the highest PFN we isolated pages from. When next
179 * looking for free pages, the search will restart here as
180 * page migration may have returned some pages to the allocator
182 if (isolated)
183 high_pfn = max(high_pfn, pfn);
185 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
187 /* split_free_page does not map the pages */
188 list_for_each_entry(page, freelist, lru) {
189 arch_alloc_page(page, 0);
190 kernel_map_pages(page, 1, 1);
193 cc->free_pfn = high_pfn;
194 cc->nr_freepages = nr_freepages;
197 /* Update the number of anon and file isolated pages in the zone */
198 static void acct_isolated(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc)
200 struct page *page;
201 unsigned int count[NR_LRU_LISTS] = { 0, };
203 list_for_each_entry(page, &cc->migratepages, lru) {
204 int lru = page_lru_base_type(page);
205 count[lru]++;
208 cc->nr_anon = count[LRU_ACTIVE_ANON] + count[LRU_INACTIVE_ANON];
209 cc->nr_file = count[LRU_ACTIVE_FILE] + count[LRU_INACTIVE_FILE];
210 __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_ANON, cc->nr_anon);
211 __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_FILE, cc->nr_file);
214 /* Similar to reclaim, but different enough that they don't share logic */
215 static bool too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone)
217 unsigned long active, inactive, isolated;
219 inactive = zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_FILE) +
220 zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_ANON);
221 active = zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_FILE) +
222 zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_ANON);
223 isolated = zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_FILE) +
224 zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_ANON);
226 return isolated > (inactive + active) / 2;
230 * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the block pointed to by
231 * the migrate scanner within compact_control.
233 static unsigned long isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone,
234 struct compact_control *cc)
236 unsigned long low_pfn, end_pfn;
237 struct list_head *migratelist = &cc->migratepages;
239 /* Do not scan outside zone boundaries */
240 low_pfn = max(cc->migrate_pfn, zone->zone_start_pfn);
242 /* Only scan within a pageblock boundary */
243 end_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn + pageblock_nr_pages, pageblock_nr_pages);
245 /* Do not cross the free scanner or scan within a memory hole */
246 if (end_pfn > cc->free_pfn || !pfn_valid(low_pfn)) {
247 cc->migrate_pfn = end_pfn;
248 return 0;
252 * Ensure that there are not too many pages isolated from the LRU
253 * list by either parallel reclaimers or compaction. If there are,
254 * delay for some time until fewer pages are isolated
256 while (unlikely(too_many_isolated(zone))) {
257 congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/10);
259 if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
260 return 0;
263 /* Time to isolate some pages for migration */
264 spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
265 for (; low_pfn < end_pfn; low_pfn++) {
266 struct page *page;
267 if (!pfn_valid_within(low_pfn))
268 continue;
270 /* Get the page and skip if free */
271 page = pfn_to_page(low_pfn);
272 if (PageBuddy(page))
273 continue;
275 /* Try isolate the page */
276 if (__isolate_lru_page(page, ISOLATE_BOTH, 0) != 0)
277 continue;
279 /* Successfully isolated */
280 del_page_from_lru_list(zone, page, page_lru(page));
281 list_add(&page->lru, migratelist);
282 mem_cgroup_del_lru(page);
283 cc->nr_migratepages++;
285 /* Avoid isolating too much */
286 if (cc->nr_migratepages == COMPACT_CLUSTER_MAX)
287 break;
290 acct_isolated(zone, cc);
292 spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
293 cc->migrate_pfn = low_pfn;
295 return cc->nr_migratepages;
299 * This is a migrate-callback that "allocates" freepages by taking pages
300 * from the isolated freelists in the block we are migrating to.
302 static struct page *compaction_alloc(struct page *migratepage,
303 unsigned long data,
304 int **result)
306 struct compact_control *cc = (struct compact_control *)data;
307 struct page *freepage;
309 /* Isolate free pages if necessary */
310 if (list_empty(&cc->freepages)) {
311 isolate_freepages(cc->zone, cc);
313 if (list_empty(&cc->freepages))
314 return NULL;
317 freepage = list_entry(cc->freepages.next, struct page, lru);
318 list_del(&freepage->lru);
319 cc->nr_freepages--;
321 return freepage;
325 * We cannot control nr_migratepages and nr_freepages fully when migration is
326 * running as migrate_pages() has no knowledge of compact_control. When
327 * migration is complete, we count the number of pages on the lists by hand.
329 static void update_nr_listpages(struct compact_control *cc)
331 int nr_migratepages = 0;
332 int nr_freepages = 0;
333 struct page *page;
335 list_for_each_entry(page, &cc->migratepages, lru)
336 nr_migratepages++;
337 list_for_each_entry(page, &cc->freepages, lru)
338 nr_freepages++;
340 cc->nr_migratepages = nr_migratepages;
341 cc->nr_freepages = nr_freepages;
344 static int compact_finished(struct zone *zone,
345 struct compact_control *cc)
347 unsigned int order;
348 unsigned long watermark = low_wmark_pages(zone) + (1 << cc->order);
350 if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
351 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
353 /* Compaction run completes if the migrate and free scanner meet */
354 if (cc->free_pfn <= cc->migrate_pfn)
355 return COMPACT_COMPLETE;
357 /* Compaction run is not finished if the watermark is not met */
358 if (!zone_watermark_ok(zone, cc->order, watermark, 0, 0))
359 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
361 if (cc->order == -1)
362 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
364 /* Direct compactor: Is a suitable page free? */
365 for (order = cc->order; order < MAX_ORDER; order++) {
366 /* Job done if page is free of the right migratetype */
367 if (!list_empty(&zone->free_area[order].free_list[cc->migratetype]))
368 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
370 /* Job done if allocation would set block type */
371 if (order >= pageblock_order && zone->free_area[order].nr_free)
372 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
375 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
378 static int compact_zone(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc)
380 int ret;
382 /* Setup to move all movable pages to the end of the zone */
383 cc->migrate_pfn = zone->zone_start_pfn;
384 cc->free_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn + zone->spanned_pages;
385 cc->free_pfn &= ~(pageblock_nr_pages-1);
387 migrate_prep_local();
389 while ((ret = compact_finished(zone, cc)) == COMPACT_CONTINUE) {
390 unsigned long nr_migrate, nr_remaining;
392 if (!isolate_migratepages(zone, cc))
393 continue;
395 nr_migrate = cc->nr_migratepages;
396 migrate_pages(&cc->migratepages, compaction_alloc,
397 (unsigned long)cc, 0);
398 update_nr_listpages(cc);
399 nr_remaining = cc->nr_migratepages;
401 count_vm_event(COMPACTBLOCKS);
402 count_vm_events(COMPACTPAGES, nr_migrate - nr_remaining);
403 if (nr_remaining)
404 count_vm_events(COMPACTPAGEFAILED, nr_remaining);
406 /* Release LRU pages not migrated */
407 if (!list_empty(&cc->migratepages)) {
408 putback_lru_pages(&cc->migratepages);
409 cc->nr_migratepages = 0;
414 /* Release free pages and check accounting */
415 cc->nr_freepages -= release_freepages(&cc->freepages);
416 VM_BUG_ON(cc->nr_freepages != 0);
418 return ret;
421 static unsigned long compact_zone_order(struct zone *zone,
422 int order, gfp_t gfp_mask)
424 struct compact_control cc = {
425 .nr_freepages = 0,
426 .nr_migratepages = 0,
427 .order = order,
428 .migratetype = allocflags_to_migratetype(gfp_mask),
429 .zone = zone,
431 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.freepages);
432 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages);
434 return compact_zone(zone, &cc);
437 int sysctl_extfrag_threshold = 500;
440 * try_to_compact_pages - Direct compact to satisfy a high-order allocation
441 * @zonelist: The zonelist used for the current allocation
442 * @order: The order of the current allocation
443 * @gfp_mask: The GFP mask of the current allocation
444 * @nodemask: The allowed nodes to allocate from
446 * This is the main entry point for direct page compaction.
448 unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
449 int order, gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *nodemask)
451 enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(gfp_mask);
452 int may_enter_fs = gfp_mask & __GFP_FS;
453 int may_perform_io = gfp_mask & __GFP_IO;
454 unsigned long watermark;
455 struct zoneref *z;
456 struct zone *zone;
457 int rc = COMPACT_SKIPPED;
460 * Check whether it is worth even starting compaction. The order check is
461 * made because an assumption is made that the page allocator can satisfy
462 * the "cheaper" orders without taking special steps
464 if (order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER || !may_enter_fs || !may_perform_io)
465 return rc;
467 count_vm_event(COMPACTSTALL);
469 /* Compact each zone in the list */
470 for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx,
471 nodemask) {
472 int fragindex;
473 int status;
476 * Watermarks for order-0 must be met for compaction. Note
477 * the 2UL. This is because during migration, copies of
478 * pages need to be allocated and for a short time, the
479 * footprint is higher
481 watermark = low_wmark_pages(zone) + (2UL << order);
482 if (!zone_watermark_ok(zone, 0, watermark, 0, 0))
483 continue;
486 * fragmentation index determines if allocation failures are
487 * due to low memory or external fragmentation
489 * index of -1 implies allocations might succeed depending
490 * on watermarks
491 * index towards 0 implies failure is due to lack of memory
492 * index towards 1000 implies failure is due to fragmentation
494 * Only compact if a failure would be due to fragmentation.
496 fragindex = fragmentation_index(zone, order);
497 if (fragindex >= 0 && fragindex <= sysctl_extfrag_threshold)
498 continue;
500 if (fragindex == -1 && zone_watermark_ok(zone, order, watermark, 0, 0)) {
501 rc = COMPACT_PARTIAL;
502 break;
505 status = compact_zone_order(zone, order, gfp_mask);
506 rc = max(status, rc);
508 if (zone_watermark_ok(zone, order, watermark, 0, 0))
509 break;
512 return rc;
516 /* Compact all zones within a node */
517 static int compact_node(int nid)
519 int zoneid;
520 pg_data_t *pgdat;
521 struct zone *zone;
523 if (nid < 0 || nid >= nr_node_ids || !node_online(nid))
524 return -EINVAL;
525 pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
527 /* Flush pending updates to the LRU lists */
528 lru_add_drain_all();
530 for (zoneid = 0; zoneid < MAX_NR_ZONES; zoneid++) {
531 struct compact_control cc = {
532 .nr_freepages = 0,
533 .nr_migratepages = 0,
534 .order = -1,
537 zone = &pgdat->node_zones[zoneid];
538 if (!populated_zone(zone))
539 continue;
541 cc.zone = zone;
542 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.freepages);
543 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages);
545 compact_zone(zone, &cc);
547 VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc.freepages));
548 VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc.migratepages));
551 return 0;
554 /* Compact all nodes in the system */
555 static int compact_nodes(void)
557 int nid;
559 for_each_online_node(nid)
560 compact_node(nid);
562 return COMPACT_COMPLETE;
565 /* The written value is actually unused, all memory is compacted */
566 int sysctl_compact_memory;
568 /* This is the entry point for compacting all nodes via /proc/sys/vm */
569 int sysctl_compaction_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
570 void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
572 if (write)
573 return compact_nodes();
575 return 0;
578 int sysctl_extfrag_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
579 void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
581 proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, length, ppos);
583 return 0;
586 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) && defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
587 ssize_t sysfs_compact_node(struct sys_device *dev,
588 struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
589 const char *buf, size_t count)
591 compact_node(dev->id);
593 return count;
595 static SYSDEV_ATTR(compact, S_IWUSR, NULL, sysfs_compact_node);
597 int compaction_register_node(struct node *node)
599 return sysdev_create_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_compact);
602 void compaction_unregister_node(struct node *node)
604 return sysdev_remove_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_compact);
606 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS && CONFIG_NUMA */