mm: reduce the amount of work done when updating min_free_kbytes
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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"
19 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
20 #include <trace/events/compaction.h>
23 * compact_control is used to track pages being migrated and the free pages
24 * they are being migrated to during memory compaction. The free_pfn starts
25 * at the end of a zone and migrate_pfn begins at the start. Movable pages
26 * are moved to the end of a zone during a compaction run and the run
27 * completes when free_pfn <= migrate_pfn
29 struct compact_control {
30 struct list_head freepages; /* List of free pages to migrate to */
31 struct list_head migratepages; /* List of pages being migrated */
32 unsigned long nr_freepages; /* Number of isolated free pages */
33 unsigned long nr_migratepages; /* Number of pages to migrate */
34 unsigned long free_pfn; /* isolate_freepages search base */
35 unsigned long migrate_pfn; /* isolate_migratepages search base */
36 bool sync; /* Synchronous migration */
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 nr_scanned = 0, 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;
84 nr_scanned++;
86 if (!PageBuddy(page))
87 continue;
89 /* Found a free page, break it into order-0 pages */
90 isolated = split_free_page(page);
91 total_isolated += isolated;
92 for (i = 0; i < isolated; i++) {
93 list_add(&page->lru, freelist);
94 page++;
97 /* If a page was split, advance to the end of it */
98 if (isolated) {
99 blockpfn += isolated - 1;
100 cursor += isolated - 1;
104 trace_mm_compaction_isolate_freepages(nr_scanned, total_isolated);
105 return total_isolated;
108 /* Returns true if the page is within a block suitable for migration to */
109 static bool suitable_migration_target(struct page *page)
112 int migratetype = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
114 /* Don't interfere with memory hot-remove or the min_free_kbytes blocks */
115 if (migratetype == MIGRATE_ISOLATE || migratetype == MIGRATE_RESERVE)
116 return false;
118 /* If the page is a large free page, then allow migration */
119 if (PageBuddy(page) && page_order(page) >= pageblock_order)
120 return true;
122 /* If the block is MIGRATE_MOVABLE, allow migration */
123 if (migratetype == MIGRATE_MOVABLE)
124 return true;
126 /* Otherwise skip the block */
127 return false;
131 * Based on information in the current compact_control, find blocks
132 * suitable for isolating free pages from and then isolate them.
134 static void isolate_freepages(struct zone *zone,
135 struct compact_control *cc)
137 struct page *page;
138 unsigned long high_pfn, low_pfn, pfn;
139 unsigned long flags;
140 int nr_freepages = cc->nr_freepages;
141 struct list_head *freelist = &cc->freepages;
144 * Initialise the free scanner. The starting point is where we last
145 * scanned from (or the end of the zone if starting). The low point
146 * is the end of the pageblock the migration scanner is using.
148 pfn = cc->free_pfn;
149 low_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn + pageblock_nr_pages;
152 * Take care that if the migration scanner is at the end of the zone
153 * that the free scanner does not accidentally move to the next zone
154 * in the next isolation cycle.
156 high_pfn = min(low_pfn, pfn);
159 * Isolate free pages until enough are available to migrate the
160 * pages on cc->migratepages. We stop searching if the migrate
161 * and free page scanners meet or enough free pages are isolated.
163 for (; pfn > low_pfn && cc->nr_migratepages > nr_freepages;
164 pfn -= pageblock_nr_pages) {
165 unsigned long isolated;
167 if (!pfn_valid(pfn))
168 continue;
171 * Check for overlapping nodes/zones. It's possible on some
172 * configurations to have a setup like
173 * node0 node1 node0
174 * i.e. it's possible that all pages within a zones range of
175 * pages do not belong to a single zone.
177 page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
178 if (page_zone(page) != zone)
179 continue;
181 /* Check the block is suitable for migration */
182 if (!suitable_migration_target(page))
183 continue;
186 * Found a block suitable for isolating free pages from. Now
187 * we disabled interrupts, double check things are ok and
188 * isolate the pages. This is to minimise the time IRQs
189 * are disabled
191 isolated = 0;
192 spin_lock_irqsave(&zone->lock, flags);
193 if (suitable_migration_target(page)) {
194 isolated = isolate_freepages_block(zone, pfn, freelist);
195 nr_freepages += isolated;
197 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&zone->lock, flags);
200 * Record the highest PFN we isolated pages from. When next
201 * looking for free pages, the search will restart here as
202 * page migration may have returned some pages to the allocator
204 if (isolated)
205 high_pfn = max(high_pfn, pfn);
208 /* split_free_page does not map the pages */
209 list_for_each_entry(page, freelist, lru) {
210 arch_alloc_page(page, 0);
211 kernel_map_pages(page, 1, 1);
214 cc->free_pfn = high_pfn;
215 cc->nr_freepages = nr_freepages;
218 /* Update the number of anon and file isolated pages in the zone */
219 static void acct_isolated(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc)
221 struct page *page;
222 unsigned int count[2] = { 0, };
224 list_for_each_entry(page, &cc->migratepages, lru)
225 count[!!page_is_file_cache(page)]++;
227 __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_ANON, count[0]);
228 __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_FILE, count[1]);
231 /* Similar to reclaim, but different enough that they don't share logic */
232 static bool too_many_isolated(struct zone *zone)
234 unsigned long active, inactive, isolated;
236 inactive = zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_FILE) +
237 zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE_ANON);
238 active = zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_FILE) +
239 zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE_ANON);
240 isolated = zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_FILE) +
241 zone_page_state(zone, NR_ISOLATED_ANON);
243 return isolated > (inactive + active) / 2;
246 /* possible outcome of isolate_migratepages */
247 typedef enum {
248 ISOLATE_ABORT, /* Abort compaction now */
249 ISOLATE_NONE, /* No pages isolated, continue scanning */
250 ISOLATE_SUCCESS, /* Pages isolated, migrate */
251 } isolate_migrate_t;
254 * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the block pointed to by
255 * the migrate scanner within compact_control.
257 static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone,
258 struct compact_control *cc)
260 unsigned long low_pfn, end_pfn;
261 unsigned long last_pageblock_nr = 0, pageblock_nr;
262 unsigned long nr_scanned = 0, nr_isolated = 0;
263 struct list_head *migratelist = &cc->migratepages;
264 isolate_mode_t mode = ISOLATE_ACTIVE|ISOLATE_INACTIVE;
266 /* Do not scan outside zone boundaries */
267 low_pfn = max(cc->migrate_pfn, zone->zone_start_pfn);
269 /* Only scan within a pageblock boundary */
270 end_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn + pageblock_nr_pages, pageblock_nr_pages);
272 /* Do not cross the free scanner or scan within a memory hole */
273 if (end_pfn > cc->free_pfn || !pfn_valid(low_pfn)) {
274 cc->migrate_pfn = end_pfn;
275 return ISOLATE_NONE;
279 * Ensure that there are not too many pages isolated from the LRU
280 * list by either parallel reclaimers or compaction. If there are,
281 * delay for some time until fewer pages are isolated
283 while (unlikely(too_many_isolated(zone))) {
284 /* async migration should just abort */
285 if (!cc->sync)
286 return ISOLATE_ABORT;
288 congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/10);
290 if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
291 return ISOLATE_ABORT;
294 /* Time to isolate some pages for migration */
295 cond_resched();
296 spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
297 for (; low_pfn < end_pfn; low_pfn++) {
298 struct page *page;
299 bool locked = true;
301 /* give a chance to irqs before checking need_resched() */
302 if (!((low_pfn+1) % SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX)) {
303 spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
304 locked = false;
306 if (need_resched() || spin_is_contended(&zone->lru_lock)) {
307 if (locked)
308 spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
309 cond_resched();
310 spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
311 if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
312 break;
313 } else if (!locked)
314 spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
317 * migrate_pfn does not necessarily start aligned to a
318 * pageblock. Ensure that pfn_valid is called when moving
319 * into a new MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES range in case of large
320 * memory holes within the zone
322 if ((low_pfn & (MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES - 1)) == 0) {
323 if (!pfn_valid(low_pfn)) {
324 low_pfn += MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES - 1;
325 continue;
329 if (!pfn_valid_within(low_pfn))
330 continue;
331 nr_scanned++;
334 * Get the page and ensure the page is within the same zone.
335 * See the comment in isolate_freepages about overlapping
336 * nodes. It is deliberate that the new zone lock is not taken
337 * as memory compaction should not move pages between nodes.
339 page = pfn_to_page(low_pfn);
340 if (page_zone(page) != zone)
341 continue;
343 /* Skip if free */
344 if (PageBuddy(page))
345 continue;
348 * For async migration, also only scan in MOVABLE blocks. Async
349 * migration is optimistic to see if the minimum amount of work
350 * satisfies the allocation
352 pageblock_nr = low_pfn >> pageblock_order;
353 if (!cc->sync && last_pageblock_nr != pageblock_nr &&
354 get_pageblock_migratetype(page) != MIGRATE_MOVABLE) {
355 low_pfn += pageblock_nr_pages;
356 low_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn, pageblock_nr_pages) - 1;
357 last_pageblock_nr = pageblock_nr;
358 continue;
361 if (!PageLRU(page))
362 continue;
365 * PageLRU is set, and lru_lock excludes isolation,
366 * splitting and collapsing (collapsing has already
367 * happened if PageLRU is set).
369 if (PageTransHuge(page)) {
370 low_pfn += (1 << compound_order(page)) - 1;
371 continue;
374 if (!cc->sync)
375 mode |= ISOLATE_CLEAN;
377 /* Try isolate the page */
378 if (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode, 0) != 0)
379 continue;
381 VM_BUG_ON(PageTransCompound(page));
383 /* Successfully isolated */
384 del_page_from_lru_list(zone, page, page_lru(page));
385 list_add(&page->lru, migratelist);
386 cc->nr_migratepages++;
387 nr_isolated++;
389 /* Avoid isolating too much */
390 if (cc->nr_migratepages == COMPACT_CLUSTER_MAX)
391 break;
394 acct_isolated(zone, cc);
396 spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
397 cc->migrate_pfn = low_pfn;
399 trace_mm_compaction_isolate_migratepages(nr_scanned, nr_isolated);
401 return ISOLATE_SUCCESS;
405 * This is a migrate-callback that "allocates" freepages by taking pages
406 * from the isolated freelists in the block we are migrating to.
408 static struct page *compaction_alloc(struct page *migratepage,
409 unsigned long data,
410 int **result)
412 struct compact_control *cc = (struct compact_control *)data;
413 struct page *freepage;
415 /* Isolate free pages if necessary */
416 if (list_empty(&cc->freepages)) {
417 isolate_freepages(cc->zone, cc);
419 if (list_empty(&cc->freepages))
420 return NULL;
423 freepage = list_entry(cc->freepages.next, struct page, lru);
424 list_del(&freepage->lru);
425 cc->nr_freepages--;
427 return freepage;
431 * We cannot control nr_migratepages and nr_freepages fully when migration is
432 * running as migrate_pages() has no knowledge of compact_control. When
433 * migration is complete, we count the number of pages on the lists by hand.
435 static void update_nr_listpages(struct compact_control *cc)
437 int nr_migratepages = 0;
438 int nr_freepages = 0;
439 struct page *page;
441 list_for_each_entry(page, &cc->migratepages, lru)
442 nr_migratepages++;
443 list_for_each_entry(page, &cc->freepages, lru)
444 nr_freepages++;
446 cc->nr_migratepages = nr_migratepages;
447 cc->nr_freepages = nr_freepages;
450 static int compact_finished(struct zone *zone,
451 struct compact_control *cc)
453 unsigned int order;
454 unsigned long watermark;
456 if (fatal_signal_pending(current))
457 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
459 /* Compaction run completes if the migrate and free scanner meet */
460 if (cc->free_pfn <= cc->migrate_pfn)
461 return COMPACT_COMPLETE;
464 * order == -1 is expected when compacting via
465 * /proc/sys/vm/compact_memory
467 if (cc->order == -1)
468 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
470 /* Compaction run is not finished if the watermark is not met */
471 watermark = low_wmark_pages(zone);
472 watermark += (1 << cc->order);
474 if (!zone_watermark_ok(zone, cc->order, watermark, 0, 0))
475 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
477 /* Direct compactor: Is a suitable page free? */
478 for (order = cc->order; order < MAX_ORDER; order++) {
479 /* Job done if page is free of the right migratetype */
480 if (!list_empty(&zone->free_area[order].free_list[cc->migratetype]))
481 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
483 /* Job done if allocation would set block type */
484 if (order >= pageblock_order && zone->free_area[order].nr_free)
485 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
488 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
492 * compaction_suitable: Is this suitable to run compaction on this zone now?
493 * Returns
494 * COMPACT_SKIPPED - If there are too few free pages for compaction
495 * COMPACT_PARTIAL - If the allocation would succeed without compaction
496 * COMPACT_CONTINUE - If compaction should run now
498 unsigned long compaction_suitable(struct zone *zone, int order)
500 int fragindex;
501 unsigned long watermark;
504 * order == -1 is expected when compacting via
505 * /proc/sys/vm/compact_memory
507 if (order == -1)
508 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
511 * Watermarks for order-0 must be met for compaction. Note the 2UL.
512 * This is because during migration, copies of pages need to be
513 * allocated and for a short time, the footprint is higher
515 watermark = low_wmark_pages(zone) + (2UL << order);
516 if (!zone_watermark_ok(zone, 0, watermark, 0, 0))
517 return COMPACT_SKIPPED;
520 * fragmentation index determines if allocation failures are due to
521 * low memory or external fragmentation
523 * index of -1000 implies allocations might succeed depending on
524 * watermarks
525 * index towards 0 implies failure is due to lack of memory
526 * index towards 1000 implies failure is due to fragmentation
528 * Only compact if a failure would be due to fragmentation.
530 fragindex = fragmentation_index(zone, order);
531 if (fragindex >= 0 && fragindex <= sysctl_extfrag_threshold)
532 return COMPACT_SKIPPED;
534 if (fragindex == -1000 && zone_watermark_ok(zone, order, watermark,
535 0, 0))
536 return COMPACT_PARTIAL;
538 return COMPACT_CONTINUE;
541 static int compact_zone(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc)
543 int ret;
545 ret = compaction_suitable(zone, cc->order);
546 switch (ret) {
547 case COMPACT_PARTIAL:
548 case COMPACT_SKIPPED:
549 /* Compaction is likely to fail */
550 return ret;
551 case COMPACT_CONTINUE:
552 /* Fall through to compaction */
556 /* Setup to move all movable pages to the end of the zone */
557 cc->migrate_pfn = zone->zone_start_pfn;
558 cc->free_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn + zone->spanned_pages;
559 cc->free_pfn &= ~(pageblock_nr_pages-1);
561 migrate_prep_local();
563 while ((ret = compact_finished(zone, cc)) == COMPACT_CONTINUE) {
564 unsigned long nr_migrate, nr_remaining;
565 int err;
567 switch (isolate_migratepages(zone, cc)) {
568 case ISOLATE_ABORT:
569 ret = COMPACT_PARTIAL;
570 goto out;
571 case ISOLATE_NONE:
572 continue;
573 case ISOLATE_SUCCESS:
577 nr_migrate = cc->nr_migratepages;
578 err = migrate_pages(&cc->migratepages, compaction_alloc,
579 (unsigned long)cc, false,
580 cc->sync);
581 update_nr_listpages(cc);
582 nr_remaining = cc->nr_migratepages;
584 count_vm_event(COMPACTBLOCKS);
585 count_vm_events(COMPACTPAGES, nr_migrate - nr_remaining);
586 if (nr_remaining)
587 count_vm_events(COMPACTPAGEFAILED, nr_remaining);
588 trace_mm_compaction_migratepages(nr_migrate - nr_remaining,
589 nr_remaining);
591 /* Release LRU pages not migrated */
592 if (err) {
593 putback_lru_pages(&cc->migratepages);
594 cc->nr_migratepages = 0;
595 if (err == -ENOMEM) {
596 ret = COMPACT_PARTIAL;
597 goto out;
602 out:
603 /* Release free pages and check accounting */
604 cc->nr_freepages -= release_freepages(&cc->freepages);
605 VM_BUG_ON(cc->nr_freepages != 0);
607 return ret;
610 static unsigned long compact_zone_order(struct zone *zone,
611 int order, gfp_t gfp_mask,
612 bool sync)
614 struct compact_control cc = {
615 .nr_freepages = 0,
616 .nr_migratepages = 0,
617 .order = order,
618 .migratetype = allocflags_to_migratetype(gfp_mask),
619 .zone = zone,
620 .sync = sync,
622 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.freepages);
623 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages);
625 return compact_zone(zone, &cc);
628 int sysctl_extfrag_threshold = 500;
631 * try_to_compact_pages - Direct compact to satisfy a high-order allocation
632 * @zonelist: The zonelist used for the current allocation
633 * @order: The order of the current allocation
634 * @gfp_mask: The GFP mask of the current allocation
635 * @nodemask: The allowed nodes to allocate from
636 * @sync: Whether migration is synchronous or not
638 * This is the main entry point for direct page compaction.
640 unsigned long try_to_compact_pages(struct zonelist *zonelist,
641 int order, gfp_t gfp_mask, nodemask_t *nodemask,
642 bool sync)
644 enum zone_type high_zoneidx = gfp_zone(gfp_mask);
645 int may_enter_fs = gfp_mask & __GFP_FS;
646 int may_perform_io = gfp_mask & __GFP_IO;
647 struct zoneref *z;
648 struct zone *zone;
649 int rc = COMPACT_SKIPPED;
652 * Check whether it is worth even starting compaction. The order check is
653 * made because an assumption is made that the page allocator can satisfy
654 * the "cheaper" orders without taking special steps
656 if (!order || !may_enter_fs || !may_perform_io)
657 return rc;
659 count_vm_event(COMPACTSTALL);
661 /* Compact each zone in the list */
662 for_each_zone_zonelist_nodemask(zone, z, zonelist, high_zoneidx,
663 nodemask) {
664 int status;
666 status = compact_zone_order(zone, order, gfp_mask, sync);
667 rc = max(status, rc);
669 /* If a normal allocation would succeed, stop compacting */
670 if (zone_watermark_ok(zone, order, low_wmark_pages(zone), 0, 0))
671 break;
674 return rc;
678 /* Compact all zones within a node */
679 static int compact_node(int nid)
681 int zoneid;
682 pg_data_t *pgdat;
683 struct zone *zone;
685 if (nid < 0 || nid >= nr_node_ids || !node_online(nid))
686 return -EINVAL;
687 pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
689 /* Flush pending updates to the LRU lists */
690 lru_add_drain_all();
692 for (zoneid = 0; zoneid < MAX_NR_ZONES; zoneid++) {
693 struct compact_control cc = {
694 .nr_freepages = 0,
695 .nr_migratepages = 0,
696 .order = -1,
699 zone = &pgdat->node_zones[zoneid];
700 if (!populated_zone(zone))
701 continue;
703 cc.zone = zone;
704 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.freepages);
705 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cc.migratepages);
707 compact_zone(zone, &cc);
709 VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc.freepages));
710 VM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&cc.migratepages));
713 return 0;
716 /* Compact all nodes in the system */
717 static int compact_nodes(void)
719 int nid;
721 for_each_online_node(nid)
722 compact_node(nid);
724 return COMPACT_COMPLETE;
727 /* The written value is actually unused, all memory is compacted */
728 int sysctl_compact_memory;
730 /* This is the entry point for compacting all nodes via /proc/sys/vm */
731 int sysctl_compaction_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
732 void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
734 if (write)
735 return compact_nodes();
737 return 0;
740 int sysctl_extfrag_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
741 void __user *buffer, size_t *length, loff_t *ppos)
743 proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, length, ppos);
745 return 0;
748 #if defined(CONFIG_SYSFS) && defined(CONFIG_NUMA)
749 ssize_t sysfs_compact_node(struct sys_device *dev,
750 struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
751 const char *buf, size_t count)
753 compact_node(dev->id);
755 return count;
757 static SYSDEV_ATTR(compact, S_IWUSR, NULL, sysfs_compact_node);
759 int compaction_register_node(struct node *node)
761 return sysdev_create_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_compact);
764 void compaction_unregister_node(struct node *node)
766 return sysdev_remove_file(&node->sysdev, &attr_compact);
768 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS && CONFIG_NUMA */