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-rw-r--r--fs/buffer.c2
-rw-r--r--include/linux/mmzone.h8
-rw-r--r--include/linux/swap.h3
-rw-r--r--mm/page_alloc.c5
-rw-r--r--mm/vmscan.c171
5 files changed, 163 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 94344b2e0b4..d654a3b6209 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void free_more_memory(void)
for_each_online_pgdat(pgdat) {
zones = pgdat->node_zonelists[gfp_zone(GFP_NOFS)].zones;
if (*zones)
- try_to_free_pages(zones, GFP_NOFS);
+ try_to_free_pages(zones, 0, GFP_NOFS);
}
}
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index d71ff763c9d..da8eb8ad9e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
#endif
#define MAX_ORDER_NR_PAGES (1 << (MAX_ORDER - 1))
+/*
+ * PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER is the order at which allocations are deemed
+ * costly to service. That is between allocation orders which should
+ * coelesce naturally under reasonable reclaim pressure and those which
+ * will not.
+ */
+#define PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER 3
+
struct free_area {
struct list_head free_list;
unsigned long nr_free;
diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
index 00686888134..665f85f2a3a 100644
--- a/include/linux/swap.h
+++ b/include/linux/swap.h
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ extern int rotate_reclaimable_page(struct page *page);
extern void swap_setup(void);
/* linux/mm/vmscan.c */
-extern unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **, gfp_t);
+extern unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, int order,
+ gfp_t gfp_mask);
extern unsigned long shrink_all_memory(unsigned long nr_pages);
extern int vm_swappiness;
extern int remove_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page);
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index ac4f8c6b5c1..1a889c3fec5 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ nofail_alloc:
reclaim_state.reclaimed_slab = 0;
p->reclaim_state = &reclaim_state;
- did_some_progress = try_to_free_pages(zonelist->zones, gfp_mask);
+ did_some_progress = try_to_free_pages(zonelist->zones, order, gfp_mask);
p->reclaim_state = NULL;
p->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ nofail_alloc:
*/
do_retry = 0;
if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NORETRY)) {
- if ((order <= 3) || (gfp_mask & __GFP_REPEAT))
+ if ((order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) ||
+ (gfp_mask & __GFP_REPEAT))
do_retry = 1;
if (gfp_mask & __GFP_NOFAIL)
do_retry = 1;
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 1be5a6376ef..1d9971d8924 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct scan_control {
int swappiness;
int all_unreclaimable;
+
+ int order;
};
/*
@@ -481,7 +483,8 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
referenced = page_referenced(page, 1);
/* In active use or really unfreeable? Activate it. */
- if (referenced && page_mapping_inuse(page))
+ if (sc->order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER &&
+ referenced && page_mapping_inuse(page))
goto activate_locked;
#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
@@ -514,7 +517,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_page_list(struct list_head *page_list,
}
if (PageDirty(page)) {
- if (referenced)
+ if (sc->order <= PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER && referenced)
goto keep_locked;
if (!may_enter_fs)
goto keep_locked;
@@ -598,6 +601,51 @@ keep:
return nr_reclaimed;
}
+/* LRU Isolation modes. */
+#define ISOLATE_INACTIVE 0 /* Isolate inactive pages. */
+#define ISOLATE_ACTIVE 1 /* Isolate active pages. */
+#define ISOLATE_BOTH 2 /* Isolate both active and inactive pages. */
+
+/*
+ * Attempt to remove the specified page from its LRU. Only take this page
+ * if it is of the appropriate PageActive status. Pages which are being
+ * freed elsewhere are also ignored.
+ *
+ * page: page to consider
+ * mode: one of the LRU isolation modes defined above
+ *
+ * returns 0 on success, -ve errno on failure.
+ */
+static int __isolate_lru_page(struct page *page, int mode)
+{
+ int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+ /* Only take pages on the LRU. */
+ if (!PageLRU(page))
+ return ret;
+
+ /*
+ * When checking the active state, we need to be sure we are
+ * dealing with comparible boolean values. Take the logical not
+ * of each.
+ */
+ if (mode != ISOLATE_BOTH && (!PageActive(page) != !mode))
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = -EBUSY;
+ if (likely(get_page_unless_zero(page))) {
+ /*
+ * Be careful not to clear PageLRU until after we're
+ * sure the page is not being freed elsewhere -- the
+ * page release code relies on it.
+ */
+ ClearPageLRU(page);
+ ret = 0;
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
/*
* zone->lru_lock is heavily contended. Some of the functions that
* shrink the lists perform better by taking out a batch of pages
@@ -612,38 +660,90 @@ keep:
* @src: The LRU list to pull pages off.
* @dst: The temp list to put pages on to.
* @scanned: The number of pages that were scanned.
+ * @order: The caller's attempted allocation order
+ * @mode: One of the LRU isolation modes
*
* returns how many pages were moved onto *@dst.
*/
static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
struct list_head *src, struct list_head *dst,
- unsigned long *scanned)
+ unsigned long *scanned, int order, int mode)
{
unsigned long nr_taken = 0;
- struct page *page;
unsigned long scan;
for (scan = 0; scan < nr_to_scan && !list_empty(src); scan++) {
- struct list_head *target;
+ struct page *page;
+ unsigned long pfn;
+ unsigned long end_pfn;
+ unsigned long page_pfn;
+ int zone_id;
+
page = lru_to_page(src);
prefetchw_prev_lru_page(page, src, flags);
VM_BUG_ON(!PageLRU(page));
- list_del(&page->lru);
- target = src;
- if (likely(get_page_unless_zero(page))) {
- /*
- * Be careful not to clear PageLRU until after we're
- * sure the page is not being freed elsewhere -- the
- * page release code relies on it.
- */
- ClearPageLRU(page);
- target = dst;
+ switch (__isolate_lru_page(page, mode)) {
+ case 0:
+ list_move(&page->lru, dst);
nr_taken++;
- } /* else it is being freed elsewhere */
+ break;
- list_add(&page->lru, target);
+ case -EBUSY:
+ /* else it is being freed elsewhere */
+ list_move(&page->lru, src);
+ continue;
+
+ default:
+ BUG();
+ }
+
+ if (!order)
+ continue;
+
+ /*
+ * Attempt to take all pages in the order aligned region
+ * surrounding the tag page. Only take those pages of
+ * the same active state as that tag page. We may safely
+ * round the target page pfn down to the requested order
+ * as the mem_map is guarenteed valid out to MAX_ORDER,
+ * where that page is in a different zone we will detect
+ * it from its zone id and abort this block scan.
+ */
+ zone_id = page_zone_id(page);
+ page_pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
+ pfn = page_pfn & ~((1 << order) - 1);
+ end_pfn = pfn + (1 << order);
+ for (; pfn < end_pfn; pfn++) {
+ struct page *cursor_page;
+
+ /* The target page is in the block, ignore it. */
+ if (unlikely(pfn == page_pfn))
+ continue;
+
+ /* Avoid holes within the zone. */
+ if (unlikely(!pfn_valid_within(pfn)))
+ break;
+
+ cursor_page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
+ /* Check that we have not crossed a zone boundary. */
+ if (unlikely(page_zone_id(cursor_page) != zone_id))
+ continue;
+ switch (__isolate_lru_page(cursor_page, mode)) {
+ case 0:
+ list_move(&cursor_page->lru, dst);
+ nr_taken++;
+ scan++;
+ break;
+
+ case -EBUSY:
+ /* else it is being freed elsewhere */
+ list_move(&cursor_page->lru, src);
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ }
}
*scanned = scan;
@@ -651,6 +751,24 @@ static unsigned long isolate_lru_pages(unsigned long nr_to_scan,
}
/*
+ * clear_active_flags() is a helper for shrink_active_list(), clearing
+ * any active bits from the pages in the list.
+ */
+static unsigned long clear_active_flags(struct list_head *page_list)
+{
+ int nr_active = 0;
+ struct page *page;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(page, page_list, lru)
+ if (PageActive(page)) {
+ ClearPageActive(page);
+ nr_active++;
+ }
+
+ return nr_active;
+}
+
+/*
* shrink_inactive_list() is a helper for shrink_zone(). It returns the number
* of reclaimed pages
*/
@@ -671,11 +789,18 @@ static unsigned long shrink_inactive_list(unsigned long max_scan,
unsigned long nr_taken;
unsigned long nr_scan;
unsigned long nr_freed;
+ unsigned long nr_active;
nr_taken = isolate_lru_pages(sc->swap_cluster_max,
- &zone->inactive_list,
- &page_list, &nr_scan);
- __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE, -nr_taken);
+ &zone->inactive_list,
+ &page_list, &nr_scan, sc->order,
+ (sc->order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER)?
+ ISOLATE_BOTH : ISOLATE_INACTIVE);
+ nr_active = clear_active_flags(&page_list);
+
+ __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE, -nr_active);
+ __mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_INACTIVE,
+ -(nr_taken - nr_active));
zone->pages_scanned += nr_scan;
spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
@@ -820,7 +945,7 @@ force_reclaim_mapped:
lru_add_drain();
spin_lock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
pgmoved = isolate_lru_pages(nr_pages, &zone->active_list,
- &l_hold, &pgscanned);
+ &l_hold, &pgscanned, sc->order, ISOLATE_ACTIVE);
zone->pages_scanned += pgscanned;
__mod_zone_page_state(zone, NR_ACTIVE, -pgmoved);
spin_unlock_irq(&zone->lru_lock);
@@ -1011,7 +1136,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_zones(int priority, struct zone **zones,
* holds filesystem locks which prevent writeout this might not work, and the
* allocation attempt will fail.
*/
-unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, gfp_t gfp_mask)
+unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, int order, gfp_t gfp_mask)
{
int priority;
int ret = 0;
@@ -1026,6 +1151,7 @@ unsigned long try_to_free_pages(struct zone **zones, gfp_t gfp_mask)
.swap_cluster_max = SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX,
.may_swap = 1,
.swappiness = vm_swappiness,
+ .order = order,
};
count_vm_event(ALLOCSTALL);
@@ -1131,6 +1257,7 @@ static unsigned long balance_pgdat(pg_data_t *pgdat, int order)
.may_swap = 1,
.swap_cluster_max = SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX,
.swappiness = vm_swappiness,
+ .order = order,
};
/*
* temp_priority is used to remember the scanning priority at which