Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: add vma_has_locality()

From: Yu Zhao
Date: Thu Dec 22 2022 - 14:52:54 EST


On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:13 PM Yuanchu Xie <yuanchu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Currently in vm_flags in vm_area_struct, both VM_SEQ_READ and
> VM_RAND_READ indicate a lack of locality in accesses to the vma. Some
> places that check for locality are missing one of them. We add
> vma_has_locality to replace the existing locality checks for clarity.

Need benchmark results. A simple fio test will do; doesn't need to be
the curl one.

> + /*
> + * If we are reclaiming on behalf of a cgroup, skip counting on behalf
> + * of references from different cgroups

Nit: add a period at the end.

> @@ -906,6 +908,7 @@ int folio_referenced(struct folio *folio, int is_locked,
> .arg = (void *)&pra,
> .anon_lock = folio_lock_anon_vma_read,
> .try_lock = true,
> + .invalid_vma = invalid_folio_referenced_vma,

Nice. (What I suggested isn't as clean:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/Y31s%2FK8T85jh05wH@xxxxxxxxxx/)