Re: [PATCH 4/9] mm/compaction: simplify pfn iteration in isolate_freepages_range

[Baolin Wang]

On 8/5/2023 7:07 PM, Kemeng Shi wrote:
> We call isolate_freepages_block in strict mode, continuous pages in
> pageblock will be isolated if isolate_freepages_block successed.
> Then pfn + isolated will point to start of next pageblock to scan
> no matter how many pageblocks are isolated in isolate_freepages_block.
> Use pfn + isolated as start of next pageblock to scan to simplify the
> iteration.

IIUC, the isolate_freepages_block() can isolate high-order free pages, 
which means the pfn + isolated can be larger than the block_end_pfn. So 
in your patch, the 'block_start_pfn' and 'block_end_pfn' can be in 
different pageblocks, that will break pageblock_pfn_to_page().

> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   mm/compaction.c | 14 ++------------
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
> index 684f6e6cd8bc..8d7d38073d30 100644
> --- a/mm/compaction.c
> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
> @@ -733,21 +733,11 @@ isolate_freepages_range(struct compact_control *cc,
>   	block_end_pfn = pageblock_end_pfn(pfn);
>   
>   	for (; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += isolated,
> -				block_start_pfn = block_end_pfn,
> -				block_end_pfn += pageblock_nr_pages) {
> +				block_start_pfn = pfn,
> +				block_end_pfn = pfn + pageblock_nr_pages) {
>   		/* Protect pfn from changing by isolate_freepages_block */
>   		unsigned long isolate_start_pfn = pfn;
>   
> -		/*
> -		 * pfn could pass the block_end_pfn if isolated freepage
> -		 * is more than pageblock order. In this case, we adjust
> -		 * scanning range to right one.
> -		 */
> -		if (pfn >= block_end_pfn) {
> -			block_start_pfn = pageblock_start_pfn(pfn);
> -			block_end_pfn = pageblock_end_pfn(pfn);
> -		}
> -
>   		block_end_pfn = min(block_end_pfn, end_pfn);
>   
>   		if (!pageblock_pfn_to_page(block_start_pfn,