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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mm/migrate: Continue to migrate for small pages
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Chen Wandun <chenwandun@huawei.com> writes:

> migrate_hugetlbs returns -ENOMEM when no enough huge page,
> however maybe there are still free small pages, so continue
> to migrate for small pages.

Better to replace "page" with "folio", and "small" with "non-hugetlb".

> Signed-off-by: Chen Wandun <chenwandun@huawei.com>
> ---
> mm/migrate.c | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/migrate.c b/mm/migrate.c
> index b971edbf32fc..c9d0d2058036 100644
> --- a/mm/migrate.c
> +++ b/mm/migrate.c
> @@ -1939,7 +1939,12 @@ int migrate_pages(struct list_head *from, new_page_t get_new_page,
>
> rc_gather = migrate_hugetlbs(from, get_new_page, put_new_page, private,
> mode, reason, &stats, &ret_folios);
> - if (rc_gather < 0)
> + /* Maybe there are free small pages, continue to migrate.

There may be free non-hugetlb folios available, continue to migrate.

> + * Nowdays the only negtive return value of migrate_hugetlbs
> + * is -ENOMEM, keep compatible for coming negtive return
> + * value instead of ignore return value.

This can be moved to patch description.

> + */
> + if (rc_gather < 0 && rc_gather != -ENOMEM)
> goto out;
> again:
> nr_pages = 0;

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying

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