kernel/linux.git/mm/swap.c, branch linux-7.1.y

mm: vmscan: prepare for reparenting traditional LRU folios

2026-04-18T07:10:46+00:00

To resolve the dying memcg issue, we need to reparent LRU folios of child memcg to its parent memcg. For traditional LRU list, each lruvec of every memcg comprises four LRU lists. Due to the symmetry of the LRU lists, it is feasible to transfer the LRU lists from a memcg to its parent memcg during the reparenting process. This commit implements the specific function, which will be used during the reparenting process. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/a92d217a9fc82bd0c401210204a095caaf615b1c.1772711148.git.zhengqi.arch@bytedance.com Signed-off-by: Qi Zheng Reviewed-by: Harry Yoo Acked-by: Johannes Weiner Acked-by: Muchun Song Acked-by: Shakeel Butt Cc: Allen Pais Cc: Axel Rasmussen Cc: Baoquan He Cc: Chengming Zhou Cc: Chen Ridong Cc: David Hildenbrand Cc: Hamza Mahfooz Cc: Hugh Dickins Cc: Imran Khan Cc: Kamalesh Babulal Cc: Lance Yang Cc: Liam Howlett Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) Cc: Michal Hocko Cc: Michal Koutný Cc: Mike Rapoport Cc: Muchun Song Cc: Nhat Pham Cc: Roman Gushchin Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan Cc: Usama Arif Cc: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Wei Xu Cc: Yosry Ahmed Cc: Yuanchu Xie Cc: Zi Yan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

mm: memcontrol: prepare for reparenting LRU pages for lruvec lock

2026-04-18T07:10:46+00:00

The following diagram illustrates how to ensure the safety of the folio lruvec lock when LRU folios undergo reparenting. In the folio_lruvec_lock(folio) function: rcu_read_lock(); retry: lruvec = folio_lruvec(folio); /* There is a possibility of folio reparenting at this point. */ spin_lock(&lruvec->lru_lock); if (unlikely(lruvec_memcg(lruvec) != folio_memcg(folio))) { /* * The wrong lruvec lock was acquired, and a retry is required. * This is because the folio resides on the parent memcg lruvec * list. */ spin_unlock(&lruvec->lru_lock); goto retry; } /* Reaching here indicates that folio_memcg() is stable. */ In the memcg_reparent_objcgs(memcg) function: spin_lock(&lruvec->lru_lock); spin_lock(&lruvec_parent->lru_lock); /* Transfer folios from the lruvec list to the parent's. */ spin_unlock(&lruvec_parent->lru_lock); spin_unlock(&lruvec->lru_lock); After acquiring the lruvec lock, it is necessary to verify whether the folio has been reparented. If reparenting has occurred, the new lruvec lock must be reacquired. During the LRU folio reparenting process, the lruvec lock will also be acquired (this will be implemented in a subsequent patch). Therefore, folio_memcg() remains unchanged while the lruvec lock is held. Given that lruvec_memcg(lruvec) is always equal to folio_memcg(folio) after the lruvec lock is acquired, the lruvec_memcg_debug() check is redundant. Hence, it is removed. This patch serves as a preparation for the reparenting of LRU folios. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/23f22cbb1419f277a3483018b32158ae2b86c666.1772711148.git.zhengqi.arch@bytedance.com Signed-off-by: Muchun Song Signed-off-by: Qi Zheng Acked-by: Johannes Weiner Acked-by: Shakeel Butt Cc: Allen Pais Cc: Axel Rasmussen Cc: Baoquan He Cc: Chengming Zhou Cc: Chen Ridong Cc: David Hildenbrand Cc: Hamza Mahfooz Cc: Harry Yoo Cc: Hugh Dickins Cc: Imran Khan Cc: Kamalesh Babulal Cc: Lance Yang Cc: Liam Howlett Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) Cc: Michal Hocko Cc: Michal Koutný Cc: Mike Rapoport Cc: Muchun Song Cc: Nhat Pham Cc: Roman Gushchin Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan Cc: Usama Arif Cc: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Wei Xu Cc: Yosry Ahmed Cc: Yuanchu Xie Cc: Zi Yan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

mm: swap: prevent lruvec release in lru_gen_clear_refs()

2026-04-18T07:10:46+00:00

In the near future, a folio will no longer pin its corresponding memory cgroup. So an lruvec returned by folio_lruvec() could be released without the rcu read lock or a reference to its memory cgroup. In the current patch, the rcu read lock is employed to safeguard against the release of the lruvec in lru_gen_clear_refs(). This serves as a preparatory measure for the reparenting of the LRU pages. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/986cd26227191a48a7c34a2a15812d361f4ebd53.1772711148.git.zhengqi.arch@bytedance.com Signed-off-by: Muchun Song Signed-off-by: Qi Zheng Reviewed-by: Harry Yoo Acked-by: Johannes Weiner Acked-by: Shakeel Butt Cc: Allen Pais Cc: Axel Rasmussen Cc: Baoquan He Cc: Chengming Zhou Cc: Chen Ridong Cc: David Hildenbrand Cc: Hamza Mahfooz Cc: Hugh Dickins Cc: Imran Khan Cc: Kamalesh Babulal Cc: Lance Yang Cc: Liam Howlett Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) Cc: Michal Hocko Cc: Michal Koutný Cc: Mike Rapoport Cc: Muchun Song Cc: Nhat Pham Cc: Roman Gushchin Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan Cc: Usama Arif Cc: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Wei Xu Cc: Yosry Ahmed Cc: Yuanchu Xie Cc: Zi Yan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

mm: rename unlock_page_lruvec_irq and its variants

2026-04-18T07:10:44+00:00

It is inappropriate to use folio_lruvec_lock() variants in conjunction with unlock_page_lruvec() variants, as this involves the inconsistent operation of locking a folio while unlocking a page. To rectify this, the functions unlock_page_lruvec{_irq, _irqrestore} are renamed to lruvec_unlock{_irq,_irqrestore}. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/4e5e05271a250df4d1812e1832be65636a78c957.1772711148.git.zhengqi.arch@bytedance.com Signed-off-by: Muchun Song Signed-off-by: Qi Zheng Acked-by: Roman Gushchin Acked-by: Johannes Weiner Reviewed-by: Harry Yoo Reviewed-by: Chen Ridong Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Red Hat) Acked-by: Shakeel Butt Cc: Allen Pais Cc: Axel Rasmussen Cc: Baoquan He Cc: Chengming Zhou Cc: Hamza Mahfooz Cc: Hugh Dickins Cc: Imran Khan Cc: Kamalesh Babulal Cc: Lance Yang Cc: Liam Howlett Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) Cc: Michal Hocko Cc: Michal Koutný Cc: Mike Rapoport Cc: Muchun Song Cc: Nhat Pham Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan Cc: Usama Arif Cc: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Wei Xu Cc: Yosry Ahmed Cc: Yuanchu Xie Cc: Zi Yan Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

folio_batch: rename PAGEVEC_SIZE to FOLIO_BATCH_SIZE

2026-04-05T20:53:07+00:00

struct pagevec no longer exists. Rename the macro appropriately. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260225-pagevec_cleanup-v2-4-716868cc2d11@columbia.edu Signed-off-by: Tal Zussman Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) Reviewed-by: Jan Kara Acked-by: Zi Yan Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) Cc: Chris Li Cc: Christian Brauner Cc: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

folio_batch: rename pagevec.h to folio_batch.h

2026-04-05T20:53:07+00:00

struct pagevec was removed in commit 1e0877d58b1e ("mm: remove struct pagevec"). Rename include/linux/pagevec.h to reflect reality and update includes tree-wide. Add the new filename to MAINTAINERS explicitly, as it no longer matches the "include/linux/page[-_]*" pattern in MEMORY MANAGEMENT - CORE. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20260225-pagevec_cleanup-v2-3-716868cc2d11@columbia.edu Signed-off-by: Tal Zussman Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) Reviewed-by: Jan Kara Acked-by: Zi Yan Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (Oracle) Cc: Chris Li Cc: Christian Brauner Cc: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

mm: fix minor spelling mistakes in comments

2026-01-21T03:24:48+00:00

Correct several typos in comments across files in mm/ [akpm@linux-foundation.org: also fix comment grammar, per SeongJae] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251218150906.25042-1-klourencodev@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Kevin Lourenco Reviewed-by: SeongJae Park Acked-by: David Hildenbrand (Red Hat) Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

mm: lru_add_drain_all() do local lru_add_drain() first

2025-09-21T21:22:32+00:00

No numbers to back this up, but it seemed obvious to me, that if there are competing lru_add_drain_all()ers, the work will be minimized if each flushes its own local queues before locking and doing cross-CPU drains. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/33389bf8-f79d-d4dd-b7a4-680c4aa21b23@google.com Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins Acked-by: David Hildenbrand Cc: "Aneesh Kumar K.V" Cc: Axel Rasmussen Cc: Chris Li Cc: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Jason Gunthorpe Cc: Johannes Weiner Cc: John Hubbard Cc: Keir Fraser Cc: Konstantin Khlebnikov Cc: Li Zhe Cc: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Cc: Peter Xu Cc: Rik van Riel Cc: Shivank Garg Cc: Vlastimil Babka Cc: Wei Xu Cc: Will Deacon Cc: yangge Cc: Yuanchu Xie Cc: Yu Zhao Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton

Merge branch 'mm-hotfixes-stable' into mm-stable in order to pick up

2025-09-21T21:19:36+00:00

changes required by mm-stable material: hugetlb and damon.

mm: introduce memdesc_flags_t

2025-09-13T23:55:07+00:00

Patch series "Add and use memdesc_flags_t". At some point struct page will be separated from struct slab and struct folio. This is a step towards that by introducing a type for the 'flags' word of all three structures. This gives us a certain amount of type safety by establishing that some of these unsigned longs are different from other unsigned longs in that they contain things like node ID, section number and zone number in the upper bits. That lets us have functions that can be easily called by anyone who has a slab, folio or page (but not easily by anyone else) to get the node or zone. There's going to be some unusual merge problems with this as some odd bits of the kernel decide they want to print out the flags value or something similar by writing page->flags and now they'll need to write page->flags.f instead. That's most of the churn here. Maybe we should be removing these things from the debug output? This patch (of 11): Wrap the unsigned long flags in a typedef. In upcoming patches, this will provide a strong hint that you can't just pass a random unsigned long to functions which take this as an argument. [willy@infradead.org: s/flags/flags.f/ in several architectures] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/aKMgPRLD-WnkPxYm@casper.infradead.org [nicola.vetrini@gmail.com: mips: fix compilation error] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+G9fYvkpmqGr6wjBNHY=dRp71PLCoi2341JxOudi60yqaeUdg@mail.gmail.com/ Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250825214245.1838158-1-nicola.vetrini@gmail.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250805172307.1302730-1-willy@infradead.org Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250805172307.1302730-2-willy@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Acked-by: Zi Yan Cc: Shakeel Butt Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton