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diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 50aaca81f63d..cd55dad56aac 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -63,10 +63,8 @@ enum {
#ifdef CONFIG_CMA
# define is_migrate_cma(migratetype) unlikely((migratetype) == MIGRATE_CMA)
-# define cma_wmark_pages(zone) zone->min_cma_pages
#else
# define is_migrate_cma(migratetype) false
-# define cma_wmark_pages(zone) 0
#endif
#define for_each_migratetype_order(order, type) \
@@ -383,13 +381,6 @@ struct zone {
/* see spanned/present_pages for more description */
seqlock_t span_seqlock;
#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_CMA
- /*
- * CMA needs to increase watermark levels during the allocation
- * process to make sure that the system is not starved.
- */
- unsigned long min_cma_pages;
-#endif
struct free_area free_area[MAX_ORDER];
#ifndef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM
@@ -469,17 +460,44 @@ struct zone {
unsigned long zone_start_pfn;
/*
- * zone_start_pfn, spanned_pages and present_pages are all
- * protected by span_seqlock. It is a seqlock because it has
- * to be read outside of zone->lock, and it is done in the main
- * allocator path. But, it is written quite infrequently.
+ * spanned_pages is the total pages spanned by the zone, including
+ * holes, which is calculated as:
+ * spanned_pages = zone_end_pfn - zone_start_pfn;
+ *
+ * present_pages is physical pages existing within the zone, which
+ * is calculated as:
+ * present_pages = spanned_pages - absent_pages(pags in holes);
*
- * The lock is declared along with zone->lock because it is
+ * managed_pages is present pages managed by the buddy system, which
+ * is calculated as (reserved_pages includes pages allocated by the
+ * bootmem allocator):
+ * managed_pages = present_pages - reserved_pages;
+ *
+ * So present_pages may be used by memory hotplug or memory power
+ * management logic to figure out unmanaged pages by checking
+ * (present_pages - managed_pages). And managed_pages should be used
+ * by page allocator and vm scanner to calculate all kinds of watermarks
+ * and thresholds.
+ *
+ * Locking rules:
+ *
+ * zone_start_pfn and spanned_pages are protected by span_seqlock.
+ * It is a seqlock because it has to be read outside of zone->lock,
+ * and it is done in the main allocator path. But, it is written
+ * quite infrequently.
+ *
+ * The span_seq lock is declared along with zone->lock because it is
* frequently read in proximity to zone->lock. It's good to
* give them a chance of being in the same cacheline.
+ *
+ * Write access to present_pages and managed_pages at runtime should
+ * be protected by lock_memory_hotplug()/unlock_memory_hotplug().
+ * Any reader who can't tolerant drift of present_pages and
+ * managed_pages should hold memory hotplug lock to get a stable value.
*/
- unsigned long spanned_pages; /* total size, including holes */
- unsigned long present_pages; /* amount of memory (excluding holes) */
+ unsigned long spanned_pages;
+ unsigned long present_pages;
+ unsigned long managed_pages;
/*
* rarely used fields:
@@ -752,7 +770,7 @@ extern int init_currently_empty_zone(struct zone *zone, unsigned long start_pfn,
unsigned long size,
enum memmap_context context);
-extern void lruvec_init(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct zone *zone);
+extern void lruvec_init(struct lruvec *lruvec);
static inline struct zone *lruvec_zone(struct lruvec *lruvec)
{