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>> unused_resv_pages--; >> - if (!free_pool_huge_page(h, &node_states[N_MEMORY], 1)) >> + page = remove_pool_huge_page(h, &node_states[N_MEMORY], 1); >> + if (!page) >> goto out; >> - cond_resched_lock(&hugetlb_lock); >> + >> + /* Drop lock and free page to buddy as it could sleep */ >> + spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock); >> + update_and_free_page(h, page); >> + cond_resched(); >> + spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock); >> } >> >> out: > > This is likely a matter of taste but the repeated pattern of unlock, > update_and_free_page, cond_resched and lock seems rather clumsy. > Would it be slightly better/nicer to remove_pool_huge_page into a > list_head under a single lock invocation and then free up the whole lot > after the lock is dropped? Yes, we can certainly do that. One downside I see is that the list can contain a bunch of pages not accounted for in hugetlb and not free in buddy (or cma). Ideally, we would want to keep those in sync if possible. Also, the commit that added the cond_resched talked about freeing up 12 TB worth of huge pages and it holding the lock for 150 seconds. The new code is not holding the lock while calling free to buddy, but I wonder how long it would take to remove 12 TB worth of huge pages and add them to a separate list? I do not know how realistic the 12 TB number is. But, I certainly am aware of pools that are a few TB in size. -- Mike Kravetz