pm24.git/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h, branch v3.8-rc5

mm, memory-hotplug: dynamic configure movable memory and portion memory

2012-12-12T01:22:28Z

Add online_movable and online_kernel for logic memory hotplug. This is the dynamic version of "movablecore" & "kernelcore". We have the same reason to introduce it as to introduce "movablecore" & "kernelcore". It has the same motive as "movablecore" & "kernelcore", but it is dynamic/running-time: o We can configure memory as kernelcore or movablecore after boot. Userspace workload is increased, we need more hugepage, we can't use "online_movable" to add memory and allow the system use more THP(transparent-huge-page), vice-verse when kernel workload is increase. Also help for virtualization to dynamic configure host/guest's memory, to save/(reduce waste) memory. Memory capacity on Demand o When a new node is physically online after boot, we need to use "online_movable" or "online_kernel" to configure/portion it as we expected when we logic-online it. This configuration also helps for physically-memory-migrate. o all benefit as the same as existed "movablecore" & "kernelcore". o Preparing for movable-node, which is very important for power-saving, hardware partitioning and high-available-system(hardware fault management). (Note, we don't introduce movable-node here.) Action behavior: When a memoryblock/memorysection is onlined by "online_movable", the kernel will not have directly reference to the page of the memoryblock, thus we can remove that memory any time when needed. When it is online by "online_kernel", the kernel can use it. When it is online by "online", the zone type doesn't changed. Current constraints: Only the memoryblock which is adjacent to the ZONE_MOVABLE can be online from ZONE_NORMAL to ZONE_MOVABLE. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: use min_t, cleanups] Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan Signed-off-by: Wen Congyang Cc: Yasuaki Ishimatsu Cc: Lai Jiangshan Cc: Jiang Liu Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro Cc: Minchan Kim Cc: Mel Gorman Cc: David Rientjes Cc: Yinghai Lu Cc: Rusty Russell Cc: Greg KH Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

memory-hotplug: update memory block's state and notify userspace

2012-10-09T07:23:02Z

remove_memory() will be called when hot removing a memory device. But even if offlining memory, we cannot notice it. So the patch updates the memory block's state and sends notification to userspace. Additionally, the memory device may contain more than one memory block. If the memory block has been offlined, __offline_pages() will fail. So we should try to offline one memory block at a time. Thus remove_memory() also check each memory block's state. So there is no need to check the memory block's state before calling remove_memory(). Signed-off-by: Wen Congyang Signed-off-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu Cc: David Rientjes Cc: Jiang Liu Cc: Len Brown Cc: Christoph Lameter Cc: Minchan Kim Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

memory-hotplug: preparation to notify memory block's state at memory hot remove

2012-10-09T07:23:02Z

remove_memory() is called in two cases: 1. echo offline >/sys/devices/system/memory/memoryXX/state 2. hot remove a memory device In the 1st case, the memory block's state is changed and the notification that memory block's state changed is sent to userland after calling remove_memory(). So user can notice memory block is changed. But in the 2nd case, the memory block's state is not changed and the notification is not also sent to userspcae even if calling remove_memory(). So user cannot notice memory block is changed. For adding the notification at memory hot remove, the patch just prepare as follows: 1st case uses offline_pages() for offlining memory. 2nd case uses remove_memory() for offlining memory and changing memory block's state and notifing the information. The patch does not implement notification to remove_memory(). Signed-off-by: Wen Congyang Signed-off-by: Yasuaki Ishimatsu Cc: David Rientjes Cc: Jiang Liu Cc: Len Brown Cc: Christoph Lameter Cc: Minchan Kim Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

BUG: headers with BUG/BUG_ON etc. need linux/bug.h

2012-03-04T22:54:34Z

If a header file is making use of BUG, BUG_ON, BUILD_BUG_ON, or any other BUG variant in a static inline (i.e. not in a #define) then that header really should be including and not just expecting it to be implicitly present. We can make this change risk-free, since if the files using these headers didn't have exposure to linux/bug.h already, they would have been causing compile failures/warnings. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker

mm: extend memory hotplug API to allow memory hotplug in virtual machines

2011-07-26T03:57:08Z

This patch contains online_page_callback and apropriate functions for registering/unregistering online page callbacks. It allows to do some machine specific tasks during online page stage which is required to implement memory hotplug in virtual machines. Currently this patch is required by latest memory hotplug support for Xen balloon driver patch which will be posted soon. Additionally, originial online_page() function was splited into following functions doing "atomic" operations: - __online_page_set_limits() - set new limits for memory management code, - __online_page_increment_counters() - increment totalram_pages and totalhigh_pages, - __online_page_free() - free page to allocator. It was done to: - not duplicate existing code, - ease hotplug code devolpment by usage of well defined interface, - avoid stupid bugs which are unavoidable when the same code (by design) is developed in many places. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: use explicit indirect-call syntax] Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper Reviewed-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk Cc: Ian Campbell Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

Merge branch 'slub/hotplug' into slab/urgent

2011-01-15T11:28:17Z

thp: remove PG_buddy

2011-01-14T01:32:43Z

PG_buddy can be converted to _mapcount == -2. So the PG_compound_lock can be added to page->flags without overflowing (because of the sparse section bits increasing) with CONFIG_X86_PAE=y and CONFIG_X86_PAT=y. This also has to move the memory hotplug code from _mapcount to lru.next to avoid any risk of clashes. We can't use lru.next for PG_buddy removal, but memory hotplug can use lru.next even more easily than the mapcount instead. Signed-off-by: Andrea Arcangeli Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

memory hotplug: one more lock on memory hotplug

2011-01-11T15:09:50Z

Now, memory_hotplug_(un)lock() is used for add/remove/offline pages for avoiding races with hibernation. But this should be held in online_pages(), too. It seems asymmetric. There are cases where one has to avoid a race with memory hotplug notifier and his own local code, and hotplug v.s. hotplug. This will add a generic solution for avoiding races. In other view, having lock here has no big impacts. online pages is tend to be done by udev script at el against each memory section one by one. Then, it's better to have lock here, too. Cc: # 2.6.37 Reviewed-by: Christoph Lameter Acked-by: David Rientjes Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki Signed-off-by: Pekka Enberg

mem-hotplug: introduce {un}lock_memory_hotplug()

2010-12-02T22:51:15Z

Presently hwpoison is using lock_system_sleep() to prevent a race with memory hotplug. However lock_system_sleep() is a no-op if CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n. Therefore we need a new lock. Signed-off-by: KOSAKI Motohiro Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Kamezawa Hiroyuki Suggested-by: Hugh Dickins Acked-by: Hugh Dickins Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

memory hotplug: unify is_removable and offline detection code

2010-10-26T23:52:06Z

Now, sysfs interface of memory hotplug shows whether the section is removable or not. But it checks only migrateype of pages and doesn't check details of cluster of pages. Next, memory hotplug's set_migratetype_isolate() has the same kind of check, too. This patch adds the function __count_unmovable_pages() and makes above 2 checks to use the same logic. Then, is_removable and hotremove code uses the same logic. No changes in the hotremove logic itself. TODO: need to find a way to check RECLAMABLE. But, considering bit, calling shrink_slab() against a range before starting memory hotremove sounds better. If so, this patch's logic doesn't need to be changed. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes] Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki Reported-by: Michal Hocko Cc: Wu Fengguang Cc: Mel Gorman Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds