Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are initialized

From	Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are initialized
Date	2016-05-23 20:10 +0200
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On Mon 23-05-16 09:42:00, Shi, Yang wrote:
> On 5/23/2016 12:31 AM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Fri 20-05-16 08:41:09, Shi, Yang wrote:
> > > On 5/20/2016 6:16 AM, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > > > On Thu 19-05-16 15:13:26, Yang Shi wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > > > diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
> > > > > index b3c6e36..2075faf 100644
> > > > > --- a/init/main.c
> > > > > +++ b/init/main.c
> > > > > @@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
> > > > >  		initrd_start = 0;
> > > > >  	}
> > > > >  #endif
> > > > > -	page_ext_init();
> > > > >  	debug_objects_mem_init();
> > > > >  	kmemleak_init();
> > > > >  	setup_per_cpu_pageset();
> > > > > @@ -1004,6 +1003,8 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
> > > > >  	sched_init_smp();
> > > > > 
> > > > >  	page_alloc_init_late();
> > > > > +	/* Initialize page ext after all struct pages are initializaed */
> > > > > +	page_ext_init();
> > > > > 
> > > > >  	do_basic_setup();
> > > > 
> > > > I might be missing something but don't we have the same problem with
> > > > CONFIG_FLATMEM? page_ext_init_flatmem is called way earlier. Or
> > > > CONFIG_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT is never enabled for CONFIG_FLATMEM?
> > > 
> > > Yes, CONFIG_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT depends on MEMORY_HOTPLUG which
> > > depends on SPARSEMEM. So, this config is not valid for FLATMEM at all.
> > 
> > Well
> > config MEMORY_HOTPLUG
> >         bool "Allow for memory hot-add"
> > 	depends on SPARSEMEM || X86_64_ACPI_NUMA
> > 	depends on ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
> > 
> > I wasn't really sure about X86_64_ACPI_NUMA dependency branch which
> > depends on X86_64 && NUMA && ACPI && PCI and that didn't sound like
> > SPARSEMEM only. If the FLATMEM shouldn't exist with
> 
> Actually, FLATMEMT depends on !NUMA.

Ahh, OK, you are right! Thanks for the clarification.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs

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[v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are initialized Yang Shi <yang.shi@linaro.org> - 2016-05-20 00:50 +0200
  Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are  initialized Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-05-20 15:20 +0200
    Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are  initialized "Shi, Yang" <yang.shi@linaro.org> - 2016-05-20 17:50 +0200
      Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are  initialized Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-05-23 09:40 +0200
        Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are  initialized "Shi, Yang" <yang.shi@linaro.org> - 2016-05-23 18:50 +0200
          Re: [v2 PATCH] mm: move page_ext_init after all struct pages are  initialized Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org> - 2016-05-23 20:10 +0200

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