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Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP size on x86_64

From Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP size on x86_64
Date 2016-09-08 10:30 +0200
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On 09/07/2016 10:16 PM, Huang, Ying wrote:
> From: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
> 
> In this patch, the size of the swap cluster is changed to that of the
> THP (Transparent Huge Page) on x86_64 architecture (512).  This is for
> the THP swap support on x86_64.  Where one swap cluster will be used to
> hold the contents of each THP swapped out.  And some information of the
> swapped out THP (such as compound map count) will be recorded in the
> swap_cluster_info data structure.
> 
> For other architectures which want THP swap support, THP_SWAP_CLUSTER
> need to be selected in the Kconfig file for the architecture.
> 
> In effect, this will enlarge swap cluster size by 2 times on x86_64.
> Which may make it harder to find a free cluster when the swap space
> becomes fragmented.  So that, this may reduce the continuous swap space
> allocation and sequential write in theory.  The performance test in 0day
> shows no regressions caused by this.

This patch needs to be split into two separate ones

(1) Add THP_SWAP_CLUSTER config option
(2) Enable CONFIG_THP_SWAP_CLUSTER for X86_64

The first patch should explain the proposal and the second patch
should have 86_64 arch specific details, regressions etc as already
been explained in the commit message.

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[PATCH -v3 00/10] THP swap: Delay splitting THP during swapping out "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 02/10] mm, memcg: Add swap_cgroup_iter iterator "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 08/10] mm, THP: Add can_split_huge_page() "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 08/10] mm, THP: Add can_split_huge_page() "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name> - 2016-09-08 13:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 08/10] mm, THP: Add can_split_huge_page() "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 19:10 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP size on x86_64 "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP  size on x86_64 Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 10:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP  size on x86_64 Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 11:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP size on x86_64 "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 20:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP  size on x86_64 "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name> - 2016-09-08 13:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP size on x86_64 "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 19:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP  size on x86_64 "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name> - 2016-09-08 13:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 01/10] mm, swap: Make swap cluster size same of THP size on x86_64 "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 19:30 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 05/10] mm, THP, swap: Add get_huge_swap_page() "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 05/10] mm, THP, swap: Add get_huge_swap_page() "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@shutemov.name> - 2016-09-08 13:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 05/10] mm, THP, swap: Add get_huge_swap_page() "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 19:30 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 09/10] mm, THP, swap: Support to split THP in swap cache "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 06/10] mm, THP, swap: Support to clear SWAP_HAS_CACHE for huge page "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 03/10] mm, memcg: Support to charge/uncharge multiple swap entries "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 03/10] mm, memcg: Support to charge/uncharge multiple  swap entries Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 10:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 03/10] mm, memcg: Support to charge/uncharge multiple swap entries "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 20:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 03/10] mm, memcg: Support to charge/uncharge multiple  swap entries Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 10:40 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 04/10] mm, THP, swap: Add swap cluster allocate/free functions "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 04/10] mm, THP, swap: Add swap cluster allocate/free  functions Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 10:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 04/10] mm, THP, swap: Add swap cluster allocate/free functions "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 20:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 04/10] mm, THP, swap: Add swap cluster allocate/free  functions Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 11:00 +0200
  [PATCH -v3 07/10] mm, THP, swap: Support to add/delete THP to/from swap cache "Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-07 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -v3 07/10] mm, THP, swap: Support to add/delete THP to/from  swap cache Anshuman Khandual <khandual@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2016-09-08 11:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH -v3 07/10] mm, THP, swap: Support to add/delete THP to/from swap cache "Huang\, Ying" <ying.huang@intel.com> - 2016-09-08 20:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH -v3 00/10] THP swap: Delay splitting THP during swapping  out Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org> - 2016-09-09 07:50 +0200

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