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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 49 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index 7af70fc988b9..952308997499 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("vmware_vmmemctl");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
/*
- * Use __GFP_HIGHMEM to allow pages from HIGHMEM zone. We don't
- * allow wait (__GFP_RECLAIM) for NOSLEEP page allocations. Use
- * __GFP_NOWARN, to suppress page allocation failure warnings.
+ * Use __GFP_HIGHMEM to allow pages from HIGHMEM zone. We don't allow wait
+ * (__GFP_RECLAIM) for huge page allocations. Use __GFP_NOWARN, to suppress page
+ * allocation failure warnings. Disallow access to emergency low-memory pools.
*/
-#define VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_NOSLEEP (__GFP_HIGHMEM|__GFP_NOWARN)
+#define VMW_HUGE_PAGE_ALLOC_FLAGS (__GFP_HIGHMEM|__GFP_NOWARN| \
+ __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)
/*
- * Use GFP_HIGHUSER when executing in a separate kernel thread
- * context and allocation can sleep. This is less stressful to
- * the guest memory system, since it allows the thread to block
- * while memory is reclaimed, and won't take pages from emergency
- * low-memory pools.
+ * Use __GFP_HIGHMEM to allow pages from HIGHMEM zone. We allow lightweight
+ * reclamation (__GFP_NORETRY). Use __GFP_NOWARN, to suppress page allocation
+ * failure warnings. Disallow access to emergency low-memory pools.
*/
-#define VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_CANSLEEP (GFP_HIGHUSER)
+#define VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_FLAGS (__GFP_HIGHMEM|__GFP_NOWARN| \
+ __GFP_NOMEMALLOC|__GFP_NORETRY)
/* Maximum number of refused pages we accumulate during inflation cycle */
#define VMW_BALLOON_MAX_REFUSED 16
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ struct vmballoon_stats {
/* allocation statistics */
unsigned int alloc[VMW_BALLOON_NUM_PAGE_SIZES];
unsigned int alloc_fail[VMW_BALLOON_NUM_PAGE_SIZES];
- unsigned int sleep_alloc;
- unsigned int sleep_alloc_fail;
unsigned int refused_alloc[VMW_BALLOON_NUM_PAGE_SIZES];
unsigned int refused_free[VMW_BALLOON_NUM_PAGE_SIZES];
unsigned int free[VMW_BALLOON_NUM_PAGE_SIZES];
@@ -442,12 +440,13 @@ static int vmballoon_send_batched_lock(struct vmballoon *b,
return 1;
}
-static struct page *vmballoon_alloc_page(gfp_t flags, bool is_2m_page)
+static struct page *vmballoon_alloc_page(bool is_2m_page)
{
if (is_2m_page)
- return alloc_pages(flags, VMW_BALLOON_2M_SHIFT);
+ return alloc_pages(VMW_HUGE_PAGE_ALLOC_FLAGS,
+ VMW_BALLOON_2M_SHIFT);
- return alloc_page(flags);
+ return alloc_page(VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_FLAGS);
}
static void vmballoon_free_page(struct page *page, bool is_2m_page)
@@ -701,7 +700,6 @@ static void vmballoon_inflate(struct vmballoon *b)
{
unsigned int num_pages = 0;
int error = 0;
- gfp_t flags = VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_NOSLEEP;
bool is_2m_pages;
pr_debug("%s - size: %d, target %d\n", __func__, b->size, b->target);
@@ -734,15 +732,10 @@ static void vmballoon_inflate(struct vmballoon *b)
< b->target) {
struct page *page;
- if (flags == VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_NOSLEEP)
- STATS_INC(b->stats.alloc[is_2m_pages]);
- else
- STATS_INC(b->stats.sleep_alloc);
-
- page = vmballoon_alloc_page(flags, is_2m_pages);
+ STATS_INC(b->stats.alloc[is_2m_pages]);
+ page = vmballoon_alloc_page(is_2m_pages);
if (!page) {
STATS_INC(b->stats.alloc_fail[is_2m_pages]);
-
if (is_2m_pages) {
b->ops->lock(b, num_pages, true);
@@ -756,29 +749,7 @@ static void vmballoon_inflate(struct vmballoon *b)
is_2m_pages = false;
continue;
}
-
- if (flags == VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_CANSLEEP) {
- /*
- * CANSLEEP page allocation failed, so guest
- * is under severe memory pressure. We just log
- * the event, but do not stop the inflation
- * due to its negative impact on performance.
- */
- STATS_INC(b->stats.sleep_alloc_fail);
- break;
- }
-
- /*
- * NOSLEEP page allocation failed, so the guest is
- * under memory pressure. Slowing down page alloctions
- * seems to be reasonable, but doing so might actually
- * cause the hypervisor to throttle us down, resulting
- * in degraded performance. We will count on the
- * scheduler and standard memory management mechanisms
- * for now.
- */
- flags = VMW_PAGE_ALLOC_CANSLEEP;
- continue;
+ break;
}
b->ops->add_page(b, num_pages++, page);
@@ -1044,8 +1015,7 @@ static int vmballoon_debug_show(struct seq_file *f, void *offset)
"timer: %8u\n"
"doorbell: %8u\n"
"prim2mAlloc: %8u (%4u failed)\n"
- "primNoSleepAlloc: %8u (%4u failed)\n"
- "primCanSleepAlloc: %8u (%4u failed)\n"
+ "prim4kAlloc: %8u (%4u failed)\n"
"prim2mFree: %8u\n"
"primFree: %8u\n"
"err2mAlloc: %8u\n"
@@ -1056,7 +1026,6 @@ static int vmballoon_debug_show(struct seq_file *f, void *offset)
stats->doorbell,
stats->alloc[true], stats->alloc_fail[true],
stats->alloc[false], stats->alloc_fail[false],
- stats->sleep_alloc, stats->sleep_alloc_fail,
stats->free[true],
stats->free[false],
stats->refused_alloc[true], stats->refused_alloc[false],