On Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:07:35 +0200
David Hildenbrand <da...@redhat.com> wrote:
> >>> - * Allocate node data. Try node-local memory and then any node.
> >>> - * Never allocate in DMA zone.
> >>> - */
> >>> - nd_pa = memblock_phys_alloc_try_nid(nd_size, SMP_CACHE_BYTES, nid);
> >>> - if (!nd_pa) {
> >>> - pr_err("Cannot find %zu bytes in any node (initial node: %d)\n",
> >>> - nd_size, nid);
> >>> - return;
> >>> - }
> >>> - nd = __va(nd_pa);
> >>> -
> >>> - /* report and initialize */
> >>> - printk(KERN_INFO "NODE_DATA(%d) allocated [mem %#010Lx-%#010Lx]\n", nid,
> >>> - nd_pa, nd_pa + nd_size - 1);
> >>> - tnid = early_pfn_to_nid(nd_pa >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> >>> - if (tnid != nid)
> >>> - printk(KERN_INFO " NODE_DATA(%d) on node %d\n", nid, tnid);
> >>> -
> >>> - node_data[nid] = nd;
> >>> - memset(NODE_DATA(nid), 0, sizeof(pg_data_t));
> >>> -
> >>> - node_set_online(nid);
> >>> -}
> >>> -
> >>> /**
> >>> * numa_cleanup_meminfo - Cleanup a numa_meminfo
> >>> * @mi: numa_meminfo to clean up
> >>> @@ -571,6 +538,7 @@ static int __init numa_register_memblks(struct
> >>> numa_meminfo *mi)
> >>> continue;
> >>> alloc_node_data(nid);
> >>> + node_set_online(nid);
> >>> }
> >>
> >> I can spot that we only remove a single node_set_online() call from x86.
> >>
> >> What about all the other architectures? Will there be any change in
> >> behavior
> >> for them? Or do we simply set the nodes online later once more?
> >
> > On x86 node_set_online() was a part of alloc_node_data() and I moved it
> > outside so it's called right after alloc_node_data(). On other
> > architectures the allocation didn't include that call, so there should be
> > no difference there.
>
> But won't their arch code try setting the nodes online at a later stage?
>
> And I think, some architectures only set nodes online conditionally
> (see most other node_set_online() calls).
>
> Sorry if I'm confused here, but with now unconditional node_set_online(),
> won't
> we change the behavior of other architectures?
This is moving x86 code to x86 code, not a generic location
so how would that affect anyone else? Their onlining should be same as
before.
The node onlining difference are a pain (I recall that fun from adding
generic initiators) as different ordering on x86 and arm64 at least.
Jonathan
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