Re: [patch 1/5] mm: page_alloc: increase __GFP_BITS_SHIFT to include__GFP_OTHER_NODE

[Michal Hocko]

On Mon 25-07-11 22:19:15, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> From: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> __GFP_OTHER_NODE is used for NUMA allocations on behalf of other
> nodes.  It's supposed to be passed through from the page allocator to
> zone_statistics(), but it never gets there as gfp_allowed_mask is not
> wide enough and masks out the flag early in the allocation path.
> 
> The result is an accounting glitch where successful NUMA allocations
> by-agent are not properly attributed as local.
> 
> Increase __GFP_BITS_SHIFT so that it includes __GFP_OTHER_NODE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxx>

> ---
>  include/linux/gfp.h |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/gfp.h b/include/linux/gfp.h
> index cb40892..3a76faf 100644
> --- a/include/linux/gfp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/gfp.h
> @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct;
>   */
>  #define __GFP_NOTRACK_FALSE_POSITIVE (__GFP_NOTRACK)
>  
> -#define __GFP_BITS_SHIFT 23	/* Room for 23 __GFP_FOO bits */
> +#define __GFP_BITS_SHIFT 24	/* Room for N __GFP_FOO bits */
>  #define __GFP_BITS_MASK ((__force gfp_t)((1 << __GFP_BITS_SHIFT) - 1))
>  
>  /* This equals 0, but use constants in case they ever change */
> -- 
> 1.7.6

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Michal Hocko
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