[PATCH 17/50] mm: Do not flush TLB during protection change if !pte_present && !migration_entry

From: Mel Gorman
Date: Tue Sep 10 2013 - 05:32:58 EST


NUMA PTE scanning is expensive both in terms of the scanning itself and
the TLB flush if there are any updates. Currently non-present PTEs are
accounted for as an update and incurring a TLB flush where it is only
necessary for anonymous migration entries. This patch addresses the
problem and should reduce TLB flushes.

Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
---
mm/mprotect.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 1f9b54b..1e9cef0 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@ static unsigned long change_pte_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pmd_t *pmd,
make_migration_entry_read(&entry);
set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte,
swp_entry_to_pte(entry));
+
+ pages++;
}
- pages++;
}
} while (pte++, addr += PAGE_SIZE, addr != end);
arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
--
1.8.1.4

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