[PATCH v3 1/2] mm/swapfile.c: introduce function alloc_swap_scan_list()

From: Chris Li
Date: Tue Aug 12 2025 - 03:11:14 EST


alloc_swap_scan_list() will scan the whole list or the first cluster.

This reduces the repeat patterns of isolating a cluster then scanning that
cluster. As a result, cluster_alloc_swap_entry() is shorter and shallower.

No functional change.

Signed-off-by: Chris Li <chrisl@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/swapfile.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index 4a0cf4fb348d..a7ffabbe65ef 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -820,6 +820,29 @@ static unsigned int alloc_swap_scan_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
return found;
}

+static unsigned int alloc_swap_scan_list(struct swap_info_struct *si,
+ struct list_head *list,
+ unsigned int order,
+ unsigned char usage,
+ bool scan_all)
+{
+ unsigned int found = SWAP_ENTRY_INVALID;
+
+ do {
+ struct swap_cluster_info *ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, list);
+ unsigned long offset;
+
+ if (!ci)
+ break;
+ offset = cluster_offset(si, ci);
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, offset, order, usage);
+ if (found)
+ break;
+ } while (scan_all);
+
+ return found;
+}
+
static void swap_reclaim_full_clusters(struct swap_info_struct *si, bool force)
{
long to_scan = 1;
@@ -913,32 +936,24 @@ static unsigned long cluster_alloc_swap_entry(struct swap_info_struct *si, int o
* to spread out the writes.
*/
if (si->flags & SWP_PAGE_DISCARD) {
- ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, &si->free_clusters);
- if (ci) {
- found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, cluster_offset(si, ci),
- order, usage);
- if (found)
- goto done;
- }
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_list(si, &si->free_clusters, order, usage,
+ false);
+ if (found)
+ goto done;
}

if (order < PMD_ORDER) {
- while ((ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, &si->nonfull_clusters[order]))) {
- found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, cluster_offset(si, ci),
- order, usage);
- if (found)
- goto done;
- }
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_list(si, &si->nonfull_clusters[order],
+ order, usage, true);
+ if (found)
+ goto done;
}

if (!(si->flags & SWP_PAGE_DISCARD)) {
- ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, &si->free_clusters);
- if (ci) {
- found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, cluster_offset(si, ci),
- order, usage);
- if (found)
- goto done;
- }
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_list(si, &si->free_clusters, order, usage,
+ false);
+ if (found)
+ goto done;
}

/* Try reclaim full clusters if free and nonfull lists are drained */
@@ -952,13 +967,10 @@ static unsigned long cluster_alloc_swap_entry(struct swap_info_struct *si, int o
* failure is not critical. Scanning one cluster still
* keeps the list rotated and reclaimed (for HAS_CACHE).
*/
- ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, &si->frag_clusters[order]);
- if (ci) {
- found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, cluster_offset(si, ci),
- order, usage);
- if (found)
- goto done;
- }
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_list(si, &si->frag_clusters[order], order,
+ usage, false);
+ if (found)
+ goto done;
}

/*
@@ -977,19 +989,15 @@ static unsigned long cluster_alloc_swap_entry(struct swap_info_struct *si, int o
* Clusters here have at least one usable slots and can't fail order 0
* allocation, but reclaim may drop si->lock and race with another user.
*/
- while ((ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, &si->frag_clusters[o]))) {
- found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, cluster_offset(si, ci),
- 0, usage);
- if (found)
- goto done;
- }
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_list(si, &si->frag_clusters[o],
+ 0, usage, true);
+ if (found)
+ goto done;

- while ((ci = isolate_lock_cluster(si, &si->nonfull_clusters[o]))) {
- found = alloc_swap_scan_cluster(si, ci, cluster_offset(si, ci),
- 0, usage);
- if (found)
- goto done;
- }
+ found = alloc_swap_scan_list(si, &si->nonfull_clusters[o],
+ 0, usage, true);
+ if (found)
+ goto done;
}
done:
if (!(si->flags & SWP_SOLIDSTATE))

--
2.43.0