Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: simplify lowmem_reserve max calculation
From: Ye Liu
Date: Thu Aug 14 2025 - 21:38:41 EST
在 2025/8/14 22:47, Zi Yan 写道:
> On 14 Aug 2025, at 5:00, Ye Liu wrote:
>
>> From: Ye Liu <liuye@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Use max() macro to simplify the calculation of maximum lowmem_reserve
>> value in calculate_totalreserve_pages(), instead of open-coding the
>> comparison. The functionality remains identical.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ye Liu <liuye@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> mm/page_alloc.c | 3 +--
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
>> index 64872214bc7d..8a55a4951d19 100644
>> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
>> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
>> @@ -6236,8 +6236,7 @@ static void calculate_totalreserve_pages(void)
>>
>> /* Find valid and maximum lowmem_reserve in the zone */
>> for (j = i; j < MAX_NR_ZONES; j++) {
>> - if (zone->lowmem_reserve[j] > max)
>> - max = zone->lowmem_reserve[j];
>> + max = max(max, zone->lowmem_reserve[j]);
>> }
>
> There is a “if (max > managed_pages)” below. Maybe convert that as well?
I should use min() here, but I noticed the two variables have different types:
one is 'long' and the other is 'unsigned long'. So, I should use min_t().
But then again, why is lowmem_reserve of type 'long'?
It should be a non-negative number, right?
Is it possible to change the type of lowmem_reserve to 'unsigned long' and
change all uses of it at the same time? Is it necessary?
>
> Feel free to add Acked-by: Zi Yan <ziy@xxxxxxxxxx>.
>
> Best Regards,
> Yan, Zi
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Thanks,
Ye Liu