When bulk-freeing an array of pages use release_pages() instead of freeing
them page-by-page:
Suggested-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
---
lib/alloc_tag.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/alloc_tag.c b/lib/alloc_tag.c
index e9b33848700a..95688c4cba7a 100644
--- a/lib/alloc_tag.c
+++ b/lib/alloc_tag.c
@@ -438,9 +438,10 @@ static int vm_module_tags_populate(void)
if (nr < more_pages ||
vmap_pages_range(phys_end, phys_end + (nr << PAGE_SHIFT), PAGE_KERNEL,
next_page, PAGE_SHIFT) < 0) {
+ release_pages_arg arg = { .pages = next_page };
+
/* Clean up and error out */
- for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
- __free_page(next_page[i]);
+ release_pages(arg, nr);
return -ENOMEM;
}
--
2.51.0.384.g4c02a37b29-goog
On 10/09/2025 00:34, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> When bulk-freeing an array of pages use release_pages() instead of freeing
> them page-by-page:
>
> Suggested-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> ---
> lib/alloc_tag.c | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
Acked-by: Usama Arif <usamaarif642@gmail.com>
> diff --git a/lib/alloc_tag.c b/lib/alloc_tag.c
> index e9b33848700a..95688c4cba7a 100644
> --- a/lib/alloc_tag.c
> +++ b/lib/alloc_tag.c
> @@ -438,9 +438,10 @@ static int vm_module_tags_populate(void)
> if (nr < more_pages ||
> vmap_pages_range(phys_end, phys_end + (nr << PAGE_SHIFT), PAGE_KERNEL,
> next_page, PAGE_SHIFT) < 0) {
> + release_pages_arg arg = { .pages = next_page };
> +
> /* Clean up and error out */
> - for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> - __free_page(next_page[i]);
> + release_pages(arg, nr);
> return -ENOMEM;
> }
>
Maybe this can be done in free_mod_tags_mem as well?
On Wed, Sep 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM Usama Arif <usamaarif642@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 10/09/2025 00:34, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > When bulk-freeing an array of pages use release_pages() instead of freeing
> > them page-by-page:
> >
> > Suggested-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> > ---
> > lib/alloc_tag.c | 5 +++--
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
>
> Acked-by: Usama Arif <usamaarif642@gmail.com>
>
> > diff --git a/lib/alloc_tag.c b/lib/alloc_tag.c
> > index e9b33848700a..95688c4cba7a 100644
> > --- a/lib/alloc_tag.c
> > +++ b/lib/alloc_tag.c
> > @@ -438,9 +438,10 @@ static int vm_module_tags_populate(void)
> > if (nr < more_pages ||
> > vmap_pages_range(phys_end, phys_end + (nr << PAGE_SHIFT), PAGE_KERNEL,
> > next_page, PAGE_SHIFT) < 0) {
> > + release_pages_arg arg = { .pages = next_page };
> > +
> > /* Clean up and error out */
> > - for (int i = 0; i < nr; i++)
> > - __free_page(next_page[i]);
> > + release_pages(arg, nr);
> > return -ENOMEM;
> > }
> >
>
> Maybe this can be done in free_mod_tags_mem as well?
Good point. I think I will respin this patchset with your suggestions
and will include one more fix for an issue that Shakeel just reported
(see https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAJuCfpGUjaZcs1r9ADKck_Ni7f41kHaiejR01Z0bE8pG0K1uXA@mail.gmail.com/).
Thanks!
Suren.
On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 04:34:07PM -0700, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote: > When bulk-freeing an array of pages use release_pages() instead of freeing > them page-by-page: > > Suggested-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> > Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> Acked-by: Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>
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