On Fri, May 01, 2026 at 03:30:18PM -0400, Luiz Capitulino wrote:
> On 2026-05-01 11:25, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > > > return mode == 1 || mode == 3;
> > > > }
> > > > +#define HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES 10
> > > > +struct hugetlb_settings {
> > > > + unsigned long free_hugepages[HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES];
> > >
> > > It looks like we don't actually use this in the API or maybe I'm missing
> > > something?
> >
> > Yes, it's used only in later patches.
>
> I don't see it, the patch below builds fine (again, sorry in advance if
> I'm missing something obvious):
You are right, I misunderstood you comment and I thought you referred to
entire API being unused in this patch.
free_hugepages is not used and it should not be a part of the saved state.
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugepage_settings.c
> b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugepage_settings.c
> index 097ba085f423..a023cfeb69c5 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugepage_settings.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/hugepage_settings.c
> @@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ bool thp_is_enabled(void)
> #define HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES 10
> struct hugetlb_settings {
> - unsigned long free_hugepages[HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES];
> unsigned long nr_hugepages[HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES];
> unsigned long sizes[HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES];
> unsigned long default_size;
> @@ -509,7 +508,6 @@ static void __hugetlb_save_settings(void)
> if (!sz)
> continue;
> - settings->free_hugepages[i] = hugetlb_free_pages(sz);
> settings->nr_hugepages[i] = hugetlb_nr_pages(sz);
> }
>
> > I felt it would be too churny to add users in this patch.
> > > Otherwise, the API looks great to me. But if you allow me to bikeshed :)
> > >
> > > I think I'd do:
> > >
> > > struct hugetlb_state {
> > > unsigned long nr_hugepages;
> > > unsigned long size;
> > > };
> > >
> > > struct hugetlb_settings {
> > > struct hugetlb_state hstate[HUGETLB_MAX_PAGESIZES];
> > > unsigned long default_size;
> > > int nr_sizes;
> > > };
> >
> > It might be slightly nicer abstraction but ...
> > > > +static void __hugetlb_save_settings(void)
> > > > +{
> > > > + struct hugetlb_settings *settings = &hugetlb_saved_settings;
> > > > + int nr_sizes;
> > > > +
> > > > + settings->default_size = default_huge_page_size();
> > > > + if (!settings->default_size)
> > > > + return;
> > > > +
> > > > + nr_sizes = detect_hugetlb_page_sizes(settings->sizes,
> > > > + HUGETLB_MAX_NR_PAGESIZES);
> >
> > ... this immediately becomes more complex.
> >
> > > > + if (!nr_sizes) {
> > > > + settings->default_size = 0;
> > > > + return;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + for (int i = 0; i < nr_sizes; i++) {
> > > > + unsigned long sz = settings->sizes[i];
> > > > +
> > > > + if (!sz)
> > > > + continue;
> > > > +
> > > > + settings->free_hugepages[i] = hugetlb_free_pages(sz);
> > > > + settings->nr_hugepages[i] = hugetlb_nr_pages(sz);
> >
> > And this as well.
>
> We'd need a little more code to handle those cases, may or may not be
> worth it. But enough bikesheding from my side :) the series is great as
> is.
>
>
--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.
