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Michal Hocko d6cb41cc44 mm, hugetlb: remove hugepages_treat_as_movable sysctl
hugepages_treat_as_movable has been introduced by 396faf0303 ("Allow
huge page allocations to use GFP_HIGH_MOVABLE") to allow hugetlb
allocations from ZONE_MOVABLE even when hugetlb pages were not
migrateable.  The purpose of the movable zone was different at the time.
It aimed at reducing memory fragmentation and hugetlb pages being long
lived and large werre not contributing to the fragmentation so it was
acceptable to use the zone back then.

Things have changed though and the primary purpose of the zone became
migratability guarantee.  If we allow non migrateable hugetlb pages to
be in ZONE_MOVABLE memory hotplug might fail to offline the memory.

Remove the knob and only rely on hugepage_migration_supported to allow
movable zones.

Mel said:

: Primarily it was aimed at allowing the hugetlb pool to safely shrink with
: the ability to grow it again.  The use case was for batched jobs, some of
: which needed huge pages and others that did not but didn't want the memory
: useless pinned in the huge pages pool.
:
: I suspect that more users rely on THP than hugetlbfs for flexible use of
: huge pages with fallback options so I think that removing the option
: should be ok.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171003072619.8654-1-mhocko@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Reported-by: Alexandru Moise <00moses.alexander00@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
Cc: Alexandru Moise <00moses.alexander00@gmail.com>
Cc: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2018-01-31 17:18:37 -08:00
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bpf Merge branch 'work.mqueue' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-01-30 18:32:21 -08:00
cgroup string: drop __must_check from strscpy() and restore strscpy() usages in cgroup 2018-01-19 08:51:36 -08:00
configs PM: Provide a config snippet for disabling PM 2017-12-04 15:14:48 +01:00
debug signal: Simplify and fix kdb_send_sig 2018-01-03 18:01:08 -06:00
events Merge branch 'misc.poll' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-01-30 17:58:07 -08:00
gcov License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
irq Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 16:47:21 -08:00
livepatch Merge branch 'for-linus' of ssh://gitolite.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching 2017-11-15 10:21:58 -08:00
locking Merge branch 'locking-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 10:44:56 -08:00
power Merge branch 'for-4.16/block' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2018-01-29 11:51:49 -08:00
printk Merge branch 'misc.poll' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-01-30 17:58:07 -08:00
rcu SCSI misc on 20180131 2018-01-31 11:23:28 -08:00
sched Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-30 11:55:56 -08:00
time Merge branch 'misc.poll' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-01-30 17:58:07 -08:00
trace Merge branch 'misc.poll' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2018-01-30 17:58:07 -08:00
.gitignore
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks
Kconfig.preempt
Makefile License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
acct.c kernel/acct.c: fix the acct->needcheck check in check_free_space() 2018-01-04 16:45:09 -08:00
async.c async: Adjust system_state checks 2017-05-23 10:01:37 +02:00
audit.c Audit: remove unused audit_log_secctx function 2017-11-10 16:08:47 -05:00
audit.h audit/stable-4.15 PR 20171113 2017-11-15 13:28:48 -08:00
audit_fsnotify.c Merge branch 'fsnotify' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2017-05-03 11:05:15 -07:00
audit_tree.c Merge branch 'fsnotify' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jack/linux-fs 2017-11-14 14:08:20 -08:00
audit_watch.c audit/stable-4.13 PR 20170816 2017-08-16 16:48:34 -07:00
auditfilter.c audit: filter PATH records keyed on filesystem magic 2017-11-10 16:08:56 -05:00
auditsc.c audit/stable-4.15 PR 20171113 2017-11-15 13:28:48 -08:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
capability.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
compat.c sched_rr_get_interval(): move compat to native, get rid of set_fs() 2017-09-20 00:30:57 -04:00
configs.c
context_tracking.c
cpu.c Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-12-31 12:30:34 -08:00
cpu_pm.c PM / CPU: replace raw_notifier with atomic_notifier 2017-07-31 13:09:49 +02:00
crash_core.c kdump: write correct address of mem_section into vmcoreinfo 2018-01-13 10:42:48 -08:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c doc: ReSTify credentials.txt 2017-05-18 10:30:19 -06:00
delayacct.c delayacct: Account blkio completion on the correct task 2018-01-16 03:29:36 +01:00
dma.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
elfcore.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
exec_domain.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
exit.c kernel/exit.c: export abort() to modules 2018-01-04 16:45:09 -08:00
extable.c kprobes, x86/alternatives: Use text_mutex to protect smp_alt_modules 2017-11-07 12:20:09 +01:00
fork.c include/linux/sched/mm.h: uninline mmdrop_async(), etc 2018-01-31 17:18:36 -08:00
freezer.c
futex.c futex: Fix OWNER_DEAD fixup 2018-01-24 09:58:18 +01:00
futex_compat.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
groups.c kernel: make groups_sort calling a responsibility group_info allocators 2017-12-14 16:00:49 -08:00
hung_task.c kernel/hung_task.c: defer showing held locks 2017-05-08 17:15:10 -07:00
irq_work.c irq/work: Improve the flag definitions 2018-01-08 19:43:15 +01:00
jump_label.c sched/core: Fix cpu.max vs. cpuhotplug deadlock 2018-01-24 10:03:44 +01:00
kallsyms.c kallsyms: take advantage of the new '%px' format 2017-11-29 10:30:13 -08:00
kcmp.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
kcov.c kcov: fix comparison callback signature 2017-12-14 16:00:48 -08:00
kexec.c kdump: protect vmcoreinfo data under the crash memory 2017-07-12 16:26:00 -07:00
kexec_core.c x86/mm, kexec: Allow kexec to be used with SME 2017-07-18 11:38:04 +02:00
kexec_file.c resource: Provide resource struct in resource walk callback 2017-11-07 15:35:57 +01:00
kexec_internal.h License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
kmod.c kmod: move #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES wrapper to Makefile 2017-09-08 18:26:51 -07:00
kprobes.c kprobes: Disable the jprobes APIs 2017-10-20 11:02:29 +02:00
ksysfs.c kexec: move vmcoreinfo out of the kernel's .bss section 2017-07-12 16:25:59 -07:00
kthread.c treewide: Remove TIMER_FUNC_TYPE and TIMER_DATA_TYPE casts 2017-11-21 16:35:54 -08:00
latencytop.c sched/headers: Prepare to move sched_info_on() and force_schedstat_enabled() from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/stat.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
memremap.c memremap: add scheduling point to devm_memremap_pages 2017-10-03 17:54:25 -07:00
module-internal.h
module.c Merge branch 'x86-pti-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2018-01-29 19:08:02 -08:00
module_signing.c
notifier.c kernel/notifier.c: simplify expression 2017-02-24 17:46:56 -08:00
nsproxy.c perf: Add PERF_RECORD_NAMESPACES to include namespaces related info 2017-03-13 15:57:41 -03:00
padata.c treewide: setup_timer() -> timer_setup() 2017-11-21 15:57:07 -08:00
panic.c kernel/panic.c: add TAINT_AUX 2017-11-17 16:10:04 -08:00
params.c kernel/params.c: improve STANDARD_PARAM_DEF readability 2017-10-03 17:54:26 -07:00
pid.c init_task out-of-lining 2018-01-29 09:08:34 -08:00
pid_namespace.c pid: remove pidhash 2017-11-17 16:10:04 -08:00
profile.c sched/headers: Prepare to move sched_info_on() and force_schedstat_enabled() from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/stat.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
ptrace.c ptrace: Use copy_siginfo in setsiginfo and getsiginfo 2018-01-16 12:48:30 -06:00
range.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
reboot.c kernel/reboot.c: add devm_register_reboot_notifier() 2017-11-17 16:10:04 -08:00
relay.c ipc, kernel, mm: annotate ->poll() instances 2017-11-27 16:20:05 -05:00
resource.c x86/mm, resource: Use PAGE_KERNEL protection for ioremap of memory pages 2017-11-07 15:35:58 +01:00
seccomp.c signal: Replace memset(info,...) with clear_siginfo for clarity 2018-01-22 19:07:08 -06:00
signal.c signal/ptrace: Add force_sig_ptrace_errno_trap and use it where needed 2018-01-22 19:07:11 -06:00
smp.c smp/core: Use lockdep to assert IRQs are disabled/enabled 2017-11-08 11:13:50 +01:00
smpboot.c watchdog/core, powerpc: Lock cpus across reconfiguration 2017-10-04 10:53:54 +02:00
smpboot.h License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
softirq.c softirq: Eliminate cond_resched_rcu_qs() in favor of cond_resched() 2017-12-04 10:28:58 -08:00
stacktrace.c stacktrace/x86: add function for detecting reliable stack traces 2017-03-08 09:18:02 +01:00
stop_machine.c stop_machine: Provide stop_machine_cpuslocked() 2017-05-26 10:10:36 +02:00
sys.c fix typo in assignment of fs default overflow gid 2017-12-14 16:01:45 -06:00
sys_ni.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
sysctl.c mm, hugetlb: remove hugepages_treat_as_movable sysctl 2018-01-31 17:18:37 -08:00
sysctl_binary.c License cleanup: add SPDX GPL-2.0 license identifier to files with no license 2017-11-02 11:10:55 +01:00
task_work.c locking/barriers: Convert users of lockless_dereference() to READ_ONCE() 2017-12-17 13:57:15 +01:00
taskstats.c taskstats: add e/u/stime for TGID command 2017-05-08 17:15:12 -07:00
test_kprobes.c kprobes: Disable the jprobes test code 2017-10-20 11:02:54 +02:00
torture.c torture: Save a line in stutter_wait(): while -> for 2017-12-11 09:18:30 -08:00
tracepoint.c tracepoint: Remove smp_read_barrier_depends() from comment 2017-12-04 10:52:56 -08:00
tsacct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
ucount.c ucount: Remove the atomicity from ucount->count 2017-03-06 15:26:37 -06:00
uid16.c kernel: make groups_sort calling a responsibility group_info allocators 2017-12-14 16:00:49 -08:00
umh.c kernel/umh.c: optimize 'proc_cap_handler()' 2017-11-17 16:10:01 -08:00
up.c smp: Avoid using two cache lines for struct call_single_data 2017-08-29 15:14:38 +02:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c userns: use union in {g,u}idmap struct 2017-10-31 17:22:58 -05:00
user_namespace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2017-11-16 12:20:15 -08:00
utsname.c sched/headers: Prepare to move the task_lock()/unlock() APIs to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:38 +01:00
utsname_sysctl.c sched/headers: Remove <linux/rwsem.h> from <linux/sched.h> 2017-03-03 01:45:36 +01:00
watchdog.c Merge branch 'linus' into sched/core, to pick up fixes 2017-11-08 10:17:15 +01:00
watchdog_hld.c Merge branch 'linus' into core/urgent, to pick up dependent commits 2017-11-04 08:53:04 +01:00
workqueue.c Merge branch 'for-4.16' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq 2018-01-30 14:45:39 -08:00
workqueue_internal.h Merge branch 'for-4.14-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq 2017-11-06 12:26:49 -08:00