From: "Hui Zhu" <hui.zhu@linux.dev>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>,
"Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>,
Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>, Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com>,
Kairui Song <kasong@tencent.com>, Barry Song <baohua@kernel.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] mm/mglru: fix a no-op lru_gen_clear_refs() call in lru_lazyfree()
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:04:29 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261023080430.465305-1-hui.zhu@linux.dev> (raw)
From: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
lru_lazyfree() calls lru_gen_clear_refs() after lruvec_del_folio(), but
lru_gen_del_folio() has already cleared LRU_GEN_MASK, so folio_lru_gen()
returns -1 and lru_gen_clear_refs() exits at its "gen < 0" check without
clearing anything.
A MADV_FREE folio therefore keeps the refs and PG_workingset it had
before madvise(2). lru_gen_folio_seq() places it one generation younger,
and PG_workingset puts it in the last tier, so sort_folio() promotes and
protects it instead of evicting it and charges it to lrugen->protected[],
which read_ctrl_pos() uses to balance anon against file reclaim.
__folio_inc_gen() clears the refs but not PG_workingset, so this repeats
every time the folio reaches the oldest generation. If the folio is
redirtied first, ttu_anon_lazyfree_folio() keeps it and
lru_gen_eviction() packs the stale state into the shadow entry, so a
later refault is promoted to the youngest generation.
Clear both flags here instead. lru_gen_clear_refs() only reports whether
the folio is already in the oldest generation, which lru_lazyfree() does
not need, and moving the call up would still miss the folios that are on
the classic LRU while lru_gen_enabled() is true. Use
folio_clear_referenced() rather than folio_set_lru_refs(), which is not
defined without CONFIG_LRU_GEN; PG_referenced gates LRU_REFS_MASK, so
clearing it zeroes the refs count as well. PG_workingset is cleared only
while MGLRU is running, which leaves the classic LRU unchanged.
Fixes: cc8ec7be78ff ("mm/mglru: optimize deactivation")
Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@kylinos.cn>
---
mm/folio.c | 14 ++++++++++----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/folio.c b/mm/folio.c
index 47a437e0f7fd..03be101334eb 100644
--- a/mm/folio.c
+++ b/mm/folio.c
@@ -599,10 +599,16 @@ static void lru_lazyfree(struct lruvec *lruvec, struct folio *folio)
lruvec_del_folio(lruvec, folio);
folio_clear_active(folio);
- if (lru_gen_enabled())
- lru_gen_clear_refs(folio);
- else
- folio_clear_referenced(folio);
+ folio_clear_referenced(folio);
+ if (lru_gen_enabled()) {
+ /*
+ * lru_gen_clear_refs() skips an off-list folio, which
+ * lruvec_del_folio() has just made this one. Left set,
+ * PG_workingset keeps it in the last tier that sort_folio()
+ * protects from eviction.
+ */
+ folio_clear_workingset(folio);
+ }
/*
* Lazyfree folios are clean anonymous folios. They have
* the swapbacked flag cleared, to distinguish them from normal
--
2.53.0
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