[PATCH v5 0/5] support batch checking of references and unmapping for large folios

[David Hildenbrand (Red Hat)]

On 12/26/25 07:07, Baolin Wang wrote:
> Currently, folio_referenced_one() always checks the young flag for each PTE
> sequentially, which is inefficient for large folios. This inefficiency is
> especially noticeable when reclaiming clean file-backed large folios, where
> folio_referenced() is observed as a significant performance hotspot.
> 
> Moreover, on Arm architecture, which supports contiguous PTEs, there is already
> an optimization to clear the young flags for PTEs within a contiguous range.
> However, this is not sufficient. We can extend this to perform batched operations
> for the entire large folio (which might exceed the contiguous range: CONT_PTE_SIZE).
> 
> Similar to folio_referenced_one(), we can also apply batched unmapping for large
> file folios to optimize the performance of file folio reclamation. By supporting
> batched checking of the young flags, flushing TLB entries, and unmapping, I can
> observed a significant performance improvements in my performance tests for file
> folios reclamation. Please check the performance data in the commit message of
> each patch.
> 
> Run stress-ng and mm selftests, no issues were found.


Baolin, I'm intending to review this, but it might still take me a bit 
until I get to it. (PTO/vacation and other fun)

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Cheers

David