[PATCH v3 2/8] mm: factor zone-device page init helpers out of __init_zone_device_page

From: Li Zhe

Date: Tue May 26 2026 - 23:39:00 EST


memmap_init_zone_device() currently mixes refcount policy, core
ZONE_DEVICE page setup, and pageblock metadata handling in a single
helper.

Factor the refcount-reset predicate into pagemap_resets_refcount(), move
the common page initialization into __zone_device_page_init(), split
pageblock handling into zone_device_page_init_pageblock(), and wrap the
existing slow path in zone_device_page_init_slow().

This keeps the slow-path behaviour unchanged and gives later patches
reusable helper boundaries.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Li Zhe <lizhe.67@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/mm_init.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/mm_init.c b/mm/mm_init.c
index 35de3b6a186d..2e5899c5cf35 100644
--- a/mm/mm_init.c
+++ b/mm/mm_init.c
@@ -987,11 +987,38 @@ static void __init memmap_init(void)
}

#ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DEVICE
-static void __ref __init_zone_device_page(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
+/*
+ * Return true when the free path for this pagemap type restores the page
+ * refcount to 1, so memmap_init_zone_device() can keep the count set by
+ * __init_single_page(). Otherwise initialize the refcount to 0 and leave
+ * it to the allocator or pgmap callbacks to raise it when the page is
+ * handed out again.
+ */
+static inline bool pagemap_resets_refcount(const struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
+{
+ /*
+ * MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC pages regain a refcount of 1 in the free
+ * path. The remaining ZONE_DEVICE types start from 0 here and raise
+ * the count again when the allocator or driver hands the page out.
+ */
+ switch (pgmap->type) {
+ case MEMORY_DEVICE_FS_DAX:
+ case MEMORY_DEVICE_PRIVATE:
+ case MEMORY_DEVICE_COHERENT:
+ case MEMORY_DEVICE_PCI_P2PDMA:
+ return false;
+ case MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC:
+ return true;
+ default:
+ WARN_ONCE(1, "Unknown memory type!");
+ return true;
+ }
+}
+
+static void __ref __zone_device_page_init(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
unsigned long zone_idx, int nid,
struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
{
-
__init_single_page(page, pfn, zone_idx, nid);

/*
@@ -1010,7 +1037,11 @@ static void __ref __init_zone_device_page(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
*/
page_folio(page)->pgmap = pgmap;
page->zone_device_data = NULL;
+}

+static void __ref zone_device_page_init_pageblock(struct page *page,
+ unsigned long pfn)
+{
/*
* Mark the block movable so that blocks are reserved for
* movable at startup. This will force kernel allocations
@@ -1025,23 +1056,16 @@ static void __ref __init_zone_device_page(struct page *page, unsigned long pfn,
init_pageblock_migratetype(page, MIGRATE_MOVABLE, false);
cond_resched();
}
+}

- /*
- * MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC pages regain a refcount of 1 in the free
- * path. The remaining ZONE_DEVICE types start from 0 here and raise
- * the count again when the allocator or driver hands the page out.
- */
- switch (pgmap->type) {
- case MEMORY_DEVICE_FS_DAX:
- case MEMORY_DEVICE_PRIVATE:
- case MEMORY_DEVICE_COHERENT:
- case MEMORY_DEVICE_PCI_P2PDMA:
+static void __ref zone_device_page_init_slow(struct page *page,
+ unsigned long pfn, unsigned long zone_idx, int nid,
+ struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
+{
+ __zone_device_page_init(page, pfn, zone_idx, nid, pgmap);
+ if (!pagemap_resets_refcount(pgmap))
set_page_count(page, 0);
- break;
-
- case MEMORY_DEVICE_GENERIC:
- break;
- }
+ zone_device_page_init_pageblock(page, pfn);
}

/*
@@ -1080,7 +1104,7 @@ static void __ref memmap_init_compound(struct page *head,
for (pfn = head_pfn + 1; pfn < end_pfn; pfn++) {
struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);

- __init_zone_device_page(page, pfn, zone_idx, nid, pgmap);
+ zone_device_page_init_slow(page, pfn, zone_idx, nid, pgmap);
prep_compound_tail(page, head, order);
set_page_count(page, 0);
}
@@ -1116,7 +1140,7 @@ void __ref memmap_init_zone_device(struct zone *zone,
for (pfn = start_pfn; pfn < end_pfn; pfn += pfns_per_compound) {
struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn);

- __init_zone_device_page(page, pfn, zone_idx, nid, pgmap);
+ zone_device_page_init_slow(page, pfn, zone_idx, nid, pgmap);

if (pfns_per_compound == 1)
continue;
--
2.20.1