1 files changed, 59 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index e5fb2a70518b..3d76a433d52f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -30,24 +30,60 @@ struct address_space;
  * moment. Note that we have no way to track which tasks are using
  * a page, though if it is a pagecache page, rmap structures can tell us
  * who is mapping it.
+ *
+ * The objects in struct page are organized in double word blocks in
+ * order to allows us to use atomic double word operations on portions
+ * of struct page. That is currently only used by slub but the arrangement
+ * allows the use of atomic double word operations on the flags/mapping
+ * and lru list pointers also.
  */
 struct page {
+	/* First double word block */
 	unsigned long flags;		/* Atomic flags, some possibly
 					 * updated asynchronously */
-	atomic_t _count;		/* Usage count, see below. */
+	struct address_space *mapping;	/* If low bit clear, points to
+					 * inode address_space, or NULL.
+					 * If page mapped as anonymous
+					 * memory, low bit is set, and
+					 * it points to anon_vma object:
+					 * see PAGE_MAPPING_ANON below.
+					 */
+	/* Second double word */
 	union {
-		atomic_t _mapcount;	/* Count of ptes mapped in mms,
-					 * to show when page is mapped
-					 * & limit reverse map searches.
+		struct {
+			pgoff_t index;		/* Our offset within mapping. */
+			atomic_t _mapcount;	/* Count of ptes mapped in mms,
+							 * to show when page is mapped
+							 * & limit reverse map searches.
+							 */
+			atomic_t _count;		/* Usage count, see below. */
+		};
+
+		struct {			/* SLUB cmpxchg_double area */
+			void *freelist;
+			union {
+				unsigned long counters;
+				struct {
+					unsigned inuse:16;
+					unsigned objects:15;
+					unsigned frozen:1;
+					/*
+					 * Kernel may make use of this field even when slub
+					 * uses the rest of the double word!
 					 */
-		struct {		/* SLUB */
-			unsigned inuse:16;
-			unsigned objects:15;
-			unsigned frozen:1;
+					atomic_t _count;
+				};
+			};
 		};
 	};
+
+	/* Third double word block */
+	struct list_head lru;		/* Pageout list, eg. active_list
+					 * protected by zone->lru_lock !
+					 */
+
+	/* Remainder is not double word aligned */
 	union {
-	    struct {
 		unsigned long private;		/* Mapping-private opaque data:
 					 	 * usually used for buffer_heads
 						 * if PagePrivate set; used for
@@ -55,27 +91,13 @@ struct page {
 						 * indicates order in the buddy
 						 * system if PG_buddy is set.
 						 */
-		struct address_space *mapping;	/* If low bit clear, points to
-						 * inode address_space, or NULL.
-						 * If page mapped as anonymous
-						 * memory, low bit is set, and
-						 * it points to anon_vma object:
-						 * see PAGE_MAPPING_ANON below.
-						 */
-	    };
 #if USE_SPLIT_PTLOCKS
-	    spinlock_t ptl;
+		spinlock_t ptl;
 #endif
-	    struct kmem_cache *slab;	/* SLUB: Pointer to slab */
-	    struct page *first_page;	/* Compound tail pages */
+		struct kmem_cache *slab;	/* SLUB: Pointer to slab */
+		struct page *first_page;	/* Compound tail pages */
 	};
-	union {
-		pgoff_t index;		/* Our offset within mapping. */
-		void *freelist;		/* SLUB: freelist req. slab lock */
-	};
-	struct list_head lru;		/* Pageout list, eg. active_list
-					 * protected by zone->lru_lock !
-					 */
+
 	/*
 	 * On machines where all RAM is mapped into kernel address space,
 	 * we can simply calculate the virtual address. On machines with
@@ -101,7 +123,16 @@ struct page {
 	 */
 	void *shadow;
 #endif
-};
+}
+/*
+ * If another subsystem starts using the double word pairing for atomic
+ * operations on struct page then it must change the #if to ensure
+ * proper alignment of the page struct.
+ */
+#if defined(CONFIG_SLUB) && defined(CONFIG_CMPXCHG_LOCAL)
+	__attribute__((__aligned__(2*sizeof(unsigned long))))
+#endif
+;
 
 typedef unsigned long __nocast vm_flags_t;