70  * Therefore KSM uses two data structures - the stable and the unstable tree.
72  * The stable tree holds pointers to all the merged pages (ksm pages), sorted
75  * and therefore this tree is called the stable tree.
77  * The stable tree node includes information required for reverse
81  * KSM maintains two types of nodes in the stable tree:
92  * In addition to the stable tree, KSM uses a second data structure called the
110  * 4) KSM never flushes the stable tree, which means that even if it were to
112  *    it is secured in the stable tree.  (When we scan a new page, we first
113  *    compare it against the stable tree, and then against the unstable tree.)
116  * stable trees and multiple unstable trees: one of each for each NUMA node.
146  * struct ksm_stable_node - node of the stable rbtree
147  * @node: rb node of this ksm page in the stable tree
155  * @nid: NUMA node id of stable tree in which linked (may not match kpfn)
159 		struct rb_node node;	/* when node of stable tree */
188  * @anon_vma: pointer to anon_vma for this mm,address, when in stable tree
194  * @head: pointer to stable_node heading this list in the stable tree
200 		struct anon_vma *anon_vma;	/* when stable */
210 		struct {		/* when listed from stable tree */
219 #define STABLE_FLAG	0x200	/* is listed from the stable tree */
221 /* The stable and unstable tree heads */
227 /* Recently migrated nodes of stable tree, pending proper placement */
248 /* The number of nodes in the stable tree */
269 /* Maximum number of page slots sharing a stable node */
525 	 * than we're counting as nodes in the stable tree; but ksm_do_scan  in break_ksm()
619  * stable and unstable pages from all nodes with roots in index 0. Otherwise,
620  * every node has its own stable and unstable tree.
642 		 * Put the stable node chain in the first dimension of  in alloc_stable_node_chain()
643 		 * the stable tree and at the same time remove the old  in alloc_stable_node_chain()
644 		 * stable node.  in alloc_stable_node_chain()
649 		 * Move the old stable node to the second dimension  in alloc_stable_node_chain()
717  * get_ksm_page: checks if the page indicated by the stable node
721  * remove the stale node from the stable tree and return NULL.
722  * But beware, the stable node's page might be being migrated.
728  * "keyhole reference": access to the ksm page from the stable node peeps
730  * pointing back to this stable node.  This relies on freeing a PageAnon
811  * Removing rmap_item from stable or unstable tree.
812  * This function will clean the information from the stable/unstable tree.
875  * Though it's very tempting to unmerge rmap_items from stable tree rather
877  * that - an rmap_item is assigned to the stable tree after inserting ksm
946 		 * The stable node did not yet appear stale to get_ksm_page(),  in remove_stable_node()
1072 	/* Clean up stable nodes, but don't worry if some are still busy */  in unmerge_and_remove_all_rmap_items()
1302 	 * We need the page lock to read a stable PageSwapCache in  in try_to_merge_one_page()
1370 	/* Unstable nid is in union with stable anon_vma: remove first */  in try_to_merge_with_ksm_page()
1458 		 * stable nodes during lookup.  in stable_node_dup()
1521 			 * otherwise left as a stable pointer, the  in stable_node_dup()
1623  * stable_tree_search - search for page inside the stable tree
1625  * This function checks if there is a page inside the stable tree
1628  * This function returns the stable tree node of identical content if found,
1670 		 * stable rbtree and stable_node will be equal to  in stable_tree_search()
1724 				 * into a stable node dup. If the mapcount is  in stable_tree_search()
1797 	 * from the case there was no chain in the stable  in stable_tree_search()
1848 	 * from the case there was no chain in the stable  in stable_tree_search()
1875  * stable_tree_insert - insert stable tree node pointing to new ksm page
1876  * into the stable tree.
1878  * This function returns the stable tree node just allocated on success,
2069  * rmap_items hanging off a given node of the stable tree, all sharing
2107  * cmp_and_merge_page - first see if page can be merged into the stable tree;
2110  * both transferred to the stable tree.
2146 	/* We first start with searching the page inside the stable tree */  in cmp_and_merge_page()
2163 			 * add its rmap_item to the stable tree.  in cmp_and_merge_page()
2239 			 * node in the stable tree and add both rmap_items.  in cmp_and_merge_page()
2252 			 * If we fail to insert the page into the stable tree,  in cmp_and_merge_page()
2254 			 * to a ksm page left outside the stable tree,  in cmp_and_merge_page()
2848 	 * to that page's node of the stable tree.  in rmap_walk_ksm()
2876 			/* Ignore the stable/unstable/sqnr flags */  in rmap_walk_ksm()
3070 		 * it is unsafe for them to touch the stable tree at this time.  in ksm_memory_callback()
3251 			 * Allocate stable and unstable together:  in merge_across_nodes_store()
3262 				/* Stable tree is empty but not the unstable */  in merge_across_nodes_store()