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[209.85.220.65]) by mx.google.com with SMTPS id e123sor5814041ybb.190.2019.02.27.10.19.50 for (Google Transport Security); Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:19:50 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of dennisszhou@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.65 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.65; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of dennisszhou@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.65 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=dennisszhou@gmail.com; dmarc=fail (p=NONE sp=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=kernel.org X-Google-Smtp-Source: AHgI3IabMG2wZlD0xIC/0ylhor6WEZDf5f/MU5YKIBYq/mBQVHnHCJajvrImEanBXzHlNeazUyIn3g== X-Received: by 2002:a25:d64e:: with SMTP id n75mr3059230ybg.199.1551291590453; Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:19:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from dennisz-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com ([2620:10d:c091:200::3:8416]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id s5sm5667824ywg.108.2019.02.27.10.19.49 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:19:49 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:19:47 -0500 From: Dennis Zhou To: Peng Fan Cc: "tj@kernel.org" , "cl@linux.com" , "linux-mm@kvack.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "van.freenix@gmail.com" Subject: Re: [RFC] percpu: decrease pcpu_nr_slots by 1 Message-ID: <20190227181947.GB2379@dennisz-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com> References: <20190224092838.3417-1-peng.fan@nxp.com> <20190225152336.GC49611@dennisz-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com> <20190226173238.GA51080@dennisz-mbp.dhcp.thefacebook.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 01:33:15PM +0000, Peng Fan wrote: > Hi Dennis, > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dennis Zhou [mailto:dennis@kernel.org] > > Sent: 2019年2月27日 1:33 > > To: Peng Fan > > Cc: dennis@kernel.org; tj@kernel.org; cl@linux.com; linux-mm@kvack.org; > > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; van.freenix@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [RFC] percpu: decrease pcpu_nr_slots by 1 > > > > On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 12:09:28AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote: > > > Hi Dennis, > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: dennis@kernel.org [mailto:dennis@kernel.org] > > > > Sent: 2019年2月25日 23:24 > > > > To: Peng Fan > > > > Cc: tj@kernel.org; cl@linux.com; linux-mm@kvack.org; > > > > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; van.freenix@gmail.com > > > > Subject: Re: [RFC] percpu: decrease pcpu_nr_slots by 1 > > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 24, 2019 at 09:17:08AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote: > > > > > Entry pcpu_slot[pcpu_nr_slots - 2] is wasted with current code logic. > > > > > pcpu_nr_slots is calculated with `__pcpu_size_to_slot(size) + 2`. > > > > > Take pcpu_unit_size as 1024 for example, __pcpu_size_to_slot will > > > > > return max(11 - PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT + 2, 1), it is 8, so the > > > > > pcpu_nr_slots will be 10. > > > > > > > > > > The chunk with free_bytes 1024 will be linked into pcpu_slot[9]. > > > > > However free_bytes in range [512,1024) will be linked into > > > > > pcpu_slot[7], because `fls(512) - PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT + 2` is 7. > > > > > So pcpu_slot[8] is has no chance to be used. > > > > > > > > > > According comments of PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT, 1~31 bytes share the > > > > same > > > > > slot and PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT is defined as 5. But actually 1~15 > > > > > share the same slot 1 if we not take PCPU_MIN_ALLOC_SIZE into > > > > > consideration, > > > > > 16~31 share slot 2. Calculation as below: > > > > > highbit = fls(16) -> highbit = 5 > > > > > max(5 - PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT + 2, 1) equals 2, not 1. > > > > > > > > > > This patch by decreasing pcpu_nr_slots to avoid waste one slot and > > > > > let [PCPU_MIN_ALLOC_SIZE, 31) really share the same slot. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > V1: > > > > > Not very sure about whether it is intended to leave the slot there. > > > > > > > > > > mm/percpu.c | 4 ++-- > > > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c index > > > > > 8d9933db6162..12a9ba38f0b5 100644 > > > > > --- a/mm/percpu.c > > > > > +++ b/mm/percpu.c > > > > > @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static bool pcpu_addr_in_chunk(struct > > > > > pcpu_chunk *chunk, void *addr) static int __pcpu_size_to_slot(int size) > > { > > > > > int highbit = fls(size); /* size is in bytes */ > > > > > - return max(highbit - PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT + 2, 1); > > > > > + return max(highbit - PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT + 1, 1); > > > > > } > > > > > > > > Honestly, it may be better to just have [1-16) [16-31) be separate. > > Missed to reply this in previous thread, the following comments let > me think the chunk slot calculation might be wrong, so this comment > needs to be updated, saying "[PCPU_MIN_ALLOC_SIZE - 15) bytes share > the same slot", if [1-16)[16-31) is expected. > " > /* the slots are sorted by free bytes left, 1-31 bytes share the same slot */ > #define PCPU_SLOT_BASE_SHIFT 5 > " > > > > > I'm working on a change to this area, so I may change what's going on > > here. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > static int pcpu_size_to_slot(int size) @@ -2145,7 +2145,7 @@ int > > > > > __init pcpu_setup_first_chunk(const struct pcpu_alloc_info *ai, > > > > > * Allocate chunk slots. The additional last slot is for > > > > > * empty chunks. > > > > > */ > > > > > - pcpu_nr_slots = __pcpu_size_to_slot(pcpu_unit_size) + 2; > > > > > + pcpu_nr_slots = __pcpu_size_to_slot(pcpu_unit_size) + 1; > > > > > pcpu_slot = memblock_alloc(pcpu_nr_slots * sizeof(pcpu_slot[0]), > > > > > SMP_CACHE_BYTES); > > > > > for (i = 0; i < pcpu_nr_slots; i++) > > > > > -- > > > > > 2.16.4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a tricky change. The nice thing about keeping the additional > > > > slot around is that it ensures a distinction between a completely > > > > empty chunk and a nearly empty chunk. > > > > > > Are there any issues met before if not keeping the unused slot? > > > From reading the code and git history I could not find information. > > > I tried this code on aarch64 qemu and did not meet issues. > > > > > > > This change would require verification that all paths lead to power of 2 chunk > > sizes and most likely a BUG_ON if that's not the case. > > I try to understand, "power of 2 chunk sizes", you mean the runtime free_bytes > of a chunk? > I'm talking about the unit_size. > > > > So while this would work, we're holding onto an additional slot also to be used > > for chunk reclamation via pcpu_balance_workfn(). If a chunk was not a power > > of 2 resulting in the last slot being entirely empty chunks we could free stuff a > > chunk with addresses still in use. > > You mean the following code might free stuff when a percpu variable is still being used > if the chunk runtime free_bytes is not a power of 2? > " > 1623 list_for_each_entry_safe(chunk, next, &to_free, list) { > 1624 int rs, re; > 1625 > 1626 pcpu_for_each_pop_region(chunk->populated, rs, re, 0, > 1627 chunk->nr_pages) { > 1628 pcpu_depopulate_chunk(chunk, rs, re); > 1629 spin_lock_irq(&pcpu_lock); > 1630 pcpu_chunk_depopulated(chunk, rs, re); > 1631 spin_unlock_irq(&pcpu_lock); > 1632 } > 1633 pcpu_destroy_chunk(chunk); > 1634 cond_resched(); > 1635 } > " > Yes, if the unit_size is not a power of 2, then the last slot holds used chunks. > > > > > > It happens to be that the logic creates power of 2 chunks which ends > > > > up being an additional slot anyway. > > > > > > > > > So, > > > > given that this logic is tricky and architecture dependent, > > > > > > Could you share more information about architecture dependent? > > > > > > > The crux of the logic is in pcpu_build_alloc_info(). It's been some time since > > I've thought deeply about it, but I don't believe there is a guarantee that it will > > be a power of 2 chunk. > > I am a bit lost about a power of 2, need to read more about the code. > I'm reluctant to remove this slot because it is tricky code and the benefit of it is negligible compared to the risk. Thanks, Dennis