From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
To: Harry Yoo <harry.yoo@oracle.com>,
Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@suse.com>,
Christoph Lameter <cl@gentwo.org>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>
Cc: Hao Li <hao.li@linux.dev>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@gmail.com>,
"Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@oracle.com>,
Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-rt-devel@lists.linux.dev, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
kasan-dev@googlegroups.com, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 06/20] slab: make percpu sheaves compatible with kmalloc_nolock()/kfree_nolock()
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:17:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260112-sheaves-for-all-v2-6-98225cfb50cf@suse.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260112-sheaves-for-all-v2-0-98225cfb50cf@suse.cz>
Before we enable percpu sheaves for kmalloc caches, we need to make sure
kmalloc_nolock() and kfree_nolock() will continue working properly and
not spin when not allowed to.
Percpu sheaves themselves use local_trylock() so they are already
compatible. We just need to be careful with the barn->lock spin_lock.
Pass a new allow_spin parameter where necessary to use
spin_trylock_irqsave().
In kmalloc_nolock_noprof() we can now attempt alloc_from_pcs() safely,
for now it will always fail until we enable sheaves for kmalloc caches
next. Similarly in kfree_nolock() we can attempt free_to_pcs().
Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
---
mm/slub.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 06d5cf794403..0177a654a06a 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2881,7 +2881,8 @@ static void pcs_destroy(struct kmem_cache *s)
s->cpu_sheaves = NULL;
}
-static struct slab_sheaf *barn_get_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn)
+static struct slab_sheaf *barn_get_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn,
+ bool allow_spin)
{
struct slab_sheaf *empty = NULL;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -2889,7 +2890,10 @@ static struct slab_sheaf *barn_get_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn)
if (!data_race(barn->nr_empty))
return NULL;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(allow_spin))
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags);
+ else if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags))
+ return NULL;
if (likely(barn->nr_empty)) {
empty = list_first_entry(&barn->sheaves_empty,
@@ -2966,7 +2970,8 @@ static struct slab_sheaf *barn_get_full_or_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn)
* change.
*/
static struct slab_sheaf *
-barn_replace_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *empty)
+barn_replace_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *empty,
+ bool allow_spin)
{
struct slab_sheaf *full = NULL;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -2974,7 +2979,10 @@ barn_replace_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *empty)
if (!data_race(barn->nr_full))
return NULL;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(allow_spin))
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags);
+ else if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags))
+ return NULL;
if (likely(barn->nr_full)) {
full = list_first_entry(&barn->sheaves_full, struct slab_sheaf,
@@ -2995,7 +3003,8 @@ barn_replace_empty_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *empty)
* barn. But if there are too many full sheaves, reject this with -E2BIG.
*/
static struct slab_sheaf *
-barn_replace_full_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *full)
+barn_replace_full_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *full,
+ bool allow_spin)
{
struct slab_sheaf *empty;
unsigned long flags;
@@ -3006,7 +3015,10 @@ barn_replace_full_sheaf(struct node_barn *barn, struct slab_sheaf *full)
if (!data_race(barn->nr_empty))
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- spin_lock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(allow_spin))
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags);
+ else if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&barn->lock, flags))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
if (likely(barn->nr_empty)) {
empty = list_first_entry(&barn->sheaves_empty, struct slab_sheaf,
@@ -5000,7 +5012,8 @@ __pcs_replace_empty_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs,
return NULL;
}
- full = barn_replace_empty_sheaf(barn, pcs->main);
+ full = barn_replace_empty_sheaf(barn, pcs->main,
+ gfpflags_allow_spinning(gfp));
if (full) {
stat(s, BARN_GET);
@@ -5017,7 +5030,7 @@ __pcs_replace_empty_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs,
empty = pcs->spare;
pcs->spare = NULL;
} else {
- empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn);
+ empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn, true);
}
}
@@ -5157,7 +5170,8 @@ void *alloc_from_pcs(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfp, int node)
}
static __fastpath_inline
-unsigned int alloc_from_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, size_t size, void **p)
+unsigned int alloc_from_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfp, size_t size,
+ void **p)
{
struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs;
struct slab_sheaf *main;
@@ -5191,7 +5205,8 @@ unsigned int alloc_from_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, size_t size, void **p)
return allocated;
}
- full = barn_replace_empty_sheaf(barn, pcs->main);
+ full = barn_replace_empty_sheaf(barn, pcs->main,
+ gfpflags_allow_spinning(gfp));
if (full) {
stat(s, BARN_GET);
@@ -5700,7 +5715,7 @@ void *kmalloc_nolock_noprof(size_t size, gfp_t gfp_flags, int node)
gfp_t alloc_gfp = __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | gfp_flags;
struct kmem_cache *s;
bool can_retry = true;
- void *ret = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+ void *ret;
VM_WARN_ON_ONCE(gfp_flags & ~(__GFP_ACCOUNT | __GFP_ZERO |
__GFP_NO_OBJ_EXT));
@@ -5727,6 +5742,12 @@ void *kmalloc_nolock_noprof(size_t size, gfp_t gfp_flags, int node)
*/
return NULL;
+ ret = alloc_from_pcs(s, alloc_gfp, node);
+ if (ret)
+ goto success;
+
+ ret = ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+
/*
* Do not call slab_alloc_node(), since trylock mode isn't
* compatible with slab_pre_alloc_hook/should_failslab and
@@ -5763,6 +5784,7 @@ void *kmalloc_nolock_noprof(size_t size, gfp_t gfp_flags, int node)
ret = NULL;
}
+success:
maybe_wipe_obj_freeptr(s, ret);
slab_post_alloc_hook(s, NULL, alloc_gfp, 1, &ret,
slab_want_init_on_alloc(alloc_gfp, s), size);
@@ -6083,7 +6105,8 @@ static void __pcs_install_empty_sheaf(struct kmem_cache *s,
* unlocked.
*/
static struct slub_percpu_sheaves *
-__pcs_replace_full_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs)
+__pcs_replace_full_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs,
+ bool allow_spin)
{
struct slab_sheaf *empty;
struct node_barn *barn;
@@ -6107,7 +6130,7 @@ __pcs_replace_full_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs)
put_fail = false;
if (!pcs->spare) {
- empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn);
+ empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn, allow_spin);
if (empty) {
pcs->spare = pcs->main;
pcs->main = empty;
@@ -6121,7 +6144,7 @@ __pcs_replace_full_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs)
return pcs;
}
- empty = barn_replace_full_sheaf(barn, pcs->main);
+ empty = barn_replace_full_sheaf(barn, pcs->main, allow_spin);
if (!IS_ERR(empty)) {
stat(s, BARN_PUT);
@@ -6129,6 +6152,17 @@ __pcs_replace_full_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs)
return pcs;
}
+ if (!allow_spin) {
+ /*
+ * sheaf_flush_unused() or alloc_empty_sheaf() don't support
+ * !allow_spin and instead of trying to support them it's
+ * easier to fall back to freeing the object directly without
+ * sheaves
+ */
+ local_unlock(&s->cpu_sheaves->lock);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
if (PTR_ERR(empty) == -E2BIG) {
/* Since we got here, spare exists and is full */
struct slab_sheaf *to_flush = pcs->spare;
@@ -6196,7 +6230,7 @@ __pcs_replace_full_main(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs)
* The object is expected to have passed slab_free_hook() already.
*/
static __fastpath_inline
-bool free_to_pcs(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object)
+bool free_to_pcs(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object, bool allow_spin)
{
struct slub_percpu_sheaves *pcs;
@@ -6207,7 +6241,7 @@ bool free_to_pcs(struct kmem_cache *s, void *object)
if (unlikely(pcs->main->size == s->sheaf_capacity)) {
- pcs = __pcs_replace_full_main(s, pcs);
+ pcs = __pcs_replace_full_main(s, pcs, allow_spin);
if (unlikely(!pcs))
return false;
}
@@ -6314,7 +6348,7 @@ bool __kfree_rcu_sheaf(struct kmem_cache *s, void *obj)
goto fail;
}
- empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn);
+ empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn, true);
if (empty) {
pcs->rcu_free = empty;
@@ -6435,7 +6469,7 @@ static void free_to_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, size_t size, void **p)
goto no_empty;
if (!pcs->spare) {
- empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn);
+ empty = barn_get_empty_sheaf(barn, true);
if (!empty)
goto no_empty;
@@ -6449,7 +6483,7 @@ static void free_to_pcs_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, size_t size, void **p)
goto do_free;
}
- empty = barn_replace_full_sheaf(barn, pcs->main);
+ empty = barn_replace_full_sheaf(barn, pcs->main, true);
if (IS_ERR(empty)) {
stat(s, BARN_PUT_FAIL);
goto no_empty;
@@ -6699,7 +6733,7 @@ void slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab, void *object,
if (likely(!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NUMA) || slab_nid(slab) == numa_mem_id())
&& likely(!slab_test_pfmemalloc(slab))) {
- if (likely(free_to_pcs(s, object)))
+ if (likely(free_to_pcs(s, object, true)))
return;
}
@@ -6960,7 +6994,8 @@ void kfree_nolock(const void *object)
* since kasan quarantine takes locks and not supported from NMI.
*/
kasan_slab_free(s, x, false, false, /* skip quarantine */true);
- do_slab_free(s, slab, x, x, 0, _RET_IP_);
+ if (!free_to_pcs(s, x, false))
+ do_slab_free(s, slab, x, x, 0, _RET_IP_);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kfree_nolock);
@@ -7512,7 +7547,7 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk_noprof(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
size--;
}
- i = alloc_from_pcs_bulk(s, size, p);
+ i = alloc_from_pcs_bulk(s, flags, size, p);
if (i < size) {
/*
--
2.52.0
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Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-12 15:16 [PATCH RFC v2 00/20] slab: replace cpu (partial) slabs with sheaves Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 01/20] mm/slab: add rcu_barrier() to kvfree_rcu_barrier_on_cache() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 02/20] mm/slab: move and refactor __kmem_cache_alias() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 03/20] mm/slab: make caches with sheaves mergeable Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 04/20] slab: add sheaves to most caches Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:16 ` [PATCH RFC v2 05/20] slab: introduce percpu sheaves bootstrap Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` Vlastimil Babka [this message]
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 07/20] slab: handle kmalloc " Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 08/20] slab: add optimized sheaf refill from partial list Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 09/20] slab: remove cpu (partial) slabs usage from allocation paths Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 10/20] slab: remove SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 11/20] slab: remove the do_slab_free() fastpath Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 12/20] slab: remove defer_deactivate_slab() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 13/20] slab: simplify kmalloc_nolock() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 14/20] slab: remove struct kmem_cache_cpu Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 15/20] slab: remove unused PREEMPT_RT specific macros Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 16/20] slab: refill sheaves from all nodes Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 17/20] slab: update overview comments Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 18/20] slab: remove frozen slab checks from __slab_free() Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 19/20] mm/slub: remove DEACTIVATE_TO_* stat items Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:17 ` [PATCH RFC v2 20/20] mm/slub: cleanup and repurpose some " Vlastimil Babka
2026-01-12 15:20 ` [PATCH v2 00/20] slab: replace cpu (partial) slabs with sheaves Vlastimil Babka
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