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Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:21:52 +0800
From: Ganesh Mahendran <opensource.ganesh@...il.com>
To: Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
Cc: Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm/zsmalloc: add statistics support
Hello, Minchan
2014-12-19 7:44 GMT+08:00 Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>:
> Hello Ganesh,
>
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 03:05:19PM +0800, Ganesh Mahendran wrote:
>> Hello, Minchan
>>
>> Thanks for your review.
>>
>> 2014-12-16 10:45 GMT+08:00 Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>:
>> > On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 09:45:14PM +0800, Ganesh Mahendran wrote:
>> >> As a ram based memory allocator, keep the fragmentation in a low level
>> >
>> > Just say, zsmalloc.
>>
>> Ok.
>>
>> >
>> >> is our target. But now we still need to add the debug code in zsmalloc
>> >> to get the quantitative data.
>> >>
>> >> After the RFC patch [1], Minchan Kim gave some suggestions.
>> >> [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/5469301/
>> >>
>> >> This patch adds a new configuration CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT to enable the statistics
>> >> collection for developers. Currently only the objects information in each class
>> >> are collected. User can get the information via debugfs. For example:
>> >>
>> >> After I copy file jdk-8u25-linux-x64.tar.gz to zram with ext4 filesystem.
>> >> class size obj_allocated obj_used pages_used
>> >> 0 32 0 0 0
>> >> 1 48 256 12 3
>> >> 2 64 64 14 1
>> >> 3 80 51 7 1
>> >> 4 96 128 5 3
>> >> 5 112 73 5 2
>> >> 6 128 32 4 1
>> >> 7 144 0 0 0
>> >> 8 160 0 0 0
>> >> 9 176 0 0 0
>> >> 10 192 0 0 0
>> >> 11 208 0 0 0
>> >> 12 224 0 0 0
>> >> 13 240 0 0 0
>> >> 14 256 16 1 1
>> >> 15 272 15 9 1
>> >> 16 288 0 0 0
>> >> 17 304 0 0 0
>> >> 18 320 0 0 0
>> >> 19 336 0 0 0
>> >> 20 352 0 0 0
>> >> 21 368 0 0 0
>> >> 22 384 0 0 0
>> >> 23 400 0 0 0
>> >> 24 416 0 0 0
>> >> 25 432 0 0 0
>> >> 26 448 0 0 0
>> >> 27 464 0 0 0
>> >> 28 480 0 0 0
>> >> 29 496 33 1 4
>> >> 30 512 0 0 0
>> >> 31 528 0 0 0
>> >> 32 544 0 0 0
>> >> 33 560 0 0 0
>> >> 34 576 0 0 0
>> >> 35 592 0 0 0
>> >> 36 608 0 0 0
>> >> 37 624 0 0 0
>> >> 38 640 0 0 0
>> >> 40 672 0 0 0
>> >> 42 704 0 0 0
>> >> 43 720 17 1 3
>> >> 44 736 0 0 0
>> >> 46 768 0 0 0
>> >> 49 816 0 0 0
>> >> 51 848 0 0 0
>> >> 52 864 14 1 3
>> >> 54 896 0 0 0
>> >> 57 944 13 1 3
>> >> 58 960 0 0 0
>> >> 62 1024 4 1 1
>> >> 66 1088 15 2 4
>> >> 67 1104 0 0 0
>> >> 71 1168 0 0 0
>> >> 74 1216 0 0 0
>> >> 76 1248 0 0 0
>> >> 83 1360 3 1 1
>> >> 91 1488 11 1 4
>> >> 94 1536 0 0 0
>> >> 100 1632 5 1 2
>> >> 107 1744 0 0 0
>> >> 111 1808 9 1 4
>> >> 126 2048 4 4 2
>> >> 144 2336 7 3 4
>> >> 151 2448 0 0 0
>> >> 168 2720 15 15 10
>> >> 190 3072 28 27 21
>> >> 202 3264 0 0 0
>> >> 254 4096 36209 36209 36209
>> >>
>> >> Total 37022 36326 36288
>> >>
>> >> We can see the overall fragentation is:
>> >> (37022 - 36326) / 37022 = 1.87%
>> >>
>> >> Also from the statistics we know why we got so low fragmentation:
>> >> Most of the objects is in class 254 with size 4096 Bytes. The pages in
>> >> zspage is 1. And there is only one object in a page. So, No fragmentation
>> >> will be produced.
>> >>
>> >> Also we can collect other information and show it to user in the future.
>> >
>> > So, could you make zs
>> Ok
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Ganesh Mahendran <opensource.ganesh@...il.com>
>> >> Suggested-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
>> >> ---
>> >> mm/Kconfig | 10 ++++
>> >> mm/zsmalloc.c | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> >> 2 files changed, 174 insertions(+)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
>> >> index 1d1ae6b..95c5728 100644
>> >> --- a/mm/Kconfig
>> >> +++ b/mm/Kconfig
>> >> @@ -601,6 +601,16 @@ config PGTABLE_MAPPING
>> >> You can check speed with zsmalloc benchmark:
>> >> https://github.com/spartacus06/zsmapbench
>> >>
>> >> +config ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + bool "Export zsmalloc statistics"
>> >> + depends on ZSMALLOC
>> >> + select DEBUG_FS
>> >> + help
>> >> + This option enables code in the zsmalloc to collect various
>> >> + statistics about whats happening in zsmalloc and exports that
>> >> + information to userspace via debugfs.
>> >> + If unsure, say N.
>> >> +
>> >> config GENERIC_EARLY_IOREMAP
>> >> bool
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/mm/zsmalloc.c b/mm/zsmalloc.c
>> >> index b724039..a8d0020 100644
>> >> --- a/mm/zsmalloc.c
>> >> +++ b/mm/zsmalloc.c
>> >> @@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ enum fullness_group {
>> >> ZS_FULL
>> >> };
>> >>
>> >> +static int zs_pool_num;
>> >
>> > What's this? What protects the race?
>> It is the pool index. Yes, there is problem here.
>> I will change it to atomic and increased every time a new zs pool created.
>> And then name the /sys/kernel/debug/pool-x using this index.
>>
>> static atomic_t zs_pool_index = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
>> ...
>> pool->index = atomic_inc_return(&zs_pool_index);
>>
>> > It means description.
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> /*
>> >> * number of size_classes
>> >> */
>> >> @@ -200,6 +202,11 @@ struct size_class {
>> >> /* Number of PAGE_SIZE sized pages to combine to form a 'zspage' */
>> >> int pages_per_zspage;
>> >>
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + unsigned long obj_allocated;
>> >> + unsigned long obj_used;
>> >> +#endif
>> >
>> > I perfer creating new struct.
>> >
>> > struct zs_size_stat {
>> > unsigend long obj_allocated;
>> > unsignged long obj_used;
>> > };
>>
>> Got it, I will redo this.
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> spinlock_t lock;
>> >>
>> >> struct page *fullness_list[_ZS_NR_FULLNESS_GROUPS];
>> >> @@ -221,6 +228,10 @@ struct zs_pool {
>> >>
>> >> gfp_t flags; /* allocation flags used when growing pool */
>> >> atomic_long_t pages_allocated;
>> >> +
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + struct dentry *stat_dentry;
>> >> +#endif
>> >> };
>> >>
>> >> /*
>> >> @@ -942,6 +953,132 @@ static bool can_merge(struct size_class *prev, int size, int pages_per_zspage)
>> >> return true;
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> +
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> +#include <linux/debugfs.h>
>> >
>> > A question:
>> > Why "#include" is here instead of top on the source file?
>>
>> Yes, the "#include ..." should be on the top of the source file.
>> I will modify it.
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> +static struct dentry *zs_stat_root;
>> >> +
>> >> +static int __init zs_stat_init(void)
>> >> +{
>> >> + if (!debugfs_initialized())
>> >> + return -ENODEV;
>> >
>> > Do we need above check?
>> Yes, I think we need this check.
>> When debugfs module init failed, we should not go ahead here.
>>
>> >
>> > When I read comment of debugfs_create_dir, it says
>> > "If debugfs is not enabled in the kernel, the value -%ENODEV will be
>> > returned."
>>
>> This check is not for the situation when the debugfs is not enabled.
>> But for if we failed in debugfs_init(), then
>> we should not use any API of debugfs.
>>
>> And I think "-%ENODEV will be returned" means below code in "debugfs.h"
>>
>> static inline struct dentry *debugfs_create_dir(const char *name,
>> struct dentry *parent)
>> {
>> return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
>> }
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> + zs_stat_root = debugfs_create_dir("zsmalloc", NULL);
>> >> + if (!zs_stat_root)
>> >> + return -ENOMEM;
>> >
>> > On null return of debugfs_create_dir, it means always ENOMEM?
>>
>> Yes, you are right. -ENOMEM is not the only reason for the failure.
>> But debugfs_create_dir does not bring back the errno.
>> And for zsmalloc, we indeed have the permission(-EPERM) to create the entry and
>> also we will not create duplicate(-EEXIST) entry in debufs.
>>
>> So, I think -ENOMEM is suitable.
>
> It seems you are saying why debugfs_create_dir can fail but zsmalloc will not
> fail by such reasons.
> I don't know the internal of debugfs_create_dir but description just says
> "If an error occurs, %NULL will be returned" but everyone returns ENOMEM
> blindly then. Hmm, I don't think it's good but I'm okay too because it's not
> our fault and others have been in there. :(
>
> When I look at zs_init, you don't propagate the error to user. Just missing?
As the statistics collection is not essential to user, and I think we
do not need to break
the zsmalloc module loading when error happens in
zs_stat_init()/debugfs_create_dir().
So I do not propagate the error to user and just give the message:
pr_warn("zs stat initialization failed\n");
Thanks.
>
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> + return 0;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static void __exit zs_stat_exit(void)
>> >> +{
>> >> + debugfs_remove_recursive(zs_stat_root);
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static int zs_stats_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
>> >> +{
>> >> + int i;
>> >> + struct zs_pool *pool = (struct zs_pool *)s->private;
>> >> + struct size_class *class;
>> >> + int objs_per_zspage;
>> >> + unsigned long obj_allocated, obj_used, pages_used;
>> >> + unsigned long total_objs = 0, total_used_objs = 0, total_pages = 0;
>> >> +
>> >> + seq_printf(s, " %5s %5s %13s %10s %10s\n", "class", "size",
>> >> + "obj_allocated", "obj_used", "pages_used");
>> >> +
>> >> + for (i = 0; i < zs_size_classes; i++) {
>> >> + class = pool->size_class[i];
>> >> +
>> >> + if (class->index != i)
>> >> + continue;
>> >> +
>> >> + spin_lock(&class->lock);
>> >> +
>> >> + obj_allocated = class->obj_allocated;
>> >> + obj_used = class->obj_used;
>> >> + objs_per_zspage = get_maxobj_per_zspage(class->size,
>> >> + class->pages_per_zspage);
>> >> + pages_used = obj_allocated / objs_per_zspage *
>> >> + class->pages_per_zspage;
>> >
>> > I think We don't need to protect class->pages_per_zspage with class->lock.
>>
>> Yes, you are right.
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> + spin_unlock(&class->lock);
>> >> +
>> >> + seq_printf(s, " %5u %5u %10lu %10lu %10lu\n", i, class->size,
>> >> + obj_allocated, obj_used, pages_used);
>> >> +
>> >> + total_objs += class->obj_allocated;
>> >> + total_used_objs += class->obj_used;
>> >
>> > You couldn't access class->fields without class lock.
>> > Please, assign them into local variable under the lock and sum them without the lock.
>>
>> Got it. I will redo this.
>>
>> >
>> >> + total_pages += pages_used;
>> >> + }
>> >> +
>> >> + seq_puts(s, "\n");
>> >> + seq_printf(s, " %5s %5s %10lu %10lu %10lu\n", "Total", "",
>> >> + total_objs, total_used_objs, total_pages);
>> >> +
>> >> + return 0;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static int zs_stats_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>> >> +{
>> >> + return single_open(file, zs_stats_show, inode->i_private);
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static const struct file_operations zs_stats_operations = {
>> >> + .open = zs_stats_open,
>> >> + .read = seq_read,
>> >> + .llseek = seq_lseek,
>> >> + .release = single_release,
>> >> +};
>> >> +
>> >> +static int zs_pool_stat_create(struct zs_pool *pool, int index)
>> >> +{
>> >> + char name[10];
>> >> + int ret = 0;
>> >> +
>> >> + if (!zs_stat_root) {
>> >> + ret = -ENODEV;
>> >> + goto out;
>> >> + }
>> >> +
>> >> + snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "pool-%d", index);
>> >
>> > Hmm, how does admin know any zsmalloc instance is associated with
>> > any block device?
>> > Maybe we need export zspool index to the client and print it
>> > when pool is populated.
>>
>> Thanks for your suggestion.
>>
>> >
>> >> + pool->stat_dentry = debugfs_create_dir(name, zs_stat_root);
>> >> + if (!pool->stat_dentry) {
>> >> + ret = -ENOMEM;
>> >> + goto out;
>> >> + }
>> >> +
>> >> + debugfs_create_file("obj_in_classes", S_IFREG | S_IRUGO,
>> >> + pool->stat_dentry, pool, &zs_stats_operations);
>> >
>> > No need to check return?
>>
>> It is better to check the return value and give user some information
>> about the failure.
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> +out:
>> >> + return ret;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static void zs_pool_stat_destroy(struct zs_pool *pool)
>> >> +{
>> >> + debugfs_remove_recursive(pool->stat_dentry);
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +#else /* CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT */
>> >> +
>> >> +static int __init zs_stat_init(void)
>> >> +{
>> >> + return 0;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static void __exit zs_stat_exit(void) { }
>> >> +
>> >> +static inline int zs_pool_stat_create(struct zs_pool *pool, int index)
>> >> +{
>> >> + return 0;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +static inline void zs_pool_stat_destroy(struct zs_pool *pool) { }
>> >> +
>> >> +#endif
>> >> +
>> >> unsigned long zs_get_total_pages(struct zs_pool *pool)
>> >> {
>> >> return atomic_long_read(&pool->pages_allocated);
>> >> @@ -1075,6 +1212,10 @@ unsigned long zs_malloc(struct zs_pool *pool, size_t size)
>> >> atomic_long_add(class->pages_per_zspage,
>> >> &pool->pages_allocated);
>> >> spin_lock(&class->lock);
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + class->obj_allocated += get_maxobj_per_zspage(class->size,
>> >> + class->pages_per_zspage);
>> >> +#endif
>> >
>> > I prefer zs_stat_inc(class, OBJ_ALLOCATED, get_max_obj());
>>
>> Got it. thanks
>>
>> >
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> obj = (unsigned long)first_page->freelist;
>> >> @@ -1088,6 +1229,9 @@ unsigned long zs_malloc(struct zs_pool *pool, size_t size)
>> >> kunmap_atomic(vaddr);
>> >>
>> >> first_page->inuse++;
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + class->obj_used++;
>> >> +#endif
>> >
>> > zs_stat_inc(class, OBJ_USED, 1)
>>
>> OK
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >> /* Now move the zspage to another fullness group, if required */
>> >> fix_fullness_group(pool, first_page);
>> >> spin_unlock(&class->lock);
>> >> @@ -1127,12 +1271,19 @@ void zs_free(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long obj)
>> >> first_page->freelist = (void *)obj;
>> >>
>> >> first_page->inuse--;
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + class->obj_used--;
>> >> +#endif
>> >
>> > zs_stat_dec(class, OBJ_USED, 1)
>>
>> OK
>>
>> >
>> >> fullness = fix_fullness_group(pool, first_page);
>> >> spin_unlock(&class->lock);
>> >>
>> >> if (fullness == ZS_EMPTY) {
>> >> atomic_long_sub(class->pages_per_zspage,
>> >> &pool->pages_allocated);
>> >> +#ifdef CONFIG_ZSMALLOC_STAT
>> >> + class->obj_allocated -= get_maxobj_per_zspage(class->size,
>> >> + class->pages_per_zspage);
>> >> +#endif
>> >
>> > zs_stat_dec(class, OBJ_ALLOCATED, get_max_obj());
>> >
>> >> free_zspage(first_page);
>> >> }
>> >> }
>> >> @@ -1209,6 +1360,10 @@ struct zs_pool *zs_create_pool(gfp_t flags)
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> pool->flags = flags;
>> >> + zs_pool_num++;
>> >
>> > Who protect the race?
>> > And manybe we should keep the index in zspool and export it to the user
>> > to let them know what zsmalloc instance is thiers.
>>
>> OK
>>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> + if (zs_pool_stat_create(pool, zs_pool_num))
>> >> + pr_warn("zs pool %d stat initialization failed\n", zs_pool_num);
>> >>
>> >> return pool;
>> >>
>> >> @@ -1241,6 +1396,9 @@ void zs_destroy_pool(struct zs_pool *pool)
>> >> kfree(class);
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> + zs_pool_stat_destroy(pool);
>> >> + zs_pool_num--;
>> >> +
>> >> kfree(pool->size_class);
>> >> kfree(pool);
>> >> }
>> >> @@ -1260,6 +1418,10 @@ static int __init zs_init(void)
>> >> #ifdef CONFIG_ZPOOL
>> >> zpool_register_driver(&zs_zpool_driver);
>> >> #endif
>> >> +
>> >> + if (zs_stat_init())
>> >> + pr_warn("zs stat initialization failed\n");
>> >> +
>> >> return 0;
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -1269,6 +1431,8 @@ static void __exit zs_exit(void)
>> >> zpool_unregister_driver(&zs_zpool_driver);
>> >> #endif
>> >> zs_unregister_cpu_notifier();
>> >> +
>> >> + zs_stat_exit();
>> >> }
>> >>
>> >> module_init(zs_init);
>> >> --
>> >> 1.7.9.5
>> >>
>>
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> Minchan Kim
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