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Date: Sat, 30 May 2009 14:10:08 +0800 From: Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> To: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> Cc: "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp" <nishimura@....nes.nec.co.jp>, "hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk" <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>, "hannes@...xchg.org" <hannes@...xchg.org>, "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] modify swap_map and add SWAP_HAS_CACHE flag. * KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> [2009-05-28 14:19:00]: > From: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> > > This is a part of patches for fixing memcg's swap account leak. But, IMHO, > not a bad patch even if no memcg. > > Now, reference to swap is counted by swap_map[], an array of unsigned short. > There are 2 kinds of references to swap. > - reference from swap entry > - reference from swap cache > Then, > - If there is swap cache && swap's refcnt is 1, there is only swap cache. > (*) swapcount(entry) == 1 && find_get_page(swapper_space, entry) != NULL > > This counting logic have worked well for a long time. But considering that > we cannot know there is a _real_ reference or not by swap_map[], current usage > of counter is not very good. > > This patch adds a flag SWAP_HAS_CACHE and recored information that a swap entry > has a cache or not. This will remove -1 magic used in swapfile.c and be a help > to avoid unnecessary find_get_page(). > > Changelog: v1->v2 > - fixed swapcache_prepare()'s return code. > - changed swap_duplicate() be void function. > - fixed racy case in swapoff(). > > Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com> > --- > include/linux/swap.h | 14 ++- > mm/swap_state.c | 5 + > mm/swapfile.c | 203 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------- > 3 files changed, 160 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-) > > Index: new-trial-swapcount2/include/linux/swap.h > =================================================================== > --- new-trial-swapcount2.orig/include/linux/swap.h > +++ new-trial-swapcount2/include/linux/swap.h > @@ -129,9 +129,10 @@ enum { > > #define SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX 32 > > -#define SWAP_MAP_MAX 0x7fff > -#define SWAP_MAP_BAD 0x8000 > - > +#define SWAP_MAP_MAX 0x7ffe > +#define SWAP_MAP_BAD 0x7fff > +#define SWAP_HAS_CACHE 0x8000 /* There is a swap cache of entry. */ Why count, can't we use swp->flags? > +#define SWAP_COUNT_MASK (~SWAP_HAS_CACHE) > /* > * The in-memory structure used to track swap areas. > */ > @@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ extern long total_swap_pages; > extern void si_swapinfo(struct sysinfo *); > extern swp_entry_t get_swap_page(void); > extern swp_entry_t get_swap_page_of_type(int); > -extern int swap_duplicate(swp_entry_t); > +extern void swap_duplicate(swp_entry_t); > extern int swapcache_prepare(swp_entry_t); > extern int valid_swaphandles(swp_entry_t, unsigned long *); > extern void swap_free(swp_entry_t); > @@ -372,9 +373,12 @@ static inline void show_swap_cache_info( > } > > #define free_swap_and_cache(swp) is_migration_entry(swp) > -#define swap_duplicate(swp) is_migration_entry(swp) > #define swapcache_prepare(swp) is_migration_entry(swp) > > +static inline void swap_duplicate(swp_entry_t swp) > +{ > +} > + > static inline void swap_free(swp_entry_t swp) > { > } > Index: new-trial-swapcount2/mm/swapfile.c > =================================================================== > --- new-trial-swapcount2.orig/mm/swapfile.c > +++ new-trial-swapcount2/mm/swapfile.c > @@ -53,6 +53,26 @@ static struct swap_info_struct swap_info > > static DEFINE_MUTEX(swapon_mutex); > > +/* For reference count accounting in swap_map */ > +static inline int swap_count(unsigned short ent) > +{ > + return ent & SWAP_COUNT_MASK; > +} > + > +static inline int swap_has_cache(unsigned short ent) > +{ > + return ent & SWAP_HAS_CACHE; > +} > + > +static inline unsigned short make_swap_count(int count, int has_cache) > +{ > + unsigned short ret = count; > + > + if (has_cache) > + return SWAP_HAS_CACHE | ret; > + return ret; > +} make_swap_count() does not make too much sense in terms of the name for the function. Should it be called generate_swap_count or assign_swap_count_info? > + > /* > * We need this because the bdev->unplug_fn can sleep and we cannot > * hold swap_lock while calling the unplug_fn. And swap_lock > @@ -167,7 +187,8 @@ static int wait_for_discard(void *word) > #define SWAPFILE_CLUSTER 256 > #define LATENCY_LIMIT 256 > > -static inline unsigned long scan_swap_map(struct swap_info_struct *si) > +static inline unsigned long scan_swap_map(struct swap_info_struct *si, > + int cache) Can we please use bool for readability or even better an enum? Looks good at first glance otherwise. I think distinguishing between the counts is good, but also complex. Overall the patch is useful. -- Balbir -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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