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Message-ID: <20120723002655.GC4037@bbox>
Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:26:55 +0900
From:	Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
To:	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@...cle.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Nitin Gupta <ngupta@...are.org>,
	Robert Jennings <rcj@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] zsmalloc: add page table mapping method

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 11:55:56AM -0500, Seth Jennings wrote:
> This patchset provides page mapping via the page table.
> On some archs, most notably ARM, this method has been
> demonstrated to be faster than copying.
> 
> The logic controlling the method selection (copy vs page table)
> is controlled by the definition of USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING which
> is/can be defined for any arch that performs better with page
> table mapping.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c |  182 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc_int.h  |    6 -
>  2 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
> index b86133f..defe350 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
> @@ -89,6 +89,30 @@
>  #define CLASS_IDX_MASK	((1 << CLASS_IDX_BITS) - 1)
>  #define FULLNESS_MASK	((1 << FULLNESS_BITS) - 1)
>  
> +/*
> + * By default, zsmalloc uses a copy-based object mapping method to access
> + * allocations that span two pages. However, if a particular architecture
> + * 1) Implements local_flush_tlb_kernel_range() and 2) Performs VM mapping
> + * faster than copying, then it should be added here so that

How about adding your benchmark url?

> + * USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING is defined. This causes zsmalloc to use page table
> + * mapping rather than copying
> + * for object mapping.

unnecessary new line.

> +*/
> +#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
> +#define USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING
> +#endif

I had no better idea and I would like to add zsmalloc into mainline.
So no objection.
Nitin?

> +
> +struct mapping_area {
> +#ifdef USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING
> +	struct vm_struct *vm; /* vm area for mapping object that span pages */
> +#else
> +	char *vm_buf; /* copy buffer for objects that span pages */
> +#endif
> +	char *vm_addr; /* address of kmap_atomic()'ed pages */
> +	enum zs_mapmode vm_mm; /* mapping mode */
> +};
> +
> +
>  /* per-cpu VM mapping areas for zspage accesses that cross page boundaries */
>  static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mapping_area, zs_map_area);
>  
> @@ -471,16 +495,83 @@ static struct page *find_get_zspage(struct size_class *class)
>  	return page;
>  }
>  
> -static void zs_copy_map_object(char *buf, struct page *page,
> -				int off, int size)
> +#ifdef USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING
> +static inline int __zs_cpu_up(struct mapping_area *area)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Make sure we don't leak memory if a cpu UP notification
> +	 * and zs_init() race and both call zs_cpu_up() on the same cpu
> +	 */
> +	if (area->vm)
> +		return 0;
> +	area->vm = alloc_vm_area(PAGE_SIZE * 2, NULL);
> +	if (!area->vm)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void __zs_cpu_down(struct mapping_area *area)
> +{
> +	if (area->vm)
> +		free_vm_area(area->vm);
> +	area->vm = NULL;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void *__zs_map_object(struct mapping_area *area,
> +				struct page *pages[2], int off, int size)
> +{
> +	BUG_ON(map_vm_area(area->vm, PAGE_KERNEL, &pages));
> +	area->vm_addr = area->vm->addr;
> +	return area->vm_addr + off;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void __zs_unmap_object(struct mapping_area *area,
> +				struct page *pages[2], int off, int size)
> +{
> +	unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)area->vm_addr;
> +	unsigned long end = addr + (PAGE_SIZE * 2);
> +
> +	flush_cache_vunmap(addr, end);
> +	unmap_kernel_range_noflush(addr, PAGE_SIZE * 2);
> +	local_flush_tlb_kernel_range(addr, end);
> +}
> +
> +#else /* USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING */
> +
> +static inline int __zs_cpu_up(struct mapping_area *area)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Make sure we don't leak memory if a cpu UP notification
> +	 * and zs_init() race and both call zs_cpu_up() on the same cpu
> +	 */
> +	if (area->vm_buf)
> +		return 0;
> +	area->vm_buf = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!area->vm_buf)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void __zs_cpu_down(struct mapping_area *area)
> +{
> +	if (area->vm_buf)
> +		free_page((unsigned long)area->vm_buf);
> +	area->vm_buf = NULL;
> +}
> +
> +static void *__zs_map_object(struct mapping_area *area,
> +			struct page *pages[2], int off, int size)
>  {
> -	struct page *pages[2];
>  	int sizes[2];
>  	void *addr;
> +	char *buf = area->vm_buf;
>  
> -	pages[0] = page;
> -	pages[1] = get_next_page(page);
> -	BUG_ON(!pages[1]);
> +	/* disable page faults to match kmap_atomic() return conditions */
> +	pagefault_disable();
> +
> +	/* no read fastpath */
> +	if (area->vm_mm == ZS_MM_WO)
> +		goto out;
>  
>  	sizes[0] = PAGE_SIZE - off;
>  	sizes[1] = size - sizes[0];
> @@ -492,18 +583,20 @@ static void zs_copy_map_object(char *buf, struct page *page,
>  	addr = kmap_atomic(pages[1]);
>  	memcpy(buf + sizes[0], addr, sizes[1]);
>  	kunmap_atomic(addr);
> +out:
> +	return area->vm_buf;
>  }
>  
> -static void zs_copy_unmap_object(char *buf, struct page *page,
> -				int off, int size)
> +static void __zs_unmap_object(struct mapping_area *area,
> +			struct page *pages[2], int off, int size)
>  {
> -	struct page *pages[2];
>  	int sizes[2];
>  	void *addr;
> +	char *buf = area->vm_buf;
>  
> -	pages[0] = page;
> -	pages[1] = get_next_page(page);
> -	BUG_ON(!pages[1]);
> +	/* no write fastpath */
> +	if (area->vm_mm == ZS_MM_RO)
> +		goto out;
>  
>  	sizes[0] = PAGE_SIZE - off;
>  	sizes[1] = size - sizes[0];
> @@ -515,34 +608,31 @@ static void zs_copy_unmap_object(char *buf, struct page *page,
>  	addr = kmap_atomic(pages[1]);
>  	memcpy(addr, buf + sizes[0], sizes[1]);
>  	kunmap_atomic(addr);
> +
> +out:
> +	/* enable page faults to match kunmap_atomic() return conditions */
> +	pagefault_enable();
>  }
>  
> +#endif /* USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING */
> +
>  static int zs_cpu_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
>  				void *pcpu)
>  {
> -	int cpu = (long)pcpu;
> +	int ret, cpu = (long)pcpu;
>  	struct mapping_area *area;
>  
>  	switch (action) {
>  	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
>  		area = &per_cpu(zs_map_area, cpu);
> -		/*
> -		 * Make sure we don't leak memory if a cpu UP notification
> -		 * and zs_init() race and both call zs_cpu_up() on the same cpu
> -		 */
> -		if (area->vm_buf)
> -			return 0;
> -		area->vm_buf = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
> -		if (!area->vm_buf)
> -			return -ENOMEM;
> -		return 0;
> +		ret = __zs_cpu_up(area);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return notifier_from_errno(ret);
>  		break;
>  	case CPU_DEAD:
>  	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
>  		area = &per_cpu(zs_map_area, cpu);
> -		if (area->vm_buf)
> -			free_page((unsigned long)area->vm_buf);
> -		area->vm_buf = NULL;
> +		__zs_cpu_down(area);
>  		break;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -759,6 +849,7 @@ void *zs_map_object(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle,
>  	enum fullness_group fg;
>  	struct size_class *class;
>  	struct mapping_area *area;
> +	struct page *pages[2];
>  
>  	BUG_ON(!handle);
>  
> @@ -775,19 +866,19 @@ void *zs_map_object(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle,
>  	off = obj_idx_to_offset(page, obj_idx, class->size);
>  
>  	area = &get_cpu_var(zs_map_area);
> +	area->vm_mm = mm;
>  	if (off + class->size <= PAGE_SIZE) {
>  		/* this object is contained entirely within a page */
>  		area->vm_addr = kmap_atomic(page);
>  		return area->vm_addr + off;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* disable page faults to match kmap_atomic() return conditions */
> -	pagefault_disable();
> +	/* this object spans two pages */
> +	pages[0] = page;
> +	pages[1] = get_next_page(page);
> +	BUG_ON(!pages[1]);
>  
> -	if (mm != ZS_MM_WO)
> -		zs_copy_map_object(area->vm_buf, page, off, class->size);
> -	area->vm_addr = NULL;
> -	return area->vm_buf;
> +	return __zs_map_object(area, pages, off, class->size);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zs_map_object);
>  
> @@ -801,17 +892,6 @@ void zs_unmap_object(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
>  	struct size_class *class;
>  	struct mapping_area *area;
>  
> -	area = &__get_cpu_var(zs_map_area);
> -	/* single-page object fastpath */
> -	if (area->vm_addr) {
> -		kunmap_atomic(area->vm_addr);
> -		goto out;
> -	}
> -
> -	/* no write fastpath */
> -	if (area->vm_mm == ZS_MM_RO)
> -		goto pfenable;
> -
>  	BUG_ON(!handle);
>  
>  	obj_handle_to_location(handle, &page, &obj_idx);
> @@ -819,12 +899,18 @@ void zs_unmap_object(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
>  	class = &pool->size_class[class_idx];
>  	off = obj_idx_to_offset(page, obj_idx, class->size);
>  
> -	zs_copy_unmap_object(area->vm_buf, page, off, class->size);
> +	area = &__get_cpu_var(zs_map_area);
> +	if (off + class->size <= PAGE_SIZE)
> +		kunmap_atomic(area->vm_addr);
> +	else {
> +		struct page *pages[2];
> +
> +		pages[0] = page;
> +		pages[1] = get_next_page(page);
> +		BUG_ON(!pages[1]);
>  
> -pfenable:
> -	/* enable page faults to match kunmap_atomic() return conditions */
> -	pagefault_enable();
> -out:
> +		__zs_unmap_object(area, pages, off, class->size);
> +	}
>  	put_cpu_var(zs_map_area);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zs_unmap_object);
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc_int.h b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc_int.h
> index 52805176..8c0b344 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc_int.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc_int.h
> @@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ enum fullness_group {
>   */
>  static const int fullness_threshold_frac = 4;
>  
> -struct mapping_area {
> -	char *vm_buf; /* copy buffer for objects that span pages */
> -	char *vm_addr; /* address of kmap_atomic()'ed pages */
> -	enum zs_mapmode vm_mm; /* mapping mode */
> -};
> -
>  struct size_class {
>  	/*
>  	 * Size of objects stored in this class. Must be multiple
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 
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Kind regards,
Minchan Kim
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