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Message-ID: <50C9BCA8.3010504@citrix.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:31:52 +0000
From: Mats Petersson <mats.petersson@...rix.com>
To: Vasiliy Tolstov <v.tolstov@...fip.ru>
CC: "xen-devel@...ts.xen.org" <xen-devel@...ts.xen.org>,
Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
"konrad.wilk@...cle.com" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"JBeulich@...e.com" <JBeulich@...e.com>,
David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
"mats@...netcatfish.com" <mats@...netcatfish.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V4] xen/privcmd: improve-performance-of-mapping-of-guest
On 13/12/12 11:27, Vasiliy Tolstov wrote:
> If i apply this patch to kernel 3.6.7 does it needs to apply another
> patches to work?
No, it should "just work". Obviously, if it doesn't, let me know.
--
Mats
>
> 2012/12/13 Mats Petersson <mats.petersson@...rix.com>:
>> One comment asked for more details on the improvements:
>> Using a small test program to map Guest memory into Dom0 (repeatedly
>> for "Iterations" mapping the same first "Num Pages")
>> Iterations Num Pages Time 3.7rc4 Time With this patch
>> 5000 4096 76.107 37.027
>> 10000 2048 75.703 37.177
>> 20000 1024 75.893 37.247
>> So a little better than twice as fast.
>>
>> Using this patch in migration, using "time" to measure the overall
>> time it take to migrate a guest (Debian Squeeze 6.0, 1024MB guest
>> memory, one network card, one disk, guest at login prompt):
>> Time 3.7rc5 Time With this patch
>> 6.697 5.667
>> Since migration involves a whole lot of other things, it's only about
>> 15% faster - but still a good improvement. Similar measurement with a
>> guest that is running code to "dirty" memory shows about 23%
>> improvement, as it spends more time copying dirtied memory.
>>
>> As discussed elsewhere, a good deal more can be had from improving the
>> munmap system call, but it is a little tricky to get this in without
>> worsening non-PVOPS kernel, so I will have another look at this.
>>
>> ---
>> Update since last posting:
>> I have just run some benchmarks of a 16GB guest, and the improvement
>> with this patch is around 23-30% for the overall copy time, and 42%
>> shorter downtime on a "busy" guest (writing in a loop to about 8GB of
>> memory). I think this is definitely worth having.
>>
>> The V4 patch consists of cosmetic adjustments (spelling mistake in
>> comment and reversing condition in an if-statement to avoid having an
>> "else" branch, a random empty line added by accident now reverted back
>> to previous state). Thanks to Jan Beulich for the comments.
>>
>> The V3 of the patch contains suggested improvements from:
>> David Vrabel - make it two distinct external functions, doc-comments.
>> Ian Campbell - use one common function for the main work.
>> Jan Beulich - found a bug and pointed out some whitespace problems.
>>
>>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mats Petersson <mats.petersson@...rix.com>
>>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/xen/mmu.c | 132 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>> drivers/xen/privcmd.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++----
>> include/xen/xen-ops.h | 5 ++
>> 3 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>> index dcf5f2d..a67774f 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>> @@ -2477,7 +2477,8 @@ void __init xen_hvm_init_mmu_ops(void)
>> #define REMAP_BATCH_SIZE 16
>>
>> struct remap_data {
>> - unsigned long mfn;
>> + unsigned long *mfn;
>> + bool contiguous;
>> pgprot_t prot;
>> struct mmu_update *mmu_update;
>> };
>> @@ -2486,7 +2487,13 @@ static int remap_area_mfn_pte_fn(pte_t *ptep, pgtable_t token,
>> unsigned long addr, void *data)
>> {
>> struct remap_data *rmd = data;
>> - pte_t pte = pte_mkspecial(pfn_pte(rmd->mfn++, rmd->prot));
>> + pte_t pte = pte_mkspecial(pfn_pte(*rmd->mfn, rmd->prot));
>> + /* If we have a contigious range, just update the mfn itself,
>> + else update pointer to be "next mfn". */
>> + if (rmd->contiguous)
>> + (*rmd->mfn)++;
>> + else
>> + rmd->mfn++;
>>
>> rmd->mmu_update->ptr = virt_to_machine(ptep).maddr;
>> rmd->mmu_update->val = pte_val_ma(pte);
>> @@ -2495,16 +2502,34 @@ static int remap_area_mfn_pte_fn(pte_t *ptep, pgtable_t token,
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> -int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> - unsigned long addr,
>> - unsigned long mfn, int nr,
>> - pgprot_t prot, unsigned domid)
>> -{
>> +/* do_remap_mfn() - helper function to map foreign pages
>> + * @vma: the vma for the pages to be mapped into
>> + * @addr: the address at which to map the pages
>> + * @mfn: pointer to array of MFNs to map
>> + * @nr: the number entries in the MFN array
>> + * @err_ptr: pointer to array
>> + * @prot: page protection mask
>> + * @domid: id of the domain that we are mapping from
>> + *
>> + * This function takes an array of mfns and maps nr pages from that into
>> + * this kernel's memory. The owner of the pages is defined by domid. Where the
>> + * pages are mapped is determined by addr, and vma is used for "accounting" of
>> + * the pages.
>> + *
>> + * Return value is zero for success, negative for failure.
>> + *
>> + * Note that err_ptr is used to indicate whether *mfn
>> + * is a list or a "first mfn of a contiguous range". */
>> +static int do_remap_mfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> + unsigned long addr,
>> + unsigned long *mfn, int nr,
>> + int *err_ptr, pgprot_t prot,
>> + unsigned domid)
>> +{
>> + int err, last_err = 0;
>> struct remap_data rmd;
>> struct mmu_update mmu_update[REMAP_BATCH_SIZE];
>> - int batch;
>> unsigned long range;
>> - int err = 0;
>>
>> if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap))
>> return -EINVAL;
>> @@ -2515,9 +2540,15 @@ int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>
>> rmd.mfn = mfn;
>> rmd.prot = prot;
>> + /* We use the err_ptr to indicate if there we are doing a contigious
>> + * mapping or a discontigious mapping. */
>> + rmd.contiguous = !err_ptr;
>>
>> while (nr) {
>> - batch = min(REMAP_BATCH_SIZE, nr);
>> + int index = 0;
>> + int done = 0;
>> + int batch = min(REMAP_BATCH_SIZE, nr);
>> + int batch_left = batch;
>> range = (unsigned long)batch << PAGE_SHIFT;
>>
>> rmd.mmu_update = mmu_update;
>> @@ -2526,19 +2557,92 @@ int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> if (err)
>> goto out;
>>
>> - err = HYPERVISOR_mmu_update(mmu_update, batch, NULL, domid);
>> - if (err < 0)
>> - goto out;
>> + /* We record the error for each page that gives an error, but
>> + * continue mapping until the whole set is done */
>> + do {
>> + err = HYPERVISOR_mmu_update(&mmu_update[index],
>> + batch_left, &done, domid);
>> + if (err < 0) {
>> + if (!err_ptr)
>> + goto out;
>> + /* increment done so we skip the error item */
>> + done++;
>> + last_err = err_ptr[index] = err;
>> + }
>> + batch_left -= done;
>> + index += done;
>> + } while (batch_left);
>>
>> nr -= batch;
>> addr += range;
>> + if (err_ptr)
>> + err_ptr += batch;
>> }
>>
>> - err = 0;
>> + err = last_err;
>> out:
>>
>> xen_flush_tlb_all();
>>
>> return err;
>> }
>> +
>> +/* xen_remap_domain_mfn_range() - Used to map foreign pages
>> + * @vma: the vma for the pages to be mapped into
>> + * @addr: the address at which to map the pages
>> + * @mfn: the first MFN to map
>> + * @nr: the number of consecutive mfns to map
>> + * @prot: page protection mask
>> + * @domid: id of the domain that we are mapping from
>> + *
>> + * This function takes a mfn and maps nr pages on from that into this kernel's
>> + * memory. The owner of the pages is defined by domid. Where the pages are
>> + * mapped is determined by addr, and vma is used for "accounting" of the
>> + * pages.
>> + *
>> + * Return value is zero for success, negative ERRNO value for failure.
>> + */
>> +int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> + unsigned long addr,
>> + unsigned long mfn, int nr,
>> + pgprot_t prot, unsigned domid)
>> +{
>> + return do_remap_mfn(vma, addr, &mfn, nr, NULL, prot, domid);
>> +}
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_remap_domain_mfn_range);
>> +
>> +/* xen_remap_domain_mfn_array() - Used to map an array of foreign pages
>> + * @vma: the vma for the pages to be mapped into
>> + * @addr: the address at which to map the pages
>> + * @mfn: pointer to array of MFNs to map
>> + * @nr: the number entries in the MFN array
>> + * @err_ptr: pointer to array of integers, one per MFN, for an error
>> + * value for each page. The err_ptr must not be NULL.
>> + * @prot: page protection mask
>> + * @domid: id of the domain that we are mapping from
>> + *
>> + * This function takes an array of mfns and maps nr pages from that into this
>> + * kernel's memory. The owner of the pages is defined by domid. Where the pages
>> + * are mapped is determined by addr, and vma is used for "accounting" of the
>> + * pages. The err_ptr array is filled in on any page that is not sucessfully
>> + * mapped in.
>> + *
>> + * Return value is zero for success, negative ERRNO value for failure.
>> + * Note that the error value -ENOENT is considered a "retry", so when this
>> + * error code is seen, another call should be made with the list of pages that
>> + * are marked as -ENOENT in the err_ptr array.
>> + */
>> +int xen_remap_domain_mfn_array(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> + unsigned long addr,
>> + unsigned long *mfn, int nr,
>> + int *err_ptr, pgprot_t prot,
>> + unsigned domid)
>> +{
>> + /* We BUG_ON because it's a programmer error to pass a NULL err_ptr,
>> + * and the consequences later is quite hard to detect what the actual
>> + * cause of "wrong memory was mapped in".
>> + */
>> + BUG_ON(err_ptr == NULL);
>> + return do_remap_mfn(vma, addr, mfn, nr, err_ptr, prot, domid);
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_remap_domain_mfn_array);
>> diff --git a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
>> index 71f5c45..75f6e86 100644
>> --- a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
>> @@ -151,6 +151,40 @@ static int traverse_pages(unsigned nelem, size_t size,
>> return ret;
>> }
>>
>> +/*
>> + * Similar to traverse_pages, but use each page as a "block" of
>> + * data to be processed as one unit.
>> + */
>> +static int traverse_pages_block(unsigned nelem, size_t size,
>> + struct list_head *pos,
>> + int (*fn)(void *data, int nr, void *state),
>> + void *state)
>> +{
>> + void *pagedata;
>> + unsigned pageidx;
>> + int ret = 0;
>> +
>> + BUG_ON(size > PAGE_SIZE);
>> +
>> + pageidx = PAGE_SIZE;
>> +
>> + while (nelem) {
>> + int nr = (PAGE_SIZE/size);
>> + struct page *page;
>> + if (nr > nelem)
>> + nr = nelem;
>> + pos = pos->next;
>> + page = list_entry(pos, struct page, lru);
>> + pagedata = page_address(page);
>> + ret = (*fn)(pagedata, nr, state);
>> + if (ret)
>> + break;
>> + nelem -= nr;
>> + }
>> +
>> + return ret;
>> +}
>> +
>> struct mmap_mfn_state {
>> unsigned long va;
>> struct vm_area_struct *vma;
>> @@ -250,7 +284,7 @@ struct mmap_batch_state {
>> * 0 for no errors
>> * 1 if at least one error has happened (and no
>> * -ENOENT errors have happened)
>> - * -ENOENT if at least 1 -ENOENT has happened.
>> + * -ENOENT if at least one -ENOENT has happened.
>> */
>> int global_error;
>> /* An array for individual errors */
>> @@ -260,17 +294,20 @@ struct mmap_batch_state {
>> xen_pfn_t __user *user_mfn;
>> };
>>
>> -static int mmap_batch_fn(void *data, void *state)
>> +static int mmap_batch_fn(void *data, int nr, void *state)
>> {
>> xen_pfn_t *mfnp = data;
>> struct mmap_batch_state *st = state;
>> int ret;
>>
>> - ret = xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(st->vma, st->va & PAGE_MASK, *mfnp, 1,
>> - st->vma->vm_page_prot, st->domain);
>> + BUG_ON(nr < 0);
>>
>> - /* Store error code for second pass. */
>> - *(st->err++) = ret;
>> + ret = xen_remap_domain_mfn_array(st->vma,
>> + st->va & PAGE_MASK,
>> + mfnp, nr,
>> + st->err,
>> + st->vma->vm_page_prot,
>> + st->domain);
>>
>> /* And see if it affects the global_error. */
>> if (ret < 0) {
>> @@ -282,7 +319,7 @@ static int mmap_batch_fn(void *data, void *state)
>> st->global_error = 1;
>> }
>> }
>> - st->va += PAGE_SIZE;
>> + st->va += PAGE_SIZE * nr;
>>
>> return 0;
>> }
>> @@ -378,8 +415,8 @@ static long privcmd_ioctl_mmap_batch(void __user *udata, int version)
>> state.err = err_array;
>>
>> /* mmap_batch_fn guarantees ret == 0 */
>> - BUG_ON(traverse_pages(m.num, sizeof(xen_pfn_t),
>> - &pagelist, mmap_batch_fn, &state));
>> + BUG_ON(traverse_pages_block(m.num, sizeof(xen_pfn_t),
>> + &pagelist, mmap_batch_fn, &state));
>>
>> up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
>>
>> diff --git a/include/xen/xen-ops.h b/include/xen/xen-ops.h
>> index 6a198e4..22cad75 100644
>> --- a/include/xen/xen-ops.h
>> +++ b/include/xen/xen-ops.h
>> @@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> unsigned long mfn, int nr,
>> pgprot_t prot, unsigned domid);
>>
>> +int xen_remap_domain_mfn_array(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> + unsigned long addr,
>> + unsigned long *mfn, int nr,
>> + int *err_ptr, pgprot_t prot,
>> + unsigned domid);
>> #endif /* INCLUDE_XEN_OPS_H */
>> --
>> 1.7.9.5
>>
>>
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>
>
> --
> Vasiliy Tolstov,
> Clodo.ru
> e-mail: v.tolstov@...fip.ru
> jabber: vase@...fip.ru
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