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Message-ID: <53A99C7A.7000806@suse.cz>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:42:50 +0200
From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
CC: linux-mm@...ck.org, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>, Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>,
Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>,
Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>,
Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@...fujitsu.com>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/13] mm, compaction: move pageblock checks up from
isolate_migratepages_range()
On 06/24/2014 10:33 AM, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 05:49:34PM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>> isolate_migratepages_range() is the main function of the compaction scanner,
>> called either on a single pageblock by isolate_migratepages() during regular
>> compaction, or on an arbitrary range by CMA's __alloc_contig_migrate_range().
>> It currently perfoms two pageblock-wide compaction suitability checks, and
>> because of the CMA callpath, it tracks if it crossed a pageblock boundary in
>> order to repeat those checks.
>>
>> However, closer inspection shows that those checks are always true for CMA:
>> - isolation_suitable() is true because CMA sets cc->ignore_skip_hint to true
>> - migrate_async_suitable() check is skipped because CMA uses sync compaction
>>
>> We can therefore move the checks to isolate_migratepages(), reducing variables
>> and simplifying isolate_migratepages_range(). The update_pageblock_skip()
>> function also no longer needs set_unsuitable parameter.
>>
>> Furthermore, going back to compact_zone() and compact_finished() when pageblock
>> is unsuitable is wasteful - the checks are meant to skip pageblocks quickly.
>> The patch therefore also introduces a simple loop into isolate_migratepages()
>> so that it does not return immediately on pageblock checks, but keeps going
>> until isolate_migratepages_range() gets called once. Similarily to
>> isolate_freepages(), the function periodically checks if it needs to reschedule
>> or abort async compaction.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
>> Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@...nel.org>
>> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
>> Cc: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>
>> Cc: Michal Nazarewicz <mina86@...a86.com>
>> Cc: Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@...jp.nec.com>
>> Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
>> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
>> Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
>> ---
>> mm/compaction.c | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
>> 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/compaction.c b/mm/compaction.c
>> index 3064a7f..ebe30c9 100644
>> --- a/mm/compaction.c
>> +++ b/mm/compaction.c
>> @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void reset_isolation_suitable(pg_data_t *pgdat)
>> */
>> static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc,
>> struct page *page, unsigned long nr_isolated,
>> - bool set_unsuitable, bool migrate_scanner)
>> + bool migrate_scanner)
>> {
>> struct zone *zone = cc->zone;
>> unsigned long pfn;
>> @@ -146,12 +146,7 @@ static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc,
>> if (nr_isolated)
>> return;
>>
>> - /*
>> - * Only skip pageblocks when all forms of compaction will be known to
>> - * fail in the near future.
>> - */
>> - if (set_unsuitable)
>> - set_pageblock_skip(page);
>> + set_pageblock_skip(page);
>>
>> pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
>>
>> @@ -180,7 +175,7 @@ static inline bool isolation_suitable(struct compact_control *cc,
>>
>> static void update_pageblock_skip(struct compact_control *cc,
>> struct page *page, unsigned long nr_isolated,
>> - bool set_unsuitable, bool migrate_scanner)
>> + bool migrate_scanner)
>> {
>> }
>> #endif /* CONFIG_COMPACTION */
>> @@ -345,8 +340,7 @@ isolate_fail:
>>
>> /* Update the pageblock-skip if the whole pageblock was scanned */
>> if (blockpfn == end_pfn)
>> - update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, total_isolated, true,
>> - false);
>> + update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, total_isolated, false);
>>
>> count_compact_events(COMPACTFREE_SCANNED, nr_scanned);
>> if (total_isolated)
>> @@ -474,14 +468,12 @@ unsigned long
>> isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc,
>> unsigned long low_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn, bool unevictable)
>> {
>> - unsigned long last_pageblock_nr = 0, pageblock_nr;
>> unsigned long nr_scanned = 0, nr_isolated = 0;
>> struct list_head *migratelist = &cc->migratepages;
>> struct lruvec *lruvec;
>> unsigned long flags;
>> bool locked = false;
>> struct page *page = NULL, *valid_page = NULL;
>> - bool set_unsuitable = true;
>> const isolate_mode_t mode = (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC ?
>> ISOLATE_ASYNC_MIGRATE : 0) |
>> (unevictable ? ISOLATE_UNEVICTABLE : 0);
>> @@ -545,28 +537,6 @@ isolate_migratepages_range(struct zone *zone, struct compact_control *cc,
>> if (!valid_page)
>> valid_page = page;
>>
>> - /* If isolation recently failed, do not retry */
>> - pageblock_nr = low_pfn >> pageblock_order;
>> - if (last_pageblock_nr != pageblock_nr) {
>> - int mt;
>> -
>> - last_pageblock_nr = pageblock_nr;
>> - if (!isolation_suitable(cc, page))
>> - goto next_pageblock;
>> -
>> - /*
>> - * For async migration, also only scan in MOVABLE
>> - * blocks. Async migration is optimistic to see if
>> - * the minimum amount of work satisfies the allocation
>> - */
>> - mt = get_pageblock_migratetype(page);
>> - if (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC &&
>> - !migrate_async_suitable(mt)) {
>> - set_unsuitable = false;
>> - goto next_pageblock;
>> - }
>> - }
>> -
>> /*
>> * Skip if free. page_order cannot be used without zone->lock
>> * as nothing prevents parallel allocations or buddy merging.
>> @@ -668,8 +638,7 @@ next_pageblock:
>> * if the whole pageblock was scanned without isolating any page.
>> */
>> if (low_pfn == end_pfn)
>> - update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, nr_isolated,
>> - set_unsuitable, true);
>> + update_pageblock_skip(cc, valid_page, nr_isolated, true);
>>
>> trace_mm_compaction_isolate_migratepages(nr_scanned, nr_isolated);
>>
>> @@ -840,34 +809,74 @@ typedef enum {
>> } isolate_migrate_t;
>>
>> /*
>> - * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the block pointed to by
>> - * the migrate scanner within compact_control.
>> + * Isolate all pages that can be migrated from the first suitable block,
>> + * starting at the block pointed to by the migrate scanner pfn within
>> + * compact_control.
>> */
>> static isolate_migrate_t isolate_migratepages(struct zone *zone,
>> struct compact_control *cc)
>> {
>> unsigned long low_pfn, end_pfn;
>> + struct page *page;
>>
>> - /* Do not scan outside zone boundaries */
>> - low_pfn = max(cc->migrate_pfn, zone->zone_start_pfn);
>> + /* Start at where we last stopped, or beginning of the zone */
>> + low_pfn = cc->migrate_pfn;
>>
>> /* Only scan within a pageblock boundary */
>> end_pfn = ALIGN(low_pfn + 1, pageblock_nr_pages);
>>
>> - /* Do not cross the free scanner or scan within a memory hole */
>> - if (end_pfn > cc->free_pfn || !pfn_valid(low_pfn)) {
>> - cc->migrate_pfn = end_pfn;
>> - return ISOLATE_NONE;
>> - }
>> + /*
>> + * Iterate over whole pageblocks until we find the first suitable.
>> + * Do not cross the free scanner.
>> + */
>> + for (; end_pfn <= cc->free_pfn;
>> + low_pfn = end_pfn, end_pfn += pageblock_nr_pages) {
>> +
>> + /*
>> + * This can potentially iterate a massively long zone with
>> + * many pageblocks unsuitable, so periodically check if we
>> + * need to schedule, or even abort async compaction.
>> + */
>> + if (!(low_pfn % (SWAP_CLUSTER_MAX * pageblock_nr_pages))
>> + && compact_should_abort(cc))
>> + break;
>>
>> - /* Perform the isolation */
>> - low_pfn = isolate_migratepages_range(zone, cc, low_pfn, end_pfn, false);
>> - if (!low_pfn || cc->contended)
>> - return ISOLATE_ABORT;
>> + /* Do not scan within a memory hole */
>> + if (!pfn_valid(low_pfn))
>> + continue;
>> +
>> + page = pfn_to_page(low_pfn);
>> + /* If isolation recently failed, do not retry */
>> + if (!isolation_suitable(cc, page))
>> + continue;
>>
>> + /*
>> + * For async compaction, also only scan in MOVABLE blocks.
>> + * Async compaction is optimistic to see if the minimum amount
>> + * of work satisfies the allocation.
>> + */
>> + if (cc->mode == MIGRATE_ASYNC &&
>> + !migrate_async_suitable(get_pageblock_migratetype(page)))
>> + continue;
>> +
>> + /* Perform the isolation */
>> + low_pfn = isolate_migratepages_range(zone, cc, low_pfn,
>> + end_pfn, false);
>> + if (!low_pfn || cc->contended)
>> + return ISOLATE_ABORT;
>> +
>> + /*
>> + * Either we isolated something and proceed with migration. Or
>> + * we failed and compact_zone should decide if we should
>> + * continue or not.
>> + */
>> + break;
>> + }
>> +
>> + /* Record where migration scanner will be restarted */
>
> If we make isolate_migratepages* interface like as isolate_freepages*,
> we can get more clean and micro optimized code. Because
> isolate_migratepages_range() can handle arbitrary range and this patch
> make isolate_migratepages() also handle arbitrary range, there would
> be some redundant codes. :)
I'm not sure if it's worth already. Where is the arbitrary range adding
overhead? I can only imagine that next_pageblock: label could do a
'break;' instead of setting up next_capture_pfn, but that's about it AFAICS.
> Thanks.
>
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