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Message-ID: <CALZtONBh808S459yH1Nwron-1Dnfcub3WJpeRf3VWEubsyhReg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:08:42 -0500
From:   Dan Streetman <ddstreet@...e.org>
To:     Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RESEND v2 5/5] z3fold: add kref refcounting

On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:06 AM, Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@...il.com> wrote:
> With both coming and already present locking optimizations,
> introducing kref to reference-count z3fold objects is the right
> thing to do. Moreover, it makes buddied list no longer necessary,
> and allows for a simpler handling of headless pages.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Wool <vitalywool@...il.com>
> ---
>  mm/z3fold.c | 145 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/z3fold.c b/mm/z3fold.c
> index 4325bde..59cb14f 100644
> --- a/mm/z3fold.c
> +++ b/mm/z3fold.c
> @@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ enum buddy {
>   *                     z3fold page, except for HEADLESS pages
>   * @buddy:     links the z3fold page into the relevant list in the pool
>   * @page_lock:         per-page lock
> + * @refcount:          reference cound for the z3fold page
>   * @first_chunks:      the size of the first buddy in chunks, 0 if free
>   * @middle_chunks:     the size of the middle buddy in chunks, 0 if free
>   * @last_chunks:       the size of the last buddy in chunks, 0 if free
> @@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ enum buddy {
>  struct z3fold_header {
>         struct list_head buddy;
>         spinlock_t page_lock;
> +       struct kref refcount;
>         unsigned short first_chunks;
>         unsigned short middle_chunks;
>         unsigned short last_chunks;
> @@ -95,8 +97,6 @@ struct z3fold_header {
>   * @unbuddied: array of lists tracking z3fold pages that contain 2- buddies;
>   *             the lists each z3fold page is added to depends on the size of
>   *             its free region.
> - * @buddied:   list tracking the z3fold pages that contain 3 buddies;
> - *             these z3fold pages are full
>   * @lru:       list tracking the z3fold pages in LRU order by most recently
>   *             added buddy.
>   * @pages_nr:  number of z3fold pages in the pool.
> @@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ struct z3fold_header {
>  struct z3fold_pool {
>         spinlock_t lock;
>         struct list_head unbuddied[NCHUNKS];
> -       struct list_head buddied;
>         struct list_head lru;
>         atomic64_t pages_nr;
>         const struct z3fold_ops *ops;
> @@ -121,8 +120,7 @@ struct z3fold_pool {
>   * Internal z3fold page flags
>   */
>  enum z3fold_page_flags {
> -       UNDER_RECLAIM = 0,
> -       PAGE_HEADLESS,
> +       PAGE_HEADLESS = 0,
>         MIDDLE_CHUNK_MAPPED,
>  };
>
> @@ -146,11 +144,11 @@ static struct z3fold_header *init_z3fold_page(struct page *page)
>         struct z3fold_header *zhdr = page_address(page);
>
>         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&page->lru);
> -       clear_bit(UNDER_RECLAIM, &page->private);
>         clear_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private);
>         clear_bit(MIDDLE_CHUNK_MAPPED, &page->private);
>
>         spin_lock_init(&zhdr->page_lock);
> +       kref_init(&zhdr->refcount);
>         zhdr->first_chunks = 0;
>         zhdr->middle_chunks = 0;
>         zhdr->last_chunks = 0;
> @@ -161,9 +159,21 @@ static struct z3fold_header *init_z3fold_page(struct page *page)
>  }
>
>  /* Resets the struct page fields and frees the page */
> -static void free_z3fold_page(struct z3fold_header *zhdr)
> +static void free_z3fold_page(struct page *page)
>  {
> -       __free_page(virt_to_page(zhdr));
> +       __free_page(page);
> +}
> +
> +static void release_z3fold_page(struct kref *ref)
> +{
> +       struct z3fold_header *zhdr = container_of(ref, struct z3fold_header,
> +                                               refcount);
> +       struct page *page = virt_to_page(zhdr);
> +       if (!list_empty(&zhdr->buddy))
> +               list_del(&zhdr->buddy);
> +       if (!list_empty(&page->lru))
> +               list_del(&page->lru);
> +       free_z3fold_page(page);
>  }
>
>  /* Lock a z3fold page */
> @@ -257,7 +267,6 @@ static struct z3fold_pool *z3fold_create_pool(gfp_t gfp,
>         spin_lock_init(&pool->lock);
>         for_each_unbuddied_list(i, 0)
>                 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->unbuddied[i]);
> -       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->buddied);
>         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->lru);
>         atomic64_set(&pool->pages_nr, 0);
>         pool->ops = ops;
> @@ -378,6 +387,7 @@ static int z3fold_alloc(struct z3fold_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t gfp,
>                                 spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
>                                 continue;
>                         }
> +                       kref_get(&zhdr->refcount);
>                         list_del_init(&zhdr->buddy);
>                         spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
>
> @@ -394,10 +404,12 @@ static int z3fold_alloc(struct z3fold_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t gfp,
>                         else if (zhdr->middle_chunks == 0)
>                                 bud = MIDDLE;
>                         else {
> +                               z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
>                                 spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> -                               list_add(&zhdr->buddy, &pool->buddied);
> +                               if (kref_put(&zhdr->refcount,
> +                                            release_z3fold_page))
> +                                       atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
>                                 spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> -                               z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
>                                 pr_err("No free chunks in unbuddied\n");
>                                 WARN_ON(1);
>                                 continue;
> @@ -438,9 +450,6 @@ static int z3fold_alloc(struct z3fold_pool *pool, size_t size, gfp_t gfp,
>                 /* Add to unbuddied list */
>                 freechunks = num_free_chunks(zhdr);
>                 list_add(&zhdr->buddy, &pool->unbuddied[freechunks]);
> -       } else {
> -               /* Add to buddied list */
> -               list_add(&zhdr->buddy, &pool->buddied);
>         }
>
>  headless:
> @@ -504,52 +513,29 @@ static void z3fold_free(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
>                 }
>         }
>
> -       if (test_bit(UNDER_RECLAIM, &page->private)) {
> -               /* z3fold page is under reclaim, reclaim will free */
> -               if (bud != HEADLESS)
> -                       z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
> -               return;
> -       }
> -
> -       /* Remove from existing buddy list */
> -       if (bud != HEADLESS) {
> -               spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> -               /*
> -                * this object may have been removed from its list by
> -                * z3fold_alloc(). In that case we just do nothing,
> -                * z3fold_alloc() will allocate an object and add the page
> -                * to the relevant list.
> -                */
> -               if (!list_empty(&zhdr->buddy)) {
> -                       list_del(&zhdr->buddy);
> -               } else {
> -                       spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> -                       z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
> -                       return;
> -               }
> -               spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> -       }
> -
> -       if (bud == HEADLESS ||
> -           (zhdr->first_chunks == 0 && zhdr->middle_chunks == 0 &&
> -                       zhdr->last_chunks == 0)) {
> -               /* z3fold page is empty, free */
> +       if (bud == HEADLESS) {
>                 spin_lock(&pool->lock);
>                 list_del(&page->lru);
>                 spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> -               clear_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private);
> -               if (bud != HEADLESS)
> -                       z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
> -               free_z3fold_page(zhdr);
> +               free_z3fold_page(page);
>                 atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
>         } else {
> -               z3fold_compact_page(zhdr);
> -               /* Add to the unbuddied list */
> +               if (zhdr->first_chunks != 0 || zhdr->middle_chunks != 0 ||
> +                   zhdr->last_chunks != 0) {
> +                       z3fold_compact_page(zhdr);
> +                       /* Add to the unbuddied list */
> +                       spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> +                       if (!list_empty(&zhdr->buddy))
> +                               list_del(&zhdr->buddy);
> +                       freechunks = num_free_chunks(zhdr);
> +                       list_add(&zhdr->buddy, &pool->unbuddied[freechunks]);
> +                       spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> +               }
> +               z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
>                 spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> -               freechunks = num_free_chunks(zhdr);
> -               list_add(&zhdr->buddy, &pool->unbuddied[freechunks]);
> +               if (kref_put(&zhdr->refcount, release_z3fold_page))
> +                       atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
>                 spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> -               z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
>         }
>
>  }
> @@ -608,13 +594,13 @@ static int z3fold_reclaim_page(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned int retries)
>                         return -EINVAL;
>                 }
>                 page = list_last_entry(&pool->lru, struct page, lru);
> -               list_del(&page->lru);
> +               list_del_init(&page->lru);
>
> -               /* Protect z3fold page against free */
> -               set_bit(UNDER_RECLAIM, &page->private);
>                 zhdr = page_address(page);
>                 if (!test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private)) {
> -                       list_del(&zhdr->buddy);
> +                       if (!list_empty(&zhdr->buddy))
> +                               list_del_init(&zhdr->buddy);
> +                       kref_get(&zhdr->refcount);
>                         spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
>                         z3fold_page_lock(zhdr);
>                         /*
> @@ -655,30 +641,18 @@ static int z3fold_reclaim_page(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned int retries)
>                                 goto next;
>                 }
>  next:
> -               if (!test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private))
> +               if (test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private)) {
> +                       if (ret == 0) {
> +                               free_z3fold_page(page);
> +                               return 0;
> +                       }
> +               } else {
> +                       int freed;
>                         z3fold_page_lock(zhdr);
> -               clear_bit(UNDER_RECLAIM, &page->private);
> -               if ((test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private) && ret == 0) ||
> -                   (zhdr->first_chunks == 0 && zhdr->last_chunks == 0 &&
> -                    zhdr->middle_chunks == 0)) {
> -                       /*
> -                        * All buddies are now free, free the z3fold page and
> -                        * return success.
> -                        */
> -                       if (!test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private))
> -                               z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
> -                       free_z3fold_page(zhdr);
> -                       atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
> -                       return 0;
> -               }  else if (!test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private)) {
> -                       if (zhdr->first_chunks != 0 &&
> -                           zhdr->last_chunks != 0 &&
> -                           zhdr->middle_chunks != 0) {
> -                               /* Full, add to buddied list */
> -                               spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> -                               list_add(&zhdr->buddy, &pool->buddied);
> -                               spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> -                       } else {
> +                       if ((zhdr->first_chunks || zhdr->last_chunks ||
> +                            zhdr->middle_chunks) &&
> +                           !(zhdr->first_chunks && zhdr->last_chunks &&
> +                             zhdr->middle_chunks)) {
>                                 z3fold_compact_page(zhdr);
>                                 /* add to unbuddied list */
>                                 spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> @@ -687,10 +661,15 @@ static int z3fold_reclaim_page(struct z3fold_pool *pool, unsigned int retries)
>                                          &pool->unbuddied[freechunks]);
>                                 spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
>                         }
> -               }
> -
> -               if (!test_bit(PAGE_HEADLESS, &page->private))
>                         z3fold_page_unlock(zhdr);
> +                       spin_lock(&pool->lock);
> +                       freed = kref_put(&zhdr->refcount, release_z3fold_page);
> +                       spin_unlock(&pool->lock);
> +                       if (freed) {
> +                               atomic64_dec(&pool->pages_nr);
> +                               return 0;
> +                       }

you still can't do this - put the kref and then add it back to the lru
later.  freed here is only useful for knowing that it was freed - you
can't assume that !freed means it's still valid for you to use.

> +               }
>
>                 spin_lock(&pool->lock);
>                 /* add to beginning of LRU */
> --
> 2.4.2

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