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Message-ID: <7da6fe17-1257-67e7-379c-99a0ebbe6ba4@huawei.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Dec 2020 16:44:12 +0800
From:   Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>
To:     Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...hat.com>
CC:     <linux-erofs@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "Chao Yu" <chao@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] erofs: get rid of magical Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING

Hi Xiang,

On 2020/12/8 16:23, Gao Xiang wrote:
> Hi Chao,
> 
> On Tue, Dec 08, 2020 at 04:15:59PM +0800, Chao Yu wrote:
>> On 2020/12/7 9:23, Gao Xiang wrote:
>>> Previously, we played around with magical page->mapping for short-lived
>>> temporary pages since we need to identify different types of pages in
>>> the same pcluster but both invalidated and short-lived temporary pages
>>> can have page->mapping == NULL. It was considered as safe because that
>>> temporary pages are all non-LRU / non-movable pages.
>>>
>>> This patch tends to use specific page->private to identify short-lived
>>> pages instead so it won't rely on page->mapping anymore. Details are
>>> described in "compress.h" as well.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@...hat.com>
>>> ---
>>> tested with ro_fsstress for a whole night.
>>>
>>> The old "[PATCH 4/4] erofs: complete a missing case for inplace I/O" is
>>> temporarily dropped since ro_fsstress failed with such modification,
>>> will look into later.
>>>
>>>    fs/erofs/compress.h     | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>>>    fs/erofs/decompressor.c |  2 +-
>>>    fs/erofs/zdata.c        | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>>>    fs/erofs/zdata.h        |  1 +
>>>    4 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/fs/erofs/compress.h b/fs/erofs/compress.h
>>> index 3d452443c545..2bbf47f353ef 100644
>>> --- a/fs/erofs/compress.h
>>> +++ b/fs/erofs/compress.h
>>> @@ -26,30 +26,54 @@ struct z_erofs_decompress_req {
>>>    	bool inplace_io, partial_decoding;
>>>    };
>>> +#define Z_EROFS_SHORTLIVED_PAGE		(-1UL << 2)
>>> +
>>>    /*
>>> - * - 0x5A110C8D ('sallocated', Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING) -
>>> - * used to mark temporary allocated pages from other
>>> - * file/cached pages and NULL mapping pages.
>>> + * For all pages in a pcluster, page->private should be one of
>>> + * Type                         Last 2bits      page->private
>>> + * short-lived page             00              Z_EROFS_SHORTLIVED_PAGE
>>> + * cached/managed page          00              pointer to z_erofs_pcluster
>>> + * online page (file-backed,    01/10/11        sub-index << 2 | count
>>> + *              some pages can be used for inplace I/O)
>>> + *
>>> + * page->mapping should be one of
>>> + * Type                 page->mapping
>>> + * short-lived page     NULL
>>> + * cached/managed page  non-NULL or NULL (invalidated/truncated page)
>>> + * online page          non-NULL
>>> + *
>>> + * For all managed pages, PG_private should be set with 1 extra refcount,
>>> + * which is used for page reclaim / migration.
>>
>> FYI, there is a generic way to set/clear page_private, it binds the private
>> value set and page count operation in one function:
>>
>> attach_page_private()
>> detach_page_private()
>>
>> If there are use cases, let's try to use them as much as possible.
> 
> I discussed this case in the original thread,
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200519100612.GA3687@hsiangkao-HP-ZHAN-66-Pro-G1
> 
> The previous conclusion is that for EROFS case (see Matthew's reply) this
> pair won't have too much usage. since EROFS pattern saves extra page
> reference count (- and +) by cases.

Alright, I see.

> 
> I could use attach_page_private() and detach_page_private() if possible,
> but the problem is I'm not not its such pair internal implementation is
> stable (but the PG_Private rule is stable for decades);
> 
>>
>>>     */
>>> -#define Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING         ((void *)0x5A110C8D)
>>> -/* check if a page is marked as staging */
>>> -static inline bool z_erofs_page_is_staging(struct page *page)
>>> +/*
>>> + * short-lived pages are pages directly from buddy system with specific
>>> + * page->private (no need to set PagePrivate since these are non-LRU /
>>> + * non-movable pages and bypass reclaim / migration code).
>>> + */
>>> +static inline bool z_erofs_is_shortlived_page(struct page *page)
>>>    {
>>> -	return page->mapping == Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING;
>>> +	if (page->private != Z_EROFS_SHORTLIVED_PAGE)
>>> +		return false;
>>> +
>>> +	DBG_BUGON(page->mapping);
>>> +	return true;
>>>    }
>>> -static inline bool z_erofs_put_stagingpage(struct list_head *pagepool,
>>> -					   struct page *page)
>>> +static inline bool z_erofs_put_shortlivedpage(struct list_head *pagepool,
>>> +					      struct page *page)
>>>    {
>>> -	if (!z_erofs_page_is_staging(page))
>>> +	if (!z_erofs_is_shortlived_page(page))
>>>    		return false;
>>> -	/* staging pages should not be used by others at the same time */
>>> -	if (page_ref_count(page) > 1)
>>> +	/* short-lived pages should not be used by others at the same time */
>>> +	if (page_ref_count(page) > 1) {
>>
>> Does this be a possible case?
> 
> Yes, see decompress.c, if will get_page(page);

Yup,

> 
>>
>>>    		put_page(page);
>>> -	else
>>> +	} else {
>>> +		/* follow the pcluster rule above. */
>>> +		set_page_private(page, 0);
>>>    		list_add(&page->lru, pagepool);
>>> +	}
>>>    	return true;
>>>    }
>>> diff --git a/fs/erofs/decompressor.c b/fs/erofs/decompressor.c
>>> index cbadbf55c6c2..1cb1ffd10569 100644
>>> --- a/fs/erofs/decompressor.c
>>> +++ b/fs/erofs/decompressor.c
>>> @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int z_erofs_lz4_prepare_destpages(struct z_erofs_decompress_req *rq,
>>>    			victim = erofs_allocpage(pagepool, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>    			if (!victim)
>>>    				return -ENOMEM;
>>> -			victim->mapping = Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING;
>>> +			set_page_private(victim, Z_EROFS_SHORTLIVED_PAGE);
>>>    		}
>>>    		rq->out[i] = victim;
>>>    	}
>>> diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
>>> index 86fd3bf62af6..afeadf413c2c 100644
>>> --- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
>>> +++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
>>> @@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ int erofs_try_to_free_cached_page(struct address_space *mapping,
>>>    		erofs_workgroup_unfreeze(&pcl->obj, 1);
>>>    		if (ret) {
>>> +			set_page_private(page, 0);
>>>    			ClearPagePrivate(page);
>>>    			put_page(page);
>>
>> detach_page_private()?
> 
> The same as the above.

Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <yuchao0@...wei.com>

Thanks,

> 
> Thanks,
> Gao Xiang
> 
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>>    		}
>>> @@ -648,12 +649,12 @@ static int z_erofs_do_read_page(struct z_erofs_decompress_frontend *fe,
>>>    retry:
>>>    	err = z_erofs_attach_page(clt, page, page_type);
>>> -	/* should allocate an additional staging page for pagevec */
>>> +	/* should allocate an additional short-lived page for pagevec */
>>>    	if (err == -EAGAIN) {
>>>    		struct page *const newpage =
>>>    				alloc_page(GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
>>> -		newpage->mapping = Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING;
>>> +		set_page_private(newpage, Z_EROFS_SHORTLIVED_PAGE);
>>>    		err = z_erofs_attach_page(clt, newpage,
>>>    					  Z_EROFS_PAGE_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE);
>>>    		if (!err)
>>> @@ -710,6 +711,11 @@ static void z_erofs_decompress_kickoff(struct z_erofs_decompressqueue *io,
>>>    		queue_work(z_erofs_workqueue, &io->u.work);
>>>    }
>>> +static bool z_erofs_page_is_invalidated(struct page *page)
>>> +{
>>> +	return !page->mapping && !z_erofs_is_shortlived_page(page);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>    static void z_erofs_decompressqueue_endio(struct bio *bio)
>>>    {
>>>    	tagptr1_t t = tagptr_init(tagptr1_t, bio->bi_private);
>>> @@ -722,7 +728,7 @@ static void z_erofs_decompressqueue_endio(struct bio *bio)
>>>    		struct page *page = bvec->bv_page;
>>>    		DBG_BUGON(PageUptodate(page));
>>> -		DBG_BUGON(!page->mapping);
>>> +		DBG_BUGON(z_erofs_page_is_invalidated(page));
>>>    		if (err)
>>>    			SetPageError(page);
>>> @@ -795,9 +801,9 @@ static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct super_block *sb,
>>>    		/* all pages in pagevec ought to be valid */
>>>    		DBG_BUGON(!page);
>>> -		DBG_BUGON(!page->mapping);
>>> +		DBG_BUGON(z_erofs_page_is_invalidated(page));
>>> -		if (z_erofs_put_stagingpage(pagepool, page))
>>> +		if (z_erofs_put_shortlivedpage(pagepool, page))
>>>    			continue;
>>>    		if (page_type == Z_EROFS_VLE_PAGE_TYPE_HEAD)
>>> @@ -831,9 +837,9 @@ static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct super_block *sb,
>>>    		/* all compressed pages ought to be valid */
>>>    		DBG_BUGON(!page);
>>> -		DBG_BUGON(!page->mapping);
>>> +		DBG_BUGON(z_erofs_page_is_invalidated(page));
>>> -		if (!z_erofs_page_is_staging(page)) {
>>> +		if (!z_erofs_is_shortlived_page(page)) {
>>>    			if (erofs_page_is_managed(sbi, page)) {
>>>    				if (!PageUptodate(page))
>>>    					err = -EIO;
>>> @@ -858,7 +864,7 @@ static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct super_block *sb,
>>>    			overlapped = true;
>>>    		}
>>> -		/* PG_error needs checking for inplaced and staging pages */
>>> +		/* PG_error needs checking for all non-managed pages */
>>>    		if (PageError(page)) {
>>>    			DBG_BUGON(PageUptodate(page));
>>>    			err = -EIO;
>>> @@ -897,8 +903,8 @@ static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct super_block *sb,
>>>    		if (erofs_page_is_managed(sbi, page))
>>>    			continue;
>>> -		/* recycle all individual staging pages */
>>> -		(void)z_erofs_put_stagingpage(pagepool, page);
>>> +		/* recycle all individual short-lived pages */
>>> +		(void)z_erofs_put_shortlivedpage(pagepool, page);
>>>    		WRITE_ONCE(compressed_pages[i], NULL);
>>>    	}
>>> @@ -908,10 +914,10 @@ static int z_erofs_decompress_pcluster(struct super_block *sb,
>>>    		if (!page)
>>>    			continue;
>>> -		DBG_BUGON(!page->mapping);
>>> +		DBG_BUGON(z_erofs_page_is_invalidated(page));
>>> -		/* recycle all individual staging pages */
>>> -		if (z_erofs_put_stagingpage(pagepool, page))
>>> +		/* recycle all individual short-lived pages */
>>> +		if (z_erofs_put_shortlivedpage(pagepool, page))
>>>    			continue;
>>>    		if (err < 0)
>>> @@ -1011,13 +1017,17 @@ static struct page *pickup_page_for_submission(struct z_erofs_pcluster *pcl,
>>>    	mapping = READ_ONCE(page->mapping);
>>>    	/*
>>> -	 * unmanaged (file) pages are all locked solidly,
>>> +	 * file-backed online pages in plcuster are all locked steady,
>>>    	 * therefore it is impossible for `mapping' to be NULL.
>>>    	 */
>>>    	if (mapping && mapping != mc)
>>>    		/* ought to be unmanaged pages */
>>>    		goto out;
>>> +	/* directly return for shortlived page as well */
>>> +	if (z_erofs_is_shortlived_page(page))
>>> +		goto out;
>>> +
>>>    	lock_page(page);
>>>    	/* only true if page reclaim goes wrong, should never happen */
>>> @@ -1062,8 +1072,8 @@ static struct page *pickup_page_for_submission(struct z_erofs_pcluster *pcl,
>>>    out_allocpage:
>>>    	page = erofs_allocpage(pagepool, gfp | __GFP_NOFAIL);
>>>    	if (!tocache || add_to_page_cache_lru(page, mc, index + nr, gfp)) {
>>> -		/* non-LRU / non-movable temporary page is needed */
>>> -		page->mapping = Z_EROFS_MAPPING_STAGING;
>>> +		/* turn into temporary page if fails */
>>> +		set_page_private(page, Z_EROFS_SHORTLIVED_PAGE);
>>>    		tocache = false;
>>>    	}
>>> diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.h b/fs/erofs/zdata.h
>>> index 68c9b29fc0ca..b503b353d4ab 100644
>>> --- a/fs/erofs/zdata.h
>>> +++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.h
>>> @@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static inline void z_erofs_onlinepage_endio(struct page *page)
>>>    	v = atomic_dec_return(u.o);
>>>    	if (!(v & Z_EROFS_ONLINEPAGE_COUNT_MASK)) {
>>> +		set_page_private(page, 0);
>>>    		ClearPagePrivate(page);
>>>    		if (!PageError(page))
>>>    			SetPageUptodate(page);
>>>
>>
> 
> .
> 

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