linux-kernel - [PATCH -next v8 3/3] mm/zswap: delay the initialization of zswap

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Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2023 20:13:18 +0800
From:   Liu Shixin <liushixin2@...wei.com>
To:     Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>,
        Dan Streetman <ddstreet@...e.org>,
        Vitaly Wool <vitaly.wool@...sulko.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Liu Shixin <liushixin2@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH -next v8 3/3] mm/zswap: delay the initialization of zswap

Since some users may not use zswap, the zswap_pool is wasted. Save memory
by delaying the initialization of zswap until enabled.

Signed-off-by: Liu Shixin <liushixin2@...wei.com>
---
 mm/zswap.c | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/zswap.c b/mm/zswap.c
index 9169c2baee87..14db57450bfd 100644
--- a/mm/zswap.c
+++ b/mm/zswap.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ static bool zswap_pool_reached_full;
 
 #define ZSWAP_PARAM_UNSET ""
 
+static int zswap_setup(void);
+
 /* Enable/disable zswap */
 static bool zswap_enabled = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZSWAP_DEFAULT_ON);
 static int zswap_enabled_param_set(const char *,
@@ -222,6 +224,9 @@ enum zswap_init_type {
 
 static enum zswap_init_type zswap_init_state;
 
+/* used to ensure the integrity of initialization */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(zswap_init_lock);
+
 /* init completed, but couldn't create the initial pool */
 static bool zswap_has_pool;
 
@@ -654,7 +659,7 @@ static struct zswap_pool *zswap_pool_create(char *type, char *compressor)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static __init struct zswap_pool *__zswap_pool_create_fallback(void)
+static struct zswap_pool *__zswap_pool_create_fallback(void)
 {
 	bool has_comp, has_zpool;
 
@@ -763,21 +768,28 @@ static int __zswap_param_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp,
 	char *s = strstrip((char *)val);
 	int ret;
 
+	mutex_lock(&zswap_init_lock);
 	switch (zswap_init_state) {
 	case ZSWAP_UNINIT:
 		/* if this is load-time (pre-init) param setting,
 		 * don't create a pool; that's done during init.
 		 */
-		return param_set_charp(s, kp);
+		ret = param_set_charp(s, kp);
+		mutex_unlock(&zswap_init_lock);
+		return ret;
 	case ZSWAP_INIT_SUCCEED:
 		/* no change required */
-		if (!strcmp(s, *(char **)kp->arg) && zswap_has_pool)
+		if (!strcmp(s, *(char **)kp->arg) && zswap_has_pool) {
+			mutex_unlock(&zswap_init_lock);
 			return 0;
+		}
 		break;
 	case ZSWAP_INIT_FAILED:
 		pr_err("can't set param, initialization failed\n");
+		mutex_unlock(&zswap_init_lock);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&zswap_init_lock);
 
 	if (!type) {
 		if (!zpool_has_pool(s)) {
@@ -867,19 +879,30 @@ static int zswap_zpool_param_set(const char *val,
 static int zswap_enabled_param_set(const char *val,
 				   const struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
+	int ret = -ENODEV;
+
+	/*if this is load-time (pre-init) param setting, only set param.*/
+	if (system_state != SYSTEM_RUNNING)
+		return param_set_bool(val, kp);
+
+	mutex_lock(&zswap_init_lock);
 	switch (zswap_init_state) {
 	case ZSWAP_UNINIT:
-		return param_set_bool(val, kp);
+		if (zswap_setup())
+			break;
+		fallthrough;
 	case ZSWAP_INIT_SUCCEED:
-		if (!zswap_has_pool) {
+		if (!zswap_has_pool)
 			pr_err("can't enable, no pool configured\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		} else
-			return param_set_bool(val, kp);
+		else
+			ret = param_set_bool(val, kp);
+		break;
 	case ZSWAP_INIT_FAILED:
 		pr_err("can't enable, initialization failed\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&zswap_init_lock);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*********************************
@@ -1437,7 +1460,7 @@ static const struct frontswap_ops zswap_frontswap_ops = {
 
 static struct dentry *zswap_debugfs_root;
 
-static int __init zswap_debugfs_init(void)
+static int zswap_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	if (!debugfs_initialized())
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1468,7 +1491,7 @@ static int __init zswap_debugfs_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
-static int __init zswap_debugfs_init(void)
+static int zswap_debugfs_init(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1477,7 +1500,7 @@ static int __init zswap_debugfs_init(void)
 /*********************************
 * module init and exit
 **********************************/
-static int __init init_zswap(void)
+static int zswap_setup(void)
 {
 	struct zswap_pool *pool;
 	int ret;
@@ -1540,8 +1563,15 @@ static int __init init_zswap(void)
 	zswap_enabled = false;
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
+
+static int __init zswap_init(void)
+{
+	if (!zswap_enabled)
+		return 0;
+	return zswap_setup();
+}
 /* must be late so crypto has time to come up */
-late_initcall(init_zswap);
+late_initcall(zswap_init);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Seth Jennings <sjennings@...iantweb.net>");
-- 
2.25.1