linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] rcu/kvfree: Prevents cache growing when the backoff_page_cache

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Message-ID: <ZDEfFcEhirm443xE@pc636>
Date:   Sat, 8 Apr 2023 10:00:21 +0200
From:   Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Zhang, Qiang1" <qiang1.zhang@...el.com>,
        Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>,
        "frederic@...nel.org" <frederic@...nel.org>,
        "joel@...lfernandes.org" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        "qiang.zhang1211@...il.com" <qiang.zhang1211@...il.com>,
        "rcu@...r.kernel.org" <rcu@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rcu/kvfree: Prevents cache growing when the
 backoff_page_cache_fill is set

On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 05:04:03PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 11:11:37PM +0000, Zhang, Qiang1 wrote:
> > >>On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 06:37:53AM +0200, Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 06, 2023 at 08:12:38AM +0800, Zqiang wrote:
> > > > Currently, in kfree_rcu_shrink_scan(), the drain_page_cache() is
> > > > executed before kfree_rcu_monitor() to drain page cache, if the bnode
> > > > structure's->gp_snap has done, the kvfree_rcu_bulk() will fill the
> > > > page cache again in kfree_rcu_monitor(), this commit add a check
> > > > for krcp structure's->backoff_page_cache_fill in put_cached_bnode(),
> > > > if the krcp structure's->backoff_page_cache_fill is set, prevent page
> > > > cache growing.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang1.zhang@...el.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  kernel/rcu/tree.c | 2 ++
> > > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > > > index 9cc0a7766fd2..f25430ae1936 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > > > @@ -2907,6 +2907,8 @@ static inline bool
> > > >  put_cached_bnode(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp,
> > > >  	struct kvfree_rcu_bulk_data *bnode)
> > > >  {
> > > > +	if (atomic_read(&krcp->backoff_page_cache_fill))
> > > > +		return false;
> > > >  	// Check the limit.
> > > >  	if (krcp->nr_bkv_objs >= rcu_min_cached_objs)
> > > >  		return false;
> > > > -- 
> > > > 2.32.0
> > > >
> > > Reviewed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@...il.com>
> > >
> > >Thank you both!
> > >
> > >One question, though.  Might it be better to instead modify the "for"
> > >loop in fill_page_cache_func() to start at krcp->nr_bkv_objs instead
> > >of starting at zero?  That way, we still provide a single page under
> > >low-memory conditions, but provide rcu_min_cached_objs of them if memory
> > >is plentiful.
> > >
> > >Alternatively, if we really don't want to allow any pages at all under
> > >low-memory conditions, shouldn't the fill_page_cache_func() set nr_pages
> > >to zero (instead of the current 1) when the krcp->backoff_page_cache_fill
> > >flag is set?  
> > 
> > Hi, Paul
> > 
> > If the krcp->backoff_page_cache_fill is true, the put_cached_bnode () return false,
> > the allocated single page will also be freed in fill_page_cache_func().
> > 
> > or it would be better not to allocate under memory pressure.
> 
> That was my thought.  ;-)
> 
> > How about like this?
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > index 9cc0a7766fd2..94aedbc3da36 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > @@ -2907,6 +2907,8 @@ static inline bool
> >  put_cached_bnode(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp,
> >         struct kvfree_rcu_bulk_data *bnode)
> >  {
> > +       if (atomic_read(&krcp->backoff_page_cache_fill))
> > +               return false;
> >         // Check the limit.
> >         if (krcp->nr_bkv_objs >= rcu_min_cached_objs)
> >                 return false;
> > @@ -3220,7 +3222,7 @@ static void fill_page_cache_func(struct work_struct *work)
> >         int i;
> > 
> >         nr_pages = atomic_read(&krcp->backoff_page_cache_fill) ?
> > -               1 : rcu_min_cached_objs;
> > +               0 : rcu_min_cached_objs;
> > 
> >         for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
> 
> The other question is why this loop does not allow for any pages
> that might already be allocated, thus perhaps looking like this:
> 
> 		for (i = krcp->nr_bkv_objs; i < nr_pages; i++) {
> 
> Or do we somehow know that krcp->nr_bkv_objs is equal to zero?  (I am not
> seeing this, but I do feel the need to ask.)
> 
Usually we start from zero, this is when a ptr. was not added into
a bulk array, due to no memory reason for a single argument and no
cache pages anymore for double argument.

In the fill page function, the limit is checked by the put_cached_bnode() itself
so it stops prefetch once nr_bkv_objs contains desired value.

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Uladzislau Rezki