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Message-ID: <9dd5520b-ae33-4783-a7df-1461c31bca20@sangfor.com.cn>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:33:50 +0800
From: pengdonglin <pengdonglin@...gfor.com.cn>
To: Eduard Zingerman <eddyz87@...il.com>, martin.lau@...ux.dev,
ast@...nel.org
Cc: song@...nel.org, yhs@...com, rostedt@...dmis.org,
mhiramat@...nel.org, dinghui@...gfor.com.cn,
huangcun@...gfor.com.cn, bpf@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2] bpf: Using binary search to improve the
performance of btf_find_by_name_kind
On 2023/9/12 22:19, Eduard Zingerman wrote:
> On Tue, 2023-09-12 at 16:51 +0300, Eduard Zingerman wrote:
>> On Sat, 2023-09-09 at 02:16 -0700, Donglin Peng wrote:
>>> Currently, we are only using the linear search method to find the type id
>>> by the name, which has a time complexity of O(n). This change involves
>>> sorting the names of btf types in ascending order and using binary search,
>>> which has a time complexity of O(log(n)). This idea was inspired by the
>>> following patch:
>>>
>>> 60443c88f3a8 ("kallsyms: Improve the performance of kallsyms_lookup_name()").
>>>
>>> At present, this improvement is only for searching in vmlinux's and
>>> module's BTFs, and the kind should only be BTF_KIND_FUNC or BTF_KIND_STRUCT.
>>>
>>> Another change is the search direction, where we search the BTF first and
>>> then its base, the type id of the first matched btf_type will be returned.
>>>
>>> Here is a time-consuming result that finding all the type ids of 67,819 kernel
>>> functions in vmlinux's BTF by their names:
>>>
>>> Before: 17000 ms
>>> After: 10 ms
>>>
>>> The average lookup performance has improved about 1700x at the above scenario.
>>>
>>> However, this change will consume more memory, for example, 67,819 kernel
>>> functions will allocate about 530KB memory.
>>
>> Hi Donglin,
>>
>> I think this is a good improvement. However, I wonder, why did you
>> choose to have a separate name map for each BTF kind?
>>
>> I did some analysis for my local testing kernel config and got such numbers:
>> - total number of BTF objects: 97350
>> - number of FUNC and STRUCT objects: 51597
>> - number of FUNC, STRUCT, UNION, ENUM, ENUM64, TYPEDEF, DATASEC objects: 56817
>> (these are all kinds for which lookup by name might make sense)
>> - number of named objects: 54246
>> - number of name collisions:
>> - unique names: 53985 counts
>> - 2 objects with the same name: 129 counts
>> - 3 objects with the same name: 3 counts
>>
>> So, it appears that having a single map for all named objects makes
>> sense and would also simplify the implementation, what do you think?
>
> Some more numbers for my config:
> - 13241 types (struct, union, typedef, enum), log2 13241 = 13.7
> - 43575 funcs, log2 43575 = 15.4
> Thus, having separate map for types vs functions might save ~1.7
> search iterations. Is this a significant slowdown in practice?
>
Thank you, I haven't conducted such a comparative test yet, but I agree
with your point of view.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eduard
>>
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Donglin Peng <pengdonglin@...gfor.com.cn>
>>> ---
>>> Changes in RFC v2:
>>> - Fix the build issue reported by kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
>>> ---
>>> include/linux/btf.h | 1 +
>>> kernel/bpf/btf.c | 300 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>> 2 files changed, 291 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/linux/btf.h b/include/linux/btf.h
>>> index cac9f304e27a..6260a0668773 100644
>>> --- a/include/linux/btf.h
>>> +++ b/include/linux/btf.h
>>> @@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ bool btf_is_kernel(const struct btf *btf);
>>> bool btf_is_module(const struct btf *btf);
>>> struct module *btf_try_get_module(const struct btf *btf);
>>> u32 btf_nr_types(const struct btf *btf);
>>> +u32 btf_type_cnt(const struct btf *btf);
>>> bool btf_member_is_reg_int(const struct btf *btf, const struct btf_type *s,
>>> const struct btf_member *m,
>>> u32 expected_offset, u32 expected_size);
>>> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/btf.c b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
>>> index 817204d53372..51aa9f27853b 100644
>>> --- a/kernel/bpf/btf.c
>>> +++ b/kernel/bpf/btf.c
>>> @@ -240,6 +240,26 @@ struct btf_id_dtor_kfunc_tab {
>>> struct btf_id_dtor_kfunc dtors[];
>>> };
>>>
>>> +enum {
>>> + BTF_ID_NAME_FUNC, /* function */
>>> + BTF_ID_NAME_STRUCT, /* struct */
>>> + BTF_ID_NAME_MAX
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> +struct btf_id_name {
>>> + int id;
>>> + u32 name_off;
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> +struct btf_id_name_map {
>>> + struct btf_id_name *id_name;
>>> + u32 count;
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> +struct btf_id_name_maps {
>>> + struct btf_id_name_map map[BTF_ID_NAME_MAX];
>>> +};
>>> +
>>> struct btf {
>>> void *data;
>>> struct btf_type **types;
>>> @@ -257,6 +277,7 @@ struct btf {
>>> struct btf_kfunc_set_tab *kfunc_set_tab;
>>> struct btf_id_dtor_kfunc_tab *dtor_kfunc_tab;
>>> struct btf_struct_metas *struct_meta_tab;
>>> + struct btf_id_name_maps *id_name_maps;
>>>
>>> /* split BTF support */
>>> struct btf *base_btf;
>>> @@ -532,22 +553,142 @@ u32 btf_nr_types(const struct btf *btf)
>>> return total;
>>> }
>>>
>>> +u32 btf_type_cnt(const struct btf *btf)
>>> +{
>>> + return btf->start_id + btf->nr_types;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static inline u8 btf_id_name_idx_to_kind(int index)
>>> +{
>>> + u8 kind;
>>> +
>>> + switch (index) {
>>> + case BTF_ID_NAME_FUNC:
>>> + kind = BTF_KIND_FUNC;
>>> + break;
>>> + case BTF_ID_NAME_STRUCT:
>>> + kind = BTF_KIND_STRUCT;
>>> + break;
>>> + default:
>>> + kind = BTF_KIND_UNKN;
>>> + break;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + return kind;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static inline int btf_id_name_kind_to_idx(u8 kind)
>>> +{
>>> + int index;
>>> +
>>> + switch (kind) {
>>> + case BTF_KIND_FUNC:
>>> + index = BTF_ID_NAME_FUNC;
>>> + break;
>>> + case BTF_KIND_STRUCT:
>>> + index = BTF_ID_NAME_STRUCT;
>>> + break;
>>> + default:
>>> + index = -1;
>>> + break;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + return index;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static s32 btf_find_by_name_bsearch(struct btf_id_name *id_name,
>>> + u32 size, const char *name,
>>> + struct btf_id_name **start,
>>> + struct btf_id_name **end,
>>> + const struct btf *btf)
>>> +{
>>> + int ret;
>>> + int low, mid, high;
>>> + const char *name_buf;
>>> +
>>> + low = 0;
>>> + high = size - 1;
>>> +
>>> + while (low <= high) {
>>> + mid = low + (high - low) / 2;
>>> + name_buf = btf_name_by_offset(btf, id_name[mid].name_off);
>>> + ret = strcmp(name, name_buf);
>>> + if (ret > 0)
>>> + low = mid + 1;
>>> + else if (ret < 0)
>>> + high = mid - 1;
>>> + else
>>> + break;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + if (low > high)
>>> + return -ESRCH;
>>> +
>>> + if (start) {
>>> + low = mid;
>>> + while (low) {
>>> + name_buf = btf_name_by_offset(btf, id_name[low-1].name_off);
>>> + if (strcmp(name, name_buf))
>>> + break;
>>> + low--;
>>> + }
>>> + *start = &id_name[low];
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + if (end) {
>>> + high = mid;
>>> + while (high < size - 1) {
>>> + name_buf = btf_name_by_offset(btf, id_name[high+1].name_off);
>>> + if (strcmp(name, name_buf))
>>> + break;
>>> + high++;
>>> + }
>>> + *end = &id_name[high];
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + return id_name[mid].id;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> s32 btf_find_by_name_kind(const struct btf *btf, const char *name, u8 kind)
>>> {
>>> + const struct btf_id_name_maps *maps;
>>> + const struct btf_id_name_map *map;
>>> + struct btf_id_name *start;
>>> const struct btf_type *t;
>>> const char *tname;
>>> - u32 i, total;
>>> + int index = btf_id_name_kind_to_idx(kind);
>>> + s32 id, total;
>>>
>>> - total = btf_nr_types(btf);
>>> - for (i = 1; i < total; i++) {
>>> - t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
>>> - if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) != kind)
>>> - continue;
>>> + do {
>>> + maps = btf->id_name_maps;
>>> + if (index >= 0 && maps && maps->map[index].id_name) {
>>> + /* binary search */
>>> + map = &maps->map[index];
>>> + id = btf_find_by_name_bsearch(map->id_name,
>>> + map->count, name, &start, NULL, btf);
>>> + if (id > 0) {
>>> + /*
>>> + * Return the first one that
>>> + * matched
>>> + */
>>> + return start->id;
>>> + }
>>> + } else {
>>> + /* linear search */
>>> + total = btf_type_cnt(btf);
>>> + for (id = btf->start_id; id < total; id++) {
>>> + t = btf_type_by_id(btf, id);
>>> + if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) != kind)
>>> + continue;
>>> +
>>> + tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
>>> + if (!strcmp(tname, name))
>>> + return id;
>>> + }
>>> + }
>>>
>>> - tname = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
>>> - if (!strcmp(tname, name))
>>> - return i;
>>> - }
>>> + btf = btf->base_btf;
>>> + } while (btf);
>>>
>>> return -ENOENT;
>>> }
>>> @@ -1639,6 +1780,32 @@ static void btf_free_id(struct btf *btf)
>>> spin_unlock_irqrestore(&btf_idr_lock, flags);
>>> }
>>>
>>> +static void btf_destroy_id_name(struct btf *btf, int index)
>>> +{
>>> + struct btf_id_name_maps *maps = btf->id_name_maps;
>>> + struct btf_id_name_map *map = &maps->map[index];
>>> +
>>> + if (map->id_name) {
>>> + kvfree(map->id_name);
>>> + map->id_name = NULL;
>>> + map->count = 0;
>>> + }
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static void btf_destroy_id_name_map(struct btf *btf)
>>> +{
>>> + int i;
>>> +
>>> + if (!btf->id_name_maps)
>>> + return;
>>> +
>>> + for (i = 0; i < BTF_ID_NAME_MAX; i++)
>>> + btf_destroy_id_name(btf, i);
>>> +
>>> + kfree(btf->id_name_maps);
>>> + btf->id_name_maps = NULL;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> static void btf_free_kfunc_set_tab(struct btf *btf)
>>> {
>>> struct btf_kfunc_set_tab *tab = btf->kfunc_set_tab;
>>> @@ -1689,6 +1856,7 @@ static void btf_free_struct_meta_tab(struct btf *btf)
>>>
>>> static void btf_free(struct btf *btf)
>>> {
>>> + btf_destroy_id_name_map(btf);
>>> btf_free_struct_meta_tab(btf);
>>> btf_free_dtor_kfunc_tab(btf);
>>> btf_free_kfunc_set_tab(btf);
>>> @@ -5713,6 +5881,107 @@ int get_kern_ctx_btf_id(struct bpf_verifier_log *log, enum bpf_prog_type prog_ty
>>> return kctx_type_id;
>>> }
>>>
>>> +static int btf_compare_id_name(const void *a, const void *b, const void *priv)
>>> +{
>>> + const struct btf_id_name *ia = (const struct btf_id_name *)a;
>>> + const struct btf_id_name *ib = (const struct btf_id_name *)b;
>>> + const struct btf *btf = priv;
>>> + int ret;
>>> +
>>> + /*
>>> + * Sort names in ascending order, if the name is same, sort ids in
>>> + * ascending order.
>>> + */
>>> + ret = strcmp(btf_name_by_offset(btf, ia->name_off),
>>> + btf_name_by_offset(btf, ib->name_off));
>>> + if (!ret)
>>> + ret = ia->id - ib->id;
>>> +
>>> + return ret;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int btf_create_id_name(struct btf *btf, int index)
>>> +{
>>> + struct btf_id_name_maps *maps = btf->id_name_maps;
>>> + struct btf_id_name_map *map = &maps->map[index];
>>> + const struct btf_type *t;
>>> + struct btf_id_name *id_name;
>>> + const char *name;
>>> + int i, j = 0;
>>> + u32 total, count = 0;
>>> + u8 kind;
>>> +
>>> + kind = btf_id_name_idx_to_kind(index);
>>> + if (kind == BTF_KIND_UNKN)
>>> + return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> + if (map->id_name || map->count != 0)
>>> + return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> + total = btf_type_cnt(btf);
>>> + for (i = btf->start_id; i < total; i++) {
>>> + t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
>>> + if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) != kind)
>>> + continue;
>>> + name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
>>> + if (str_is_empty(name))
>>> + continue;
>>> + count++;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + if (count == 0)
>>> + return 0;
>>> +
>>> + id_name = kvcalloc(count, sizeof(struct btf_id_name),
>>> + GFP_KERNEL);
>>> + if (!id_name)
>>> + return -ENOMEM;
>>> +
>>> + for (i = btf->start_id; i < total; i++) {
>>> + t = btf_type_by_id(btf, i);
>>> + if (BTF_INFO_KIND(t->info) != kind)
>>> + continue;
>>> + name = btf_name_by_offset(btf, t->name_off);
>>> + if (str_is_empty(name))
>>> + continue;
>>> +
>>> + id_name[j].id = i;
>>> + id_name[j].name_off = t->name_off;
>>> + j++;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + sort_r(id_name, count, sizeof(id_name[0]), btf_compare_id_name,
>>> + NULL, btf);
>>> +
>>> + map->id_name = id_name;
>>> + map->count = count;
>>> +
>>> + return 0;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static int btf_create_id_name_map(struct btf *btf)
>>> +{
>>> + int err, i;
>>> + struct btf_id_name_maps *maps;
>>> +
>>> + if (btf->id_name_maps)
>>> + return -EBUSY;
>>> +
>>> + maps = kzalloc(sizeof(struct btf_id_name_maps), GFP_KERNEL);
>>> + if (!maps)
>>> + return -ENOMEM;
>>> +
>>> + btf->id_name_maps = maps;
>>> +
>>> + for (i = 0; i < BTF_ID_NAME_MAX; i++) {
>>> + err = btf_create_id_name(btf, i);
>>> + if (err < 0)
>>> + break;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + return err;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> BTF_ID_LIST(bpf_ctx_convert_btf_id)
>>> BTF_ID(struct, bpf_ctx_convert)
>>>
>>> @@ -5760,6 +6029,10 @@ struct btf *btf_parse_vmlinux(void)
>>> if (err)
>>> goto errout;
>>>
>>> + err = btf_create_id_name_map(btf);
>>> + if (err)
>>> + goto errout;
>>> +
>>> /* btf_parse_vmlinux() runs under bpf_verifier_lock */
>>> bpf_ctx_convert.t = btf_type_by_id(btf, bpf_ctx_convert_btf_id[0]);
>>>
>>> @@ -5777,6 +6050,7 @@ struct btf *btf_parse_vmlinux(void)
>>> errout:
>>> btf_verifier_env_free(env);
>>> if (btf) {
>>> + btf_destroy_id_name_map(btf);
>>> kvfree(btf->types);
>>> kfree(btf);
>>> }
>>> @@ -5844,13 +6118,19 @@ static struct btf *btf_parse_module(const char *module_name, const void *data, u
>>> if (err)
>>> goto errout;
>>>
>>> + err = btf_create_id_name_map(btf);
>>> + if (err)
>>> + goto errout;
>>> +
>>> btf_verifier_env_free(env);
>>> refcount_set(&btf->refcnt, 1);
>>> +
>>> return btf;
>>>
>>> errout:
>>> btf_verifier_env_free(env);
>>> if (btf) {
>>> + btf_destroy_id_name_map(btf);
>>> kvfree(btf->data);
>>> kvfree(btf->types);
>>> kfree(btf);
>>
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