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Message-ID: <CAK1f24n-tZm=fmkmxU3j8FqBsgUfH9ZfzEwVW6xaEjFQ5_mqyw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:13:37 +0800
From: Lance Yang <ioworker0@...il.com>
To: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>
Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org, david@...hat.com, 21cnbao@...il.com,
mhocko@...e.com, fengwei.yin@...el.com, zokeefe@...gle.com,
shy828301@...il.com, xiehuan09@...il.com, wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com,
songmuchun@...edance.com, peterx@...hat.com, minchan@...nel.org,
linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/3] mm/madvise: introduce clear_young_dirty_ptes()
batch helper
On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 12:25 AM Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com> wrote:
>
> On 16/04/2024 04:34, Lance Yang wrote:
> > This commit introduces clear_young_dirty_ptes() to replace mkold_ptes().
> > By doing so, we can use the same function for both use cases
> > (madvise_pageout and madvise_free), and it also provides the flexibility
> > to only clear the dirty flag in the future if needed.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>
> > Signed-off-by: Lance Yang <ioworker0@...il.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>
Hey Ryan,
Thanks for taking time to review!
Best,
Lance
>
> > ---
> > include/linux/mm_types.h | 9 +++++
> > include/linux/pgtable.h | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> > mm/madvise.c | 3 +-
> > 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> > index c432add95913..28822cd65d2a 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> > @@ -1367,6 +1367,15 @@ enum fault_flag {
> >
> > typedef unsigned int __bitwise zap_flags_t;
> >
> > +/* Flags for clear_young_dirty_ptes(). */
> > +typedef int __bitwise cydp_t;
> > +
> > +/* Clear the access bit */
> > +#define CYDP_CLEAR_YOUNG ((__force cydp_t)BIT(0))
> > +
> > +/* Clear the dirty bit */
> > +#define CYDP_CLEAR_DIRTY ((__force cydp_t)BIT(1))
> > +
> > /*
> > * FOLL_PIN and FOLL_LONGTERM may be used in various combinations with each
> > * other. Here is what they mean, and how to use them:
> > diff --git a/include/linux/pgtable.h b/include/linux/pgtable.h
> > index e2f45e22a6d1..18019f037bae 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/pgtable.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/pgtable.h
> > @@ -361,36 +361,6 @@ static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > }
> > #endif
> >
> > -#ifndef mkold_ptes
> > -/**
> > - * mkold_ptes - Mark PTEs that map consecutive pages of the same folio as old.
> > - * @vma: VMA the pages are mapped into.
> > - * @addr: Address the first page is mapped at.
> > - * @ptep: Page table pointer for the first entry.
> > - * @nr: Number of entries to mark old.
> > - *
> > - * May be overridden by the architecture; otherwise, implemented as a simple
> > - * loop over ptep_test_and_clear_young().
> > - *
> > - * Note that PTE bits in the PTE range besides the PFN can differ. For example,
> > - * some PTEs might be write-protected.
> > - *
> > - * Context: The caller holds the page table lock. The PTEs map consecutive
> > - * pages that belong to the same folio. The PTEs are all in the same PMD.
> > - */
> > -static inline void mkold_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
> > - pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr)
> > -{
> > - for (;;) {
> > - ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, ptep);
> > - if (--nr == 0)
> > - break;
> > - ptep++;
> > - addr += PAGE_SIZE;
> > - }
> > -}
> > -#endif
> > -
> > #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_PMDP_TEST_AND_CLEAR_YOUNG
> > #if defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NONLEAF_PMD_YOUNG)
> > static inline int pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > @@ -489,6 +459,50 @@ static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> > }
> > #endif
> >
> > +#ifndef clear_young_dirty_ptes
> > +/**
> > + * clear_young_dirty_ptes - Mark PTEs that map consecutive pages of the
> > + * same folio as old/clean.
> > + * @mm: Address space the pages are mapped into.
> > + * @addr: Address the first page is mapped at.
> > + * @ptep: Page table pointer for the first entry.
> > + * @nr: Number of entries to mark old/clean.
> > + * @flags: Flags to modify the PTE batch semantics.
> > + *
> > + * May be overridden by the architecture; otherwise, implemented by
> > + * get_and_clear/modify/set for each pte in the range.
> > + *
> > + * Note that PTE bits in the PTE range besides the PFN can differ. For example,
> > + * some PTEs might be write-protected.
> > + *
> > + * Context: The caller holds the page table lock. The PTEs map consecutive
> > + * pages that belong to the same folio. The PTEs are all in the same PMD.
> > + */
> > +static inline void clear_young_dirty_ptes(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> > + unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
> > + unsigned int nr, cydp_t flags)
> > +{
> > + pte_t pte;
> > +
> > + for (;;) {
> > + if (flags == CYDP_CLEAR_YOUNG)
> > + ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, ptep);
> > + else {
> > + pte = ptep_get_and_clear(vma->vm_mm, addr, ptep);
> > + if (flags & CYDP_CLEAR_YOUNG)
> > + pte = pte_mkold(pte);
> > + if (flags & CYDP_CLEAR_DIRTY)
> > + pte = pte_mkclean(pte);
> > + set_pte_at(vma->vm_mm, addr, ptep, pte);
> > + }
> > + if (--nr == 0)
> > + break;
> > + ptep++;
> > + addr += PAGE_SIZE;
> > + }
> > +}
> > +#endif
> > +
> > static inline void ptep_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> > pte_t *ptep)
> > {
> > diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
> > index f59169888b8e..edb592adb749 100644
> > --- a/mm/madvise.c
> > +++ b/mm/madvise.c
> > @@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ static int madvise_cold_or_pageout_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd,
> > continue;
> >
> > if (!pageout && pte_young(ptent)) {
> > - mkold_ptes(vma, addr, pte, nr);
> > + clear_young_dirty_ptes(vma, addr, pte, nr,
> > + CYDP_CLEAR_YOUNG);
> > tlb_remove_tlb_entries(tlb, pte, nr, addr);
> > }
> >
>
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