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Message-Id: <20240814230533.54938-1-21cnbao@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:05:33 +1200
From: Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/6] mm: Introduce a pageflag for partially mapped folios


On Thu, Aug 15, 2024 at 12:37 AM Usama Arif <usamaarif642@...il.com> wrote:
[snip]
> >>>>
> >>>> -void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio)
> >>>> +void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio, bool partially_mapped)
> >>>>  {
> >>>>         struct deferred_split *ds_queue = get_deferred_split_queue(folio);
> >>>>  #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> >>>> @@ -3485,14 +3487,17 @@ void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio)
> >>>>         if (folio_test_swapcache(folio))
> >>>>                 return;
> >>>>
> >>>> -       if (!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list))
> >>>> -               return;
> >>>> -
> >>>>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
> >>>> +       if (partially_mapped)
> >>>> +               folio_set_partially_mapped(folio);
> >>>> +       else
> >>>> +               folio_clear_partially_mapped(folio);
> >>>>         if (list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) {
> >>>> -               if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
> >>>> -                       count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
> >>>> -               count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
> >>>> +               if (partially_mapped) {
> >>>> +                       if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
> >>>> +                               count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
> >>>> +                       count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
> >>>
> >>> This code completely broke MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED for PMD_ORDER. It
> >>> added the folio to the deferred_list as entirely_mapped
> >>> (partially_mapped == false).
> >>> However, when partially_mapped becomes true, there's no opportunity to
> >>> add it again
> >>> as it has been there on the list. Are you consistently seeing the counter for
> >>> PMD_ORDER as 0?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Ah I see it, this should fix it?
> >>
> >> -void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio)
> >> +/* partially_mapped=false won't clear PG_partially_mapped folio flag */
> >> +void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio, bool partially_mapped)
> >>  {
> >>         struct deferred_split *ds_queue = get_deferred_split_queue(folio);
> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> >> @@ -3485,14 +3488,14 @@ void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio)
> >>         if (folio_test_swapcache(folio))
> >>                 return;
> >>
> >> -       if (!list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list))
> >> -               return;
> >> -
> >>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
> >> -       if (list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) {
> >> +       if (partially_mapped) {
> >> +               folio_set_partially_mapped(folio);
> >>                 if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
> >>                         count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
> >>                 count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
> >> +       }
> >> +       if (list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) {
> >>                 list_add_tail(&folio->_deferred_list, &ds_queue->split_queue);
> >>                 ds_queue->split_queue_len++;
> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> >>
> >
> > not enough. as deferred_split_folio(true) won't be called if folio has been
> > deferred_list in __folio_remove_rmap():
> >
> >         if (partially_mapped && folio_test_anon(folio) &&
> >             list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list))
> >                 deferred_split_folio(folio, true);
> >
> > so you will still see 0.
> >
>
> ah yes, Thanks.
>
> So below diff over the current v3 series should work for all cases:
>
>
> diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
> index b4d72479330d..482e3ab60911 100644
> --- a/mm/huge_memory.c
> +++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
> @@ -3483,6 +3483,7 @@ void __folio_undo_large_rmappable(struct folio *folio)
>         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
>  }
>
> +/* partially_mapped=false won't clear PG_partially_mapped folio flag */
>  void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio, bool partially_mapped)
>  {
>         struct deferred_split *ds_queue = get_deferred_split_queue(folio);
> @@ -3515,16 +3516,16 @@ void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio, bool partially_mapped)
>                 return;
>
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
> -       if (partially_mapped)
> +       if (partially_mapped) {
>                 folio_set_partially_mapped(folio);
> -       else
> -               folio_clear_partially_mapped(folio);
> +               if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
> +                       count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
> +               count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
> +       } else {
> +               /* partially mapped folios cannont become partially unmapped */
> +               VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(folio_test_partially_mapped(folio), folio);
> +       }
>         if (list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list)) {
> -               if (partially_mapped) {
> -                       if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
> -                               count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
> -                       count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
> -               }
>                 list_add_tail(&folio->_deferred_list, &ds_queue->split_queue);
>                 ds_queue->split_queue_len++;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> diff --git a/mm/rmap.c b/mm/rmap.c
> index 9ad558c2bad0..4c330635aa4e 100644
> --- a/mm/rmap.c
> +++ b/mm/rmap.c
> @@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ static __always_inline void __folio_remove_rmap(struct folio *folio,
>          * Check partially_mapped first to ensure it is a large folio.
>          */
>         if (partially_mapped && folio_test_anon(folio) &&
> -           list_empty(&folio->_deferred_list))
> +           !folio_test_partially_mapped(folio))
>                 deferred_split_folio(folio, true);
>
>         __folio_mod_stat(folio, -nr, -nr_pmdmapped);
>

This is an improvement, but there's still an issue. Two or more threads can
execute deferred_split_folio() simultaneously, which could lead to
DEFERRED_SPLIT being added multiple times. We should double-check
the status after acquiring the spinlock.

diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index f401ceded697..3d247826fb95 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -3607,10 +3607,12 @@ void deferred_split_folio(struct folio *folio, bool partially_mapped)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ds_queue->split_queue_lock, flags);
 	if (partially_mapped) {
-		folio_set_partially_mapped(folio);
-		if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
-			count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
-		count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
+		if (!folio_test_partially_mapped(folio)) {
+			folio_set_partially_mapped(folio);
+			if (folio_test_pmd_mappable(folio))
+				count_vm_event(THP_DEFERRED_SPLIT_PAGE);
+			count_mthp_stat(folio_order(folio), MTHP_STAT_SPLIT_DEFERRED);
+		}
 	} else {
 		/* partially mapped folios cannont become partially unmapped */
 		VM_WARN_ON_FOLIO(folio_test_partially_mapped(folio), folio);

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