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Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 09:43:19 +0200
From: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>
To: Liang Chen <liangchen.linux@...il.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, 
	pabeni@...hat.com, hawk@...nel.org, linyunsheng@...wei.com, 
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, jasowang@...hat.com, 
	almasrymina@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v8 1/4] page_pool: transition to reference count
 management after page draining

On Mon, 11 Dec 2023 at 05:53, Liang Chen <liangchen.linux@...il.com> wrote:
>
> To support multiple users referencing the same fragment,
> 'pp_frag_count' is renamed to 'pp_ref_count', transitioning pp pages
> from fragment management to reference count management after draining
> based on the suggestion from [1].
>
> The idea is that the concept of fragmenting exists before the page is
> drained, and all related functions retain their current names.
> However, once the page is drained, its management shifts to being
> governed by 'pp_ref_count'. Therefore, all functions associated with
> that lifecycle stage of a pp page are renamed.
>
> [1]
> http://lore.kernel.org/netdev/f71d9448-70c8-8793-dc9a-0eb48a570300@huawei.com
>
> Signed-off-by: Liang Chen <liangchen.linux@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Yunsheng Lin <linyunsheng@...wei.com>

Reviewed-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org>

> ---
>  .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c   |  4 +-
>  include/linux/mm_types.h                      |  2 +-
>  include/net/page_pool/helpers.h               | 60 +++++++++++--------
>  include/net/page_pool/types.h                 |  6 +-
>  net/core/page_pool.c                          | 12 ++--
>  5 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
> index 8d9743a5e42c..98d33ac7ec64 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_rx.c
> @@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ static void mlx5e_page_release_fragmented(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
>         u16 drain_count = MLX5E_PAGECNT_BIAS_MAX - frag_page->frags;
>         struct page *page = frag_page->page;
>
> -       if (page_pool_defrag_page(page, drain_count) == 0)
> -               page_pool_put_defragged_page(rq->page_pool, page, -1, true);
> +       if (page_pool_unref_page(page, drain_count) == 0)
> +               page_pool_put_unrefed_page(rq->page_pool, page, -1, true);
>  }
>
>  static inline int mlx5e_get_rx_frag(struct mlx5e_rq *rq,
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> index 957ce38768b2..64e4572ef06d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct page {
>                         struct page_pool *pp;
>                         unsigned long _pp_mapping_pad;
>                         unsigned long dma_addr;
> -                       atomic_long_t pp_frag_count;
> +                       atomic_long_t pp_ref_count;
>                 };
>                 struct {        /* Tail pages of compound page */
>                         unsigned long compound_head;    /* Bit zero is set */
> diff --git a/include/net/page_pool/helpers.h b/include/net/page_pool/helpers.h
> index 4ebd544ae977..d0c5e7e6857a 100644
> --- a/include/net/page_pool/helpers.h
> +++ b/include/net/page_pool/helpers.h
> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
>   * page allocated from page pool. Page splitting enables memory saving and thus
>   * avoids TLB/cache miss for data access, but there also is some cost to
>   * implement page splitting, mainly some cache line dirtying/bouncing for
> - * 'struct page' and atomic operation for page->pp_frag_count.
> + * 'struct page' and atomic operation for page->pp_ref_count.
>   *
>   * The API keeps track of in-flight pages, in order to let API users know when
>   * it is safe to free a page_pool object, the API users must call
> @@ -214,69 +214,77 @@ inline enum dma_data_direction page_pool_get_dma_dir(struct page_pool *pool)
>         return pool->p.dma_dir;
>  }
>
> -/* pp_frag_count represents the number of writers who can update the page
> - * either by updating skb->data or via DMA mappings for the device.
> - * We can't rely on the page refcnt for that as we don't know who might be
> - * holding page references and we can't reliably destroy or sync DMA mappings
> - * of the fragments.
> +/**
> + * page_pool_fragment_page() - split a fresh page into fragments
> + * @page:      page to split
> + * @nr:                references to set
> + *
> + * pp_ref_count represents the number of outstanding references to the page,
> + * which will be freed using page_pool APIs (rather than page allocator APIs
> + * like put_page()). Such references are usually held by page_pool-aware
> + * objects like skbs marked for page pool recycling.
>   *
> - * When pp_frag_count reaches 0 we can either recycle the page if the page
> - * refcnt is 1 or return it back to the memory allocator and destroy any
> - * mappings we have.
> + * This helper allows the caller to take (set) multiple references to a
> + * freshly allocated page. The page must be freshly allocated (have a
> + * pp_ref_count of 1). This is commonly done by drivers and
> + * "fragment allocators" to save atomic operations - either when they know
> + * upfront how many references they will need; or to take MAX references and
> + * return the unused ones with a single atomic dec(), instead of performing
> + * multiple atomic inc() operations.
>   */
>  static inline void page_pool_fragment_page(struct page *page, long nr)
>  {
> -       atomic_long_set(&page->pp_frag_count, nr);
> +       atomic_long_set(&page->pp_ref_count, nr);
>  }
>
> -static inline long page_pool_defrag_page(struct page *page, long nr)
> +static inline long page_pool_unref_page(struct page *page, long nr)
>  {
>         long ret;
>
> -       /* If nr == pp_frag_count then we have cleared all remaining
> +       /* If nr == pp_ref_count then we have cleared all remaining
>          * references to the page:
>          * 1. 'n == 1': no need to actually overwrite it.
>          * 2. 'n != 1': overwrite it with one, which is the rare case
> -        *              for pp_frag_count draining.
> +        *              for pp_ref_count draining.
>          *
>          * The main advantage to doing this is that not only we avoid a atomic
>          * update, as an atomic_read is generally a much cheaper operation than
>          * an atomic update, especially when dealing with a page that may be
> -        * partitioned into only 2 or 3 pieces; but also unify the pp_frag_count
> +        * referenced by only 2 or 3 users; but also unify the pp_ref_count
>          * handling by ensuring all pages have partitioned into only 1 piece
>          * initially, and only overwrite it when the page is partitioned into
>          * more than one piece.
>          */
> -       if (atomic_long_read(&page->pp_frag_count) == nr) {
> +       if (atomic_long_read(&page->pp_ref_count) == nr) {
>                 /* As we have ensured nr is always one for constant case using
>                  * the BUILD_BUG_ON(), only need to handle the non-constant case
> -                * here for pp_frag_count draining, which is a rare case.
> +                * here for pp_ref_count draining, which is a rare case.
>                  */
>                 BUILD_BUG_ON(__builtin_constant_p(nr) && nr != 1);
>                 if (!__builtin_constant_p(nr))
> -                       atomic_long_set(&page->pp_frag_count, 1);
> +                       atomic_long_set(&page->pp_ref_count, 1);
>
>                 return 0;
>         }
>
> -       ret = atomic_long_sub_return(nr, &page->pp_frag_count);
> +       ret = atomic_long_sub_return(nr, &page->pp_ref_count);
>         WARN_ON(ret < 0);
>
> -       /* We are the last user here too, reset pp_frag_count back to 1 to
> +       /* We are the last user here too, reset pp_ref_count back to 1 to
>          * ensure all pages have been partitioned into 1 piece initially,
>          * this should be the rare case when the last two fragment users call
> -        * page_pool_defrag_page() currently.
> +        * page_pool_unref_page() currently.
>          */
>         if (unlikely(!ret))
> -               atomic_long_set(&page->pp_frag_count, 1);
> +               atomic_long_set(&page->pp_ref_count, 1);
>
>         return ret;
>  }
>
> -static inline bool page_pool_is_last_frag(struct page *page)
> +static inline bool page_pool_is_last_ref(struct page *page)
>  {
> -       /* If page_pool_defrag_page() returns 0, we were the last user */
> -       return page_pool_defrag_page(page, 1) == 0;
> +       /* If page_pool_unref_page() returns 0, we were the last user */
> +       return page_pool_unref_page(page, 1) == 0;
>  }
>
>  /**
> @@ -301,10 +309,10 @@ static inline void page_pool_put_page(struct page_pool *pool,
>          * allow registering MEM_TYPE_PAGE_POOL, but shield linker.
>          */
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
> -       if (!page_pool_is_last_frag(page))
> +       if (!page_pool_is_last_ref(page))
>                 return;
>
> -       page_pool_put_defragged_page(pool, page, dma_sync_size, allow_direct);
> +       page_pool_put_unrefed_page(pool, page, dma_sync_size, allow_direct);
>  #endif
>  }
>
> diff --git a/include/net/page_pool/types.h b/include/net/page_pool/types.h
> index e1bb92c192de..6a5323619f6e 100644
> --- a/include/net/page_pool/types.h
> +++ b/include/net/page_pool/types.h
> @@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ static inline void page_pool_put_page_bulk(struct page_pool *pool, void **data,
>  }
>  #endif
>
> -void page_pool_put_defragged_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page,
> -                                 unsigned int dma_sync_size,
> -                                 bool allow_direct);
> +void page_pool_put_unrefed_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page,
> +                               unsigned int dma_sync_size,
> +                               bool allow_direct);
>
>  static inline bool is_page_pool_compiled_in(void)
>  {
> diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
> index df2a06d7da52..106220b1f89c 100644
> --- a/net/core/page_pool.c
> +++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
> @@ -650,8 +650,8 @@ __page_pool_put_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page,
>         return NULL;
>  }
>
> -void page_pool_put_defragged_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page,
> -                                 unsigned int dma_sync_size, bool allow_direct)
> +void page_pool_put_unrefed_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page,
> +                               unsigned int dma_sync_size, bool allow_direct)
>  {
>         page = __page_pool_put_page(pool, page, dma_sync_size, allow_direct);
>         if (page && !page_pool_recycle_in_ring(pool, page)) {
> @@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void page_pool_put_defragged_page(struct page_pool *pool, struct page *page,
>                 page_pool_return_page(pool, page);
>         }
>  }
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_pool_put_defragged_page);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_pool_put_unrefed_page);
>
>  /**
>   * page_pool_put_page_bulk() - release references on multiple pages
> @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ void page_pool_put_page_bulk(struct page_pool *pool, void **data,
>                 struct page *page = virt_to_head_page(data[i]);
>
>                 /* It is not the last user for the page frag case */
> -               if (!page_pool_is_last_frag(page))
> +               if (!page_pool_is_last_ref(page))
>                         continue;
>
>                 page = __page_pool_put_page(pool, page, -1, false);
> @@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static struct page *page_pool_drain_frag(struct page_pool *pool,
>         long drain_count = BIAS_MAX - pool->frag_users;
>
>         /* Some user is still using the page frag */
> -       if (likely(page_pool_defrag_page(page, drain_count)))
> +       if (likely(page_pool_unref_page(page, drain_count)))
>                 return NULL;
>
>         if (page_ref_count(page) == 1 && !page_is_pfmemalloc(page)) {
> @@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static void page_pool_free_frag(struct page_pool *pool)
>
>         pool->frag_page = NULL;
>
> -       if (!page || page_pool_defrag_page(page, drain_count))
> +       if (!page || page_pool_unref_page(page, drain_count))
>                 return;
>
>         page_pool_return_page(pool, page);
> --
> 2.31.1
>

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