netdev - Re: [RFC net-next] net: page_pool: fix recycle stats for percpu page

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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:51:46 +0100
From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>
To: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, lorenzo.bianconi@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
	hawk@...nel.org, ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org,
	linyunsheng@...wei.com, toke@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next] net: page_pool: fix recycle stats for percpu
 page_pool allocator

> From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>
> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:08:40 +0100
> 
> > Use global page_pool_recycle_stats percpu counter for percpu page_pool
> > allocator.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  net/core/page_pool.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
> > index 6e0753e6a95b..1bb83b6e7a61 100644
> > --- a/net/core/page_pool.c
> > +++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
> > @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
> >  #define BIAS_MAX	(LONG_MAX >> 1)
> >  
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS
> > +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct page_pool_recycle_stats, pp_recycle_stats);
> > +
> >  /* alloc_stat_inc is intended to be used in softirq context */
> >  #define alloc_stat_inc(pool, __stat)	(pool->alloc_stats.__stat++)
> >  /* recycle_stat_inc is safe to use when preemption is possible. */
> > @@ -220,14 +222,19 @@ static int page_pool_init(struct page_pool *pool,
> >  	pool->has_init_callback = !!pool->slow.init_callback;
> >  
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS
> > -	pool->recycle_stats = alloc_percpu(struct page_pool_recycle_stats);
> > -	if (!pool->recycle_stats)
> > -		return -ENOMEM;
> > +	if (cpuid < 0) {
> 
> TBH I don't like the idea of assuming that only system page_pools might
> be created with cpuid >= 0.
> For example, if I have an Rx queue always pinned to one CPU, I might
> want to create a PP for this queue with the cpuid set already to save
> some cycles when recycling. We might also reuse cpuid later for some
> more optimizations or features.
> 
> Maybe add a new PP_FLAG indicating that system percpu PP stats should be
> used?

Ack, I like the idea. What about creating a flag to indicate this is a percpu
page_pool instead of relying on cpuid value? Maybe it can be useful in the
future, what do you think?

Regards,
Lorenzo

> 
> > +		pool->recycle_stats = alloc_percpu(struct page_pool_recycle_stats);
> > +		if (!pool->recycle_stats)
> > +			return -ENOMEM;
> > +	} else {
> > +		pool->recycle_stats = &pp_recycle_stats;
> > +	}
> >  #endif
> >  
> >  	if (ptr_ring_init(&pool->ring, ring_qsize, GFP_KERNEL) < 0) {
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS
> > -		free_percpu(pool->recycle_stats);
> > +		if (cpuid < 0)
> > +			free_percpu(pool->recycle_stats);
> >  #endif
> >  		return -ENOMEM;
> >  	}
> > @@ -251,7 +258,8 @@ static void page_pool_uninit(struct page_pool *pool)
> >  		put_device(pool->p.dev);
> >  
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL_STATS
> > -	free_percpu(pool->recycle_stats);
> > +	if (pool->cpuid < 0)
> > +		free_percpu(pool->recycle_stats);
> >  #endif
> >  }
> >  
> 
> Thanks,
> Olek

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