| Message ID | 1718801672-30152-1-git-send-email-yangge1116@126.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New |
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| Series | mm/page_alloc: add one PCP list for THP | expand |
On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM <yangge1116@126.com> wrote: > > From: yangge <yangge1116@126.com> > > Since commit 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for > THP-sized allocations") no longer differentiates the migration type > of pages in THP-sized PCP list, it's possible that non-movable > allocation requests may get a CMA page from the list, in some cases, > it's not acceptable. > > If a large number of CMA memory are configured in system (for > example, the CMA memory accounts for 50% of the system memory), > starting a virtual machine with device passthrough will get stuck. > During starting the virtual machine, it will call > pin_user_pages_remote(..., FOLL_LONGTERM, ...) to pin memory. Normally > if a page is present and in CMA area, pin_user_pages_remote() will > migrate the page from CMA area to non-CMA area because of > FOLL_LONGTERM flag. But if non-movable allocation requests return > CMA memory, migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages() will migrate a CMA > page to another CMA page, which will fail to pass the check in > check_and_migrate_movable_pages() and cause migration endless. > Call trace: > pin_user_pages_remote > --__gup_longterm_locked // endless loops in this function > ----_get_user_pages_locked > ----check_and_migrate_movable_pages > ------migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages > --------alloc_migration_target > > This problem will also have a negative impact on CMA itself. For > example, when CMA is borrowed by THP, and we need to reclaim it > through cma_alloc() or dma_alloc_coherent(), we must move those > pages out to ensure CMA's users can retrieve that contigous memory. > Currently, CMA's memory is occupied by non-movable pages, meaning > we can't relocate them. As a result, cma_alloc() is more likely to > fail. > > To fix the problem above, we add one PCP list for THP, which will > not introduce a new cacheline for struct per_cpu_pages. THP will > have 2 PCP lists, one PCP list is used by MOVABLE allocation, and > the other PCP list is used by UNMOVABLE allocation. MOVABLE > allocation contains GPF_MOVABLE, and UNMOVABLE allocation contains > GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE. > > Fixes: 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for THP-sized allocations") Please add the below tag Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> And I don't think 'mm/page_alloc: add one PCP list for THP' is a good title. Maybe: 'mm/page_alloc: Separate THP PCP into movable and non-movable categories' Whenever you send a new version, please add things like 'PATCH V2', 'PATCH V3'. You have already missed several version numbers, so we may have to start from V2 though V2 is wrong. > Signed-off-by: yangge <yangge1116@126.com> > --- > include/linux/mmzone.h | 9 ++++----- > mm/page_alloc.c | 9 +++++++-- > 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h > index b7546dd..cb7f265 100644 > --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h > +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h > @@ -656,13 +656,12 @@ enum zone_watermarks { > }; > > /* > - * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. One additional list > - * for THP which will usually be GFP_MOVABLE. Even if it is another type, > - * it should not contribute to serious fragmentation causing THP allocation > - * failures. > + * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. Two additional lists > + * are added for THP. One PCP list is used by GPF_MOVABLE, and the other PCP list > + * is used by GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE. > */ > #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE > -#define NR_PCP_THP 1 > +#define NR_PCP_THP 2 > #else > #define NR_PCP_THP 0 > #endif > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > index 8f416a0..0a837e6 100644 > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > @@ -504,10 +504,15 @@ static void bad_page(struct page *page, const char *reason) > > static inline unsigned int order_to_pindex(int migratetype, int order) > { > + bool __maybe_unused movable; > + > #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE > if (order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) { > VM_BUG_ON(order != HPAGE_PMD_ORDER); > - return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS; > + > + movable = migratetype == MIGRATE_MOVABLE; > + > + return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS + movable; > } > #else > VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER); > @@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ static inline int pindex_to_order(unsigned int pindex) > int order = pindex / MIGRATE_PCPTYPES; > > #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE > - if (pindex == NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS) > + if (pindex >= NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS) > order = HPAGE_PMD_ORDER; > #else > VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER); > -- > 2.7.4 >
在 2024/6/20 6:28, Barry Song 写道: > On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM <yangge1116@126.com> wrote: >> >> From: yangge <yangge1116@126.com> >> >> Since commit 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for >> THP-sized allocations") no longer differentiates the migration type >> of pages in THP-sized PCP list, it's possible that non-movable >> allocation requests may get a CMA page from the list, in some cases, >> it's not acceptable. >> >> If a large number of CMA memory are configured in system (for >> example, the CMA memory accounts for 50% of the system memory), >> starting a virtual machine with device passthrough will get stuck. >> During starting the virtual machine, it will call >> pin_user_pages_remote(..., FOLL_LONGTERM, ...) to pin memory. Normally >> if a page is present and in CMA area, pin_user_pages_remote() will >> migrate the page from CMA area to non-CMA area because of >> FOLL_LONGTERM flag. But if non-movable allocation requests return >> CMA memory, migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages() will migrate a CMA >> page to another CMA page, which will fail to pass the check in >> check_and_migrate_movable_pages() and cause migration endless. >> Call trace: >> pin_user_pages_remote >> --__gup_longterm_locked // endless loops in this function >> ----_get_user_pages_locked >> ----check_and_migrate_movable_pages >> ------migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages >> --------alloc_migration_target >> >> This problem will also have a negative impact on CMA itself. For >> example, when CMA is borrowed by THP, and we need to reclaim it >> through cma_alloc() or dma_alloc_coherent(), we must move those >> pages out to ensure CMA's users can retrieve that contigous memory. >> Currently, CMA's memory is occupied by non-movable pages, meaning >> we can't relocate them. As a result, cma_alloc() is more likely to >> fail. >> >> To fix the problem above, we add one PCP list for THP, which will >> not introduce a new cacheline for struct per_cpu_pages. THP will >> have 2 PCP lists, one PCP list is used by MOVABLE allocation, and >> the other PCP list is used by UNMOVABLE allocation. MOVABLE >> allocation contains GPF_MOVABLE, and UNMOVABLE allocation contains >> GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE. >> >> Fixes: 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for THP-sized allocations") > > Please add the below tag > > Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> > > And I don't think 'mm/page_alloc: add one PCP list for THP' is a good > title. Maybe: > > 'mm/page_alloc: Separate THP PCP into movable and non-movable categories' > > Whenever you send a new version, please add things like 'PATCH V2', 'PATCH V3'. > You have already missed several version numbers, so we may have to start from V2 > though V2 is wrong. > Ok, thanks. >> Signed-off-by: yangge <yangge1116@126.com> >> --- >> include/linux/mmzone.h | 9 ++++----- >> mm/page_alloc.c | 9 +++++++-- >> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h >> index b7546dd..cb7f265 100644 >> --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h >> +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h >> @@ -656,13 +656,12 @@ enum zone_watermarks { >> }; >> >> /* >> - * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. One additional list >> - * for THP which will usually be GFP_MOVABLE. Even if it is another type, >> - * it should not contribute to serious fragmentation causing THP allocation >> - * failures. >> + * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. Two additional lists >> + * are added for THP. One PCP list is used by GPF_MOVABLE, and the other PCP list >> + * is used by GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE. >> */ >> #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE >> -#define NR_PCP_THP 1 >> +#define NR_PCP_THP 2 >> #else >> #define NR_PCP_THP 0 >> #endif >> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c >> index 8f416a0..0a837e6 100644 >> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c >> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c >> @@ -504,10 +504,15 @@ static void bad_page(struct page *page, const char *reason) >> >> static inline unsigned int order_to_pindex(int migratetype, int order) >> { >> + bool __maybe_unused movable; >> + >> #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE >> if (order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) { >> VM_BUG_ON(order != HPAGE_PMD_ORDER); >> - return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS; >> + >> + movable = migratetype == MIGRATE_MOVABLE; >> + >> + return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS + movable; >> } >> #else >> VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER); >> @@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ static inline int pindex_to_order(unsigned int pindex) >> int order = pindex / MIGRATE_PCPTYPES; >> >> #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE >> - if (pindex == NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS) >> + if (pindex >= NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS) >> order = HPAGE_PMD_ORDER; >> #else >> VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER); >> -- >> 2.7.4 >>
On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:54:32 +0800 yangge1116@126.com wrote: > From: yangge <yangge1116@126.com> > > Since commit 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for > THP-sized allocations") no longer differentiates the migration type > of pages in THP-sized PCP list, it's possible that non-movable > allocation requests may get a CMA page from the list, in some cases, > it's not acceptable. > > If a large number of CMA memory are configured in system (for > example, the CMA memory accounts for 50% of the system memory), > starting a virtual machine with device passthrough will get stuck. > During starting the virtual machine, it will call > pin_user_pages_remote(..., FOLL_LONGTERM, ...) to pin memory. Normally > if a page is present and in CMA area, pin_user_pages_remote() will > migrate the page from CMA area to non-CMA area because of > FOLL_LONGTERM flag. But if non-movable allocation requests return > CMA memory, migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages() will migrate a CMA > page to another CMA page, which will fail to pass the check in > check_and_migrate_movable_pages() and cause migration endless. > Call trace: Thanks. I'll add this for testing - please send us a new version which addresses Barry's comments.
在 2024/6/20 9:01, Andrew Morton 写道: > On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 20:54:32 +0800 yangge1116@126.com wrote: > >> From: yangge <yangge1116@126.com> >> >> Since commit 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for >> THP-sized allocations") no longer differentiates the migration type >> of pages in THP-sized PCP list, it's possible that non-movable >> allocation requests may get a CMA page from the list, in some cases, >> it's not acceptable. >> >> If a large number of CMA memory are configured in system (for >> example, the CMA memory accounts for 50% of the system memory), >> starting a virtual machine with device passthrough will get stuck. >> During starting the virtual machine, it will call >> pin_user_pages_remote(..., FOLL_LONGTERM, ...) to pin memory. Normally >> if a page is present and in CMA area, pin_user_pages_remote() will >> migrate the page from CMA area to non-CMA area because of >> FOLL_LONGTERM flag. But if non-movable allocation requests return >> CMA memory, migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages() will migrate a CMA >> page to another CMA page, which will fail to pass the check in >> check_and_migrate_movable_pages() and cause migration endless. >> Call trace: > > Thanks. I'll add this for testing - please send us a new version which > addresses Barry's comments. Ok, thanks. New version: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1718845190-4456-1-git-send-email-yangge1116@126.com/
diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h index b7546dd..cb7f265 100644 --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h @@ -656,13 +656,12 @@ enum zone_watermarks { }; /* - * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. One additional list - * for THP which will usually be GFP_MOVABLE. Even if it is another type, - * it should not contribute to serious fragmentation causing THP allocation - * failures. + * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. Two additional lists + * are added for THP. One PCP list is used by GPF_MOVABLE, and the other PCP list + * is used by GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE. */ #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE -#define NR_PCP_THP 1 +#define NR_PCP_THP 2 #else #define NR_PCP_THP 0 #endif diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c index 8f416a0..0a837e6 100644 --- a/mm/page_alloc.c +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c @@ -504,10 +504,15 @@ static void bad_page(struct page *page, const char *reason) static inline unsigned int order_to_pindex(int migratetype, int order) { + bool __maybe_unused movable; + #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE if (order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) { VM_BUG_ON(order != HPAGE_PMD_ORDER); - return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS; + + movable = migratetype == MIGRATE_MOVABLE; + + return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS + movable; } #else VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER); @@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ static inline int pindex_to_order(unsigned int pindex) int order = pindex / MIGRATE_PCPTYPES; #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE - if (pindex == NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS) + if (pindex >= NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS) order = HPAGE_PMD_ORDER; #else VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER);