Re: [PATCH, v2] ceph: use a shared zero page rather than one per messenger

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On Wed, 29 Feb 2012, Alex Elder wrote:

> Each messenger allocates a page to be used when writing zeroes
> out in the event of error or other abnormal condition.  Instead,
> use the kernel ZERO_PAGE() for that purpose.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Elder <elder@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:  Updated to use kernel ZERO_PAGE()
> 
>  include/linux/ceph/messenger.h |    1
>  net/ceph/messenger.c           |   43
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
> ===================================================================
> --- a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
> @@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct ceph_connection_operations {
>  struct ceph_messenger {
>  	struct ceph_entity_inst inst;    /* my name+address */
>  	struct ceph_entity_addr my_enc_addr;
> -	struct page *zero_page;          /* used in certain error cases */
> 
>  	bool nocrc;
> 
> Index: b/net/ceph/messenger.c
> ===================================================================
> --- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
> +++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
> @@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ static char addr_str[MAX_ADDR_STR][MAX_A
>  static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(addr_str_lock);
>  static int last_addr_str;
> 
> +static struct page *zero_page;		/* used in certain error cases */
> +static void *zero_page_address;		/* kernel virtual addr of
> zero_page */
> +
>  const char *ceph_pr_addr(const struct sockaddr_storage *ss)
>  {
>  	int i;
> @@ -99,18 +102,41 @@ struct workqueue_struct *ceph_msgr_wq;
> 
>  int ceph_msgr_init(void)
>  {
> +	BUG_ON(zero_page != NULL);
> +	zero_page = ZERO_PAGE(0);
> +	page_cache_get(zero_page);
> +
> +	BUG_ON(zero_page_address != NULL);
> +	zero_page_address = kmap(zero_page);

I've always assumed that kmap() used up an expensive slot, and that pages 
should be kmapped only when needed.  Myabe this should still be done 
inside write_partial_msg_pages()?


> +
>  	ceph_msgr_wq = alloc_workqueue("ceph-msgr", WQ_NON_REENTRANT, 0);
>  	if (!ceph_msgr_wq) {
>  		pr_err("msgr_init failed to create workqueue\n");
> +
> +		zero_page_address = NULL;
> +		kunmap(zero_page);
> +		page_cache_release(zero_page);
> +		zero_page = NULL;
> +
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	}
> +
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_msgr_init);
> 
>  void ceph_msgr_exit(void)
>  {
> +	BUG_ON(ceph_msgr_wq == NULL);
>  	destroy_workqueue(ceph_msgr_wq);
> +
> +	BUG_ON(zero_page_address == NULL);
> +	zero_page_address = NULL;
> +
> +	BUG_ON(zero_page == NULL);
> +	kunmap(zero_page);
> +	page_cache_release(zero_page);
> +	zero_page = NULL;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_msgr_exit);
> 
> @@ -841,9 +867,9 @@ static int write_partial_msg_pages(struc
>  			max_write = bv->bv_len;
>  #endif
>  		} else {
> -			page = con->msgr->zero_page;
> +			page = zero_page;
>  			if (crc)
> -				kaddr = page_address(con->msgr->zero_page);
> +				kaddr = zero_page_address;
>  		}
>  		len = min_t(int, max_write - con->out_msg_pos.page_pos,
>  			    total_max_write);
> @@ -914,7 +940,7 @@ static int write_partial_skip(struct cep
> 
>  	while (con->out_skip > 0) {
>  		struct kvec iov = {
> -			.iov_base = page_address(con->msgr->zero_page),
> +			.iov_base = zero_page_address,
>  			.iov_len = min(con->out_skip, (int)PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
>  		};
> 
> @@ -2222,15 +2248,6 @@ struct ceph_messenger *ceph_messenger_cr
> 
>  	spin_lock_init(&msgr->global_seq_lock);
> 
> -	/* the zero page is needed if a request is "canceled" while the
> message
> -	 * is being written over the socket */
> -	msgr->zero_page = __page_cache_alloc(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
> -	if (!msgr->zero_page) {
> -		kfree(msgr);
> -		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> -	}
> -	kmap(msgr->zero_page);
> -
>  	if (myaddr)
>  		msgr->inst.addr = *myaddr;
> 
> @@ -2247,8 +2264,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_messenger_create);
>  void ceph_messenger_destroy(struct ceph_messenger *msgr)
>  {
>  	dout("destroy %p\n", msgr);
> -	kunmap(msgr->zero_page);
> -	__free_page(msgr->zero_page);
>  	kfree(msgr);
>  	dout("destroyed messenger %p\n", msgr);
>  }
> 
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