Re: [PATCH V2] x86/mm: Split vmalloc_sync_all()

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On Wednesday, October 9, 2019 2:44:18 PM CEST Joerg Roedel wrote:
> From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Git commit 3f8fd02b1bf1 ("mm/vmalloc: Sync unmappings in
> __purge_vmap_area_lazy()") introduced a call to vmalloc_sync_all() in
> the vunmap() code-path.  While this change was necessary to maintain
> correctness on x86-32-pae kernels, it also adds additional cycles for
> architectures that don't need it.
> 
> Specifically on x86-64 with CONFIG_VMAP_STACK=y some people reported
> severe performance regressions in micro-benchmarks because it now also
> calls the x86-64 implementation of vmalloc_sync_all() on vunmap(). But
> the vmalloc_sync_all() implementation on x86-64 is only needed for
> newly created mappings.
> 
> To avoid the unnecessary work on x86-64 and to gain the performance
> back, split up vmalloc_sync_all() into two functions:
> 
> 	* vmalloc_sync_mappings(), and
> 	* vmalloc_sync_unmappings()
> 
> Most call-sites to vmalloc_sync_all() only care about new mappings
> being synchronized. The only exception is the new call-site
> added in the above mentioned commit.
> 
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: 3f8fd02b1bf1 ("mm/vmalloc: Sync unmappings in __purge_vmap_area_lazy()")
> Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx>

For the GHES bits

Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> Changes to initial post:
> 	- Added comments to x86-64 version of
> 	  vmalloc_sync_[un]mappings() as suggested by Dave
> 	  Hansen.
> 
>  arch/x86/mm/fault.c      | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c |  2 +-
>  include/linux/vmalloc.h  |  5 +++--
>  kernel/notifier.c        |  2 +-
>  mm/nommu.c               | 10 +++++++---
>  mm/vmalloc.c             | 11 +++++++----
>  6 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> index 9ceacd1156db..94174361f524 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static inline pmd_t *vmalloc_sync_one(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
>  	return pmd_k;
>  }
>  
> -void vmalloc_sync_all(void)
> +static void vmalloc_sync(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned long address;
>  
> @@ -216,6 +216,16 @@ void vmalloc_sync_all(void)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> +void vmalloc_sync_mappings(void)
> +{
> +	vmalloc_sync();
> +}
> +
> +void vmalloc_sync_unmappings(void)
> +{
> +	vmalloc_sync();
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * 32-bit:
>   *
> @@ -318,11 +328,23 @@ static void dump_pagetable(unsigned long address)
>  
>  #else /* CONFIG_X86_64: */
>  
> -void vmalloc_sync_all(void)
> +void vmalloc_sync_mappings(void)
>  {
> +	/*
> +	 * 64-bit mappings might allocate new p4d/pud pages
> +	 * that need to be propagated to all tasks' PGDs.
> +	 */
>  	sync_global_pgds(VMALLOC_START & PGDIR_MASK, VMALLOC_END);
>  }
>  
> +void vmalloc_sync_unmappings(void)
> +{
> +	/*
> +	 * Unmappings never allocate or free p4d/pud pages.
> +	 * No work is required here.
> +	 */
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * 64-bit:
>   *
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> index 777f6f7122b4..e0d82fab1f44 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
> @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int ghes_estatus_pool_init(int num_ghes)
>  	 * New allocation must be visible in all pgd before it can be found by
>  	 * an NMI allocating from the pool.
>  	 */
> -	vmalloc_sync_all();
> +	vmalloc_sync_mappings();
>  
>  	rc = gen_pool_add(ghes_estatus_pool, addr, PAGE_ALIGN(len), -1);
>  	if (rc)
> diff --git a/include/linux/vmalloc.h b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
> index 4e7809408073..decac0790fc1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/vmalloc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
> @@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ extern int remap_vmalloc_range_partial(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  
>  extern int remap_vmalloc_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, void *addr,
>  							unsigned long pgoff);
> -void vmalloc_sync_all(void);
> - 
> +void vmalloc_sync_mappings(void);
> +void vmalloc_sync_unmappings(void);
> +
>  /*
>   *	Lowlevel-APIs (not for driver use!)
>   */
> diff --git a/kernel/notifier.c b/kernel/notifier.c
> index d9f5081d578d..157d7c29f720 100644
> --- a/kernel/notifier.c
> +++ b/kernel/notifier.c
> @@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(notify_die);
>  
>  int register_die_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
>  {
> -	vmalloc_sync_all();
> +	vmalloc_sync_mappings();
>  	return atomic_notifier_chain_register(&die_chain, nb);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_die_notifier);
> diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
> index 99b7ec318824..3b67bd20c2af 100644
> --- a/mm/nommu.c
> +++ b/mm/nommu.c
> @@ -359,10 +359,14 @@ void vm_unmap_aliases(void)
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vm_unmap_aliases);
>  
>  /*
> - * Implement a stub for vmalloc_sync_all() if the architecture chose not to
> - * have one.
> + * Implement a stub for vmalloc_sync_[un]mapping() if the architecture
> + * chose not to have one.
>   */
> -void __weak vmalloc_sync_all(void)
> +void __weak vmalloc_sync_mappings(void)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +void __weak vmalloc_sync_unmappings(void)
>  {
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
> index a3c70e275f4e..c0be707db434 100644
> --- a/mm/vmalloc.c
> +++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
> @@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ static bool __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
>  	 * First make sure the mappings are removed from all page-tables
>  	 * before they are freed.
>  	 */
> -	vmalloc_sync_all();
> +	vmalloc_sync_unmappings();
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * TODO: to calculate a flush range without looping.
> @@ -3050,16 +3050,19 @@ int remap_vmalloc_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, void *addr,
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(remap_vmalloc_range);
>  
>  /*
> - * Implement a stub for vmalloc_sync_all() if the architecture chose not to
> - * have one.
> + * Implement stubs for vmalloc_sync_[un]mappings () if the architecture chose
> + * not to have one.
>   *
>   * The purpose of this function is to make sure the vmalloc area
>   * mappings are identical in all page-tables in the system.
>   */
> -void __weak vmalloc_sync_all(void)
> +void __weak vmalloc_sync_mappings(void)
>  {
>  }
>  
> +void __weak vmalloc_sync_unmappings(void)
> +{
> +}
>  
>  static int f(pte_t *pte, unsigned long addr, void *data)
>  {
> 







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