On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 at 23:43, Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > From: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx> > > SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU makes kmem_caches non mergeable and slows down > kmem_cache_destroy. All bpf_mem_cache are safe to share across different maps > and programs. Convert SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU to batched call_rcu. This change > solves the memory consumption issue, avoids kmem_cache_destroy latency and > keeps bpf hash map performance the same. > > Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx> Makes sense, there was a call_rcu_lazy work from Joel (CCed) on doing this batching using a timer + max batch count instead, I wonder if that fits our use case and could be useful in the future when it is merged? https://lore.kernel.org/rcu/20220713213237.1596225-2-joel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wdyt? > --- > kernel/bpf/memalloc.c | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > kernel/bpf/syscall.c | 5 +++- > 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/memalloc.c b/kernel/bpf/memalloc.c > index 22b729914afe..d765a5cb24b4 100644 > --- a/kernel/bpf/memalloc.c > +++ b/kernel/bpf/memalloc.c > @@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ struct bpf_mem_cache { > /* count of objects in free_llist */ > int free_cnt; > int low_watermark, high_watermark, batch; > + > + struct rcu_head rcu; > + struct llist_head free_by_rcu; > + struct llist_head waiting_for_gp; > + atomic_t call_rcu_in_progress; > }; > > struct bpf_mem_caches { > @@ -188,6 +193,45 @@ static void free_one(struct bpf_mem_cache *c, void *obj) > kfree(obj); > } > > +static void __free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head) > +{ > + struct bpf_mem_cache *c = container_of(head, struct bpf_mem_cache, rcu); > + struct llist_node *llnode = llist_del_all(&c->waiting_for_gp); > + struct llist_node *pos, *t; > + > + llist_for_each_safe(pos, t, llnode) > + free_one(c, pos); > + atomic_set(&c->call_rcu_in_progress, 0); > +} > + > +static void enque_to_free(struct bpf_mem_cache *c, void *obj) > +{ > + struct llist_node *llnode = obj; > + > + /* bpf_mem_cache is a per-cpu object. Freeing happens in irq_work. > + * Nothing races to add to free_by_rcu list. > + */ > + __llist_add(llnode, &c->free_by_rcu); > +} > + > +static void do_call_rcu(struct bpf_mem_cache *c) > +{ > + struct llist_node *llnode, *t; > + > + if (atomic_xchg(&c->call_rcu_in_progress, 1)) > + return; > + > + WARN_ON_ONCE(!llist_empty(&c->waiting_for_gp)); > + llist_for_each_safe(llnode, t, __llist_del_all(&c->free_by_rcu)) > + /* There is no concurrent __llist_add(waiting_for_gp) access. > + * It doesn't race with llist_del_all either. > + * But there could be two concurrent llist_del_all(waiting_for_gp): > + * from __free_rcu() and from drain_mem_cache(). > + */ > + __llist_add(llnode, &c->waiting_for_gp); > + call_rcu(&c->rcu, __free_rcu); > +} > + > static void free_bulk(struct bpf_mem_cache *c) > { > struct llist_node *llnode, *t; > @@ -207,12 +251,13 @@ static void free_bulk(struct bpf_mem_cache *c) > local_dec(&c->active); > if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)) > local_irq_restore(flags); > - free_one(c, llnode); > + enque_to_free(c, llnode); > } while (cnt > (c->high_watermark + c->low_watermark) / 2); > > /* and drain free_llist_extra */ > llist_for_each_safe(llnode, t, llist_del_all(&c->free_llist_extra)) > - free_one(c, llnode); > + enque_to_free(c, llnode); > + do_call_rcu(c); > } > > static void bpf_mem_refill(struct irq_work *work) > @@ -298,7 +343,7 @@ int bpf_mem_alloc_init(struct bpf_mem_alloc *ma, int size) > return -ENOMEM; > size += LLIST_NODE_SZ; /* room for llist_node */ > snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "bpf-%u", size); > - kmem_cache = kmem_cache_create(buf, size, 8, SLAB_TYPESAFE_BY_RCU, NULL); > + kmem_cache = kmem_cache_create(buf, size, 8, 0, NULL); > if (!kmem_cache) { > free_percpu(pc); > return -ENOMEM; > @@ -340,6 +385,15 @@ static void drain_mem_cache(struct bpf_mem_cache *c) > { > struct llist_node *llnode, *t; > > + /* The caller has done rcu_barrier() and no progs are using this > + * bpf_mem_cache, but htab_map_free() called bpf_mem_cache_free() for > + * all remaining elements and they can be in free_by_rcu or in > + * waiting_for_gp lists, so drain those lists now. > + */ > + llist_for_each_safe(llnode, t, __llist_del_all(&c->free_by_rcu)) > + free_one(c, llnode); > + llist_for_each_safe(llnode, t, llist_del_all(&c->waiting_for_gp)) > + free_one(c, llnode); > llist_for_each_safe(llnode, t, llist_del_all(&c->free_llist)) > free_one(c, llnode); > llist_for_each_safe(llnode, t, llist_del_all(&c->free_llist_extra)) > @@ -361,6 +415,10 @@ void bpf_mem_alloc_destroy(struct bpf_mem_alloc *ma) > kmem_cache_destroy(c->kmem_cache); > if (c->objcg) > obj_cgroup_put(c->objcg); > + /* c->waiting_for_gp list was drained, but __free_rcu might > + * still execute. Wait for it now before we free 'c'. > + */ > + rcu_barrier(); > free_percpu(ma->cache); > ma->cache = NULL; > } > diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c > index a4d40d98428a..850270a72350 100644 > --- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c > +++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c > @@ -638,7 +638,10 @@ static void __bpf_map_put(struct bpf_map *map, bool do_idr_lock) > bpf_map_free_id(map, do_idr_lock); > btf_put(map->btf); > INIT_WORK(&map->work, bpf_map_free_deferred); > - schedule_work(&map->work); > + /* Avoid spawning kworkers, since they all might contend > + * for the same mutex like slab_mutex. > + */ > + queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &map->work); > } > } > > -- > 2.30.2 >