Re: [PATCH v3 07/13] s390: add pte_free_defer() for pgtables sharing page

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On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 09:38:35PM -0700, Hugh Dickins wrote:
> Add s390-specific pte_free_defer(), to free table page via call_rcu().
> pte_free_defer() will be called inside khugepaged's retract_page_tables()
> loop, where allocating extra memory cannot be relied upon.  This precedes
> the generic version to avoid build breakage from incompatible pgtable_t.
> 
> This version is more complicated than others: because s390 fits two 2K
> page tables into one 4K page (so page->rcu_head must be shared between
> both halves), and already uses page->lru (which page->rcu_head overlays)
> to list any free halves; with clever management by page->_refcount bits.
> 
> Build upon the existing management, adjusted to follow a new rule: that
> a page is never on the free list if pte_free_defer() was used on either
> half (marked by PageActive).  And for simplicity, delay calling RCU until
> both halves are freed.
> 
> Not adding back unallocated fragments to the list in pte_free_defer()
> can result in wasting some amount of memory for pagetables, depending
> on how long the allocated fragment will stay in use. In practice, this
> effect is expected to be insignificant, and not justify a far more
> complex approach, which might allow to add the fragments back later
> in __tlb_remove_table(), where we might not have a stable mm any more.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h |  4 ++
>  arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c          | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  2 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
> index 17eb618f1348..89a9d5ef94f8 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
> +++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
> @@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm,
>  #define pte_free_kernel(mm, pte) page_table_free(mm, (unsigned long *) pte)
>  #define pte_free(mm, pte) page_table_free(mm, (unsigned long *) pte)
>  
> +/* arch use pte_free_defer() implementation in arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c */
> +#define pte_free_defer pte_free_defer
> +void pte_free_defer(struct mm_struct *mm, pgtable_t pgtable);
> +
>  void vmem_map_init(void);
>  void *vmem_crst_alloc(unsigned long val);
>  pte_t *vmem_pte_alloc(void);
> diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
> index 66ab68db9842..760b4ace475e 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
> +++ b/arch/s390/mm/pgalloc.c
> @@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ void page_table_free_pgste(struct page *page)
>   * logic described above. Both AA bits are set to 1 to denote a 4KB-pgtable
>   * while the PP bits are never used, nor such a page is added to or removed
>   * from mm_context_t::pgtable_list.
> + *
> + * pte_free_defer() overrides those rules: it takes the page off pgtable_list,
> + * and prevents both 2K fragments from being reused. pte_free_defer() has to
> + * guarantee that its pgtable cannot be reused before the RCU grace period
> + * has elapsed (which page_table_free_rcu() does not actually guarantee).
> + * But for simplicity, because page->rcu_head overlays page->lru, and because
> + * the RCU callback might not be called before the mm_context_t has been freed,
> + * pte_free_defer() in this implementation prevents both fragments from being
> + * reused, and delays making the call to RCU until both fragments are freed.
>   */
>  unsigned long *page_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  {
> @@ -261,7 +270,7 @@ unsigned long *page_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  					table += PTRS_PER_PTE;
>  				atomic_xor_bits(&page->_refcount,
>  							0x01U << (bit + 24));
> -				list_del(&page->lru);
> +				list_del_init(&page->lru);
>  			}
>  		}
>  		spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.lock);
> @@ -281,6 +290,7 @@ unsigned long *page_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
>  	table = (unsigned long *) page_to_virt(page);
>  	if (mm_alloc_pgste(mm)) {
>  		/* Return 4K page table with PGSTEs */
> +		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&page->lru);
>  		atomic_xor_bits(&page->_refcount, 0x03U << 24);
>  		memset64((u64 *)table, _PAGE_INVALID, PTRS_PER_PTE);
>  		memset64((u64 *)table + PTRS_PER_PTE, 0, PTRS_PER_PTE);
> @@ -300,7 +310,9 @@ static void page_table_release_check(struct page *page, void *table,
>  {
>  	char msg[128];
>  
> -	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_VM) || !mask)
> +	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_VM))
> +		return;
> +	if (!mask && list_empty(&page->lru))
>  		return;
>  	snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg),
>  		 "Invalid pgtable %p release half 0x%02x mask 0x%02x",
> @@ -308,6 +320,15 @@ static void page_table_release_check(struct page *page, void *table,
>  	dump_page(page, msg);
>  }
>  
> +static void pte_free_now(struct rcu_head *head)
> +{
> +	struct page *page;
> +
> +	page = container_of(head, struct page, rcu_head);
> +	pgtable_pte_page_dtor(page);
> +	__free_page(page);
> +}
> +
>  void page_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
>  {
>  	unsigned int mask, bit, half;
> @@ -325,10 +346,17 @@ void page_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
>  		 */
>  		mask = atomic_xor_bits(&page->_refcount, 0x11U << (bit + 24));
>  		mask >>= 24;
> -		if (mask & 0x03U)
> +		if ((mask & 0x03U) && !PageActive(page)) {
> +			/*
> +			 * Other half is allocated, and neither half has had
> +			 * its free deferred: add page to head of list, to make
> +			 * this freed half available for immediate reuse.
> +			 */
>  			list_add(&page->lru, &mm->context.pgtable_list);
> -		else
> -			list_del(&page->lru);
> +		} else {
> +			/* If page is on list, now remove it. */
> +			list_del_init(&page->lru);
> +		}
>  		spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.lock);
>  		mask = atomic_xor_bits(&page->_refcount, 0x10U << (bit + 24));
>  		mask >>= 24;
> @@ -342,8 +370,10 @@ void page_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
>  	}
>  
>  	page_table_release_check(page, table, half, mask);
> -	pgtable_pte_page_dtor(page);
> -	__free_page(page);
> +	if (TestClearPageActive(page))
> +		call_rcu(&page->rcu_head, pte_free_now);
> +	else
> +		pte_free_now(&page->rcu_head);
>  }
>  
>  void page_table_free_rcu(struct mmu_gather *tlb, unsigned long *table,
> @@ -370,10 +400,18 @@ void page_table_free_rcu(struct mmu_gather *tlb, unsigned long *table,
>  	 */
>  	mask = atomic_xor_bits(&page->_refcount, 0x11U << (bit + 24));
>  	mask >>= 24;
> -	if (mask & 0x03U)
> +	if ((mask & 0x03U) && !PageActive(page)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Other half is allocated, and neither half has had
> +		 * its free deferred: add page to end of list, to make
> +		 * this freed half available for reuse once its pending
> +		 * bit has been cleared by __tlb_remove_table().
> +		 */
>  		list_add_tail(&page->lru, &mm->context.pgtable_list);
> -	else
> -		list_del(&page->lru);
> +	} else {
> +		/* If page is on list, now remove it. */
> +		list_del_init(&page->lru);
> +	}
>  	spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.lock);
>  	table = (unsigned long *) ((unsigned long) table | (0x01U << bit));
>  	tlb_remove_table(tlb, table);
> @@ -403,10 +441,28 @@ void __tlb_remove_table(void *_table)
>  	}
>  
>  	page_table_release_check(page, table, half, mask);
> -	pgtable_pte_page_dtor(page);
> -	__free_page(page);
> +	if (TestClearPageActive(page))
> +		call_rcu(&page->rcu_head, pte_free_now);
> +	else
> +		pte_free_now(&page->rcu_head);
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
> +void pte_free_defer(struct mm_struct *mm, pgtable_t pgtable)
> +{
> +	struct page *page;
> +
> +	page = virt_to_page(pgtable);
> +	SetPageActive(page);
> +	page_table_free(mm, (unsigned long *)pgtable);
> +	/*
> +	 * page_table_free() does not do the pgste gmap_unlink() which
> +	 * page_table_free_rcu() does: warn us if pgste ever reaches here.
> +	 */
> +	WARN_ON_ONCE(mm_alloc_pgste(mm));
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE */
> +
>  /*
>   * Base infrastructure required to generate basic asces, region, segment,
>   * and page tables that do not make use of enhanced features like EDAT1.

Tested-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>




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