Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] mm: swap: swap cluster switch to double link list

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On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 3:18 AM Huang, Ying <ying.huang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Chris Li <chrisl@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 8:01 PM Huang, Ying <ying.huang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Chris Li <chrisl@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >>
> >> > Previously, the swap cluster used a cluster index as a pointer
> >> > to construct a custom single link list type "swap_cluster_list".
> >> > The next cluster pointer is shared with the cluster->count.
> >> > It prevents puting the non free cluster into a list.
> >> >
> >> > Change the cluster to use the standard double link list instead.
> >> > This allows tracing the nonfull cluster in the follow up patch.
> >> > That way, it is faster to get to the nonfull cluster of that order.
> >> >
> >> > Remove the cluster getter/setter for accessing the cluster
> >> > struct member.
> >> >
> >> > The list operation is protected by the swap_info_struct->lock.
> >> >
> >> > Change cluster code to use "struct swap_cluster_info *" to
> >> > reference the cluster rather than by using index. That is more
> >> > consistent with the list manipulation. It avoids the repeat
> >> > adding index to the cluser_info. The code is easier to understand.
> >> >
> >> > Remove the cluster next pointer is NULL flag, the double link
> >> > list can handle the empty list pretty well.
> >> >
> >> > The "swap_cluster_info" struct is two pointer bigger, because
> >> > 512 swap entries share one swap struct, it has very little impact
> >> > on the average memory usage per swap entry. For 1TB swapfile, the
> >> > swap cluster data structure increases from 8MB to 24MB.
> >> >
> >> > Other than the list conversion, there is no real function change
> >> > in this patch.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Chris Li <chrisl@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > ---
> >> >  include/linux/swap.h |  26 +++---
> >> >  mm/swapfile.c        | 227 ++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
> >> >  2 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 183 deletions(-)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
> >> > index 3df75d62a835..690a04f06674 100644
> >> > --- a/include/linux/swap.h
> >> > +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
> >> > @@ -243,22 +243,21 @@ enum {
> >> >   * free clusters are organized into a list. We fetch an entry from the list to
> >> >   * get a free cluster.
> >> >   *
> >> > - * The data field stores next cluster if the cluster is free or cluster usage
> >> > - * counter otherwise. The flags field determines if a cluster is free. This is
> >> > - * protected by swap_info_struct.lock.
> >> > + * The flags field determines if a cluster is free. This is
> >> > + * protected by cluster lock.
> >> >   */
> >> >  struct swap_cluster_info {
> >> >       spinlock_t lock;        /*
> >> >                                * Protect swap_cluster_info fields
> >> > -                              * and swap_info_struct->swap_map
> >> > -                              * elements correspond to the swap
> >> > -                              * cluster
> >> > +                              * other than list, and swap_info_struct->swap_map
> >> > +                              * elements correspond to the swap cluster.
> >> >                                */
> >> > -     unsigned int data:24;
> >> > -     unsigned int flags:8;
> >> > +     u16 count;
> >> > +     u8 flags;
> >> > +     struct list_head list;
> >> >  };
> >> >  #define CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE 1 /* This cluster is free */
> >> > -#define CLUSTER_FLAG_NEXT_NULL 2 /* This cluster has no next cluster */
> >> > +
> >> >
> >> >  /*
> >> >   * The first page in the swap file is the swap header, which is always marked
> >> > @@ -283,11 +282,6 @@ struct percpu_cluster {
> >> >       unsigned int next[SWAP_NR_ORDERS]; /* Likely next allocation offset */
> >> >  };
> >> >
> >> > -struct swap_cluster_list {
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_info head;
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_info tail;
> >> > -};
> >> > -
> >> >  /*
> >> >   * The in-memory structure used to track swap areas.
> >> >   */
> >> > @@ -300,7 +294,7 @@ struct swap_info_struct {
> >> >       unsigned int    max;            /* extent of the swap_map */
> >> >       unsigned char *swap_map;        /* vmalloc'ed array of usage counts */
> >> >       struct swap_cluster_info *cluster_info; /* cluster info. Only for SSD */
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_list free_clusters; /* free clusters list */
> >> > +     struct list_head free_clusters; /* free clusters list */
> >> >       unsigned int lowest_bit;        /* index of first free in swap_map */
> >> >       unsigned int highest_bit;       /* index of last free in swap_map */
> >> >       unsigned int pages;             /* total of usable pages of swap */
> >> > @@ -331,7 +325,7 @@ struct swap_info_struct {
> >> >                                        * list.
> >> >                                        */
> >> >       struct work_struct discard_work; /* discard worker */
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_list discard_clusters; /* discard clusters list */
> >> > +     struct list_head discard_clusters; /* discard clusters list */
> >> >       struct plist_node avail_lists[]; /*
> >> >                                          * entries in swap_avail_heads, one
> >> >                                          * entry per node.
> >> > diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
> >> > index 9c6d8e557c0f..0b11c437f9cc 100644
> >> > --- a/mm/swapfile.c
> >> > +++ b/mm/swapfile.c
> >> > @@ -290,64 +290,11 @@ static void discard_swap_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> >> >  #endif
> >> >  #define LATENCY_LIMIT                256
> >> >
> >> > -static inline void cluster_set_flag(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> >> > -     unsigned int flag)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     info->flags = flag;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline unsigned int cluster_count(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     return info->data;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline void cluster_set_count(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> >> > -                                  unsigned int c)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     info->data = c;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline void cluster_set_count_flag(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> >> > -                                      unsigned int c, unsigned int f)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     info->flags = f;
> >> > -     info->data = c;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline unsigned int cluster_next(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     return info->data;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline void cluster_set_next(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> >> > -                                 unsigned int n)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     info->data = n;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline void cluster_set_next_flag(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> >> > -                                      unsigned int n, unsigned int f)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     info->flags = f;
> >> > -     info->data = n;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> >  static inline bool cluster_is_free(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> >> >  {
> >> >       return info->flags & CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE;
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> > -static inline bool cluster_is_null(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     return info->flags & CLUSTER_FLAG_NEXT_NULL;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline void cluster_set_null(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     info->flags = CLUSTER_FLAG_NEXT_NULL;
> >> > -     info->data = 0;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> >  static inline struct swap_cluster_info *lock_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> >> >                                                    unsigned long offset)
> >> >  {
> >> > @@ -394,65 +341,11 @@ static inline void unlock_cluster_or_swap_info(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> >> >               spin_unlock(&si->lock);
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> > -static inline bool cluster_list_empty(struct swap_cluster_list *list)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     return cluster_is_null(&list->head);
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static inline unsigned int cluster_list_first(struct swap_cluster_list *list)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     return cluster_next(&list->head);
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static void cluster_list_init(struct swap_cluster_list *list)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     cluster_set_null(&list->head);
> >> > -     cluster_set_null(&list->tail);
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static void cluster_list_add_tail(struct swap_cluster_list *list,
> >> > -                               struct swap_cluster_info *ci,
> >> > -                               unsigned int idx)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     if (cluster_list_empty(list)) {
> >> > -             cluster_set_next_flag(&list->head, idx, 0);
> >> > -             cluster_set_next_flag(&list->tail, idx, 0);
> >> > -     } else {
> >> > -             struct swap_cluster_info *ci_tail;
> >> > -             unsigned int tail = cluster_next(&list->tail);
> >> > -
> >> > -             /*
> >> > -              * Nested cluster lock, but both cluster locks are
> >> > -              * only acquired when we held swap_info_struct->lock
> >> > -              */
> >> > -             ci_tail = ci + tail;
> >> > -             spin_lock_nested(&ci_tail->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
> >> > -             cluster_set_next(ci_tail, idx);
> >> > -             spin_unlock(&ci_tail->lock);
> >> > -             cluster_set_next_flag(&list->tail, idx, 0);
> >> > -     }
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> > -static unsigned int cluster_list_del_first(struct swap_cluster_list *list,
> >> > -                                        struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> >> > -{
> >> > -     unsigned int idx;
> >> > -
> >> > -     idx = cluster_next(&list->head);
> >> > -     if (cluster_next(&list->tail) == idx) {
> >> > -             cluster_set_null(&list->head);
> >> > -             cluster_set_null(&list->tail);
> >> > -     } else
> >> > -             cluster_set_next_flag(&list->head,
> >> > -                                   cluster_next(&ci[idx]), 0);
> >> > -
> >> > -     return idx;
> >> > -}
> >> > -
> >> >  /* Add a cluster to discard list and schedule it to do discard */
> >> >  static void swap_cluster_schedule_discard(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> >> > -             unsigned int idx)
> >> > +             struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> >> >  {
> >> > +     unsigned int idx = ci - si->cluster_info;
> >>
> >> IIRC, we have reached consensus that we will add a helper for this
> >> pattern.
> >
> > Yes, sorry about that. When I drop the V2 fixup branch, I forget to update that.
> >
> >
> >>
> >> > -     while (!cluster_list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> >> > -             idx = cluster_list_del_first(&si->discard_clusters, info);
> >> > +     while (!list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> >> > +             ci = list_first_entry(&si->discard_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, list);
> >> > +             list_del(&ci->list);
> >> > +             idx = ci - si->cluster_info;
> >> >               spin_unlock(&si->lock);
> >> >
> >> >               discard_swap_cluster(si, idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER,
> >> >                               SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> >> >
> >> >               spin_lock(&si->lock);
> >> > -             ci = lock_cluster(si, idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> >> > -             __free_cluster(si, idx);
> >> > +
> >> > +             spin_lock(&ci->lock);
> >>
> >> If you really don't like lock_cluster(), please replace unlock_cluster()
> >> below with spin_unlock() too.
> >>
> >
> > Done. Switch to spin_unlock().
> >
> >
> >
> >> > +             __free_cluster(si, ci);
> >> >               memset(si->swap_map + idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER,
> >> >                               0, SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> >> >               unlock_cluster(ci);
> >> > @@ -521,20 +412,20 @@ static void swap_users_ref_free(struct percpu_ref *ref)
> >> >       complete(&si->comp);
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> > -static void alloc_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> >> > +static struct swap_cluster_info *alloc_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> >> >  {
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_info *ci = si->cluster_info;
> >> > +     struct swap_cluster_info *ci = list_first_entry(&si->free_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, list);
> >> >
> >> > -     VM_BUG_ON(cluster_list_first(&si->free_clusters) != idx);
> >> > -     cluster_list_del_first(&si->free_clusters, ci);
> >> > -     cluster_set_count_flag(ci + idx, 0, 0);
> >> > +     VM_BUG_ON(ci - si->cluster_info != idx);
> >> > +     list_del(&ci->list);
> >> > +     ci->count = 0;
> >> > +     ci->flags = 0;
> >> > +     return ci;
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> > -static void free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> >> > +static void free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> >> >  {
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_info *ci = si->cluster_info + idx;
> >> > -
> >> > -     VM_BUG_ON(cluster_count(ci) != 0);
> >> > +     VM_BUG_ON(ci->count != 0);
> >> >       /*
> >> >        * If the swap is discardable, prepare discard the cluster
> >> >        * instead of free it immediately. The cluster will be freed
> >> > @@ -542,11 +433,11 @@ static void free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> >> >        */
> >> >       if ((si->flags & (SWP_WRITEOK | SWP_PAGE_DISCARD)) ==
> >> >           (SWP_WRITEOK | SWP_PAGE_DISCARD)) {
> >> > -             swap_cluster_schedule_discard(si, idx);
> >> > +             swap_cluster_schedule_discard(si, ci);
> >> >               return;
> >> >       }
> >> >
> >> > -     __free_cluster(si, idx);
> >> > +     __free_cluster(si, ci);
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> >  /*
> >> > @@ -559,15 +450,15 @@ static void add_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> >> >       unsigned long count)
> >> >  {
> >> >       unsigned long idx = page_nr / SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> >> > +     struct swap_cluster_info *ci = cluster_info + idx;
> >> >
> >> >       if (!cluster_info)
> >> >               return;
> >> > -     if (cluster_is_free(&cluster_info[idx]))
> >> > +     if (cluster_is_free(ci))
> >> >               alloc_cluster(p, idx);
> >> >
> >> > -     VM_BUG_ON(cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) + count > SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> >> > -     cluster_set_count(&cluster_info[idx],
> >> > -             cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) + count);
> >> > +     VM_BUG_ON(ci->count + count > SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> >> > +     ci->count += count;
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> >  /*
> >> > @@ -581,24 +472,20 @@ static void inc_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> >  /*
> >> > - * The cluster corresponding to page_nr decreases one usage. If the usage
> >> > - * counter becomes 0, which means no page in the cluster is in using, we can
> >> > - * optionally discard the cluster and add it to free cluster list.
> >> > + * The cluster ci decreases one usage. If the usage counter becomes 0,
> >> > + * which means no page in the cluster is in using, we can optionally discard
> >> > + * the cluster and add it to free cluster list.
> >> >   */
> >> > -static void dec_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> >> > -     struct swap_cluster_info *cluster_info, unsigned long page_nr)
> >> > +static void dec_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p, struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> >> >  {
> >> > -     unsigned long idx = page_nr / SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> >> > -
> >> > -     if (!cluster_info)
> >> > +     if (!p->cluster_info)
> >> >               return;
> >> >
> >> > -     VM_BUG_ON(cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) == 0);
> >> > -     cluster_set_count(&cluster_info[idx],
> >> > -             cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) - 1);
> >> > +     VM_BUG_ON(ci->count == 0);
> >> > +     ci->count--;
> >> >
> >> > -     if (cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) == 0)
> >> > -             free_cluster(p, idx);
> >> > +     if (!ci->count)
> >> > +             free_cluster(p, ci);
> >> >  }
> >> >
> >> >  /*
> >> > @@ -611,10 +498,10 @@ scan_swap_map_ssd_cluster_conflict(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> >> >  {
> >> >       struct percpu_cluster *percpu_cluster;
> >> >       bool conflict;
> >> > -
> >> > +     struct swap_cluster_info *first = list_first_entry(&si->free_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, list);
> >> >       offset /= SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> >> > -     conflict = !cluster_list_empty(&si->free_clusters) &&
> >> > -             offset != cluster_list_first(&si->free_clusters) &&
> >> > +     conflict = !list_empty(&si->free_clusters) &&
> >> > +             offset !=  first - si->cluster_info &&
> >> >               cluster_is_free(&si->cluster_info[offset]);
> >> >
> >> >       if (!conflict)
> >> > @@ -655,10 +542,14 @@ static bool scan_swap_map_try_ssd_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> >> >       cluster = this_cpu_ptr(si->percpu_cluster);
> >> >       tmp = cluster->next[order];
> >> >       if (tmp == SWAP_NEXT_INVALID) {
> >> > -             if (!cluster_list_empty(&si->free_clusters)) {
> >> > -                     tmp = cluster_next(&si->free_clusters.head) *
> >> > -                                     SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> >> > -             } else if (!cluster_list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> >> > +             if (!list_empty(&si->free_clusters)) {
> >> > +                     ci = list_first_entry(&si->free_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, list);
> >> > +                     list_del(&ci->list);
> >>
> >> IIRC, we shouldn't delete the cluster from the free list here, because
> >> we will delete it later in alloc_cluster().
> >>
> >> > +                     spin_lock(&ci->lock);
> >> > +                     ci->flags = 0;
> >>
> >> And also shouldn't set ci->flags here too.  Because the cluster may be
> >> kept in free list if scan_swap_map_ssd_cluster_conflict() returns true.
> >
> > If we both delete the cluster from the free list and clear the flag
> > here. alloc_cluster() will not see this cluster because the flags have
> > been cleared.
> > Will that work?
>
> You are right.  This works.

Thanks for the confirmation.

> However, I think that it's better to change as less as possible except
> converting cluster list implementation.  If we don't delete the cluster
> from the free cluster list here and leave it to alloc_cluster(), does it
> work?  If so, we can make the patch smaller and focused.  If necessary,
> we can make the change in the later patch of the series.

Agree. I later came to the same conclusion. Let me do just that in the
next version.

Thanks for the review and suggestion.

Chris





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