On Wed, Jul 09, 2014 at 03:22:22PM +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
> Linux doesn't have an ability to free pages lazy while other OS
> already have been supported that named by madvise(MADV_FREE).
>
> The gain is clear that kernel can discard freed pages rather than
> swapping out or OOM if memory pressure happens.
>
> Without memory pressure, freed pages would be reused by userspace
> without another additional overhead(ex, page fault + allocation
> + zeroing).
>
> How to work is following as.
>
> When madvise syscall is called, VM clears dirty bit of ptes of
> the range. If memory pressure happens, VM checks dirty bit of
> page table and if it found still "clean", it means it's a
> "lazyfree pages" so VM could discard the page instead of swapping out.
> Once there was store operation for the page before VM peek a page
> to reclaim, dirty bit is set so VM can swap out the page instead of
> discarding.
>
> Firstly, heavy users would be general allocators(ex, jemalloc,
> tcmalloc and hope glibc supports it) and jemalloc/tcmalloc already
> have supported the feature for other OS(ex, FreeBSD)
>
> barrios@blaptop:~/benchmark/ebizzy$ lscpu
> Architecture: x86_64
> CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
> Byte Order: Little Endian
> CPU(s): 4
> On-line CPU(s) list: 0-3
> Thread(s) per core: 2
> Core(s) per socket: 2
> Socket(s): 1
> NUMA node(s): 1
> Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
> CPU family: 6
> Model: 42
> Stepping: 7
> CPU MHz: 2801.000
> BogoMIPS: 5581.64
> Virtualization: VT-x
> L1d cache: 32K
> L1i cache: 32K
> L2 cache: 256K
> L3 cache: 4096K
> NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0-3
>
> ebizzy benchmark(./ebizzy -S 10 -n 512)
>
> vanilla-jemalloc MADV_free-jemalloc
>
> 1 thread
> records: 10 records: 10
> avg: 7682.10 avg: 15306.10
> std: 62.35(0.81%) std: 347.99(2.27%)
> max: 7770.00 max: 15622.00
> min: 7598.00 min: 14772.00
>
> 2 thread
> records: 10 records: 10
> avg: 12747.50 avg: 24171.00
> std: 792.06(6.21%) std: 895.18(3.70%)
> max: 13337.00 max: 26023.00
> min: 10535.00 min: 23152.00
>
> 4 thread
> records: 10 records: 10
> avg: 16474.60 avg: 33717.90
> std: 1496.45(9.08%) std: 2008.97(5.96%)
> max: 17877.00 max: 35958.00
> min: 12224.00 min: 29565.00
>
> 8 thread
> records: 10 records: 10
> avg: 16778.50 avg: 33308.10
> std: 825.53(4.92%) std: 1668.30(5.01%)
> max: 17543.00 max: 36010.00
> min: 14576.00 min: 29577.00
>
> 16 thread
> records: 10 records: 10
> avg: 20614.40 avg: 35516.30
> std: 602.95(2.92%) std: 1283.65(3.61%)
> max: 21753.00 max: 37178.00
> min: 19605.00 min: 33217.00
>
> 32 thread
> records: 10 records: 10
> avg: 22771.70 avg: 36018.50
> std: 598.94(2.63%) std: 1046.76(2.91%)
> max: 24035.00 max: 37266.00
> min: 22108.00 min: 34149.00
>
> In summary, MADV_FREE is about 2 time faster than MADV_DONTNEED.
>
> Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Linux API <linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Mel Gorman <mgorman@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jason Evans <je@xxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/rmap.h | 9 ++-
> include/linux/vm_event_item.h | 1 +
> include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h | 1 +
> mm/madvise.c | 136 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> mm/rmap.c | 42 +++++++++-
> mm/vmscan.c | 40 ++++++++--
> mm/vmstat.c | 1 +
> 7 files changed, 218 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/rmap.h b/include/linux/rmap.h
> index be574506e6a9..0ba377b97a38 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rmap.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rmap.h
> @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ enum ttu_flags {
> TTU_UNMAP = 1, /* unmap mode */
> TTU_MIGRATION = 2, /* migration mode */
> TTU_MUNLOCK = 4, /* munlock mode */
> + TTU_FREE = 8, /* free mode */
>
> TTU_IGNORE_MLOCK = (1 << 8), /* ignore mlock */
> TTU_IGNORE_ACCESS = (1 << 9), /* don't age */
> @@ -181,7 +182,8 @@ static inline void page_dup_rmap(struct page *page)
> * Called from mm/vmscan.c to handle paging out
> */
> int page_referenced(struct page *, int is_locked,
> - struct mem_cgroup *memcg, unsigned long *vm_flags);
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg, unsigned long *vm_flags,
> + int *is_dirty);
>
> #define TTU_ACTION(x) ((x) & TTU_ACTION_MASK)
>
> @@ -260,9 +262,12 @@ int rmap_walk(struct page *page, struct rmap_walk_control *rwc);
>
> static inline int page_referenced(struct page *page, int is_locked,
> struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
> - unsigned long *vm_flags)
> + unsigned long *vm_flags,
> + int *is_pte_dirty)
> {
> *vm_flags = 0;
> + if (is_pte_dirty)
> + *is_pte_dirty = 0;
> return 0;
> }
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
> index ced92345c963..e2d3fb1e9814 100644
> --- a/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
> +++ b/include/linux/vm_event_item.h
> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum vm_event_item { PGPGIN, PGPGOUT, PSWPIN, PSWPOUT,
> FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGALLOC),
> PGFREE, PGACTIVATE, PGDEACTIVATE,
> PGFAULT, PGMAJFAULT,
> + PGLAZYFREED,
> FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGREFILL),
> FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSTEAL_KSWAPD),
> FOR_ALL_ZONES(PGSTEAL_DIRECT),
> diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
> index ddc3b36f1046..7a94102b7a02 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/mman-common.h
> @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
> #define MADV_SEQUENTIAL 2 /* expect sequential page references */
> #define MADV_WILLNEED 3 /* will need these pages */
> #define MADV_DONTNEED 4 /* don't need these pages */
> +#define MADV_FREE 5 /* free pages only if memory pressure */
>
> /* common parameters: try to keep these consistent across architectures */
> #define MADV_REMOVE 9 /* remove these pages & resources */
> diff --git a/mm/madvise.c b/mm/madvise.c
> index 0938b30da4ab..55b42e5e32a3 100644
> --- a/mm/madvise.c
> +++ b/mm/madvise.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
> #include <linux/blkdev.h>
> #include <linux/swap.h>
> #include <linux/swapops.h>
> +#include <linux/mmu_notifier.h>
> +
> +#include <asm/tlb.h>
> +
> +struct madvise_free_private {
> + struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> + struct mmu_gather *tlb;
> +};
>
> /*
> * Any behaviour which results in changes to the vma->vm_flags needs to
> @@ -31,6 +39,7 @@ static int madvise_need_mmap_write(int behavior)
> case MADV_REMOVE:
> case MADV_WILLNEED:
> case MADV_DONTNEED:
> + case MADV_FREE:
> return 0;
> default:
> /* be safe, default to 1. list exceptions explicitly */
> @@ -251,6 +260,124 @@ static long madvise_willneed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int madvise_free_pte_range(pmd_t *pmd, unsigned long addr,
> + unsigned long end, struct mm_walk *walk)
> +
> +{
> + struct madvise_free_private *fp = walk->private;
> + struct mmu_gather *tlb = fp->tlb;
> + struct mm_struct *mm = tlb->mm;
> + struct vm_area_struct *vma = fp->vma;
> + spinlock_t *ptl;
> + pte_t *pte, ptent;
> + struct page *page;
> +
> + split_huge_page_pmd(vma, addr, pmd);
> + if (pmd_trans_unstable(pmd))
> + return 0;
> +
> + pte = pte_offset_map_lock(mm, pmd, addr, &ptl);
> + arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
> + for (; addr != end; pte++, addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
> + ptent = *pte;
> +
> + if (!pte_present(ptent))
> + continue;
> +
> + page = vm_normal_page(vma, addr, ptent);
> + if (!page)
> + continue;
> +
> + if (PageSwapCache(page)) {
> + if (trylock_page(page)) {
> + if (try_to_free_swap(page))
> + ClearPageDirty(page);
> + unlock_page(page);
'continue' for !try_to_free_swap(page) case?
> + } else
> + continue;
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * Some of architecture(ex, PPC) don't update TLB
> + * with set_pte_at and tlb_remove_tlb_entry so for
> + * the portability, remap the pte with old|clean
> + * after pte clearing.
> + */
> + ptent = ptep_get_and_clear_full(mm, addr, pte,
> + tlb->fullmm);
> + ptent = pte_mkold(ptent);
> + ptent = pte_mkclean(ptent);
> + set_pte_at(mm, addr, pte, ptent);
> + tlb_remove_tlb_entry(tlb, pte, addr);
> + }
> + arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
> + pte_unmap_unlock(pte - 1, ptl);
> + cond_resched();
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void madvise_free_page_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb,
> + struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
> +{
> + struct madvise_free_private fp = {
> + .vma = vma,
> + .tlb = tlb,
> + };
> +
> + struct mm_walk free_walk = {
> + .pmd_entry = madvise_free_pte_range,
> + .mm = vma->vm_mm,
> + .private = &fp,
> + };
> +
> + BUG_ON(addr >= end);
> + tlb_start_vma(tlb, vma);
> + walk_page_range(addr, end, &free_walk);
> + tlb_end_vma(tlb, vma);
> +}
> +
> +static int madvise_free_single_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> + unsigned long start_addr, unsigned long end_addr)
> +{
> + unsigned long start, end;
> + struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
> + struct mmu_gather tlb;
> +
> + if (vma->vm_flags & (VM_LOCKED|VM_HUGETLB|VM_PFNMAP))
THP uses VM_SPECIAL | VM_HUGETLB | VM_SHARED | VM_MAYSHARE to filter out
'special' VMAs. Looks reasonable here too.
Otherwise:
Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
--
Kirill A. Shutemov
--
To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in
the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM,
see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ .
Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>