Re: [PATCH] mm/page_alloc: add one PCP list for THP

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On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM <yangge1116@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: yangge <yangge1116@xxxxxxx>
>
> Since commit 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for
> THP-sized allocations") no longer differentiates the migration type
> of pages in THP-sized PCP list, it's possible that non-movable
> allocation requests may get a CMA page from the list, in some cases,
> it's not acceptable.
>
> If a large number of CMA memory are configured in system (for
> example, the CMA memory accounts for 50% of the system memory),
> starting a virtual machine with device passthrough will get stuck.
> During starting the virtual machine, it will call
> pin_user_pages_remote(..., FOLL_LONGTERM, ...) to pin memory. Normally
> if a page is present and in CMA area, pin_user_pages_remote() will
> migrate the page from CMA area to non-CMA area because of
> FOLL_LONGTERM flag. But if non-movable allocation requests return
> CMA memory, migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages() will migrate a CMA
> page to another CMA page, which will fail to pass the check in
> check_and_migrate_movable_pages() and cause migration endless.
> Call trace:
> pin_user_pages_remote
> --__gup_longterm_locked // endless loops in this function
> ----_get_user_pages_locked
> ----check_and_migrate_movable_pages
> ------migrate_longterm_unpinnable_pages
> --------alloc_migration_target
>
> This problem will also have a negative impact on CMA itself. For
> example, when CMA is borrowed by THP, and we need to reclaim it
> through cma_alloc() or dma_alloc_coherent(), we must move those
> pages out to ensure CMA's users can retrieve that contigous memory.
> Currently, CMA's memory is occupied by non-movable pages, meaning
> we can't relocate them. As a result, cma_alloc() is more likely to
> fail.
>
> To fix the problem above, we add one PCP list for THP, which will
> not introduce a new cacheline for struct per_cpu_pages. THP will
> have 2 PCP lists, one PCP list is used by MOVABLE allocation, and
> the other PCP list is used by UNMOVABLE allocation. MOVABLE
> allocation contains GPF_MOVABLE, and UNMOVABLE allocation contains
> GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE.
>
> Fixes: 5d0a661d808f ("mm/page_alloc: use only one PCP list for THP-sized allocations")

Please add the below tag

Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

And I don't think 'mm/page_alloc: add one PCP list for THP' is a good
title. Maybe:

'mm/page_alloc: Separate THP PCP into movable and non-movable categories'

Whenever you send a new version, please add things like 'PATCH V2', 'PATCH V3'.
You have already missed several version numbers, so we may have to start from V2
though V2 is wrong.

> Signed-off-by: yangge <yangge1116@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/mmzone.h | 9 ++++-----
>  mm/page_alloc.c        | 9 +++++++--
>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
> index b7546dd..cb7f265 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
> @@ -656,13 +656,12 @@ enum zone_watermarks {
>  };
>
>  /*
> - * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. One additional list
> - * for THP which will usually be GFP_MOVABLE. Even if it is another type,
> - * it should not contribute to serious fragmentation causing THP allocation
> - * failures.
> + * One per migratetype for each PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER. Two additional lists
> + * are added for THP. One PCP list is used by GPF_MOVABLE, and the other PCP list
> + * is used by GFP_UNMOVABLE and GFP_RECLAIMABLE.
>   */
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
> -#define NR_PCP_THP 1
> +#define NR_PCP_THP 2
>  #else
>  #define NR_PCP_THP 0
>  #endif
> diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> index 8f416a0..0a837e6 100644
> --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> @@ -504,10 +504,15 @@ static void bad_page(struct page *page, const char *reason)
>
>  static inline unsigned int order_to_pindex(int migratetype, int order)
>  {
> +       bool __maybe_unused movable;
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
>         if (order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER) {
>                 VM_BUG_ON(order != HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
> -               return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS;
> +
> +               movable = migratetype == MIGRATE_MOVABLE;
> +
> +               return NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS + movable;
>         }
>  #else
>         VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER);
> @@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ static inline int pindex_to_order(unsigned int pindex)
>         int order = pindex / MIGRATE_PCPTYPES;
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
> -       if (pindex == NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS)
> +       if (pindex >= NR_LOWORDER_PCP_LISTS)
>                 order = HPAGE_PMD_ORDER;
>  #else
>         VM_BUG_ON(order > PAGE_ALLOC_COSTLY_ORDER);
> --
> 2.7.4
>





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