Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] powerpc/pseries: Implemented indexed-count hotplug memory remove

[Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On 07/18/2016 10:08 AM, Sahil Mehta wrote:
> Indexed-count remove for memory hotplug guarantees that a contiguous block
> of <count> lmbs beginning at a specified <index> will be unassigned (NOT
> that <count> lmbs will be removed). Because of Qemu's per-DIMM memory
> management, the removal of a contiguous block of memory currently
> requires a series of individual calls. Indexed-count remove reduces
> this series into a single call.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sahil Mehta <smehta@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

> ---
> v2:	-use u32s drc_index and count instead of u32 ic[]
> 	 in dlpar_memory
> 
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c |   84 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 84 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> index d7942ca..244e1a8 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> @@ -503,6 +503,86 @@ static int dlpar_memory_remove_by_index(u32 drc_index, struct property *prop)
>  	return rc;
>  }
> 
> +static int dlpar_memory_remove_by_ic(u32 lmbs_to_remove, u32 drc_index,
> +				     struct property *prop)
> +{
> +	struct of_drconf_cell *lmbs;
> +	u32 num_lmbs, *p;
> +	int i, rc;
> +	int lmbs_available = 0, start_index = 0, end_index;
> +
> +	pr_info("Attempting to hot-remove %u LMB(s) at %x\n",
> +		lmbs_to_remove, drc_index);
> +
> +	if (lmbs_to_remove == 0)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	p = prop->value;
> +	num_lmbs = *p++;
> +	lmbs = (struct of_drconf_cell *)p;
> +
> +	/* Navigate to drc_index */
> +	while (start_index < num_lmbs) {
> +		if (lmbs[start_index].drc_index == drc_index)
> +			break;
> +
> +		start_index++;
> +	}
> +
> +	end_index = start_index + lmbs_to_remove;
> +
> +	/* Validate that there are enough LMBs to satisfy the request */
> +	for (i = start_index; i < end_index; i++) {
> +		if (lmbs[i].flags & DRCONF_MEM_RESERVED)
> +			break;
> +
> +		lmbs_available++;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (lmbs_available < lmbs_to_remove)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < end_index; i++) {
> +		if (!(lmbs[i].flags & DRCONF_MEM_ASSIGNED))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		rc = dlpar_remove_lmb(&lmbs[i]);
> +		if (rc)
> +			break;
> +
> +		lmbs[i].reserved = 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (rc) {
> +		pr_err("Memory indexed-count-remove failed, adding any removed LMBs\n");
> +
> +		for (i = start_index; i < end_index; i++) {
> +			if (!lmbs[i].reserved)
> +				continue;
> +
> +			rc = dlpar_add_lmb(&lmbs[i]);
> +			if (rc)
> +				pr_err("Failed to add LMB, drc index %x\n",
> +				       be32_to_cpu(lmbs[i].drc_index));
> +
> +			lmbs[i].reserved = 0;
> +		}
> +		rc = -EINVAL;
> +	} else {
> +		for (i = start_index; i < end_index; i++) {
> +			if (!lmbs[i].reserved)
> +				continue;
> +
> +			pr_info("Memory at %llx (drc index %x) was hot-removed\n",
> +				lmbs[i].base_addr, lmbs[i].drc_index);
> +
> +			lmbs[i].reserved = 0;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return rc;
> +}
> +
>  #else
>  static inline int pseries_remove_memblock(unsigned long base,
>  					  unsigned int memblock_size)
> @@ -821,6 +901,10 @@ int dlpar_memory(struct pseries_hp_errorlog *hp_elog)
>  		} else if (hp_elog->id_type == PSERIES_HP_ELOG_ID_DRC_INDEX) {
>  			drc_index = hp_elog->_drc_u.drc_index;
>  			rc = dlpar_memory_remove_by_index(drc_index, prop);
> +		} else if (hp_elog->id_type == PSERIES_HP_ELOG_ID_IC) {
> +			count = hp_elog->_drc_u.indexed_count[0];
> +			drc_index = hp_elog->_drc_u.indexed_count[1];
> +			rc = dlpar_memory_remove_by_ic(count, drc_index, prop);
>  		} else
>  			rc = -EINVAL;
>  		break;
> 
> On 07/18/2016 10:04 AM, Sahil Mehta wrote:
>> Indexed-count memory management allows addition and removal of contiguous
>> lmb blocks with a single command. When compared to the series of calls
>> previously required to manage contiguous blocks, indexed-count decreases
>> command frequency and reduces risk of buffer overflow.
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> --------------
>> -[PATCH 1/2]:	-remove potential memory leak when parsing command
>> 		-use u32s drc_index and count instead of u32 ic[]
>> 		 in dlpar_memory
>> -[PATCH 2/2]:	-use u32s drc_index and count instead of u32 ic[]
>> 		 in dlpar_memory
>>
>> -Sahil Mehta
>> ---
>>  include/asm/rtas.h                 |    2
>>  platforms/pseries/dlpar.c          |   34 ++++++
>>  platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c |  184 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  3 files changed, 208 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>>
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