* [PATCH v2] setup: dynamically detect default huge page size
@ 2026-06-23 15:43 Prateek
2026-07-07 16:38 ` Gabriel Krisman Bertazi
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Prateek @ 2026-06-23 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gabriel; +Cc: io-uring, kprateek283
Replaces the hardcoded 2MB huge page size with dynamic detection by
parsing /proc/meminfo. This fixes no-mmap allocation failures on
architectures with different default huge page sizes (like ARM64
which often uses 512MB) or x86 systems configured for 1GB pages.
- Safely parses /proc/meminfo without allocating memory.
- Adds a __uring_memcmp shim for CONFIG_NOLIBC builds, allowing
setup.c to use standard memcmp for the Hugepagesize: match.
- Drops the MAP_HUGE_2MB mmap flag to allow the kernel to correctly
apply the system's default huge page size.
- Falls back safely to 2MB if /proc/meminfo is unreadable.
Signed-off-by: Prateek <kprateek283@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- Initialized hps explicitly to 0.
- Replaced the char-by-char Hugepagesize comparison with a new __uring_memcmp helper.
- Removed the redundant ret variable and simplified the fallback assignment using a ternary operator.
src/lib.h | 2 ++
src/nolibc.c | 19 +++++++++++++
src/setup.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/lib.h b/src/lib.h
index 4d32d3e1..463dd4b5 100644
--- a/src/lib.h
+++ b/src/lib.h
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@
void *__uring_memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
void *__uring_malloc(size_t len);
void __uring_free(void *p);
+int __uring_memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
#define malloc(LEN) __uring_malloc(LEN)
#define free(PTR) __uring_free(PTR)
#define memset(PTR, C, LEN) __uring_memset(PTR, C, LEN)
+#define memcmp(S1, S2, LEN) __uring_memcmp(S1, S2, LEN)
#endif
#endif /* #ifndef LIBURING_LIB_H */
diff --git a/src/nolibc.c b/src/nolibc.c
index 88b1494a..14ede500 100644
--- a/src/nolibc.c
+++ b/src/nolibc.c
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ void *__uring_memset(void *s, int c, size_t n)
return s;
}
+int __uring_memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n)
+{
+ size_t i;
+ const unsigned char *p1 = s1, *p2 = s2;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (p1[i] != p2[i])
+ return p1[i] - p2[i];
+
+ /*
+ * An empty inline ASM to avoid auto-vectorization
+ * because it's too bloated for liburing.
+ */
+ __asm__ volatile ("");
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
struct uring_heap {
size_t len;
char user_p[] __attribute__((__aligned__));
diff --git a/src/setup.c b/src/setup.c
index ea6f11fd..88f86784 100644
--- a/src/setup.c
+++ b/src/setup.c
@@ -220,15 +220,58 @@ __cold int io_uring_ring_dontfork(struct io_uring *ring)
return 0;
}
-#ifndef MAP_HUGE_SHIFT
-#define MAP_HUGE_SHIFT 26
-#endif
-#ifndef MAP_HUGE_2MB
-#define MAP_HUGE_2MB (21U << MAP_HUGE_SHIFT)
-#endif
-/* FIXME */
-static size_t huge_page_size = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+static size_t get_huge_page_size(void)
+{
+ static size_t hps = 0;
+ char buf[4096];
+ char *p, *end;
+ unsigned long val = 0;
+ ssize_t n;
+ int fd;
+
+ if (hps)
+ return hps;
+
+ fd = __sys_open("/proc/meminfo", O_RDONLY, 0);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ goto out;
+
+ n = __sys_read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+ __sys_close(fd);
+ if (n <= 0)
+ goto out;
+ buf[n] = '\0';
+
+ /*
+ * Scan line-by-line for "Hugepagesize:".
+ */
+ p = buf;
+ end = buf + n;
+ while (p < end) {
+ /* Check if this line starts with "Hugepagesize:" (13 chars) */
+ if (p + 13 <= end && !memcmp(p, "Hugepagesize:", 13)) {
+ p += 13;
+ while (p < end && (*p == ' ' || *p == '\t'))
+ p++;
+ val = 0;
+ while (p < end && *p >= '0' && *p <= '9') {
+ val = val * 10 + (*p - '0');
+ p++;
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+ /* Advance to next line */
+ while (p < end && *p != '\n')
+ p++;
+ if (p < end)
+ p++;
+ }
+out:
+ hps = val ? val * 1024 : 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+ return hps;
+}
+
#define KRING_SIZE 64
@@ -261,13 +304,13 @@ static int io_uring_alloc_huge(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
mem_used = (mem_used + page_size - 1) & ~(page_size - 1);
/*
- * A maxed-out number of CQ entries with IORING_SETUP_CQE32 fills a 2MB
- * huge page by itself, so the SQ entries won't fit in the same huge
- * page. For SQEs, that shouldn't be possible given KERN_MAX_ENTRIES,
+ * A maxed-out number of CQ entries with IORING_SETUP_CQE32 can fill a
+ * single huge page by itself, so the SQ entries won't fit in the same
+ * huge page. For SQEs, that shouldn't be possible given KERN_MAX_ENTRIES,
* but check that too to future-proof (e.g. against different huge page
* sizes). Bail out early so we don't overrun.
*/
- if (!buf && (sqes_mem > huge_page_size || ring_mem > huge_page_size))
+ if (!buf && (sqes_mem > get_huge_page_size() || ring_mem > get_huge_page_size()))
return -ENOMEM;
if (buf) {
@@ -279,8 +322,8 @@ static int io_uring_alloc_huge(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
if (sqes_mem <= page_size)
buf_size = page_size;
else {
- buf_size = huge_page_size;
- map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB | MAP_HUGE_2MB;
+ buf_size = get_huge_page_size();
+ map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB;
}
sqes_size = buf_size;
ptr = __sys_mmap(NULL, sqes_size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
@@ -302,8 +345,8 @@ static int io_uring_alloc_huge(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
if (ring_mem <= page_size)
buf_size = page_size;
else {
- buf_size = huge_page_size;
- map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB | MAP_HUGE_2MB;
+ buf_size = get_huge_page_size();
+ map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB;
}
ptr = __sys_mmap(NULL, buf_size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_SHARED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|map_hugetlb,
--
2.43.0
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2026-06-23 15:43 [PATCH v2] setup: dynamically detect default huge page size Prateek
@ 2026-07-07 16:38 ` Gabriel Krisman Bertazi
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Gabriel Krisman Bertazi @ 2026-07-07 16:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Prateek; +Cc: io-uring, kprateek283
Prateek <kprateek283@gmail.com> writes:
> Replaces the hardcoded 2MB huge page size with dynamic detection by
> parsing /proc/meminfo. This fixes no-mmap allocation failures on
> architectures with different default huge page sizes (like ARM64
> which often uses 512MB) or x86 systems configured for 1GB pages.
>
> - Safely parses /proc/meminfo without allocating memory.
> - Adds a __uring_memcmp shim for CONFIG_NOLIBC builds, allowing
> setup.c to use standard memcmp for the Hugepagesize: match.
> - Drops the MAP_HUGE_2MB mmap flag to allow the kernel to correctly
> apply the system's default huge page size.
> - Falls back safely to 2MB if /proc/meminfo is unreadable.
Reviewed-by: Gabriel Krisman Bertazi <krisman@suse.de>
>
> Signed-off-by: Prateek <kprateek283@gmail.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Initialized hps explicitly to 0.
> - Replaced the char-by-char Hugepagesize comparison with a new __uring_memcmp helper.
> - Removed the redundant ret variable and simplified the fallback assignment using a ternary operator.
>
> src/lib.h | 2 ++
> src/nolibc.c | 19 +++++++++++++
> src/setup.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
> 3 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/lib.h b/src/lib.h
> index 4d32d3e1..463dd4b5 100644
> --- a/src/lib.h
> +++ b/src/lib.h
> @@ -41,10 +41,12 @@
> void *__uring_memset(void *s, int c, size_t n);
> void *__uring_malloc(size_t len);
> void __uring_free(void *p);
> +int __uring_memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n);
>
> #define malloc(LEN) __uring_malloc(LEN)
> #define free(PTR) __uring_free(PTR)
> #define memset(PTR, C, LEN) __uring_memset(PTR, C, LEN)
> +#define memcmp(S1, S2, LEN) __uring_memcmp(S1, S2, LEN)
> #endif
>
> #endif /* #ifndef LIBURING_LIB_H */
> diff --git a/src/nolibc.c b/src/nolibc.c
> index 88b1494a..14ede500 100644
> --- a/src/nolibc.c
> +++ b/src/nolibc.c
> @@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ void *__uring_memset(void *s, int c, size_t n)
> return s;
> }
>
> +int __uring_memcmp(const void *s1, const void *s2, size_t n)
> +{
> + size_t i;
> + const unsigned char *p1 = s1, *p2 = s2;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
> + if (p1[i] != p2[i])
> + return p1[i] - p2[i];
> +
> + /*
> + * An empty inline ASM to avoid auto-vectorization
> + * because it's too bloated for liburing.
> + */
> + __asm__ volatile ("");
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> struct uring_heap {
> size_t len;
> char user_p[] __attribute__((__aligned__));
> diff --git a/src/setup.c b/src/setup.c
> index ea6f11fd..88f86784 100644
> --- a/src/setup.c
> +++ b/src/setup.c
> @@ -220,15 +220,58 @@ __cold int io_uring_ring_dontfork(struct io_uring *ring)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -#ifndef MAP_HUGE_SHIFT
> -#define MAP_HUGE_SHIFT 26
> -#endif
> -#ifndef MAP_HUGE_2MB
> -#define MAP_HUGE_2MB (21U << MAP_HUGE_SHIFT)
> -#endif
>
> -/* FIXME */
> -static size_t huge_page_size = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
> +static size_t get_huge_page_size(void)
> +{
> + static size_t hps = 0;
> + char buf[4096];
> + char *p, *end;
> + unsigned long val = 0;
> + ssize_t n;
> + int fd;
> +
> + if (hps)
> + return hps;
> +
> + fd = __sys_open("/proc/meminfo", O_RDONLY, 0);
> + if (fd < 0)
> + goto out;
> +
> + n = __sys_read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
> + __sys_close(fd);
> + if (n <= 0)
> + goto out;
> + buf[n] = '\0';
> +
> + /*
> + * Scan line-by-line for "Hugepagesize:".
> + */
> + p = buf;
> + end = buf + n;
> + while (p < end) {
> + /* Check if this line starts with "Hugepagesize:" (13 chars) */
> + if (p + 13 <= end && !memcmp(p, "Hugepagesize:", 13)) {
> + p += 13;
> + while (p < end && (*p == ' ' || *p == '\t'))
> + p++;
> + val = 0;
> + while (p < end && *p >= '0' && *p <= '9') {
> + val = val * 10 + (*p - '0');
> + p++;
> + }
> + break;
> + }
> + /* Advance to next line */
> + while (p < end && *p != '\n')
> + p++;
> + if (p < end)
> + p++;
> + }
> +out:
> + hps = val ? val * 1024 : 2 * 1024 * 1024;
> + return hps;
> +}
> +
>
> #define KRING_SIZE 64
>
> @@ -261,13 +304,13 @@ static int io_uring_alloc_huge(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
> mem_used = (mem_used + page_size - 1) & ~(page_size - 1);
>
> /*
> - * A maxed-out number of CQ entries with IORING_SETUP_CQE32 fills a 2MB
> - * huge page by itself, so the SQ entries won't fit in the same huge
> - * page. For SQEs, that shouldn't be possible given KERN_MAX_ENTRIES,
> + * A maxed-out number of CQ entries with IORING_SETUP_CQE32 can fill a
> + * single huge page by itself, so the SQ entries won't fit in the same
> + * huge page. For SQEs, that shouldn't be possible given KERN_MAX_ENTRIES,
> * but check that too to future-proof (e.g. against different huge page
> * sizes). Bail out early so we don't overrun.
> */
> - if (!buf && (sqes_mem > huge_page_size || ring_mem > huge_page_size))
> + if (!buf && (sqes_mem > get_huge_page_size() || ring_mem > get_huge_page_size()))
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> if (buf) {
> @@ -279,8 +322,8 @@ static int io_uring_alloc_huge(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
> if (sqes_mem <= page_size)
> buf_size = page_size;
> else {
> - buf_size = huge_page_size;
> - map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB | MAP_HUGE_2MB;
> + buf_size = get_huge_page_size();
> + map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB;
> }
> sqes_size = buf_size;
> ptr = __sys_mmap(NULL, sqes_size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
> @@ -302,8 +345,8 @@ static int io_uring_alloc_huge(unsigned entries, struct io_uring_params *p,
> if (ring_mem <= page_size)
> buf_size = page_size;
> else {
> - buf_size = huge_page_size;
> - map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB | MAP_HUGE_2MB;
> + buf_size = get_huge_page_size();
> + map_hugetlb = MAP_HUGETLB;
> }
> ptr = __sys_mmap(NULL, buf_size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
> MAP_SHARED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|map_hugetlb,
> --
> 2.43.0
>
--
Gabriel Krisman Bertazi
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