Re: [PATCH] mm/cma: add an API to enable/disable concurrent memory allocation for the CMA

Barry Song
2025-02-08T21:34:23Z

On Sat, Feb 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM Ge Yang <yangge1116@126.com> wrote:
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> 在 2025/1/28 17:58, Barry Song 写道:
> > On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM <yangge1116@126.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: yangge <yangge1116@126.com>
> >>
> >> Commit 60a60e32cf91 ("Revert "mm/cma.c: remove redundant cma_mutex lock"")
> >> simply reverts to the original method of using the cma_mutex to ensure
> >> that alloc_contig_range() runs sequentially. This change was made to avoid
> >> concurrency allocation failures. However, it can negatively impact
> >> performance when concurrent allocation of CMA memory is required.
> >
> > Do we have some data?
> Yes, I will add it in the next version, thanks.
> >
> >>
> >> To address this issue, we could introduce an API for concurrency settings,
> >> allowing users to decide whether their CMA can perform concurrent memory
> >> allocations or not.
> >
> > Who is the intended user of cma_set_concurrency?
> We have some drivers that use cma_set_concurrency(), but they have not
> yet been merged into the mainline. The cma_alloc_mem() function in the
> mainline also supports concurrent allocation of CMA memory. By applying
> this patch, we can also achieve significant performance improvements in
> certain scenarios. I will provide performance data in the next version.
> I also feel it is somewhat
> > unsafe since cma->concurr_alloc is not protected by any locks.
> Ok, thanks.
> >
> > Will a user setting cma->concurr_alloc = 1 encounter the original issue that
> > commit 60a60e32cf91 was attempting to fix?
> >
> Yes, if a user encounters the issue described in commit 60a60e32cf91,
> they will not be able to set cma->concurr_alloc to 1.

A user who hasn't encountered a problem yet doesn't mean they won't
encounter it; it most likely just means the testing time hasn't been long
enough.

Is it possible to implement a per-CMA lock or range lock that simultaneously
improves performance and prevents the original issue that commit
60a60e32cf91 aimed to fix?

I strongly believe that cma->concurr_alloc is not the right approach. Let's
not waste our time on this kind of hack or workaround. Instead, we should
find a proper fix that remains transparent to users.

> >>
> >> Fixes: 60a60e32cf91 ("Revert "mm/cma.c: remove redundant cma_mutex lock"")
> >> Signed-off-by: yangge <yangge1116@126.com>
> >> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
> >> ---
> >> include/linux/cma.h | 2 ++
> >> mm/cma.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
> >> mm/cma.h | 1 +
> >> 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/include/linux/cma.h b/include/linux/cma.h
> >> index d15b64f..2384624 100644
> >> --- a/include/linux/cma.h
> >> +++ b/include/linux/cma.h
> >> @@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ extern int cma_for_each_area(int (*it)(struct cma *cma, void *data), void *data)
> >>
> >> extern void cma_reserve_pages_on_error(struct cma *cma);
> >>
> >> +extern bool cma_set_concurrency(struct cma *cma, bool concurrency);
> >> +
> >> #ifdef CONFIG_CMA
> >> struct folio *cma_alloc_folio(struct cma *cma, int order, gfp_t gfp);
> >> bool cma_free_folio(struct cma *cma, const struct folio *folio);
> >> diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
> >> index de5bc0c..49a7186 100644
> >> --- a/mm/cma.c
> >> +++ b/mm/cma.c
> >> @@ -460,9 +460,17 @@ static struct page *__cma_alloc(struct cma *cma, unsigned long count,
> >> spin_unlock_irq(&cma->lock);
> >>
> >> pfn = cma->base_pfn + (bitmap_no << cma->order_per_bit);
> >> - mutex_lock(&cma_mutex);
> >> +
> >> + /*
> >> + * If the user sets the concurr_alloc of CMA to true, concurrent
> >> + * memory allocation is allowed. If the user sets it to false or
> >> + * does not set it, concurrent memory allocation is not allowed.
> >> + */
> >> + if (!cma->concurr_alloc)
> >> + mutex_lock(&cma_mutex);
> >> ret = alloc_contig_range(pfn, pfn + count, MIGRATE_CMA, gfp);
> >> - mutex_unlock(&cma_mutex);
> >> + if (!cma->concurr_alloc)
> >> + mutex_unlock(&cma_mutex);
> >> if (ret == 0) {
> >> page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
> >> break;
> >> @@ -610,3 +618,13 @@ int cma_for_each_area(int (*it)(struct cma *cma, void *data), void *data)
> >>
> >> return 0;
> >> }
> >> +
> >> +bool cma_set_concurrency(struct cma *cma, bool concurrency)
> >> +{
> >> + if (!cma)
> >> + return false;
> >> +
> >> + cma->concurr_alloc = concurrency;
> >> +
> >> + return true;
> >> +}
> >> diff --git a/mm/cma.h b/mm/cma.h
> >> index 8485ef8..30f489d 100644
> >> --- a/mm/cma.h
> >> +++ b/mm/cma.h
> >> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct cma {
> >> unsigned long *bitmap;
> >> unsigned int order_per_bit; /* Order of pages represented by one bit */
> >> spinlock_t lock;
> >> + bool concurr_alloc;
> >> #ifdef CONFIG_CMA_DEBUGFS
> >> struct hlist_head mem_head;
> >> spinlock_t mem_head_lock;
> >> --
> >> 2.7.4
> >>
> >>
> >

Thanks
Barry