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Users expect to apply the mTHP rule for >>>> all anonymous pages, including the anonymous shmem, in order to enjoy >>>> the benefits of mTHP. For example, lower latency than PMD-mapped THP, >>>> smaller memory bloat than PMD-mapped THP, contiguous PTEs on ARM architecture >>>> to reduce TLB miss etc. In addition, the mTHP interfaces can be extended >>>> to support all shmem/tmpfs scenarios in the future, especially for the >>>> shmem mmap() case. >>>> >>>> The primary strategy is similar to supporting anonymous mTHP. Introduce >>>> a new interface '/mm/transparent_hugepage/hugepage-XXkb/shmem_enabled', >>>> which can have almost the same values as the top-level >>>> '/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/shmem_enabled', with adding a new >>>> additional "inherit" option and dropping the testing options 'force' and >>>> 'deny'. By default all sizes will be set to "never" except PMD size, >>>> which is set to "inherit". This ensures backward compatibility with the >>>> anonymous shmem enabled of the top level, meanwhile also allows independent >>>> control of anonymous shmem enabled for each mTHP. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> Hi Baolin, >>> >>> I'm currently trying to fix a bug where khugepaged is not started if only shmem >>> is enabled for THP. See discussion at [1]. It's been broken like this forever. >>> >>> Assuming anon and shmem THP are initially both disabled: >>> >>> # echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/shmem_enabled >>> # echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled >>> >>> >>> Then shemem THP is enabled: >>> >>> # echo always > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/shmem_enabled >>> >> >> Thanks Ryan. Yes, this is a real problem. >> >>> As part of investigating the fix, I stumbled upon this patch, which I remember >>> reviewing an early version of but I've been out for a while and missed the >>> latter versions. See below for comments and questions; the answers to which will >>> help me figure out how to fix the above... >>> >>> [1] >>> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20240702144617.2291480-1-ryan.roberts@arm.com/ >>> >>> >>>>   +#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE >>>> +static unsigned long shmem_allowable_huge_orders(struct inode *inode, >>>> +                struct vm_area_struct *vma, pgoff_t index, >>>> +                bool global_huge) >>>> +{ >>>> +    unsigned long mask = READ_ONCE(huge_shmem_orders_always); >>>> +    unsigned long within_size_orders = >>>> READ_ONCE(huge_shmem_orders_within_size); >>>> +    unsigned long vm_flags = vma->vm_flags; >>>> +    /* >>>> +     * Check all the (large) orders below HPAGE_PMD_ORDER + 1 that >>>> +     * are enabled for this vma. >>>> +     */ >>>> +    unsigned long orders = BIT(PMD_ORDER + 1) - 1; >>>> +    loff_t i_size; >>>> +    int order; >>>> + >>>> +    if ((vm_flags & VM_NOHUGEPAGE) || >>>> +        test_bit(MMF_DISABLE_THP, &vma->vm_mm->flags)) >>>> +        return 0; >>>> + >>>> +    /* If the hardware/firmware marked hugepage support disabled. */ >>>> +    if (transparent_hugepage_flags & (1 << TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_UNSUPPORTED)) >>>> +        return 0; >>>> + >>>> +    /* >>>> +     * Following the 'deny' semantics of the top level, force the huge >>>> +     * option off from all mounts. >>>> +     */ >>>> +    if (shmem_huge == SHMEM_HUGE_DENY) >>>> +        return 0; >>> >>> I don't quite get this, I don't think its the desirable behaviour. This is >>> saying that if the top-level shemem_enabled control is set to 'deny', then all >>> mTHP sizes, regardless of their control's setting are disabled? >>> >>> The anon controls don't work like that; you can set the top-level control to >>> anything you like, but its only consumed if the per-size controls are >>> inheriting it. >> >> IMO, 'deny' option is not similar like 'never' option. >> >>> >>> So for the deny case, wouldn't it be better to allow that as an option on all >>> the per-size controls (and implicitly let it be inherrited from the top-level)? >> >> From 'deny' option's semantics: >> "disables huge on shm_mnt and all mounts, for emergency use;" > > Right. Today, tmpfs only supports PMD-sized THP. So for all per-size controls > except the PMD-size control, 'deny' and 'never' would be the same practically > speaking. For the PMD-size control, 'deny' would disable THP for both anon shmem > and all tmpfs mounts, whereas 'never' would only disable THP for anon shmem. > When tmpfs gains mTHP support, 'deny' in the other per-size controls would also > disable that size for the tmpfs mounts. > > I disagree with the current implementation where setting it up so that a > top-level 'deny' overrides whatever is in the per-size controls simply because > it's different to the model implemented for anon THP. That's my 2 cents. If > nobody else agrees then that ok - I'll fix the above bug according to the > current model. IIRC, Hugh said that deny+force are rather legacy artifacts that we don't want on sub-controls (and likely we cannot remove them). I agree they shouldn't overwrite other toggles. The models we used should better match. -- Cheers, David / dhildenb