Re: [PATCH 05/19] mm/gup: introduce pin_user_pages*() and FOLL_PIN

Ira Weiny
2019-10-31T23:15:21Z

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 03:49:16PM -0700, John Hubbard wrote:
> Introduce pin_user_pages*() variations of get_user_pages*() calls,
> and also pin_longterm_pages*() variations.
>
> These variants all set FOLL_PIN, which is also introduced, and
> basically documented. (An upcoming patch provides more extensive
> documentation.) The second set (pin_longterm*) also sets
> FOLL_LONGTERM:
>
> pin_user_pages()
> pin_user_pages_remote()
> pin_user_pages_fast()
>
> pin_longterm_pages()
> pin_longterm_pages_remote()
> pin_longterm_pages_fast()
>
> All pages that are pinned via the above calls, must be unpinned via
> put_user_page().
>
> The underlying rules are:
>
> * These are gup-internal flags, so the call sites should not directly
> set FOLL_PIN nor FOLL_LONGTERM. That behavior is enforced with
> assertions, for the new FOLL_PIN flag. However, for the pre-existing
> FOLL_LONGTERM flag, which has some call sites that still directly
> set FOLL_LONGTERM, there is no assertion yet.
>
> * Call sites that want to indicate that they are going to do DirectIO
> ("DIO") or something with similar characteristics, should call a
> get_user_pages()-like wrapper call that sets FOLL_PIN. These wrappers
> will:
> * Start with "pin_user_pages" instead of "get_user_pages". That
> makes it easy to find and audit the call sites.
> * Set FOLL_PIN
>
> * For pages that are received via FOLL_PIN, those pages must be returned
> via put_user_page().
>
> Signed-off-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@nvidia.com>
> ---
> include/linux/mm.h | 53 ++++++++-
> mm/gup.c | 284 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> 2 files changed, 311 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index cc292273e6ba..62c838a3e6c7 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -1526,9 +1526,23 @@ long get_user_pages_remote(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked);
> +long pin_user_pages_remote(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked);
> +long pin_longterm_pages_remote(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked);
> long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
> +long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
> +long pin_longterm_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas);
> long get_user_pages_locked(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages, int *locked);
> long get_user_pages_unlocked(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> @@ -1536,6 +1550,10 @@ long get_user_pages_unlocked(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
>
> int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages);
> +int pin_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages);
> +int pin_longterm_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages);
>
> int account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc);
> int __account_locked_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long pages, bool inc,
> @@ -2594,13 +2612,15 @@ struct page *follow_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
> #define FOLL_ANON 0x8000 /* don't do file mappings */
> #define FOLL_LONGTERM 0x10000 /* mapping lifetime is indefinite: see below */
> #define FOLL_SPLIT_PMD 0x20000 /* split huge pmd before returning */
> +#define FOLL_PIN 0x40000 /* pages must be released via put_user_page() */
>
> /*
> - * NOTE on FOLL_LONGTERM:
> + * FOLL_PIN and FOLL_LONGTERM may be used in various combinations with each
> + * other. Here is what they mean, and how to use them:
> *
> * FOLL_LONGTERM indicates that the page will be held for an indefinite time
> - * period _often_ under userspace control. This is contrasted with
> - * iov_iter_get_pages() where usages which are transient.
> + * period _often_ under userspace control. This is in contrast to
> + * iov_iter_get_pages(), where usages which are transient.
> *
> * FIXME: For pages which are part of a filesystem, mappings are subject to the
> * lifetime enforced by the filesystem and we need guarantees that longterm
> @@ -2615,11 +2635,32 @@ struct page *follow_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
> * Currently only get_user_pages() and get_user_pages_fast() support this flag
> * and calls to get_user_pages_[un]locked are specifically not allowed. This
> * is due to an incompatibility with the FS DAX check and
> - * FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY
> + * FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY.
> *
> - * In the CMA case: longterm pins in a CMA region would unnecessarily fragment
> - * that region. And so CMA attempts to migrate the page before pinning when
> + * In the CMA case: long term pins in a CMA region would unnecessarily fragment
> + * that region. And so, CMA attempts to migrate the page before pinning, when
> * FOLL_LONGTERM is specified.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN indicates that a special kind of tracking (not just page->_refcount,
> + * but an additional pin counting system) will be invoked. This is intended for
> + * anything that gets a page reference and then touches page data (for example,
> + * Direct IO). This lets the filesystem know that some non-file-system entity is
> + * potentially changing the pages' data. In contrast to FOLL_GET (whose pages
> + * are released via put_page()), FOLL_PIN pages must be released, ultimately, by
> + * a call to put_user_page().
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN is similar to FOLL_GET: both of these pin pages. They use different
> + * and separate refcounting mechanisms, however, and that means that each has
> + * its own acquire and release mechanisms:
> + *
> + * FOLL_GET: get_user_pages*() to acquire, and put_page() to release.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN: pin_user_pages*() or pin_longterm_pages*() to acquire, and
> + * put_user_pages to release.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN and FOLL_GET are mutually exclusive.

You mean the flags are mutually exclusive for any single call, correct?
Because my first thought was that you meant that a page which was pin'ed can't
be "got". Which I don't think is true or necessary...

> + *
> + * Please see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for more information.

NIT: I think we should include this file as part of this patch...

> */
>
> static inline int vm_fault_to_errno(vm_fault_t vm_fault, int foll_flags)
> diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
> index 8fb0d9cdfaf5..8694bc7b3df3 100644
> --- a/mm/gup.c
> +++ b/mm/gup.c
> @@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ static struct page *follow_page_pte(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> spinlock_t *ptl;
> pte_t *ptep, pte;
>
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE((flags & (FOLL_PIN | FOLL_GET)) ==
> + (FOLL_PIN | FOLL_GET)))
> + return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> retry:
> if (unlikely(pmd_bad(*pmd)))
> return no_page_table(vma, flags);
> @@ -790,7 +794,7 @@ static long __get_user_pages(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
>
> start = untagged_addr(start);
>
> - VM_BUG_ON(!!pages != !!(gup_flags & FOLL_GET));
> + VM_BUG_ON(!!pages != !!(gup_flags & (FOLL_GET | FOLL_PIN)));
>
> /*
> * If FOLL_FORCE is set then do not force a full fault as the hinting
> @@ -1014,7 +1018,16 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct task_struct *tsk,
> BUG_ON(*locked != 1);
> }
>
> - if (pages)
> + /*
> + * FOLL_PIN and FOLL_GET are mutually exclusive. Traditional behavior
> + * is to set FOLL_GET if the caller wants pages[] filled in (but has
> + * carelessly failed to specify FOLL_GET), so keep doing that, but only
> + * for FOLL_GET, not for the newer FOLL_PIN.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN always expects pages to be non-null, but no need to assert
> + * that here, as any failures will be obvious enough.
> + */
> + if (pages && !(flags & FOLL_PIN))
> flags |= FOLL_GET;
>
> pages_done = 0;
> @@ -1133,6 +1146,12 @@ static __always_inline long __get_user_pages_locked(struct task_struct *tsk,
> * is written to, set_page_dirty (or set_page_dirty_lock, as appropriate) must
> * be called after the page is finished with, and before put_page is called.
> *
> + * A note on gup_flags: FOLL_PIN must only be set internally by the
> + * pin_user_page*() and pin_longterm_*() APIs, never directly by the caller.
> + * That's in order to help avoid mismatches when releasing pages:
> + * get_user_pages*() pages must be released via put_page(), while
> + * pin_user_pages*() pages must be released via put_user_page().
> + *
> * get_user_pages is typically used for fewer-copy IO operations, to get a
> * handle on the memory by some means other than accesses via the user virtual
> * addresses. The pages may be submitted for DMA to devices or accessed via
> @@ -1151,6 +1170,14 @@ long get_user_pages_remote(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked)
> {
> + /*
> + * As detailed above, FOLL_PIN must only be set internally by the
> + * pin_user_page*() and pin_longterm_*() APIs, never directly by the
> + * caller, so enforce that with an assertion:
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_PIN))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> /*
> * FIXME: Current FOLL_LONGTERM behavior is incompatible with
> * FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY because of the FS DAX check requirement on
> @@ -1603,11 +1630,25 @@ static __always_inline long __gup_longterm_locked(struct task_struct *tsk,
> * and mm being operated on are the current task's and don't allow
> * passing of a locked parameter. We also obviously don't pass
> * FOLL_REMOTE in here.
> + *
> + * A note on gup_flags: FOLL_PIN should only be set internally by the
> + * pin_user_page*() and pin_longterm_*() APIs, never directly by the caller.
> + * That's in order to help avoid mismatches when releasing pages:
> + * get_user_pages*() pages must be released via put_page(), while
> + * pin_user_pages*() pages must be released via put_user_page().

Rather than put this here should we put it next to the definition of FOLL_PIN?
Because now we have this text 2x... :-/

> */
> long get_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> struct vm_area_struct **vmas)
> {
> + /*
> + * As detailed above, FOLL_PIN must only be set internally by the
> + * pin_user_page*() and pin_longterm_*() APIs, never directly by the
> + * caller, so enforce that with an assertion:
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_PIN))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> return __gup_longterm_locked(current, current->mm, start, nr_pages,
> pages, vmas, gup_flags | FOLL_TOUCH);
> }
> @@ -2366,24 +2407,9 @@ static int __gup_longterm_unlocked(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> return ret;
> }
>
> -/**
> - * get_user_pages_fast() - pin user pages in memory
> - * @start: starting user address
> - * @nr_pages: number of pages from start to pin
> - * @gup_flags: flags modifying pin behaviour
> - * @pages: array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
> - * Should be at least nr_pages long.
> - *
> - * Attempt to pin user pages in memory without taking mm->mmap_sem.
> - * If not successful, it will fall back to taking the lock and
> - * calling get_user_pages().
> - *
> - * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number
> - * requested. If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages
> - * were pinned, returns -errno.
> - */
> -int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> - unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages)
> +static int internal_get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags,
> + struct page **pages)
> {
> unsigned long addr, len, end;
> int nr = 0, ret = 0;
> @@ -2428,4 +2454,222 @@ int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
>
> return ret;
> }
> +
> +/**
> + * get_user_pages_fast() - pin user pages in memory
> + * @start: starting user address
> + * @nr_pages: number of pages from start to pin
> + * @gup_flags: flags modifying pin behaviour
> + * @pages: array that receives pointers to the pages pinned.
> + * Should be at least nr_pages long.
> + *
> + * Attempt to pin user pages in memory without taking mm->mmap_sem.
> + * If not successful, it will fall back to taking the lock and
> + * calling get_user_pages().
> + *
> + * A note on gup_flags: FOLL_PIN must only be set internally by the
> + * pin_user_page*() and pin_longterm_*() APIs, never directly by the caller.
> + * That's in order to help avoid mismatches when releasing pages:
> + * get_user_pages*() pages must be released via put_page(), while
> + * pin_user_pages*() pages must be released via put_user_page().
> + *
> + * Returns number of pages pinned. This may be fewer than the number requested.
> + * If nr_pages is 0 or negative, returns 0. If no pages were pinned, returns
> + * -errno.
> + */
> +int get_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages)
> +{
> + /*
> + * As detailed above, FOLL_PIN must only be set internally by the
> + * pin_user_page*() and pin_longterm_*() APIs, never directly by the
> + * caller, so enforce that:
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_PIN))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + return internal_get_user_pages_fast(start, nr_pages, gup_flags, pages);
> +}
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_user_pages_fast);
> +
> +/**
> + * pin_user_pages_fast() - pin user pages in memory without taking locks
> + *
> + * Nearly the same as get_user_pages_fast(), except that FOLL_PIN is set. See
> + * get_user_pages_fast() for documentation on the function arguments, because
> + * the arguments here are identical.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN means that the pages must be released via put_user_page(). Please
> + * see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for further details.
> + *
> + * This is intended for Case 1 (DIO) in Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst. It
> + * is NOT intended for Case 2 (RDMA: long-term pins).
> + */
> +int pin_user_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages)
> +{
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_GET))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + gup_flags |= FOLL_PIN;
> + return internal_get_user_pages_fast(start, nr_pages, gup_flags, pages);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pin_user_pages_fast);
> +
> +/**
> + * pin_longterm_pages_fast() - pin user pages in memory without taking locks
> + *
> + * Nearly the same as get_user_pages_fast(), except that FOLL_PIN and
> + * FOLL_LONGTERM are set. See get_user_pages_fast() for documentation on the
> + * function arguments, because the arguments here are identical.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN means that the pages must be released via put_user_page(). Please
> + * see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for further details.
> + *
> + * FOLL_LONGTERM means that the pages are being pinned for "long term" use,
> + * typically by a non-CPU device, and we cannot be sure that waiting for a
> + * pinned page to become unpin will be effective.
> + *
> + * This is intended for Case 2 (RDMA: long-term pins) of the FOLL_PIN
> + * documentation.
> + */
> +int pin_longterm_pages_fast(unsigned long start, int nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages)
> +{
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_GET))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + gup_flags |= (FOLL_PIN | FOLL_LONGTERM);
> + return internal_get_user_pages_fast(start, nr_pages, gup_flags, pages);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pin_longterm_pages_fast);
> +
> +/**
> + * pin_user_pages_remote() - pin pages for (typically) use by Direct IO, and
> + * return the pages to the user.
> + *
> + * Nearly the same as get_user_pages_remote(), except that FOLL_PIN is set. See
> + * get_user_pages_remote() for documentation on the function arguments, because
> + * the arguments here are identical.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN means that the pages must be released via put_user_page(). Please
> + * see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for details.
> + *
> + * This is intended for Case 1 (DIO) in Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst. It
> + * is NOT intended for Case 2 (RDMA: long-term pins).
> + */
> +long pin_user_pages_remote(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked)
> +{
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_GET))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + gup_flags |= FOLL_TOUCH | FOLL_REMOTE | FOLL_PIN;
> +
> + return __get_user_pages_locked(tsk, mm, start, nr_pages, pages, vmas,
> + locked, gup_flags);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_pages_remote);
> +
> +/**
> + * pin_longterm_pages_remote() - pin pages for (typically) use by Direct IO, and
> + * return the pages to the user.
> + *
> + * Nearly the same as get_user_pages_remote(), but note that FOLL_TOUCH is not
> + * set, and FOLL_PIN and FOLL_LONGTERM are set. See get_user_pages_remote() for
> + * documentation on the function arguments, because the arguments here are
> + * identical.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN means that the pages must be released via put_user_page(). Please
> + * see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for further details.
> + *
> + * FOLL_LONGTERM means that the pages are being pinned for "long term" use,
> + * typically by a non-CPU device, and we cannot be sure that waiting for a
> + * pinned page to become unpin will be effective.
> + *
> + * This is intended for Case 2 (RDMA: long-term pins) in
> + * Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst.
> + */
> +long pin_longterm_pages_remote(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas, int *locked)
> +{
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_GET))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + /*
> + * FIXME: as noted in the get_user_pages_remote() implementation, it
> + * is not yet possible to safely set FOLL_LONGTERM here. FOLL_LONGTERM
> + * needs to be set, but for now the best we can do is a "TODO" item.
> + */

Wait? Why can't we set FOLL_LONGTERM here? pin_* are new calls which are not
used yet right?

You set it in the other new pin_* functions?

Ira

> + gup_flags |= FOLL_REMOTE | FOLL_PIN;
> +
> + return __get_user_pages_locked(tsk, mm, start, nr_pages, pages, vmas,
> + locked, gup_flags);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_longterm_pages_remote);
> +
> +/**
> + * pin_user_pages() - pin user pages in memory for use by other devices
> + *
> + * Nearly the same as get_user_pages(), except that FOLL_TOUCH is not set, and
> + * FOLL_PIN is set.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN means that the pages must be released via put_user_page(). Please
> + * see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for details.
> + *
> + * This is intended for Case 1 (DIO) in Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst. It
> + * is NOT intended for Case 2 (RDMA: long-term pins).
> + */
> +long pin_user_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas)
> +{
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_GET))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + gup_flags |= FOLL_PIN;
> + return __gup_longterm_locked(current, current->mm, start, nr_pages,
> + pages, vmas, gup_flags);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_user_pages);
> +
> +/**
> + * pin_longterm_pages() - pin user pages in memory for long-term use (RDMA,
> + * typically)
> + *
> + * Nearly the same as get_user_pages(), except that FOLL_PIN and FOLL_LONGTERM
> + * are set. See get_user_pages_fast() for documentation on the function
> + * arguments, because the arguments here are identical.
> + *
> + * FOLL_PIN means that the pages must be released via put_user_page(). Please
> + * see Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst for further details.
> + *
> + * FOLL_LONGTERM means that the pages are being pinned for "long term" use,
> + * typically by a non-CPU device, and we cannot be sure that waiting for a
> + * pinned page to become unpin will be effective.
> + *
> + * This is intended for Case 2 (RDMA: long-term pins) in
> + * Documentation/vm/pin_user_pages.rst.
> + */
> +long pin_longterm_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long nr_pages,
> + unsigned int gup_flags, struct page **pages,
> + struct vm_area_struct **vmas)
> +{
> + /* FOLL_GET and FOLL_PIN are mutually exclusive. */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(gup_flags & FOLL_GET))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + gup_flags |= FOLL_PIN | FOLL_LONGTERM;
> + return __gup_longterm_locked(current, current->mm, start, nr_pages,
> + pages, vmas, gup_flags);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(pin_longterm_pages);
> --
> 2.23.0
>