[PATCH 25/32] readahead: call scheme

Wu Fengguang
2006-05-27T15:59:34Z

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The read-ahead logic is called when the reading hits
- a PG_readahead marked page;
- a non-present page.

ra.prev_page should be properly setup on entrance, and readahead_cache_hit()
should be called on every page reference to maintain the cache_hits counter.

This call scheme achieves the following goals:
- makes all stateful/stateless methods happy;
- eliminates the cache hit problem naturally;
- lives in harmony with application managed read-aheads via
fadvise/madvise.

Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang <wfg@mail.ustc.edu.cn>
---

include/linux/mm.h | 6 ++
mm/filemap.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++-
mm/readahead.c | 155 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 208 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.17-rc4-mm3.orig/include/linux/mm.h
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4-mm3/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1033,6 +1033,12 @@ void handle_ra_miss(struct address_space
struct file_ra_state *ra, pgoff_t offset);
unsigned long max_sane_readahead(unsigned long nr);
void fastcall readahead_close(struct file *file);
+unsigned long
+page_cache_readahead_adaptive(struct address_space *mapping,
+ struct file_ra_state *ra, struct file *filp,
+ struct page *prev_page, struct page *page,
+ pgoff_t first_index, pgoff_t index, pgoff_t last_index);
+void fastcall readahead_cache_hit(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct page *page);

#ifdef CONFIG_ADAPTIVE_READAHEAD
extern int readahead_ratio;
--- linux-2.6.17-rc4-mm3.orig/mm/filemap.c
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4-mm3/mm/filemap.c
@@ -869,14 +869,32 @@ void do_generic_mapping_read(struct addr
nr = nr - offset;

cond_resched();
- if (index == next_index)
+
+ if (!prefer_adaptive_readahead() && index == next_index)
next_index = page_cache_readahead(mapping, &ra, filp,
index, last_index - index);

find_page:
page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
+ if (prefer_adaptive_readahead()) {
+ if (unlikely(page == NULL)) {
+ ra.prev_page = prev_index;
+ page_cache_readahead_adaptive(mapping, &ra,
+ filp, prev_page, NULL,
+ *ppos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
+ index, last_index);
+ page = find_get_page(mapping, index);
+ } else if (PageReadahead(page)) {
+ ra.prev_page = prev_index;
+ page_cache_readahead_adaptive(mapping, &ra,
+ filp, prev_page, page,
+ *ppos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT,
+ index, last_index);
+ }
+ }
if (unlikely(page == NULL)) {
- handle_ra_miss(mapping, &ra, index);
+ if (!prefer_adaptive_readahead())
+ handle_ra_miss(mapping, &ra, index);
goto no_cached_page;
}

@@ -884,6 +902,9 @@ find_page:
page_cache_release(prev_page);
prev_page = page;

+ if (prefer_adaptive_readahead())
+ readahead_cache_hit(&ra, page);
+
if (!PageUptodate(page))
goto page_not_up_to_date;
page_ok:
@@ -1027,6 +1048,8 @@ no_cached_page:

out:
*_ra = ra;
+ if (prefer_adaptive_readahead())
+ _ra->prev_page = prev_index;

*ppos = ((loff_t) index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + offset;
if (cached_page)
@@ -1312,6 +1335,7 @@ struct page *filemap_nopage(struct vm_ar
unsigned long size, pgoff;
int did_readaround = 0, majmin = VM_FAULT_MINOR;

+ ra->flags |= RA_FLAG_MMAP;
pgoff = ((address-area->vm_start) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + area->vm_pgoff;

retry_all:
@@ -1329,19 +1353,33 @@ retry_all:
*
* For sequential accesses, we use the generic readahead logic.
*/
- if (VM_SequentialReadHint(area))
+ if (!prefer_adaptive_readahead() && VM_SequentialReadHint(area))
page_cache_readahead(mapping, ra, file, pgoff, 1);

+
/*
* Do we have something in the page cache already?
*/
retry_find:
page = find_get_page(mapping, pgoff);
+ if (prefer_adaptive_readahead() && VM_SequentialReadHint(area)) {
+ if (!page) {
+ page_cache_readahead_adaptive(mapping, ra,
+ file, NULL, NULL,
+ pgoff, pgoff, pgoff + 1);
+ page = find_get_page(mapping, pgoff);
+ } else if (PageReadahead(page)) {
+ page_cache_readahead_adaptive(mapping, ra,
+ file, NULL, page,
+ pgoff, pgoff, pgoff + 1);
+ }
+ }
if (!page) {
unsigned long ra_pages;

if (VM_SequentialReadHint(area)) {
- handle_ra_miss(mapping, ra, pgoff);
+ if (!prefer_adaptive_readahead())
+ handle_ra_miss(mapping, ra, pgoff);
goto no_cached_page;
}
ra->mmap_miss++;
@@ -1378,6 +1416,9 @@ retry_find:
if (!did_readaround)
ra->mmap_hit++;

+ if (prefer_adaptive_readahead())
+ readahead_cache_hit(ra, page);
+
/*
* Ok, found a page in the page cache, now we need to check
* that it's up-to-date.
@@ -1392,6 +1433,8 @@ success:
mark_page_accessed(page);
if (type)
*type = majmin;
+ if (prefer_adaptive_readahead())
+ ra->prev_page = page->index;
return page;

outside_data_content:
--- linux-2.6.17-rc4-mm3.orig/mm/readahead.c
+++ linux-2.6.17-rc4-mm3/mm/readahead.c
@@ -1679,6 +1679,161 @@ static inline void get_readahead_bounds(
(128*1024) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE), *ra_max / 2);
}

+/**
+ * page_cache_readahead_adaptive - thrashing safe adaptive read-ahead
+ * @mapping, @ra, @filp: the same as page_cache_readahead()
+ * @prev_page: the page at @index-1, may be NULL to let the function find it
+ * @page: the page at @index, or NULL if non-present
+ * @begin_index, @index, @end_index: offsets into @mapping
+ * [@begin_index, @end_index) is the read the caller is performing
+ * @index indicates the page to be read now
+ *
+ * page_cache_readahead_adaptive() is the entry point of the adaptive
+ * read-ahead logic. It tries a set of methods in turn to determine the
+ * appropriate readahead action and submits the readahead I/O.
+ *
+ * The caller is expected to point ra->prev_page to the previously accessed
+ * page, and to call it on two conditions:
+ * 1. @page == NULL
+ * A cache miss happened, some pages have to be read in
+ * 2. @page != NULL && PageReadahead(@page)
+ * A look-ahead mark encountered, this is set by a previous read-ahead
+ * invocation to instruct the caller to give the function a chance to
+ * check up and do next read-ahead in advance.
+ */
+unsigned long
+page_cache_readahead_adaptive(struct address_space *mapping,
+ struct file_ra_state *ra, struct file *filp,
+ struct page *prev_page, struct page *page,
+ pgoff_t begin_index, pgoff_t index, pgoff_t end_index)
+{
+ unsigned long size;
+ unsigned long ra_min;
+ unsigned long ra_max;
+ int ret;
+
+ might_sleep();
+
+ if (page) {
+ if(!TestClearPageReadahead(page))
+ return 0;
+ if (bdi_read_congested(mapping->backing_dev_info)) {
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_IO_CONGESTION,
+ end_index - index);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (page)
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_LOOKAHEAD_HIT,
+ ra->readahead_index - ra->lookahead_index);
+ else if (index)
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_CACHE_MISS, end_index - begin_index);
+
+ size = end_index - index;
+ get_readahead_bounds(ra, &ra_min, &ra_max);
+
+ /* readahead disabled? */
+ if (unlikely(!ra_max || !readahead_ratio)) {
+ size = max_sane_readahead(size);
+ goto readit;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Start of file.
+ */
+ if (index == 0)
+ return initial_readahead(mapping, filp, ra, size);
+
+ /*
+ * State based sequential read-ahead.
+ */
+ if (!debug_option(disable_stateful_method) &&
+ index == ra->lookahead_index && ra_cache_hit_ok(ra))
+ return state_based_readahead(mapping, filp, ra, page,
+ index, size, ra_max);
+
+ /*
+ * Recover from possible thrashing.
+ */
+ if (!page && index == ra->prev_page + 1 && ra_has_index(ra, index))
+ return thrashing_recovery_readahead(mapping, filp, ra,
+ index, ra_max);
+
+ /*
+ * Backward read-ahead.
+ */
+ if (!page && begin_index == index &&
+ try_read_backward(ra, index, size, ra_max))
+ return ra_dispatch(ra, mapping, filp);
+
+ /*
+ * Context based sequential read-ahead.
+ */
+ ret = try_context_based_readahead(mapping, ra, prev_page, page,
+ index, ra_min, ra_max);
+ if (ret > 0)
+ return ra_dispatch(ra, mapping, filp);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* No action on look ahead time? */
+ if (page) {
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_LOOKAHEAD_NOACTION,
+ ra->readahead_index - index);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Random read that follows a sequential one.
+ */
+ if (try_readahead_on_seek(ra, index, size, ra_max))
+ return ra_dispatch(ra, mapping, filp);
+
+ /*
+ * Random read.
+ */
+ if (size > ra_max)
+ size = ra_max;
+
+readit:
+ size = __do_page_cache_readahead(mapping, filp, index, size, 0);
+
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_RANDOM_READ, size);
+ dprintk("random_read(ino=%lu, pages=%lu, index=%lu-%lu-%lu) = %lu\n",
+ mapping->host->i_ino, mapping->nrpages,
+ begin_index, index, end_index, size);
+
+ return size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * readahead_cache_hit - adaptive read-ahead feedback function
+ * @ra: file_ra_state which holds the readahead state
+ * @page: the page just accessed
+ *
+ * readahead_cache_hit() is the feedback route of the adaptive read-ahead
+ * logic. It must be called on every access on the read-ahead pages.
+ */
+void fastcall readahead_cache_hit(struct file_ra_state *ra, struct page *page)
+{
+ if (PageActive(page) || PageReferenced(page))
+ return;
+
+ if (!PageUptodate(page))
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_IO_BLOCK, 1);
+
+ if (!ra_has_index(ra, page->index))
+ return;
+
+ ra->hit0++;
+
+ if (page->index >= ra->ra_index)
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_READAHEAD_HIT, 1);
+ else
+ ra_account(ra, RA_EVENT_READAHEAD_HIT, -1);
+}
+
/*
* When closing a normal readonly file,
* - on cache hit: increase `backing_dev_info.ra_expect_bytes' slowly;

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