Re: [RFC PATCH 10/30] mm: enable page allocation tagging for __get_free_pages and alloc_pages

Suren Baghdasaryan
2022-08-31T15:52:39Z

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 8:45 AM Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 3:11 AM Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 02:48:59PM -0700, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > > Redefine alloc_pages, __get_free_pages to record allocations done by
> > > these functions. Instrument deallocation hooks to record object freeing.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_ALLOC_TAGGING
> > > +
> > > #include <linux/alloc_tag.h>
> > > #include <linux/page_ext.h>
> > >
> > > @@ -25,4 +27,37 @@ static inline void pgalloc_tag_dec(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
> > > alloc_tag_sub(get_page_tag_ref(page), PAGE_SIZE << order);
> > > }
> > >
> > > +/*
> > > + * Redefinitions of the common page allocators/destructors
> > > + */
> > > +#define pgtag_alloc_pages(gfp, order) \
> > > +({ \
> > > + struct page *_page = _alloc_pages((gfp), (order)); \
> > > + \
> > > + if (_page) \
> > > + alloc_tag_add(get_page_tag_ref(_page), PAGE_SIZE << (order));\
> > > + _page; \
> > > +})
> > > +
> >
> > Instead of renaming alloc_pages, why is the tagging not done in
> > __alloc_pages()? At least __alloc_pages_bulk() is also missed. The branch
> > can be guarded with IS_ENABLED.
>
> Hmm. Assuming all the other allocators using __alloc_pages are inlined, that
> should work. I'll try that and if that works will incorporate in the
> next respin.
> Thanks!
>
> I don't think IS_ENABLED is required because the tagging functions are already
> defined as empty if the appropriate configs are not enabled. Unless I
> misunderstood
> your node.
>
> >
> > > +#define pgtag_get_free_pages(gfp_mask, order) \
> > > +({ \
> > > + struct page *_page; \
> > > + unsigned long _res = _get_free_pages((gfp_mask), (order), &_page);\
> > > + \
> > > + if (_res) \
> > > + alloc_tag_add(get_page_tag_ref(_page), PAGE_SIZE << (order));\
> > > + _res; \
> > > +})
> > > +
> >
> > Similar, the tagging could happen in a core function instead of a wrapper.

Ack.

> >
> > > +#else /* CONFIG_PAGE_ALLOC_TAGGING */
> > > +
> > > +#define pgtag_alloc_pages(gfp, order) _alloc_pages(gfp, order)
> > > +
> > > +#define pgtag_get_free_pages(gfp_mask, order) \
> > > + _get_free_pages((gfp_mask), (order), NULL)
> > > +
> > > +#define pgalloc_tag_dec(__page, __size) do {} while (0)
> > > +
> > > +#endif /* CONFIG_PAGE_ALLOC_TAGGING */
> > > +
> > > #endif /* _LINUX_PGALLOC_TAG_H */
> > > diff --git a/mm/mempolicy.c b/mm/mempolicy.c
> > > index b73d3248d976..f7e6d9564a49 100644
> > > --- a/mm/mempolicy.c
> > > +++ b/mm/mempolicy.c
> > > @@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vma_alloc_folio);
> > > * flags are used.
> > > * Return: The page on success or NULL if allocation fails.
> > > */
> > > -struct page *alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
> > > +struct page *_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp, unsigned int order)
> > > {
> > > struct mempolicy *pol = &default_policy;
> > > struct page *page;
> > > @@ -2273,7 +2273,7 @@ struct page *alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
> > >
> > > return page;
> > > }
> > > -EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_pages);
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(_alloc_pages);
> > >
> > > struct folio *folio_alloc(gfp_t gfp, unsigned order)
> > > {
> > > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
> > > index e5486d47406e..165daba19e2a 100644
> > > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> > > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> > > @@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ static inline bool pcp_allowed_order(unsigned int order)
> > >
> > > static inline void free_the_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order)
> > > {
> > > +
> > > if (pcp_allowed_order(order)) /* Via pcp? */
> > > free_unref_page(page, order);
> > > else
> >
> > Spurious wide-space change.

Ack.

> >
> > --
> > Mel Gorman
> > SUSE Labs