include/linux/page_ext.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ mm/page_ext.c | 14 ++++++++++++-- mm/page_owner.c | 1 + mm/page_table_check.c | 1 + 4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
There is 8 byte page_ext->flags field allocated per page whenever
CONFIG_PAGE_EXTENSION is enabled. However, not every user of page_ext
uses flags. Therefore, check whether flags is needed at least by one
user and if so allocate space for it.
For example when page_table_check is enabled, on a machine with 128G
of memory before the fix:
[ 2.244288] allocated 536870912 bytes of page_ext
after the fix:
[ 2.160154] allocated 268435456 bytes of page_ext
Also, add a kernel-doc comment before page_ext_operations that describes
the fields, and remove check if need() is set, as that is now a required
field.
Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
---
include/linux/page_ext.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
mm/page_ext.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
mm/page_owner.c | 1 +
mm/page_table_check.c | 1 +
4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Changelog:
v4: Addressed comments from Mike Rapoport, added Acked-by's.
v3: Added comment before page_ext_operations, removed check if
need is null.
v2: Fixed field name in page_owner.c that caused build error.
diff --git a/include/linux/page_ext.h b/include/linux/page_ext.h
index 22be4582faae..67314f648aeb 100644
--- a/include/linux/page_ext.h
+++ b/include/linux/page_ext.h
@@ -7,15 +7,33 @@
#include <linux/stackdepot.h>
struct pglist_data;
+
+/**
+ * struct page_ext_operations - per page_ext client operations
+ * @offset: Offset to the client's data within page_ext. Offset is returned to
+ * the client by page_ext_init.
+ * @size: The size of the client data within page_ext.
+ * @need: Function that returns true if client requires page_ext.
+ * @init: (optional) Called to initialize client once page_exts are allocated.
+ * @need_shared_flags: True when client is using shared page_ext->flags
+ * field.
+ *
+ * Each Page Extension client must define page_ext_operations in
+ * page_ext_ops array.
+ */
struct page_ext_operations {
size_t offset;
size_t size;
bool (*need)(void);
void (*init)(void);
+ bool need_shared_flags;
};
#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_EXTENSION
+/*
+ * The page_ext_flags users must set need_shared_flags to true.
+ */
enum page_ext_flags {
PAGE_EXT_OWNER,
PAGE_EXT_OWNER_ALLOCATED,
diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c
index 4ee522fd381c..e2c22ffdbb81 100644
--- a/mm/page_ext.c
+++ b/mm/page_ext.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static bool need_page_idle(void)
}
static struct page_ext_operations page_idle_ops __initdata = {
.need = need_page_idle,
+ .need_shared_flags = true,
};
#endif
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static struct page_ext_operations *page_ext_ops[] __initdata = {
#endif
};
-unsigned long page_ext_size = sizeof(struct page_ext);
+unsigned long page_ext_size;
static unsigned long total_usage;
static struct page_ext *lookup_page_ext(const struct page *page);
@@ -106,7 +107,16 @@ static bool __init invoke_need_callbacks(void)
bool need = false;
for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
- if (page_ext_ops[i]->need && page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
+ if (page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
+ if (page_ext_ops[i]->need_shared_flags) {
+ page_ext_size = sizeof(struct page_ext);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
+ if (page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
page_ext_ops[i]->offset = page_ext_size;
page_ext_size += page_ext_ops[i]->size;
need = true;
diff --git a/mm/page_owner.c b/mm/page_owner.c
index 2d27f532df4c..f0553bedb39d 100644
--- a/mm/page_owner.c
+++ b/mm/page_owner.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct page_ext_operations page_owner_ops = {
.size = sizeof(struct page_owner),
.need = need_page_owner,
.init = init_page_owner,
+ .need_shared_flags = true,
};
static inline struct page_owner *get_page_owner(struct page_ext *page_ext)
diff --git a/mm/page_table_check.c b/mm/page_table_check.c
index 93e633c1d587..25d8610c0042 100644
--- a/mm/page_table_check.c
+++ b/mm/page_table_check.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct page_ext_operations page_table_check_ops = {
.size = sizeof(struct page_table_check),
.need = need_page_table_check,
.init = init_page_table_check,
+ .need_shared_flags = false,
};
static struct page_table_check *get_page_table_check(struct page_ext *page_ext)
--
2.39.0.314.g84b9a713c41-googOn Tue, 17 Jan 2023, Pasha Tatashin wrote: > There is 8 byte page_ext->flags field allocated per page whenever > CONFIG_PAGE_EXTENSION is enabled. However, not every user of page_ext > uses flags. Therefore, check whether flags is needed at least by one > user and if so allocate space for it. > > For example when page_table_check is enabled, on a machine with 128G > of memory before the fix: > > [ 2.244288] allocated 536870912 bytes of page_ext > after the fix: > [ 2.160154] allocated 268435456 bytes of page_ext > > Also, add a kernel-doc comment before page_ext_operations that describes > the fields, and remove check if need() is set, as that is now a required > field. > > Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com> > Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> > Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 08:21:03PM +0000, Pasha Tatashin wrote:
> There is 8 byte page_ext->flags field allocated per page whenever
> CONFIG_PAGE_EXTENSION is enabled. However, not every user of page_ext
> uses flags. Therefore, check whether flags is needed at least by one
> user and if so allocate space for it.
>
> For example when page_table_check is enabled, on a machine with 128G
> of memory before the fix:
>
> [ 2.244288] allocated 536870912 bytes of page_ext
> after the fix:
> [ 2.160154] allocated 268435456 bytes of page_ext
>
> Also, add a kernel-doc comment before page_ext_operations that describes
> the fields, and remove check if need() is set, as that is now a required
> field.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
> Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
> Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@kernel.org>
> ---
> include/linux/page_ext.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> mm/page_ext.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
> mm/page_owner.c | 1 +
> mm/page_table_check.c | 1 +
> 4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> Changelog:
> v4: Addressed comments from Mike Rapoport, added Acked-by's.
> v3: Added comment before page_ext_operations, removed check if
> need is null.
> v2: Fixed field name in page_owner.c that caused build error.
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/page_ext.h b/include/linux/page_ext.h
> index 22be4582faae..67314f648aeb 100644
> --- a/include/linux/page_ext.h
> +++ b/include/linux/page_ext.h
> @@ -7,15 +7,33 @@
> #include <linux/stackdepot.h>
>
> struct pglist_data;
> +
> +/**
> + * struct page_ext_operations - per page_ext client operations
> + * @offset: Offset to the client's data within page_ext. Offset is returned to
> + * the client by page_ext_init.
> + * @size: The size of the client data within page_ext.
> + * @need: Function that returns true if client requires page_ext.
> + * @init: (optional) Called to initialize client once page_exts are allocated.
> + * @need_shared_flags: True when client is using shared page_ext->flags
> + * field.
> + *
> + * Each Page Extension client must define page_ext_operations in
> + * page_ext_ops array.
> + */
> struct page_ext_operations {
> size_t offset;
> size_t size;
> bool (*need)(void);
> void (*init)(void);
> + bool need_shared_flags;
> };
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_EXTENSION
>
> +/*
> + * The page_ext_flags users must set need_shared_flags to true.
> + */
> enum page_ext_flags {
> PAGE_EXT_OWNER,
> PAGE_EXT_OWNER_ALLOCATED,
> diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c
> index 4ee522fd381c..e2c22ffdbb81 100644
> --- a/mm/page_ext.c
> +++ b/mm/page_ext.c
> @@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static bool need_page_idle(void)
> }
> static struct page_ext_operations page_idle_ops __initdata = {
> .need = need_page_idle,
> + .need_shared_flags = true,
> };
> #endif
>
> @@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ static struct page_ext_operations *page_ext_ops[] __initdata = {
> #endif
> };
>
> -unsigned long page_ext_size = sizeof(struct page_ext);
> +unsigned long page_ext_size;
>
> static unsigned long total_usage;
> static struct page_ext *lookup_page_ext(const struct page *page);
> @@ -106,7 +107,16 @@ static bool __init invoke_need_callbacks(void)
> bool need = false;
>
> for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
> - if (page_ext_ops[i]->need && page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
> + if (page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
> + if (page_ext_ops[i]->need_shared_flags) {
> + page_ext_size = sizeof(struct page_ext);
> + break;
> + }
> + }
> + }
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < entries; i++) {
> + if (page_ext_ops[i]->need()) {
> page_ext_ops[i]->offset = page_ext_size;
> page_ext_size += page_ext_ops[i]->size;
> need = true;
> diff --git a/mm/page_owner.c b/mm/page_owner.c
> index 2d27f532df4c..f0553bedb39d 100644
> --- a/mm/page_owner.c
> +++ b/mm/page_owner.c
> @@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct page_ext_operations page_owner_ops = {
> .size = sizeof(struct page_owner),
> .need = need_page_owner,
> .init = init_page_owner,
> + .need_shared_flags = true,
> };
>
> static inline struct page_owner *get_page_owner(struct page_ext *page_ext)
> diff --git a/mm/page_table_check.c b/mm/page_table_check.c
> index 93e633c1d587..25d8610c0042 100644
> --- a/mm/page_table_check.c
> +++ b/mm/page_table_check.c
> @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct page_ext_operations page_table_check_ops = {
> .size = sizeof(struct page_table_check),
> .need = need_page_table_check,
> .init = init_page_table_check,
> + .need_shared_flags = false,
> };
>
> static struct page_table_check *get_page_table_check(struct page_ext *page_ext)
> --
> 2.39.0.314.g84b9a713c41-goog
>
--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.
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