Re: [RFC PATCH] Add /proc/<pid>/numa_vamaps for numa node information

[Jann Horn]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 10:43 PM prakash.sangappa
<prakash.sangappa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 05/09/2018 04:31 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> > On 05/07/2018 06:16 PM, prakash.sangappa wrote:
> >> It will be /proc/<pid>/numa_vamaps. Yes, the behavior will be
> >> different with respect to seeking. Output will still be text and
> >> the format will be same.
> >>
> >> I want to get feedback on this approach.
> > I think it would be really great if you can write down a list of the
> > things you actually want to accomplish.  Dare I say: you need a
> > requirements list.
> >
> > The numa_vamaps approach continues down the path of an ever-growing list
> > of highly-specialized /proc/<pid> files.  I don't think that is
> > sustainable, even if it has been our trajectory for many years.
> >
> > Pagemap wasn't exactly a shining example of us getting new ABIs right,
> > but it sounds like something along those is what we need.
>
> Just sent out a V2 patch.  This patch simplifies the file content. It
> only provides VA range to numa node id information.
>
> The requirement is basically observability for performance analysis.
>
> - Need to be able to determine VA range to numa node id information.
>    Which also gives an idea of which range has memory allocated.
>
> - The proc file /proc/<pid>/numa_vamaps is in text so it is easy to
>    directly view.
>
> The V2 patch supports seeking to a particular process VA from where
> the application could read the VA to  numa node id information.
>
> Also added the 'PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS' check when opening the
> file /proc file as was indicated by Michal Hacko

procfs files should use PTRACE_MODE_*_FSCREDS, not PTRACE_MODE_*_REALCREDS.