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

[prakash.sangappa]

On 09/12/2018 01:42 PM, prakash.sangappa 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
I meant Michal Hocko
Sorry misspelled the name.


> The VA range to numa node information from this file can be used by pmap.
>
> Here is a sample from a prototype change to pmap(procps) showing
> numa node information, gathered from the new 'numa_vamaps' file.
>
> $ ./rpmap -L -A 00000000006f8000,00007f5f730fe000 31423|more
> 31423:   bash
> 00000000006f8000     16K  N1 rw--- bash
> 00000000006fc000      4K  N0 rw--- bash
> 00000000006fd000      4K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 00000000006fe000      8K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000700000      4K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000701000      4K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000702000      4K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000ce8000     52K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000cf5000      4K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000cf6000     28K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000cfd000      4K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000cfe000     28K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000d05000    504K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000d83000      8K  N0 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000d85000    932K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000e6e000      4K   - rw---   [ anon ]
> 0000000000e6f000    168K  N1 rw---   [ anon ]
> 00007f5f72ef4000      4K  N2 r-x-- libnss_files-2.23.so
> 00007f5f72ef5000     40K  N0 r-x-- libnss_files-2.23.so
> 00007f5f72eff000   2044K   - ----- libnss_files-2.23.so
> 00007f5f730fe000      4K  N0 r---- libnss_files-2.23.so
>  total             3868K
>
> -Prakash.