[[repost]RFC PATCH] mm/workingset : judge file page activity via timestamp

From: Zhaoyang Huang
Date: Sun Apr 28 2019 - 03:44:48 EST

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From: Zhaoyang Huang <zhaoyang.huang@xxxxxxxxxx>

this patch introduce timestamp into workingset's entry and judge if the page is
active or inactive via active_file/refault_ratio instead of refault distance.

The original thought is coming from the logs we got from trace_printk in this
patch, we can find about 1/5 of the file pages' refault are under the
scenario[1],which will be counted as inactive as they have a long refault distance
in between access. However, we can also know from the time information that the
page refault quickly as comparing to the average refault time which is calculated
by the number of active file and refault ratio. We want to save these kinds of
pages from evicted earlier as it used to be via setting it to ACTIVE instead.
The refault ratio is the value which can reflect lru's average file access
frequency in the past and provide the judge criteria for page's activation.

The patch is tested on an android system and reduce 30% of page faults, while
60% of the pages remain the original status as (refault_distance < active_file)
indicates. Pages status got from ftrace during the test can refer to [2].

[1]
system_server workingset_refault: WKST_ACT[0]:rft_dis 265976, act_file 34268 rft_ratio 3047 rft_time 0 avg_rft_time 11 refault 295592 eviction 29616 secs 97 pre_secs 97
HwBinder:922 workingset_refault: WKST_ACT[0]:rft_dis 264478, act_file 35037 rft_ratio 3070 rft_time 2 avg_rft_time 11 refault 310078 eviction 45600 secs 101 pre_secs 99

[2]
WKST_ACT[0]: original--INACTIVE commit--ACTIVE
WKST_ACT[1]: original--ACTIVE commit--ACTIVE
WKST_INACT[0]: original--INACTIVE commit--INACTIVE
WKST_INACT[1]: original--ACTIVE commit--INACTIVE

Signed-off-by: Zhaoyang Huang <huangzhaoyang@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/mmzone.h | 1 +
mm/workingset.c | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index fba7741..ca4ced6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ struct lruvec {
atomic_long_t inactive_age;
/* Refaults at the time of last reclaim cycle */
unsigned long refaults;
+ atomic_long_t refaults_ratio;
#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
struct pglist_data *pgdat;
#endif
diff --git a/mm/workingset.c b/mm/workingset.c
index 0bedf67..fd2e5af 100644
--- a/mm/workingset.c
+++ b/mm/workingset.c
@@ -167,10 +167,19 @@
* refault distance will immediately activate the refaulting page.
*/

+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+#define EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT 18
+#define EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT 4
+#define EVICTION_SECS_POS_MASK ((1UL << EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT) - 1)
+#else
+#define EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT 0
+#define EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT 0
+#define NO_SECS_IN_WORKINGSET
+#endif
#define EVICTION_SHIFT ((BITS_PER_LONG - BITS_PER_XA_VALUE) + \
- 1 + NODES_SHIFT + MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT)
+ 1 + NODES_SHIFT + MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT + \
+ EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT + EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT)
#define EVICTION_MASK (~0UL >> EVICTION_SHIFT)
-
/*
* Eviction timestamps need to be able to cover the full range of
* actionable refaults. However, bits are tight in the xarray
@@ -180,12 +189,48 @@
* evictions into coarser buckets by shaving off lower timestamp bits.
*/
static unsigned int bucket_order __read_mostly;
-
+#ifdef NO_SECS_IN_WORKINGSET
+static void pack_secs(unsigned long *peviction) { }
+static unsigned int unpack_secs(unsigned long entry) {return 0; }
+#else
+static void pack_secs(unsigned long *peviction)
+{
+ unsigned int secs;
+ unsigned long eviction;
+ int order;
+ int secs_shrink_size;
+ struct timespec64 ts;
+
+ ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&ts);
+ secs = (unsigned int)ts.tv_sec ? (unsigned int)ts.tv_sec : 1;
+ order = get_count_order(secs);
+ secs_shrink_size = (order <= EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT)
+ ? 0 : (order - EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT);
+
+ eviction = *peviction;
+ eviction = (eviction << EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT)
+ | ((secs >> secs_shrink_size) & EVICTION_SECS_POS_MASK);
+ eviction = (eviction << EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT) | (secs_shrink_size & 0xf);
+ *peviction = eviction;
+}
+static unsigned int unpack_secs(unsigned long entry)
+{
+ unsigned int secs;
+ int secs_shrink_size;
+
+ secs_shrink_size = entry & ((1 << EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT) - 1);
+ entry >>= EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT;
+ secs = entry & EVICTION_SECS_POS_MASK;
+ secs = secs << secs_shrink_size;
+ return secs;
+}
+#endif
static void *pack_shadow(int memcgid, pg_data_t *pgdat, unsigned long eviction,
bool workingset)
{
eviction >>= bucket_order;
eviction &= EVICTION_MASK;
+ pack_secs(&eviction);
eviction = (eviction << MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT) | memcgid;
eviction = (eviction << NODES_SHIFT) | pgdat->node_id;
eviction = (eviction << 1) | workingset;
@@ -194,11 +239,12 @@ static void *pack_shadow(int memcgid, pg_data_t *pgdat, unsigned long eviction,
}

static void unpack_shadow(void *shadow, int *memcgidp, pg_data_t **pgdat,
- unsigned long *evictionp, bool *workingsetp)
+ unsigned long *evictionp, bool *workingsetp, unsigned int *prev_secs)
{
unsigned long entry = xa_to_value(shadow);
int memcgid, nid;
bool workingset;
+ unsigned int secs;

workingset = entry & 1;
entry >>= 1;
@@ -206,11 +252,14 @@ static void unpack_shadow(void *shadow, int *memcgidp, pg_data_t **pgdat,
entry >>= NODES_SHIFT;
memcgid = entry & ((1UL << MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT) - 1);
entry >>= MEM_CGROUP_ID_SHIFT;
+ secs = unpack_secs(entry);
+ entry >>= (EVICTION_SECS_POS_SHIFT + EVICTION_SECS_SHRINK_SHIFT);

*memcgidp = memcgid;
*pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
*evictionp = entry << bucket_order;
*workingsetp = workingset;
+ *prev_secs = secs;
}

/**
@@ -257,8 +306,19 @@ void workingset_refault(struct page *page, void *shadow)
unsigned long refault;
bool workingset;
int memcgid;
+#ifndef NO_SECS_IN_WORKINGSET
+ unsigned long avg_refault_time;
+ unsigned long refaults_ratio;
+ unsigned long refault_time;
+ int tradition;
+ unsigned int prev_secs;
+ unsigned int secs;
+#endif
+ struct timespec64 ts;
+ ktime_get_boottime_ts64(&ts);
+ secs = (unsigned int)ts.tv_sec ? (unsigned int)ts.tv_sec : 1;

- unpack_shadow(shadow, &memcgid, &pgdat, &eviction, &workingset);
+ unpack_shadow(shadow, &memcgid, &pgdat, &eviction, &workingset, &prev_secs);

rcu_read_lock();
/*
@@ -303,23 +363,57 @@ void workingset_refault(struct page *page, void *shadow)
refault_distance = (refault - eviction) & EVICTION_MASK;

inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_REFAULT);
-
+#ifndef NO_SECS_IN_WORKINGSET
+ refaults_ratio = (atomic_long_read(&lruvec->inactive_age) + 1) / secs;
+ atomic_long_set(&lruvec->refaults_ratio, refaults_ratio);
+ refault_time = secs - prev_secs;
+ avg_refault_time = active_file / refaults_ratio;
+ tradition = !!(refault_distance < active_file);
/*
- * Compare the distance to the existing workingset size. We
- * don't act on pages that couldn't stay resident even if all
- * the memory was available to the page cache.
+ * What we are trying to solve here is
+ * 1. extremely fast refault as refault_time == 0.
+ * 2. quick file drop scenario, which has a big refault_distance but
+ * small refault_time comparing with the past refault ratio, which
+ * will be deemed as inactive in previous implementation.
*/
- if (refault_distance > active_file)
+ if (refault_time && (((refault_time < avg_refault_time)
+ && (avg_refault_time < 2 * refault_time))
+ || (refault_time >= avg_refault_time))) {
+ trace_printk("WKST_INACT[%d]:rft_dis %ld, act %ld\
+ rft_ratio %ld rft_time %ld avg_rft_time %ld\
+ refault %ld eviction %ld secs %d pre_secs %d page %p\n",
+ tradition, refault_distance, active_file,
+ refaults_ratio, refault_time, avg_refault_time,
+ refault, eviction, secs, prev_secs, page);
goto out;
+ } else {
+#else
+ if (refault_distance < active_file) {
+#endif

- SetPageActive(page);
- atomic_long_inc(&lruvec->inactive_age);
- inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_ACTIVATE);
+ /*
+ * Compare the distance to the existing workingset size. We
+ * don't act on pages that couldn't stay resident even if all
+ * the memory was available to the page cache.
+ */

- /* Page was active prior to eviction */
- if (workingset) {
- SetPageWorkingset(page);
- inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_RESTORE);
+ SetPageActive(page);
+ atomic_long_inc(&lruvec->inactive_age);
+ inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_ACTIVATE);
+
+ /* Page was active prior to eviction */
+ if (workingset) {
+ SetPageWorkingset(page);
+ inc_lruvec_state(lruvec, WORKINGSET_RESTORE);
+ }
+#ifndef NO_SECS_IN_WORKINGSET
+ trace_printk("WKST_ACT[%d]:rft_dis %ld, act %ld\
+ rft_ratio %ld rft_time %ld avg_rft_time %ld\
+ refault %ld eviction %ld secs %d pre_secs %d page %p\n",
+ tradition, refault_distance, active_file,
+ refaults_ratio, refault_time, avg_refault_time,
+ refault, eviction, secs, prev_secs, page);
+#endif
}
out:
rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -548,6 +642,7 @@ static int __init workingset_init(void)
* double the initial memory by using totalram_pages as-is.
*/
timestamp_bits = BITS_PER_LONG - EVICTION_SHIFT;
+
max_order = fls_long(totalram_pages() - 1);
if (max_order > timestamp_bits)
bucket_order = max_order - timestamp_bits;
--
1.9.1

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