Re: [PATCH v4 RESEND 3/5] perf/x86/lbr: Move cpuc->lbr_xsave allocation out of sleeping region

[Namhyung Kim]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 12:47 PM Like Xu <like.xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Namhyung,
>
> On 2021/3/24 9:32, Namhyung Kim wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 3:14 PM Like Xu <like.xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> +void reserve_lbr_buffers(struct perf_event *event)
> >> +{
> >> +       struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache = x86_get_pmu()->task_ctx_cache;
> >> +       struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc;
> >> +       int cpu;
> >> +
> >> +       if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_LBR))
> >> +               return;
> >> +
> >> +       for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> >> +               cpuc = per_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events, cpu);
> >> +               if (kmem_cache && !cpuc->lbr_xsave && !event->attr.precise_ip)
> >> +                       cpuc->lbr_xsave = kmem_cache_alloc(kmem_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
> >> +       }
> >> +}
> >
> > I think we should use kmem_cache_alloc_node().
>
> "kmem_cache_alloc_node - Allocate an object on the specified node"
>
> The reserve_lbr_buffers() is called in __x86_pmu_event_init().
> When the LBR perf_event is scheduled to another node, it seems
> that we will not call init() and allocate again.
>
> Do you mean use kmem_cache_alloc_node() for each numa_nodes_parsed ?

I assume cpuc->lbr_xsave will be accessed for that cpu only.
Then it needs to allocate it in the node that cpu belongs to.
Something like below..

    cpuc->lbr_xsave = kmem_cache_alloc_node(kmem_cache, GFP_KERNEL,
                                               cpu_to_node(cpu));

Thanks,
Namhyung