Re: [External] [PATCH v2 5/8] hugetlb: call update_and_free_page without hugetlb_lock

From: Mike Kravetz
Date: Tue Mar 30 2021 - 22:41:24 EST


On 3/29/21 7:21 PM, Muchun Song wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 7:24 AM Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> With the introduction of remove_hugetlb_page(), there is no need for
>> update_and_free_page to hold the hugetlb lock. Change all callers to
>> drop the lock before calling.
>>
>> With additional code modifications, this will allow loops which decrease
>> the huge page pool to drop the hugetlb_lock with each page to reduce
>> long hold times.
>>
>> The ugly unlock/lock cycle in free_pool_huge_page will be removed in
>> a subsequent patch which restructures free_pool_huge_page.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
>> Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> mm/hugetlb.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>> 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
>> index 16beabbbbe49..dec7bd0dc63d 100644
>> --- a/mm/hugetlb.c
>> +++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
>> @@ -1451,16 +1451,18 @@ static void __free_huge_page(struct page *page)
>>
>> if (HPageTemporary(page)) {
>> remove_hugetlb_page(h, page, false);
>> + spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> update_and_free_page(h, page);
>> } else if (h->surplus_huge_pages_node[nid]) {
>> /* remove the page from active list */
>> remove_hugetlb_page(h, page, true);
>> + spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> update_and_free_page(h, page);
>> } else {
>> arch_clear_hugepage_flags(page);
>> enqueue_huge_page(h, page);
>> + spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> }
>> - spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> }
>>
>> /*
>> @@ -1741,7 +1743,13 @@ static int free_pool_huge_page(struct hstate *h, nodemask_t *nodes_allowed,
>> list_entry(h->hugepage_freelists[node].next,
>> struct page, lru);
>> remove_hugetlb_page(h, page, acct_surplus);
>> + /*
>> + * unlock/lock around update_and_free_page is temporary
>> + * and will be removed with subsequent patch.
>> + */
>> + spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> update_and_free_page(h, page);
>> + spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> ret = 1;
>> break;
>> }
>> @@ -1810,8 +1818,9 @@ int dissolve_free_huge_page(struct page *page)
>> }
>> remove_hugetlb_page(h, page, false);
>> h->max_huge_pages--;
>> + spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> update_and_free_page(h, head);
>> - rc = 0;
>> + return 0;
>> }
>> out:
>> spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
>> @@ -2674,22 +2683,35 @@ static void try_to_free_low(struct hstate *h, unsigned long count,
>> nodemask_t *nodes_allowed)
>> {
>> int i;
>> + struct page *page, *next;
>> + LIST_HEAD(page_list);
>>
>> if (hstate_is_gigantic(h))
>> return;
>>
>> + /*
>> + * Collect pages to be freed on a list, and free after dropping lock
>> + */
>> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&page_list);
>
> INIT_LIST_HEAD is unnecessary. Because the macro of
> LIST_HEAD already initializes the list_head structure.
>

Thanks.
I will fix here and the same issue in patch 6.
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Mike Kravetz