Re: [PATCH v5] mm: slub: move sysfs slab alloc/free interfaces to debugfs

[Faiyaz Mohammed]

On 5/7/2021 5:18 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, May 06, 2021 at 03:52:03PM +0530, Faiyaz Mohammed wrote:
>> alloc_calls and free_calls implementation in sysfs have two issues,
>> one is PAGE_SIZE limitiation of sysfs and other is it does not adhere
>> to "one value per file" rule.
>>
>> To overcome this issues, move the alloc_calls and free_calls implemeation
>> to debugfs.
>>
>> Rename the alloc_calls/free_calls to alloc_traces/free_traces,
>> to be inline with what it does.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Faiyaz Mohammed <faiyazm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  include/linux/slub_def.h |  10 ++
>>  mm/slab_common.c         |   9 ++
>>  mm/slub.c                | 362 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>>  3 files changed, 299 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
>> index dcde82a..f8c268d 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
>> @@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ struct kmem_cache {
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
>>  	struct kobject kobj;	/* For sysfs */
>>  #endif
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG
>> +	struct dentry *slab_cache_dentry;
>> +#endif
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_SLAB_FREELIST_HARDENED
>>  	unsigned long random;
>>  #endif
>> @@ -159,6 +162,13 @@ static inline void sysfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s)
>>  }
>>  #endif
>>  
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
>> +void debugfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *);
>> +#else
>> +static inline void debugfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s)
>> +{
>> +}
>> +#endif
>>  void object_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
>>  		u8 *object, char *reason);
>>  
>> diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
>> index f8833d3..f3afe6b 100644
>> --- a/mm/slab_common.c
>> +++ b/mm/slab_common.c
>> @@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ static void slab_caches_to_rcu_destroy_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
>>  #else
>>  		slab_kmem_cache_release(s);
>>  #endif
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) && defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
>> +		debugfs_slab_release(s);
>> +#endif
> 
> If you write your .h files correctly, no need for #ifdef in a .c file.
> 
> Please fix up.
> 
fixed in new patch and used the single #ifded because
debugfs_slab_release declaration is there in slub_def.h and slab_common
is used for both slab and slub.
Like SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS, SLAB_SUPPORT_DEBUGFS will be not defined if
slab config is used.
>>  	}
>>  }
>>  
>> @@ -462,6 +465,9 @@ static int shutdown_cache(struct kmem_cache *s)
>>  #ifdef SLAB_SUPPORTS_SYSFS
>>  		sysfs_slab_unlink(s);
>>  #endif
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) && defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
>> +		debugfs_slab_release(s);
>> +#endif
>>  		list_add_tail(&s->list, &slab_caches_to_rcu_destroy);
>>  		schedule_work(&slab_caches_to_rcu_destroy_work);
>>  	} else {
>> @@ -472,6 +478,9 @@ static int shutdown_cache(struct kmem_cache *s)
>>  #else
>>  		slab_kmem_cache_release(s);
>>  #endif
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) && defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
>> +		debugfs_slab_release(s);
>> +#endif
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	return 0;
>> diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
>> index 68123b2..a5347f1 100644
>> --- a/mm/slub.c
>> +++ b/mm/slub.c
>> @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
>>  #include <linux/memcontrol.h>
>>  #include <linux/random.h>
>>  
>> +#include <linux/debugfs.h>
>>  #include <trace/events/kmem.h>
>>  
>>  #include "internal.h"
>> @@ -225,6 +226,15 @@ static inline int sysfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p)
>>  							{ return 0; }
>>  #endif
>>  
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
>> +static void debugfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *);
>> +static int debugfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *, const char *);
>> +#else
>> +static inline void debugfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s) { }
>> +static inline int debugfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *p)
>> +							{ return 0; }
>> +#endif
>> +
>>  static inline void stat(const struct kmem_cache *s, enum stat_item si)
>>  {
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_STATS
>> @@ -4533,6 +4543,8 @@ __kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, unsigned int size, unsigned int align,
>>  			s->refcount--;
>>  			s = NULL;
>>  		}
>> +
>> +		debugfs_slab_alias(s, name);
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	return s;
>> @@ -4554,6 +4566,8 @@ int __kmem_cache_create(struct kmem_cache *s, slab_flags_t flags)
>>  	if (err)
>>  		__kmem_cache_release(s);
>>  
>> +	debugfs_slab_add(s);
>> +
>>  	return err;
>>  }
>>  
>> @@ -4694,6 +4708,8 @@ static long validate_slab_cache(struct kmem_cache *s)
>>  
>>  	return count;
>>  }
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
>>  /*
>>   * Generate lists of code addresses where slabcache objects are allocated
>>   * and freed.
>> @@ -4717,6 +4733,9 @@ struct loc_track {
>>  	struct location *loc;
>>  };
>>  
>> +static struct dentry *slab_debugfs_root;
>> +struct loc_track t = { 0, 0, NULL };
>> +
>>  static void free_loc_track(struct loc_track *t)
>>  {
>>  	if (t->max)
>> @@ -4833,82 +4852,7 @@ static void process_slab(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
>>  			add_location(t, s, get_track(s, p, alloc));
>>  	put_map(map);
>>  }
>> -
>> -static int list_locations(struct kmem_cache *s, char *buf,
>> -			  enum track_item alloc)
>> -{
>> -	int len = 0;
>> -	unsigned long i;
>> -	struct loc_track t = { 0, 0, NULL };
>> -	int node;
>> -	struct kmem_cache_node *n;
>> -
>> -	if (!alloc_loc_track(&t, PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct location),
>> -			     GFP_KERNEL)) {
>> -		return sysfs_emit(buf, "Out of memory\n");
>> -	}
>> -	/* Push back cpu slabs */
>> -	flush_all(s);
>> -
>> -	for_each_kmem_cache_node(s, node, n) {
>> -		unsigned long flags;
>> -		struct page *page;
>> -
>> -		if (!atomic_long_read(&n->nr_slabs))
>> -			continue;
>> -
>> -		spin_lock_irqsave(&n->list_lock, flags);
>> -		list_for_each_entry(page, &n->partial, slab_list)
>> -			process_slab(&t, s, page, alloc);
>> -		list_for_each_entry(page, &n->full, slab_list)
>> -			process_slab(&t, s, page, alloc);
>> -		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&n->list_lock, flags);
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	for (i = 0; i < t.count; i++) {
>> -		struct location *l = &t.loc[i];
>> -
>> -		len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "%7ld ", l->count);
>> -
>> -		if (l->addr)
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "%pS", (void *)l->addr);
>> -		else
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "<not-available>");
>> -
>> -		if (l->sum_time != l->min_time)
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, " age=%ld/%ld/%ld",
>> -					     l->min_time,
>> -					     (long)div_u64(l->sum_time,
>> -							   l->count),
>> -					     l->max_time);
>> -		else
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, " age=%ld", l->min_time);
>> -
>> -		if (l->min_pid != l->max_pid)
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, " pid=%ld-%ld",
>> -					     l->min_pid, l->max_pid);
>> -		else
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, " pid=%ld",
>> -					     l->min_pid);
>> -
>> -		if (num_online_cpus() > 1 &&
>> -		    !cpumask_empty(to_cpumask(l->cpus)))
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, " cpus=%*pbl",
>> -					     cpumask_pr_args(to_cpumask(l->cpus)));
>> -
>> -		if (nr_online_nodes > 1 && !nodes_empty(l->nodes))
>> -			len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, " nodes=%*pbl",
>> -					     nodemask_pr_args(&l->nodes));
>> -
>> -		len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "\n");
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	free_loc_track(&t);
>> -	if (!t.count)
>> -		len += sysfs_emit_at(buf, len, "No data\n");
>> -
>> -	return len;
>> -}
>> +#endif  /* CONFIG_DEBUG_FS   */
>>  #endif	/* CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG */
>>  
>>  #ifdef SLUB_RESILIENCY_TEST
>> @@ -5360,17 +5304,25 @@ SLAB_ATTR(validate);
>>  
>>  static ssize_t alloc_calls_show(struct kmem_cache *s, char *buf)
>>  {
>> -	if (!(s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER))
>> -		return -ENOSYS;
>> -	return list_locations(s, buf, TRACK_ALLOC);
>> +	int len = 0;
>> +
>> +	len += sprintf(buf + len, "Deprecated, use the equvalent under\n");
>> +	len += sprintf(buf + len, "/sys/kernel/debug/slab/%s/alloc_traces\n",
>> +			s->name);
>> +
>> +	return len;
>>  }
>>  SLAB_ATTR_RO(alloc_calls);
>>  
>>  static ssize_t free_calls_show(struct kmem_cache *s, char *buf)
>>  {
>> -	if (!(s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER))
>> -		return -ENOSYS;
>> -	return list_locations(s, buf, TRACK_FREE);
>> +	int len = 0;
>> +
>> +	len += sprintf(buf + len, "Deprecated, use the equvalent under\n");
>> +	len += sprintf(buf + len, "/sys/kernel/debug/slab/%s/free_traces\n",
>> +			s->name);
>> +
>> +	return len;
>>  }
>>  SLAB_ATTR_RO(free_calls);
>>  #endif /* CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG */
>> @@ -5826,6 +5778,252 @@ static int __init slab_sysfs_init(void)
>>  __initcall(slab_sysfs_init);
>>  #endif /* CONFIG_SYSFS */
>>  
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG) && defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
>> +static int debugfs_slab_alias(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name)
>> +{
>> +	struct saved_alias *al;
>> +
>> +	if (slab_state == FULL) {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * If we have a leftover link then remove it.
>> +		 */
>> +		debugfs_remove(s->slab_cache_dentry);
>> +		s->slab_cache_dentry = debugfs_create_symlink(name, slab_debugfs_root, NULL);
>> +		return IS_ERR(s->slab_cache_dentry);
> 
> Why do you care if this returned an error or not?  No normal code should
> care, please just keep on going.
> 
> And are you sure you have to save the dentry?  Why not just look it up
> when you want to remove it?  That way you save the memory, which for
> slabs, can be a lot, right?
> 
> 
> 
Updated in new patch,
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/1621341949-26762-1-git-send-email-faiyazm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	al = kmalloc(sizeof(struct saved_alias), GFP_KERNEL);
>> +	if (!al)
>> +		return -ENOMEM;
>> +
>> +	al->s = s;
>> +	al->name = name;
>> +	al->next = alias_list;
>> +	alias_list = al;
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int slab_debugfs_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
>> +{
>> +
>> +	struct location *l;
>> +	unsigned int idx = *(unsigned int *)v;
>> +
>> +	if (idx < t.count) {
>> +		l = &t.loc[idx];
>> +
>> +		seq_printf(seq, "%7ld ", l->count);
>> +
>> +		if (l->addr)
>> +			seq_printf(seq, "%pS", (void *)l->addr);
>> +		else
>> +			seq_puts(seq, "<not-available>");
>> +
>> +		if (l->sum_time != l->min_time) {
>> +			seq_printf(seq, " age=%ld/%ld/%ld",
>> +				l->min_time,
>> +				(long)div_u64(l->sum_time, l->count),
>> +				l->max_time);
>> +		} else
>> +			seq_printf(seq, " age=%ld",
>> +				l->min_time);
>> +
>> +		if (l->min_pid != l->max_pid)
>> +			seq_printf(seq, " pid=%ld-%ld",
>> +				l->min_pid, l->max_pid);
>> +		else
>> +			seq_printf(seq, " pid=%ld",
>> +				l->min_pid);
>> +
>> +		if (num_online_cpus() > 1 &&
>> +				!cpumask_empty(to_cpumask(l->cpus)))
>> +			seq_printf(seq, " cpus=%*pbl",
>> +				 cpumask_pr_args(to_cpumask(l->cpus)));
>> +
>> +		if (nr_online_nodes > 1 && !nodes_empty(l->nodes))
>> +			seq_printf(seq, " nodes=%*pbl",
>> +				 nodemask_pr_args(&l->nodes));
>> +
>> +		seq_puts(seq, "\n");
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (t.count == 0)
>> +		seq_puts(seq, "No data\n");
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void slab_debugfs_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
>> +{
>> +	if (!v && t.max) {
>> +		free_loc_track(&t);
>> +		t.max = 0;
>> +	}
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void *slab_debugfs_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *ppos)
>> +{
>> +	loff_t *spos = v;
>> +
>> +	if (*ppos < t.count) {
>> +		*spos = *spos + 1;
>> +		*ppos = *spos;
>> +		return spos;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return NULL;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void *slab_debugfs_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *ppos)
>> +{
>> +	struct kmem_cache_node *n;
>> +	struct kmem_cache *s;
>> +	enum track_item alloc;
>> +	int node;
>> +	loff_t *spos = kmalloc(sizeof(loff_t), GFP_KERNEL);
>> +
>> +	s = seq->file->f_inode->i_private;
>> +
>> +	if (!spos)
>> +		return NULL;
>> +
>> +	if (!(s->flags & SLAB_STORE_USER))
>> +		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
>> +
>> +	if (*ppos == 0) {
>> +
>> +		t.count = 0;
>> +		t.max = 0;
>> +		t.loc = NULL;
>> +		if (strcmp(seq->file->f_path.dentry->d_name.name, "alloc_traces") == 0)
>> +			alloc =  TRACK_ALLOC;
>> +		else
>> +			alloc =  TRACK_FREE;
>> +
>> +		if (!alloc_loc_track(&t, PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct location),
>> +			     GFP_KERNEL)) {
>> +			seq_puts(seq, "Out of memory\n");
>> +			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>> +		}
>> +		/* Push back cpu slabs */
>> +		flush_all(s);
>> +
>> +		for_each_kmem_cache_node(s, node, n) {
>> +			unsigned long flags;
>> +			struct page *page;
>> +
>> +			if (!atomic_long_read(&n->nr_slabs))
>> +				continue;
>> +
>> +			spin_lock_irqsave(&n->list_lock, flags);
>> +			list_for_each_entry(page, &n->partial, slab_list)
>> +				process_slab(&t, s, page, alloc);
>> +			list_for_each_entry(page, &n->full, slab_list)
>> +				process_slab(&t, s, page, alloc);
>> +			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&n->list_lock, flags);
>> +		}
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (*ppos < t.count) {
>> +		*spos = *ppos;
>> +		return spos;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	kfree(spos);
>> +	return NULL;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static const struct seq_operations slab_debugfs_sops = {
>> +	.start  = slab_debugfs_start,
>> +	.next   = slab_debugfs_next,
>> +	.stop   = slab_debugfs_stop,
>> +	.show   = slab_debugfs_show
>> +};
>> +DEFINE_SEQ_ATTRIBUTE(slab_debugfs);
>> +
>> +static void debugfs_slab_add(struct kmem_cache *s)
>> +{
>> +	const char *name;
>> +	int unmergeable = slab_unmergeable(s);
>> +
>> +	if (unlikely(!slab_debugfs_root))
>> +		return;
>> +
>> +	if (!unmergeable && disable_higher_order_debug &&
>> +			(slub_debug & DEBUG_METADATA_FLAGS))
>> +		unmergeable = 1;
>> +
>> +	if (unmergeable) {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * Slabcache can never be merged so we can use the name proper.
>> +		 * This is typically the case for debug situations. In that
>> +		 * case we can catch duplicate names easily.
>> +		 */
>> +		debugfs_remove_recursive(s->slab_cache_dentry);
>> +		name = s->name;
>> +	} else {
>> +		/*
>> +		 * Create a unique name for the slab as a target
>> +		 * for the symlinks.
>> +		 */
>> +		name = create_unique_id(s);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	s->slab_cache_dentry = debugfs_create_dir(name, slab_debugfs_root);
>> +	if (!IS_ERR(s->slab_cache_dentry)) {
> 
> No need for you to care here either, just call debugfs and keep on
> going.
> 
update in new patch,
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/1621341949-26762-1-git-send-email-faiyazm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
>> +		debugfs_create_file("alloc_traces", 0400,
>> +			s->slab_cache_dentry, s, &slab_debugfs_fops);
>> +
>> +		debugfs_create_file("free_traces", 0400,
>> +			s->slab_cache_dentry, s, &slab_debugfs_fops);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	if (!unmergeable) {
>> +		/* Setup first alias */
>> +		debugfs_slab_alias(s, s->name);
>> +	}
> 
> Do you really need the { }?
> 
>> +}
>> +
>> +void debugfs_slab_release(struct kmem_cache *s)
>> +{
>> +	if (slab_state >= FULL)
>> +		debugfs_remove_recursive(s->slab_cache_dentry);
> 
> Why does the state matter?
> 
> And again, can't you just look up the debugfs dentry here?
> 
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int __init slab_debugfs_init(void)
>> +{
>> +	struct kmem_cache *s;
>> +	int err;
>> +
>> +	slab_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("slab", NULL);
>> +	if (!IS_ERR(slab_debugfs_root)) {
>> +
>> +		slab_state = FULL;
> 
> Again, no need to check.
> 
>> +
>> +		list_for_each_entry(s, &slab_caches, list)
>> +			debugfs_slab_add(s);
>> +	} else {
>> +		pr_err("Cannot create slab debugfs.\n");
>> +		return IS_ERR(slab_debugfs_root);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	while (alias_list) {
>> +		struct saved_alias *al = alias_list;
>> +
>> +		alias_list = alias_list->next;
>> +
>> +		err = debugfs_slab_alias(al->s, al->name);
>> +		if (err)
>> +			pr_err("SLUB: Unable to add boot slab alias %s to debugfs\n",
>> +			       al->name);
> 
> Why does this matter?
> 
updated in new patch,
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/1621341949-26762-1-git-send-email-faiyazm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
>> +		kfree(al);
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	return 0;
> 
> See, you always return 0, no need to check the above stuff :)
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 


Thanks and regards,
Mohammed Faiyaz