Re: [RFC 1/3] mm/slub: aggregate objects in cache by stack trace

[Vlastimil Babka]

On 5/21/21 2:11 PM, glittao@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Oliver Glitta <glittao@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Aggregate objects in slub cache by stack trace in addition to caller
> address during alloc_calls and free_calls implementation
> in debugfs. Add stack trace to output.

Yes, the immediate callers alone often don't tell much.

> Add all_objects implementation to debugfs to print information
> about all objects.

Looks like this sentence applies only to patch 3/3.

> Signed-off-by: Oliver Glitta <glittao@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>

> ---
> Based on next-20210518 and
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/1621341949-26762-1-git-send-email-faiyazm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
>  mm/slub.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
> index e9b84eddc50d..d5ed6ed7d68b 100644
> --- a/mm/slub.c
> +++ b/mm/slub.c
> @@ -4770,6 +4770,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(validate_slab_cache);
>   */
> 
>  struct location {
> +	depot_stack_handle_t handle;
>  	unsigned long count;
>  	unsigned long addr;
>  	long long sum_time;
> @@ -4822,9 +4823,15 @@ static int add_location(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
>  {
>  	long start, end, pos;
>  	struct location *l;
> -	unsigned long caddr;
> +	unsigned long caddr, chandle;
>  	unsigned long age = jiffies - track->when;
> +	depot_stack_handle_t handle;
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKDEPOT
> +	handle = READ_ONCE(track->handle);
> +#else
> +	handle = 0;
> +#endif
>  	start = -1;
>  	end = t->count;
> 
> @@ -4839,7 +4846,8 @@ static int add_location(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
>  			break;
> 
>  		caddr = t->loc[pos].addr;
> -		if (track->addr == caddr) {
> +		chandle = t->loc[pos].handle;
> +		if ((track->addr == caddr) && (handle == chandle)) {
> 
>  			l = &t->loc[pos];
>  			l->count++;
> @@ -4864,6 +4872,8 @@ static int add_location(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
> 
>  		if (track->addr < caddr)
>  			end = pos;
> +		else if (track->addr == caddr && handle < chandle)
> +			end = pos;
>  		else
>  			start = pos;
>  	}
> @@ -4886,6 +4896,7 @@ static int add_location(struct loc_track *t, struct kmem_cache *s,
>  	l->max_time = age;
>  	l->min_pid = track->pid;
>  	l->max_pid = track->pid;
> +	l->handle = handle;
>  	cpumask_clear(to_cpumask(l->cpus));
>  	cpumask_set_cpu(track->cpu, to_cpumask(l->cpus));
>  	nodes_clear(l->nodes);
> @@ -5837,6 +5848,21 @@ static int slab_debugfs_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
>  			seq_printf(seq, " nodes=%*pbl",
>  				 nodemask_pr_args(&l->nodes));
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_STACKDEPOT
> +		{
> +			depot_stack_handle_t handle;
> +			unsigned long *entries;
> +			unsigned int nr_entries, j;
> +
> +			handle = READ_ONCE(l->handle);
> +			if (handle) {
> +				nr_entries = stack_depot_fetch(handle, &entries);
> +				seq_puts(seq, "\n");
> +				for (j = 0; j < nr_entries; j++)
> +					seq_printf(seq, "\t%pS\n", (void *)entries[j]);
> +			}
> +		}
> +#endif
>  		seq_puts(seq, "\n");
>  	}
> 
> --
> 2.31.1.272.g89b43f80a5
>