Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] writeback: support retrieving per group debug writeback stats of bdi

[Kemeng Shi]

on 3/29/2024 9:10 PM, Brian Foster wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 11:57:48PM +0800, Kemeng Shi wrote:
>> Add /sys/kernel/debug/bdi/xxx/wb_stats to show per group writeback stats
>> of bdi.
>>
> 
> Hi Kemeng,
Hello Brian,
> 
> Just a few random thoughts/comments..
> 
>> Following domain hierarchy is tested:
>>                 global domain (320G)
>>                 /                 \
>>         cgroup domain1(10G)     cgroup domain2(10G)
>>                 |                 |
>> bdi            wb1               wb2
>>
>> /* per wb writeback info of bdi is collected */
>> cat /sys/kernel/debug/bdi/252:16/wb_stats
>> WbCgIno:                    1
>> WbWriteback:                0 kB
>> WbReclaimable:              0 kB
>> WbDirtyThresh:              0 kB
>> WbDirtied:                  0 kB
>> WbWritten:                  0 kB
>> WbWriteBandwidth:      102400 kBps
>> b_dirty:                    0
>> b_io:                       0
>> b_more_io:                  0
>> b_dirty_time:               0
>> state:                      1
> 
> Maybe some whitespace or something between entries would improve
> readability?
Sure, I will add a whitespace in next version.
> 
>> WbCgIno:                 4094
>> WbWriteback:            54432 kB
>> WbReclaimable:         766080 kB
>> WbDirtyThresh:        3094760 kB
>> WbDirtied:            1656480 kB
>> WbWritten:             837088 kB
>> WbWriteBandwidth:      132772 kBps
>> b_dirty:                    1
>> b_io:                       1
>> b_more_io:                  0
>> b_dirty_time:               0
>> state:                      7
>> WbCgIno:                 4135
>> WbWriteback:            15232 kB
>> WbReclaimable:         786688 kB
>> WbDirtyThresh:        2909984 kB
>> WbDirtied:            1482656 kB
>> WbWritten:             681408 kB
>> WbWriteBandwidth:      124848 kBps
>> b_dirty:                    0
>> b_io:                       1
>> b_more_io:                  0
>> b_dirty_time:               0
>> state:                      7
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  include/linux/writeback.h |  1 +
>>  mm/backing-dev.c          | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  mm/page-writeback.c       | 19 +++++++++
>>  3 files changed, 108 insertions(+)
>>
> ...
>> diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
>> index 8daf950e6855..e3953db7d88d 100644
>> --- a/mm/backing-dev.c
>> +++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
>> @@ -103,6 +103,91 @@ static void collect_wb_stats(struct wb_stats *stats,
>>  }
>>  
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
> ...
>> +static int cgwb_debug_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>> +{
>> +	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
>> +	unsigned long background_thresh;
>> +	unsigned long dirty_thresh;
>> +	struct bdi_writeback *wb;
>> +	struct wb_stats stats;
>> +
>> +	rcu_read_lock();
>> +	bdi = lookup_bdi(m);
>> +	if (!bdi) {
>> +		rcu_read_unlock();
>> +		return -EEXIST;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	global_dirty_limits(&background_thresh, &dirty_thresh);
>> +
>> +	list_for_each_entry_rcu(wb, &bdi->wb_list, bdi_node) {
>> +		memset(&stats, 0, sizeof(stats));
>> +		stats.dirty_thresh = dirty_thresh;
> 
> If you did something like the following here, wouldn't that also zero
> the rest of the structure?
> 
> 		struct wb_stats stats = { .dirty_thresh = dirty_thresh };
> 
Suer, will do it in next version.
>> +		collect_wb_stats(&stats, wb);
>> +
> 
> Also, similar question as before on whether you'd want to check
> WB_registered or something here..
Still prefer to keep full debug info and user could filter out on
demand.
> 
>> +		if (mem_cgroup_wb_domain(wb) == NULL) {
>> +			wb_stats_show(m, wb, &stats);
>> +			continue;
>> +		}
> 
> Can you explain what this logic is about? Is the cgwb_calc_thresh()
> thing not needed in this case? A comment might help for those less
> familiar with the implementation details.
If mem_cgroup_wb_domain(wb) is NULL, then it's bdi->wb, otherwise,
it's wb in cgroup. For bdi->wb, there is no need to do wb_tryget
and cgwb_calc_thresh. Will add some comment in next version.
> 
> BTW, I'm also wondering if something like the following is correct
> and/or roughly equivalent:
> 	
> 	list_for_each_*(wb, ...) {
> 		struct wb_stats stats = ...;
> 
> 		if (!wb_tryget(wb))
> 			continue;
> 
> 		collect_wb_stats(&stats, wb);
> 
> 		/*
> 		 * Extra wb_thresh magic. Drop rcu lock because ... . We
> 		 * can do so here because we have a ref.
> 		 */
> 		if (mem_cgroup_wb_domain(wb)) {
> 			rcu_read_unlock();
> 			stats.wb_thresh = min(stats.wb_thresh, cgwb_calc_thresh(wb));
> 			rcu_read_lock();
> 		}
> 
> 		wb_stats_show(m, wb, &stats)
> 		wb_put(wb);
> 	}
It's correct as wb_tryget to bdi->wb has no harm. I have considered
to do it in this way, I change my mind to do it in new way for
two reason:
1. Put code handling wb in cgroup more tight which could be easier
to maintain.
2. Rmove extra wb_tryget/wb_put for wb in bdi.
Would this make sense to you?
> 
>> +
>> +		/*
>> +		 * cgwb_release will destroy wb->memcg_completions which
>> +		 * will be ued in cgwb_calc_thresh. Use wb_tryget to prevent
>> +		 * memcg_completions destruction from cgwb_release.
>> +		 */
>> +		if (!wb_tryget(wb))
>> +			continue;
>> +
>> +		rcu_read_unlock();
>> +		/* cgwb_calc_thresh may sleep in cgroup_rstat_flush */
>> +		stats.wb_thresh = min(stats.wb_thresh, cgwb_calc_thresh(wb));
>> +		wb_stats_show(m, wb, &stats);
>> +		rcu_read_lock();
>> +		wb_put(wb);
>> +	}
>> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>> +
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +DEFINE_SHOW_ATTRIBUTE(cgwb_debug_stats);
>> +
>> +static void cgwb_debug_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
>> +{
>> +	debugfs_create_file("wb_stats", 0444, bdi->debug_dir, bdi,
>> +			    &cgwb_debug_stats_fops);
>> +}
>> +
>>  static void bdi_collect_stats(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
>>  			      struct wb_stats *stats)
>>  {
>> @@ -117,6 +202,8 @@ static void bdi_collect_stats(struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
>>  {
>>  	collect_wb_stats(stats, &bdi->wb);
>>  }
>> +
>> +static inline void cgwb_debug_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { }
> 
> Could we just create the wb_stats file regardless of whether cgwb is
> enabled? Obviously theres only one wb in the !CGWB case and it's
> somewhat duplicative with the bdi stats file, but that seems harmless if
> the same code can be reused..? Maybe there's also a small argument for
> dropping the state info from the bdi stats file and moving it to
> wb_stats.In backing-dev.c, there are a lot "#ifdef CGWB .. #else .. #endif" to
avoid unneed extra cost when CGWB is not enabled.
I think it's better to avoid extra cost from wb_stats when CGWB is not
enabled. For now, we only save cpu cost to create and destroy wb_stats
and save memory cost to record debugfs file, we could save more in
future when wb_stats records more debug info.
Move state info from bdi stats to wb_stats make senses to me. The only
concern would be compatibility problem. I will add a new patch to this
to make this more noticeable and easier to revert.
Thanks a lot for review!

Kemeng
> 
> Brian
> 
>>  #endif
>>  
>>  static int bdi_debug_stats_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>> @@ -182,6 +269,7 @@ static void bdi_debug_register(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, const char *name)
>>  
>>  	debugfs_create_file("stats", 0444, bdi->debug_dir, bdi,
>>  			    &bdi_debug_stats_fops);
>> +	cgwb_debug_register(bdi);
>>  }
>>  
>>  static void bdi_debug_unregister(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
>> diff --git a/mm/page-writeback.c b/mm/page-writeback.c
>> index 0e20467367fe..3724c7525316 100644
>> --- a/mm/page-writeback.c
>> +++ b/mm/page-writeback.c
>> @@ -893,6 +893,25 @@ unsigned long wb_calc_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb, unsigned long thresh)
>>  	return __wb_calc_thresh(&gdtc, thresh);
>>  }
>>  
>> +unsigned long cgwb_calc_thresh(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
>> +{
>> +	struct dirty_throttle_control gdtc = { GDTC_INIT_NO_WB };
>> +	struct dirty_throttle_control mdtc = { MDTC_INIT(wb, &gdtc) };
>> +	unsigned long filepages, headroom, writeback;
>> +
>> +	gdtc.avail = global_dirtyable_memory();
>> +	gdtc.dirty = global_node_page_state(NR_FILE_DIRTY) +
>> +		     global_node_page_state(NR_WRITEBACK);
>> +
>> +	mem_cgroup_wb_stats(wb, &filepages, &headroom,
>> +			    &mdtc.dirty, &writeback);
>> +	mdtc.dirty += writeback;
>> +	mdtc_calc_avail(&mdtc, filepages, headroom);
>> +	domain_dirty_limits(&mdtc);
>> +
>> +	return __wb_calc_thresh(&mdtc, mdtc.thresh);
>> +}
>> +
>>  /*
>>   *                           setpoint - dirty 3
>>   *        f(dirty) := 1.0 + (----------------)
>> -- 
>> 2.30.0
>>
> 
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