Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] memory tier: create CPUless memory tiers after obtaining HMAT info

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Wed Apr 03 2024 - 13:04:45 EST


A few minor comments inline.

> diff --git a/include/linux/memory-tiers.h b/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
> index a44c03c2ba3a..16769552a338 100644
> --- a/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
> +++ b/include/linux/memory-tiers.h
> @@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ static inline int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adis
> return -EIO;
> }
>
> -struct memory_dev_type *mt_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist, struct list_head *memory_types)
> +static inline struct memory_dev_type *mt_find_alloc_memory_type(int adist,
> + struct list_head *memory_types)
> {
> return NULL;
> }
>
> -void mt_put_memory_types(struct list_head *memory_types)
> +static inline void mt_put_memory_types(struct list_head *memory_types)
> {
Why in this patch and not previous one?
>
> }
> diff --git a/mm/memory-tiers.c b/mm/memory-tiers.c
> index 974af10cfdd8..44fa10980d37 100644
> --- a/mm/memory-tiers.c
> +++ b/mm/memory-tiers.c
> @@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ struct node_memory_type_map {
>
> static DEFINE_MUTEX(memory_tier_lock);
> static LIST_HEAD(memory_tiers);
> +/*
> + * The list is used to store all memory types that are not created
> + * by a device driver.
> + */
> +static LIST_HEAD(default_memory_types);
> static struct node_memory_type_map node_memory_types[MAX_NUMNODES];
> struct memory_dev_type *default_dram_type;
>
> @@ -108,6 +113,8 @@ static struct demotion_nodes *node_demotion __read_mostly;
>
> static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(mt_adistance_algorithms);
>
> +/* The lock is used to protect `default_dram_perf*` info and nid. */
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(default_dram_perf_lock);
> static bool default_dram_perf_error;
> static struct access_coordinate default_dram_perf;
> static int default_dram_perf_ref_nid = NUMA_NO_NODE;
> @@ -505,7 +512,8 @@ static inline void __init_node_memory_type(int node, struct memory_dev_type *mem
> static struct memory_tier *set_node_memory_tier(int node)
> {
> struct memory_tier *memtier;
> - struct memory_dev_type *memtype;
> + struct memory_dev_type *mtype = default_dram_type;

Does the rename add anything major to the patch?
If not I'd leave it alone to reduce the churn and give
a more readable patch. If it is worth doing perhaps
a precursor patch?

> + int adist = MEMTIER_ADISTANCE_DRAM;
> pg_data_t *pgdat = NODE_DATA(node);
>
>
> @@ -514,11 +522,20 @@ static struct memory_tier *set_node_memory_tier(int node)
> if (!node_state(node, N_MEMORY))
> return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>
> - __init_node_memory_type(node, default_dram_type);
> + mt_calc_adistance(node, &adist);
> + if (node_memory_types[node].memtype == NULL) {
> + mtype = mt_find_alloc_memory_type(adist, &default_memory_types);
> + if (IS_ERR(mtype)) {
> + mtype = default_dram_type;
> + pr_info("Failed to allocate a memory type. Fall back.\n");
> + }
> + }
> +
> + __init_node_memory_type(node, mtype);
>
> - memtype = node_memory_types[node].memtype;
> - node_set(node, memtype->nodes);
> - memtier = find_create_memory_tier(memtype);
> + mtype = node_memory_types[node].memtype;
> + node_set(node, mtype->nodes);
> + memtier = find_create_memory_tier(mtype);
> if (!IS_ERR(memtier))
> rcu_assign_pointer(pgdat->memtier, memtier);
> return memtier;
> @@ -655,6 +672,33 @@ void mt_put_memory_types(struct list_head *memory_types)
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt_put_memory_types);
>
> +/*
> + * This is invoked via `late_initcall()` to initialize memory tiers for
> + * CPU-less memory nodes after driver initialization, which is
> + * expected to provide `adistance` algorithms.
> + */
> +static int __init memory_tier_late_init(void)
> +{
> + int nid;
> +
> + mutex_lock(&memory_tier_lock);
> + for_each_node_state(nid, N_MEMORY)
> + if (node_memory_types[nid].memtype == NULL)
> + /*
> + * Some device drivers may have initialized memory tiers
> + * between `memory_tier_init()` and `memory_tier_late_init()`,
> + * potentially bringing online memory nodes and
> + * configuring memory tiers. Exclude them here.
> + */

Does the comment refer to this path, or to ones where memtype is set?

> + set_node_memory_tier(nid);

Given the large comment I would add {} to help with readability.
You could flip the logic to reduce indent
for_each_node_state(nid, N_MEMORY) {
if (node_memory_types[nid].memtype)
continue;
/*
* Some device drivers may have initialized memory tiers
* between `memory_tier_init()` and `memory_tier_late_init()`,
* potentially bringing online memory nodes and
* configuring memory tiers. Exclude them here.
*/
set_node_memory_tier(nid);


> +
> + establish_demotion_targets();
> + mutex_unlock(&memory_tier_lock);
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +late_initcall(memory_tier_late_init);
> +
> static void dump_hmem_attrs(struct access_coordinate *coord, const char *prefix)
> {
> pr_info(
> @@ -668,7 +712,7 @@ int mt_set_default_dram_perf(int nid, struct access_coordinate *perf,
> {
> int rc = 0;
>
> - mutex_lock(&memory_tier_lock);
> + mutex_lock(&default_dram_perf_lock);

As below, this is a classic case where guard() will help readability.

> if (default_dram_perf_error) {
> rc = -EIO;
> goto out;
> @@ -716,23 +760,30 @@ int mt_set_default_dram_perf(int nid, struct access_coordinate *perf,
> }
>
> out:
> - mutex_unlock(&memory_tier_lock);
> + mutex_unlock(&default_dram_perf_lock);
> return rc;
> }
>
> int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adist)
> {
> - if (default_dram_perf_error)
> - return -EIO;
> + int rc = 0;

Looks like rc is set in all paths that reach where it isused.

>
> - if (default_dram_perf_ref_nid == NUMA_NO_NODE)
> - return -ENOENT;
> + mutex_lock(&default_dram_perf_lock);

This would benefit quite a lot from
guard(mutex)(&default_dram_perf_lock);
and direct returns throughout.


> + if (default_dram_perf_error) {
> + rc = -EIO;
> + goto out;
> + }
>
> if (perf->read_latency + perf->write_latency == 0 ||
> - perf->read_bandwidth + perf->write_bandwidth == 0)
> - return -EINVAL;
> + perf->read_bandwidth + perf->write_bandwidth == 0) {
> + rc = -EINVAL;
> + goto out;
> + }
>
> - mutex_lock(&memory_tier_lock);
> + if (default_dram_perf_ref_nid == NUMA_NO_NODE) {
> + rc = -ENOENT;
> + goto out;
> + }
> /*
> * The abstract distance of a memory node is in direct proportion to
> * its memory latency (read + write) and inversely proportional to its
> @@ -745,9 +796,10 @@ int mt_perf_to_adistance(struct access_coordinate *perf, int *adist)
> (default_dram_perf.read_latency + default_dram_perf.write_latency) *
> (default_dram_perf.read_bandwidth + default_dram_perf.write_bandwidth) /
> (perf->read_bandwidth + perf->write_bandwidth);
> - mutex_unlock(&memory_tier_lock);
>
> - return 0;
> +out:
> + mutex_unlock(&default_dram_perf_lock);
> + return rc;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mt_perf_to_adistance);
>
> @@ -858,7 +910,8 @@ static int __init memory_tier_init(void)
> * For now we can have 4 faster memory tiers with smaller adistance
> * than default DRAM tier.
> */
> - default_dram_type = alloc_memory_type(MEMTIER_ADISTANCE_DRAM);
> + default_dram_type = mt_find_alloc_memory_type(MEMTIER_ADISTANCE_DRAM,
> + &default_memory_types);

Unusual indenting. Align with just after (

> if (IS_ERR(default_dram_type))
> panic("%s() failed to allocate default DRAM tier\n", __func__);
>
> @@ -868,6 +921,14 @@ static int __init memory_tier_init(void)
> * types assigned.
> */
> for_each_node_state(node, N_MEMORY) {
> + if (!node_state(node, N_CPU))
> + /*
> + * Defer memory tier initialization on CPUless numa nodes.
> + * These will be initialized after firmware and devices are

I think this wraps at just over 80 chars. Seems silly to wrap so tightly and not
quite fit under 80. (this is about 83 chars.

> + * initialized.
> + */
> + continue;
> +
> memtier = set_node_memory_tier(node);
> if (IS_ERR(memtier))
> /*