Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: mm: Lazily clear pte table mappings from fixmap

From: Mark Rutland
Date: Thu Apr 11 2024 - 09:24:48 EST


On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 03:33:08PM +0100, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> With the pgtable operations abstracted into `struct pgtable_ops`, the
> early pgtable alloc, map and unmap operations are nicely centralized. So
> let's enhance the implementation to speed up the clearing of pte table
> mappings in the fixmap.
>
> Extend FIX_MAP so that we now have 16 slots in the fixmap dedicated for
> pte tables. At alloc/map time, we select the next slot in the series and
> map it. Or if we are at the end and no more slots are available, clear
> down all of the slots and start at the beginning again. Batching the
> clear like this means we can issue tlbis more efficiently.
>
> Due to the batching, there may still be some slots mapped at the end, so
> address this by adding an optional cleanup() function to `struct
> pgtable_ops` to handle this for us.
>
> Execution time of map_mem(), which creates the kernel linear map page
> tables, was measured on different machines with different RAM configs:
>
> | Apple M2 VM | Ampere Altra| Ampere Altra| Ampere Altra
> | VM, 16G | VM, 64G | VM, 256G | Metal, 512G
> ---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
> | ms (%) | ms (%) | ms (%) | ms (%)
> ---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
> before | 11 (0%) | 109 (0%) | 449 (0%) | 1257 (0%)
> after | 6 (-46%) | 61 (-44%) | 257 (-43%) | 838 (-33%)

I'd prefer to leave this as-is for now, as compared to the baseline this is the
last 2-3%, and (assuming my comments on patch 3 hold) that way we don't need
the pgtable_ops indirection, which'll keep the code fairly simple to understand.

So unless Catalin or Will feel otherwise, I'd suggest that we take patches 1
and 2, drop 3 and 4 for now, and maybe try the alternative approach I've
commented on patch 3.

Does that sound ok to you?

Mark.

> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@xxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Itaru Kitayama <itaru.kitayama@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Eric Chanudet <echanude@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h | 5 +++-
> arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 4 ---
> arch/arm64/mm/fixmap.c | 11 ++++++++
> arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> 4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h
> index 87e307804b99..91fcd7c5c513 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h
> @@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ enum fixed_addresses {
> * Used for kernel page table creation, so unmapped memory may be used
> * for tables.
> */
> - FIX_PTE,
> +#define NR_PTE_SLOTS 16
> + FIX_PTE_END,
> + FIX_PTE_BEGIN = FIX_PTE_END + NR_PTE_SLOTS - 1,
> FIX_PMD,
> FIX_PUD,
> FIX_P4D,
> @@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ void __init early_fixmap_init(void);
> #define __late_clear_fixmap(idx) __set_fixmap((idx), 0, FIXMAP_PAGE_CLEAR)
>
> extern void __set_fixmap(enum fixed_addresses idx, phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot);
> +void __init clear_fixmap_nosync(enum fixed_addresses idx);
>
> #include <asm-generic/fixmap.h>
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> index 92c9aed5e7af..4c7114d49697 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> @@ -691,10 +691,6 @@ static inline unsigned long pmd_page_vaddr(pmd_t pmd)
> /* Find an entry in the third-level page table. */
> #define pte_offset_phys(dir,addr) (pmd_page_paddr(READ_ONCE(*(dir))) + pte_index(addr) * sizeof(pte_t))
>
> -#define pte_set_fixmap(addr) ((pte_t *)set_fixmap_offset(FIX_PTE, addr))
> -#define pte_set_fixmap_offset(pmd, addr) pte_set_fixmap(pte_offset_phys(pmd, addr))
> -#define pte_clear_fixmap() clear_fixmap(FIX_PTE)
> -
> #define pmd_page(pmd) phys_to_page(__pmd_to_phys(pmd))
>
> /* use ONLY for statically allocated translation tables */
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fixmap.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fixmap.c
> index de1e09d986ad..0cb09bedeeec 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/fixmap.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fixmap.c
> @@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ void __set_fixmap(enum fixed_addresses idx,
> }
> }
>
> +void __init clear_fixmap_nosync(enum fixed_addresses idx)
> +{
> + unsigned long addr = __fix_to_virt(idx);
> + pte_t *ptep;
> +
> + BUG_ON(idx <= FIX_HOLE || idx >= __end_of_fixed_addresses);
> +
> + ptep = fixmap_pte(addr);
> + __pte_clear(&init_mm, addr, ptep);
> +}
> +
> void *__init fixmap_remap_fdt(phys_addr_t dt_phys, int *size, pgprot_t prot)
> {
> const u64 dt_virt_base = __fix_to_virt(FIX_FDT);
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> index 90bf822859b8..2e3b594aa23c 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> @@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ enum pgtable_type {
> * mapped either as a result of a previous call to alloc() or
> * map(). The page's virtual address must be considered invalid
> * after this call returns.
> + * @cleanup: (Optional) Called at the end of a set of operations to cleanup
> + * any lazy state.
> */
> struct pgtable_ops {
> void *(*alloc)(int type, phys_addr_t *pa);
> void *(*map)(int type, void *parent, unsigned long addr);
> void (*unmap)(int type);
> + void (*cleanup)(void);
> };
>
> #define NO_BLOCK_MAPPINGS BIT(0)
> @@ -139,9 +142,33 @@ pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(phys_mem_access_prot);
>
> +static int pte_slot_next __initdata = FIX_PTE_BEGIN;
> +
> +static void __init clear_pte_fixmap_slots(void)
> +{
> + unsigned long start = __fix_to_virt(FIX_PTE_BEGIN);
> + unsigned long end = __fix_to_virt(pte_slot_next);
> + int i;
> +
> + for (i = FIX_PTE_BEGIN; i > pte_slot_next; i--)
> + clear_fixmap_nosync(i);
> +
> + flush_tlb_kernel_range(start, end);
> + pte_slot_next = FIX_PTE_BEGIN;
> +}
> +
> +static int __init pte_fixmap_slot(void)
> +{
> + if (pte_slot_next < FIX_PTE_END)
> + clear_pte_fixmap_slots();
> +
> + return pte_slot_next--;
> +}
> +
> static void *__init early_pgtable_alloc(int type, phys_addr_t *pa)
> {
> void *va;
> + int slot;
>
> *pa = memblock_phys_alloc_range(PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, 0,
> MEMBLOCK_ALLOC_NOLEAKTRACE);
> @@ -159,7 +186,9 @@ static void *__init early_pgtable_alloc(int type, phys_addr_t *pa)
> va = pmd_set_fixmap(*pa);
> break;
> case TYPE_PTE:
> - va = pte_set_fixmap(*pa);
> + slot = pte_fixmap_slot();
> + set_fixmap(slot, *pa);
> + va = (pte_t *)__fix_to_virt(slot);
> break;
> default:
> BUG();
> @@ -174,7 +203,9 @@ static void *__init early_pgtable_alloc(int type, phys_addr_t *pa)
>
> static void *__init early_pgtable_map(int type, void *parent, unsigned long addr)
> {
> + phys_addr_t pa;
> void *entry;
> + int slot;
>
> switch (type) {
> case TYPE_P4D:
> @@ -187,7 +218,10 @@ static void *__init early_pgtable_map(int type, void *parent, unsigned long addr
> entry = pmd_set_fixmap_offset((pud_t *)parent, addr);
> break;
> case TYPE_PTE:
> - entry = pte_set_fixmap_offset((pmd_t *)parent, addr);
> + slot = pte_fixmap_slot();
> + pa = pte_offset_phys((pmd_t *)parent, addr);
> + set_fixmap(slot, pa);
> + entry = (pte_t *)(__fix_to_virt(slot) + (pa & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)));
> break;
> default:
> BUG();
> @@ -209,7 +243,7 @@ static void __init early_pgtable_unmap(int type)
> pmd_clear_fixmap();
> break;
> case TYPE_PTE:
> - pte_clear_fixmap();
> + // Unmap lazily: see clear_pte_fixmap_slots().
> break;
> default:
> BUG();
> @@ -220,6 +254,7 @@ static struct pgtable_ops early_pgtable_ops __initdata = {
> .alloc = early_pgtable_alloc,
> .map = early_pgtable_map,
> .unmap = early_pgtable_unmap,
> + .cleanup = clear_pte_fixmap_slots,
> };
>
> bool pgattr_change_is_safe(u64 old, u64 new)
> @@ -538,6 +573,9 @@ static void __create_pgd_mapping_locked(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
> alloc_init_p4d(pgdp, addr, next, phys, prot, ops, flags);
> phys += next - addr;
> } while (pgdp++, addr = next, addr != end);
> +
> + if (ops->cleanup)
> + ops->cleanup();
> }
>
> static void __create_pgd_mapping(pgd_t *pgdir, phys_addr_t phys,
> --
> 2.25.1
>