Re: [PATCH 1/2] mm: swap: swap cluster switch to double link list

From: Kairui Song
Date: Tue May 28 2024 - 12:24:27 EST


On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 1:17 AM Chris Li <chrisl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Previously, the swap cluster used a cluster index as a pointer
> to construct a custom single link list type "swap_cluster_list".
> The next cluster pointer is shared with the cluster->count.
> The assumption is that only the free cluster needs to be put
> on the list.
>
> That assumption is not true for mTHP allocators any more. Need
> to track the non full cluster on the list as well. Move the
> current cluster single link list into standard double link list.
>
> Remove the cluster getter/setter for accessing the cluster
> struct member. Move the cluster locking in the caller function
> rather than the getter/setter function. That way the locking can
> protect more than one member, e.g. cluster->flag.
>
> Change cluster code to use "struct swap_cluster_info *" to
> reference the cluster rather than by using index. That is more
> consistent with the list manipulation. It avoids the repeat
> adding index to the cluser_info. The code is easier to understand.
>
> Remove the cluster next pointer is NULL flag, the double link
> list can handle the empty list pretty well.
>
> The "swap_cluster_info" struct is two pointer bigger, because
> 512 swap entries share one swap struct, it has very little impact
> on the average memory usage per swap entry. Other than the list
> conversion, there is no real function change in this patch.
> ---
> include/linux/swap.h | 14 ++--
> mm/swapfile.c | 231 ++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
> 2 files changed, 68 insertions(+), 177 deletions(-)
>

Hi Chris,

Thanks for this very nice clean up, the code is much easier to read.

> diff --git a/include/linux/swap.h b/include/linux/swap.h
> index 11c53692f65f..0d3906eff3c9 100644
> --- a/include/linux/swap.h
> +++ b/include/linux/swap.h
> @@ -254,11 +254,12 @@ struct swap_cluster_info {
> * elements correspond to the swap
> * cluster
> */
> - unsigned int data:24;
> + unsigned int count:16;
> unsigned int flags:8;
> + struct list_head next;
> };
> #define CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE 1 /* This cluster is free */
> -#define CLUSTER_FLAG_NEXT_NULL 2 /* This cluster has no next cluster */
> +
>
> /*
> * The first page in the swap file is the swap header, which is always marked
> @@ -283,11 +284,6 @@ struct percpu_cluster {
> unsigned int next[SWAP_NR_ORDERS]; /* Likely next allocation offset */
> };
>
> -struct swap_cluster_list {
> - struct swap_cluster_info head;
> - struct swap_cluster_info tail;
> -};
> -
> /*
> * The in-memory structure used to track swap areas.
> */
> @@ -300,7 +296,7 @@ struct swap_info_struct {
> unsigned int max; /* extent of the swap_map */
> unsigned char *swap_map; /* vmalloc'ed array of usage counts */
> struct swap_cluster_info *cluster_info; /* cluster info. Only for SSD */
> - struct swap_cluster_list free_clusters; /* free clusters list */
> + struct list_head free_clusters; /* free clusters list */
> unsigned int lowest_bit; /* index of first free in swap_map */
> unsigned int highest_bit; /* index of last free in swap_map */
> unsigned int pages; /* total of usable pages of swap */
> @@ -333,7 +329,7 @@ struct swap_info_struct {
> * list.
> */
> struct work_struct discard_work; /* discard worker */
> - struct swap_cluster_list discard_clusters; /* discard clusters list */
> + struct list_head discard_clusters; /* discard clusters list */
> struct plist_node avail_lists[]; /*
> * entries in swap_avail_heads, one
> * entry per node.
> diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
> index 4f0e8b2ac8aa..205a60c5f9cb 100644
> --- a/mm/swapfile.c
> +++ b/mm/swapfile.c
> @@ -290,64 +290,11 @@ static void discard_swap_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> #endif
> #define LATENCY_LIMIT 256
>
> -static inline void cluster_set_flag(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> - unsigned int flag)
> -{
> - info->flags = flag;
> -}
> -
> -static inline unsigned int cluster_count(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> -{
> - return info->data;
> -}
> -
> -static inline void cluster_set_count(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> - unsigned int c)
> -{
> - info->data = c;
> -}
> -
> -static inline void cluster_set_count_flag(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> - unsigned int c, unsigned int f)
> -{
> - info->flags = f;
> - info->data = c;
> -}
> -
> -static inline unsigned int cluster_next(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> -{
> - return info->data;
> -}
> -
> -static inline void cluster_set_next(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> - unsigned int n)
> -{
> - info->data = n;
> -}
> -
> -static inline void cluster_set_next_flag(struct swap_cluster_info *info,
> - unsigned int n, unsigned int f)
> -{
> - info->flags = f;
> - info->data = n;
> -}
> -
> static inline bool cluster_is_free(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> {
> return info->flags & CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE;
> }
>
> -static inline bool cluster_is_null(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> -{
> - return info->flags & CLUSTER_FLAG_NEXT_NULL;
> -}
> -
> -static inline void cluster_set_null(struct swap_cluster_info *info)
> -{
> - info->flags = CLUSTER_FLAG_NEXT_NULL;
> - info->data = 0;
> -}
> -
> static inline struct swap_cluster_info *lock_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> unsigned long offset)
> {
> @@ -394,65 +341,11 @@ static inline void unlock_cluster_or_swap_info(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> spin_unlock(&si->lock);
> }
>
> -static inline bool cluster_list_empty(struct swap_cluster_list *list)
> -{
> - return cluster_is_null(&list->head);
> -}
> -
> -static inline unsigned int cluster_list_first(struct swap_cluster_list *list)
> -{
> - return cluster_next(&list->head);
> -}
> -
> -static void cluster_list_init(struct swap_cluster_list *list)
> -{
> - cluster_set_null(&list->head);
> - cluster_set_null(&list->tail);
> -}
> -
> -static void cluster_list_add_tail(struct swap_cluster_list *list,
> - struct swap_cluster_info *ci,
> - unsigned int idx)
> -{
> - if (cluster_list_empty(list)) {
> - cluster_set_next_flag(&list->head, idx, 0);
> - cluster_set_next_flag(&list->tail, idx, 0);
> - } else {
> - struct swap_cluster_info *ci_tail;
> - unsigned int tail = cluster_next(&list->tail);
> -
> - /*
> - * Nested cluster lock, but both cluster locks are
> - * only acquired when we held swap_info_struct->lock
> - */
> - ci_tail = ci + tail;
> - spin_lock_nested(&ci_tail->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
> - cluster_set_next(ci_tail, idx);
> - spin_unlock(&ci_tail->lock);
> - cluster_set_next_flag(&list->tail, idx, 0);
> - }
> -}
> -
> -static unsigned int cluster_list_del_first(struct swap_cluster_list *list,
> - struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> -{
> - unsigned int idx;
> -
> - idx = cluster_next(&list->head);
> - if (cluster_next(&list->tail) == idx) {
> - cluster_set_null(&list->head);
> - cluster_set_null(&list->tail);
> - } else
> - cluster_set_next_flag(&list->head,
> - cluster_next(&ci[idx]), 0);
> -
> - return idx;
> -}
> -
> /* Add a cluster to discard list and schedule it to do discard */
> static void swap_cluster_schedule_discard(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> - unsigned int idx)
> + struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> {
> + unsigned int idx = ci - si->cluster_info;
> /*
> * If scan_swap_map_slots() can't find a free cluster, it will check
> * si->swap_map directly. To make sure the discarding cluster isn't
> @@ -462,17 +355,16 @@ static void swap_cluster_schedule_discard(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> memset(si->swap_map + idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER,
> SWAP_MAP_BAD, SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
>
> - cluster_list_add_tail(&si->discard_clusters, si->cluster_info, idx);
> -
> + spin_lock_nested(&ci->lock, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
> + list_add_tail(&ci->next, &si->discard_clusters);
> + spin_unlock(&ci->lock);
> schedule_work(&si->discard_work);
> }
>
> -static void __free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> +static void __free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> {
> - struct swap_cluster_info *ci = si->cluster_info;
> -
> - cluster_set_flag(ci + idx, CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE);
> - cluster_list_add_tail(&si->free_clusters, ci, idx);
> + ci->flags = CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE;
> + list_add_tail(&ci->next, &si->free_clusters);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -481,21 +373,21 @@ static void __free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> */
> static void swap_do_scheduled_discard(struct swap_info_struct *si)
> {
> - struct swap_cluster_info *info, *ci;
> + struct swap_cluster_info *ci;
> unsigned int idx;
>
> - info = si->cluster_info;
> -
> - while (!cluster_list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> - idx = cluster_list_del_first(&si->discard_clusters, info);
> + while (!list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> + ci = list_first_entry(&si->discard_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, next);
> + idx = ci - si->cluster_info;
> spin_unlock(&si->lock);
>
> discard_swap_cluster(si, idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER,
> SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
>
> spin_lock(&si->lock);
> - ci = lock_cluster(si, idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> - __free_cluster(si, idx);
> +
> + spin_lock(&ci->lock);
> + __free_cluster(si, ci);
> memset(si->swap_map + idx * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER,
> 0, SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> unlock_cluster(ci);
> @@ -521,20 +413,20 @@ static void swap_users_ref_free(struct percpu_ref *ref)
> complete(&si->comp);
> }
>
> -static void alloc_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> +static struct swap_cluster_info *alloc_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> {
> - struct swap_cluster_info *ci = si->cluster_info;
> + struct swap_cluster_info *ci = list_first_entry(&si->free_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, next);
>
> - VM_BUG_ON(cluster_list_first(&si->free_clusters) != idx);
> - cluster_list_del_first(&si->free_clusters, ci);
> - cluster_set_count_flag(ci + idx, 0, 0);
> + VM_BUG_ON(ci - si->cluster_info != idx);
> + list_del(&ci->next);
> + ci->count = 0;
> + ci->flags = 0;
> + return ci;
> }
>
> -static void free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> +static void free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> {
> - struct swap_cluster_info *ci = si->cluster_info + idx;
> -
> - VM_BUG_ON(cluster_count(ci) != 0);
> + VM_BUG_ON(ci->count != 0);
> /*
> * If the swap is discardable, prepare discard the cluster
> * instead of free it immediately. The cluster will be freed
> @@ -542,11 +434,11 @@ static void free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
> */
> if ((si->flags & (SWP_WRITEOK | SWP_PAGE_DISCARD)) ==
> (SWP_WRITEOK | SWP_PAGE_DISCARD)) {
> - swap_cluster_schedule_discard(si, idx);
> + swap_cluster_schedule_discard(si, ci);
> return;
> }
>
> - __free_cluster(si, idx);
> + __free_cluster(si, ci);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -559,15 +451,15 @@ static void add_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> unsigned long count)
> {
> unsigned long idx = page_nr / SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> + struct swap_cluster_info *ci = cluster_info + idx;
>
> if (!cluster_info)
> return;
> - if (cluster_is_free(&cluster_info[idx]))
> + if (cluster_is_free(ci))
> alloc_cluster(p, idx);
>
> - VM_BUG_ON(cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) + count > SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> - cluster_set_count(&cluster_info[idx],
> - cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) + count);
> + VM_BUG_ON(ci->count + count > SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> + ci->count += count;
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -581,24 +473,20 @@ static void inc_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> }
>
> /*
> - * The cluster corresponding to page_nr decreases one usage. If the usage
> - * counter becomes 0, which means no page in the cluster is in using, we can
> - * optionally discard the cluster and add it to free cluster list.
> + * The cluster ci decreases one usage. If the usage counter becomes 0,
> + * which means no page in the cluster is in using, we can optionally discard
> + * the cluster and add it to free cluster list.
> */
> -static void dec_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> - struct swap_cluster_info *cluster_info, unsigned long page_nr)
> +static void dec_cluster_info_page(struct swap_info_struct *p, struct swap_cluster_info *ci)
> {
> - unsigned long idx = page_nr / SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> -
> - if (!cluster_info)
> + if (!p->cluster_info)
> return;
>
> - VM_BUG_ON(cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) == 0);
> - cluster_set_count(&cluster_info[idx],
> - cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) - 1);
> + VM_BUG_ON(ci->count == 0);
> + ci->count--;
>
> - if (cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]) == 0)
> - free_cluster(p, idx);
> + if (!ci->count)
> + free_cluster(p, ci);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -611,10 +499,10 @@ scan_swap_map_ssd_cluster_conflict(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> {

This whole scan_swap_map_ssd_cluster_conflict function seems not
needed now. free_clusters is a double linked list, so using a cluster
in the middle won't corrupt the list. The comments are still for the
old list design.

> struct percpu_cluster *percpu_cluster;
> bool conflict;
> -
> + struct swap_cluster_info *first = list_first_entry(&si->free_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, next);
> offset /= SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> - conflict = !cluster_list_empty(&si->free_clusters) &&
> - offset != cluster_list_first(&si->free_clusters) &&
> + conflict = !list_empty(&si->free_clusters) &&
> + offset != first - si->cluster_info &&
> cluster_is_free(&si->cluster_info[offset]);
>
> if (!conflict)
> @@ -655,10 +543,14 @@ static bool scan_swap_map_try_ssd_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> cluster = this_cpu_ptr(si->percpu_cluster);
> tmp = cluster->next[order];
> if (tmp == SWAP_NEXT_INVALID) {
> - if (!cluster_list_empty(&si->free_clusters)) {
> - tmp = cluster_next(&si->free_clusters.head) *
> - SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> - } else if (!cluster_list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> + if (!list_empty(&si->free_clusters)) {
> + ci = list_first_entry(&si->free_clusters, struct swap_cluster_info, next);
> + list_del(&ci->next);
> + spin_lock(&ci->lock);

Shouldn't this list_del also be protected by ci->lock? It was
protected in alloc_cluster before, keeping the flag synced with
cluster status so cluster_is_free won't return false positive.

> + ci->flags = 0;
> + spin_unlock(&ci->lock);
> + tmp = (ci - si->cluster_info) * SWAPFILE_CLUSTER;
> + } else if (!list_empty(&si->discard_clusters)) {
> /*
> * we don't have free cluster but have some clusters in
> * discarding, do discard now and reclaim them, then
> @@ -670,7 +562,8 @@ static bool scan_swap_map_try_ssd_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si,
> goto new_cluster;
> } else
> return false;
> - }
> + } else
> + ci = si->cluster_info + tmp;

This "else ci = ..." seems wrong, tmp is not an array index, and not
needed either.

>
> /*
> * Other CPUs can use our cluster if they can't find a free cluster,
> @@ -1062,8 +955,9 @@ static void swap_free_cluster(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long idx)
>
> ci = lock_cluster(si, offset);
> memset(si->swap_map + offset, 0, SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> - cluster_set_count_flag(ci, 0, 0);
> - free_cluster(si, idx);
> + ci->count = 0;
> + ci->flags = 0;
> + free_cluster(si, ci);
> unlock_cluster(ci);
> swap_range_free(si, offset, SWAPFILE_CLUSTER);
> }
> @@ -1336,7 +1230,7 @@ static void swap_entry_free(struct swap_info_struct *p, swp_entry_t entry)
> count = p->swap_map[offset];
> VM_BUG_ON(count != SWAP_HAS_CACHE);
> p->swap_map[offset] = 0;
> - dec_cluster_info_page(p, p->cluster_info, offset);
> + dec_cluster_info_page(p, ci);
> unlock_cluster(ci);
>
> mem_cgroup_uncharge_swap(entry, 1);
> @@ -2985,8 +2879,8 @@ static int setup_swap_map_and_extents(struct swap_info_struct *p,
>
> nr_good_pages = maxpages - 1; /* omit header page */
>
> - cluster_list_init(&p->free_clusters);
> - cluster_list_init(&p->discard_clusters);
> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->free_clusters);
> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->discard_clusters);
>
> for (i = 0; i < swap_header->info.nr_badpages; i++) {
> unsigned int page_nr = swap_header->info.badpages[i];
> @@ -3037,14 +2931,15 @@ static int setup_swap_map_and_extents(struct swap_info_struct *p,
> for (k = 0; k < SWAP_CLUSTER_COLS; k++) {
> j = (k + col) % SWAP_CLUSTER_COLS;
> for (i = 0; i < DIV_ROUND_UP(nr_clusters, SWAP_CLUSTER_COLS); i++) {
> + struct swap_cluster_info *ci;
> idx = i * SWAP_CLUSTER_COLS + j;
> + ci = cluster_info + idx;
> if (idx >= nr_clusters)
> continue;
> - if (cluster_count(&cluster_info[idx]))
> + if (ci->count)
> continue;
> - cluster_set_flag(&cluster_info[idx], CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE);
> - cluster_list_add_tail(&p->free_clusters, cluster_info,
> - idx);
> + ci->flags = CLUSTER_FLAG_FREE;
> + list_add_tail(&ci->next, &p->free_clusters);
> }
> }
> return nr_extents;
>
> --
> 2.45.1.288.g0e0cd299f1-goog
>
>