[RFC PATCH v3 3/4] mm: shmem: add large folio support to the write and fallocate paths for tmpfs

From: Baolin Wang
Date: Thu Oct 10 2024 - 05:58:55 EST


Add large folio support for tmpfs write and fallocate paths matching the
same high order preference mechanism used in the iomap buffered IO path
as used in __filemap_get_folio().

Add shmem_mapping_size_order() to get a hint for the order of the folio
based on the file size which takes care of the mapping requirements.

Considering that tmpfs already has the 'huge=' option to control the huge
pages allocation, it is necessary to maintain compatibility with the 'huge='
option, as well as considering the 'deny' and 'force' option controlled
by '/sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/shmem_enabled'.

Add a new huge option 'write_size' to support large folio allocation based
on the write size for tmpfs write and fallocate paths. So the huge pages
allocation strategy for tmpfs is that, if the 'huge=' option
(huge=always/within_size/advise) is enabled or the 'shmem_enabled' option
is 'force', it need just allow PMD sized THP to keep backward compatibility
for tmpfs. While 'huge=' option is disabled (huge=never) or the 'shmem_enabled'
option is 'deny', it will still disable any large folio allocations. Only
when the 'huge=' option is 'write_size', it will allow allocating large
folios based on the write size.

Co-developed-by: Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/shmem.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index f04935722457..66f1cf5b1645 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -523,12 +523,15 @@ static bool shmem_confirm_swap(struct address_space *mapping,
* also respect fadvise()/madvise() hints;
* SHMEM_HUGE_ADVISE:
* only allocate huge pages if requested with fadvise()/madvise();
+ * SHMEM_HUGE_WRITE_SIZE:
+ * only allocate huge pages based on the write size.
*/

#define SHMEM_HUGE_NEVER 0
#define SHMEM_HUGE_ALWAYS 1
#define SHMEM_HUGE_WITHIN_SIZE 2
#define SHMEM_HUGE_ADVISE 3
+#define SHMEM_HUGE_WRITE_SIZE 4

/*
* Special values.
@@ -548,12 +551,46 @@ static bool shmem_confirm_swap(struct address_space *mapping,

static int shmem_huge __read_mostly = SHMEM_HUGE_NEVER;

+/**
+ * shmem_mapping_size_order - Get maximum folio order for the given file size.
+ * @mapping: Target address_space.
+ * @index: The page index.
+ * @size: The suggested size of the folio to create.
+ *
+ * This returns a high order for folios (when supported) based on the file size
+ * which the mapping currently allows at the given index. The index is relevant
+ * due to alignment considerations the mapping might have. The returned order
+ * may be less than the size passed.
+ *
+ * Return: The order.
+ */
+static inline unsigned int
+shmem_mapping_size_order(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t index, size_t size)
+{
+ unsigned int order;
+
+ if (!mapping_large_folio_support(mapping))
+ return 0;
+
+ order = filemap_get_order(size);
+ if (!order)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* If we're not aligned, allocate a smaller folio */
+ if (index & ((1UL << order) - 1))
+ order = __ffs(index);
+
+ return min_t(size_t, order, MAX_PAGECACHE_ORDER);
+}
+
static unsigned int __shmem_huge_global_enabled(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
loff_t write_end, bool shmem_huge_force,
struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long vm_flags)
{
struct mm_struct *mm = vma ? vma->vm_mm : NULL;
+ unsigned int order;
+ size_t len;
loff_t i_size;

if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
@@ -568,6 +605,17 @@ static unsigned int __shmem_huge_global_enabled(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t ind
switch (SHMEM_SB(inode->i_sb)->huge) {
case SHMEM_HUGE_ALWAYS:
return BIT(HPAGE_PMD_ORDER);
+ /*
+ * If the huge option is SHMEM_HUGE_WRITE_SIZE, it will allow
+ * getting a highest order hint based on the size of write and
+ * fallocate paths, then will try each allowable huge orders.
+ */
+ case SHMEM_HUGE_WRITE_SIZE:
+ if (!write_end)
+ return 0;
+ len = write_end - (index << PAGE_SHIFT);
+ order = shmem_mapping_size_order(inode->i_mapping, index, len);
+ return order > 0 ? BIT(order + 1) - 1 : 0;
case SHMEM_HUGE_WITHIN_SIZE:
index = round_up(index + 1, HPAGE_PMD_NR);
i_size = max(write_end, i_size_read(inode));
@@ -624,6 +672,8 @@ static const char *shmem_format_huge(int huge)
return "always";
case SHMEM_HUGE_WITHIN_SIZE:
return "within_size";
+ case SHMEM_HUGE_WRITE_SIZE:
+ return "write_size";
case SHMEM_HUGE_ADVISE:
return "advise";
case SHMEM_HUGE_DENY:
@@ -1694,13 +1744,9 @@ unsigned long shmem_allowable_huge_orders(struct inode *inode,

global_order = shmem_huge_global_enabled(inode, index, write_end,
shmem_huge_force, vma, vm_flags);
- if (!vma || !vma_is_anon_shmem(vma)) {
- /*
- * For tmpfs, we now only support PMD sized THP if huge page
- * is enabled, otherwise fallback to order 0.
- */
+ /* Tmpfs huge pages allocation? */
+ if (!vma || !vma_is_anon_shmem(vma))
return global_order;
- }

/*
* Following the 'deny' semantics of the top level, force the huge
@@ -2851,7 +2897,8 @@ static struct inode *__shmem_get_inode(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
cache_no_acl(inode);
if (sbinfo->noswap)
mapping_set_unevictable(inode->i_mapping);
- mapping_set_large_folios(inode->i_mapping);
+ if (sbinfo->huge)
+ mapping_set_large_folios(inode->i_mapping);

switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
default:
@@ -4224,6 +4271,7 @@ static const struct constant_table shmem_param_enums_huge[] = {
{"always", SHMEM_HUGE_ALWAYS },
{"within_size", SHMEM_HUGE_WITHIN_SIZE },
{"advise", SHMEM_HUGE_ADVISE },
+ {"write_size", SHMEM_HUGE_WRITE_SIZE },
{}
};

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