[PATCH 0/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the /proc/meminfo vmalloc statistics

[PATCH 0/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the /proc/meminfo vmalloc statistics

[Ingo Molnar]

This series is a variant of Linus's jiffies based caching approach in the:

   "get_vmalloc_info() and /proc/meminfo insanely expensive"

thread on lkml.

The idea is to track modifications to the vmalloc list by wrapping the
lock/unlock primitives, and to put a flag next to the spinlock. If the
spinlock is taken then it's cheap to modify this flag, and if it has
not been taken (the cached case) it will be a read-mostly variable
for every CPU in essence.

It seems to work for me, but it's only very (very!) lightly tested.

Would something like this be acceptable (and is it correct)?

Thanks,

    Ingo

Ingo Molnar (3):
  mm/vmalloc: Abstract out vmap_area_lock lock/unlock operations
  mm/vmalloc: Track vmalloc info changes
  mm/vmalloc: Cache the vmalloc memory info

 mm/vmalloc.c | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

-- 
2.1.4

[PATCH 0/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the /proc/meminfo vmalloc statistics

[Ingo Molnar]

This series is a variant of Linus's jiffies based caching approach in the:

   "get_vmalloc_info() and /proc/meminfo insanely expensive"

thread on lkml.

The idea is to track modifications to the vmalloc list by wrapping the
lock/unlock primitives, and to put a flag next to the spinlock. If the
spinlock is taken then it's cheap to modify this flag, and if it has
not been taken (the cached case) it will be a read-mostly variable
for every CPU in essence.

It seems to work for me, but it's only very (very!) lightly tested.

Would something like this be acceptable (and is it correct)?

Thanks,

    Ingo

Ingo Molnar (3):
  mm/vmalloc: Abstract out vmap_area_lock lock/unlock operations
  mm/vmalloc: Track vmalloc info changes
  mm/vmalloc: Cache the vmalloc memory info

 mm/vmalloc.c | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

-- 
2.1.4

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[PATCH 1/3] mm/vmalloc: Abstract out vmap_area_lock lock/unlock operations

[Ingo Molnar]

We want to add some extra cache invalidation logic to vmalloc()
area list unlocks - for that first abstract away the vmap_area_lock
operations into vmap_lock()/vmap_unlock().

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 mm/vmalloc.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 2faaa2976447..605138083880 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -277,6 +277,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc_to_pfn);
 #define VM_VM_AREA	0x04
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vmap_area_lock);
+
+static inline void vmap_lock(void)
+{
+	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+}
+
+static inline void vmap_unlock(void)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+}
+
 /* Export for kexec only */
 LIST_HEAD(vmap_area_list);
 static struct rb_root vmap_area_root = RB_ROOT;
@@ -373,7 +384,7 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	kmemleak_scan_area(&va->rb_node, SIZE_MAX, gfp_mask & GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
 
 retry:
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	/*
 	 * Invalidate cache if we have more permissive parameters.
 	 * cached_hole_size notes the largest hole noticed _below_
@@ -452,7 +463,7 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	va->flags = 0;
 	__insert_vmap_area(va);
 	free_vmap_cache = &va->rb_node;
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	BUG_ON(va->va_start & (align-1));
 	BUG_ON(va->va_start < vstart);
@@ -461,7 +472,7 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	return va;
 
 overflow:
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 	if (!purged) {
 		purge_vmap_area_lazy();
 		purged = 1;
@@ -514,9 +525,9 @@ static void __free_vmap_area(struct vmap_area *va)
  */
 static void free_vmap_area(struct vmap_area *va)
 {
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	__free_vmap_area(va);
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -642,10 +653,10 @@ static void __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end,
 		flush_tlb_kernel_range(*start, *end);
 
 	if (nr) {
-		spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_lock();
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(va, n_va, &valist, purge_list)
 			__free_vmap_area(va);
-		spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_unlock();
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&purge_lock);
 }
@@ -707,9 +718,9 @@ static struct vmap_area *find_vmap_area(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	va = __find_vmap_area(addr);
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	return va;
 }
@@ -1304,14 +1315,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(map_vm_area);
 static void setup_vmalloc_vm(struct vm_struct *vm, struct vmap_area *va,
 			      unsigned long flags, const void *caller)
 {
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	vm->flags = flags;
 	vm->addr = (void *)va->va_start;
 	vm->size = va->va_end - va->va_start;
 	vm->caller = caller;
 	va->vm = vm;
 	va->flags |= VM_VM_AREA;
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 }
 
 static void clear_vm_uninitialized_flag(struct vm_struct *vm)
@@ -1433,10 +1444,10 @@ struct vm_struct *remove_vm_area(const void *addr)
 	if (va && va->flags & VM_VM_AREA) {
 		struct vm_struct *vm = va->vm;
 
-		spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_lock();
 		va->vm = NULL;
 		va->flags &= ~VM_VM_AREA;
-		spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_unlock();
 
 		vmap_debug_free_range(va->va_start, va->va_end);
 		kasan_free_shadow(vm);
@@ -2008,7 +2019,7 @@ long vread(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 	if ((unsigned long) addr + count < count)
 		count = -(unsigned long) addr;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry(va, &vmap_area_list, list) {
 		if (!count)
 			break;
@@ -2040,7 +2051,7 @@ long vread(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 		count -= n;
 	}
 finished:
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	if (buf == buf_start)
 		return 0;
@@ -2090,7 +2101,7 @@ long vwrite(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 		count = -(unsigned long) addr;
 	buflen = count;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry(va, &vmap_area_list, list) {
 		if (!count)
 			break;
@@ -2121,7 +2132,7 @@ long vwrite(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 		count -= n;
 	}
 finished:
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 	if (!copied)
 		return 0;
 	return buflen;
@@ -2435,7 +2446,7 @@ struct vm_struct **pcpu_get_vm_areas(const unsigned long *offsets,
 			goto err_free;
 	}
 retry:
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 
 	/* start scanning - we scan from the top, begin with the last area */
 	area = term_area = last_area;
@@ -2457,7 +2468,7 @@ struct vm_struct **pcpu_get_vm_areas(const unsigned long *offsets,
 		 * comparing.
 		 */
 		if (base + last_end < vmalloc_start + last_end) {
-			spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+			vmap_unlock();
 			if (!purged) {
 				purge_vmap_area_lazy();
 				purged = true;
@@ -2512,7 +2523,7 @@ struct vm_struct **pcpu_get_vm_areas(const unsigned long *offsets,
 
 	vmap_area_pcpu_hole = base + offsets[last_area];
 
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	/* insert all vm's */
 	for (area = 0; area < nr_vms; area++)
@@ -2557,7 +2568,7 @@ static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	loff_t n = *pos;
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	va = list_entry((&vmap_area_list)->next, typeof(*va), list);
 	while (n > 0 && &va->list != &vmap_area_list) {
 		n--;
@@ -2585,7 +2596,7 @@ static void *s_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
 static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 	__releases(&vmap_area_lock)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 }
 
 static void show_numa_info(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_struct *v)
-- 
2.1.4

[PATCH 1/3] mm/vmalloc: Abstract out vmap_area_lock lock/unlock operations

[Ingo Molnar]

We want to add some extra cache invalidation logic to vmalloc()
area list unlocks - for that first abstract away the vmap_area_lock
operations into vmap_lock()/vmap_unlock().

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 mm/vmalloc.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 2faaa2976447..605138083880 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -277,6 +277,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc_to_pfn);
 #define VM_VM_AREA	0x04
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vmap_area_lock);
+
+static inline void vmap_lock(void)
+{
+	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+}
+
+static inline void vmap_unlock(void)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+}
+
 /* Export for kexec only */
 LIST_HEAD(vmap_area_list);
 static struct rb_root vmap_area_root = RB_ROOT;
@@ -373,7 +384,7 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	kmemleak_scan_area(&va->rb_node, SIZE_MAX, gfp_mask & GFP_RECLAIM_MASK);
 
 retry:
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	/*
 	 * Invalidate cache if we have more permissive parameters.
 	 * cached_hole_size notes the largest hole noticed _below_
@@ -452,7 +463,7 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	va->flags = 0;
 	__insert_vmap_area(va);
 	free_vmap_cache = &va->rb_node;
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	BUG_ON(va->va_start & (align-1));
 	BUG_ON(va->va_start < vstart);
@@ -461,7 +472,7 @@ static struct vmap_area *alloc_vmap_area(unsigned long size,
 	return va;
 
 overflow:
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 	if (!purged) {
 		purge_vmap_area_lazy();
 		purged = 1;
@@ -514,9 +525,9 @@ static void __free_vmap_area(struct vmap_area *va)
  */
 static void free_vmap_area(struct vmap_area *va)
 {
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	__free_vmap_area(va);
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -642,10 +653,10 @@ static void __purge_vmap_area_lazy(unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end,
 		flush_tlb_kernel_range(*start, *end);
 
 	if (nr) {
-		spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_lock();
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(va, n_va, &valist, purge_list)
 			__free_vmap_area(va);
-		spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_unlock();
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&purge_lock);
 }
@@ -707,9 +718,9 @@ static struct vmap_area *find_vmap_area(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	va = __find_vmap_area(addr);
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	return va;
 }
@@ -1304,14 +1315,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(map_vm_area);
 static void setup_vmalloc_vm(struct vm_struct *vm, struct vmap_area *va,
 			      unsigned long flags, const void *caller)
 {
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	vm->flags = flags;
 	vm->addr = (void *)va->va_start;
 	vm->size = va->va_end - va->va_start;
 	vm->caller = caller;
 	va->vm = vm;
 	va->flags |= VM_VM_AREA;
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 }
 
 static void clear_vm_uninitialized_flag(struct vm_struct *vm)
@@ -1433,10 +1444,10 @@ struct vm_struct *remove_vm_area(const void *addr)
 	if (va && va->flags & VM_VM_AREA) {
 		struct vm_struct *vm = va->vm;
 
-		spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_lock();
 		va->vm = NULL;
 		va->flags &= ~VM_VM_AREA;
-		spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+		vmap_unlock();
 
 		vmap_debug_free_range(va->va_start, va->va_end);
 		kasan_free_shadow(vm);
@@ -2008,7 +2019,7 @@ long vread(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 	if ((unsigned long) addr + count < count)
 		count = -(unsigned long) addr;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry(va, &vmap_area_list, list) {
 		if (!count)
 			break;
@@ -2040,7 +2051,7 @@ long vread(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 		count -= n;
 	}
 finished:
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	if (buf == buf_start)
 		return 0;
@@ -2090,7 +2101,7 @@ long vwrite(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 		count = -(unsigned long) addr;
 	buflen = count;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry(va, &vmap_area_list, list) {
 		if (!count)
 			break;
@@ -2121,7 +2132,7 @@ long vwrite(char *buf, char *addr, unsigned long count)
 		count -= n;
 	}
 finished:
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 	if (!copied)
 		return 0;
 	return buflen;
@@ -2435,7 +2446,7 @@ struct vm_struct **pcpu_get_vm_areas(const unsigned long *offsets,
 			goto err_free;
 	}
 retry:
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 
 	/* start scanning - we scan from the top, begin with the last area */
 	area = term_area = last_area;
@@ -2457,7 +2468,7 @@ struct vm_struct **pcpu_get_vm_areas(const unsigned long *offsets,
 		 * comparing.
 		 */
 		if (base + last_end < vmalloc_start + last_end) {
-			spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+			vmap_unlock();
 			if (!purged) {
 				purge_vmap_area_lazy();
 				purged = true;
@@ -2512,7 +2523,7 @@ struct vm_struct **pcpu_get_vm_areas(const unsigned long *offsets,
 
 	vmap_area_pcpu_hole = base + offsets[last_area];
 
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 
 	/* insert all vm's */
 	for (area = 0; area < nr_vms; area++)
@@ -2557,7 +2568,7 @@ static void *s_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	loff_t n = *pos;
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 
-	spin_lock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_lock();
 	va = list_entry((&vmap_area_list)->next, typeof(*va), list);
 	while (n > 0 && &va->list != &vmap_area_list) {
 		n--;
@@ -2585,7 +2596,7 @@ static void *s_next(struct seq_file *m, void *p, loff_t *pos)
 static void s_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *p)
 	__releases(&vmap_area_lock)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
+	vmap_unlock();
 }
 
 static void show_numa_info(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_struct *v)
-- 
2.1.4

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[PATCH 2/3] mm/vmalloc: Track vmalloc info changes

[Ingo Molnar]

Add a 'vmap_info_changed' flag to track changes to vmalloc()
statistics.

For simplicity this flag is set every time we unlock the
vmap_area_lock.

This flag is not yet used.

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 mm/vmalloc.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 605138083880..d21febaa557a 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc_to_pfn);
 #define VM_LAZY_FREEING	0x02
 #define VM_VM_AREA	0x04
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vmap_area_lock);
+static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vmap_area_lock);
+
+static int vmap_info_changed;
 
 static inline void vmap_lock(void)
 {
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ static inline void vmap_lock(void)
 
 static inline void vmap_unlock(void)
 {
+	vmap_info_changed = 1;
 	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

[PATCH 2/3] mm/vmalloc: Track vmalloc info changes

[Ingo Molnar]

Add a 'vmap_info_changed' flag to track changes to vmalloc()
statistics.

For simplicity this flag is set every time we unlock the
vmap_area_lock.

This flag is not yet used.

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 mm/vmalloc.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 605138083880..d21febaa557a 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmalloc_to_pfn);
 #define VM_LAZY_FREEING	0x02
 #define VM_VM_AREA	0x04
 
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vmap_area_lock);
+static __cacheline_aligned_in_smp DEFINE_SPINLOCK(vmap_area_lock);
+
+static int vmap_info_changed;
 
 static inline void vmap_lock(void)
 {
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ static inline void vmap_lock(void)
 
 static inline void vmap_unlock(void)
 {
+	vmap_info_changed = 1;
 	spin_unlock(&vmap_area_lock);
 }
 
-- 
2.1.4

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[PATCH 3/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the vmalloc memory info

[Ingo Molnar]

Linus reported that glibc (rather stupidly) reads /proc/meminfo
for every sysinfo() call, which causes the Git build to use
a surprising amount of CPU time, mostly due to the overhead
of get_vmalloc_info() - which walks a long list to do its
statistics.

Modify Linus's jiffies based patch to use the newly introduced
vmap_info_changed flag instead: when we cache the vmalloc-info,
we clear the flag. If the flag gets re-set then we'll calculate
the information again.

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 mm/vmalloc.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index d21febaa557a..ef48e557df5a 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@ static int __init proc_vmalloc_init(void)
 }
 module_init(proc_vmalloc_init);
 
-void get_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
+static void calc_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
 {
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 	unsigned long free_area_size;
@@ -2749,5 +2749,23 @@ void get_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
-#endif
 
+void get_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
+{
+	static struct vmalloc_info cached_info;
+
+	if (!vmap_info_changed) {
+		*vmi = cached_info;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(vmap_info_changed, 0);
+	barrier();
+
+	calc_vmalloc_info(vmi);
+
+	barrier();
+	cached_info = *vmi;
+}
+
+#endif
-- 
2.1.4

[PATCH 3/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the vmalloc memory info

[Ingo Molnar]

Linus reported that glibc (rather stupidly) reads /proc/meminfo
for every sysinfo() call, which causes the Git build to use
a surprising amount of CPU time, mostly due to the overhead
of get_vmalloc_info() - which walks a long list to do its
statistics.

Modify Linus's jiffies based patch to use the newly introduced
vmap_info_changed flag instead: when we cache the vmalloc-info,
we clear the flag. If the flag gets re-set then we'll calculate
the information again.

Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
 mm/vmalloc.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index d21febaa557a..ef48e557df5a 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@ static int __init proc_vmalloc_init(void)
 }
 module_init(proc_vmalloc_init);
 
-void get_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
+static void calc_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
 {
 	struct vmap_area *va;
 	unsigned long free_area_size;
@@ -2749,5 +2749,23 @@ void get_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
-#endif
 
+void get_vmalloc_info(struct vmalloc_info *vmi)
+{
+	static struct vmalloc_info cached_info;
+
+	if (!vmap_info_changed) {
+		*vmi = cached_info;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(vmap_info_changed, 0);
+	barrier();
+
+	calc_vmalloc_info(vmi);
+
+	barrier();
+	cached_info = *vmi;
+}
+
+#endif
-- 
2.1.4

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Re: [PATCH 0/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the /proc/meminfo vmalloc statistics

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 3:44 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Would something like this be acceptable (and is it correct)?

I don't think any of this can be called "correct", in that the
unlocked accesses to the cached state are clearly racy, but I think
it's very much "acceptable".

                   Linus

Re: [PATCH 0/3] mm/vmalloc: Cache the /proc/meminfo vmalloc statistics

[Linus Torvalds]

On Sat, Aug 22, 2015 at 3:44 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> Would something like this be acceptable (and is it correct)?

I don't think any of this can be called "correct", in that the
unlocked accesses to the cached state are clearly racy, but I think
it's very much "acceptable".

                   Linus

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