[PATCH v4] kvfree_rcu: Release page cache under memory pressure

[PATCH v4] kvfree_rcu: Release page cache under memory pressure

[qiang.zhang]

From: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@windriver.com>

Add free per-cpu existing krcp's page cache operation, when
the system is under memory pressure.

Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@windriver.com>
Co-developed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@gmail.com>
---
 v1->v2->v3->v4:
 During the test a page shrinker is pretty active, because of low memory
 condition. callback drains it whereas kvfree_rcu() part refill it right
 away making kind of vicious circle.
 Through Vlad Rezki suggestion, to avoid this, schedule a periodic delayed
 work with HZ, and it's easy to do that.

 kernel/rcu/tree.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index c1ae1e52f638..f3b772eef468 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ struct kfree_rcu_cpu {
 	bool initialized;
 	int count;
 
-	struct work_struct page_cache_work;
+	struct delayed_work page_cache_work;
 	atomic_t work_in_progress;
 	struct hrtimer hrtimer;
 
@@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ schedule_page_work_fn(struct hrtimer *t)
 	struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp =
 		container_of(t, struct kfree_rcu_cpu, hrtimer);
 
-	queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &krcp->page_cache_work);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_highpri_wq, &krcp->page_cache_work, 0);
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
 
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ static void fill_page_cache_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct kvfree_rcu_bulk_data *bnode;
 	struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp =
 		container_of(work, struct kfree_rcu_cpu,
-			page_cache_work);
+			page_cache_work.work);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool pushed;
 	int i;
@@ -3428,15 +3428,22 @@ static void fill_page_cache_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	atomic_set(&krcp->work_in_progress, 0);
 }
 
+static bool backoff_page_cache_fill;
+
 static void
 run_page_cache_worker(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
 {
 	if (rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_RUNNING &&
 			!atomic_xchg(&krcp->work_in_progress, 1)) {
-		hrtimer_init(&krcp->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
-			HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
-		krcp->hrtimer.function = schedule_page_work_fn;
-		hrtimer_start(&krcp->hrtimer, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		if (READ_ONCE(backoff_page_cache_fill)) {
+			queue_delayed_work(system_highpri_wq, &krcp->page_cache_work, HZ);
+			WRITE_ONCE(backoff_page_cache_fill, false);
+		} else {
+			hrtimer_init(&krcp->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
+				HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+			krcp->hrtimer.function = schedule_page_work_fn;
+			hrtimer_start(&krcp->hrtimer, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3571,19 +3578,44 @@ void kvfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, rcu_callback_t func)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvfree_call_rcu);
 
+static int free_krc_page_cache(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct llist_node *page_list, *pos, *n;
+	int freed = 0;
+
+	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&krcp->lock, flags);
+	page_list = llist_del_all(&krcp->bkvcache);
+	krcp->nr_bkv_objs = 0;
+	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&krcp->lock, flags);
+
+	llist_for_each_safe(pos, n, page_list) {
+		free_page((unsigned long)pos);
+		freed++;
+	}
+
+	return freed;
+}
+
 static unsigned long
 kfree_rcu_shrink_count(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 {
 	int cpu;
 	unsigned long count = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Snapshot count of all CPUs */
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
 		struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp = per_cpu_ptr(&krc, cpu);
 
 		count += READ_ONCE(krcp->count);
+
+		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&krcp->lock, flags);
+		count += krcp->nr_bkv_objs;
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&krcp->lock, flags);
 	}
 
+	WRITE_ONCE(backoff_page_cache_fill, true);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -3598,6 +3630,8 @@ kfree_rcu_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 		struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp = per_cpu_ptr(&krc, cpu);
 
 		count = krcp->count;
+		count += free_krc_page_cache(krcp);
+
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&krcp->lock, flags);
 		if (krcp->monitor_todo)
 			kfree_rcu_drain_unlock(krcp, flags);
@@ -4574,7 +4608,7 @@ static void __init kfree_rcu_batch_init(void)
 		}
 
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&krcp->monitor_work, kfree_rcu_monitor);
-		INIT_WORK(&krcp->page_cache_work, fill_page_cache_func);
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&krcp->page_cache_work, fill_page_cache_func);
 		krcp->initialized = true;
 	}
 	if (register_shrinker(&kfree_rcu_shrinker))
-- 
2.17.1

Re: [PATCH v4] kvfree_rcu: Release page cache under memory pressure

[Uladzislau Rezki]

Hello, Zqiang.

Thank you for your v4!

Some small nits see below:

> From: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@windriver.com>
> 
> Add free per-cpu existing krcp's page cache operation, when
> the system is under memory pressure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zqiang <qiang.zhang@windriver.com>
> Co-developed-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@gmail.com>
> ---
>  v1->v2->v3->v4:
>  During the test a page shrinker is pretty active, because of low memory
>  condition. callback drains it whereas kvfree_rcu() part refill it right
>  away making kind of vicious circle.
>  Through Vlad Rezki suggestion, to avoid this, schedule a periodic delayed
>  work with HZ, and it's easy to do that.
> 
I think the commit message should be improved. Please add a clear
description how it works, i mean its connection with shrinker, etc.

>  kernel/rcu/tree.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index c1ae1e52f638..f3b772eef468 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ struct kfree_rcu_cpu {
>  	bool initialized;
>  	int count;
>  
> -	struct work_struct page_cache_work;
> +	struct delayed_work page_cache_work;
>  	atomic_t work_in_progress;
>  	struct hrtimer hrtimer;
>  
> @@ -3395,7 +3395,7 @@ schedule_page_work_fn(struct hrtimer *t)
>  	struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp =
>  		container_of(t, struct kfree_rcu_cpu, hrtimer);
>  
> -	queue_work(system_highpri_wq, &krcp->page_cache_work);
> +	queue_delayed_work(system_highpri_wq, &krcp->page_cache_work, 0);
>  	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
>  }
>  
> @@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ static void fill_page_cache_func(struct work_struct *work)
>  	struct kvfree_rcu_bulk_data *bnode;
>  	struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp =
>  		container_of(work, struct kfree_rcu_cpu,
> -			page_cache_work);
> +			page_cache_work.work);
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  	bool pushed;
>  	int i;
> @@ -3428,15 +3428,22 @@ static void fill_page_cache_func(struct work_struct *work)
>  	atomic_set(&krcp->work_in_progress, 0);
>  }
>  
> +static bool backoff_page_cache_fill;
> +
>  static void
>  run_page_cache_worker(struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp)
>  {
>  	if (rcu_scheduler_active == RCU_SCHEDULER_RUNNING &&
>  			!atomic_xchg(&krcp->work_in_progress, 1)) {
> -		hrtimer_init(&krcp->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
> -			HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> -		krcp->hrtimer.function = schedule_page_work_fn;
> -		hrtimer_start(&krcp->hrtimer, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> +		if (READ_ONCE(backoff_page_cache_fill)) {
Can we just use xchg directly inside "if" statement? So we can
get rid of below WRITE_ONCE(). It is not considered as a "hot"
path, so it should not be an issue.

> +			queue_delayed_work(system_highpri_wq, &krcp->page_cache_work, HZ);
> +			WRITE_ONCE(backoff_page_cache_fill, false);
> +		} else {
> +			hrtimer_init(&krcp->hrtimer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
> +				HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> +			krcp->hrtimer.function = schedule_page_work_fn;
> +			hrtimer_start(&krcp->hrtimer, 0, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
> +		}
>  	}
>  }

Thank you!

--
Vlad Rezki