From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-qt0-f200.google.com (mail-qt0-f200.google.com [209.85.216.200]) by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D8D36B025F for ; Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:01:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-qt0-f200.google.com with SMTP id t46so90514qtj.5 for ; Thu, 28 Sep 2017 21:01:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com. [209.132.183.28]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z19si60609qtb.125.2017.09.28.21.01.11 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 28 Sep 2017 21:01:11 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 07:01:01 +0300 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v15 3/5] virtio-balloon: VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_SG Message-ID: <20170929070049-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <1503914913-28893-1-git-send-email-wei.w.wang@intel.com> <1503914913-28893-4-git-send-email-wei.w.wang@intel.com> <20170828204659-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <59A4DADE.5050303@intel.com> <20170908062748-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <59B27A64.4040604@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <59B27A64.4040604@intel.com> Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: To: Wei Wang Cc: virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, qemu-devel@nongnu.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, mhocko@kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, mawilcox@microsoft.com, david@redhat.com, cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com, mgorman@techsingularity.net, aarcange@redhat.com, amit.shah@redhat.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, willy@infradead.org, liliang.opensource@gmail.com, yang.zhang.wz@gmail.com, quan.xu@aliyun.com On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 07:09:24PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote: > On 09/08/2017 11:36 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 11:09:18AM +0800, Wei Wang wrote: > > > On 08/29/2017 02:03 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 06:08:31PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote: > > > > > Add a new feature, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_SG, which enables the transfer > > > > > of balloon (i.e. inflated/deflated) pages using scatter-gather lists > > > > > to the host. > > > > > > > > > > The implementation of the previous virtio-balloon is not very > > > > > efficient, because the balloon pages are transferred to the > > > > > host one by one. Here is the breakdown of the time in percentage > > > > > spent on each step of the balloon inflating process (inflating > > > > > 7GB of an 8GB idle guest). > > > > > > > > > > 1) allocating pages (6.5%) > > > > > 2) sending PFNs to host (68.3%) > > > > > 3) address translation (6.1%) > > > > > 4) madvise (19%) > > > > > > > > > > It takes about 4126ms for the inflating process to complete. > > > > > The above profiling shows that the bottlenecks are stage 2) > > > > > and stage 4). > > > > > > > > > > This patch optimizes step 2) by transferring pages to the host in > > > > > sgs. An sg describes a chunk of guest physically continuous pages. > > > > > With this mechanism, step 4) can also be optimized by doing address > > > > > translation and madvise() in chunks rather than page by page. > > > > > > > > > > With this new feature, the above ballooning process takes ~597ms > > > > > resulting in an improvement of ~86%. > > > > > > > > > > TODO: optimize stage 1) by allocating/freeing a chunk of pages > > > > > instead of a single page each time. > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Wei Wang > > > > > Signed-off-by: Liang Li > > > > > Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin > > > > > --- > > > > > drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c | 171 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- > > > > > include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h | 1 + > > > > > 2 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c > > > > > index f0b3a0b..8ecc1d4 100644 > > > > > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c > > > > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c > > > > > @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ > > > > > #include > > > > > #include > > > > > #include > > > > > +#include > > > > > +#include > > > > > /* > > > > > * Balloon device works in 4K page units. So each page is pointed to by > > > > > @@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ struct virtio_balloon { > > > > > /* Synchronize access/update to this struct virtio_balloon elements */ > > > > > struct mutex balloon_lock; > > > > > + /* The xbitmap used to record balloon pages */ > > > > > + struct xb page_xb; > > > > > + > > > > > /* The array of pfns we tell the Host about. */ > > > > > unsigned int num_pfns; > > > > > __virtio32 pfns[VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX]; > > > > > @@ -141,13 +146,111 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb, > > > > > page_to_balloon_pfn(page) + i); > > > > > } > > > > > +static int add_one_sg(struct virtqueue *vq, void *addr, uint32_t size) > > > > > +{ > > > > > + struct scatterlist sg; > > > > > + > > > > > + sg_init_one(&sg, addr, size); > > > > > + return virtqueue_add_inbuf(vq, &sg, 1, vq, GFP_KERNEL); > > > > > +} > > > > > + > > > > > +static void send_balloon_page_sg(struct virtio_balloon *vb, > > > > > + struct virtqueue *vq, > > > > > + void *addr, > > > > > + uint32_t size, > > > > > + bool batch) > > > > > +{ > > > > > + unsigned int len; > > > > > + int err; > > > > > + > > > > > + err = add_one_sg(vq, addr, size); > > > > > + /* Sanity check: this can't really happen */ > > > > > + WARN_ON(err); > > > > It might be cleaner to detect that add failed due to > > > > ring full and kick then. Just an idea, up to you > > > > whether to do it. > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > + /* If batching is in use, we batch the sgs till the vq is full. */ > > > > > + if (!batch || !vq->num_free) { > > > > > + virtqueue_kick(vq); > > > > > + wait_event(vb->acked, virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)); > > > > > + /* Release all the entries if there are */ > > > > Meaning > > > > Account for all used entries if any > > > > ? > > > > > > > > > + while (virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) > > > > > + ; > > > > Above code is reused below. Add a function? > > > > > > > > > + } > > > > > +} > > > > > + > > > > > +/* > > > > > + * Send balloon pages in sgs to host. The balloon pages are recorded in the > > > > > + * page xbitmap. Each bit in the bitmap corresponds to a page of PAGE_SIZE. > > > > > + * The page xbitmap is searched for continuous "1" bits, which correspond > > > > > + * to continuous pages, to chunk into sgs. > > > > > + * > > > > > + * @page_xb_start and @page_xb_end form the range of bits in the xbitmap that > > > > > + * need to be searched. > > > > > + */ > > > > > +static void tell_host_sgs(struct virtio_balloon *vb, > > > > > + struct virtqueue *vq, > > > > > + unsigned long page_xb_start, > > > > > + unsigned long page_xb_end) > > > > > +{ > > > > > + unsigned long sg_pfn_start, sg_pfn_end; > > > > > + void *sg_addr; > > > > > + uint32_t sg_len, sg_max_len = round_down(UINT_MAX, PAGE_SIZE); > > > > > + > > > > > + sg_pfn_start = page_xb_start; > > > > > + while (sg_pfn_start < page_xb_end) { > > > > > + sg_pfn_start = xb_find_next_bit(&vb->page_xb, sg_pfn_start, > > > > > + page_xb_end, 1); > > > > > + if (sg_pfn_start == page_xb_end + 1) > > > > > + break; > > > > > + sg_pfn_end = xb_find_next_bit(&vb->page_xb, sg_pfn_start + 1, > > > > > + page_xb_end, 0); > > > > > + sg_addr = (void *)pfn_to_kaddr(sg_pfn_start); > > > > > + sg_len = (sg_pfn_end - sg_pfn_start) << PAGE_SHIFT; > > > > > + while (sg_len > sg_max_len) { > > > > > + send_balloon_page_sg(vb, vq, sg_addr, sg_max_len, 1); > > > > Last argument should be true, not 1. > > > > > > > > > + sg_addr += sg_max_len; > > > > > + sg_len -= sg_max_len; > > > > > + } > > > > > + send_balloon_page_sg(vb, vq, sg_addr, sg_len, 1); > > > > > + xb_zero(&vb->page_xb, sg_pfn_start, sg_pfn_end); > > > > > + sg_pfn_start = sg_pfn_end + 1; > > > > > + } > > > > > + > > > > > + /* > > > > > + * The last few sgs may not reach the batch size, but need a kick to > > > > > + * notify the device to handle them. > > > > > + */ > > > > > + if (vq->num_free != virtqueue_get_vring_size(vq)) { > > > > > + virtqueue_kick(vq); > > > > > + wait_event(vb->acked, virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &sg_len)); > > > > > + while (virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &sg_len)) > > > > > + ; > > > > Some entries can get used after a pause. Looks like they will leak then? > > > > One fix would be to convert above if to a while loop. > > > > I don't know whether to do it like this in send_balloon_page_sg too. > > > > > > > Thanks for the above comments. I've re-written this part of code. > > > Please have a check below if there is anything more we could improve: > > > > > > static void kick_and_wait(struct virtqueue *vq, wait_queue_head_t wq_head) > > > { > > > unsigned int len; > > > > > > virtqueue_kick(vq); > > > wait_event(wq_head, virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)); > > > /* Detach all the used buffers from the vq */ > > > while (virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) > > > ; > > I would move this last part to before add_buf. Increases chances > > it succeeds even in case of a bug. > > > > > > } > > > > > > static int add_one_sg(struct virtqueue *vq, void *addr, uint32_t size) > > > { > > > struct scatterlist sg; > > > int ret; > > > > > > sg_init_one(&sg, addr, size); > > > ret = virtqueue_add_inbuf(vq, &sg, 1, vq, GFP_KERNEL); > > > if (unlikely(ret == -ENOSPC)) > > > dev_warn(&vq->vdev->dev, "%s: failed due to ring full\n", > > > __func__); > > So if this ever triggers then kick and wait might fail, right? > > I think you should not special-case this one then. > > OK, I will remove the check above, and take other suggestions as well. > Thanks. > > Best, > Wei Any updates here? It's been a while. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: email@kvack.org