[PATCH v3 0/2] Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get()

[PATCH v3 0/2] Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get()

[Baolin Wang]

Hi,

As Mike pointed out [1], the huge_ptep_get() will only return one specific
pte value for the CONT-PTE or CONT-PMD size hugetlb on ARM64 system, which
will not take into account the subpages' dirty or young bits of a CONT-PTE/PMD
size hugetlb page. That will make us miss dirty or young flags of a CONT-PTE/PMD
size hugetlb page for those functions that want to check the dirty or
young flags of a hugetlb page. For example, the gather_hugetlb_stats() will
get inaccurate dirty hugetlb page statistics, and the DAMON for hugetlb monitoring
will also get inaccurate access statistics.

To fix this issue, this patch set introduces an ARM64 specific huge_ptep_get()
implementation, which will take into account any subpages' dirty or young bits.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/85bd80b4-b4fd-0d3f-a2e5-149559f2f387@oracle.com/

Changes from v2:
 - Fix some typos and update the commit message suggested by Anshuman.
 - Improve some coding style issues.
 - Add reviewed tag from Anshuman.

Changes from v1:
 - Rebase on next-20220512.
 - Update commit message suggested by Muchun.
 - Add reviewed tag from Muchun.

Changes from RFC:
 - Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get() instead of introducing a new interface.
 - Add a new patch to convert huge_ptep_get() in hugetlbpage.c

Baolin Wang (2):
  arm64/hugetlb: Use ptep_get() to get the pte value of a huge page
  arm64/hugetlb: Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get()

 arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h |  2 ++
 arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c      | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 1/2] arm64/hugetlb: Use ptep_get() to get the pte value of a huge page

[Baolin Wang]

The original huge_ptep_get() on ARM64 is just a wrapper of ptep_get(),
which will not take into account any contig-PTEs dirty and access bits.
Meanwhile we will implement a new ARM64-specific huge_ptep_get()
interface in following patch, which will take into account any contig-PTEs
dirty and access bits. To keep the same efficient logic to get the pte
value, change to use ptep_get() as a preparation.

Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reviewed-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>
---
 arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 30f5b76..9553851 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static pte_t get_clear_contig(struct mm_struct *mm,
 			     unsigned long pgsize,
 			     unsigned long ncontig)
 {
-	pte_t orig_pte = huge_ptep_get(ptep);
+	pte_t orig_pte = ptep_get(ptep);
 	unsigned long i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ncontig; i++, addr += pgsize, ptep++) {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ pte_t huge_ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	int ncontig;
 	size_t pgsize;
-	pte_t orig_pte = huge_ptep_get(ptep);
+	pte_t orig_pte = ptep_get(ptep);
 
 	if (!pte_cont(orig_pte))
 		return ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
@@ -402,11 +402,11 @@ static int __cont_access_flags_changed(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte, int ncontig)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (pte_write(pte) != pte_write(huge_ptep_get(ptep)))
+	if (pte_write(pte) != pte_write(ptep_get(ptep)))
 		return 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ncontig; i++) {
-		pte_t orig_pte = huge_ptep_get(ptep + i);
+		pte_t orig_pte = ptep_get(ptep + i);
 
 		if (pte_dirty(pte) != pte_dirty(orig_pte))
 			return 1;
-- 
1.8.3.1

[PATCH v3 2/2] arm64/hugetlb: Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get()

[Baolin Wang]

Now we use huge_ptep_get() to get the pte value of a hugetlb page,
however it will only return one specific pte value for the CONT-PTE
or CONT-PMD size hugetlb on ARM64 system, which can contain several
continuous pte or pmd entries with same page table attributes. And it
will not take into account the subpages' dirty or young bits of a
CONT-PTE/PMD size hugetlb page.

So the huge_ptep_get() is inconsistent with huge_ptep_get_and_clear(),
which already takes account the dirty or young bits for any subpages
in this CONT-PTE/PMD size hugetlb [1]. Meanwhile we can miss dirty or
young flags statistics for hugetlb pages with current huge_ptep_get(),
such as the gather_hugetlb_stats() function, and CONT-PTE/PMD hugetlb
monitoring with DAMON.

Thus define an ARM64 specific huge_ptep_get() implementation as well as
enabling __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTEP_GET, that will take into account any
subpages' dirty or young bits for CONT-PTE/PMD size hugetlb page, for
those functions that want to check the dirty and young flags of a hugetlb
page.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/85bd80b4-b4fd-0d3f-a2e5-149559f2f387@oracle.com/

Suggested-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Signed-off-by: Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>
Reviewed-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com>
Reviewed-by: Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h |  2 ++
 arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c      | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index 616b2ca..1fd2846 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ extern pte_t huge_ptep_clear_flush(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTE_CLEAR
 extern void huge_pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 			   pte_t *ptep, unsigned long sz);
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_HUGE_PTEP_GET
+extern pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep);
 extern void set_huge_swap_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				 pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte, unsigned long sz);
 #define set_huge_swap_pte_at set_huge_swap_pte_at
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 9553851..2a7e143 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -158,6 +158,28 @@ static inline int num_contig_ptes(unsigned long size, size_t *pgsize)
 	return contig_ptes;
 }
 
+pte_t huge_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep)
+{
+	int ncontig, i;
+	size_t pgsize;
+	pte_t orig_pte = ptep_get(ptep);
+
+	if (!pte_present(orig_pte) || !pte_cont(orig_pte))
+		return orig_pte;
+
+	ncontig = num_contig_ptes(page_size(pte_page(orig_pte)), &pgsize);
+	for (i = 0; i < ncontig; i++, ptep++) {
+		pte_t pte = ptep_get(ptep);
+
+		if (pte_dirty(pte))
+			orig_pte = pte_mkdirty(orig_pte);
+
+		if (pte_young(pte))
+			orig_pte = pte_mkyoung(orig_pte);
+	}
+	return orig_pte;
+}
+
 /*
  * Changing some bits of contiguous entries requires us to follow a
  * Break-Before-Make approach, breaking the whole contiguous set
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get()

[Catalin Marinas]

On Mon, 16 May 2022 08:55:56 +0800, Baolin Wang wrote:
> As Mike pointed out [1], the huge_ptep_get() will only return one specific
> pte value for the CONT-PTE or CONT-PMD size hugetlb on ARM64 system, which
> will not take into account the subpages' dirty or young bits of a CONT-PTE/PMD
> size hugetlb page. That will make us miss dirty or young flags of a CONT-PTE/PMD
> size hugetlb page for those functions that want to check the dirty or
> young flags of a hugetlb page. For example, the gather_hugetlb_stats() will
> get inaccurate dirty hugetlb page statistics, and the DAMON for hugetlb monitoring
> will also get inaccurate access statistics.
> 
> [...]

Applied to arm64 (for-next/misc), thanks!

[1/2] arm64/hugetlb: Use ptep_get() to get the pte value of a huge page
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/f0d9d79ec793
[2/2] arm64/hugetlb: Implement arm64 specific huge_ptep_get()
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/bc5dfb4fd7bd

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Catalin