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memcg: coalesce charging via percpu storage 

This is a patch for coalescing access to res_counter at charging by percpu
caching.  At charge, memcg charges 64pages and remember it in percpu
cache.  Because it's cache, drain/flush if necessary.

This version uses public percpu area.
 2 benefits for using public percpu area.
 1. Sum of stocked charge in the system is limited to # of cpus
    not to the number of memcg. This shows better synchonization.
 2. drain code for flush/cpuhotplug is very easy (and quick)

The most important point of this patch is that we never touch res_counter
in fast path. The res_counter is system-wide shared counter which is modified
very frequently. We shouldn't touch it as far as we can for avoiding
false sharing.

On x86-64 8cpu server, I tested overheads of memcg at page fault by
running a program which does map/fault/unmap in a loop. Running
a task per a cpu by taskset and see sum of the number of page faults
in 60secs.

[without memcg config]
  40156968  page-faults              #      0.085 M/sec   ( +-   0.046% )
  27.67 cache-miss/faults

[root cgroup]
  36659599  page-faults              #      0.077 M/sec   ( +-   0.247% )
  31.58 cache miss/faults

[in a child cgroup]
  18444157  page-faults              #      0.039 M/sec   ( +-   0.133% )
  69.96 cache miss/faults

[ + coalescing uncharge patch]
  27133719  page-faults              #      0.057 M/sec   ( +-   0.155% )
  47.16 cache miss/faults

[ + coalescing uncharge patch + this patch ]
  34224709  page-faults              #      0.072 M/sec   ( +-   0.173% )
  34.69 cache miss/faults

Changelog (since Oct/2):
  - updated comments
  - replaced get_cpu_var() with __get_cpu_var() if possible.
  - removed mutex for system-wide drain. adds a counter instead of it.
  - removed CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU

Changelog (old):
  - rebased onto the latest mmotm
  - moved charge size check before __GFP_WAIT check for avoiding unnecesary
  - added asynchronous flush routine.
  - fixed bugs pointed out by Nishimura-san.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: tweak comments]
[nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp: don't do INIT_WORK() repeatedly against the same work_struct]
Signed-off-by: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@jp.fujitsu.com>
Cc: Balbir Singh <balbir@in.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Daisuke Nishimura <nishimura@mxp.nes.nec.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki 2009-12-15 16:47:08 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 569b846df5
commit cdec2e4265
1 changed files with 156 additions and 6 deletions
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mm/memcontrol.c
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@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
#include <linux/mm_inline.h>
#include <linux/page_cgroup.h>
#include <linux/cpu.h>
#include "internal.h"
#include <asm/uaccess.h>
@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ enum charge_type {
static void mem_cgroup_get(struct mem_cgroup *mem);
static void mem_cgroup_put(struct mem_cgroup *mem);
static struct mem_cgroup *parent_mem_cgroup(struct mem_cgroup *mem);
static void drain_all_stock_async(void);
static struct mem_cgroup_per_zone *
mem_cgroup_zoneinfo(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int nid, int zid)
@ -1137,6 +1139,8 @@ static int mem_cgroup_hierarchical_reclaim(struct mem_cgroup *root_mem,
victim = mem_cgroup_select_victim(root_mem);
if (victim == root_mem) {
loop++;
if (loop >= 1)
drain_all_stock_async();
if (loop >= 2) {
/*
* If we have not been able to reclaim
@ -1258,6 +1262,133 @@ done:
unlock_page_cgroup(pc);
}
/*
* size of first charge trial. "32" comes from vmscan.c's magic value.
* TODO: maybe necessary to use big numbers in big irons.
*/
#define CHARGE_SIZE (32 * PAGE_SIZE)
struct memcg_stock_pcp {
struct mem_cgroup *cached; /* this never be root cgroup */
int charge;
struct work_struct work;
};
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct memcg_stock_pcp, memcg_stock);
static atomic_t memcg_drain_count;
/*
* Try to consume stocked charge on this cpu. If success, PAGE_SIZE is consumed
* from local stock and true is returned. If the stock is 0 or charges from a
* cgroup which is not current target, returns false. This stock will be
* refilled.
*/
static bool consume_stock(struct mem_cgroup *mem)
{
struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock;
bool ret = true;
stock = &get_cpu_var(memcg_stock);
if (mem == stock->cached && stock->charge)
stock->charge -= PAGE_SIZE;
else /* need to call res_counter_charge */
ret = false;
put_cpu_var(memcg_stock);
return ret;
}
/*
* Returns stocks cached in percpu to res_counter and reset cached information.
*/
static void drain_stock(struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock)
{
struct mem_cgroup *old = stock->cached;
if (stock->charge) {
res_counter_uncharge(&old->res, stock->charge);
if (do_swap_account)
res_counter_uncharge(&old->memsw, stock->charge);
}
stock->cached = NULL;
stock->charge = 0;
}
/*
* This must be called under preempt disabled or must be called by
* a thread which is pinned to local cpu.
*/
static void drain_local_stock(struct work_struct *dummy)
{
struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock = &__get_cpu_var(memcg_stock);
drain_stock(stock);
}
/*
* Cache charges(val) which is from res_counter, to local per_cpu area.
* This will be consumed by consumt_stock() function, later.
*/
static void refill_stock(struct mem_cgroup *mem, int val)
{
struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock = &get_cpu_var(memcg_stock);
if (stock->cached != mem) { /* reset if necessary */
drain_stock(stock);
stock->cached = mem;
}
stock->charge += val;
put_cpu_var(memcg_stock);
}
/*
* Tries to drain stocked charges in other cpus. This function is asynchronous
* and just put a work per cpu for draining localy on each cpu. Caller can
* expects some charges will be back to res_counter later but cannot wait for
* it.
*/
static void drain_all_stock_async(void)
{
int cpu;
/* This function is for scheduling "drain" in asynchronous way.
* The result of "drain" is not directly handled by callers. Then,
* if someone is calling drain, we don't have to call drain more.
* Anyway, WORK_STRUCT_PENDING check in queue_work_on() will catch if
* there is a race. We just do loose check here.
*/
if (atomic_read(&memcg_drain_count))
return;
/* Notify other cpus that system-wide "drain" is running */
atomic_inc(&memcg_drain_count);
get_online_cpus();
for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock = &per_cpu(memcg_stock, cpu);
schedule_work_on(cpu, &stock->work);
}
put_online_cpus();
atomic_dec(&memcg_drain_count);
/* We don't wait for flush_work */
}
/* This is a synchronous drain interface. */
static void drain_all_stock_sync(void)
{
/* called when force_empty is called */
atomic_inc(&memcg_drain_count);
schedule_on_each_cpu(drain_local_stock);
atomic_dec(&memcg_drain_count);
}
static int __cpuinit memcg_stock_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
unsigned long action,
void *hcpu)
{
int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock;
if (action != CPU_DEAD)
return NOTIFY_OK;
stock = &per_cpu(memcg_stock, cpu);
drain_stock(stock);
return NOTIFY_OK;
}
/*
* Unlike exported interface, "oom" parameter is added. if oom==true,
* oom-killer can be invoked.
@ -1269,6 +1400,7 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
struct mem_cgroup *mem, *mem_over_limit;
int nr_retries = MEM_CGROUP_RECLAIM_RETRIES;
struct res_counter *fail_res;
int csize = CHARGE_SIZE;
if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))) {
/* Don't account this! */
@ -1293,23 +1425,25 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
return 0;
VM_BUG_ON(css_is_removed(&mem->css));
if (mem_cgroup_is_root(mem))
goto done;
while (1) {
int ret = 0;
unsigned long flags = 0;
if (mem_cgroup_is_root(mem))
goto done;
ret = res_counter_charge(&mem->res, PAGE_SIZE, &fail_res);
if (consume_stock(mem))
goto charged;
ret = res_counter_charge(&mem->res, csize, &fail_res);
if (likely(!ret)) {
if (!do_swap_account)
break;
ret = res_counter_charge(&mem->memsw, PAGE_SIZE,
&fail_res);
ret = res_counter_charge(&mem->memsw, csize, &fail_res);
if (likely(!ret))
break;
/* mem+swap counter fails */
res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, PAGE_SIZE);
res_counter_uncharge(&mem->res, csize);
flags |= MEM_CGROUP_RECLAIM_NOSWAP;
mem_over_limit = mem_cgroup_from_res_counter(fail_res,
memsw);
@ -1318,6 +1452,11 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
mem_over_limit = mem_cgroup_from_res_counter(fail_res,
res);
/* reduce request size and retry */
if (csize > PAGE_SIZE) {
csize = PAGE_SIZE;
continue;
}
if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_WAIT))
goto nomem;
@ -1347,6 +1486,9 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
goto nomem;
}
}
if (csize > PAGE_SIZE)
refill_stock(mem, csize - PAGE_SIZE);
charged:
/*
* Insert ancestor (and ancestor's ancestors), to softlimit RB-tree.
* if they exceeds softlimit.
@ -2469,6 +2611,7 @@ move_account:
goto out;
/* This is for making all *used* pages to be on LRU. */
lru_add_drain_all();
drain_all_stock_sync();
ret = 0;
for_each_node_state(node, N_HIGH_MEMORY) {
for (zid = 0; !ret && zid < MAX_NR_ZONES; zid++) {
@ -3183,11 +3326,18 @@ mem_cgroup_create(struct cgroup_subsys *ss, struct cgroup *cont)
/* root ? */
if (cont->parent == NULL) {
int cpu;
enable_swap_cgroup();
parent = NULL;
root_mem_cgroup = mem;
if (mem_cgroup_soft_limit_tree_init())
goto free_out;
for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
struct memcg_stock_pcp *stock =
&per_cpu(memcg_stock, cpu);
INIT_WORK(&stock->work, drain_local_stock);
}
hotcpu_notifier(memcg_stock_cpu_callback, 0);
} else {
parent = mem_cgroup_from_cont(cont->parent);