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Diffstat (limited to 'mm')
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/Kconfig | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/Makefile | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/balloon_compaction.c | 302 |
3 files changed, 319 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig index a3f8dddaaab3..e6651c5de14f 100644 --- a/mm/Kconfig +++ b/mm/Kconfig @@ -188,6 +188,21 @@ config SPLIT_PTLOCK_CPUS default "4" # +# support for memory balloon compaction +config BALLOON_COMPACTION + bool "Allow for balloon memory compaction/migration" + def_bool y + depends on COMPACTION && VIRTIO_BALLOON + help + Memory fragmentation introduced by ballooning might reduce + significantly the number of 2MB contiguous memory blocks that can be + used within a guest, thus imposing performance penalties associated + with the reduced number of transparent huge pages that could be used + by the guest workload. Allowing the compaction & migration for memory + pages enlisted as being part of memory balloon devices avoids the + scenario aforementioned and helps improving memory defragmentation. + +# # support for memory compaction config COMPACTION bool "Allow for memory compaction" diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile index 6b025f80af34..3a4628751f89 100644 --- a/mm/Makefile +++ b/mm/Makefile @@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ obj-y := filemap.o mempool.o oom_kill.o fadvise.o \ readahead.o swap.o truncate.o vmscan.o shmem.o \ util.o mmzone.o vmstat.o backing-dev.o \ mm_init.o mmu_context.o percpu.o slab_common.o \ - compaction.o interval_tree.o $(mmu-y) + compaction.o balloon_compaction.o \ + interval_tree.o $(mmu-y) obj-y += init-mm.o diff --git a/mm/balloon_compaction.c b/mm/balloon_compaction.c new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..07dbc8ec46cf --- /dev/null +++ b/mm/balloon_compaction.c @@ -0,0 +1,302 @@ +/* + * mm/balloon_compaction.c + * + * Common interface for making balloon pages movable by compaction. + * + * Copyright (C) 2012, Red Hat, Inc. Rafael Aquini <aquini@redhat.com> + */ +#include <linux/mm.h> +#include <linux/slab.h> +#include <linux/export.h> +#include <linux/balloon_compaction.h> + +/* + * balloon_devinfo_alloc - allocates a balloon device information descriptor. + * @balloon_dev_descriptor: pointer to reference the balloon device which + * this struct balloon_dev_info will be servicing. + * + * Driver must call it to properly allocate and initialize an instance of + * struct balloon_dev_info which will be used to reference a balloon device + * as well as to keep track of the balloon device page list. + */ +struct balloon_dev_info *balloon_devinfo_alloc(void *balloon_dev_descriptor) +{ + struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info; + b_dev_info = kmalloc(sizeof(*b_dev_info), GFP_KERNEL); + if (!b_dev_info) + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); + + b_dev_info->balloon_device = balloon_dev_descriptor; + b_dev_info->mapping = NULL; + b_dev_info->isolated_pages = 0; + spin_lock_init(&b_dev_info->pages_lock); + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&b_dev_info->pages); + + return b_dev_info; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_devinfo_alloc); + +/* + * balloon_page_enqueue - allocates a new page and inserts it into the balloon + * page list. + * @b_dev_info: balloon device decriptor where we will insert a new page to + * + * Driver must call it to properly allocate a new enlisted balloon page + * before definetively removing it from the guest system. + * This function returns the page address for the recently enqueued page or + * NULL in the case we fail to allocate a new page this turn. + */ +struct page *balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info) +{ + unsigned long flags; + struct page *page = alloc_page(balloon_mapping_gfp_mask() | + __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY); + if (!page) + return NULL; + + /* + * Block others from accessing the 'page' when we get around to + * establishing additional references. We should be the only one + * holding a reference to the 'page' at this point. + */ + BUG_ON(!trylock_page(page)); + spin_lock_irqsave(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + balloon_page_insert(page, b_dev_info->mapping, &b_dev_info->pages); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + unlock_page(page); + return page; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_enqueue); + +/* + * balloon_page_dequeue - removes a page from balloon's page list and returns + * the its address to allow the driver release the page. + * @b_dev_info: balloon device decriptor where we will grab a page from. + * + * Driver must call it to properly de-allocate a previous enlisted balloon page + * before definetively releasing it back to the guest system. + * This function returns the page address for the recently dequeued page or + * NULL in the case we find balloon's page list temporarily empty due to + * compaction isolated pages. + */ +struct page *balloon_page_dequeue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info) +{ + struct page *page, *tmp; + unsigned long flags; + bool dequeued_page; + + dequeued_page = false; + list_for_each_entry_safe(page, tmp, &b_dev_info->pages, lru) { + /* + * Block others from accessing the 'page' while we get around + * establishing additional references and preparing the 'page' + * to be released by the balloon driver. + */ + if (trylock_page(page)) { + spin_lock_irqsave(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + /* + * Raise the page refcount here to prevent any wrong + * attempt to isolate this page, in case of coliding + * with balloon_page_isolate() just after we release + * the page lock. + * + * balloon_page_free() will take care of dropping + * this extra refcount later. + */ + get_page(page); + balloon_page_delete(page); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + unlock_page(page); + dequeued_page = true; + break; + } + } + + if (!dequeued_page) { + /* + * If we are unable to dequeue a balloon page because the page + * list is empty and there is no isolated pages, then something + * went out of track and some balloon pages are lost. + * BUG() here, otherwise the balloon driver may get stuck into + * an infinite loop while attempting to release all its pages. + */ + spin_lock_irqsave(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + if (unlikely(list_empty(&b_dev_info->pages) && + !b_dev_info->isolated_pages)) + BUG(); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + page = NULL; + } + return page; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_dequeue); + +#ifdef CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION +/* + * balloon_mapping_alloc - allocates a special ->mapping for ballooned pages. + * @b_dev_info: holds the balloon device information descriptor. + * @a_ops: balloon_mapping address_space_operations descriptor. + * + * Driver must call it to properly allocate and initialize an instance of + * struct address_space which will be used as the special page->mapping for + * balloon device enlisted page instances. + */ +struct address_space *balloon_mapping_alloc(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info, + const struct address_space_operations *a_ops) +{ + struct address_space *mapping; + + mapping = kmalloc(sizeof(*mapping), GFP_KERNEL); + if (!mapping) + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); + + /* + * Give a clean 'zeroed' status to all elements of this special + * balloon page->mapping struct address_space instance. + */ + address_space_init_once(mapping); + + /* + * Set mapping->flags appropriately, to allow balloon pages + * ->mapping identification. + */ + mapping_set_balloon(mapping); + mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, balloon_mapping_gfp_mask()); + + /* balloon's page->mapping->a_ops callback descriptor */ + mapping->a_ops = a_ops; + + /* + * Establish a pointer reference back to the balloon device descriptor + * this particular page->mapping will be servicing. + * This is used by compaction / migration procedures to identify and + * access the balloon device pageset while isolating / migrating pages. + * + * As some balloon drivers can register multiple balloon devices + * for a single guest, this also helps compaction / migration to + * properly deal with multiple balloon pagesets, when required. + */ + mapping->private_data = b_dev_info; + b_dev_info->mapping = mapping; + + return mapping; +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_mapping_alloc); + +static inline void __isolate_balloon_page(struct page *page) +{ + struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info = page->mapping->private_data; + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + list_del(&page->lru); + b_dev_info->isolated_pages++; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); +} + +static inline void __putback_balloon_page(struct page *page) +{ + struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info = page->mapping->private_data; + unsigned long flags; + spin_lock_irqsave(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); + list_add(&page->lru, &b_dev_info->pages); + b_dev_info->isolated_pages--; + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b_dev_info->pages_lock, flags); +} + +static inline int __migrate_balloon_page(struct address_space *mapping, + struct page *newpage, struct page *page, enum migrate_mode mode) +{ + return page->mapping->a_ops->migratepage(mapping, newpage, page, mode); +} + +/* __isolate_lru_page() counterpart for a ballooned page */ +bool balloon_page_isolate(struct page *page) +{ + /* + * Avoid burning cycles with pages that are yet under __free_pages(), + * or just got freed under us. + * + * In case we 'win' a race for a balloon page being freed under us and + * raise its refcount preventing __free_pages() from doing its job + * the put_page() at the end of this block will take care of + * release this page, thus avoiding a nasty leakage. + */ + if (likely(get_page_unless_zero(page))) { + /* + * As balloon pages are not isolated from LRU lists, concurrent + * compaction threads can race against page migration functions + * as well as race against the balloon driver releasing a page. + * + * In order to avoid having an already isolated balloon page + * being (wrongly) re-isolated while it is under migration, + * or to avoid attempting to isolate pages being released by + * the balloon driver, lets be sure we have the page lock + * before proceeding with the balloon page isolation steps. + */ + if (likely(trylock_page(page))) { + /* + * A ballooned page, by default, has just one refcount. + * Prevent concurrent compaction threads from isolating + * an already isolated balloon page by refcount check. + */ + if (__is_movable_balloon_page(page) && + page_count(page) == 2) { + __isolate_balloon_page(page); + unlock_page(page); + return true; + } + unlock_page(page); + } + put_page(page); + } + return false; +} + +/* putback_lru_page() counterpart for a ballooned page */ +void balloon_page_putback(struct page *page) +{ + /* + * 'lock_page()' stabilizes the page and prevents races against + * concurrent isolation threads attempting to re-isolate it. + */ + lock_page(page); + + if (__is_movable_balloon_page(page)) { + __putback_balloon_page(page); + /* drop the extra ref count taken for page isolation */ + put_page(page); + } else { + WARN_ON(1); + dump_page(page); + } + unlock_page(page); +} + +/* move_to_new_page() counterpart for a ballooned page */ +int balloon_page_migrate(struct page *newpage, + struct page *page, enum migrate_mode mode) +{ + struct address_space *mapping; + int rc = -EAGAIN; + + /* + * Block others from accessing the 'newpage' when we get around to + * establishing additional references. We should be the only one + * holding a reference to the 'newpage' at this point. + */ + BUG_ON(!trylock_page(newpage)); + + if (WARN_ON(!__is_movable_balloon_page(page))) { + dump_page(page); + unlock_page(newpage); + return rc; + } + + mapping = page->mapping; + if (mapping) + rc = __migrate_balloon_page(mapping, newpage, page, mode); + + unlock_page(newpage); + return rc; +} +#endif /* CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION */ |
