[tip: locking/core] slub: Replace cmpxchg_double()

From: tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Jun 05 2023 - 03:43:29 EST


The following commit has been merged into the locking/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID: 6801be4f2653e5fdddca73b527cf0728284ba8a3
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/6801be4f2653e5fdddca73b527cf0728284ba8a3
Author: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 31 May 2023 15:08:43 +02:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:36:39 +02:00

slub: Replace cmpxchg_double()

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230531132323.924677086@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
include/linux/slub_def.h | 12 ++-
mm/slab.h | 53 ++++++++++++--
mm/slub.c | 139 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
3 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
index f6df03f..deb90cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ enum stat_item {
CPU_PARTIAL_FREE, /* Refill cpu partial on free */
CPU_PARTIAL_NODE, /* Refill cpu partial from node partial */
CPU_PARTIAL_DRAIN, /* Drain cpu partial to node partial */
- NR_SLUB_STAT_ITEMS };
+ NR_SLUB_STAT_ITEMS
+};

#ifndef CONFIG_SLUB_TINY
/*
@@ -47,8 +48,13 @@ enum stat_item {
* with this_cpu_cmpxchg_double() alignment requirements.
*/
struct kmem_cache_cpu {
- void **freelist; /* Pointer to next available object */
- unsigned long tid; /* Globally unique transaction id */
+ union {
+ struct {
+ void **freelist; /* Pointer to next available object */
+ unsigned long tid; /* Globally unique transaction id */
+ };
+ freelist_aba_t freelist_tid;
+ };
struct slab *slab; /* The slab from which we are allocating */
#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB_CPU_PARTIAL
struct slab *partial; /* Partially allocated frozen slabs */
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index f01ac25..bc36edd 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -6,6 +6,38 @@
*/
void __init kmem_cache_init(void);

+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+# ifdef system_has_cmpxchg128
+# define system_has_freelist_aba() system_has_cmpxchg128()
+# define try_cmpxchg_freelist try_cmpxchg128
+# endif
+#define this_cpu_try_cmpxchg_freelist this_cpu_try_cmpxchg128
+typedef u128 freelist_full_t;
+#else /* CONFIG_64BIT */
+# ifdef system_has_cmpxchg64
+# define system_has_freelist_aba() system_has_cmpxchg64()
+# define try_cmpxchg_freelist try_cmpxchg64
+# endif
+#define this_cpu_try_cmpxchg_freelist this_cpu_try_cmpxchg64
+typedef u64 freelist_full_t;
+#endif /* CONFIG_64BIT */
+
+#if defined(system_has_freelist_aba) && !defined(CONFIG_HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE)
+#undef system_has_freelist_aba
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Freelist pointer and counter to cmpxchg together, avoids the typical ABA
+ * problems with cmpxchg of just a pointer.
+ */
+typedef union {
+ struct {
+ void *freelist;
+ unsigned long counter;
+ };
+ freelist_full_t full;
+} freelist_aba_t;
+
/* Reuses the bits in struct page */
struct slab {
unsigned long __page_flags;
@@ -38,14 +70,21 @@ struct slab {
#endif
};
/* Double-word boundary */
- void *freelist; /* first free object */
union {
- unsigned long counters;
struct {
- unsigned inuse:16;
- unsigned objects:15;
- unsigned frozen:1;
+ void *freelist; /* first free object */
+ union {
+ unsigned long counters;
+ struct {
+ unsigned inuse:16;
+ unsigned objects:15;
+ unsigned frozen:1;
+ };
+ };
};
+#ifdef system_has_freelist_aba
+ freelist_aba_t freelist_counter;
+#endif
};
};
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
@@ -72,8 +111,8 @@ SLAB_MATCH(memcg_data, memcg_data);
#endif
#undef SLAB_MATCH
static_assert(sizeof(struct slab) <= sizeof(struct page));
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) && defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
-static_assert(IS_ALIGNED(offsetof(struct slab, freelist), 2*sizeof(void *)));
+#if defined(system_has_freelist_aba) && defined(CONFIG_SLUB)
+static_assert(IS_ALIGNED(offsetof(struct slab, freelist), sizeof(freelist_aba_t)));
#endif

/**
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index c87628c..7529626 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -292,7 +292,12 @@ static inline bool kmem_cache_has_cpu_partial(struct kmem_cache *s)
/* Poison object */
#define __OBJECT_POISON ((slab_flags_t __force)0x80000000U)
/* Use cmpxchg_double */
+
+#ifdef system_has_freelist_aba
#define __CMPXCHG_DOUBLE ((slab_flags_t __force)0x40000000U)
+#else
+#define __CMPXCHG_DOUBLE ((slab_flags_t __force)0U)
+#endif

/*
* Tracking user of a slab.
@@ -512,6 +517,40 @@ static __always_inline void slab_unlock(struct slab *slab)
__bit_spin_unlock(PG_locked, &page->flags);
}

+static inline bool
+__update_freelist_fast(struct slab *slab,
+ void *freelist_old, unsigned long counters_old,
+ void *freelist_new, unsigned long counters_new)
+{
+#ifdef system_has_freelist_aba
+ freelist_aba_t old = { .freelist = freelist_old, .counter = counters_old };
+ freelist_aba_t new = { .freelist = freelist_new, .counter = counters_new };
+
+ return try_cmpxchg_freelist(&slab->freelist_counter.full, &old.full, new.full);
+#else
+ return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+static inline bool
+__update_freelist_slow(struct slab *slab,
+ void *freelist_old, unsigned long counters_old,
+ void *freelist_new, unsigned long counters_new)
+{
+ bool ret = false;
+
+ slab_lock(slab);
+ if (slab->freelist == freelist_old &&
+ slab->counters == counters_old) {
+ slab->freelist = freelist_new;
+ slab->counters = counters_new;
+ ret = true;
+ }
+ slab_unlock(slab);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
/*
* Interrupts must be disabled (for the fallback code to work right), typically
* by an _irqsave() lock variant. On PREEMPT_RT the preempt_disable(), which is
@@ -519,33 +558,25 @@ static __always_inline void slab_unlock(struct slab *slab)
* allocation/ free operation in hardirq context. Therefore nothing can
* interrupt the operation.
*/
-static inline bool __cmpxchg_double_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
+static inline bool __slab_update_freelist(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
void *freelist_old, unsigned long counters_old,
void *freelist_new, unsigned long counters_new,
const char *n)
{
+ bool ret;
+
if (USE_LOCKLESS_FAST_PATH())
lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) && \
- defined(CONFIG_HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE)
+
if (s->flags & __CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) {
- if (cmpxchg_double(&slab->freelist, &slab->counters,
- freelist_old, counters_old,
- freelist_new, counters_new))
- return true;
- } else
-#endif
- {
- slab_lock(slab);
- if (slab->freelist == freelist_old &&
- slab->counters == counters_old) {
- slab->freelist = freelist_new;
- slab->counters = counters_new;
- slab_unlock(slab);
- return true;
- }
- slab_unlock(slab);
+ ret = __update_freelist_fast(slab, freelist_old, counters_old,
+ freelist_new, counters_new);
+ } else {
+ ret = __update_freelist_slow(slab, freelist_old, counters_old,
+ freelist_new, counters_new);
}
+ if (likely(ret))
+ return true;

cpu_relax();
stat(s, CMPXCHG_DOUBLE_FAIL);
@@ -557,36 +588,26 @@ static inline bool __cmpxchg_double_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab
return false;
}

-static inline bool cmpxchg_double_slab(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
+static inline bool slab_update_freelist(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
void *freelist_old, unsigned long counters_old,
void *freelist_new, unsigned long counters_new,
const char *n)
{
-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) && \
- defined(CONFIG_HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE)
+ bool ret;
+
if (s->flags & __CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) {
- if (cmpxchg_double(&slab->freelist, &slab->counters,
- freelist_old, counters_old,
- freelist_new, counters_new))
- return true;
- } else
-#endif
- {
+ ret = __update_freelist_fast(slab, freelist_old, counters_old,
+ freelist_new, counters_new);
+ } else {
unsigned long flags;

local_irq_save(flags);
- slab_lock(slab);
- if (slab->freelist == freelist_old &&
- slab->counters == counters_old) {
- slab->freelist = freelist_new;
- slab->counters = counters_new;
- slab_unlock(slab);
- local_irq_restore(flags);
- return true;
- }
- slab_unlock(slab);
+ ret = __update_freelist_slow(slab, freelist_old, counters_old,
+ freelist_new, counters_new);
local_irq_restore(flags);
}
+ if (likely(ret))
+ return true;

cpu_relax();
stat(s, CMPXCHG_DOUBLE_FAIL);
@@ -2228,7 +2249,7 @@ static inline void *acquire_slab(struct kmem_cache *s,
VM_BUG_ON(new.frozen);
new.frozen = 1;

- if (!__cmpxchg_double_slab(s, slab,
+ if (!__slab_update_freelist(s, slab,
freelist, counters,
new.freelist, new.counters,
"acquire_slab"))
@@ -2554,7 +2575,7 @@ redo:
}


- if (!cmpxchg_double_slab(s, slab,
+ if (!slab_update_freelist(s, slab,
old.freelist, old.counters,
new.freelist, new.counters,
"unfreezing slab")) {
@@ -2611,7 +2632,7 @@ static void __unfreeze_partials(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *partial_slab)

new.frozen = 0;

- } while (!__cmpxchg_double_slab(s, slab,
+ } while (!__slab_update_freelist(s, slab,
old.freelist, old.counters,
new.freelist, new.counters,
"unfreezing slab"));
@@ -3008,6 +3029,18 @@ static inline bool pfmemalloc_match(struct slab *slab, gfp_t gfpflags)
}

#ifndef CONFIG_SLUB_TINY
+static inline bool
+__update_cpu_freelist_fast(struct kmem_cache *s,
+ void *freelist_old, void *freelist_new,
+ unsigned long tid)
+{
+ freelist_aba_t old = { .freelist = freelist_old, .counter = tid };
+ freelist_aba_t new = { .freelist = freelist_new, .counter = next_tid(tid) };
+
+ return this_cpu_try_cmpxchg_freelist(s->cpu_slab->freelist_tid.full,
+ &old.full, new.full);
+}
+
/*
* Check the slab->freelist and either transfer the freelist to the
* per cpu freelist or deactivate the slab.
@@ -3034,7 +3067,7 @@ static inline void *get_freelist(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab)
new.inuse = slab->objects;
new.frozen = freelist != NULL;

- } while (!__cmpxchg_double_slab(s, slab,
+ } while (!__slab_update_freelist(s, slab,
freelist, counters,
NULL, new.counters,
"get_freelist"));
@@ -3359,11 +3392,7 @@ redo:
* against code executing on this cpu *not* from access by
* other cpus.
*/
- if (unlikely(!this_cpu_cmpxchg_double(
- s->cpu_slab->freelist, s->cpu_slab->tid,
- object, tid,
- next_object, next_tid(tid)))) {
-
+ if (unlikely(!__update_cpu_freelist_fast(s, object, next_object, tid))) {
note_cmpxchg_failure("slab_alloc", s, tid);
goto redo;
}
@@ -3631,7 +3660,7 @@ static void __slab_free(struct kmem_cache *s, struct slab *slab,
}
}

- } while (!cmpxchg_double_slab(s, slab,
+ } while (!slab_update_freelist(s, slab,
prior, counters,
head, new.counters,
"__slab_free"));
@@ -3736,11 +3765,7 @@ redo:

set_freepointer(s, tail_obj, freelist);

- if (unlikely(!this_cpu_cmpxchg_double(
- s->cpu_slab->freelist, s->cpu_slab->tid,
- freelist, tid,
- head, next_tid(tid)))) {
-
+ if (unlikely(!__update_cpu_freelist_fast(s, freelist, head, tid))) {
note_cmpxchg_failure("slab_free", s, tid);
goto redo;
}
@@ -4505,11 +4530,11 @@ static int kmem_cache_open(struct kmem_cache *s, slab_flags_t flags)
}
}

-#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CMPXCHG_DOUBLE) && \
- defined(CONFIG_HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE)
- if (system_has_cmpxchg_double() && (s->flags & SLAB_NO_CMPXCHG) == 0)
+#ifdef system_has_freelist_aba
+ if (system_has_freelist_aba() && !(s->flags & SLAB_NO_CMPXCHG)) {
/* Enable fast mode */
s->flags |= __CMPXCHG_DOUBLE;
+ }
#endif

/*