Re: [RFC v1 5/5] maple_tree: replace preallocation with slub percpu array prefill

From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Tue Aug 08 2023 - 15:37:27 EST


* Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx> [230808 10:37]:
> * Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx> [230808 05:53]:
> > With the percpu array we can try not doing the preallocations in maple
> > tree, and instead make sure the percpu array is prefilled, and using
> > GFP_ATOMIC in places that relied on the preallocation (in case we miss
> > or fail trylock on the array), i.e. mas_store_prealloc(). For now simply
> > add __GFP_NOFAIL there as well.
> >
> > First I tried to change mas_node_count_gfp() to not preallocate anything
> > anywhere, but that lead to warns and panics, even though the other
> > caller mas_node_count() uses GFP_NOWAIT | __GFP_NOWARN so it has no
> > guarantees... So I changed just mas_preallocate(). I let it still to
> > truly preallocate a single node, but maybe it's not necessary?
>
> Ah, yes. I added a check to make sure we didn't allocate more nodes
> when using preallocations. This check is what you are hitting when you
> don't allocate anything. This is tracked in mas_flags by
> setting/clearing MA_STATE_PREALLOC. Good news, that check works!

Adding the attached patch to your series prior to the below allows for
the removal of the extra preallocation.

>
> > ---
> > lib/maple_tree.c | 10 ++++++++--
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> > index 7a8e7c467d7c..5a209d88c318 100644
> > --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> > +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> > @@ -5534,7 +5534,12 @@ void mas_store_prealloc(struct ma_state *mas, void *entry)
> >
> > mas_wr_store_setup(&wr_mas);
> > trace_ma_write(__func__, mas, 0, entry);
> > +
> > +retry:
> > mas_wr_store_entry(&wr_mas);
> > + if (unlikely(mas_nomem(mas, GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_NOFAIL)))
> > + goto retry;
> > +
> > MAS_WR_BUG_ON(&wr_mas, mas_is_err(mas));
> > mas_destroy(mas);
> > }
> > @@ -5550,9 +5555,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mas_store_prealloc);
> > int mas_preallocate(struct ma_state *mas, gfp_t gfp)
> > {
> > int ret;
> > + int count = 1 + mas_mt_height(mas) * 3;
> >
> > - mas_node_count_gfp(mas, 1 + mas_mt_height(mas) * 3, gfp);
> > - mas->mas_flags |= MA_STATE_PREALLOC;
> > + mas_node_count_gfp(mas, 1, gfp);
> > + kmem_cache_prefill_percpu_array(maple_node_cache, count, gfp);
> > if (likely(!mas_is_err(mas)))
> > return 0;
> >
> > --
> > 2.41.0
> >