Re: [PATCH v5 21/25] arm64/mm: Implement new [get_and_]clear_full_ptes() batch APIs

From: Mark Rutland
Date: Tue Feb 13 2024 - 11:43:31 EST


On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 08:07:52AM +0000, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> Optimize the contpte implementation to fix some of the
> exit/munmap/dontneed performance regression introduced by the initial
> contpte commit. Subsequent patches will solve it entirely.
>
> During exit(), munmap() or madvise(MADV_DONTNEED), mappings must be
> cleared. Previously this was done 1 PTE at a time. But the core-mm
> supports batched clear via the new [get_and_]clear_full_ptes() APIs. So
> let's implement those APIs and for fully covered contpte mappings, we no
> longer need to unfold the contpte. This significantly reduces unfolding
> operations, reducing the number of tlbis that must be issued.
>
> Tested-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> arch/arm64/mm/contpte.c | 17 ++++++++
> 2 files changed, 84 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> index c07f0d563733..ad04adb7b87f 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
> @@ -965,6 +965,37 @@ static inline pte_t __ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> return pte;
> }
>
> +static inline void __clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> + pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr, int full)
> +{
> + for (;;) {
> + __ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
> + if (--nr == 0)
> + break;
> + ptep++;
> + addr += PAGE_SIZE;
> + }
> +}

The loop construct is a bit odd; can't this be:

while (nr--) {
__ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
ptep++;
addr += PAGE_SIZE;
}

.. or:

do {
__ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
ptep++;
addr += PAGE_SIZE;
} while (--nr);

.. ?

Otherwise, this looks good to me.

Mark.

> +
> +static inline pte_t __get_and_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
> + unsigned int nr, int full)
> +{
> + pte_t pte, tmp_pte;
> +
> + pte = __ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
> + while (--nr) {
> + ptep++;
> + addr += PAGE_SIZE;
> + tmp_pte = __ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
> + if (pte_dirty(tmp_pte))
> + pte = pte_mkdirty(pte);
> + if (pte_young(tmp_pte))
> + pte = pte_mkyoung(pte);
> + }
> + return pte;
> +}
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
> #define __HAVE_ARCH_PMDP_HUGE_GET_AND_CLEAR
> static inline pmd_t pmdp_huge_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> @@ -1167,6 +1198,11 @@ extern pte_t contpte_ptep_get(pte_t *ptep, pte_t orig_pte);
> extern pte_t contpte_ptep_get_lockless(pte_t *orig_ptep);
> extern void contpte_set_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte, unsigned int nr);
> +extern void contpte_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> + pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr, int full);
> +extern pte_t contpte_get_and_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
> + unsigned int nr, int full);
> extern int contpte_ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep);
> extern int contpte_ptep_clear_flush_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> @@ -1254,6 +1290,35 @@ static inline void pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> __pte_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
> }
>
> +#define clear_full_ptes clear_full_ptes
> +static inline void clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> + pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr, int full)
> +{
> + if (likely(nr == 1)) {
> + contpte_try_unfold(mm, addr, ptep, __ptep_get(ptep));
> + __clear_full_ptes(mm, addr, ptep, nr, full);
> + } else {
> + contpte_clear_full_ptes(mm, addr, ptep, nr, full);
> + }
> +}
> +
> +#define get_and_clear_full_ptes get_and_clear_full_ptes
> +static inline pte_t get_and_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
> + unsigned int nr, int full)
> +{
> + pte_t pte;
> +
> + if (likely(nr == 1)) {
> + contpte_try_unfold(mm, addr, ptep, __ptep_get(ptep));
> + pte = __get_and_clear_full_ptes(mm, addr, ptep, nr, full);
> + } else {
> + pte = contpte_get_and_clear_full_ptes(mm, addr, ptep, nr, full);
> + }
> +
> + return pte;
> +}
> +
> #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR
> static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm,
> unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
> @@ -1338,6 +1403,8 @@ static inline int ptep_set_access_flags(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> #define set_pte __set_pte
> #define set_ptes __set_ptes
> #define pte_clear __pte_clear
> +#define clear_full_ptes __clear_full_ptes
> +#define get_and_clear_full_ptes __get_and_clear_full_ptes
> #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR
> #define ptep_get_and_clear __ptep_get_and_clear
> #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_TEST_AND_CLEAR_YOUNG
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/contpte.c b/arch/arm64/mm/contpte.c
> index c85e64baf03b..80346108450b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/contpte.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/contpte.c
> @@ -207,6 +207,23 @@ void contpte_set_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(contpte_set_ptes);
>
> +void contpte_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
> + pte_t *ptep, unsigned int nr, int full)
> +{
> + contpte_try_unfold_partial(mm, addr, ptep, nr);
> + __clear_full_ptes(mm, addr, ptep, nr, full);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(contpte_clear_full_ptes);
> +
> +pte_t contpte_get_and_clear_full_ptes(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
> + unsigned int nr, int full)
> +{
> + contpte_try_unfold_partial(mm, addr, ptep, nr);
> + return __get_and_clear_full_ptes(mm, addr, ptep, nr, full);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(contpte_get_and_clear_full_ptes);
> +
> int contpte_ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
> {
> --
> 2.25.1
>