[PATCH 2/5] mm: frontswap: lazy initialization to allow tmem backends to build/run as modules
Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
konrad.wilk at oracle.com
Wed Nov 14 16:25:40 UTC 2012
> On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 2:27 AM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
> <konrad.wilk at oracle.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 12:05:32PM -0500, Seth Jennings wrote:
> >> On 10/31/2012 10:07 AM, Dan Magenheimer wrote:
> >> > With the goal of allowing tmem backends (zcache, ramster, Xen tmem) to be
> >> > built/loaded as modules rather than built-in and enabled by a boot parameter,
> >> > this patch provides "lazy initialization", allowing backends to register to
> >> > frontswap even after swapon was run. Before a backend registers all calls
> >> > to init are recorded and the creation of tmem_pools delayed until a backend
> >> > registers or until a frontswap put is attempted.
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Hengelein <ilendir at googlemail.com>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Florian Schmaus <fschmaus at gmail.com>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Andor Daam <andor.daam at googlemail.com>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer at oracle.com>
> >> > ---
> >> > include/linux/frontswap.h | 1 +
> >> > mm/frontswap.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> >> > 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> >> >
> >> > diff --git a/include/linux/frontswap.h b/include/linux/frontswap.h
> >> > index 3044254..ef6ada6 100644
> >> > --- a/include/linux/frontswap.h
> >> > +++ b/include/linux/frontswap.h
> >> > @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern void frontswap_writethrough(bool);
> >> > extern void frontswap_tmem_exclusive_gets(bool);
> >> >
> >> > extern void __frontswap_init(unsigned type);
> >> > +#define FRONTSWAP_HAS_LAZY_INIT
> >> > extern int __frontswap_store(struct page *page);
> >> > extern int __frontswap_load(struct page *page);
> >> > extern void __frontswap_invalidate_page(unsigned, pgoff_t);
> >> > diff --git a/mm/frontswap.c b/mm/frontswap.c
> >> > index 2890e67..523a19b 100644
> >> > --- a/mm/frontswap.c
> >> > +++ b/mm/frontswap.c
> >> > @@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ static inline void inc_frontswap_succ_stores(void) { }
> >> > static inline void inc_frontswap_failed_stores(void) { }
> >> > static inline void inc_frontswap_invalidates(void) { }
> >> > #endif
> >> > +
> >> > +/*
> >> > + * When no backend is registered all calls to init are registered and
> >> > + * remembered but fail to create tmem_pools. When a backend registers with
> >> > + * frontswap the previous calls to init are executed to create tmem_pools
> >> > + * and set the respective poolids.
> >> > + * While no backend is registered all "puts", "gets" and "flushes" are
> >> > + * ignored or fail.
> >> > + */
> >> > +#define MAX_INITIALIZABLE_SD 32
> >>
> >> MAX_INITIALIZABLE_SD should just be MAX_SWAPFILES
> >>
> >> > +static int sds[MAX_INITIALIZABLE_SD];
> >>
> >> Rather than store and array of enabled types indexed by type, why not
> >> an array of booleans indexed by type. Or a bitfield if you really
> >> want to save space.
> >>
> >> > +static int backend_registered;
> >>
> >> (backend_registered) is equivalent to checking (frontswap_ops != NULL)
> >> right?
Kind of. frontswap_ops is not a pointer though so it would be more of
a frontswap_ops != dummy. Lets make another patch that makes this a
pointer and then rip out the backend_registered.
.. snip..
> > if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
> > return;
> > - frontswap_ops.init(type);
> > + if (backend_registered) {
> > + (*frontswap_ops.init)(type);
> > + set_bit(type, sds);
> > + }
> > }
>
> What about set bit if backend not registered and clear bit when invalidate.
> I think that looks more directly.
> Like:
> + if (backend_registered) {
> + BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
> + if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
> + return;
> + frontswap_ops.init(type);
> + }
> + else {
> + BUG_ON(type > MAX_SWAPFILES);
> + set_bit(type, sds);
> + }
Good idea.
>
>
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL(__frontswap_init);
> >
> > @@ -147,10 +169,20 @@ int __frontswap_store(struct page *page)
> > struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
> > pgoff_t offset = swp_offset(entry);
> >
> > + if (!backend_registered) {
> > + inc_frontswap_failed_stores();
> > + return ret;
> > + }
> > +
> > BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
> > BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
> > if (frontswap_test(sis, offset))
> > dup = 1;
> > + if (type < MAX_SWAPFILES && !test_bit(type, sds)) {
> > + /* lazy init call to handle post-boot insmod backends*/
> > + (*frontswap_ops.init)(type);
> > + set_bit(type, sds);
> > + }
>
> Then rm this.
Right, b/c the frontswap_init takes care of initializing the backend.
And this does not get called _until_ backend_registered is set.
So we have to be extra careful to set backend_registered _after_
all the frontswap.init have been called.
>
> > ret = frontswap_ops.store(type, offset, page);
> > if (ret == 0) {
> > frontswap_set(sis, offset);
> > @@ -186,6 +218,9 @@ int __frontswap_load(struct page *page)
> > struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
> > pgoff_t offset = swp_offset(entry);
> >
> > + if (!backend_registered)
> > + return ret;
> > +
> > BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
> > BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
> > if (frontswap_test(sis, offset))
> > @@ -209,6 +244,9 @@ void __frontswap_invalidate_page(unsigned type, pgoff_t offset)
> > {
> > struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
> >
> > + if (!backend_registered)
> > + return;
> > +
>
> I'm not sure whether __frontswap_invalidate_page() will be called if
> backend not registered.
Yes.
User could do:
swapon /dev/sda3
swapoff /dev/sda3
modprobe zcache
>
> > BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
> > if (frontswap_test(sis, offset)) {
> > frontswap_ops.invalidate_page(type, offset);
> > @@ -226,12 +264,16 @@ void __frontswap_invalidate_area(unsigned type)
> > {
> > struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
> >
> > - BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
> > - if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
> > - return;
> > - frontswap_ops.invalidate_area(type);
> > - atomic_set(&sis->frontswap_pages, 0);
> > - memset(sis->frontswap_map, 0, sis->max / sizeof(long));
> > + if (backend_registered) {
> > + BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
> > + if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
> > + return;
> > + (*frontswap_ops.invalidate_area)(type);
> > + atomic_set(&sis->frontswap_pages, 0);
> > + memset(sis->frontswap_map, 0, sis->max / sizeof(long));
> > + } else {
> > + bitmap_zero(sds, MAX_SWAPFILES);
>
> Use clear_bit(type, sds) here;
Yikes. Yes. It actually could be unconditional too
>
> > + }
> > }
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL(__frontswap_invalidate_area);
> >
> > @@ -364,6 +406,9 @@ static int __init init_frontswap(void)
> > debugfs_create_u64("invalidates", S_IRUGO,
> > root, &frontswap_invalidates);
> > #endif
> > + bitmap_zero(sds, MAX_SWAPFILES);
> > +
> > + frontswap_enabled = 1;
>
> We'd better init backend_registered = false also.
I think we are OK. The .bss is set to zero so that means
backend_registered is by default zero.
The end result would look like this (I had not compiled tested it yet):
>From a13ed2c85b220c62035ab7ac79ad8a62f9f29c13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer at oracle.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:07:51 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] mm: frontswap: lazy initialization to allow tmem backends to
build/run as modules
With the goal of allowing tmem backends (zcache, ramster, Xen tmem) to be
built/loaded as modules rather than built-in and enabled by a boot parameter,
this patch provides "lazy initialization", allowing backends to register to
frontswap even after swapon was run. Before a backend registers all calls
to init are recorded and the creation of tmem_pools delayed until a backend
registers or until a frontswap put is attempted.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Hengelein <ilendir at googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Florian Schmaus <fschmaus at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andor Daam <andor.daam at googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer at oracle.com>
[v1: Fixes per Seth Jennings suggestions]
[v2: Removed FRONTSWAP_HAS_.. ]
[v3: Fix up per Bob Liu <lliubbo at gmail.com> recommendations]
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk at oracle.com>
---
mm/frontswap.c | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
1 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/mm/frontswap.c b/mm/frontswap.c
index 2890e67..db90736 100644
--- a/mm/frontswap.c
+++ b/mm/frontswap.c
@@ -80,6 +80,18 @@ static inline void inc_frontswap_succ_stores(void) { }
static inline void inc_frontswap_failed_stores(void) { }
static inline void inc_frontswap_invalidates(void) { }
#endif
+
+/*
+ * When no backend is registered all calls to init are registered and
+ * remembered but fail to create tmem_pools. When a backend registers with
+ * frontswap the previous calls to init are executed to create tmem_pools
+ * and set the respective poolids.
+ * While no backend is registered all "puts", "gets" and "flushes" are
+ * ignored or fail.
+ */
+static DECLARE_BITMAP(need_init, MAX_SWAPFILES);
+static bool backend_registered __read_mostly;
+
/*
* Register operations for frontswap, returning previous thus allowing
* detection of multiple backends and possible nesting.
@@ -87,9 +99,19 @@ static inline void inc_frontswap_invalidates(void) { }
struct frontswap_ops frontswap_register_ops(struct frontswap_ops *ops)
{
struct frontswap_ops old = frontswap_ops;
+ int i;
frontswap_ops = *ops;
frontswap_enabled = true;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < MAX_SWAPFILES; i++) {
+ if (test_and_clear_bit(i, need_init))
+ (*frontswap_ops.init)(i);
+ }
+ /* We MUST have backend_registered called _after_ the frontswap_init's
+ * have been called. Otherwise __frontswap_store might fail. */
+ barrier();
+ backend_registered = true;
return old;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(frontswap_register_ops);
@@ -119,10 +141,17 @@ void __frontswap_init(unsigned type)
{
struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
- BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
- if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
- return;
- frontswap_ops.init(type);
+ if (backend_registered) {
+ BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
+ if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
+ return;
+ (*frontswap_ops.init)(type);
+ }
+ else {
+ BUG_ON(type > MAX_SWAPFILES);
+ set_bit(type, need_init);
+ }
+
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__frontswap_init);
@@ -147,6 +176,11 @@ int __frontswap_store(struct page *page)
struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
pgoff_t offset = swp_offset(entry);
+ if (!backend_registered) {
+ inc_frontswap_failed_stores();
+ return ret;
+ }
+
BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
if (frontswap_test(sis, offset))
@@ -186,6 +220,9 @@ int __frontswap_load(struct page *page)
struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
pgoff_t offset = swp_offset(entry);
+ if (!backend_registered)
+ return ret;
+
BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
if (frontswap_test(sis, offset))
@@ -209,6 +246,9 @@ void __frontswap_invalidate_page(unsigned type, pgoff_t offset)
{
struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
+ if (!backend_registered)
+ return;
+
BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
if (frontswap_test(sis, offset)) {
frontswap_ops.invalidate_page(type, offset);
@@ -226,12 +266,15 @@ void __frontswap_invalidate_area(unsigned type)
{
struct swap_info_struct *sis = swap_info[type];
- BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
- if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
- return;
- frontswap_ops.invalidate_area(type);
- atomic_set(&sis->frontswap_pages, 0);
- memset(sis->frontswap_map, 0, sis->max / sizeof(long));
+ if (backend_registered) {
+ BUG_ON(sis == NULL);
+ if (sis->frontswap_map == NULL)
+ return;
+ (*frontswap_ops.invalidate_area)(type);
+ atomic_set(&sis->frontswap_pages, 0);
+ memset(sis->frontswap_map, 0, sis->max / sizeof(long));
+ }
+ clear_bit(need_init, MAX_SWAPFILES);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__frontswap_invalidate_area);
@@ -364,6 +407,9 @@ static int __init init_frontswap(void)
debugfs_create_u64("invalidates", S_IRUGO,
root, &frontswap_invalidates);
#endif
+ bitmap_zero(need_init, MAX_SWAPFILES);
+
+ frontswap_enabled = 1;
return 0;
}
--
1.7.7.6
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