Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-Jul-22 14:48 UTC
[PATCH v36 2/5] virtio_balloon: replace oom notifier with shrinker
On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 04:33:02PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:> The OOM notifier is getting deprecated to use for the reasons mentioned > here by Michal Hocko: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/7/12/314 > > This patch replaces the virtio-balloon oom notifier with a shrinker > to release balloon pages on memory pressure. > > In addition, the bug in the replaced virtballoon_oom_notify that only > VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX (i.e 256) balloon pages can be freed > though the user has specified more than that number is fixed in the > shrinker_scan function. > > Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang at intel.com> > Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst at redhat.com> > Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko at kernel.org> > Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm at linux-foundation.org> > Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds at linux-foundation.org> > --- > drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c | 113 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- > 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c > index 9356a1a..c6fd406 100644 > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c > @@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ > #include <linux/slab.h> > #include <linux/module.h> > #include <linux/balloon_compaction.h> > -#include <linux/oom.h> > #include <linux/wait.h> > #include <linux/mm.h> > #include <linux/mount.h> > @@ -40,12 +39,12 @@ > */ > #define VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE (unsigned)(PAGE_SIZE >> VIRTIO_BALLOON_PFN_SHIFT) > #define VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX 256 > -#define OOM_VBALLOON_DEFAULT_PAGES 256 > +#define DEFAULT_BALLOON_PAGES_TO_SHRINK 256 > #define VIRTBALLOON_OOM_NOTIFY_PRIORITY 80 > > -static int oom_pages = OOM_VBALLOON_DEFAULT_PAGES; > -module_param(oom_pages, int, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR); > -MODULE_PARM_DESC(oom_pages, "pages to free on OOM"); > +static unsigned long balloon_pages_to_shrink = DEFAULT_BALLOON_PAGES_TO_SHRINK; > +module_param(balloon_pages_to_shrink, ulong, 0600); > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(balloon_pages_to_shrink, "pages to free on memory presure"); > > #ifdef CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION > static struct vfsmount *balloon_mnt; > @@ -86,8 +85,8 @@ struct virtio_balloon { > /* Memory statistics */ > struct virtio_balloon_stat stats[VIRTIO_BALLOON_S_NR]; > > - /* To register callback in oom notifier call chain */ > - struct notifier_block nb; > + /* To register a shrinker to shrink memory upon memory pressure */ > + struct shrinker shrinker; > }; > > static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = { > @@ -365,38 +364,6 @@ static void update_balloon_size(struct virtio_balloon *vb) > &actual); > } > > -/* > - * virtballoon_oom_notify - release pages when system is under severe > - * memory pressure (called from out_of_memory()) > - * @self : notifier block struct > - * @dummy: not used > - * @parm : returned - number of freed pages > - * > - * The balancing of memory by use of the virtio balloon should not cause > - * the termination of processes while there are pages in the balloon. > - * If virtio balloon manages to release some memory, it will make the > - * system return and retry the allocation that forced the OOM killer > - * to run. > - */ > -static int virtballoon_oom_notify(struct notifier_block *self, > - unsigned long dummy, void *parm) > -{ > - struct virtio_balloon *vb; > - unsigned long *freed; > - unsigned num_freed_pages; > - > - vb = container_of(self, struct virtio_balloon, nb); > - if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM)) > - return NOTIFY_OK; > - > - freed = parm; > - num_freed_pages = leak_balloon(vb, oom_pages); > - update_balloon_size(vb); > - *freed += num_freed_pages; > - > - return NOTIFY_OK; > -} > - > static void update_balloon_stats_func(struct work_struct *work) > { > struct virtio_balloon *vb; > @@ -548,6 +515,61 @@ static struct file_system_type balloon_fs = { > > #endif /* CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION */ > > +static unsigned long virtio_balloon_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, > + struct shrink_control *sc) > +{ > + unsigned long pages_to_free = balloon_pages_to_shrink, > + pages_freed = 0; > + struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(shrinker, > + struct virtio_balloon, shrinker); > + > + /* > + * One invocation of leak_balloon can deflate at most > + * VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX balloon pages, so we call it > + * multiple times to deflate pages till reaching > + * balloon_pages_to_shrink pages. > + */ > + while (vb->num_pages && pages_to_free) { > + pages_to_free = balloon_pages_to_shrink - pages_freed; > + pages_freed += leak_balloon(vb, pages_to_free); > + } > + update_balloon_size(vb);Are you sure that this is never called if count returned 0?> + > + return pages_freed / VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE; > +} > + > +static unsigned long virtio_balloon_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, > + struct shrink_control *sc) > +{ > + struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(shrinker, > + struct virtio_balloon, shrinker); > + > + /* > + * We continue to use VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM to handle the > + * case when shrinker needs to be invoked to relieve memory pressure. > + */ > + if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM)) > + return 0;So why not skip notifier registration when deflate on oom is clear?> + > + return min_t(unsigned long, vb->num_pages, balloon_pages_to_shrink) / > + VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE; > +} > + > +static void virtio_balloon_unregister_shrinker(struct virtio_balloon *vb) > +{ > + unregister_shrinker(&vb->shrinker); > +} > + > +static int virtio_balloon_register_shrinker(struct virtio_balloon *vb) > +{ > + vb->shrinker.scan_objects = virtio_balloon_shrinker_scan; > + vb->shrinker.count_objects = virtio_balloon_shrinker_count; > + vb->shrinker.batch = 0; > + vb->shrinker.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS; > + > + return register_shrinker(&vb->shrinker); > +} > + > static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > { > struct virtio_balloon *vb; > @@ -580,17 +602,10 @@ static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > if (err) > goto out_free_vb; > > - vb->nb.notifier_call = virtballoon_oom_notify; > - vb->nb.priority = VIRTBALLOON_OOM_NOTIFY_PRIORITY; > - err = register_oom_notifier(&vb->nb); > - if (err < 0) > - goto out_del_vqs; > - > #ifdef CONFIG_BALLOON_COMPACTION > balloon_mnt = kern_mount(&balloon_fs); > if (IS_ERR(balloon_mnt)) { > err = PTR_ERR(balloon_mnt); > - unregister_oom_notifier(&vb->nb); > goto out_del_vqs; > } > > @@ -599,12 +614,14 @@ static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) > if (IS_ERR(vb->vb_dev_info.inode)) { > err = PTR_ERR(vb->vb_dev_info.inode); > kern_unmount(balloon_mnt); > - unregister_oom_notifier(&vb->nb); > vb->vb_dev_info.inode = NULL; > goto out_del_vqs; > } > vb->vb_dev_info.inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &balloon_aops; > #endif > + err = virtio_balloon_register_shrinker(vb); > + if (err) > + goto out_del_vqs; >So we can get scans before device is ready. Leak will fail then. Why not register later after device is ready?> virtio_device_ready(vdev); > > @@ -637,7 +654,7 @@ static void virtballoon_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev) > { > struct virtio_balloon *vb = vdev->priv; > > - unregister_oom_notifier(&vb->nb); > + virtio_balloon_unregister_shrinker(vb); > > spin_lock_irq(&vb->stop_update_lock); > vb->stop_update = true; > -- > 2.7.4
Wei Wang
2018-Jul-23 10:30 UTC
[PATCH v36 2/5] virtio_balloon: replace oom notifier with shrinker
On 07/22/2018 10:48 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:> On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 04:33:02PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote: >> >> +static unsigned long virtio_balloon_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, >> + struct shrink_control *sc) >> +{ >> + unsigned long pages_to_free = balloon_pages_to_shrink, >> + pages_freed = 0; >> + struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(shrinker, >> + struct virtio_balloon, shrinker); >> + >> + /* >> + * One invocation of leak_balloon can deflate at most >> + * VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX balloon pages, so we call it >> + * multiple times to deflate pages till reaching >> + * balloon_pages_to_shrink pages. >> + */ >> + while (vb->num_pages && pages_to_free) { >> + pages_to_free = balloon_pages_to_shrink - pages_freed; >> + pages_freed += leak_balloon(vb, pages_to_free); >> + } >> + update_balloon_size(vb); > Are you sure that this is never called if count returned 0?Yes. Please see do_shrink_slab, it just returns if count is 0.> >> + >> + return pages_freed / VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE; >> +} >> + >> +static unsigned long virtio_balloon_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, >> + struct shrink_control *sc) >> +{ >> + struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(shrinker, >> + struct virtio_balloon, shrinker); >> + >> + /* >> + * We continue to use VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM to handle the >> + * case when shrinker needs to be invoked to relieve memory pressure. >> + */ >> + if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM)) >> + return 0; > So why not skip notifier registration when deflate on oom > is clear?Sounds good, thanks.> vb->vb_dev_info.inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &balloon_aops; > #endif > + err = virtio_balloon_register_shrinker(vb); > + if (err) > + goto out_del_vqs; > > So we can get scans before device is ready. Leak will fail > then. Why not register later after device is ready?Probably no. - it would be better not to set device ready when register_shrinker failed. - When the device isn't ready, ballooning won't happen, that is, vb->num_pages will be 0, which results in shrinker_count=0 and shrinker_scan won't be called. So I think it would be better to have shrinker registered before device_ready. Best, Wei
Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-Jul-23 14:13 UTC
[PATCH v36 2/5] virtio_balloon: replace oom notifier with shrinker
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 06:30:46PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:> On 07/22/2018 10:48 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2018 at 04:33:02PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote: > > > +static unsigned long virtio_balloon_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, > > > + struct shrink_control *sc) > > > +{ > > > + unsigned long pages_to_free = balloon_pages_to_shrink, > > > + pages_freed = 0; > > > + struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(shrinker, > > > + struct virtio_balloon, shrinker); > > > + > > > + /* > > > + * One invocation of leak_balloon can deflate at most > > > + * VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX balloon pages, so we call it > > > + * multiple times to deflate pages till reaching > > > + * balloon_pages_to_shrink pages. > > > + */ > > > + while (vb->num_pages && pages_to_free) { > > > + pages_to_free = balloon_pages_to_shrink - pages_freed; > > > + pages_freed += leak_balloon(vb, pages_to_free); > > > + } > > > + update_balloon_size(vb); > > Are you sure that this is never called if count returned 0? > > Yes. Please see do_shrink_slab, it just returns if count is 0. > > > > > > + > > > + return pages_freed / VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE; > > > +} > > > + > > > +static unsigned long virtio_balloon_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, > > > + struct shrink_control *sc) > > > +{ > > > + struct virtio_balloon *vb = container_of(shrinker, > > > + struct virtio_balloon, shrinker); > > > + > > > + /* > > > + * We continue to use VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM to handle the > > > + * case when shrinker needs to be invoked to relieve memory pressure. > > > + */ > > > + if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM)) > > > + return 0; > > So why not skip notifier registration when deflate on oom > > is clear? > > Sounds good, thanks. > > > > vb->vb_dev_info.inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &balloon_aops; > > #endif > > + err = virtio_balloon_register_shrinker(vb); > > + if (err) > > + goto out_del_vqs; > > So we can get scans before device is ready. Leak will fail > > then. Why not register later after device is ready? > > Probably no. > > - it would be better not to set device ready when register_shrinker failed.That's very rare so I won't be too worried.> - When the device isn't ready, ballooning won't happen, that is, > vb->num_pages will be 0, which results in shrinker_count=0 and shrinker_scan > won't be called. > > So I think it would be better to have shrinker registered before > device_ready. > > Best, > Wei
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