Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH RFC kernel] balloon: speed up inflating/deflating process

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 09:51:46AM +0000, Li, Liang Z wrote:
> > On Fri, May 20, 2016 at 05:59:46PM +0800, Liang Li wrote:
> > > The implementation of the current virtio-balloon is not very
> > > efficient, Bellow is test result of time spends on inflating the
> > > balloon to 3GB of a 4GB idle guest:
> > >
> > > a. allocating pages (6.5%, 103ms)
> > > b. sending PFNs to host (68.3%, 787ms) c. address translation (6.1%,
> > > 96ms) d. madvise (19%, 300ms)
> > >
> > > It takes about 1577ms for the whole inflating process to complete. The
> > > test shows that the bottle neck is the stage b and stage d.
> > >
> > > If using a bitmap to send the page info instead of the PFNs, we can
> > > reduce the overhead spends on stage b quite a lot. Furthermore, it's
> > > possible to do the address translation and do the madvise with a bulk
> > > of pages, instead of the current page per page way, so the overhead of
> > > stage c and stage d can also be reduced a lot.
> > >
> > > This patch is the kernel side implementation which is intended to
> > > speed up the inflating & deflating process by adding a new feature to
> > > the virtio-balloon device. And now, inflating the balloon to 3GB of a
> > > 4GB idle guest only takes 175ms, it's about 9 times as fast as before.
> > >
> > > TODO: optimize stage a by allocating/freeing a chunk of pages instead
> > > of a single page at a time.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Liang Li <address@hidden>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c     | 199
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > >  include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h |   1 +
> > >  mm/page_alloc.c                     |   6 ++
> > >  3 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> > > b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c index 7b6d74f..5330b6f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
> > > @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ 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");
> > >
> > > +extern unsigned long get_max_pfn(void);
> > > +
> > >  struct virtio_balloon {
> > >   struct virtio_device *vdev;
> > >   struct virtqueue *inflate_vq, *deflate_vq, *stats_vq; @@ -62,6 +64,9
> > > @@ struct virtio_balloon {
> > >
> > >   /* Number of balloon pages we've told the Host we're not using. */
> > >   unsigned int num_pages;
> > > + unsigned long *page_bitmap;
> > > + unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn;
> > > + unsigned long bmap_len;
> > >   /*
> > >    * The pages we've told the Host we're not using are enqueued
> > >    * at vb_dev_info->pages list.
> > > @@ -111,15 +116,66 @@ static void balloon_ack(struct virtqueue *vq)
> > >   wake_up(&vb->acked);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +static int balloon_page_bitmap_init(struct virtio_balloon *vb) {
> > > + unsigned long max_pfn, bmap_bytes;
> > > +
> > > + max_pfn = get_max_pfn();
> > 
> > This is racy. max_pfn could be increased by memory hotplug after you got it.
> > 
> > 
> > > + bmap_bytes = ALIGN(max_pfn, BITS_PER_LONG) / BITS_PER_BYTE;
> > > + if (!vb->page_bitmap)
> > > +         vb->page_bitmap = kzalloc(bmap_bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
> > 
> > Likely to fail for a huge busy guest.
> > Why not init on device probe?
> > this way
> >     - probe will fail, or we can clear the feature bit
> >     - free memory is more likely to be available
> > 
> 
> Very good suggestion!
> 
> > 
> > > + else {
> > > +         if (bmap_bytes <= vb->bmap_len)
> > > +                 memset(vb->page_bitmap, 0, bmap_bytes);
> > > +         else {
> > > +                 kfree(vb->page_bitmap);
> > > +                 vb->page_bitmap = kzalloc(bmap_bytes,
> > GFP_KERNEL);
> > > +         }
> > > + }
> > > + if (!vb->page_bitmap) {
> > > +         dev_err(&vb->vdev->dev, "%s failure: allocate page
> > bitmap\n",
> > > +                  __func__);
> > > +         return -ENOMEM;
> > > + }
> > > + vb->bmap_len = bmap_bytes;
> > > + vb->start_pfn = max_pfn;
> > > + vb->end_pfn = 0;
> > > +
> > > + return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > 
> > >  {
> > > - struct scatterlist sg;
> > >   unsigned int len;
> > >
> > > - sg_init_one(&sg, vb->pfns, sizeof(vb->pfns[0]) * vb->num_pfns);
> > > + if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
> > VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_BITMAP)) {
> > > +         u32 page_shift = PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > +         unsigned long start_pfn, end_pfn, flags = 0, bmap_len;
> > > +         struct scatterlist sg[5];
> > > +
> > > +         start_pfn = rounddown(vb->start_pfn, BITS_PER_LONG);
> > > +         end_pfn = roundup(vb->end_pfn, BITS_PER_LONG);
> > > +         bmap_len = (end_pfn - start_pfn) / BITS_PER_LONG *
> > sizeof(long);
> > > +
> > > +         sg_init_table(sg, 5);
> > > +         sg_set_buf(&sg[0], &flags, sizeof(flags));
> > > +         sg_set_buf(&sg[1], &start_pfn, sizeof(start_pfn));
> > > +         sg_set_buf(&sg[2], &page_shift, sizeof(page_shift));
> > > +         sg_set_buf(&sg[3], &bmap_len, sizeof(bmap_len));
> > > +         sg_set_buf(&sg[4], vb->page_bitmap +
> > > +                          (start_pfn / BITS_PER_LONG), bmap_len);
> > 
> > This can be pre-initialized, correct?
> 
> pre-initialized? I am not quite understand your mean.

I think you can maintain sg as part of device state
and init sg with the bitmap.

> > 
> > > +         virtqueue_add_outbuf(vq, sg, 5, vb, GFP_KERNEL);
> > > +
> > > + } else {
> > > +         struct scatterlist sg;
> > > +
> > > +         sg_init_one(&sg, vb->pfns, sizeof(vb->pfns[0]) * vb-
> > >num_pfns);
> > > +         /* We should always be able to add one buffer to an
> > > +         * empty queue.
> > > +         */
> > > +         virtqueue_add_outbuf(vq, &sg, 1, vb, GFP_KERNEL);
> > > + }
> > >
> > > - /* We should always be able to add one buffer to an empty queue.
> > */
> > > - virtqueue_add_outbuf(vq, &sg, 1, vb, GFP_KERNEL);
> > >   virtqueue_kick(vq);
> > >
> > >   /* When host has read buffer, this completes via balloon_ack */ @@
> > > -137,7 +193,21 @@ static void set_page_pfns(u32 pfns[], struct page *page)
> > >           pfns[i] = page_to_balloon_pfn(page) + i;  }
> > >
> > > -static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
> > > +static void set_page_bitmap(struct virtio_balloon *vb, struct page
> > > +*page) {
> > > + unsigned int i;
> > > + unsigned long *bitmap = vb->page_bitmap;
> > > + unsigned long balloon_pfn = page_to_balloon_pfn(page);
> > > +
> > > + for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE; i++)
> > > +         set_bit(balloon_pfn + i, bitmap);
> > > + if (balloon_pfn < vb->start_pfn)
> > > +         vb->start_pfn = balloon_pfn;
> > > + if (balloon_pfn > vb->end_pfn)
> > > +         vb->end_pfn = balloon_pfn;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static unsigned fill_balloon_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t
> > > +num)
> > >  {
> > >   struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
> > >   unsigned num_allocated_pages;
> > > @@ -174,7 +244,104 @@ static unsigned fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon
> > *vb, size_t num)
> > >   return num_allocated_pages;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static void release_pages_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
> > > +static long fill_balloon_bitmap(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t
> > > +num) {
> > > + struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
> > > + long num_allocated_pages = 0;
> > > +
> > > + if (balloon_page_bitmap_init(vb) < 0)
> > > +         return num;
> > > +
> > > + mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > > + for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
> > > +      vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> > > +         struct page *page = balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info);
> > > +
> > > +         if (!page) {
> > > +                 dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
> > > +                                      "Out of puff! Can't get %u
> > pages\n",
> > > +
> > VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE);
> > > +                 /* Sleep for at least 1/5 of a second before retry. */
> > > +                 msleep(200);
> > > +                 break;
> > > +         }
> > > +         set_page_bitmap(vb, page);
> > > +         vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
> > > +         if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
> > > +
> >     VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM))
> > > +                 adjust_managed_page_count(page, -1);
> > > + }
> > 
> > This is grossly inefficient if you only requested a single page.
> > And it's also allocating memory very aggressively without ever telling the 
> > host
> > what is going on.
> 
> If only requested a single page, there is no need  to send the entire page 
> bitmap,
> This RFC patch has already considered about this.

where's that addressed in code?

> But it can works very well if requesting
> several pages  which across a large range.

Some kind of limit on range would make sense though.
It need not cover max pfn.

> > > +
> > > + num_allocated_pages = vb->num_pfns;
> > > + /* Did we get any? */
> > > + if (vb->num_pfns != 0)
> > > +         tell_host(vb, vb->inflate_vq);
> > > + mutex_unlock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > > +
> > > + return num_allocated_pages;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static long fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num) {
> > > + long num_allocated_pages;
> > > +
> > > + if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
> > VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_BITMAP))
> > > +         num_allocated_pages = fill_balloon_bitmap(vb, num);
> > > + else
> > > +         num_allocated_pages = fill_balloon_pfns(vb, num);
> > > +
> > > + return num_allocated_pages;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void release_pages_balloon_bitmap(struct virtio_balloon *vb) {
> > > + unsigned long pfn, offset, size;
> > > + struct page *page;
> > > +
> > > + size = min(vb->bmap_len * BITS_PER_BYTE, vb->end_pfn);
> > > + for (offset = vb->start_pfn; offset < size;
> > > +          offset = pfn + VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> > > +         pfn = find_next_bit(vb->page_bitmap, size, offset);
> > > +         if (pfn < size) {
> > > +                 page = balloon_pfn_to_page(pfn);
> > > +                 if (!virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
> > > +
> >     VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM))
> > > +                         adjust_managed_page_count(page, 1);
> > > +                 put_page(page);
> > > +         }
> > > + }
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static unsigned long leak_balloon_bitmap(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
> > > +size_t num) {
> > > + unsigned long num_freed_pages = num;
> > > + struct page *page;
> > > + struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
> > > +
> > > + if (balloon_page_bitmap_init(vb) < 0)
> > > +         return num_freed_pages;
> > > +
> > > + mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > > + for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
> > > +      vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
> > > +         page = balloon_page_dequeue(vb_dev_info);
> > > +         if (!page)
> > > +                 break;
> > > +         set_page_bitmap(vb, page);
> > > +         vb->num_pages -= VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + num_freed_pages = vb->num_pfns;
> > > +
> > > + if (vb->num_pfns != 0)
> > > +         tell_host(vb, vb->deflate_vq);
> > > + release_pages_balloon_bitmap(vb);
> > > + mutex_unlock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > > +
> > > + return num_freed_pages;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void release_pages_balloon_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
> > >  {
> > >   unsigned int i;
> > >
> > > @@ -188,7 +355,7 @@ static void release_pages_balloon(struct
> > virtio_balloon *vb)
> > >   }
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -static unsigned leak_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
> > > +static unsigned leak_balloon_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t
> > > +num)
> > >  {
> > >   unsigned num_freed_pages;
> > >   struct page *page;
> > > @@ -215,11 +382,23 @@ static unsigned leak_balloon(struct virtio_balloon
> > *vb, size_t num)
> > >    */
> > >   if (vb->num_pfns != 0)
> > >           tell_host(vb, vb->deflate_vq);
> > > - release_pages_balloon(vb);
> > > + release_pages_balloon_pfns(vb);
> > >   mutex_unlock(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > >   return num_freed_pages;
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +static long leak_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num) {
> > > + long num_freed_pages;
> > > +
> > > + if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev,
> > VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_BITMAP))
> > > +         num_freed_pages = leak_balloon_bitmap(vb, num);
> > > + else
> > > +         num_freed_pages = leak_balloon_pfns(vb, num);
> > > +
> > > + return num_freed_pages;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  static inline void update_stat(struct virtio_balloon *vb, int idx,
> > >                          u16 tag, u64 val)
> > >  {
> > > @@ -510,6 +689,8 @@ static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device
> > *vdev)
> > >   spin_lock_init(&vb->stop_update_lock);
> > >   vb->stop_update = false;
> > >   vb->num_pages = 0;
> > > + vb->page_bitmap = NULL;
> > > + vb->bmap_len = 0;
> > >   mutex_init(&vb->balloon_lock);
> > >   init_waitqueue_head(&vb->acked);
> > >   vb->vdev = vdev;
> > > @@ -567,6 +748,7 @@ static void virtballoon_remove(struct virtio_device
> > *vdev)
> > >   cancel_work_sync(&vb->update_balloon_stats_work);
> > >
> > >   remove_common(vb);
> > > + kfree(vb->page_bitmap);
> > >   kfree(vb);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > @@ -605,6 +787,7 @@ static unsigned int features[] = {
> > >   VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST,
> > >   VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_STATS_VQ,
> > >   VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM,
> > > + VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_BITMAP,
> > >  };
> > >
> > >  static struct virtio_driver virtio_balloon_driver = { diff --git
> > > a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h
> > > b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h
> > > index 343d7dd..f78fa47 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_balloon.h
> > > @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
> > >  #define VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST  0 /* Tell before
> > reclaiming pages */
> > >  #define VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_STATS_VQ        1 /* Memory Stats virtqueue
> > */
> > >  #define VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_DEFLATE_ON_OOM  2 /* Deflate balloon
> > on OOM */
> > > +#define VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_PAGE_BITMAP     3 /* Send page info
> > with bitmap */
> > >
> > >  /* Size of a PFN in the balloon interface. */  #define
> > > VIRTIO_BALLOON_PFN_SHIFT 12 diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c
> > > b/mm/page_alloc.c index c1069ef..74b2fc5 100644
> > > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
> > > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
> > > @@ -2139,6 +2139,12 @@ void drain_all_pages(struct zone *zone)
> > >                                                           zone, 1);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > +unsigned long get_max_pfn(void)
> > > +{
> > > + return max_pfn;
> > > +}
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_max_pfn);
> > > +
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_HIBERNATION
> > >
> > >  void mark_free_pages(struct zone *zone)
> > 
> > Suggestion to address all above comments:
> >     1. allocate a bunch of pages and link them up,
> >        calculating the min and the max pfn.
> >        if max-min exceeds the allocated bitmap size,
> >        tell host.
> 
> I am not sure if it works well in some cases, e.g. The allocated pages 
> are across a wide range and the max-min > limit is very frequently to be true.
> Then, there will be many times of virtio transmission and it's bad for 
> performance
> improvement. Right?

It's a tradeoff for sure. Measure it, see what the overhead is.

> 
> >     2. limit allocated bitmap size to something reasonable.
> >        How about 32Kbytes? This is 256kilo bit in the map, which comes
> >        out to 1Giga bytes of memory in the balloon.
> 
> So, even the VM has 1TB of RAM, the page bitmap will take 32MB of memory.
> Maybe it's better to use a big page bitmap the save the pages allocated by 
> balloon,
> and split the big page bitmap to 32K bytes unit, then transfer one unit at a 
> time.

How is this different from what I said?

> 
> Should we use a page bitmap to replace 'vb->pages' ?
> 
> How about rolling back to use PFNs if the count of requested pages is a small 
> number?
> 
> Liang

That's why we have start pfn. you can use that to pass
even a single page without a lot of overhead.

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