Thread (19 messages) 19 messages, 4 authors, 2012-10-26

Re: [PATCH 1/3] memory_hotplug: fix stale node_states[N_NORMAL_MEMORY]

From: KOSAKI Motohiro <hidden>
Date: 2012-09-27 22:03:37
Also in: lkml

(9/27/12 2:47 AM), Lai Jiangshan wrote:
Currently memory_hotplug only manages the node_states[N_HIGH_MEMORY],
it forgets to manage node_states[N_NORMAL_MEMORY]. it causes
node_states[N_NORMAL_MEMORY] becomes stale.
What's mean 'stale'? I guess

: Currently memory_hotplug doesn't turn on/off node_states[N_NORMAL_MEMORY] and
: then it will be invalid if the platform has highmem. Luckily, almost memory 
: hotplug aware platform don't have highmem, but are not all.

right?
I supporse this patch only meaningful on ARM platform practically.


We add check_nodemasks_changes_online() and check_nodemasks_changes_offline()
to detect whether node_states[N_HIGH_MEMORY] and node_states[N_NORMAL_MEMORY]
are changed while hotpluging.
Also add @status_change_nid_normal to struct memory_notify, thus
the memory hotplug callbacks know whether the node_states[N_NORMAL_MEMORY]
are changed.
status_change_nid_normal is very ugly to me. When status_change_nid and 
status_change_nid_normal has positive value, they are always the same.
nid and flags value are more natual to me.


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Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <redacted>
---
 Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt |    5 ++-
 include/linux/memory.h           |    1 +
 mm/memory_hotplug.c              |   94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 3 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
index 6d0c251..6e6cbc7 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-hotplug.txt
@@ -377,15 +377,18 @@ The third argument is passed by pointer of struct memory_notify.
 struct memory_notify {
        unsigned long start_pfn;
        unsigned long nr_pages;
+       int status_change_nid_normal;
        int status_change_nid;
 }
 
 start_pfn is start_pfn of online/offline memory.
 nr_pages is # of pages of online/offline memory.
+status_change_nid_normal is set node id when N_NORMAL_MEMORY of nodemask
+is (will be) set/clear, if this is -1, then nodemask status is not changed.
 status_change_nid is set node id when N_HIGH_MEMORY of nodemask is (will be)
 set/clear. It means a new(memoryless) node gets new memory by online and a
 node loses all memory. If this is -1, then nodemask status is not changed.
-If status_changed_nid >= 0, callback should create/discard structures for the
+If status_changed_nid* >= 0, callback should create/discard structures for the
 node if necessary.
 
 --------------
diff --git a/include/linux/memory.h b/include/linux/memory.h
index ff9a9f8..a09216d 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ int arch_get_memory_phys_device(unsigned long start_pfn);
 struct memory_notify {
 	unsigned long start_pfn;
 	unsigned long nr_pages;
+	int status_change_nid_normal;
 	int status_change_nid;
 };
 
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index 6a5b90d..b62d429b 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -460,6 +460,34 @@ static int online_pages_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long nr_pages,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void check_nodemasks_changes_online(unsigned long nr_pages,
+	struct zone *zone, struct memory_notify *arg)
+{
+	int nid = zone_to_nid(zone);
+	enum zone_type zone_last = ZONE_NORMAL;
+
+	if (N_HIGH_MEMORY == N_NORMAL_MEMORY)
+		zone_last = ZONE_MOVABLE;
This is very strange (or ugly) code. ZONE_MOVABLE don't depend on high mem.

+
+	if (zone_idx(zone) <= zone_last && !node_state(nid, N_NORMAL_MEMORY))
+		arg->status_change_nid_normal = nid;
+	else
+		arg->status_change_nid_normal = -1;
Wrong. The onlined node may only have high mem zone. IOW, think fake numa case etc.

+
+	if (!node_state(nid, N_HIGH_MEMORY))
+		arg->status_change_nid = nid;
+	else
+		arg->status_change_nid = -1;
+}
+
+static void set_nodemasks(int node, struct memory_notify *arg)
Too ugly. just remove this and use node_set_state() directly.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
+{
+	if (arg->status_change_nid_normal >= 0)
+		node_set_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY);
+
+	node_set_state(node, N_HIGH_MEMORY);
+}
+
 
 int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 {
@@ -471,13 +499,18 @@ int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 	struct memory_notify arg;
 
 	lock_memory_hotplug();
+	/*
+	 * This doesn't need a lock to do pfn_to_page().
+	 * The section can't be removed here because of the
+	 * memory_block->state_mutex.
+	 */
Please explain the intention of this comment. We think lock_memory_hotplug() close
a race against memory offline directly.

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+	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(pfn));
+
 	arg.start_pfn = pfn;
 	arg.nr_pages = nr_pages;
-	arg.status_change_nid = -1;
+	check_nodemasks_changes_online(nr_pages, zone, &arg);
 
 	nid = page_to_nid(pfn_to_page(pfn));
-	if (node_present_pages(nid) == 0)
-		arg.status_change_nid = nid;
 
 	ret = memory_notify(MEM_GOING_ONLINE, &arg);
 	ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
@@ -487,12 +520,6 @@ int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 		return ret;
 	}
 	/*
-	 * This doesn't need a lock to do pfn_to_page().
-	 * The section can't be removed here because of the
-	 * memory_block->state_mutex.
-	 */
-	zone = page_zone(pfn_to_page(pfn));
-	/*
 	 * If this zone is not populated, then it is not in zonelist.
 	 * This means the page allocator ignores this zone.
 	 * So, zonelist must be updated after online.
@@ -517,7 +544,7 @@ int __ref online_pages(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages)
 	zone->present_pages += onlined_pages;
 	zone->zone_pgdat->node_present_pages += onlined_pages;
 	if (onlined_pages) {
-		node_set_state(zone_to_nid(zone), N_HIGH_MEMORY);
+		set_nodemasks(zone_to_nid(zone), &arg);
 		if (need_zonelists_rebuild)
 			build_all_zonelists(NULL, zone);
 		else
@@ -870,6 +897,44 @@ check_pages_isolated(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
 	return offlined;
 }
 
+static void check_nodemasks_changes_offline(unsigned long nr_pages,
+		struct zone *zone, struct memory_notify *arg)
+{
This should remove ugly memory_notify argument and should be fold 
check_nodemasks_changes_online().

+	struct pglist_data *pgdat = zone->zone_pgdat;
+	unsigned long present_pages = 0;
+	enum zone_type zt, zone_last = ZONE_NORMAL;
+
+	if (N_HIGH_MEMORY == N_NORMAL_MEMORY)
+		zone_last = ZONE_MOVABLE;
+
+	for (zt = 0; zt <= zone_last; zt++)
+		present_pages += pgdat->node_zones[zt].present_pages;
+	if (zone_idx(zone) <= zone_last && nr_pages >= present_pages)
+		arg->status_change_nid_normal = zone_to_nid(zone);
+	else
+		arg->status_change_nid_normal = -1;
Wrong. Think, a zone has both normal and highmem zone and when admin 
only remove highmem area. you should check pfn too.

+
+	zone_last = ZONE_MOVABLE;
+	for (; zt <= zone_last; zt++)
+		present_pages += pgdat->node_zones[zt].present_pages;
+	if (nr_pages >= present_pages)
+		arg->status_change_nid = zone_to_nid(zone);
+	else
+		arg->status_change_nid = -1;
+}
+
+static void clear_nodemasks(int node, struct memory_notify *arg)
+{
+	if (arg->status_change_nid_normal >= 0)
+		node_clear_state(node, N_NORMAL_MEMORY);
+
+	if (N_HIGH_MEMORY == N_NORMAL_MEMORY)
+		return;
You should use #ifdef. otherwise we face unreachable statement warning.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
+
+	if (arg->status_change_nid >= 0)
+		node_clear_state(node, N_HIGH_MEMORY);
+}
+
 static int __ref offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
 		  unsigned long end_pfn, unsigned long timeout)
 {
@@ -903,9 +968,7 @@ static int __ref offline_pages(unsigned long start_pfn,
 
 	arg.start_pfn = start_pfn;
 	arg.nr_pages = nr_pages;
-	arg.status_change_nid = -1;
-	if (nr_pages >= node_present_pages(node))
-		arg.status_change_nid = node;
+	check_nodemasks_changes_offline(nr_pages, zone, &arg);
 
 	ret = memory_notify(MEM_GOING_OFFLINE, &arg);
 	ret = notifier_to_errno(ret);
@@ -973,10 +1036,9 @@ repeat:
 	if (!populated_zone(zone))
 		zone_pcp_reset(zone);
 
-	if (!node_present_pages(node)) {
-		node_clear_state(node, N_HIGH_MEMORY);
+	clear_nodemasks(node, &arg);
+	if (arg.status_change_nid >= 0)
 		kswapd_stop(node);
-	}
 
 	vm_total_pages = nr_free_pagecache_pages();
 	writeback_set_ratelimit();
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