2022-11-07 08:55:58

by Xu Kuohai

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Subject: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Initialize same number of free nodes for each pcpu_freelist

From: Xu Kuohai <[email protected]>

pcpu_freelist_populate() initializes nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() + 1
free nodes for each CPU except the last initialized CPU, always making
the last CPU get fewer free nodes. For example, when nr_elems == 256
and num_possible_cpus() == 32, if CPU 0 is the current cpu, CPU 0~27
each gets 9 free nodes, CPU 28 gets 4 free nodes, CPU 29~31 get 0 free
nodes, while in fact each CPU should get 8 nodes equally.

This patch initializes nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() free nodes for each
CPU firstly, and then allocates the remaining free nodes by one for each
CPU until no free nodes left.

Signed-off-by: Xu Kuohai <[email protected]>
---
kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c b/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
index b6e7f5c5b9ab..89e84f7381cc 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
@@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ void pcpu_freelist_populate(struct pcpu_freelist *s, void *buf, u32 elem_size,
u32 nr_elems)
{
struct pcpu_freelist_head *head;
- int i, cpu, pcpu_entries;
+ int i, cpu, pcpu_entries, remain_entries;
+
+ pcpu_entries = nr_elems / num_possible_cpus();
+ remain_entries = nr_elems % num_possible_cpus();

- pcpu_entries = nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() + 1;
i = 0;

for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+ int j = i + pcpu_entries + (remain_entries-- > 0 ? 1 : 0);
again:
head = per_cpu_ptr(s->freelist, cpu);
/* No locking required as this is not visible yet. */
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ void pcpu_freelist_populate(struct pcpu_freelist *s, void *buf, u32 elem_size,
buf += elem_size;
if (i == nr_elems)
break;
- if (i % pcpu_entries)
+ if (i < j)
goto again;
}
}
--
2.30.2



2022-11-07 17:01:29

by Yonghong Song

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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Initialize same number of free nodes for each pcpu_freelist



On 11/7/22 12:50 AM, Xu Kuohai wrote:
> From: Xu Kuohai <[email protected]>
>
> pcpu_freelist_populate() initializes nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() + 1
> free nodes for each CPU except the last initialized CPU, always making
> the last CPU get fewer free nodes. For example, when nr_elems == 256

... free nodes for some cpus, and then possibly one cpu with fewer
nodes, followed by remaining cpus with 0 nodes.

> and num_possible_cpus() == 32, if CPU 0 is the current cpu, CPU 0~27
> each gets 9 free nodes, CPU 28 gets 4 free nodes, CPU 29~31 get 0 free
> nodes, while in fact each CPU should get 8 nodes equally.
>
> This patch initializes nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() free nodes for each
> CPU firstly, and then allocates the remaining free nodes by one for each
> CPU until no free nodes left.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xu Kuohai <[email protected]>

LGTM. Did you observe any performance issues?

Acked-by: Yonghong Song <[email protected]>

> ---
> kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c | 9 ++++++---
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c b/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
> index b6e7f5c5b9ab..89e84f7381cc 100644
> --- a/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
> +++ b/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
> @@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ void pcpu_freelist_populate(struct pcpu_freelist *s, void *buf, u32 elem_size,
> u32 nr_elems)
> {
> struct pcpu_freelist_head *head;
> - int i, cpu, pcpu_entries;
> + int i, cpu, pcpu_entries, remain_entries;
> +
> + pcpu_entries = nr_elems / num_possible_cpus();
> + remain_entries = nr_elems % num_possible_cpus();
>
> - pcpu_entries = nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() + 1;
> i = 0;
>
> for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> + int j = i + pcpu_entries + (remain_entries-- > 0 ? 1 : 0);
> again:
> head = per_cpu_ptr(s->freelist, cpu);
> /* No locking required as this is not visible yet. */
> @@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ void pcpu_freelist_populate(struct pcpu_freelist *s, void *buf, u32 elem_size,
> buf += elem_size;
> if (i == nr_elems)
> break;
> - if (i % pcpu_entries)
> + if (i < j)
> goto again;
> }
> }

2022-11-08 14:21:56

by Xu Kuohai

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Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next] bpf: Initialize same number of free nodes for each pcpu_freelist

On 11/8/2022 12:40 AM, Yonghong Song wrote:
>
>
> On 11/7/22 12:50 AM, Xu Kuohai wrote:
>> From: Xu Kuohai <[email protected]>
>>
>> pcpu_freelist_populate() initializes nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() + 1
>> free nodes for each CPU except the last initialized CPU, always making
>> the last CPU get fewer free nodes. For example, when nr_elems == 256
>
> ... free nodes for some cpus, and then possibly one cpu with fewer nodes, followed by remaining cpus with 0 nodes.
>

Will update the commit message to describe it more accurately, thanks.

>> and num_possible_cpus() == 32, if CPU 0 is the current cpu, CPU 0~27
>> each gets 9 free nodes, CPU 28 gets 4 free nodes, CPU 29~31 get 0 free
>> nodes, while in fact each CPU should get 8 nodes equally.
>>
>> This patch initializes nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() free nodes for each
>> CPU firstly, and then allocates the remaining free nodes by one for each
>> CPU until no free nodes left.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Xu Kuohai <[email protected]>
>
> LGTM. Did you observe any performance issues?
>

No. I ran map_perf_test and did not observe any performance issues. I think
it's because the test cases are repeated in loops, so the pcpu_freelists become
stable and balanced after the first few loops.

> Acked-by: Yonghong Song <[email protected]>
>
>> ---
>>   kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c | 9 ++++++---
>>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c b/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
>> index b6e7f5c5b9ab..89e84f7381cc 100644
>> --- a/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
>> +++ b/kernel/bpf/percpu_freelist.c
>> @@ -100,12 +100,15 @@ void pcpu_freelist_populate(struct pcpu_freelist *s, void *buf, u32 elem_size,
>>                   u32 nr_elems)
>>   {
>>       struct pcpu_freelist_head *head;
>> -    int i, cpu, pcpu_entries;
>> +    int i, cpu, pcpu_entries, remain_entries;
>> +
>> +    pcpu_entries = nr_elems / num_possible_cpus();
>> +    remain_entries = nr_elems % num_possible_cpus();
>> -    pcpu_entries = nr_elems / num_possible_cpus() + 1;
>>       i = 0;
>>       for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
>> +        int j = i + pcpu_entries + (remain_entries-- > 0 ? 1 : 0);
>>   again:
>>           head = per_cpu_ptr(s->freelist, cpu);
>>           /* No locking required as this is not visible yet. */
>> @@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ void pcpu_freelist_populate(struct pcpu_freelist *s, void *buf, u32 elem_size,
>>           buf += elem_size;
>>           if (i == nr_elems)
>>               break;
>> -        if (i % pcpu_entries)
>> +        if (i < j)
>>               goto again;
>>       }
>>   }