2022-12-30 01:57:00

by Yang Yang

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Subject: [PATCH v5 4/6] ksm: count zero pages for each process

From: xu xin <[email protected]>

As the number of ksm zero pages is not included in ksm_merging_pages per
process when enabling use_zero_pages, it's unclear of how many actual
pages are merged by KSM. To let users accurately estimate their memory
demands when unsharing KSM zero-pages, it's necessary to show KSM zero-
pages per process.

since unsharing zero pages placed by KSM accurately is achieved, then
tracking empty pages merging and unmerging is not a difficult thing any
longer.

Since we already have /proc/<pid>/ksm_stat, just add the information of
zero_pages_sharing in it.

Cc: Claudio Imbrenda <[email protected]>
Cc: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]>
Cc: Xuexin Jiang <[email protected]>
Cc: Xiaokai Ran <[email protected]>
Cc: Yang Yang <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: xu xin <[email protected]>
---
fs/proc/base.c | 1 +
include/linux/mm_types.h | 7 ++++++-
mm/ksm.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 9e479d7d202b..ac9ebe972be0 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -3207,6 +3207,7 @@ static int proc_pid_ksm_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
mm = get_task_mm(task);
if (mm) {
seq_printf(m, "ksm_rmap_items %lu\n", mm->ksm_rmap_items);
+ seq_printf(m, "zero_pages_sharing %lu\n", mm->ksm_zero_pages_sharing);
mmput(mm);
}

diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 4e1031626403..5c734ebc1890 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ struct mm_struct {
#ifdef CONFIG_KSM
/*
* Represent how many pages of this process are involved in KSM
- * merging.
+ * merging (not including ksm_zero_pages_sharing).
*/
unsigned long ksm_merging_pages;
/*
@@ -784,6 +784,11 @@ struct mm_struct {
* including merged and not merged.
*/
unsigned long ksm_rmap_items;
+ /*
+ * Represent how many empty pages are merged with kernel zero
+ * pages when enabling KSM use_zero_pages.
+ */
+ unsigned long ksm_zero_pages_sharing;
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_LRU_GEN
struct {
diff --git a/mm/ksm.c b/mm/ksm.c
index 72c0722be280..083f5d125373 100644
--- a/mm/ksm.c
+++ b/mm/ksm.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ static inline void clean_rmap_item_zero_flag(struct ksm_rmap_item *rmap_item)
{
if (rmap_item->address & ZERO_PAGE_FLAG) {
ksm_zero_pages_sharing--;
+ rmap_item->mm->ksm_zero_pages_sharing--;
rmap_item->address &= PAGE_MASK;
}
}
@@ -2117,6 +2118,7 @@ static int try_to_merge_with_kernel_zero_page(struct ksm_rmap_item *rmap_item,
if (!err) {
rmap_item->address |= ZERO_PAGE_FLAG;
ksm_zero_pages_sharing++;
+ rmap_item->mm->ksm_zero_pages_sharing++;
}
} else {
/* If the vma is out of date, we do not need to continue. */
--
2.15.2


2023-01-18 15:40:17

by David Hildenbrand

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/6] ksm: count zero pages for each process

On 30.12.22 02:16, [email protected] wrote:
> From: xu xin <[email protected]>
>
> As the number of ksm zero pages is not included in ksm_merging_pages per
> process when enabling use_zero_pages, it's unclear of how many actual
> pages are merged by KSM. To let users accurately estimate their memory
> demands when unsharing KSM zero-pages, it's necessary to show KSM zero-
> pages per process.
>
> since unsharing zero pages placed by KSM accurately is achieved, then
> tracking empty pages merging and unmerging is not a difficult thing any
> longer.
>
> Since we already have /proc/<pid>/ksm_stat, just add the information of
> zero_pages_sharing in it.
>
> Cc: Claudio Imbrenda <[email protected]>
> Cc: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]>
> Cc: Xuexin Jiang <[email protected]>
> Cc: Xiaokai Ran <[email protected]>
> Cc: Yang Yang <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: xu xin <[email protected]>
> ---
> fs/proc/base.c | 1 +
> include/linux/mm_types.h | 7 ++++++-
> mm/ksm.c | 2 ++
> 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
> index 9e479d7d202b..ac9ebe972be0 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/base.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/base.c
> @@ -3207,6 +3207,7 @@ static int proc_pid_ksm_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
> mm = get_task_mm(task);
> if (mm) {
> seq_printf(m, "ksm_rmap_items %lu\n", mm->ksm_rmap_items);
> + seq_printf(m, "zero_pages_sharing %lu\n", mm->ksm_zero_pages_sharing);
> mmput(mm);
> }
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> index 4e1031626403..5c734ebc1890 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
> @@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ struct mm_struct {
> #ifdef CONFIG_KSM
> /*
> * Represent how many pages of this process are involved in KSM
> - * merging.
> + * merging (not including ksm_zero_pages_sharing).
> */
> unsigned long ksm_merging_pages;
> /*
> @@ -784,6 +784,11 @@ struct mm_struct {
> * including merged and not merged.
> */
> unsigned long ksm_rmap_items;
> + /*
> + * Represent how many empty pages are merged with kernel zero
> + * pages when enabling KSM use_zero_pages.
> + */
> + unsigned long ksm_zero_pages_sharing;

Same comment as for previous patch: this counts rmap itmaps, no?
ksm_zero_rmap_items might be more appropriate.

--
Thanks,

David / dhildenb