2020-10-10 08:42:18

by Yafang Shao

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] mmap_lock: add tracepoints around lock acquisition

On Sat, Oct 10, 2020 at 6:05 AM Axel Rasmussen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The goal of these tracepoints is to be able to debug lock contention
> issues. This lock is acquired on most (all?) mmap / munmap / page fault
> operations, so a multi-threaded process which does a lot of these can
> experience significant contention.
>
> We trace just before we start acquisition, when the acquisition returns
> (whether it succeeded or not), and when the lock is released (or
> downgraded). The events are broken out by lock type (read / write).
>
> The events are also broken out by memcg path. For container-based
> workloads, users often think of several processes in a memcg as a single
> logical "task", so collecting statistics at this level is useful.
>
> The end goal is to get latency information. This isn't directly included
> in the trace events. Instead, users are expected to compute the time
> between "start locking" and "acquire returned", using e.g. synthetic
> events or BPF. The benefit we get from this is simpler code.
>
> Because we use tracepoint_enabled() to decide whether or not to trace,
> this patch has effectively no overhead unless tracepoints are enabled at
> runtime. If tracepoints are enabled, there is a performance impact, but
> how much depends on exactly what e.g. the BPF program does.
>
> Signed-off-by: Axel Rasmussen <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Yafang Shao <[email protected]>

> ---
> include/linux/mmap_lock.h | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> include/trace/events/mmap_lock.h | 70 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> mm/Makefile | 2 +-
> mm/mmap_lock.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 246 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 include/trace/events/mmap_lock.h
> create mode 100644 mm/mmap_lock.c
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/mmap_lock.h b/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> index 0707671851a8..6586b42b4faa 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
> @@ -1,11 +1,63 @@
> #ifndef _LINUX_MMAP_LOCK_H
> #define _LINUX_MMAP_LOCK_H
>
> +#include <linux/lockdep.h>
> +#include <linux/mm_types.h>
> #include <linux/mmdebug.h>
> +#include <linux/rwsem.h>
> +#include <linux/tracepoint-defs.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
>
> #define MMAP_LOCK_INITIALIZER(name) \
> .mmap_lock = __RWSEM_INITIALIZER((name).mmap_lock),
>
> +DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(mmap_lock_start_locking);
> +DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(mmap_lock_acquire_returned);
> +DECLARE_TRACEPOINT(mmap_lock_released);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_TRACING
> +
> +void __mmap_lock_do_trace_start_locking(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write);
> +void __mmap_lock_do_trace_acquire_returned(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write,
> + bool success);
> +void __mmap_lock_do_trace_released(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write);
> +
> +static inline void __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + bool write)
> +{
> + if (tracepoint_enabled(mmap_lock_start_locking))
> + __mmap_lock_do_trace_start_locking(mm, write);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + bool write, bool success)
> +{
> + if (tracepoint_enabled(mmap_lock_acquire_returned))
> + __mmap_lock_do_trace_acquire_returned(mm, write, success);
> +}
> +
> +static inline void __mmap_lock_trace_released(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write)
> +{
> + if (tracepoint_enabled(mmap_lock_released))
> + __mmap_lock_do_trace_released(mm, write);
> +}
> +
> +#else /* !CONFIG_TRACING */
> +
> +static inline void __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + bool write)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(struct mm_struct *mm,
> + bool write, bool success)
> +{
> +}
> +static inline void __mmap_lock_trace_released(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +#endif /* CONFIG_TRACING */
> +
> static inline void mmap_init_lock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> init_rwsem(&mm->mmap_lock);
> @@ -13,58 +65,88 @@ static inline void mmap_init_lock(struct mm_struct *mm)
>
> static inline void mmap_write_lock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, true);
> down_write(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, true, true);
> }
>
> static inline void mmap_write_lock_nested(struct mm_struct *mm, int subclass)
> {
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, true);
> down_write_nested(&mm->mmap_lock, subclass);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, true, true);
> }
>
> static inline int mmap_write_lock_killable(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> - return down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + int ret;
> +
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, true);
> + ret = down_write_killable(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, true, ret == 0);
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static inline bool mmap_write_trylock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> - return down_write_trylock(&mm->mmap_lock) != 0;
> + bool ret;
> +
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, true);
> + ret = down_write_trylock(&mm->mmap_lock) != 0;
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, true, ret);
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static inline void mmap_write_unlock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> up_write(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_released(mm, true);
> }
>
> static inline void mmap_write_downgrade(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> downgrade_write(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, false, true);
> }
>
> static inline void mmap_read_lock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, false);
> down_read(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, false, true);
> }
>
> static inline int mmap_read_lock_killable(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> - return down_read_killable(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + int ret;
> +
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, false);
> + ret = down_read_killable(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, false, ret == 0);
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static inline bool mmap_read_trylock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> - return down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_lock) != 0;
> + bool ret;
> +
> + __mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, false);
> + ret = down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_lock) != 0;
> + __mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, false, ret);
> + return ret;
> }
>
> static inline void mmap_read_unlock(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> up_read(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_released(mm, false);
> }
>
> static inline bool mmap_read_trylock_non_owner(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> - if (down_read_trylock(&mm->mmap_lock)) {
> + if (mmap_read_trylock(mm)) {
> rwsem_release(&mm->mmap_lock.dep_map, _RET_IP_);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_released(mm, false);
> return true;
> }
> return false;
> @@ -73,6 +155,7 @@ static inline bool mmap_read_trylock_non_owner(struct mm_struct *mm)
> static inline void mmap_read_unlock_non_owner(struct mm_struct *mm)
> {
> up_read_non_owner(&mm->mmap_lock);
> + __mmap_lock_trace_released(mm, false);
> }
>
> static inline void mmap_assert_locked(struct mm_struct *mm)
> diff --git a/include/trace/events/mmap_lock.h b/include/trace/events/mmap_lock.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..ca652b52510e
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/trace/events/mmap_lock.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
> +#define TRACE_SYSTEM mmap_lock
> +
> +#if !defined(_TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
> +#define _TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_H
> +
> +#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +
> +struct mm_struct;
> +
> +DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(
> + mmap_lock_template,
> +
> + TP_PROTO(struct mm_struct *mm, const char *memcg_path, bool write,
> + bool success),
> +
> + TP_ARGS(mm, memcg_path, write, success),
> +
> + TP_STRUCT__entry(
> + __field(struct mm_struct *, mm)
> + __string(memcg_path, memcg_path)
> + __field(bool, write)
> + __field(bool, success)
> + ),
> +
> + TP_fast_assign(
> + __entry->mm = mm;
> + __assign_str(memcg_path, memcg_path);
> + __entry->write = write;
> + __entry->success = success;
> + ),
> +
> + TP_printk(
> + "mm=%p memcg_path=%s write=%s success=%s\n",
> + __entry->mm,
> + __get_str(memcg_path),
> + __entry->write ? "true" : "false",
> + __entry->success ? "true" : "false")
> + );
> +
> +DEFINE_EVENT(mmap_lock_template, mmap_lock_start_locking,
> +
> + TP_PROTO(struct mm_struct *mm, const char *memcg_path, bool write,
> + bool success),
> +
> + TP_ARGS(mm, memcg_path, write, success)
> +);
> +
> +DEFINE_EVENT(mmap_lock_template, mmap_lock_acquire_returned,
> +
> + TP_PROTO(struct mm_struct *mm, const char *memcg_path, bool write,
> + bool success),
> +
> + TP_ARGS(mm, memcg_path, write, success)
> +);
> +
> +DEFINE_EVENT(mmap_lock_template, mmap_lock_released,
> +
> + TP_PROTO(struct mm_struct *mm, const char *memcg_path, bool write,
> + bool success),
> +
> + TP_ARGS(mm, memcg_path, write, success)
> +);
> +
> +#endif /* _TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_H */
> +
> +/* This part must be outside protection */
> +#include <trace/define_trace.h>
> diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile
> index d5649f1c12c0..1a7ea212fd8b 100644
> --- a/mm/Makefile
> +++ b/mm/Makefile
> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ obj-y := filemap.o mempool.o oom_kill.o fadvise.o \
> mm_init.o percpu.o slab_common.o \
> compaction.o vmacache.o \
> interval_tree.o list_lru.o workingset.o \
> - debug.o gup.o $(mmu-y)
> + debug.o gup.o mmap_lock.o $(mmu-y)
>
> # Give 'page_alloc' its own module-parameter namespace
> page-alloc-y := page_alloc.o
> diff --git a/mm/mmap_lock.c b/mm/mmap_lock.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..b849287bd12a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/mm/mmap_lock.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
> +#include <trace/events/mmap_lock.h>
> +
> +#include <linux/mm.h>
> +#include <linux/cgroup.h>
> +#include <linux/memcontrol.h>
> +#include <linux/mmap_lock.h>
> +#include <linux/percpu.h>
> +#include <linux/smp.h>
> +#include <linux/trace_events.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * We have to export these, as drivers use mmap_lock, and our inline functions
> + * in the header check if the tracepoint is enabled. They can't be GPL, as e.g.
> + * the nvidia driver is an existing caller of this code.
> + */
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__tracepoint_mmap_lock_start_locking);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__tracepoint_mmap_lock_acquire_returned);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__tracepoint_mmap_lock_released);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMCG
> +
> +DEFINE_PER_CPU(char[MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL], trace_memcg_path);
> +
> +/*
> + * Write the given mm_struct's memcg path to a percpu buffer, and return a
> + * pointer to it. If the path cannot be determined, the buffer will contain the
> + * empty string.
> + *
> + * Note: buffers are allocated per-cpu to avoid locking, so preemption must be
> + * disabled by the caller before calling us, and re-enabled only after the
> + * caller is done with the pointer.
> + */
> +static const char *get_mm_memcg_path(struct mm_struct *mm)
> +{
> + struct mem_cgroup *memcg = get_mem_cgroup_from_mm(mm);
> +
> + if (memcg != NULL && likely(memcg->css.cgroup != NULL)) {
> + char *buf = this_cpu_ptr(trace_memcg_path);
> +
> + cgroup_path(memcg->css.cgroup, buf, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
> + return buf;
> + }
> + return "";
> +}
> +
> +#define TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_EVENT(type, mm, ...) \
> + do { \
> + if (trace_mmap_lock_##type##_enabled()) { \
> + get_cpu(); \
> + trace_mmap_lock_##type(mm, get_mm_memcg_path(mm), \
> + ##__VA_ARGS__); \
> + put_cpu(); \
> + } \
> + } while (0)
> +
> +#else /* !CONFIG_MEMCG */
> +
> +#define TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_EVENT(type, mm, ...) \
> + trace_mmap_lock_##type(mm, "", ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +
> +#endif /* CONFIG_MEMCG */
> +
> +/*
> + * Trace calls must be in a separate file, as otherwise there's a circular
> + * dependency between linux/mmap_lock.h and trace/events/mmap_lock.h.
> + */
> +
> +void __mmap_lock_do_trace_start_locking(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write)
> +{
> + TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_EVENT(start_locking, mm, write, true);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mmap_lock_do_trace_start_locking);
> +
> +void __mmap_lock_do_trace_acquire_returned(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write,
> + bool success)
> +{
> + TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_EVENT(acquire_returned, mm, write, success);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mmap_lock_do_trace_acquire_returned);
> +
> +void __mmap_lock_do_trace_released(struct mm_struct *mm, bool write)
> +{
> + TRACE_MMAP_LOCK_EVENT(released, mm, write, true);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mmap_lock_do_trace_released);
> --
> 2.28.0.1011.ga647a8990f-goog
>


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