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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] RISC-V: Implement ASID allocator
To:     Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
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        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@sifive.com>,
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On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 7:07 PM Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Anup,
>
> The code still does not use ASID in TLB flush routines. Without this
> added the code does not boot on systems with true ASID support.
>
> We also need to consider the case of CONTEXTID overflow on 32-bit
> systems. 32-bit CONTEXTID may overflow in a month time.
>
> Please all see my inline comments.
>
> Best,
> Gary
>
> On 28/03/2019 06:32, Anup Patel wrote:
> > Currently, we do local TLB flush on every MM switch. This is very harsh
> > on performance because we are forcing page table walks after every MM
> > switch.
> >
> > This patch implements ASID allocator for assigning an ASID to every MM
> > context. The number of ASIDs are limited in HW so we create a logical
> > entity named CONTEXTID for assigning to MM context. The lower bits of
> > CONTEXTID are ASID and upper bits are VERSION number. The number of
> > usable ASID bits supported by HW are detected at boot-time by writing
> > 1s to ASID bits in SATP CSR. This means last ASID is always reserved
> > because it is used for initial MM context.
> >
> > We allocate new CONTEXTID on first MM switch for a MM context where
> > the ASID is allocated from an ASID bitmap and VERSION is provide by
> > an atomic counter. At time of allocating new CONTEXTID, if we run out
> > of available ASIDs then:
> > 1. We flush the ASID bitmap
> > 2. Increment current VERSION atomic counter
> > 3. Re-allocate ASID from ASID bitmap
> > 4. Flush TLB on all CPUs
> > 5. Try CONTEXTID re-assignment on all CPUs
> >
> > Using above approach, we have virtually infinite CONTEXTIDs on-top-of
> > limited number of HW ASIDs. This approach is inspired from ASID allocator
> > used for Linux ARM/ARM64 but we have adapted it for RISC-V. Overall,
> > this ASID allocator helps us reduce rate of local TLB flushes on every
> > CPU thereby increasing performance.
> >
> > This patch is tested on QEMU/virt machine and SiFive Unleashed board.
> > On QEMU/virt machine, we see 10% (approx) performance improvement with
> > SW emulated TLBs provided by QEMU. Unfortunately, ASID bits of SATP CSR
> > are not implemented on SiFive Unleashed board so we don't see any change
> > in performance.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net>
> Could you add a Co-developed-by line in addition to Signed-off-by as
> well? Thanks.
> > Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <anup.patel@wdc.com>
> > ---
> > Changes since v1:
> > - We adapt good aspects from Gary Guo's ASID allocator implementation
> >    and provide due credit to him by adding his SoB.
> > - Track ASIDs active during context flush and mark them as reserved
> > - Set ASID bits to all 1s to simplify number of ASID bit detection
> > - Use atomic_long_t instead of atomic64_t for being 32bit friendly
> > - Use unsigned long instead of u64 for being 32bit friendly
> > - Use flush_tlb_all() instead of lazy local_tlb_flush_all() at time
> >    of context flush
> >
> > This patch is based on Linux-5.1-rc2 and TLB flush cleanup patches v4
> > from Gary Guo. It can be also found in riscv_asid_allocator_v2 branch
> > of https://github.com/avpatel/linux.git
> > ---
> >   arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h         |   6 +
> >   arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu.h         |   1 +
> >   arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu_context.h |   1 +
> >   arch/riscv/kernel/head.S             |   2 +
> >   arch/riscv/mm/context.c              | 249 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> >   5 files changed, 247 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h
> > index 28a0d1cb374c..ce18ab8f53ed 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/csr.h
> > @@ -45,10 +45,16 @@
> >   #define SATP_PPN     _AC(0x003FFFFF, UL)
> >   #define SATP_MODE_32 _AC(0x80000000, UL)
> >   #define SATP_MODE    SATP_MODE_32
> > +#define SATP_ASID_BITS       9
> > +#define SATP_ASID_SHIFT      22
> > +#define SATP_ASID_MASK       _AC(0x1FF, UL)
> >   #else
> >   #define SATP_PPN     _AC(0x00000FFFFFFFFFFF, UL)
> >   #define SATP_MODE_39 _AC(0x8000000000000000, UL)
> >   #define SATP_MODE    SATP_MODE_39
> > +#define SATP_ASID_BITS       16
> > +#define SATP_ASID_SHIFT      44
> > +#define SATP_ASID_MASK       _AC(0xFFFF, UL)
> >   #endif
> >
> >   /* Interrupt Enable and Interrupt Pending flags */
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu.h
> > index 5df2dccdba12..42a9ca0fe1fb 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu.h
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu.h
> > @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
> >   #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> >
> >   typedef struct {
> > +     atomic_long_t id;
> >       void *vdso;
> >   #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> >       /* A local icache flush is needed before user execution can resume. */
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu_context.h
> > index bf4f097a9051..ba6ab35c18dc 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu_context.h
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/mmu_context.h
> > @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static inline void enter_lazy_tlb(struct mm_struct *mm,
> >   static inline int init_new_context(struct task_struct *task,
> >       struct mm_struct *mm)
> >   {
> > +     atomic_long_set(&(mm)->context.id, 0);
> Parenthesis around mm isn't necessary
> >       return 0;
> >   }
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
> > index fe884cd69abd..c3f9adc0d054 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
> > @@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ relocate:
> >       la a2, swapper_pg_dir
> >       srl a2, a2, PAGE_SHIFT
> >       li a1, SATP_MODE
> > +     li a0, (SATP_ASID_MASK << SATP_ASID_SHIFT)
> > +     or a1, a1, a0
> >       or a2, a2, a1
> >
> >       /*
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/context.c b/arch/riscv/mm/context.c
> > index 0f787bcd3a7a..1205d33d1b1b 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/mm/context.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/mm/context.c
> > @@ -2,13 +2,209 @@
> >   /*
> >    * Copyright (C) 2012 Regents of the University of California
> >    * Copyright (C) 2017 SiFive
> > + * Copyright (C) 2019 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates.
> >    */
> >
> > +#include <linux/bitops.h>
> >   #include <linux/mm.h>
> > +#include <linux/slab.h>
> >
> >   #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
> >   #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
> >
> > +static bool use_asid_allocator;
> > +static unsigned long asid_bits;
> > +static unsigned long num_asids;
> > +static unsigned long asid_mask;
> > +static unsigned long first_version;
> > +
> > +static atomic_long_t current_version;
> > +
> > +static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(context_lock);
> > +static unsigned long *context_asid_map;
> > +
> > +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_long_t, active_context);
> > +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, reserved_context);
> > +
> > +static bool check_update_reserved_context(unsigned long cntx,
> > +                                       unsigned long newcntx)
> > +{
> > +     int cpu;
> > +     bool hit = false;
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Iterate over the set of reserved CONTEXT looking for a match.
> > +      * If we find one, then we can update our mm to use new CONTEXT
> > +      * (i.e. the same CONTEXT in the current_version) but we can't
> > +      * exit the loop early, since we need to ensure that all copies
> > +      * of the old CONTEXT are updated to reflect the mm. Failure to do
> > +      * so could result in us missing the reserved CONTEXT in a future
> > +      * version.
> > +      */
> > +     for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
> > +             if (per_cpu(reserved_context, cpu) == cntx) {
> > +                     hit = true;
> > +                     per_cpu(reserved_context, cpu) = newcntx;
> > +             }
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return hit;
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Note: must be called with context_lock held */
> > +static void __flush_context(void)
> > +{
> > +     int i;
> > +     unsigned long cntx;
> > +
> > +     /* Update the list of reserved ASIDs and the ASID bitmap. */
> > +     bitmap_clear(context_asid_map, 0, num_asids);
> > +
> > +     /* Mark already acitve ASIDs as used */
> > +     for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
> > +             cntx = atomic_long_xchg_relaxed(&per_cpu(active_context, i), 0);
> > +             /*
> > +              * If this CPU has already been through a rollover, but
> > +              * hasn't run another task in the meantime, we must preserve
> > +              * its reserved CONTEXT, as this is the only trace we have of
> > +              * the process it is still running.
> > +              */
> > +             if (cntx == 0)
> > +                     cntx = per_cpu(reserved_context, i);
> > +
> > +             __set_bit(cntx & asid_mask, context_asid_map);
> > +             per_cpu(reserved_context, i) = cntx;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     /* Mark last ASID as used because it is used at boot-time */
> > +     __set_bit(asid_mask, context_asid_map);
> Looks unnecessary as we always start find_next_zero_bit from idx 1.
> > +}
> > +
> > +/* Note: must be called with context_lock held */
> > +static unsigned long __new_context(struct mm_struct *mm,
> > +                                bool *need_tlb_flush)
> > +{
> > +     static u32 cur_idx = 1;
> > +     unsigned long cntx = atomic_long_read(&mm->context.id);
> > +     unsigned long asid, ver = atomic_long_read(&current_version);
> > +
> > +     if (cntx != 0) {
> > +             unsigned long newcntx = ver | (cntx & ~asid_mask);
> Shouldn't this be cntx & asid_mask ?
> > +
> > +             /*
> > +              * If our current CONTEXT was active during a rollover, we
> > +              * can continue to use it and this was just a false alarm.
> > +              */
> > +             if (check_update_reserved_context(cntx, newcntx))
> > +                     return newcntx;
> > +
> > +             /*
> > +              * We had a valid CONTEXT in a previous life, so try to
> > +              * re-use it if possible.
> > +              */
> > +             if (!__test_and_set_bit(cntx & asid_mask, context_asid_map))
> > +                     return newcntx;
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * Allocate a free ASID. If we can't find one then increment
> > +      * current_version and flush all ASIDs.
> > +      */
> > +     asid = find_next_zero_bit(context_asid_map, num_asids, cur_idx);
> > +     if (asid != num_asids)
> > +             goto set_asid;
> > +
> > +     /* We're out of ASIDs, so increment current_version */
> > +     ver = atomic_long_add_return_relaxed(first_version, &current_version);
> > +
> > +     /* Flush everything  */
> > +     __flush_context();
> > +     *need_tlb_flush = true;
> > +
> > +     /* We have more ASIDs than CPUs, so this will always succeed */
> > +     asid = find_next_zero_bit(context_asid_map, num_asids, 1);
> > +
> > +set_asid:
> > +     __set_bit(asid, context_asid_map);
> > +     cur_idx = asid;
> > +     return asid | ver;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void set_mm_asid(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int cpu)
> > +{
> > +     unsigned long flags;
> > +     bool need_tlb_flush = false;
> > +     unsigned long cntx, old_active_cntx;
> > +
> > +     cntx = atomic_long_read(&mm->context.id);
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * If our active_context is non-zero and the context matches the
> > +      * current_version, then we update the active_context entry with a
> > +      * relaxed cmpxchg.
> > +      *
> > +      * Following is how we handle racing with a concurrent rollover:
> > +      *
> > +      * - We get a zero back from the cmpxchg and end up waiting on the
> > +      *   lock. Taking the lock synchronises with the rollover and so
> > +      *   we are forced to see the updated verion.
> > +      *
> > +      * - We get a valid context back from the cmpxchg then we continue
> > +      *   using old ASID because __flush_context() would have marked ASID
> > +      *   of active_context as used and next context switch we will allocate
> > +      *   new context.
> > +      */
> > +     old_active_cntx = atomic_long_read(&per_cpu(active_context, cpu));
> > +     if (old_active_cntx &&
> > +         !((cntx ^ atomic_long_read(&current_version)) >> asid_bits) &&
> This looks hard to read. Probably
> (cntx &~ asid_mask) == atomic_long_read(&current_version)
> is clearer.
> > +         atomic_long_cmpxchg_relaxed(&per_cpu(active_context, cpu),
> > +                                     old_active_cntx, cntx))
> > +             goto switch_mm_fast;
> > +
> > +     raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&context_lock, flags);
> Any reason that we prefer raw_ here?
> > +
> > +     /* Check that our ASID belongs to the current_version. */
> > +     cntx = atomic_long_read(&mm->context.id);
> > +     if ((cntx ^ atomic_long_read(&current_version)) >> asid_bits) {
> Same as above, probably
> (cntx &~ asid_mask) != atomic_long_read(&current_version)
> makes more sense.
> > +             cntx = __new_context(mm, &need_tlb_flush);
> > +             atomic_long_set(&mm->context.id, cntx);
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     atomic_long_set(&per_cpu(active_context, cpu), cntx);
> > +
> > +     raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&context_lock, flags);
> > +
> > +switch_mm_fast:
> > +     /*
> > +      * Use the old spbtr name instead of using the current satp
> > +      * name to support binutils 2.29 which doesn't know about the
> > +      * privileged ISA 1.10 yet.
> > +      */
> > +     csr_write(sptbr, virt_to_pfn(mm->pgd) |
> > +               ((cntx & asid_mask) << SATP_ASID_SHIFT) |
> > +               SATP_MODE);
> > +
> > +     if (need_tlb_flush)
> > +             flush_tlb_all();
> I think your intention here is to avoid calling flush_tlb_all when IRQs
> are off in the critical region. However, switch_mm will be called from
> scheduler as well which also turn irqs off, so this still cause issue. I
> think a better way is to force flush_tlb_all to use SBI when IRQs are
> off. What do you think?
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void set_mm_noasid(struct mm_struct *mm)
> > +{
> > +     /*
> > +      * Use the old spbtr name instead of using the current satp
> > +      * name to support binutils 2.29 which doesn't know about the
> > +      * privileged ISA 1.10 yet.
> > +      */
> > +     csr_write(sptbr, virt_to_pfn(mm->pgd) | SATP_MODE);
> > +
> > +     /*
> > +      * sfence.vma after SATP write. We call it on MM context instead of
> > +      * calling local_flush_tlb_all to prevent global mappings from being
> > +      * affected.
> > +      */
> > +     local_flush_tlb_mm(mm);
> > +}
> > +
> >   /*
> >    * When necessary, performs a deferred icache flush for the given MM context,
> >    * on the local CPU.  RISC-V has no direct mechanism for instruction cache
> > @@ -58,20 +254,49 @@ void switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next,
> >       cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(prev));
> >       cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(next));
> >
> > -     /*
> > -      * Use the old spbtr name instead of using the current satp
> > -      * name to support binutils 2.29 which doesn't know about the
> > -      * privileged ISA 1.10 yet.
> > -      */
> > -     csr_write(sptbr, virt_to_pfn(next->pgd) | SATP_MODE);
> > +     if (use_asid_allocator)
> > +             set_mm_asid(next, cpu);
> > +     else
> > +             set_mm_noasid(next);
> > +
> > +     flush_icache_deferred(next);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int asids_init(void)
> > +{
> > +     /* Figure-out number of ASID bits in HW */
> > +     asid_bits = (csr_read(sptbr) >> SATP_ASID_SHIFT) & SATP_ASID_MASK;
> > +     asid_bits = fls_long(asid_bits);
> > +
> > +     /* Pre-compute ASID details */
> > +     num_asids = 1 << asid_bits;
> > +     asid_mask = num_asids - 1;
> > +     first_version = num_asids;
> Is there any reason we want to have two set-once variables with same value?
> >
> >       /*
> > -      * sfence.vma after SATP write. We call it on MM context instead of
> > -      * calling local_flush_tlb_all to prevent global mappings from being
> > -      * affected.
> > +      * Use ASID allocator only if number of HW ASIDs are
> > +      * at-least twice more than CPUs
> >        */
> > -     local_flush_tlb_mm(next);
> > +     use_asid_allocator =
> > +             (num_asids <= (2 * num_possible_cpus())) ? false : true;
> >
> > -     flush_icache_deferred(next);
> > -}
> > +     /* Setup ASID allocator if available */
> > +     if (use_asid_allocator) {
> > +             atomic_long_set(&current_version, first_version);
> >
> > +             context_asid_map = kcalloc(BITS_TO_LONGS(num_asids),
> > +                                sizeof(*context_asid_map), GFP_KERNEL);
> > +             if (!context_asid_map)
> > +                     panic("Failed to allocate bitmap for %lu ASIDs\n",
> > +                           num_asids);
> > +
> > +             __set_bit(asid_mask, context_asid_map);
> > +
> > +             pr_info("ASID allocator using %lu entries\n", num_asids);
> > +     } else {
> If we decide not to use ASID allocator, we will need to set ASID field
> to zero on *all harts* before we do our first switch_mm. Otherwise we
> will end up a hart running non-zero ASID and another running zero ASID
> with different page table.

I forgot to address this one.

How about using SATP_ASID_MASK as ASID when we are not
using ASID allocator.

Unfortunately, you have hardcoded ASID #0 in your
local_tlb_flush_mm(). We need a better API such as
local_tlb_flush_asid().

> > +             pr_info("ASID allocator disabled\n");
> > +     }
> > +
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +early_initcall(asids_init);
> >