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Date:   Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:42:51 -0700
From:   Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@gmail.com>
To:     Dafna Hirschfeld <dafna.hirschfeld@collabora.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] dma-contiguous: Abstract
 dma_{alloc,free}_contiguous()
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On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 07:31:05PM +0200, Dafna Hirschfeld wrote:
> On Thu, 2019-07-25 at 09:50 -0700, Nicolin Chen wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 01:06:42PM -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> > > I can't find a way to forward-redirect from Gmail, so I'm Ccing Dafna
> > > who found a regression caused by this commit. Dafna, can you give all
> > > the details, including the log and how you are reproducing it?
> > 
> > I saw the conversation there. Sorry for not replying yet.
> > May we discuss there since there are full logs available?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Nicolin
> > 
> 
> Hi,
> I compiled vivid as built-in into the kernel (not as a separate module) for nitrogen8m device (imx8) and
> set it to use contig dma for mem_ops by adding the kernel param
> vivid.allocators=1,1,...
> 
> I use this devicetree patch for the dtb file: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/24/789. Although it should
> be the same on any Aarch64 platform.
> 
> Then, on the board I run the command:
> 
> v4l2-ctl -d3 -v width=2592,height=1944,pixelformat=UYVY,bytesperline=5184 --stream-mmap --stream-to video.UYVY
> 
> In every run there is a different crash. Here is one of them: https://pastebin.com/xXgbXMAN

This probably should be a fix: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/7/25/1432

I also sent it to you. Would it be possible for you to test it?

Thanks
Nicolin

> 
> Dafna
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > > On Fri, 24 May 2019 at 01:08, Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Both dma_alloc_from_contiguous() and dma_release_from_contiguous()
> > > > are very simply implemented, but requiring callers to pass certain
> > > > parameters like count and align, and taking a boolean parameter to
> > > > check __GFP_NOWARN in the allocation flags. So every function call
> > > > duplicates similar work:
> > > > ? /* A piece of example */
> > > > ? unsigned long order = get_order(size);
> > > > ? size_t count = size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > ? page = dma_alloc_from_contiguous(dev, count, order, gfp & __GFP_NOWARN);
> > > > ? [...]
> > > > ? dma_release_from_contiguous(dev, page, size >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> > > > 
> > > > Additionally, as CMA can be used only in the context which permits
> > > > sleeping, most of callers do a gfpflags_allow_blocking() check and
> > > > a corresponding fallback allocation of normal pages upon any false
> > > > result:
> > > > ? /* A piece of example */
> > > > ? if (gfpflags_allow_blocking(flag))
> > > > ??????page = dma_alloc_from_contiguous();
> > > > ? if (!page)
> > > > ??????page = alloc_pages();
> > > > ? [...]
> > > > ? if (!dma_release_from_contiguous(dev, page, count))
> > > > ??????__free_pages(page, get_order(size));
> > > > 
> > > > So this patch simplifies those function calls by abstracting these
> > > > operations into the two new functions: dma_{alloc,free}_contiguous.
> > > > 
> > > > As some callers of dma_{alloc,release}_from_contiguous() might be
> > > > complicated, this patch just implements these two new functions to
> > > > kernel/dma/direct.c only as an initial step.
> > > > 
> > > > > > > Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@gmail.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > Changelog
> > > > v2->v3:
> > > > ?* Added missing "static inline" in header file to fix build error.
> > > > v1->v2:
> > > > ?* Added new functions beside the old ones so we can replace callers
> > > > ???one by one later.
> > > > ?* Applied new functions to dma/direct.c only, because it's the best
> > > > ???example caller to apply and should be safe with the new functions.
> > > > 
> > > > ?include/linux/dma-contiguous.h | 11 ++++++++
> > > > ?kernel/dma/contiguous.c????????| 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > ?kernel/dma/direct.c????????????| 24 +++--------------
> > > > ?3 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/dma-contiguous.h b/include/linux/dma-contiguous.h
> > > > index f247e8aa5e3d..00a370c1c140 100644
> > > > --- a/include/linux/dma-contiguous.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/dma-contiguous.h
> > > > @@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ struct page *dma_alloc_from_contiguous(struct device *dev, size_t count,
> > > > ???????????????????????????????????????unsigned int order, bool no_warn);
> > > > ?bool dma_release_from_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *pages,
> > > > ?????????????????????????????????int count);
> > > > +struct page *dma_alloc_contiguous(struct device *dev, size_t size, gfp_t gfp);
> > > > +void dma_free_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *page, size_t size);
> > > > 
> > > > ?#else
> > > > 
> > > > @@ -157,6 +159,15 @@ bool dma_release_from_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *pages,
> > > > ????????return false;
> > > > ?}
> > > > 
> > > > +static inline
> > > > +struct page *dma_alloc_contiguous(struct device *dev, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
> > > > +{
> > > > +???????return NULL;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +static inline
> > > > +void dma_free_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *page, size_t size) { }
> > > > +
> > > > ?#endif
> > > > 
> > > > ?#endif
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
> > > > index b2a87905846d..21f39a6cb04f 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
> > > > @@ -214,6 +214,54 @@ bool dma_release_from_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *pages,
> > > > ????????return cma_release(dev_get_cma_area(dev), pages, count);
> > > > ?}
> > > > 
> > > > +/**
> > > > + * dma_alloc_contiguous() - allocate contiguous pages
> > > > + * @dev:???Pointer to device for which the allocation is performed.
> > > > + * @size:??Requested allocation size.
> > > > + * @gfp:???Allocation flags.
> > > > + *
> > > > + * This function allocates contiguous memory buffer for specified device. It
> > > > + * first tries to use device specific contiguous memory area if available or
> > > > + * the default global one, then tries a fallback allocation of normal pages.
> > > > + */
> > > > +struct page *dma_alloc_contiguous(struct device *dev, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
> > > > +{
> > > > +???????int node = dev ? dev_to_node(dev) : NUMA_NO_NODE;
> > > > +???????size_t count = PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > +???????size_t align = get_order(PAGE_ALIGN(size));
> > > > +???????struct cma *cma = dev_get_cma_area(dev);
> > > > +???????struct page *page = NULL;
> > > > +
> > > > +???????/* CMA can be used only in the context which permits sleeping */
> > > > +???????if (cma && gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp)) {
> > > > +???????????????align = min_t(size_t, align, CONFIG_CMA_ALIGNMENT);
> > > > +???????????????page = cma_alloc(cma, count, align, gfp & __GFP_NOWARN);
> > > > +???????}
> > > > +
> > > > +???????/* Fallback allocation of normal pages */
> > > > +???????if (!page)
> > > > +???????????????page = alloc_pages_node(node, gfp, align);
> > > > +
> > > > +???????return page;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > +/**
> > > > + * dma_free_contiguous() - release allocated pages
> > > > + * @dev:???Pointer to device for which the pages were allocated.
> > > > + * @page:??Pointer to the allocated pages.
> > > > + * @size:??Size of allocated pages.
> > > > + *
> > > > + * This function releases memory allocated by dma_alloc_contiguous(). As the
> > > > + * cma_release returns false when provided pages do not belong to contiguous
> > > > + * area and true otherwise, this function then does a fallback __free_pages()
> > > > + * upon a false-return.
> > > > + */
> > > > +void dma_free_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *page, size_t size)
> > > > +{
> > > > +???????if (!cma_release(dev_get_cma_area(dev), page, size >> PAGE_SHIFT))
> > > > +???????????????__free_pages(page, get_order(size));
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > > ?/*
> > > > ? * Support for reserved memory regions defined in device tree
> > > > ? */
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/dma/direct.c b/kernel/dma/direct.c
> > > > index 2c2772e9702a..0816c1e8b05a 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/dma/direct.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/dma/direct.c
> > > > @@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ static bool dma_coherent_ok(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t phys, size_t size)
> > > > ?struct page *__dma_direct_alloc_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
> > > > ????????????????dma_addr_t *dma_handle, gfp_t gfp, unsigned long attrs)
> > > > ?{
> > > > -???????unsigned int count = PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > -???????int page_order = get_order(size);
> > > > ????????struct page *page = NULL;
> > > > ????????u64 phys_mask;
> > > > 
> > > > @@ -109,20 +107,9 @@ struct page *__dma_direct_alloc_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
> > > > ????????gfp |= __dma_direct_optimal_gfp_mask(dev, dev->coherent_dma_mask,
> > > > ????????????????????????&phys_mask);
> > > > ?again:
> > > > -???????/* CMA can be used only in the context which permits sleeping */
> > > > -???????if (gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp)) {
> > > > -???????????????page = dma_alloc_from_contiguous(dev, count, page_order,
> > > > -????????????????????????????????????????????????gfp & __GFP_NOWARN);
> > > > -???????????????if (page && !dma_coherent_ok(dev, page_to_phys(page), size)) {
> > > > -???????????????????????dma_release_from_contiguous(dev, page, count);
> > > > -???????????????????????page = NULL;
> > > > -???????????????}
> > > > -???????}
> > > > -???????if (!page)
> > > > -???????????????page = alloc_pages_node(dev_to_node(dev), gfp, page_order);
> > > > -
> > > > +???????page = dma_alloc_contiguous(dev, size, gfp);
> > > > ????????if (page && !dma_coherent_ok(dev, page_to_phys(page), size)) {
> > > > -???????????????__free_pages(page, page_order);
> > > > +???????????????dma_free_contiguous(dev, page, size);
> > > > ????????????????page = NULL;
> > > > 
> > > > ????????????????if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZONE_DMA32) &&
> > > > @@ -154,7 +141,7 @@ void *dma_direct_alloc_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
> > > > ????????if (PageHighMem(page)) {
> > > > ????????????????/*
> > > > ?????????????????* Depending on the cma= arguments and per-arch setup
> > > > -????????????????* dma_alloc_from_contiguous could return highmem pages.
> > > > +????????????????* dma_alloc_contiguous could return highmem pages.
> > > > ?????????????????* Without remapping there is no way to return them here,
> > > > ?????????????????* so log an error and fail.
> > > > ?????????????????*/
> > > > @@ -176,10 +163,7 @@ void *dma_direct_alloc_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
> > > > 
> > > > ?void __dma_direct_free_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size, struct page *page)
> > > > ?{
> > > > -???????unsigned int count = PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > -
> > > > -???????if (!dma_release_from_contiguous(dev, page, count))
> > > > -???????????????__free_pages(page, get_order(size));
> > > > +???????dma_free_contiguous(dev, page, size);
> > > > ?}
> > > > 
> > > > ?void dma_direct_free_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size, void *cpu_addr,
> > > > --
> > > > 2.17.1
> > > >