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SubjectRe: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V4] xen/privcmd: improve-performance-of-mapping-of-guest
Thanks, i'm try.

2012/12/13 Mats Petersson <mats.petersson@citrix.com>:
> On 13/12/12 11:27, Vasiliy Tolstov wrote:
>>
>> If i apply this patch to kernel 3.6.7 does it needs to apply another
>> patches to work?
>
> No, it should "just work". Obviously, if it doesn't, let me know.
>
> --
> Mats
>
>>
>> 2012/12/13 Mats Petersson <mats.petersson@citrix.com>:
>>>
>>> One comment asked for more details on the improvements:
>>> Using a small test program to map Guest memory into Dom0 (repeatedly
>>> for "Iterations" mapping the same first "Num Pages")
>>> Iterations Num Pages Time 3.7rc4 Time With this patch
>>> 5000 4096 76.107 37.027
>>> 10000 2048 75.703 37.177
>>> 20000 1024 75.893 37.247
>>> So a little better than twice as fast.
>>>
>>> Using this patch in migration, using "time" to measure the overall
>>> time it take to migrate a guest (Debian Squeeze 6.0, 1024MB guest
>>> memory, one network card, one disk, guest at login prompt):
>>> Time 3.7rc5 Time With this patch
>>> 6.697 5.667
>>> Since migration involves a whole lot of other things, it's only about
>>> 15% faster - but still a good improvement. Similar measurement with a
>>> guest that is running code to "dirty" memory shows about 23%
>>> improvement, as it spends more time copying dirtied memory.
>>>
>>> As discussed elsewhere, a good deal more can be had from improving the
>>> munmap system call, but it is a little tricky to get this in without
>>> worsening non-PVOPS kernel, so I will have another look at this.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Update since last posting:
>>> I have just run some benchmarks of a 16GB guest, and the improvement
>>> with this patch is around 23-30% for the overall copy time, and 42%
>>> shorter downtime on a "busy" guest (writing in a loop to about 8GB of
>>> memory). I think this is definitely worth having.
>>>
>>> The V4 patch consists of cosmetic adjustments (spelling mistake in
>>> comment and reversing condition in an if-statement to avoid having an
>>> "else" branch, a random empty line added by accident now reverted back
>>> to previous state). Thanks to Jan Beulich for the comments.
>>>
>>> The V3 of the patch contains suggested improvements from:
>>> David Vrabel - make it two distinct external functions, doc-comments.
>>> Ian Campbell - use one common function for the main work.
>>> Jan Beulich - found a bug and pointed out some whitespace problems.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Mats Petersson <mats.petersson@citrix.com>
>>>
>>> ---
>>> arch/x86/xen/mmu.c | 132
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>>> drivers/xen/privcmd.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++----
>>> include/xen/xen-ops.h | 5 ++
>>> 3 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>>> index dcf5f2d..a67774f 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c
>>> @@ -2477,7 +2477,8 @@ void __init xen_hvm_init_mmu_ops(void)
>>> #define REMAP_BATCH_SIZE 16
>>>
>>> struct remap_data {
>>> - unsigned long mfn;
>>> + unsigned long *mfn;
>>> + bool contiguous;
>>> pgprot_t prot;
>>> struct mmu_update *mmu_update;
>>> };
>>> @@ -2486,7 +2487,13 @@ static int remap_area_mfn_pte_fn(pte_t *ptep,
>>> pgtable_t token,
>>> unsigned long addr, void *data)
>>> {
>>> struct remap_data *rmd = data;
>>> - pte_t pte = pte_mkspecial(pfn_pte(rmd->mfn++, rmd->prot));
>>> + pte_t pte = pte_mkspecial(pfn_pte(*rmd->mfn, rmd->prot));
>>> + /* If we have a contigious range, just update the mfn itself,
>>> + else update pointer to be "next mfn". */
>>> + if (rmd->contiguous)
>>> + (*rmd->mfn)++;
>>> + else
>>> + rmd->mfn++;
>>>
>>> rmd->mmu_update->ptr = virt_to_machine(ptep).maddr;
>>> rmd->mmu_update->val = pte_val_ma(pte);
>>> @@ -2495,16 +2502,34 @@ static int remap_area_mfn_pte_fn(pte_t *ptep,
>>> pgtable_t token,
>>> return 0;
>>> }
>>>
>>> -int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> - unsigned long addr,
>>> - unsigned long mfn, int nr,
>>> - pgprot_t prot, unsigned domid)
>>> -{
>>> +/* do_remap_mfn() - helper function to map foreign pages
>>> + * @vma: the vma for the pages to be mapped into
>>> + * @addr: the address at which to map the pages
>>> + * @mfn: pointer to array of MFNs to map
>>> + * @nr: the number entries in the MFN array
>>> + * @err_ptr: pointer to array
>>> + * @prot: page protection mask
>>> + * @domid: id of the domain that we are mapping from
>>> + *
>>> + * This function takes an array of mfns and maps nr pages from that into
>>> + * this kernel's memory. The owner of the pages is defined by domid.
>>> Where the
>>> + * pages are mapped is determined by addr, and vma is used for
>>> "accounting" of
>>> + * the pages.
>>> + *
>>> + * Return value is zero for success, negative for failure.
>>> + *
>>> + * Note that err_ptr is used to indicate whether *mfn
>>> + * is a list or a "first mfn of a contiguous range". */
>>> +static int do_remap_mfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> + unsigned long addr,
>>> + unsigned long *mfn, int nr,
>>> + int *err_ptr, pgprot_t prot,
>>> + unsigned domid)
>>> +{
>>> + int err, last_err = 0;
>>> struct remap_data rmd;
>>> struct mmu_update mmu_update[REMAP_BATCH_SIZE];
>>> - int batch;
>>> unsigned long range;
>>> - int err = 0;
>>>
>>> if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap))
>>> return -EINVAL;
>>> @@ -2515,9 +2540,15 @@ int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct
>>> vm_area_struct *vma,
>>>
>>> rmd.mfn = mfn;
>>> rmd.prot = prot;
>>> + /* We use the err_ptr to indicate if there we are doing a
>>> contigious
>>> + * mapping or a discontigious mapping. */
>>> + rmd.contiguous = !err_ptr;
>>>
>>> while (nr) {
>>> - batch = min(REMAP_BATCH_SIZE, nr);
>>> + int index = 0;
>>> + int done = 0;
>>> + int batch = min(REMAP_BATCH_SIZE, nr);
>>> + int batch_left = batch;
>>> range = (unsigned long)batch << PAGE_SHIFT;
>>>
>>> rmd.mmu_update = mmu_update;
>>> @@ -2526,19 +2557,92 @@ int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct
>>> vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> if (err)
>>> goto out;
>>>
>>> - err = HYPERVISOR_mmu_update(mmu_update, batch, NULL,
>>> domid);
>>> - if (err < 0)
>>> - goto out;
>>> + /* We record the error for each page that gives an error,
>>> but
>>> + * continue mapping until the whole set is done */
>>> + do {
>>> + err = HYPERVISOR_mmu_update(&mmu_update[index],
>>> + batch_left, &done,
>>> domid);
>>> + if (err < 0) {
>>> + if (!err_ptr)
>>> + goto out;
>>> + /* increment done so we skip the error
>>> item */
>>> + done++;
>>> + last_err = err_ptr[index] = err;
>>> + }
>>> + batch_left -= done;
>>> + index += done;
>>> + } while (batch_left);
>>>
>>> nr -= batch;
>>> addr += range;
>>> + if (err_ptr)
>>> + err_ptr += batch;
>>> }
>>>
>>> - err = 0;
>>> + err = last_err;
>>> out:
>>>
>>> xen_flush_tlb_all();
>>>
>>> return err;
>>> }
>>> +
>>> +/* xen_remap_domain_mfn_range() - Used to map foreign pages
>>> + * @vma: the vma for the pages to be mapped into
>>> + * @addr: the address at which to map the pages
>>> + * @mfn: the first MFN to map
>>> + * @nr: the number of consecutive mfns to map
>>> + * @prot: page protection mask
>>> + * @domid: id of the domain that we are mapping from
>>> + *
>>> + * This function takes a mfn and maps nr pages on from that into this
>>> kernel's
>>> + * memory. The owner of the pages is defined by domid. Where the pages
>>> are
>>> + * mapped is determined by addr, and vma is used for "accounting" of the
>>> + * pages.
>>> + *
>>> + * Return value is zero for success, negative ERRNO value for failure.
>>> + */
>>> +int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> + unsigned long addr,
>>> + unsigned long mfn, int nr,
>>> + pgprot_t prot, unsigned domid)
>>> +{
>>> + return do_remap_mfn(vma, addr, &mfn, nr, NULL, prot, domid);
>>> +}
>>> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_remap_domain_mfn_range);
>>> +
>>> +/* xen_remap_domain_mfn_array() - Used to map an array of foreign pages
>>> + * @vma: the vma for the pages to be mapped into
>>> + * @addr: the address at which to map the pages
>>> + * @mfn: pointer to array of MFNs to map
>>> + * @nr: the number entries in the MFN array
>>> + * @err_ptr: pointer to array of integers, one per MFN, for an error
>>> + * value for each page. The err_ptr must not be NULL.
>>> + * @prot: page protection mask
>>> + * @domid: id of the domain that we are mapping from
>>> + *
>>> + * This function takes an array of mfns and maps nr pages from that into
>>> this
>>> + * kernel's memory. The owner of the pages is defined by domid. Where
>>> the pages
>>> + * are mapped is determined by addr, and vma is used for "accounting" of
>>> the
>>> + * pages. The err_ptr array is filled in on any page that is not
>>> sucessfully
>>> + * mapped in.
>>> + *
>>> + * Return value is zero for success, negative ERRNO value for failure.
>>> + * Note that the error value -ENOENT is considered a "retry", so when
>>> this
>>> + * error code is seen, another call should be made with the list of
>>> pages that
>>> + * are marked as -ENOENT in the err_ptr array.
>>> + */
>>> +int xen_remap_domain_mfn_array(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> + unsigned long addr,
>>> + unsigned long *mfn, int nr,
>>> + int *err_ptr, pgprot_t prot,
>>> + unsigned domid)
>>> +{
>>> + /* We BUG_ON because it's a programmer error to pass a NULL
>>> err_ptr,
>>> + * and the consequences later is quite hard to detect what the
>>> actual
>>> + * cause of "wrong memory was mapped in".
>>> + */
>>> + BUG_ON(err_ptr == NULL);
>>> + return do_remap_mfn(vma, addr, mfn, nr, err_ptr, prot, domid);
>>> +}
>>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_remap_domain_mfn_array);
>>> diff --git a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
>>> index 71f5c45..75f6e86 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/xen/privcmd.c
>>> @@ -151,6 +151,40 @@ static int traverse_pages(unsigned nelem, size_t
>>> size,
>>> return ret;
>>> }
>>>
>>> +/*
>>> + * Similar to traverse_pages, but use each page as a "block" of
>>> + * data to be processed as one unit.
>>> + */
>>> +static int traverse_pages_block(unsigned nelem, size_t size,
>>> + struct list_head *pos,
>>> + int (*fn)(void *data, int nr, void
>>> *state),
>>> + void *state)
>>> +{
>>> + void *pagedata;
>>> + unsigned pageidx;
>>> + int ret = 0;
>>> +
>>> + BUG_ON(size > PAGE_SIZE);
>>> +
>>> + pageidx = PAGE_SIZE;
>>> +
>>> + while (nelem) {
>>> + int nr = (PAGE_SIZE/size);
>>> + struct page *page;
>>> + if (nr > nelem)
>>> + nr = nelem;
>>> + pos = pos->next;
>>> + page = list_entry(pos, struct page, lru);
>>> + pagedata = page_address(page);
>>> + ret = (*fn)(pagedata, nr, state);
>>> + if (ret)
>>> + break;
>>> + nelem -= nr;
>>> + }
>>> +
>>> + return ret;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> struct mmap_mfn_state {
>>> unsigned long va;
>>> struct vm_area_struct *vma;
>>> @@ -250,7 +284,7 @@ struct mmap_batch_state {
>>> * 0 for no errors
>>> * 1 if at least one error has happened (and no
>>> * -ENOENT errors have happened)
>>> - * -ENOENT if at least 1 -ENOENT has happened.
>>> + * -ENOENT if at least one -ENOENT has happened.
>>> */
>>> int global_error;
>>> /* An array for individual errors */
>>> @@ -260,17 +294,20 @@ struct mmap_batch_state {
>>> xen_pfn_t __user *user_mfn;
>>> };
>>>
>>> -static int mmap_batch_fn(void *data, void *state)
>>> +static int mmap_batch_fn(void *data, int nr, void *state)
>>> {
>>> xen_pfn_t *mfnp = data;
>>> struct mmap_batch_state *st = state;
>>> int ret;
>>>
>>> - ret = xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(st->vma, st->va & PAGE_MASK,
>>> *mfnp, 1,
>>> - st->vma->vm_page_prot,
>>> st->domain);
>>> + BUG_ON(nr < 0);
>>>
>>> - /* Store error code for second pass. */
>>> - *(st->err++) = ret;
>>> + ret = xen_remap_domain_mfn_array(st->vma,
>>> + st->va & PAGE_MASK,
>>> + mfnp, nr,
>>> + st->err,
>>> + st->vma->vm_page_prot,
>>> + st->domain);
>>>
>>> /* And see if it affects the global_error. */
>>> if (ret < 0) {
>>> @@ -282,7 +319,7 @@ static int mmap_batch_fn(void *data, void *state)
>>> st->global_error = 1;
>>> }
>>> }
>>> - st->va += PAGE_SIZE;
>>> + st->va += PAGE_SIZE * nr;
>>>
>>> return 0;
>>> }
>>> @@ -378,8 +415,8 @@ static long privcmd_ioctl_mmap_batch(void __user
>>> *udata, int version)
>>> state.err = err_array;
>>>
>>> /* mmap_batch_fn guarantees ret == 0 */
>>> - BUG_ON(traverse_pages(m.num, sizeof(xen_pfn_t),
>>> - &pagelist, mmap_batch_fn, &state));
>>> + BUG_ON(traverse_pages_block(m.num, sizeof(xen_pfn_t),
>>> + &pagelist, mmap_batch_fn, &state));
>>>
>>> up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
>>>
>>> diff --git a/include/xen/xen-ops.h b/include/xen/xen-ops.h
>>> index 6a198e4..22cad75 100644
>>> --- a/include/xen/xen-ops.h
>>> +++ b/include/xen/xen-ops.h
>>> @@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ int xen_remap_domain_mfn_range(struct vm_area_struct
>>> *vma,
>>> unsigned long mfn, int nr,
>>> pgprot_t prot, unsigned domid);
>>>
>>> +int xen_remap_domain_mfn_array(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>> + unsigned long addr,
>>> + unsigned long *mfn, int nr,
>>> + int *err_ptr, pgprot_t prot,
>>> + unsigned domid);
>>> #endif /* INCLUDE_XEN_OPS_H */
>>> --
>>> 1.7.9.5
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Xen-devel mailing list
>>> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org
>>> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Vasiliy Tolstov,
>> Clodo.ru
>> e-mail: v.tolstov@selfip.ru
>> jabber: vase@selfip.ru
>
>



--
Vasiliy Tolstov,
Clodo.ru
e-mail: v.tolstov@selfip.ru
jabber: vase@selfip.ru


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