Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] mm, page_poison: use static key more efficiently | From | David Hildenbrand <> | Date | Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:38:31 +0100 |
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On 03.11.20 16:22, Vlastimil Babka wrote: > Commit 11c9c7edae06 ("mm/page_poison.c: replace bool variable with static key") > changed page_poisoning_enabled() to a static key check. However, the function > is not inlined, so each check still involves a function call with overhead not > eliminated when page poisoning is disabled. > > Analogically to how debug_pagealloc is handled, this patch converts > page_poisoning_enabled() back to boolean check, and introduces > page_poisoning_enabled_static() for fast paths. Both functions are inlined. > > The function kernel_poison_pages() is also called unconditionally and does > the static key check inside. Remove it from there and put it to callers. Also > split it to two functions kernel_poison_pages() and kernel_unpoison_pages() > instead of the confusing bool parameter. > > Also optimize the check that enables page poisoning instead of debug_pagealloc > for architectures without proper debug_pagealloc support. Move the check to > init_mem_debugging_and_hardening() to enable a single static key instead of > having two static branches in page_poisoning_enabled_static().
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> + * For use in fast paths after init_mem_debugging() has run, or when a > + * false negative result is not harmful when called too early. > + */ > +static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled_static(void) > +{ > + return (static_branch_unlikely(&_page_poisoning_enabled));
As already mentioned IIRC:
return static_branch_unlikely(&_page_poisoning_enabled);
> +} > #else > static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled(void) { return false; } > -static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages, > - int enable) { } > +static inline bool page_poisoning_enabled_static(void) { return false; } > +static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages) { } > +static inline void kernel_unpoison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages) { } > #endif > > DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_on_alloc); > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > index 44d596c9c764..fd7f9345adc0 100644 > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > @@ -775,6 +775,17 @@ void init_mem_debugging_and_hardening(void) > static_branch_enable(&init_on_free); > } > > +#ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING > + /* > + * Page poisoning is debug page alloc for some arches. If > + * either of those options are enabled, enable poisoning. > + */ > + if (page_poisoning_enabled() || > + (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC) && > + debug_pagealloc_enabled())) > + static_branch_enable(&_page_poisoning_enabled); > +#endif > + > #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC > if (!debug_pagealloc_enabled()) > return; > @@ -1260,7 +1271,8 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, > if (want_init_on_free()) > kernel_init_free_pages(page, 1 << order); > > - kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > + if (page_poisoning_enabled_static()) > + kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order);
This would look much better by having kernel_poison_pages() simply be implemented in a header, where the static check is performed.
Take a look at how it's handled in mm/shuffle.h
-- Thanks,
David / dhildenb
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