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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] rcu/kvfree: Introduce KFREE_DRAIN_JIFFIES_[MAX/MIN] interval
On Thu, Jun 02, 2022 at 11:32:23PM +0000, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 02, 2022 at 10:06:44AM +0200, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> > Currently the monitor work is scheduled with a fixed interval that
> > is HZ/20 or each 50 milliseconds. The drawback of such approach is
> > a low utilization of page slot in some scenarios. The page can store
> > up to 512 records. For example on Android system it can look like:
> >
> > <snip>
> > kworker/3:0-13872 [003] .... 11286.007048: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000026522604 nr_records=1
> > kworker/3:0-13872 [003] .... 11286.015638: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000095ed6fca nr_records=2
> > kworker/1:2-20434 [001] .... 11286.051230: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000044872ffd nr_records=1
> > kworker/1:2-20434 [001] .... 11286.059322: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000026522604 nr_records=2
> > kworker/0:1-20052 [000] .... 11286.095295: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000044872ffd nr_records=2
> > kworker/0:1-20052 [000] .... 11286.103418: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x00000000cbcf05db nr_records=1
> > kworker/2:3-14372 [002] .... 11286.135155: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000095ed6fca nr_records=2
> > kworker/2:3-14372 [002] .... 11286.135198: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000044872ffd nr_records=1
> > kworker/1:2-20434 [001] .... 11286.155377: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x00000000cbcf05db nr_records=5
> > kworker/2:3-14372 [002] .... 11286.167181: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000026522604 nr_records=5
> > kworker/1:2-20434 [001] .... 11286.179202: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x000000008ef95e14 nr_records=1
> > kworker/2:3-14372 [002] .... 11286.187398: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x00000000c597d297 nr_records=6
> > kworker/3:0-13872 [003] .... 11286.187445: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000050bf92e2 nr_records=3
> > kworker/1:2-20434 [001] .... 11286.198975: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x00000000cbcf05db nr_records=4
> > kworker/1:2-20434 [001] .... 11286.207203: rcu_invoke_kfree_bulk_callback: rcu_preempt bulk=0x0000000095ed6fca nr_records=4
> > <snip>
> >
> > where a page only carries few records to reclaim a memory. In order to
> > improve batching and make utilization more efficient the patch introduces
> > a drain interval that can be set either to KFREE_DRAIN_JIFFIES_MAX or
> > KFREE_DRAIN_JIFFIES_MIN. It is adjusted if a flood is detected, in this
> > case a memory reclaim occurs more often whereas in mostly idle cases the
> > interval is set to its maximum timeout that improves the utilization of
> > page slots.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@gmail.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
>
Thanks!

This patch makes the interval hard-coded in some sense so you can not change
it in runtime, only recompilation. If there is a need or request we can make
both as module_param().

If we are to do that we can just add one extra patch on top of it.

--
Uladzislau Rezki

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