[PATCH v5 1/7] hugetlb_cgroup: Add hugetlb_cgroup reservation counter

From: Mina Almasry
Date: Thu Sep 19 2019 - 18:24:35 EST


These counters will track hugetlb reservations rather than hugetlb
memory faulted in. This patch only adds the counter, following patches
add the charging and uncharging of the counter.

Problem:
Currently tasks attempting to allocate more hugetlb memory than is available get
a failure at mmap/shmget time. This is thanks to Hugetlbfs Reservations [1].
However, if a task attempts to allocate hugetlb memory only more than its
hugetlb_cgroup limit allows, the kernel will allow the mmap/shmget call,
but will SIGBUS the task when it attempts to fault the memory in.

We have developers interested in using hugetlb_cgroups, and they have expressed
dissatisfaction regarding this behavior. We'd like to improve this
behavior such that tasks violating the hugetlb_cgroup limits get an error on
mmap/shmget time, rather than getting SIGBUS'd when they try to fault
the excess memory in.

The underlying problem is that today's hugetlb_cgroup accounting happens
at hugetlb memory *fault* time, rather than at *reservation* time.
Thus, enforcing the hugetlb_cgroup limit only happens at fault time, and
the offending task gets SIGBUS'd.

Proposed Solution:
A new page counter named hugetlb.xMB.reservation_[limit|usage]_in_bytes. This
counter has slightly different semantics than
hugetlb.xMB.[limit|usage]_in_bytes:

- While usage_in_bytes tracks all *faulted* hugetlb memory,
reservation_usage_in_bytes tracks all *reserved* hugetlb memory.

- If a task attempts to reserve more memory than limit_in_bytes allows,
the kernel will allow it to do so. But if a task attempts to reserve
more memory than reservation_limit_in_bytes, the kernel will fail this
reservation.

This proposal is implemented in this patch series, with tests to verify
functionality and show the usage.

Alternatives considered:
1. A new cgroup, instead of only a new page_counter attached to
the existing hugetlb_cgroup. Adding a new cgroup seemed like a lot of code
duplication with hugetlb_cgroup. Keeping hugetlb related page counters under
hugetlb_cgroup seemed cleaner as well.

2. Instead of adding a new counter, we considered adding a sysctl that modifies
the behavior of hugetlb.xMB.[limit|usage]_in_bytes, to do accounting at
reservation time rather than fault time. Adding a new page_counter seems
better as userspace could, if it wants, choose to enforce different cgroups
differently: one via limit_in_bytes, and another via
reservation_limit_in_bytes. This could be very useful if you're
transitioning how hugetlb memory is partitioned on your system one
cgroup at a time, for example. Also, someone may find usage for both
limit_in_bytes and reservation_limit_in_bytes concurrently, and this
approach gives them the option to do so.

Caveats:
1. This support is implemented for cgroups-v1. I have not tried
hugetlb_cgroups with cgroups v2, and AFAICT it's not supported yet.
This is largely because we use cgroups-v1 for now. If required, I
can add hugetlb_cgroup support to cgroups v2 in this patch or
a follow up.
2. Most complicated bit of this patch I believe is: where to store the
pointer to the hugetlb_cgroup to uncharge at unreservation time?
Normally the cgroup pointers hang off the struct page. But, with
hugetlb_cgroup reservations, one task can reserve a specific page and another
task may fault it in (I believe), so storing the pointer in struct
page is not appropriate. Proposed approach here is to store the pointer in
the resv_map. See patch for details.

Testing:
- Added tests passing.
- libhugetlbfs tests mostly passing, but some tests have trouble with and
without this patch series. Seems environment issue rather than code:
- Overall results:
********** TEST SUMMARY
* 2M
* 32-bit 64-bit
* Total testcases: 84 0
* Skipped: 0 0
* PASS: 66 0
* FAIL: 14 0
* Killed by signal: 0 0
* Bad configuration: 4 0
* Expected FAIL: 0 0
* Unexpected PASS: 0 0
* Test not present: 0 0
* Strange test result: 0 0
**********
- Failing tests:
- elflink_rw_and_share_test("linkhuge_rw") segfaults with and without this
patch series.
- LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes malloc (2M: 32):
FAIL Address is not hugepage
- LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so HUGETLB_RESTRICT_EXE=unknown:malloc
HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes malloc (2M: 32):
FAIL Address is not hugepage
- LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes malloc_manysmall (2M: 32):
FAIL Address is not hugepage
- GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.malloc.tcache_count=0 LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so
HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes heapshrink (2M: 32):
FAIL Heap not on hugepages
- GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.malloc.tcache_count=0 LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so
libheapshrink.so HUGETLB_MORECORE=yes heapshrink (2M: 32):
FAIL Heap not on hugepages
- HUGETLB_ELFMAP=RW linkhuge_rw (2M: 32): FAIL small_data is not hugepage
- HUGETLB_ELFMAP=RW HUGETLB_MINIMAL_COPY=no linkhuge_rw (2M: 32):
FAIL small_data is not hugepage
- alloc-instantiate-race shared (2M: 32):
Bad configuration: sched_setaffinity(cpu1): Invalid argument -
FAIL Child 1 killed by signal Killed
- shmoverride_linked (2M: 32):
FAIL shmget failed size 2097152 from line 176: Invalid argument
- HUGETLB_SHM=yes shmoverride_linked (2M: 32):
FAIL shmget failed size 2097152 from line 176: Invalid argument
- shmoverride_linked_static (2M: 32):
FAIL shmget failed size 2097152 from line 176: Invalid argument
- HUGETLB_SHM=yes shmoverride_linked_static (2M: 32):
FAIL shmget failed size 2097152 from line 176: Invalid argument
- LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so shmoverride_unlinked (2M: 32):
FAIL shmget failed size 2097152 from line 176: Invalid argument
- LD_PRELOAD=libhugetlbfs.so HUGETLB_SHM=yes shmoverride_unlinked (2M: 32):
FAIL shmget failed size 2097152 from line 176: Invalid argument

[1]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/vm/hugetlbfs_reserv.html

Signed-off-by: Mina Almasry <almasrymina@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Hillf Danton <hdanton@xxxxxxxx>

---
include/linux/hugetlb.h | 23 ++++++++-
mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/hugetlb.h b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
index edfca4278319..3d70a17cc0c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/hugetlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/hugetlb.h
@@ -320,6 +320,27 @@ unsigned long hugetlb_get_unmapped_area(struct file *file, unsigned long addr,

#ifdef CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE

+enum {
+ /* Tracks hugetlb memory faulted in. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_USAGE,
+ /* Tracks hugetlb memory reserved. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_USAGE,
+ /* Limit for hugetlb memory faulted in. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_LIMIT,
+ /* Limit for hugetlb memory reserved. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_LIMIT,
+ /* Max usage for hugetlb memory faulted in. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_MAX_USAGE,
+ /* Max usage for hugetlb memory reserved. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_MAX_USAGE,
+ /* Faulted memory accounting fail count. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_FAILCNT,
+ /* Reserved memory accounting fail count. */
+ HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_FAILCNT,
+ HUGETLB_RES_NULL,
+ HUGETLB_RES_MAX,
+};
+
#define HSTATE_NAME_LEN 32
/* Defines one hugetlb page size */
struct hstate {
@@ -340,7 +361,7 @@ struct hstate {
unsigned int surplus_huge_pages_node[MAX_NUMNODES];
#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_HUGETLB
/* cgroup control files */
- struct cftype cgroup_files[5];
+ struct cftype cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_MAX];
#endif
char name[HSTATE_NAME_LEN];
};
diff --git a/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c b/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c
index 68c2f2f3c05b..1386da79c9d7 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb_cgroup.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ struct hugetlb_cgroup {
* the counter to account for hugepages from hugetlb.
*/
struct page_counter hugepage[HUGE_MAX_HSTATE];
+ /*
+ * the counter to account for hugepage reservations from hugetlb.
+ */
+ struct page_counter reserved_hugepage[HUGE_MAX_HSTATE];
};

#define MEMFILE_PRIVATE(x, val) (((x) << 16) | (val))
@@ -33,6 +37,14 @@ struct hugetlb_cgroup {

static struct hugetlb_cgroup *root_h_cgroup __read_mostly;

+static inline struct page_counter *
+hugetlb_cgroup_get_counter(struct hugetlb_cgroup *h_cg, int idx, bool reserved)
+{
+ if (reserved)
+ return &h_cg->reserved_hugepage[idx];
+ return &h_cg->hugepage[idx];
+}
+
static inline
struct hugetlb_cgroup *hugetlb_cgroup_from_css(struct cgroup_subsys_state *s)
{
@@ -254,30 +266,33 @@ void hugetlb_cgroup_uncharge_cgroup(int idx, unsigned long nr_pages,
return;
}

-enum {
- RES_USAGE,
- RES_LIMIT,
- RES_MAX_USAGE,
- RES_FAILCNT,
-};
-
static u64 hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64(struct cgroup_subsys_state *css,
struct cftype *cft)
{
struct page_counter *counter;
+ struct page_counter *reserved_counter;
struct hugetlb_cgroup *h_cg = hugetlb_cgroup_from_css(css);

counter = &h_cg->hugepage[MEMFILE_IDX(cft->private)];
+ reserved_counter = &h_cg->reserved_hugepage[MEMFILE_IDX(cft->private)];

switch (MEMFILE_ATTR(cft->private)) {
- case RES_USAGE:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_USAGE:
return (u64)page_counter_read(counter) * PAGE_SIZE;
- case RES_LIMIT:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_USAGE:
+ return (u64)page_counter_read(reserved_counter) * PAGE_SIZE;
+ case HUGETLB_RES_LIMIT:
return (u64)counter->max * PAGE_SIZE;
- case RES_MAX_USAGE:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_LIMIT:
+ return (u64)reserved_counter->max * PAGE_SIZE;
+ case HUGETLB_RES_MAX_USAGE:
return (u64)counter->watermark * PAGE_SIZE;
- case RES_FAILCNT:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_MAX_USAGE:
+ return (u64)reserved_counter->watermark * PAGE_SIZE;
+ case HUGETLB_RES_FAILCNT:
return counter->failcnt;
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_FAILCNT:
+ return reserved_counter->failcnt;
default:
BUG();
}
@@ -291,6 +306,7 @@ static ssize_t hugetlb_cgroup_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
int ret, idx;
unsigned long nr_pages;
struct hugetlb_cgroup *h_cg = hugetlb_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));
+ bool reserved = false;

if (hugetlb_cgroup_is_root(h_cg)) /* Can't set limit on root */
return -EINVAL;
@@ -304,9 +320,14 @@ static ssize_t hugetlb_cgroup_write(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
nr_pages = round_down(nr_pages, 1 << huge_page_order(&hstates[idx]));

switch (MEMFILE_ATTR(of_cft(of)->private)) {
- case RES_LIMIT:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_LIMIT:
+ reserved = true;
+ /* Fall through. */
+ case HUGETLB_RES_LIMIT:
mutex_lock(&hugetlb_limit_mutex);
- ret = page_counter_set_max(&h_cg->hugepage[idx], nr_pages);
+ ret = page_counter_set_max(hugetlb_cgroup_get_counter(h_cg, idx,
+ reserved),
+ nr_pages);
mutex_unlock(&hugetlb_limit_mutex);
break;
default:
@@ -320,18 +341,26 @@ static ssize_t hugetlb_cgroup_reset(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
char *buf, size_t nbytes, loff_t off)
{
int ret = 0;
- struct page_counter *counter;
+ struct page_counter *counter, *reserved_counter;
struct hugetlb_cgroup *h_cg = hugetlb_cgroup_from_css(of_css(of));

counter = &h_cg->hugepage[MEMFILE_IDX(of_cft(of)->private)];
+ reserved_counter =
+ &h_cg->reserved_hugepage[MEMFILE_IDX(of_cft(of)->private)];

switch (MEMFILE_ATTR(of_cft(of)->private)) {
- case RES_MAX_USAGE:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_MAX_USAGE:
page_counter_reset_watermark(counter);
break;
- case RES_FAILCNT:
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_MAX_USAGE:
+ page_counter_reset_watermark(reserved_counter);
+ break;
+ case HUGETLB_RES_FAILCNT:
counter->failcnt = 0;
break;
+ case HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_FAILCNT:
+ reserved_counter->failcnt = 0;
+ break;
default:
ret = -EINVAL;
break;
@@ -357,37 +386,67 @@ static void __init __hugetlb_cgroup_file_init(int idx)
struct hstate *h = &hstates[idx];

/* format the size */
- mem_fmt(buf, 32, huge_page_size(h));
+ mem_fmt(buf, sizeof(buf), huge_page_size(h));

/* Add the limit file */
- cft = &h->cgroup_files[0];
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_LIMIT];
snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.limit_in_bytes", buf);
- cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, RES_LIMIT);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_LIMIT);
+ cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;
+ cft->write = hugetlb_cgroup_write;
+
+ /* Add the reservation limit file */
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_LIMIT];
+ snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.reservation_limit_in_bytes",
+ buf);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_LIMIT);
cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;
cft->write = hugetlb_cgroup_write;

/* Add the usage file */
- cft = &h->cgroup_files[1];
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_USAGE];
snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.usage_in_bytes", buf);
- cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, RES_USAGE);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_USAGE);
+ cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;
+
+ /* Add the reservation usage file */
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_USAGE];
+ snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.reservation_usage_in_bytes",
+ buf);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_USAGE);
cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;

/* Add the MAX usage file */
- cft = &h->cgroup_files[2];
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_MAX_USAGE];
snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.max_usage_in_bytes", buf);
- cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, RES_MAX_USAGE);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_MAX_USAGE);
+ cft->write = hugetlb_cgroup_reset;
+ cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;
+
+ /* Add the MAX reservation usage file */
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_MAX_USAGE];
+ snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME,
+ "%s.reservation_max_usage_in_bytes", buf);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_MAX_USAGE);
cft->write = hugetlb_cgroup_reset;
cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;

/* Add the failcntfile */
- cft = &h->cgroup_files[3];
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_FAILCNT];
snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.failcnt", buf);
- cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, RES_FAILCNT);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_FAILCNT);
+ cft->write = hugetlb_cgroup_reset;
+ cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;
+
+ /* Add the reservation failcntfile */
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_FAILCNT];
+ snprintf(cft->name, MAX_CFTYPE_NAME, "%s.reservation_failcnt", buf);
+ cft->private = MEMFILE_PRIVATE(idx, HUGETLB_RES_RESERVATION_FAILCNT);
cft->write = hugetlb_cgroup_reset;
cft->read_u64 = hugetlb_cgroup_read_u64;

/* NULL terminate the last cft */
- cft = &h->cgroup_files[4];
+ cft = &h->cgroup_files[HUGETLB_RES_NULL];
memset(cft, 0, sizeof(*cft));

WARN_ON(cgroup_add_legacy_cftypes(&hugetlb_cgrp_subsys,
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