Re: [External] Re: [PATCH v13 02/12] mm: hugetlb: introduce a new config HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP

[Randy Dunlap]

On 1/24/21 8:06 PM, Muchun Song wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 7:58 AM David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 17 Jan 2021, Muchun Song wrote:
>>
>>> The HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP option is used to enable the freeing
>>> of unnecessary vmemmap associated with HugeTLB pages. The config
>>> option is introduced early so that supporting code can be written
>>> to depend on the option. The initial version of the code only
>>> provides support for x86-64.
>>>
>>> Like other code which frees vmemmap, this config option depends on
>>> HAVE_BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE. The routine register_page_bootmem_info() is
>>> used to register bootmem info. Therefore, make sure
>>> register_page_bootmem_info is enabled if HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP
>>> is defined.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Muchun Song <songmuchun@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Reviewed-by: Oscar Salvador <osalvador@xxxxxxx>
>>> Acked-by: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>  arch/x86/mm/init_64.c |  2 +-
>>>  fs/Kconfig            | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>>>  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
>>> index 0a45f062826e..0435bee2e172 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
>>> @@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ static struct kcore_list kcore_vsyscall;
>>>
>>>  static void __init register_page_bootmem_info(void)
>>>  {
>>> -#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
>>> +#if defined(CONFIG_NUMA) || defined(CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP)
>>>       int i;
>>>
>>>       for_each_online_node(i)
>>> diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
>>> index 976e8b9033c4..e7c4c2a79311 100644
>>> --- a/fs/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/fs/Kconfig
>>> @@ -245,6 +245,24 @@ config HUGETLBFS
>>>  config HUGETLB_PAGE
>>>       def_bool HUGETLBFS
>>>
>>> +config HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP
>>> +     def_bool HUGETLB_PAGE
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand the rationale for providing this help text if
>> this is def_bool depending on CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE.  Are you intending that
>> this is actually configurable and we want to provide guidance to the admin
>> on when to disable it (which it currently doesn't)?  If not, why have the
>> help text?
> 
> This is __not__ configurable. Seems like a comment to help others
> understand this option. Like Randy said.

Yes, it could be written with '#' (or "comment") comment syntax instead of as help text.

thanks.

>>
>>> +     depends on X86_64
>>> +     depends on SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
>>> +     depends on HAVE_BOOTMEM_INFO_NODE
>>> +     help
>>> +       The option HUGETLB_PAGE_FREE_VMEMMAP allows for the freeing of
>>> +       some vmemmap pages associated with pre-allocated HugeTLB pages.
>>> +       For example, on X86_64 6 vmemmap pages of size 4KB each can be
>>> +       saved for each 2MB HugeTLB page.  4094 vmemmap pages of size 4KB
>>> +       each can be saved for each 1GB HugeTLB page.
>>> +
>>> +       When a HugeTLB page is allocated or freed, the vmemmap array
>>> +       representing the range associated with the page will need to be
>>> +       remapped.  When a page is allocated, vmemmap pages are freed
>>> +       after remapping.  When a page is freed, previously discarded
>>> +       vmemmap pages must be allocated before remapping.
>>> +
>>>  config MEMFD_CREATE
>>>       def_bool TMPFS || HUGETLBFS
>>>
> 


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~Randy