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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH 1/3] staging, zsmalloc: introduce zs_mem_[read/write]
Hello, Minchan.

On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 08:59:22AM +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
> Hi Joonsoo,
>
> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 05:08:55PM +0900, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> > If object is on boundary of page, zs_map_object() copy content of object
> > to pre-allocated page and return virtual address of
>
> IMHO, for reviewer reading easily, it would be better to specify explict
> word instead of abstract.
>
> pre-allocated pages : vm_buf which is reserved pages for zsmalloc
>
> > this pre-allocated page. If user inform zsmalloc of memcpy region,
> > we can avoid this copy overhead.
>
> That's a good idea!
>
> > This patch implement two API and these get information of memcpy region.
> > Using this information, we can do memcpy without overhead.
>
> For the clarification,
>
> we can reduce copy overhead with this patch
> in !USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING case.
>
> >
> > For USE_PGTABLE_MAPPING case, we can avoid flush cache and tlb overhead
> > via these API.
>
> Yeb!
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com>
> > ---
> > These are [RFC] patches, because I don't test and
> > I don't have test environment, yet. Just compile test done.
> > If there is positive comment, I will setup test env and check correctness.
> > These are based on v3.8-rc3.
> > If rebase is needed, please notify me what tree I should rebase.
>
> Whenever you send zsmalloc/zram/zcache, you have to based on recent linux-next.
> But I hope we send the patches to akpm by promoting soon. :(
>
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
> > index 09a9d35..e3ef5a5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/zsmalloc/zsmalloc-main.c
> > @@ -1045,6 +1045,118 @@ void zs_unmap_object(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle)
> > }
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zs_unmap_object);
> >
>
> It's exported function. Please write description.
>
> > +void zs_mem_read(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle,
> > + void *dest, unsigned long src_off, size_t n)
>
> n is meaningless, please use meaningful word.
> How about this?
> void *buf, unsigned long offset, size_t count
>
> > +{
> > + struct page *page;
> > + unsigned long obj_idx, off;
> > +
> > + unsigned int class_idx;
> > + enum fullness_group fg;
> > + struct size_class *class;
> > + struct page *pages[2];
> > + int sizes[2];
> > + void *addr;
> > +
> > + BUG_ON(!handle);
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Because we use per-cpu mapping areas shared among the
> > + * pools/users, we can't allow mapping in interrupt context
> > + * because it can corrupt another users mappings.
> > + */
> > + BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
> > +
> > + obj_handle_to_location(handle, &page, &obj_idx);
> > + get_zspage_mapping(get_first_page(page), &class_idx, &fg);
> > + class = &pool->size_class[class_idx];
> > + off = obj_idx_to_offset(page, obj_idx, class->size);
> > + off += src_off;
> > +
> > + BUG_ON(class->size < n);
> > +
> > + if (off + n <= PAGE_SIZE) {
> > + /* this object is contained entirely within a page */
> > + addr = kmap_atomic(page);
> > + memcpy(dest, addr + off, n);
> > + kunmap_atomic(addr);
> > + return;
> > + }
> > +
> > + /* this object spans two pages */
> > + pages[0] = page;
> > + pages[1] = get_next_page(page);
> > + BUG_ON(!pages[1]);
> > +
> > + sizes[0] = PAGE_SIZE - off;
> > + sizes[1] = n - sizes[0];
> > +
> > + addr = kmap_atomic(pages[0]);
> > + memcpy(dest, addr + off, sizes[0]);
> > + kunmap_atomic(addr);
> > +
> > + addr = kmap_atomic(pages[1]);
> > + memcpy(dest + sizes[0], addr, sizes[1]);
> > + kunmap_atomic(addr);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zs_mem_read);
> > +
>
> Ditto. Write descriptoin.
>
> > +void zs_mem_write(struct zs_pool *pool, unsigned long handle,
> > + const void *src, unsigned long dest_off, size_t n)
> > +{
> > + struct page *page;
> > + unsigned long obj_idx, off;
> > +
> > + unsigned int class_idx;
> > + enum fullness_group fg;
> > + struct size_class *class;
> > + struct page *pages[2];
> > + int sizes[2];
> > + void *addr;
> > +
> > + BUG_ON(!handle);
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Because we use per-cpu mapping areas shared among the
> > + * pools/users, we can't allow mapping in interrupt context
> > + * because it can corrupt another users mappings.
> > + */
> > + BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
> > +
> > + obj_handle_to_location(handle, &page, &obj_idx);
> > + get_zspage_mapping(get_first_page(page), &class_idx, &fg);
> > + class = &pool->size_class[class_idx];
> > + off = obj_idx_to_offset(page, obj_idx, class->size);
> > + off += dest_off;
> > +
> > + BUG_ON(class->size < n);
> > +
> > + if (off + n <= PAGE_SIZE) {
> > + /* this object is contained entirely within a page */
> > + addr = kmap_atomic(page);
> > + memcpy(addr + off, src, n);
> > + kunmap_atomic(addr);
> > + return;
> > + }
> > +
> > + /* this object spans two pages */
> > + pages[0] = page;
> > + pages[1] = get_next_page(page);
> > + BUG_ON(!pages[1]);
> > +
> > + sizes[0] = PAGE_SIZE - off;
> > + sizes[1] = n - sizes[0];
> > +
> > + addr = kmap_atomic(pages[0]);
> > + memcpy(addr + off, src, sizes[0]);
> > + kunmap_atomic(addr);
> > +
> > + addr = kmap_atomic(pages[1]);
> > + memcpy(addr, src + sizes[0], sizes[1]);
> > + kunmap_atomic(addr);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(zs_mem_write);
>
> Two API have same logic but just different memcpy argument order for input/output
> so you can factor out common logic.
>
> Patch looks good to me but I have a concern.
> I'd like to promote zram/zsmalloc as soon as possible.
> My last hurdle was LOCKDEP complaint so I decided to stop sending promoting patches
> until it was solved. At that same time, Nitin was sending some patches on zram meta
> diet and critical bug fix. Of course, they was conflict so we should line patches up
> following as
>
> 1. Critical bug fix and merge <- merged two days ago.
> 2. Nitin diet patch merge <- pending
> 3. Minchan Lockdep patch merge <- pending
>
> And then, my plan was trying to promote again.
> But unfortunately, I was not convinced of 2 at that time while we all agree on 3.
> So it takes some time to discuss 2 again and finally merge.
> So I would like to merge lockdep patch as top priority and then,
> Joonsoo/Nitin/Seth could try to send your patches to staging.
> (Seth already had a patch to solve lockdep problem simply in his zswap series
> but I don't like it although I didn't reply his patch.)
>
> If anyone has objection, please raise your hand.
> I will do best effort to send lockdep patch until early next week.

Okay.
I will try to re-send this patchset after promotion is complete.
And v2 will reflect your comments.
Thanks for reviewing this.

> --
> Kind regards,
> Minchan Kim
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