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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 0/9] zram: introduce crypto decompress noctx API and use it on zram
On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:58:12PM +0900, Minchan Kim wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 02:19:15PM +0900, Joonsoo Kim wrote:
> > This patchset makes zram to use crypto API in order to support
> > more compression algorithm.
> >
> > The reason we need to support vairous compression algorithms is that
> > zram's performance is highly depend on workload and compression algorithm
> > and architecture. Every compression algorithm has it's own strong point.
> > For example, zlib is the best for compression ratio, but, it's
> > (de)compression speed is rather slow. Against my expectation, in my kernel
> > build test with zram swap, in low-memory condition on x86, zlib shows best
> > performance than others. In this case, I guess that compression ratio is
> > the most important factor. Unlike this situation, on ARM, maybe fast
> > (de)compression speed is the most important because it's computation speed
> > is slower than x86.
>
> Fair enough. lzo and lz4 cannot cover all of workloads so surely, there are
> workloads other compressor algorithm can win. As well, we could support
> H/W compressor with crypto support so I think crypto is a way to go.

Hello, Minchan.

Good!

>
> One thing I have a concern is I don't want to bind some of compressor
> algorithm to zram statically. User can see what kinds of crypto compressor
> support in his system via /proc/crypto and use it dynamically.
> I hope zram supports it.

Okay. I will handle it next version.

> >
> > Anyway, there is a concern from Sergey to use crypto API in zram. Current
> > crypto API has a limitation that always require tfm object to (de)compress
> > something because some of (de)compression function requires scratch buffer
> > embedded on tfm even if some of (de)compression function doesn't
> > require it. Due to above reason, using crypto API rather than calling
>
> Nice catch from Sergey!
>
> > compression library directly causes more memory footprint and this is
> > why zram doesn't use crypto API before.
> >
> > In this patchset, crypto compress noctx API is introduced to reduce memory
> > footprint caused by maintaining multiple tfm and zram uses it. Before
> > noctx API, zram's performace is down-graded if tfm is insufficient. But,
> > after applying noctx API, performace is restored.
> >
> > This addresses Sergey's concern perfectly and provides possibility to use
> > various compression algorithm in zram.
> >
> > Following is zram's read performance number.
> >
> > * iozone -t 4 -R -r 16K -s 60M -I +Z -i 0 -i 1
> > * max_stream is set to 1
> > * Output is in Kbytes/sec
> >
> > zram-base vs zram-crypto vs zram-crypto-noctx
> >
> > Read 10411701.88 6426911.62 9423894.38
> > Re-read 10017386.62 6428218.88 11000063.50
>
> Another patch and number we need to merge this patchset is zlib support
> patchset and number you had experiement.

Okay. Will include.

Thanks.

> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Joonsoo Kim (7):
> > crypto: introduce decompression API that can be called via sharable
> > tfm object
> > crypto/lzo: support decompress_noctx
> > crypyo/lz4: support decompress_noctx
> > crypto/lz4hc: support decompress_noctx
> > crypto/842: support decompress_noctx
> > zram: use crypto API for compression
> > zram: use crypto decompress_noctx API
> >
> > Sergey Senozhatsky (2):
> > zram: make stream find and release functions static
> > zram: pass zstrm down to decompression path
> >
> > crypto/842.c | 9 +++-
> > crypto/compress.c | 36 +++++++++++++++
> > crypto/crypto_null.c | 3 +-
> > crypto/deflate.c | 3 +-
> > crypto/lz4.c | 9 +++-
> > crypto/lz4hc.c | 9 +++-
> > crypto/lzo.c | 9 +++-
> > drivers/block/zram/Kconfig | 8 ++--
> > drivers/block/zram/Makefile | 4 +-
> > drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> > drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h | 42 +++++++----------
> > drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.c | 47 -------------------
> > drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.h | 17 -------
> > drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.c | 47 -------------------
> > drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.h | 17 -------
> > drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c | 32 +++++++++----
> > include/linux/crypto.h | 20 ++++++++
> > 17 files changed, 211 insertions(+), 203 deletions(-)
> > delete mode 100644 drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.c
> > delete mode 100644 drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lz4.h
> > delete mode 100644 drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.c
> > delete mode 100644 drivers/block/zram/zcomp_lzo.h
> >
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >
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