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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 0/3] vfio/type1: Batch page pinning
On Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:13:02 -0500
Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com> wrote:

> v2:
> - Fixed missing error unwind in patch 3 (Alex). After more thought,
> the ENODEV case is fine, so it stayed the same.
>
> - Rebased on linux-vfio.git/next (no conflicts).
>
> ---
>
> The VFIO type1 driver is calling pin_user_pages_remote() once per 4k page, so
> let's do it once per 512 4k pages to bring VFIO in line with other drivers such
> as IB and vDPA.
>
> qemu guests with at least 2G memory start about 8% faster on a Xeon server,
> with more detailed results in the last changelog.
>
> Thanks to Matthew, who first suggested the idea to me.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> Test Cases
> ----------
>
> 1) qemu passthrough with IOMMU-capable PCI device
>
> 2) standalone program to hit
> vfio_pin_map_dma() -> vfio_pin_pages_remote()
>
> 3) standalone program to hit
> vfio_iommu_replay() -> vfio_pin_pages_remote()
>
> Each was run...
>
> - with varying sizes
> - with/without disable_hugepages=1
> - with/without LOCKED_VM exceeded
>
> I didn't test vfio_pin_page_external() because there was no readily available
> hardware, but the changes there are pretty minimal.
>
> Daniel Jordan (3):
> vfio/type1: Change success value of vaddr_get_pfn()
> vfio/type1: Prepare for batched pinning with struct vfio_batch
> vfio/type1: Batch page pinning
>
> drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c | 215 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> 1 file changed, 155 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)
>
> base-commit: 76adb20f924f8d27ed50d02cd29cadedb59fd88f

Applied to vfio next branch for v5.12. Thanks,

Alex

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