linux_dsm_epyc7002/fs/btrfs
Mel Gorman 2457aec637 mm: non-atomically mark page accessed during page cache allocation where possible
aops->write_begin may allocate a new page and make it visible only to have
mark_page_accessed called almost immediately after.  Once the page is
visible the atomic operations are necessary which is noticable overhead
when writing to an in-memory filesystem like tmpfs but should also be
noticable with fast storage.  The objective of the patch is to initialse
the accessed information with non-atomic operations before the page is
visible.

The bulk of filesystems directly or indirectly use
grab_cache_page_write_begin or find_or_create_page for the initial
allocation of a page cache page.  This patch adds an init_page_accessed()
helper which behaves like the first call to mark_page_accessed() but may
called before the page is visible and can be done non-atomically.

The primary APIs of concern in this care are the following and are used
by most filesystems.

	find_get_page
	find_lock_page
	find_or_create_page
	grab_cache_page_nowait
	grab_cache_page_write_begin

All of them are very similar in detail to the patch creates a core helper
pagecache_get_page() which takes a flags parameter that affects its
behavior such as whether the page should be marked accessed or not.  Then
old API is preserved but is basically a thin wrapper around this core
function.

Each of the filesystems are then updated to avoid calling
mark_page_accessed when it is known that the VM interfaces have already
done the job.  There is a slight snag in that the timing of the
mark_page_accessed() has now changed so in rare cases it's possible a page
gets to the end of the LRU as PageReferenced where as previously it might
have been repromoted.  This is expected to be rare but it's worth the
filesystem people thinking about it in case they see a problem with the
timing change.  It is also the case that some filesystems may be marking
pages accessed that previously did not but it makes sense that filesystems
have consistent behaviour in this regard.

The test case used to evaulate this is a simple dd of a large file done
multiple times with the file deleted on each iterations.  The size of the
file is 1/10th physical memory to avoid dirty page balancing.  In the
async case it will be possible that the workload completes without even
hitting the disk and will have variable results but highlight the impact
of mark_page_accessed for async IO.  The sync results are expected to be
more stable.  The exception is tmpfs where the normal case is for the "IO"
to not hit the disk.

The test machine was single socket and UMA to avoid any scheduling or NUMA
artifacts.  Throughput and wall times are presented for sync IO, only wall
times are shown for async as the granularity reported by dd and the
variability is unsuitable for comparison.  As async results were variable
do to writback timings, I'm only reporting the maximum figures.  The sync
results were stable enough to make the mean and stddev uninteresting.

The performance results are reported based on a run with no profiling.
Profile data is based on a separate run with oprofile running.

async dd
                                    3.15.0-rc3            3.15.0-rc3
                                       vanilla           accessed-v2
ext3    Max      elapsed     13.9900 (  0.00%)     11.5900 ( 17.16%)
tmpfs	Max      elapsed      0.5100 (  0.00%)      0.4900 (  3.92%)
btrfs   Max      elapsed     12.8100 (  0.00%)     12.7800 (  0.23%)
ext4	Max      elapsed     18.6000 (  0.00%)     13.3400 ( 28.28%)
xfs	Max      elapsed     12.5600 (  0.00%)      2.0900 ( 83.36%)

The XFS figure is a bit strange as it managed to avoid a worst case by
sheer luck but the average figures looked reasonable.

        samples percentage
ext3       86107    0.9783  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-vanilla        mark_page_accessed
ext3       23833    0.2710  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 mark_page_accessed
ext3        5036    0.0573  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 init_page_accessed
ext4       64566    0.8961  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-vanilla        mark_page_accessed
ext4        5322    0.0713  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 mark_page_accessed
ext4        2869    0.0384  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 init_page_accessed
xfs        62126    1.7675  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-vanilla        mark_page_accessed
xfs         1904    0.0554  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 init_page_accessed
xfs          103    0.0030  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 mark_page_accessed
btrfs      10655    0.1338  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-vanilla        mark_page_accessed
btrfs       2020    0.0273  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 init_page_accessed
btrfs        587    0.0079  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 mark_page_accessed
tmpfs      59562    3.2628  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-vanilla        mark_page_accessed
tmpfs       1210    0.0696  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 init_page_accessed
tmpfs         94    0.0054  vmlinux-3.15.0-rc4-accessed-v3r25 mark_page_accessed

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: don't run init_page_accessed() against an uninitialised pointer]
Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
Cc: Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz>
Cc: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>
Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Tested-by: Prabhakar Lad <prabhakar.csengg@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2014-06-04 16:54:10 -07:00
..
tests Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-01-30 20:08:20 -08:00
acl.c btrfs: remove dead code 2014-01-28 13:19:50 -08:00
async-thread.c btrfs: fix crash in remount(thread_pool=) case 2014-04-07 10:41:52 -07:00
async-thread.h btrfs: Add trace for btrfs_workqueue alloc/destroy 2014-03-20 17:15:28 -07:00
backref.c Btrfs: remove transaction from send 2014-04-06 17:39:30 -07:00
backref.h Btrfs: allocate prelim_ref with a slab allocater 2013-09-01 08:16:27 -04:00
btrfs_inode.h arch: Mass conversion of smp_mb__*() 2014-04-18 14:20:48 +02:00
check-integrity.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-02-04 12:26:56 -08:00
check-integrity.h block: submit_bio_wait() conversions 2013-11-24 16:33:41 -07:00
compression.c mm + fs: prepare for non-page entries in page cache radix trees 2014-04-03 16:21:00 -07:00
compression.h btrfs: make static code static & remove dead code 2013-05-06 15:55:23 -04:00
ctree.c Btrfs: hold the commit_root_sem when getting the commit root during send 2014-04-07 09:08:39 -07:00
ctree.h Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-04-27 13:26:28 -07:00
delayed-inode.c btrfs: Cleanup the "_struct" suffix in btrfs_workequeue 2014-03-10 15:17:16 -04:00
delayed-inode.h Btrfs: introduce the delayed inode ref deletion for the single link inode 2014-01-28 13:20:09 -08:00
delayed-ref.c Btrfs: fix race when updating existing ref head 2014-03-20 17:15:28 -07:00
delayed-ref.h Btrfs: attach delayed ref updates to delayed ref heads 2014-01-28 13:20:25 -08:00
dev-replace.c Btrfs: don't flush all delalloc inodes when we doesn't get s_umount lock 2014-03-10 15:17:27 -04:00
dev-replace.h Btrfs: add new sources for device replace code 2012-12-12 17:15:41 -05:00
dir-item.c Btrfs: convert printk to btrfs_ and fix BTRFS prefix 2014-01-28 13:20:05 -08:00
disk-io.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-04-27 13:26:28 -07:00
disk-io.h Btrfs: add a sanity test for btrfs_split_item 2013-11-11 21:51:02 -05:00
export.c btrfs: remove fs/btrfs/compat.h 2013-11-11 22:03:19 -05:00
export.h NFS support for btrfs - v3 2008-09-25 11:04:06 -04:00
extent_io.c mm: non-atomically mark page accessed during page cache allocation where possible 2014-06-04 16:54:10 -07:00
extent_io.h Btrfs: don't clear uptodate if the eb is under IO 2014-04-06 17:34:37 -07:00
extent_map.c Btrfs: more efficient btrfs_drop_extent_cache 2014-03-10 15:16:57 -04:00
extent_map.h Btrfs: more efficient btrfs_drop_extent_cache 2014-03-10 15:16:57 -04:00
extent-tree.c Btrfs: correctly set profile flags on seqlock retry 2014-04-24 16:43:33 -07:00
file-item.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-01-30 20:08:20 -08:00
file.c mm: non-atomically mark page accessed during page cache allocation where possible 2014-06-04 16:54:10 -07:00
free-space-cache.c Btrfs: convert printk to btrfs_ and fix BTRFS prefix 2014-01-28 13:20:05 -08:00
free-space-cache.h Btrfs: remove path arg from btrfs_truncate_free_space_cache 2013-11-11 21:51:33 -05:00
hash.c Btrfs: fix btrfs boot when compiled as built-in 2014-01-28 13:20:31 -08:00
hash.h Btrfs: fix btrfs boot when compiled as built-in 2014-01-28 13:20:31 -08:00
inode-item.c btrfs: cleanup: removed unused 'btrfs_get_inode_ref_index' 2014-01-28 13:19:39 -08:00
inode-map.c Btrfs: fix inode caching vs tree log 2014-04-24 16:43:33 -07:00
inode-map.h Btrfs: Support reading/writing on disk free ino cache 2011-04-25 16:46:11 +08:00
inode.c arch: Mass conversion of smp_mb__*() 2014-04-18 14:20:48 +02:00
ioctl.c Merge branch 'locking-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip into next 2014-06-03 12:57:53 -07:00
Kconfig Btrfs: fix btrfs boot when compiled as built-in 2014-01-28 13:20:31 -08:00
locking.c btrfs: make static code static & remove dead code 2013-05-06 15:55:23 -04:00
locking.h Btrfs: remove btrfs_try_spin_lock 2013-03-14 14:57:10 -04:00
lzo.c Btrfs: convert printk to btrfs_ and fix BTRFS prefix 2014-01-28 13:20:05 -08:00
Makefile Btrfs: fix btrfs boot when compiled as built-in 2014-01-28 13:20:31 -08:00
math.h Btrfs: cleanup duplicated division functions 2012-12-11 13:31:30 -05:00
ordered-data.c Btrfs: split the global ordered extents mutex 2014-03-10 15:17:28 -04:00
ordered-data.h btrfs: Cleanup the "_struct" suffix in btrfs_workequeue 2014-03-10 15:17:16 -04:00
orphan.c btrfs: expand btrfs_find_item() to include find_orphan_item functionality 2014-01-28 13:19:37 -08:00
print-tree.c Btrfs: don't use ram_bytes for uncompressed inline items 2014-01-29 07:06:29 -08:00
print-tree.h btrfs: make static code static & remove dead code 2013-05-06 15:55:23 -04:00
props.c Btrfs: add support for inode properties 2014-01-28 13:20:24 -08:00
props.h Btrfs: add support for inode properties 2014-01-28 13:20:24 -08:00
qgroup.c btrfs: Cleanup the "_struct" suffix in btrfs_workequeue 2014-03-10 15:17:16 -04:00
raid56.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-04-04 15:31:36 -07:00
raid56.h Btrfs: RAID5 and RAID6 2013-02-01 14:24:23 -05:00
rcu-string.h Btrfs: use rcu to protect device->name 2012-06-14 21:29:16 -04:00
reada.c btrfs: Cleanup the "_struct" suffix in btrfs_workequeue 2014-03-10 15:17:16 -04:00
relocation.c Btrfs: do not reset last_snapshot after relocation 2014-04-06 17:34:35 -07:00
root-tree.c btrfs: Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO 2014-03-10 15:16:51 -04:00
scrub.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-04-11 14:16:53 -07:00
send.c Btrfs: send, fix incorrect ref access when using extrefs 2014-05-20 10:18:26 -07:00
send.h btrfs: make static code static & remove dead code 2013-05-06 15:55:23 -04:00
struct-funcs.c Btrfs: rewrite BTRFS_SETGET_FUNCS 2012-07-23 16:28:06 -04:00
super.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-04-27 13:26:28 -07:00
sysfs.c btrfs: add simple debugfs interface 2014-03-10 15:15:51 -04:00
sysfs.h btrfs: add simple debugfs interface 2014-03-10 15:15:51 -04:00
transaction.c Btrfs: remove transaction from send 2014-04-06 17:39:30 -07:00
transaction.h Btrfs: remove transaction from send 2014-04-06 17:39:30 -07:00
tree-defrag.c Btrfs: cleanup dead code of defragment 2013-11-11 21:59:45 -05:00
tree-log.c Btrfs: stop joining the log transaction if sync log fails 2014-03-10 15:16:44 -04:00
tree-log.h Btrfs: just wait or commit our own log sub-transaction 2014-03-10 15:16:43 -04:00
ulist.c Btrfs: do not export ulist functions 2014-01-29 07:06:27 -08:00
ulist.h Btrfs: do not export ulist functions 2014-01-29 07:06:27 -08:00
uuid-tree.c Btrfs: convert printk to btrfs_ and fix BTRFS prefix 2014-01-28 13:20:05 -08:00
volumes.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-04-11 14:16:53 -07:00
volumes.h btrfs: Cleanup the "_struct" suffix in btrfs_workequeue 2014-03-10 15:17:16 -04:00
xattr.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mason/linux-btrfs 2014-01-30 20:08:20 -08:00
xattr.h btrfs: use generic posix ACL infrastructure 2014-01-25 23:58:18 -05:00
zlib.c Btrfs: convert printk to btrfs_ and fix BTRFS prefix 2014-01-28 13:20:05 -08:00