> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 13:16:25 +0200
> From: Martin Pieuchot <mpi@grenadille.net>
> 
> On 02/10/24(Wed) 17:28, Martin Pieuchot wrote:
> > It is currently impossible to use km_alloc(9) to get a managed mapping
> > backed with physical pages allocated up front.  I guess this is why
> > uvm_km_kmemalloc_pla() is still used to allocate the UAREA.
> > 
> > To fix that, I suggest the diff below which turns the "kp_pageable" flag
> > of km_alloc(9) into a "kp_managed".  This new flag no longer implies
> > "kp_nomem" so I updated the description and fixed the remaining XXX to
> > preserve existing behavior of the `kp_pageable' global.
> > 
> > With this change I believe we could also get rid of uvm_km_zalloc() used
> > in the i386 pmap.
> > 
> > Comments?  Oks?
> 
> Anyone?

I don't really understand why this needs to be "managed" memory.  We
stopped paging out the uarea ages ago, and I wonder if all this
complexity is just from the time when we did.  Can't this just be
kp_zero memory?

> > Index: sys/uvm/uvm_extern.h
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_extern.h,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.177 uvm_extern.h
> > --- sys/uvm/uvm_extern.h	24 Aug 2024 10:46:43 -0000	1.177
> > +++ sys/uvm/uvm_extern.h	2 Oct 2024 14:51:32 -0000
> > @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ struct kmem_va_mode {
> >   *  kp_nomem - don't allocate any backing pages.
> >   *  kp_maxseg - maximal amount of contiguous segments.
> >   *  kp_zero - zero the returned memory.
> > - *  kp_pageable - allocate pageable memory.
> > + *  kp_managed - map memory paged from `kp_object'.
> >   */
> >  struct kmem_pa_mode {
> >  	struct uvm_constraint_range *kp_constraint;
> > @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ struct kmem_pa_mode {
> >  	int kp_maxseg;
> >  	char kp_nomem;
> >  	char kp_zero;
> > -	char kp_pageable;
> > +	char kp_managed;
> >  };
> >  
> >  /*
> > Index: sys/uvm/uvm_glue.c
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_glue.c,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.84 uvm_glue.c
> > --- sys/uvm/uvm_glue.c	10 Sep 2022 20:35:29 -0000	1.84
> > +++ sys/uvm/uvm_glue.c	2 Oct 2024 14:39:14 -0000
> > @@ -259,20 +259,26 @@ uvm_vsunlock_device(struct proc *p, void
> >  	uvm_km_free(kernel_map, kva, sz);
> >  }
> >  
> > +const struct kmem_va_mode kv_uarea = {
> > +	.kv_map = &kernel_map,
> > +	.kv_align = USPACE_ALIGN
> > +};
> > +
> > +const struct kmem_pa_mode kp_uarea = {
> > +	.kp_constraint = &no_constraint,
> > +	.kp_object = &uvm.kernel_object,
> > +	.kp_zero = 1,
> > +	.kp_managed = 1
> > +};
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * uvm_uarea_alloc: allocate the u-area for a new thread
> >   */
> >  vaddr_t
> >  uvm_uarea_alloc(void)
> >  {
> > -	vaddr_t uaddr;
> > -
> > -	uaddr = uvm_km_kmemalloc_pla(kernel_map, uvm.kernel_object, USPACE,
> > -	    USPACE_ALIGN, UVM_KMF_ZERO,
> > -	    no_constraint.ucr_low, no_constraint.ucr_high,
> > -	    0, 0, USPACE/PAGE_SIZE);
> >  
> > -	return (uaddr);
> > +	return (vaddr_t)km_alloc(USPACE, &kv_uarea, &kp_uarea, &kd_waitok);
> >  }
> >  
> >  /*
> > @@ -284,7 +290,7 @@ uvm_uarea_alloc(void)
> >  void
> >  uvm_uarea_free(struct proc *p)
> >  {
> > -	uvm_km_free(kernel_map, (vaddr_t)p->p_addr, USPACE);
> > +	km_free(p->p_addr, USPACE, &kv_uarea, &kp_uarea);
> >  	p->p_addr = NULL;
> >  }
> >  
> > Index: sys/uvm/uvm_km.c
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_km.c,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.154 uvm_km.c
> > --- sys/uvm/uvm_km.c	24 Aug 2024 10:46:43 -0000	1.154
> > +++ sys/uvm/uvm_km.c	2 Oct 2024 14:49:00 -0000
> > @@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ km_alloc(size_t sz, const struct kmem_va
> >  
> >  	TAILQ_INIT(&pgl);
> >  
> > -	if (kp->kp_nomem || kp->kp_pageable)
> > +	if (kp->kp_nomem)
> >  		goto alloc_va;
> >  
> >  	pla_flags = kd->kd_waitok ? UVM_PLA_WAITOK : UVM_PLA_NOWAIT;
> > @@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ km_alloc(size_t sz, const struct kmem_va
> >  
> >  	pla_align = kp->kp_align;
> >  #ifdef __HAVE_PMAP_DIRECT
> > -	if (pla_align < kv->kv_align)
> > +	if ((kv->kv_singlepage || kp->kp_maxseg == 1) &&
> > +	    (pla_align < kv->kv_align))
> >  		pla_align = kv->kv_align;
> >  #endif
> >  	pla_maxseg = kp->kp_maxseg;
> > @@ -762,7 +763,7 @@ km_alloc(size_t sz, const struct kmem_va
> >  
> >  	if (uvm_pglistalloc(sz, kp->kp_constraint->ucr_low,
> >  	    kp->kp_constraint->ucr_high, pla_align, kp->kp_boundary,
> > -	    &pgl, pla_maxseg, pla_flags)) {	
> > +	    &pgl, pla_maxseg, pla_flags)) {
> >  		return (NULL);
> >  	}
> >  
> > @@ -783,7 +784,7 @@ km_alloc(size_t sz, const struct kmem_va
> >  alloc_va:
> >  	prot = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
> >  
> > -	if (kp->kp_pageable) {
> > +	if (kp->kp_managed) {
> >  		KASSERT(kp->kp_object);
> >  		KASSERT(!kv->kv_singlepage);
> >  	} else {
> > @@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ try_map:
> >  	}
> >  	sva = va;
> >  	TAILQ_FOREACH(pg, &pgl, pageq) {
> > -		if (kp->kp_pageable)
> > +		if (kp->kp_managed)
> >  			pmap_enter(pmap_kernel(), va, VM_PAGE_TO_PHYS(pg),
> >  			    prot, prot | PMAP_WIRED);
> >  		else
> > @@ -860,9 +861,6 @@ km_free(void *v, size_t sz, const struct
> >  	sva = (vaddr_t)v;
> >  	eva = sva + sz;
> >  
> > -	if (kp->kp_nomem)
> > -		goto free_va;
> > -
> >  #ifdef __HAVE_PMAP_DIRECT
> >  	if (kv->kv_singlepage || kp->kp_maxseg == 1) {
> >  		TAILQ_INIT(&pgl);
> > @@ -887,10 +885,10 @@ km_free(void *v, size_t sz, const struct
> >  	}
> >  #endif
> >  
> > -	if (kp->kp_pageable) {
> > +	if (kp->kp_managed) {
> >  		pmap_remove(pmap_kernel(), sva, eva);
> >  		pmap_update(pmap_kernel());
> > -	} else {
> > +	} else if (!kp->kp_nomem) {
> >  		TAILQ_INIT(&pgl);
> >  		for (va = sva; va < eva; va += PAGE_SIZE) {
> >  			paddr_t pa;
> > @@ -908,7 +906,7 @@ km_free(void *v, size_t sz, const struct
> >  		pmap_update(pmap_kernel());
> >  		uvm_pglistfree(&pgl);
> >  	}
> > -free_va:
> > +
> >  	uvm_unmap(*kv->kv_map, sva, eva);
> >  	if (kv->kv_wait)
> >  		wakeup(*kv->kv_map);
> > @@ -951,8 +949,8 @@ const struct kmem_pa_mode kp_zero = {
> >  
> >  const struct kmem_pa_mode kp_pageable = {
> >  	.kp_object = &uvm.kernel_object,
> > -	.kp_pageable = 1
> > -/* XXX - kp_nomem, maybe, but we'll need to fix km_free. */
> > +	.kp_managed = 1,
> > +	.kp_nomem = 1
> >  };
> >  
> >  const struct kmem_pa_mode kp_none = {
> > Index: share/man/man9/km_alloc.9
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man9/km_alloc.9,v
> > diff -u -p -r1.9 km_alloc.9
> > --- share/man/man9/km_alloc.9	6 Dec 2019 19:15:16 -0000	1.9
> > +++ share/man/man9/km_alloc.9	2 Oct 2024 14:47:18 -0000
> > @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ struct kmem_pa_mode {
> >  	int kp_nomem;
> >  	int kp_maxseg;
> >  	int kp_zero;
> > -	int kp_pageable;
> > +	int kp_managed;
> >  };
> >  .Ed
> >  .Bl -tag -width kp_constraint
> > @@ -141,15 +141,14 @@ Physical alignment of the first page in 
> >  Boundary that the physical addresses can't cross if the allocation is
> >  contiguous.
> >  .It kp_nomem
> > -A flag that specifies that the allocation should not be backed by physical
> > -pages.
> > +A flag that specifies that no physical page should be allocated up front.
> >  .It kp_maxseg
> >  Maximal amount of contiguous physical segments in the allocation.
> >  .It kp_zero
> >  A flag that specifies if the returned memory should be zeroed.
> > -.It kp_pageable
> > -A flag that specifies if the returned memory should be demand paged from the
> > -backing object instead of being allocated up front.
> > +.It kp_managed
> > +A flag that specifies if the returned memory should be mapped paged from the
> > +backing object.
> >  .El
> >  .Bd -literal
> >  struct kmem_dyn_mode {
> > 
> 
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