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From:
Martin Pieuchot <mpi@grenadille.net>
Subject:
Re: Push UVM's pageqlock inside uvm_pagefree()
To:
Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>, tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 +0100

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On 20/02/25(Thu) 16:21, Martin Pieuchot wrote:
> Hey Mark,
> 
> Thanks for the review.
> 
> On 19/02/25(Wed) 15:08, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> > > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:11:09 +0100
> > > From: Martin Pieuchot <mpi@grenadille.net>
> > > 
> > > Here's the first step to reduce the contention on the global pageqlock
> > > mutex.  The lock is necessary to guarantee the integrity of the global
> > > LRUs.  So it is only required around uvm_pagedequeue().
> > > 
> > > This diff already makes a noticeable difference.  ok?
> > 
> > Possibly not ok.
> > 
> > Is it possible that uvm_pageclean() gets called simulatinously by two
> > different CPUs for the same page?  I'm not 100% sure that isn't
> > possible.  
> 
> If the page is associated with an `anon' or `uobject' we already assert
> that the, so called, owner lock, is held.  So it is not possible.
> 
> >            But if you can convince me that that isn't possible, there
> > are still a few issues:
> > are still a few issues:
> > 
> > 1. Probably should remove the
> > 
> >      => caller must lock page queues if `pg' is managed
> > 
> >    bit from the comment.
> 
> Indeed.  
> 
> > 2. I think this means that uvmexp.wired-- now happens without holding
> >    the uvmexp.pageqlock.  So that counter may go off and that in turn
> >    may cause problems in the pagedaemon.  Maybe we need to use atomic
> >    ops for it?
> 
> I agree, we do.
> 
> > 3. I think you're removing an optimization in uvn_flush().  That
> >    function would accumulate cleaned pages and return them to
> >    pmemrange in one go.  That potentially avoids lots of unlock/relock
> >    cases.
> 
> This is now done via per-CPU magazines.  I committed a similar change to
> uvm_anfree().  In my measurements it decreases contention on the fpageq
> lock because we do not replenish a magazine, and give back pages to the
> pmemrange allocator, every time uvn_flush() is called.
> 
> > 4. The current code has some cases that do:
> > 
> > 	uvm_lock_pageq();
> >   	pmap_page_protect(pg, PROT_NONE);
> >   	uvm_pagefree(pg);
> > 	uvm_unlock_pageq();
> > 
> >    I'm wondering if that is trying to stop the case where we remove
> >    the page from the pmap, but another CPU tries to access the page
> >    and fault it back in.  So what prevents that from happening once
> >    you no longer grab the lock?
> 
> I like your question.
> 
> Note that currently the pageq lock doesn't prevent another CPU to fault
> between the PROT_NONE and uvm_pagefree().  When a fault occurs, the VA
> is translated into an `anon' which might or might not be associated to a
> physical page.
> In the fault handler accessing `anon->an_page' is done while holding the
> corresponding anon lock which is the lock of the amap it belongs to.
> 
> In other words, what prevents `pg' to be faulted back in is the anon
> lock which is held during uvm_pageclean().
> 
> The same logic applies to managed pages linked to an uobj except that the
> lock is `vmobjlock'.
> 
> Here's an updated diff with the comment removed and using atomic
> operations for uvmexp.wired.

I missed a chunk in the previous diff when rebasing.  Complete diff
below.

ok?

Index: uvm/uvm_anon.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_anon.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.61 uvm_anon.c
--- uvm/uvm_anon.c	27 Dec 2024 12:04:40 -0000	1.61
+++ uvm/uvm_anon.c	19 Feb 2025 11:12:50 -0000
@@ -106,14 +106,10 @@ uvm_anfree_list(struct vm_anon *anon, st
 			 * clean page, and put it on pglist
 			 * for later freeing.
 			 */
-			uvm_lock_pageq();
 			uvm_pageclean(pg);
-			uvm_unlock_pageq();
 			TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(pgl, pg, pageq);
 		} else {
-			uvm_lock_pageq();	/* lock out pagedaemon */
 			uvm_pagefree(pg);	/* bye bye */
-			uvm_unlock_pageq();	/* free the daemon */
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (anon->an_swslot != 0 && anon->an_swslot != SWSLOT_BAD) {
@@ -249,10 +245,8 @@ uvm_anon_release(struct vm_anon *anon)
 	KASSERT(pg->uanon == anon);
 	KASSERT(anon->an_ref == 0);
 
-	uvm_lock_pageq();
 	pmap_page_protect(pg, PROT_NONE);
 	uvm_pagefree(pg);
-	uvm_unlock_pageq();
 	KASSERT(anon->an_page == NULL);
 	lock = anon->an_lock;
 	uvm_anon_dropswap(anon);
Index: uvm/uvm_aobj.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_aobj.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.115 uvm_aobj.c
--- uvm/uvm_aobj.c	27 Dec 2024 12:04:40 -0000	1.115
+++ uvm/uvm_aobj.c	19 Feb 2025 11:12:50 -0000
@@ -839,9 +839,7 @@ uao_detach(struct uvm_object *uobj)
 			continue;
 		}
 		uao_dropswap(&aobj->u_obj, pg->offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-		uvm_lock_pageq();
 		uvm_pagefree(pg);
-		uvm_unlock_pageq();
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -957,10 +955,7 @@ uao_flush(struct uvm_object *uobj, voff_
 			 * because we need to update swap accounting anyway.
 			 */
 			uao_dropswap(uobj, pg->offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-			uvm_lock_pageq();
 			uvm_pagefree(pg);
-			uvm_unlock_pageq();
-
 			continue;
 		default:
 			panic("uao_flush: weird flags");
@@ -1179,9 +1174,7 @@ uao_get(struct uvm_object *uobj, voff_t 
 				atomic_clearbits_int(&ptmp->pg_flags,
 				    PG_WANTED|PG_BUSY);
 				UVM_PAGE_OWN(ptmp, NULL);
-				uvm_lock_pageq();
 				uvm_pagefree(ptmp);
-				uvm_unlock_pageq();
 				rw_exit(uobj->vmobjlock);
 
 				return rv;
Index: uvm/uvm_fault.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_fault.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.163 uvm_fault.c
--- uvm/uvm_fault.c	29 Jan 2025 15:22:33 -0000	1.163
+++ uvm/uvm_fault.c	19 Feb 2025 11:12:50 -0000
@@ -417,9 +417,7 @@ uvmfault_anonget(struct uvm_faultinfo *u
 				 * cannot be mapped and thus no need to
 				 * pmap_page_protect() it.
 				 */
-				uvm_lock_pageq();
 				uvm_pagefree(pg);
-				uvm_unlock_pageq();
 
 				if (locked) {
 					uvmfault_unlockall(ufi, NULL, NULL);
Index: uvm/uvm_km.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_km.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.155 uvm_km.c
--- uvm/uvm_km.c	1 Nov 2024 20:26:18 -0000	1.155
+++ uvm/uvm_km.c	19 Feb 2025 11:12:50 -0000
@@ -270,9 +270,7 @@ uvm_km_pgremove(struct uvm_object *uobj,
 		slot = uao_dropswap(uobj, curoff >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
 		if (pp != NULL) {
-			uvm_lock_pageq();
 			uvm_pagefree(pp);
-			uvm_unlock_pageq();
 		} else if (slot != 0) {
 			swpgonlydelta++;
 		}
Index: uvm/uvm_object.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_object.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.26 uvm_object.c
--- uvm/uvm_object.c	19 Feb 2025 11:10:54 -0000	1.26
+++ uvm/uvm_object.c	19 Feb 2025 11:13:44 -0000
@@ -238,9 +238,7 @@ uvm_obj_free(struct uvm_object *uobj)
 		 */
 		atomic_clearbits_int(&pg->pg_flags, PG_TABLED);
 		pg->uobject = NULL;
-		uvm_lock_pageq();
 		uvm_pageclean(pg);
-		uvm_unlock_pageq();
 		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&pgl, pg, pageq);
  	}
 	uvm_pglistfree(&pgl);
Index: uvm/uvm_page.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_page.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.181 uvm_page.c
--- uvm/uvm_page.c	19 Feb 2025 11:10:54 -0000	1.181
+++ uvm/uvm_page.c	20 Feb 2025 15:25:36 -0000
@@ -863,9 +863,7 @@ uvm_pagerealloc_multi(struct uvm_object 
 			uvm_pagecopy(tpg, pg);
 			KASSERT(tpg->wire_count == 1);
 			tpg->wire_count = 0;
-			uvm_lock_pageq();
 			uvm_pagefree(tpg);
-			uvm_unlock_pageq();
 			uvm_pagealloc_pg(pg, obj, offset, NULL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -947,7 +945,6 @@ uvm_pagerealloc(struct vm_page *pg, stru
  * uvm_pageclean: clean page
  *
  * => erase page's identity (i.e. remove from object)
- * => caller must lock page queues if `pg' is managed
  * => assumes all valid mappings of pg are gone
  */
 void
@@ -955,10 +952,6 @@ uvm_pageclean(struct vm_page *pg)
 {
 	u_int flags_to_clear = 0;
 
-	if ((pg->pg_flags & (PG_TABLED|PQ_ACTIVE|PQ_INACTIVE)) &&
-	    (pg->uobject == NULL || !UVM_OBJ_IS_PMAP(pg->uobject)))
-		MUTEX_ASSERT_LOCKED(&uvm.pageqlock);
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	if (pg->uobject == (void *)0xdeadbeef &&
 	    pg->uanon == (void *)0xdeadbeef) {
@@ -982,14 +975,18 @@ uvm_pageclean(struct vm_page *pg)
 	/*
 	 * now remove the page from the queues
 	 */
-	uvm_pagedequeue(pg);
+	if (pg->pg_flags & (PQ_ACTIVE|PQ_INACTIVE)) {
+		uvm_lock_pageq();
+		uvm_pagedequeue(pg);
+		uvm_unlock_pageq();
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * if the page was wired, unwire it now.
 	 */
 	if (pg->wire_count) {
 		pg->wire_count = 0;
-		uvmexp.wired--;
+		atomic_dec_int(&uvmexp.wired);
 	}
 	if (pg->uanon) {
 		pg->uanon->an_page = NULL;
@@ -1235,7 +1232,7 @@ uvm_pagewire(struct vm_page *pg)
 
 	if (pg->wire_count == 0) {
 		uvm_pagedequeue(pg);
-		uvmexp.wired++;
+		atomic_inc_int(&uvmexp.wired);
 	}
 	pg->wire_count++;
 }
@@ -1255,7 +1252,7 @@ uvm_pageunwire(struct vm_page *pg)
 	pg->wire_count--;
 	if (pg->wire_count == 0) {
 		uvm_pageactivate(pg);
-		uvmexp.wired--;
+		atomic_dec_int(&uvmexp.wired);
 	}
 }
 
Index: uvm/uvm_pdaemon.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_pdaemon.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.134 uvm_pdaemon.c
--- uvm/uvm_pdaemon.c	25 Jan 2025 08:55:52 -0000	1.134
+++ uvm/uvm_pdaemon.c	19 Feb 2025 11:13:00 -0000
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ uvmpd_scan_inactive(struct uvm_pmalloc *
 
 				/* zap all mappings with pmap_page_protect... */
 				pmap_page_protect(p, PROT_NONE);
+				/* dequeue first to prevent lock recursion */
+				uvm_pagedequeue(p);
 				uvm_pagefree(p);
 				freed++;
 
@@ -853,6 +855,8 @@ uvmpd_scan_inactive(struct uvm_pmalloc *
 				anon = NULL;
 				uvm_lock_pageq();
 				nextpg = TAILQ_NEXT(p, pageq);
+				/* dequeue first to prevent lock recursion */
+				uvm_pagedequeue(p);
 				/* free released page */
 				uvm_pagefree(p);
 			} else {	/* page was not released during I/O */
@@ -1055,7 +1059,6 @@ uvmpd_drop(struct pglist *pglst)
 			struct uvm_object * uobj = p->uobject;
 
 			rw_enter(uobj->vmobjlock, RW_WRITE);
-			uvm_lock_pageq();
 			/*
 			 * we now have the page queues locked.
 			 * the page is not busy.   if the page is clean we
@@ -1071,7 +1074,6 @@ uvmpd_drop(struct pglist *pglst)
 				pmap_page_protect(p, PROT_NONE);
 				uvm_pagefree(p);
 			}
-			uvm_unlock_pageq();
 			rw_exit(uobj->vmobjlock);
 		}
 	}
Index: uvm/uvm_swap.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_swap.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.173 uvm_swap.c
--- uvm/uvm_swap.c	7 Nov 2024 09:04:55 -0000	1.173
+++ uvm/uvm_swap.c	19 Feb 2025 11:13:00 -0000
@@ -395,10 +395,8 @@ uvm_swap_freepages(struct vm_page **pps,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	uvm_lock_pageq();
 	for (i = 0; i < npages; i++)
 		uvm_pagefree(pps[i]);
-	uvm_unlock_pageq();
 
 }
 
Index: uvm/uvm_vnode.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvm_vnode.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.138 uvm_vnode.c
--- uvm/uvm_vnode.c	27 Dec 2024 12:04:40 -0000	1.138
+++ uvm/uvm_vnode.c	19 Feb 2025 11:13:00 -0000
@@ -602,13 +602,11 @@ uvn_flush(struct uvm_object *uobj, voff_
 	struct uvm_vnode *uvn = (struct uvm_vnode *) uobj;
 	struct vm_page *pp, *ptmp;
 	struct vm_page *pps[MAXBSIZE >> PAGE_SHIFT], **ppsp;
-	struct pglist dead;
 	int npages, result, lcv;
 	boolean_t retval, need_iosync, needs_clean;
 	voff_t curoff;
 
 	KASSERT(rw_write_held(uobj->vmobjlock));
-	TAILQ_INIT(&dead);
 
 	/* get init vals and determine how we are going to traverse object */
 	need_iosync = FALSE;
@@ -696,9 +694,9 @@ uvn_flush(struct uvm_object *uobj, voff_
 					continue;
 				} else {
 					pmap_page_protect(pp, PROT_NONE);
-					/* removed page from object */
-					uvm_pageclean(pp);
-					TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&dead, pp, pageq);
+					/* dequeue to prevent lock recursion */
+					uvm_pagedequeue(pp);
+					uvm_pagefree(pp);
 				}
 			}
 			continue;
@@ -830,8 +828,9 @@ ReTry:
 					retval = FALSE;
 				}
 				pmap_page_protect(ptmp, PROT_NONE);
-				uvm_pageclean(ptmp);
-				TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&dead, ptmp, pageq);
+				/* dequeue first to prevent lock recursion */
+				uvm_pagedequeue(ptmp);
+				uvm_pagefree(ptmp);
 			}
 
 		}		/* end of "lcv" for loop */
@@ -852,8 +851,6 @@ ReTry:
 			wakeup(&uvn->u_flags);
 		uvn->u_flags &= ~(UVM_VNODE_IOSYNC|UVM_VNODE_IOSYNCWANTED);
 	}
-
-	uvm_pglistfree(&dead);
 
 	return retval;
 }
Index: uvm/uvmexp.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/sys/uvm/uvmexp.h,v
diff -u -p -r1.16 uvmexp.h
--- uvm/uvmexp.h	25 Nov 2024 13:06:25 -0000	1.16
+++ uvm/uvmexp.h	20 Feb 2025 15:18:17 -0000
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct uvmexp {
 	int active;     /* [L] # of active pages */
 	int inactive;   /* [L] # of pages that we free'd but may want back */
 	int paging;	/* [a] # of pages in the process of being paged out */
-	int wired;      /* number of wired pages */
+	int wired;      /* [a] number of wired pages */
 
 	int zeropages;		/* [F] number of zero'd pages */
 	int reserve_pagedaemon; /* [I] # of pages reserved for pagedaemon */