Re: [RFC][PATCH] swsusp: support creating bigger images

[Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@yahoo.com.au>]

pageRafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> Index: linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm3/mm/rmap.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm3.orig/mm/rmap.c	2006-04-22 10:34:33.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm3/mm/rmap.c	2006-04-23 00:41:19.000000000 +0200
> @@ -851,3 +851,22 @@ int try_to_unmap(struct page *page, int 
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND
> +int page_mapped_by_current(struct page *page)
> +{
> +	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&current->mm->page_table_lock);
> +
> +	for (vma = current->mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next)
> +		if (page_address_in_vma(page, vma) != -EFAULT) {
> +			ret = 1;
> +			break;
> +		}
> +
> +	spin_unlock(&current->mm->page_table_lock);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +#endif /* CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND */

Why not just pass in the task struct? It might make the interface more
useful elsewhere.

> Index: linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm3/include/linux/rmap.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm3.orig/include/linux/rmap.h	2006-04-22 10:34:33.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.17-rc1-mm3/include/linux/rmap.h	2006-04-22 10:34:45.000000000 +0200
> @@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ pte_t *page_check_address(struct page *,
>   */
>  unsigned long page_address_in_vma(struct page *, struct vm_area_struct *);
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND
> +int page_mapped_by_current(struct page *);
> +#else
> +static inline int page_mapped_by_current(struct page *page) { return 0; }
> +#endif /* CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND */

This just wrong. What if some random unrelated code calls
page_mapped_by_current? You should only fold inlines if their result
folds accordingly.

For now just leave it out completely if !CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND.

 > -unsigned int count_data_pages(void)
> +/**
> + *	need_to_copy - determine if a page needs to be copied before saving.
> + *	Returns false if the page can be saved without copying.
> + */
> +
> +static int need_to_copy(struct page *page)
> +{
> +	if (!PageLRU(page) || PageCompound(page))
> +		return 1;
> +	if (page_mapped(page))
> +		return page_mapped_by_current(page);
> +
> +	return 1;
> +}

I'd much rather VM internal type stuff get moved *out* of kernel/power :(

It needs more comments too. Also, how important is it for the page to be
off the LRU? What if kswapd has taken it off the LRU temporarily (or is it
guanteed not to at this point)? What if it is in an lru_add pagevec?

> +
> +unsigned int count_data_pages(unsigned int *total)
>  {
>  	struct zone *zone;
>  	unsigned long zone_pfn;
> -	unsigned int n = 0;
> +	unsigned int n, m;
>  
> +	n = m = 0;
>  	for_each_zone (zone) {
>  		if (is_highmem(zone))
>  			continue;
>  		mark_free_pages(zone);
> -		for (zone_pfn = 0; zone_pfn < zone->spanned_pages; ++zone_pfn)
> -			n += saveable(zone, &zone_pfn);
> +		for (zone_pfn = 0; zone_pfn < zone->spanned_pages; ++zone_pfn) {
> +			unsigned long pfn = zone_pfn + zone->zone_start_pfn;
> +
> +			if (saveable(pfn)) {
> +				n++;
> +				if (!need_to_copy(pfn_to_page(pfn)))
> +					m++;
> +			}
> +		}
>  	}
> -	return n;
> +	if (total)
> +		*total = n;
> +
> +	return n - m;
>  }

Maybe we could add some commenting to these functions while changing them
around.

> +static LIST_HEAD(active_pages);
> +static LIST_HEAD(inactive_pages);
> +
> +/**
> + *	protect_data_pages - move data pages that need to be protected from
> + *	being reclaimed out of their respective LRU lists
> + */
> +
> +static void protect_data_pages(struct pbe *pblist)
> +{
> +	struct pbe *p;
> +
> +	for_each_pbe (p, pblist)
> +		if (p->address == p->orig_address) {
> +			struct page *page = virt_to_page(p->address);
> +			struct zone *zone = page_zone(page);
> +
> +			spin_lock(&zone->lru_lock);
> +			if (PageActive(page)) {
> +				del_page_from_active_list(zone, page);
> +				list_add(&page->lru, &active_pages);
> +			} else {
> +				del_page_from_inactive_list(zone, page);
> +				list_add(&page->lru, &inactive_pages);
> +			}
> +			spin_unlock(&zone->lru_lock);
> +			ClearPageLRU(page);
> +		}
> +}

a) How do you know the page is on the LRU?

b) Why are you clearing PageLRU outside the spinlock?

c) This code isn't going outside mm/ even if it is correct.

d) swsusp seems to be quite under documented as far as race conditions
   vs the rest of the kernel go. In some places only a single CPU is
   running with interrupts off, in other places all processes have
   frozen, etc. etc. So it is hard to even know if synchronisation is
   correct or not.

   Suggest more documentation goes into this.

> +
> +/**
> + *	restore_active_inactive_lists - if suspend fails, the pages protected
> + *	with protect_data_pages() have to be moved back to their respective
> + *	lists
> + */
> +
> +static void restore_active_inactive_lists(void)

Ditto, mostly.

> +static int enough_free_mem(unsigned int nr_pages, unsigned int copy_pages)
>  {
>  	struct zone *zone;
> -	unsigned int n = 0;
> +	long n = 0;
> +
> +	pr_debug("swsusp: pages needed: %u + %lu + %lu, free: %u\n",
> +		 copy_pages,
> +		 (nr_pages + PBES_PER_PAGE - 1) / PBES_PER_PAGE,
> +		 EXTRA_PAGES, nr_free_pages());
>  
>  	for_each_zone (zone)
> -		if (!is_highmem(zone))
> +		if (!is_highmem(zone) && populated_zone(zone)) {
>  			n += zone->free_pages;
> -	pr_debug("swsusp: available memory: %u pages\n", n);
> -	return n > (nr_pages + PAGES_FOR_IO +
> -		(nr_pages + PBES_PER_PAGE - 1) / PBES_PER_PAGE);
> -}
> -
> -static int alloc_data_pages(struct pbe *pblist, gfp_t gfp_mask, int safe_needed)
> -{
> -	struct pbe *p;
> +			n -= zone->lowmem_reserve[ZONE_NORMAL];

Comment for this? Eg. why are you taking the ZONE_NORMAL watermark
in particular?

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