tree 69fc1603bb3a01df93275d0f164111d2f3f129af
parent d0d8da2dc49dfdfe1d788eaf4d55eb5d4964d926
author Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com> 1463788791 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1463792310 -0700

zram: user per-cpu compression streams

Remove idle streams list and keep compression streams in per-cpu data.
This removes two contented spin_lock()/spin_unlock() calls from write
path and also prevent write OP from being preempted while holding the
compression stream, which can cause slow downs.

For instance, let's assume that we have N cpus and N-2
max_comp_streams.TASK1 owns the last idle stream, TASK2-TASK3 come in
with the write requests:

  TASK1            TASK2              TASK3
 zram_bvec_write()
  spin_lock
  find stream
  spin_unlock

  compress

  <<preempted>>   zram_bvec_write()
                   spin_lock
                   find stream
                   spin_unlock
                     no_stream
                       schedule
                                     zram_bvec_write()
                                      spin_lock
                                      find_stream
                                      spin_unlock
                                        no_stream
                                          schedule
   spin_lock
   release stream
   spin_unlock
     wake up TASK2

not only TASK2 and TASK3 will not get the stream, TASK1 will be
preempted in the middle of its operation; while we would prefer it to
finish compression and release the stream.

Test environment: x86_64, 4 CPU box, 3G zram, lzo

The following fio tests were executed:
      read, randread, write, randwrite, rw, randrw
with the increasing number of jobs from 1 to 10.

                  4 streams        8 streams       per-cpu
  ===========================================================
  jobs1
  READ:           2520.1MB/s       2566.5MB/s      2491.5MB/s
  READ:           2102.7MB/s       2104.2MB/s      2091.3MB/s
  WRITE:          1355.1MB/s       1320.2MB/s      1378.9MB/s
  WRITE:          1103.5MB/s       1097.2MB/s      1122.5MB/s
  READ:           434013KB/s       435153KB/s      439961KB/s
  WRITE:          433969KB/s       435109KB/s      439917KB/s
  READ:           403166KB/s       405139KB/s      403373KB/s
  WRITE:          403223KB/s       405197KB/s      403430KB/s
  jobs2
  READ:           7958.6MB/s       8105.6MB/s      8073.7MB/s
  READ:           6864.9MB/s       6989.8MB/s      7021.8MB/s
  WRITE:          2438.1MB/s       2346.9MB/s      3400.2MB/s
  WRITE:          1994.2MB/s       1990.3MB/s      2941.2MB/s
  READ:           981504KB/s       973906KB/s      1018.8MB/s
  WRITE:          981659KB/s       974060KB/s      1018.1MB/s
  READ:           937021KB/s       938976KB/s      987250KB/s
  WRITE:          934878KB/s       936830KB/s      984993KB/s
  jobs3
  READ:           13280MB/s        13553MB/s       13553MB/s
  READ:           11534MB/s        11785MB/s       11755MB/s
  WRITE:          3456.9MB/s       3469.9MB/s      4810.3MB/s
  WRITE:          3029.6MB/s       3031.6MB/s      4264.8MB/s
  READ:           1363.8MB/s       1362.6MB/s      1448.9MB/s
  WRITE:          1361.9MB/s       1360.7MB/s      1446.9MB/s
  READ:           1309.4MB/s       1310.6MB/s      1397.5MB/s
  WRITE:          1307.4MB/s       1308.5MB/s      1395.3MB/s
  jobs4
  READ:           20244MB/s        20177MB/s       20344MB/s
  READ:           17886MB/s        17913MB/s       17835MB/s
  WRITE:          4071.6MB/s       4046.1MB/s      6370.2MB/s
  WRITE:          3608.9MB/s       3576.3MB/s      5785.4MB/s
  READ:           1824.3MB/s       1821.6MB/s      1997.5MB/s
  WRITE:          1819.8MB/s       1817.4MB/s      1992.5MB/s
  READ:           1765.7MB/s       1768.3MB/s      1937.3MB/s
  WRITE:          1767.5MB/s       1769.1MB/s      1939.2MB/s
  jobs5
  READ:           18663MB/s        18986MB/s       18823MB/s
  READ:           16659MB/s        16605MB/s       16954MB/s
  WRITE:          3912.4MB/s       3888.7MB/s      6126.9MB/s
  WRITE:          3506.4MB/s       3442.5MB/s      5519.3MB/s
  READ:           1798.2MB/s       1746.5MB/s      1935.8MB/s
  WRITE:          1792.7MB/s       1740.7MB/s      1929.1MB/s
  READ:           1727.6MB/s       1658.2MB/s      1917.3MB/s
  WRITE:          1726.5MB/s       1657.2MB/s      1916.6MB/s
  jobs6
  READ:           21017MB/s        20922MB/s       21162MB/s
  READ:           19022MB/s        19140MB/s       18770MB/s
  WRITE:          3968.2MB/s       4037.7MB/s      6620.8MB/s
  WRITE:          3643.5MB/s       3590.2MB/s      6027.5MB/s
  READ:           1871.8MB/s       1880.5MB/s      2049.9MB/s
  WRITE:          1867.8MB/s       1877.2MB/s      2046.2MB/s
  READ:           1755.8MB/s       1710.3MB/s      1964.7MB/s
  WRITE:          1750.5MB/s       1705.9MB/s      1958.8MB/s
  jobs7
  READ:           21103MB/s        20677MB/s       21482MB/s
  READ:           18522MB/s        18379MB/s       19443MB/s
  WRITE:          4022.5MB/s       4067.4MB/s      6755.9MB/s
  WRITE:          3691.7MB/s       3695.5MB/s      5925.6MB/s
  READ:           1841.5MB/s       1933.9MB/s      2090.5MB/s
  WRITE:          1842.7MB/s       1935.3MB/s      2091.9MB/s
  READ:           1832.4MB/s       1856.4MB/s      1971.5MB/s
  WRITE:          1822.3MB/s       1846.2MB/s      1960.6MB/s
  jobs8
  READ:           20463MB/s        20194MB/s       20862MB/s
  READ:           18178MB/s        17978MB/s       18299MB/s
  WRITE:          4085.9MB/s       4060.2MB/s      7023.8MB/s
  WRITE:          3776.3MB/s       3737.9MB/s      6278.2MB/s
  READ:           1957.6MB/s       1944.4MB/s      2109.5MB/s
  WRITE:          1959.2MB/s       1946.2MB/s      2111.4MB/s
  READ:           1900.6MB/s       1885.7MB/s      2082.1MB/s
  WRITE:          1896.2MB/s       1881.4MB/s      2078.3MB/s
  jobs9
  READ:           19692MB/s        19734MB/s       19334MB/s
  READ:           17678MB/s        18249MB/s       17666MB/s
  WRITE:          4004.7MB/s       4064.8MB/s      6990.7MB/s
  WRITE:          3724.7MB/s       3772.1MB/s      6193.6MB/s
  READ:           1953.7MB/s       1967.3MB/s      2105.6MB/s
  WRITE:          1953.4MB/s       1966.7MB/s      2104.1MB/s
  READ:           1860.4MB/s       1897.4MB/s      2068.5MB/s
  WRITE:          1858.9MB/s       1895.9MB/s      2066.8MB/s
  jobs10
  READ:           19730MB/s        19579MB/s       19492MB/s
  READ:           18028MB/s        18018MB/s       18221MB/s
  WRITE:          4027.3MB/s       4090.6MB/s      7020.1MB/s
  WRITE:          3810.5MB/s       3846.8MB/s      6426.8MB/s
  READ:           1956.1MB/s       1994.6MB/s      2145.2MB/s
  WRITE:          1955.9MB/s       1993.5MB/s      2144.8MB/s
  READ:           1852.8MB/s       1911.6MB/s      2075.8MB/s
  WRITE:          1855.7MB/s       1914.6MB/s      2078.1MB/s

perf stat

                                  4 streams                       8 streams                       per-cpu
  ====================================================================================================================
  jobs1
  stalled-cycles-frontend      23,174,811,209 (  38.21%)     23,220,254,188 (  38.25%)       23,061,406,918 (  38.34%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       11,514,174,638 (  18.98%)     11,696,722,657 (  19.27%)       11,370,852,810 (  18.90%)
  instructions                 73,925,005,782 (    1.22)     73,903,177,632 (    1.22)       73,507,201,037 (    1.22)
  branches                     14,455,124,835 ( 756.063)     14,455,184,779 ( 755.281)       14,378,599,509 ( 758.546)
  branch-misses                    69,801,336 (   0.48%)         80,225,529 (   0.55%)           72,044,726 (   0.50%)
  jobs2
  stalled-cycles-frontend      49,912,741,782 (  46.11%)     50,101,189,290 (  45.95%)       32,874,195,633 (  35.11%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       27,080,366,230 (  25.02%)     27,949,970,232 (  25.63%)       16,461,222,706 (  17.58%)
  instructions                122,831,629,690 (    1.13)    122,919,846,419 (    1.13)      121,924,786,775 (    1.30)
  branches                     23,725,889,239 ( 692.663)     23,733,547,140 ( 688.062)       23,553,950,311 ( 794.794)
  branch-misses                    90,733,041 (   0.38%)         96,320,895 (   0.41%)           84,561,092 (   0.36%)
  jobs3
  stalled-cycles-frontend      66,437,834,608 (  45.58%)     63,534,923,344 (  43.69%)       42,101,478,505 (  33.19%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       34,940,799,661 (  23.97%)     34,774,043,148 (  23.91%)       21,163,324,388 (  16.68%)
  instructions                171,692,121,862 (    1.18)    171,775,373,044 (    1.18)      170,353,542,261 (    1.34)
  branches                     32,968,962,622 ( 628.723)     32,987,739,894 ( 630.512)       32,729,463,918 ( 717.027)
  branch-misses                   111,522,732 (   0.34%)        110,472,894 (   0.33%)           99,791,291 (   0.30%)
  jobs4
  stalled-cycles-frontend      98,741,701,675 (  49.72%)     94,797,349,965 (  47.59%)       54,535,655,381 (  33.53%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       54,642,609,615 (  27.51%)     55,233,554,408 (  27.73%)       27,882,323,541 (  17.14%)
  instructions                220,884,807,851 (    1.11)    220,930,887,273 (    1.11)      218,926,845,851 (    1.35)
  branches                     42,354,518,180 ( 592.105)     42,362,770,587 ( 590.452)       41,955,552,870 ( 716.154)
  branch-misses                   138,093,449 (   0.33%)        131,295,286 (   0.31%)          121,794,771 (   0.29%)
  jobs5
  stalled-cycles-frontend     116,219,747,212 (  48.14%)    110,310,397,012 (  46.29%)       66,373,082,723 (  33.70%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       66,325,434,776 (  27.48%)     64,157,087,914 (  26.92%)       32,999,097,299 (  16.76%)
  instructions                270,615,008,466 (    1.12)    270,546,409,525 (    1.14)      268,439,910,948 (    1.36)
  branches                     51,834,046,557 ( 599.108)     51,811,867,722 ( 608.883)       51,412,576,077 ( 729.213)
  branch-misses                   158,197,086 (   0.31%)        142,639,805 (   0.28%)          133,425,455 (   0.26%)
  jobs6
  stalled-cycles-frontend     138,009,414,492 (  48.23%)    139,063,571,254 (  48.80%)       75,278,568,278 (  32.80%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       79,211,949,650 (  27.68%)     79,077,241,028 (  27.75%)       37,735,797,899 (  16.44%)
  instructions                319,763,993,731 (    1.12)    319,937,782,834 (    1.12)      316,663,600,784 (    1.38)
  branches                     61,219,433,294 ( 595.056)     61,250,355,540 ( 598.215)       60,523,446,617 ( 733.706)
  branch-misses                   169,257,123 (   0.28%)        154,898,028 (   0.25%)          141,180,587 (   0.23%)
  jobs7
  stalled-cycles-frontend     162,974,812,119 (  49.20%)    159,290,061,987 (  48.43%)       88,046,641,169 (  33.21%)
  stalled-cycles-backend       92,223,151,661 (  27.84%)     91,667,904,406 (  27.87%)       44,068,454,971 (  16.62%)
  instructions                369,516,432,430 (    1.12)    369,361,799,063 (    1.12)      365,290,380,661 (    1.38)
  branches                     70,795,673,950 ( 594.220)     70,743,136,124 ( 597.876)       69,803,996,038 ( 732.822)
  branch-misses                   181,708,327 (   0.26%)        165,767,821 (   0.23%)          150,109,797 (   0.22%)
  jobs8
  stalled-cycles-frontend     185,000,017,027 (  49.30%)    182,334,345,473 (  48.37%)       99,980,147,041 (  33.26%)
  stalled-cycles-backend      105,753,516,186 (  28.18%)    107,937,830,322 (  28.63%)       51,404,177,181 (  17.10%)
  instructions                418,153,161,055 (    1.11)    418,308,565,828 (    1.11)      413,653,475,581 (    1.38)
  branches                     80,035,882,398 ( 592.296)     80,063,204,510 ( 589.843)       79,024,105,589 ( 730.530)
  branch-misses                   199,764,528 (   0.25%)        177,936,926 (   0.22%)          160,525,449 (   0.20%)
  jobs9
  stalled-cycles-frontend     210,941,799,094 (  49.63%)    204,714,679,254 (  48.55%)      114,251,113,756 (  33.96%)
  stalled-cycles-backend      122,640,849,067 (  28.85%)    122,188,553,256 (  28.98%)       58,360,041,127 (  17.35%)
  instructions                468,151,025,415 (    1.10)    467,354,869,323 (    1.11)      462,665,165,216 (    1.38)
  branches                     89,657,067,510 ( 585.628)     89,411,550,407 ( 588.990)       88,360,523,943 ( 730.151)
  branch-misses                   218,292,301 (   0.24%)        191,701,247 (   0.21%)          178,535,678 (   0.20%)
  jobs10
  stalled-cycles-frontend     233,595,958,008 (  49.81%)    227,540,615,689 (  49.11%)      160,341,979,938 (  43.07%)
  stalled-cycles-backend      136,153,676,021 (  29.03%)    133,635,240,742 (  28.84%)       65,909,135,465 (  17.70%)
  instructions                517,001,168,497 (    1.10)    516,210,976,158 (    1.11)      511,374,038,613 (    1.37)
  branches                     98,911,641,329 ( 585.796)     98,700,069,712 ( 591.583)       97,646,761,028 ( 728.712)
  branch-misses                   232,341,823 (   0.23%)        199,256,308 (   0.20%)          183,135,268 (   0.19%)

per-cpu streams tend to cause significantly less stalled cycles; execute
less branches and hit less branch-misses.

perf stat reported execution time

                          4 streams        8 streams       per-cpu
  ====================================================================
  jobs1
  seconds elapsed        20.909073870     20.875670495    20.817838540
  jobs2
  seconds elapsed        18.529488399     18.720566469    16.356103108
  jobs3
  seconds elapsed        18.991159531     18.991340812    16.766216066
  jobs4
  seconds elapsed        19.560643828     19.551323547    16.246621715
  jobs5
  seconds elapsed        24.746498464     25.221646740    20.696112444
  jobs6
  seconds elapsed        28.258181828     28.289765505    22.885688857
  jobs7
  seconds elapsed        32.632490241     31.909125381    26.272753738
  jobs8
  seconds elapsed        35.651403851     36.027596308    29.108024711
  jobs9
  seconds elapsed        40.569362365     40.024227989    32.898204012
  jobs10
  seconds elapsed        44.673112304     43.874898137    35.632952191

Please see
  Link: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146166970727530
  Link: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146174716719650
for more test results (under low memory conditions).

Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>