v1:
        1. change page_flag.ready's value to enum
        2. change the patch description
        3. cleanup some codes
        4. fix a bug in cyclic mode

multi-threads implementation will introduce extra cost when handling
each page. The origin implementation will also do the extra work for
filtered pages. So there is a big performance degradation in
--num-threads -d 31.
The new implementation won't do the extra work for filtered pages any
more. So the performance of -d 31 is close to that of serial processing.

The new implementation is just like the following:
        * The basic idea is producer producing page and consumer writing page.
        * Each producer have a page_flag_buf list which is used for storing
          page's description.
        * The size of page_flag_buf is little so it won't take too much memory.
        * And all producers will share a page_data_buf array which is
          used for storing page's compressed data.
        * The main thread is the consumer. It will find the next pfn and write
          it into file.
        * The next pfn is smallest pfn in all page_flag_buf.

Signed-off-by: Zhou Wenjian <[email protected]>
---
 makedumpfile.c | 258 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 makedumpfile.h |  31 ++++---
 2 files changed, 193 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)

diff --git a/makedumpfile.c b/makedumpfile.c
index fa0b779..0ecd065 100644
--- a/makedumpfile.c
+++ b/makedumpfile.c
@@ -3483,7 +3483,8 @@ initial_for_parallel()
        unsigned long page_data_buf_size;
        unsigned long limit_size;
        int page_data_num;
-       int i;
+       struct page_flag *current;
+       int i, j;
 
        len_buf_out = calculate_len_buf_out(info->page_size);
 
@@ -3562,8 +3563,10 @@ initial_for_parallel()
                      - MAP_REGION * info->num_threads) * 0.6;
 
        page_data_num = limit_size / page_data_buf_size;
+       info->num_buffers = 3 * info->num_threads;
 
-       info->num_buffers = MIN(NUM_BUFFERS, page_data_num);
+       info->num_buffers = MAX(info->num_buffers, NUM_BUFFERS);
+       info->num_buffers = MIN(info->num_buffers, page_data_num);
 
        DEBUG_MSG("Number of struct page_data for produce/consume: %d\n",
                        info->num_buffers);
@@ -3588,6 +3591,36 @@ initial_for_parallel()
        }
 
        /*
+        * initial page_flag for each thread
+        */
+       if ((info->page_flag_buf = malloc(sizeof(void *) * info->num_threads))
+           == NULL) {
+               MSG("Can't allocate memory for page_flag_buf. %s\n",
+                               strerror(errno));
+               return FALSE;
+       }
+       memset(info->page_flag_buf, 0, sizeof(void *) * info->num_threads);
+
+       for (i = 0; i < info->num_threads; i++) {
+               if ((info->page_flag_buf[i] = malloc(sizeof(struct page_flag))) 
== NULL) {
+                       MSG("Can't allocate memory for page_flag_buf. %s\n",
+                               strerror(errno));
+                       return FALSE;
+               }
+               current = info->page_flag_buf[i];
+
+               for (j = 1; j < NUM_BUFFERS; j++) {
+                       if ((current->next = calloc(0, sizeof(struct 
page_flag))) == NULL) {
+                               MSG("Can't allocate memory for data of 
page_data_buf. %s\n",
+                                       strerror(errno));
+                               return FALSE;
+                       }
+                       current = current->next;
+               }
+               current->next = info->page_flag_buf[i];
+       }
+
+       /*
         * initial fd_memory for threads
         */
        for (i = 0; i < info->num_threads; i++) {
@@ -3612,7 +3645,8 @@ initial_for_parallel()
 void
 free_for_parallel()
 {
-       int i;
+       int i, j;
+       struct page_flag *current;
 
        if (info->threads != NULL) {
                for (i = 0; i < info->num_threads; i++) {
@@ -3655,6 +3689,19 @@ free_for_parallel()
                free(info->page_data_buf);
        }
 
+       if (info->page_flag_buf != NULL) {
+               for (i = 0; i < info->num_threads; i++) {
+                       for (j = 0; j < NUM_BUFFERS; j++) {
+                               if (info->page_flag_buf[i] != NULL) {
+                                       current = info->page_flag_buf[i];
+                                       info->page_flag_buf[i] = current->next;
+                                       free(current);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               free(info->page_flag_buf);
+       }
+
        if (info->parallel_info == NULL)
                return;
 
@@ -7076,10 +7123,10 @@ kdump_thread_function_cyclic(void *arg) {
        void *retval = PTHREAD_FAIL;
        struct thread_args *kdump_thread_args = (struct thread_args *)arg;
        struct page_data *page_data_buf = kdump_thread_args->page_data_buf;
+       struct page_flag *page_flag_buf = kdump_thread_args->page_flag_buf;
        struct cycle *cycle = kdump_thread_args->cycle;
-       int page_data_num = kdump_thread_args->page_data_num;
        mdf_pfn_t pfn;
-       int index;
+       int index = kdump_thread_args->thread_num;
        int buf_ready;
        int dumpable;
        int fd_memory = 0;
@@ -7125,47 +7172,47 @@ kdump_thread_function_cyclic(void *arg) {
                                                kdump_thread_args->thread_num);
        }
 
-       while (1) {
-               /* get next pfn */
-               pthread_mutex_lock(&info->current_pfn_mutex);
-               pfn = info->current_pfn;
-               info->current_pfn++;
-               pthread_mutex_unlock(&info->current_pfn_mutex);
+       /*
+        * filtered page won't take anything
+        * unfiltered zero page will only take a page_flag_buf
+        * unfiltered non-zero page will take a page_flag_buf and a 
page_data_buf
+        */
+       while (page_flag_buf->pfn < kdump_thread_args->end_pfn) {
+               buf_ready = FALSE;
 
-               if (pfn >= kdump_thread_args->end_pfn)
-                       break;
+               while (page_data_buf[index].used != 0 ||
+                               
pthread_mutex_trylock(&page_data_buf[index].mutex) != 0)
+                       index = (index + 1) % info->num_buffers;
 
-               index = -1;
-               buf_ready = FALSE;
+               page_data_buf[index].used = 1;
 
                while (buf_ready == FALSE) {
                        pthread_testcancel();
-
-                       index = pfn % page_data_num;
-
-                       if (pfn - info->consumed_pfn > info->num_buffers)
+                       if (page_flag_buf->ready == FLAG_READY)
                                continue;
 
-                       if (page_data_buf[index].ready != 0)
-                               continue;
-
-                       pthread_mutex_lock(&page_data_buf[index].mutex);
+                       /* get next pfn */
+                       pthread_mutex_lock(&info->current_pfn_mutex);
+                       pfn = info->current_pfn;
+                       info->current_pfn++;
+                       page_flag_buf->ready = FLAG_FILLING;
+                       pthread_mutex_unlock(&info->current_pfn_mutex);
 
-                       if (page_data_buf[index].ready != 0)
-                               goto unlock;
+                       page_flag_buf->pfn = pfn;
 
-                       buf_ready = TRUE;
-
-                       page_data_buf[index].pfn = pfn;
-                       page_data_buf[index].ready = 1;
+                       if (pfn >= kdump_thread_args->end_pfn) {
+                               page_data_buf[index].used = 0;
+                               page_flag_buf->ready = FLAG_READY;
+                               info->current_pfn--;
+                               break;
+                       }
 
                        dumpable = is_dumpable(
                                info->fd_bitmap ? &bitmap_parallel : 
info->bitmap2,
                                pfn,
                                cycle);
-                       page_data_buf[index].dumpable = dumpable;
                        if (!dumpable)
-                               goto unlock;
+                               continue;
 
                        if (!read_pfn_parallel(fd_memory, pfn, buf,
                                               &bitmap_memory_parallel,
@@ -7178,11 +7225,11 @@ kdump_thread_function_cyclic(void *arg) {
 
                        if ((info->dump_level & DL_EXCLUDE_ZERO)
                            && is_zero_page(buf, info->page_size)) {
-                               page_data_buf[index].zero = TRUE;
-                               goto unlock;
+                               page_flag_buf->zero = TRUE;
+                               goto next;
                        }
 
-                       page_data_buf[index].zero = FALSE;
+                       page_flag_buf->zero = FALSE;
 
                        /*
                         * Compress the page data.
@@ -7232,12 +7279,16 @@ kdump_thread_function_cyclic(void *arg) {
                                page_data_buf[index].size  = info->page_size;
                                memcpy(page_data_buf[index].buf, buf, 
info->page_size);
                        }
-unlock:
-                       pthread_mutex_unlock(&page_data_buf[index].mutex);
+                       page_flag_buf->index = index;
+                       buf_ready = TRUE;
+next:
+                       page_flag_buf->ready = FLAG_READY;
+                       page_flag_buf = page_flag_buf->next;
 
                }
-       }
 
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&page_data_buf[index].mutex);
+       }
        retval = NULL;
 
 fail:
@@ -7265,14 +7316,15 @@ write_kdump_pages_parallel_cyclic(struct cache_data 
*cd_header,
        struct page_desc pd;
        struct timeval tv_start;
        struct timeval last, new;
-       unsigned long long consuming_pfn;
        pthread_t **threads = NULL;
        struct thread_args *kdump_thread_args = NULL;
        void *thread_result;
-       int page_data_num;
+       int page_buf_num;
        struct page_data *page_data_buf = NULL;
        int i;
        int index;
+       int end_count, consuming, check_count;
+       mdf_pfn_t current_pfn, temp_pfn;
 
        if (info->flag_elf_dumpfile)
                return FALSE;
@@ -7319,16 +7371,11 @@ write_kdump_pages_parallel_cyclic(struct cache_data 
*cd_header,
        threads = info->threads;
        kdump_thread_args = info->kdump_thread_args;
 
-       page_data_num = info->num_buffers;
+       page_buf_num = info->num_buffers;
        page_data_buf = info->page_data_buf;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < page_data_num; i++) {
-               /*
-                * producer will use pfn in page_data_buf to decide the
-                * consumed pfn
-                */
-               page_data_buf[i].pfn = start_pfn - 1;
-               page_data_buf[i].ready = 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < page_buf_num; i++) {
+               page_data_buf[i].used = 0;
                res = pthread_mutex_init(&page_data_buf[i].mutex, NULL);
                if (res != 0) {
                        ERRMSG("Can't initialize mutex of page_data_buf. %s\n",
@@ -7342,8 +7389,9 @@ write_kdump_pages_parallel_cyclic(struct cache_data 
*cd_header,
                kdump_thread_args[i].len_buf_out = len_buf_out;
                kdump_thread_args[i].start_pfn = start_pfn;
                kdump_thread_args[i].end_pfn = end_pfn;
-               kdump_thread_args[i].page_data_num = page_data_num;
+               kdump_thread_args[i].page_buf_num = page_buf_num;
                kdump_thread_args[i].page_data_buf = page_data_buf;
+               kdump_thread_args[i].page_flag_buf = info->page_flag_buf[i];
                kdump_thread_args[i].cycle = cycle;
 
                res = pthread_create(threads[i], NULL,
@@ -7356,55 +7404,94 @@ write_kdump_pages_parallel_cyclic(struct cache_data 
*cd_header,
                }
        }
 
-       consuming_pfn = start_pfn;
-       index = -1;
+       while (1) {
+               consuming = 0;
+               check_count = 0;
+               end_count = 0;
 
-       gettimeofday(&last, NULL);
+               /*
+                * The basic idea is producer producing page and consumer 
writing page.
+                * Each producer have a page_flag_buf list which is used for 
storing page's description.
+                * The size of page_flag_buf is little so it won't take too 
much memory.
+                * And all producers will share a page_data_buf array which is 
used for storing page's compressed data.
+                * The main thread is the consumer. It will find the next pfn 
and write it into file.
+                * The next pfn is smallest pfn in all page_flag_buf.
+                */
+               while (1) {
+                       current_pfn = end_pfn;
 
-       while (consuming_pfn < end_pfn) {
-               index = consuming_pfn % page_data_num;
+                       /*
+                        * page_flag_buf is in circular linked list.
+                        * The array info->page_flag_buf[] records the current 
page_flag_buf in each thread's
+                        * page_flag_buf list.
+                        * consuming is used for recording in which thread the 
pfn is the smallest.
+                        * current_pfn is used for recording the value of pfn 
when checking the pfn.
+                        */
+                       for (i = 0; i < info->num_threads; i++) {
+                               if (info->page_flag_buf[i]->ready == 
FLAG_UNUSED)
+                                       continue;
+                               temp_pfn = info->page_flag_buf[i]->pfn;
 
-               gettimeofday(&new, NULL);
-               if (new.tv_sec - last.tv_sec > WAIT_TIME) {
-                       ERRMSG("Can't get data of pfn %llx.\n", consuming_pfn);
-                       goto out;
-               }
+                               /*
+                                * count how many threads have reached the end.
+                                */
+                               if (temp_pfn >= end_pfn) {
+                                       end_count++;
+                                       info->page_flag_buf[i]->ready = 
FLAG_UNUSED;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
 
-               /*
-                * check pfn first without mutex locked to reduce the time
-                * trying to lock the mutex
-                */
-               if (page_data_buf[index].pfn != consuming_pfn)
-                       continue;
+                               if (current_pfn < temp_pfn)
+                                       continue;
 
-               if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&page_data_buf[index].mutex) != 0)
-                       continue;
+                               check_count++;
+                               consuming = i;
+                               current_pfn = temp_pfn;
+                       }
+
+                       /*
+                        * If all the threads have reached the end, we will 
finish writing.
+                        */
+                       if (end_count >= info->num_threads)
+                               goto finish;
+
+                       /*
+                        * Since it has the probabilty that there is no 
page_flag_buf being ready,
+                        * we should recheck if it happens.
+                        */
+                       if (check_count == 0)
+                               continue;
+
+                       /*
+                        * When we check the pfn in page_flag_buf, it may be 
being produced.
+                        * So we should wait until it is ready to use. And if 
the pfn is
+                        * different from the value when we check, we should 
rechoose the buf.
+                        */
+                       gettimeofday(&last, NULL);
+                       while (info->page_flag_buf[consuming]->ready != 
FLAG_READY) {
+                               gettimeofday(&new, NULL);
+                               if (new.tv_sec - last.tv_sec > WAIT_TIME) {
+                                       ERRMSG("Can't get data of pfn.\n");
+                                       goto out;
+                               }
+                       }
 
-               /* check whether the found one is ready to be consumed */
-               if (page_data_buf[index].pfn != consuming_pfn ||
-                   page_data_buf[index].ready != 1) {
-                       goto unlock;
+                       if (current_pfn == info->page_flag_buf[consuming]->pfn)
+                               break;
                }
 
                if ((num_dumped % per) == 0)
                        print_progress(PROGRESS_COPY, num_dumped, 
info->num_dumpable);
 
-               /* next pfn is found, refresh last here */
-               last = new;
-               consuming_pfn++;
-               info->consumed_pfn++;
-               page_data_buf[index].ready = 0;
-
-               if (page_data_buf[index].dumpable == FALSE)
-                       goto unlock;
-
                num_dumped++;
 
-               if (page_data_buf[index].zero == TRUE) {
+
+               if (info->page_flag_buf[consuming]->zero == TRUE) {
                        if (!write_cache(cd_header, pd_zero, 
sizeof(page_desc_t)))
                                goto out;
                        pfn_zero++;
                } else {
+                       index = info->page_flag_buf[consuming]->index;
                        pd.flags      = page_data_buf[index].flags;
                        pd.size       = page_data_buf[index].size;
                        pd.page_flags = 0;
@@ -7420,12 +7507,12 @@ write_kdump_pages_parallel_cyclic(struct cache_data 
*cd_header,
                         */
                        if (!write_cache(cd_page, page_data_buf[index].buf, 
pd.size))
                                goto out;
-
+                       page_data_buf[index].used = 0;
                }
-unlock:
-               pthread_mutex_unlock(&page_data_buf[index].mutex);
+               info->page_flag_buf[consuming]->ready = FLAG_UNUSED;
+               info->page_flag_buf[consuming] = 
info->page_flag_buf[consuming]->next;
        }
-
+finish:
        ret = TRUE;
        /*
         * print [100 %]
@@ -7464,7 +7551,7 @@ out:
        }
 
        if (page_data_buf != NULL) {
-               for (i = 0; i < page_data_num; i++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < page_buf_num; i++) {
                        pthread_mutex_destroy(&page_data_buf[i].mutex);
                }
        }
@@ -7564,6 +7651,7 @@ write_kdump_pages_cyclic(struct cache_data *cd_header, 
struct cache_data *cd_pag
                num_dumped++;
                if (!read_pfn(pfn, buf))
                        goto out;
+
                filter_data_buffer(buf, pfn_to_paddr(pfn), info->page_size);
 
                /*
diff --git a/makedumpfile.h b/makedumpfile.h
index e0b5bbf..8a9a5b2 100644
--- a/makedumpfile.h
+++ b/makedumpfile.h
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long int ulonglong;
 #define PAGE_DATA_NUM  (50)
 #define WAIT_TIME      (60 * 10)
 #define PTHREAD_FAIL   ((void *)-2)
-#define NUM_BUFFERS    (50)
+#define NUM_BUFFERS    (20)
 
 struct mmap_cache {
        char    *mmap_buf;
@@ -985,28 +985,36 @@ struct mmap_cache {
        off_t   mmap_end_offset;
 };
 
+enum {
+       FLAG_UNUSED,
+       FLAG_READY,
+       FLAG_FILLING
+};
+struct page_flag {
+       mdf_pfn_t pfn;
+       char zero;
+       char ready;
+       short index;
+       struct page_flag *next;
+};
+
 struct page_data
 {
-       mdf_pfn_t pfn;
-       int dumpable;
-       int zero;
-       unsigned int flags;
+       pthread_mutex_t mutex;
        long size;
        unsigned char *buf;
-       pthread_mutex_t mutex;
-       /*
-        * whether the page_data is ready to be consumed
-        */
-       int ready;
+       int flags;
+       int used;
 };
 
 struct thread_args {
        int thread_num;
        unsigned long len_buf_out;
        mdf_pfn_t start_pfn, end_pfn;
-       int page_data_num;
+       int page_buf_num;
        struct cycle *cycle;
        struct page_data *page_data_buf;
+       struct page_flag *page_flag_buf;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1295,6 +1303,7 @@ struct DumpInfo {
        pthread_t **threads;
        struct thread_args *kdump_thread_args;
        struct page_data *page_data_buf;
+       struct page_flag **page_flag_buf;
        pthread_rwlock_t usemmap_rwlock;
        mdf_pfn_t current_pfn;
        pthread_mutex_t current_pfn_mutex;
-- 
1.8.3.1




_______________________________________________
kexec mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec

Reply via email to