[PATCH] mm: make minimum slab alignment a runtime property
Peter Collingbourne
pcc at google.com
Fri Apr 22 11:03:07 PDT 2022
On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 9:19 AM Vlastimil Babka <vbabka at suse.cz> wrote:
>
> On 4/22/22 14:39, Hyeonggon Yoo wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 10:16:25AM -0700, Peter Collingbourne wrote:
> >> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 5:30 AM Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 08:17:38PM -0700, Peter Collingbourne wrote:
> >> > > When CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS is enabled we currently increase the minimum
> >> > > slab alignment to 16. This happens even if MTE is not supported in
> >> > > hardware or disabled via kasan=off, which creates an unnecessary
> >> > > memory overhead in those cases. Eliminate this overhead by making
> >> > > the minimum slab alignment a runtime property and only aligning to
> >> > > 16 if KASAN is enabled at runtime.
> >> > >
> >> > > On a DragonBoard 845c (non-MTE hardware) with a kernel built with
> >> > > CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS, waiting for quiescence after a full Android
> >> > > boot I see the following Slab measurements in /proc/meminfo (median
> >> > > of 3 reboots):
> >> > >
> >> > > Before: 169020 kB
> >> > > After: 167304 kB
> >> > >
> >> > > Link: https://linux-review.googlesource.com/id/I752e725179b43b144153f4b6f584ceb646473ead
> >> > > Signed-off-by: Peter Collingbourne <pcc at google.com>
> >> > > ---
> >> > > arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h | 4 ++--
> >> > > arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h | 2 +-
> >> > > arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h | 19 +++++++++++++------
> >> > > arch/microblaze/include/asm/page.h | 2 +-
> >> > > arch/riscv/include/asm/cache.h | 2 +-
> >> > > arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h | 2 +-
> >> > > arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h | 2 +-
> >> > > fs/binfmt_flat.c | 9 ++++++---
> >> > > include/crypto/hash.h | 2 +-
> >> > > include/linux/slab.h | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
> >> > > mm/slab.c | 7 +++----
> >> > > mm/slab_common.c | 3 +--
> >> > > mm/slob.c | 6 +++---
> >> > > 13 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> >> >
> >> > [+Cc slab people, Catalin and affected subsystems' folks]
> >> >
> >> > just FYI, There is similar discussion about kmalloc caches' alignment.
> >> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220405135758.774016-1-catalin.marinas@arm.com/
> >> >
> >> > It seems this is another demand for runtime resolution of slab
> >> > alignment, But slightly different from kmalloc as there is no requirement
> >> > for DMA alignment.
> >> >
> >> > >
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > index f0f1fc5d62b6..b6a7763fd5d6 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
> >> > > * Make sure slab-allocated buffers are 64-bit aligned when atomic64_t uses
> >> > > * ARCv2 64-bit atomics (LLOCKD/SCONDD). This guarantess runtime 64-bit
> >> > > * alignment for any atomic64_t embedded in buffer.
> >> > > - * Default ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN is __alignof__(long long) which has a relaxed
> >> > > + * Default ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN is __alignof__(long long) which has a relaxed
> >> > > * value of 4 (and not 8) in ARC ABI.
> >> > > */
> >> > > #if defined(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LL64) && defined(CONFIG_ARC_HAS_LLSC)
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN 8
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN 8
> >> > > #endifh
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Why isn't it just ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN?
> >>
> >> Because this is the minimum possible value of the minimum alignment
> >> decided at runtime. I chose to give it a different name to
> >> arch_slab_minalign() because the two have different meanings.
> >>
> >> Granted this isn't a great name because of the stuttering but
> >> hopefully it will prompt folks to investigate the meaning of this
> >> constant if necessary.
> >
> > To be honest I don't care much about the name but just thought it's just better
> > to be consistent with Catalin's series: ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN for static
> > alignment and arch_kmalloc_minalign() for (possibly bigger) alignment decided
> > at runtime.
>
> Agree it should be consistent, one way or another. I would (not overly
> strongly) prefer Catalin's approach as it's less churn. The name
> ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN is not wrong as the actual alignment can be only bigger
> than that (or equal).
> Realistically it seems only slab internals are going to use
> arch_kmalloc_minalign(), so there shouldn't be too much need of "prompt
> folks to investigate".
No strong opinion, so I'll change it back to ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN then.
> >> > > extern int ioc_enable;
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > index e3ea34558ada..3e1018bb9805 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
> >> > > * With EABI on ARMv5 and above we must have 64-bit aligned slab pointers.
> >> > > */
> >> > > #if defined(CONFIG_AEABI) && (__LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 5)
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN 8
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN 8
> >> > > #endif
> >> > >
> >> > > #define __read_mostly __section(".data..read_mostly")
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > index a074459f8f2f..38f171591c3f 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
> >> > > #define __ASM_CACHE_H
> >> > >
> >> > > #include <asm/cputype.h>
> >> > > +#include <asm/mte-def.h>
> >> > >
> >> > > #define CTR_L1IP_SHIFT 14
> >> > > #define CTR_L1IP_MASK 3
> >> > > @@ -49,15 +50,21 @@
> >> > > */
> >> > > #define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN (128)
> >> > >
> >> > > -#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN_SW_TAGS
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN (1ULL << KASAN_SHADOW_SCALE_SHIFT)
> >> > > -#elif defined(CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS)
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN MTE_GRANULE_SIZE
> >> > > -#endif
> >> > > -
> >> > > #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
> >> > >
> >> > > #include <linux/bitops.h>
> >> > > +#include <linux/kasan-enabled.h>
> >> > > +
> >> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN_SW_TAGS
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN (1ULL << KASAN_SHADOW_SCALE_SHIFT)
> >> > > +#elif defined(CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS)
> >> > > +static inline size_t arch_slab_minalign(void)
> >> > > +{
> >> > > + return kasan_hw_tags_enabled() ? MTE_GRANULE_SIZE :
> >> > > + __alignof__(unsigned long long);
> >> > > +}
> >> > > +#define arch_slab_minalign() arch_slab_minalign()
> >> > > +#endif
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > kasan_hw_tags_enabled() is also false when kasan is just not initialized yet.
> >> > What about writing a new helper something like kasan_is_disabled()
> >> > instead?
> >>
> >> The decision of whether to enable KASAN is made early, before the slab
> >> allocator is initialized (start_kernel -> smp_prepare_boot_cpu ->
> >> kasan_init_hw_tags vs start_kernel -> mm_init -> kmem_cache_init). If
> >> you think about it, this needs to be the case for KASAN to operate
> >> correctly because it influences the behavior of the slab allocator via
> >> the kasan_*poison* hooks. So I don't think we can end up calling this
> >> function before then.
> >
> > Sounds not bad. I wanted to make sure the value of arch_slab_minaligned()
> > is not changed during its execution.
> >
> > Just some part of me thought something like this would be more
> > intuitive/robust.
> >
> > if (systems_supports_mte() && kasan_arg != KASAN_ARG_OFF)
> > return MTE_GRANULE_SIZE;
> > else
> > return __alignof__(unsigned long long);
>
> Let's see if kasan or arm folks have an opinion here.
>
> >
> >> > > #define ICACHEF_ALIASING 0
> >> > > #define ICACHEF_VPIPT 1
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/page.h b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/page.h
> >> > > index 4b8b2fa78fc5..ccdbc1da3c3e 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/microblaze/include/asm/page.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/microblaze/include/asm/page.h
> >> > > @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
> >> > > /* MS be sure that SLAB allocates aligned objects */
> >> > > #define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
> >> > >
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
> >> > >
> >> > > /*
> >> > > * PAGE_OFFSET -- the first address of the first page of memory. With MMU
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > index 9b58b104559e..7beb3b5d27c7 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
> >> > > * the flat loader aligns it accordingly.
> >> > > */
> >> > > #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN 16
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN 16
> >> > > #endif
> >> > >
> >> > > #endif /* _ASM_RISCV_CACHE_H */
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > index e62fd0e72606..9d8cb4687b7e 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/cache.h
> >> > > @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
> >> > > #ifndef _SPARC_CACHE_H
> >> > > #define _SPARC_CACHE_H
> >> > >
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN __alignof__(unsigned long long)
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN __alignof__(unsigned long long)
> >> > >
> >> > > #define L1_CACHE_SHIFT 5
> >> > > #define L1_CACHE_BYTES 32
> >> > > diff --git a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
> >> > > index 4489a27d527a..e3ea278e3fcf 100644
> >> > > --- a/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
> >> > > +++ b/arch/xtensa/include/asm/processor.h
> >> > > @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
> >> > > #include <asm/types.h>
> >> > > #include <asm/regs.h>
> >> > >
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN XTENSA_STACK_ALIGNMENT
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN XTENSA_STACK_ALIGNMENT
> >> > >
> >> > > /*
> >> > > * User space process size: 1 GB.
> >> > > diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
> >> > > index 626898150011..8ff1bf7d1e87 100644
> >> > > --- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
> >> > > +++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
> >> > > @@ -64,7 +64,10 @@
> >> > > * Here we can be a bit looser than the data sections since this
> >> > > * needs to only meet arch ABI requirements.
> >> > > */
> >> > > -#define FLAT_STACK_ALIGN max_t(unsigned long, sizeof(void *), ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN)
> >> > > +static size_t flat_stack_align(void)
> >> > > +{
> >> > > + return max_t(unsigned long, sizeof(void *), arch_slab_minalign());
> >> > > +}
>
> I think this might not be necessary at all. There doesn't seem to be actual
> connection to the slab+kasan constraints here. My brief digging into git
> blame suggest they just used the ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN constant because it
> existed, e.g. commit 2952095c6b2ee includes in changelog "Arguably, this is
> kind of hokey that the FLAT is semi-abusing defines it shouldn't."
> So, there shouldn't be a reason to increase this due to KASAN/MTE granule
> size, it was done unnecessarily as a side-effect before (AFAIU it shouldn't
> have caused existing userspace binaries to break, but maybe in some corner
> case it could?), and if this patch leaves out the binfmt_flat changes, the
> alignment will be (IMHO correctly) decreased again.
Okay, I'll revert this part.
> >> > >
> >> > > #define RELOC_FAILED 0xff00ff01 /* Relocation incorrect somewhere */
> >> > > #define UNLOADED_LIB 0x7ff000ff /* Placeholder for unused library */
> >> > > @@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ static int create_flat_tables(struct linux_binprm *bprm, unsigned long arg_start
> >> > > sp -= 2; /* argvp + envp */
> >> > > sp -= 1; /* &argc */
> >> > >
> >> > > - current->mm->start_stack = (unsigned long)sp & -FLAT_STACK_ALIGN;
> >> > > + current->mm->start_stack = (unsigned long)sp & -flat_stack_align();
> >> > > sp = (unsigned long __user *)current->mm->start_stack;
> >> > >
> >> > > if (put_user(bprm->argc, sp++))
> >> > > @@ -966,7 +969,7 @@ static int load_flat_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
> >> > > #endif
> >> > > stack_len += (bprm->argc + 1) * sizeof(char *); /* the argv array */
> >> > > stack_len += (bprm->envc + 1) * sizeof(char *); /* the envp array */
> >> > > - stack_len = ALIGN(stack_len, FLAT_STACK_ALIGN);
> >> > > + stack_len = ALIGN(stack_len, flat_stack_align());
> >> > >
> >> > > res = load_flat_file(bprm, &libinfo, 0, &stack_len);
> >> > > if (res < 0)
> >> > > diff --git a/include/crypto/hash.h b/include/crypto/hash.h
> >> > > index f140e4643949..442c290f458c 100644
> >> > > --- a/include/crypto/hash.h
> >> > > +++ b/include/crypto/hash.h
> >> > > @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct ahash_alg {
> >> > >
> >> > > struct shash_desc {
> >> > > struct crypto_shash *tfm;
> >> > > - void *__ctx[] __aligned(ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN);
> >> > > + void *__ctx[] __aligned(ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN);
> >> > > };
> >> > >
> >> > > #define HASH_MAX_DIGESTSIZE 64
> >> > > diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
> >> > > index 373b3ef99f4e..80e517593372 100644
> >> > > --- a/include/linux/slab.h
> >> > > +++ b/include/linux/slab.h
> >> > > @@ -201,21 +201,33 @@ void kmem_dump_obj(void *object);
> >> > > #endif
> >> > >
> >> > > /*
> >> > > - * Setting ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN in arch headers allows a different alignment.
> >> > > + * Setting ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN in arch headers allows a different alignment.
> >> > > * Intended for arches that get misalignment faults even for 64 bit integer
> >> > > * aligned buffers.
> >> > > */
> >> > > -#ifndef ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN
> >> > > -#define ARCH_SLAB_MINALIGN __alignof__(unsigned long long)
> >> > > +#ifndef ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN
> >> > > +#define ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN __alignof__(unsigned long long)
> >> > > +#endif
> >> > > +
> >> > > +/*
> >> > > + * Arches can define this function if they want to decide the minimum slab
> >> > > + * alignment at runtime. The value returned by the function must be
> >> > > + * >= ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN.
> >> > > + */
> >> >
> >> > Not only the value should be bigger than or equal to ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN,
> >> > it should be compatible with ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN.
> >>
> >> What's the difference?
> >>
> >
> > 231 /*
> > 232 * kmalloc and friends return ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN aligned
> > 233 * pointers. kmem_cache_alloc and friends return ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN
> > 234 * aligned pointers.
> > 235 */
> > 236 #define __assume_kmalloc_alignment __assume_aligned(ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN)
> > 237 #define __assume_slab_alignment __assume_aligned(ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN)
> > 238 #define __assume_page_alignment __assume_aligned(PAGE_SIZE)
> >
> > I mean actual slab object size should be both ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN-aligned and
> > arch_slab_minalign()-aligned. Otherwise we are lying to the compiler.
> >
> > It's okay If we use just power-of-two alignment.
> > But adding a comment wouldn't harm :)
>
> Agreed, technically it's not ">=ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN", but "a least common
> multiple of ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN and whatever the other alignment
> requirements arch_slab_minalign() wants to guarantee". But AFAIK in practice
> these constraints are always power-of-two.
I think it's pretty much assumed that alignments are a power of two,
so from that viewpoint it's enough to say that it must be
>=ARCH_SLAB_MIN_MINALIGN. I guess I'll change the comment to say that
it must return a power of two since there's no reason not to.
Peter
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