[ltt-dev] [PATCH 4/6 respin] Avoid alloc small memory pieces

Mathieu Desnoyers mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com
Fri Oct 28 02:15:22 EDT 2011


* Lai Jiangshan (laijs at cn.fujitsu.com) wrote:
> On 10/27/2011 05:56 PM, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> > * Lai Jiangshan (laijs at cn.fujitsu.com) wrote:
> >> Add min_alloc_size(minimum allocation size) for allocation.
> >>
> >> Now we can gain better cache locality by
> >> specifying larger minimum allocation size.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs at cn.fujitsu.com>
> >> ---
> >>  rculfhash.c            |   42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> >>  tests/test_urcu_hash.c |    2 +-
> >>  urcu/rculfhash.h       |    5 ++++-
> >>  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/rculfhash.c b/rculfhash.c
> >> index a3dfbfe..32ea649 100644
> >> --- a/rculfhash.c
> >> +++ b/rculfhash.c
> >> @@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ struct cds_lfht {
> >>  	struct rcu_table t;
> >>  	cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct;
> >>  	cds_lfht_compare_fct compare_fct;
> >> +	unsigned long min_alloc_order;
> >> +	unsigned long min_alloc_size;
> >>  	unsigned long hash_seed;
> >>  	int flags;
> >>  	/*
> >> @@ -1076,7 +1078,7 @@ void init_table_populate_partition(struct cds_lfht *ht, unsigned long i,
> >>  {
> >>  	unsigned long j;
> >>  
> >> -	assert(i > 0);
> >> +	assert(i > ht->min_alloc_order);
> >>  	ht->cds_lfht_rcu_read_lock();
> >>  	for (j = start; j < start + len; j++) {
> >>  		struct cds_lfht_node *new_node =
> >> @@ -1114,7 +1116,7 @@ void init_table(struct cds_lfht *ht,
> >>  
> >>  	dbg_printf("init table: first_order %lu end_order %lu\n",
> >>  		   first_order, end_order);
> >> -	assert(first_order > 0);
> >> +	assert(first_order > ht->min_alloc_order);
> >>  	for (i = first_order; i <= end_order; i++) {
> >>  		unsigned long len;
> >>  
> >> @@ -1177,7 +1179,7 @@ void remove_table_partition(struct cds_lfht *ht, unsigned long i,
> >>  {
> >>  	unsigned long j;
> >>  
> >> -	assert(i > 0);
> >> +	assert(i > ht->min_alloc_order);
> >>  	ht->cds_lfht_rcu_read_lock();
> >>  	for (j = start; j < start + len; j++) {
> >>  		struct cds_lfht_node *fini_node =
> >> @@ -1215,7 +1217,7 @@ void fini_table(struct cds_lfht *ht,
> >>  
> >>  	dbg_printf("fini table: first_order %lu end_order %lu\n",
> >>  		   first_order, end_order);
> >> -	assert(first_order > 0);
> >> +	assert(first_order > ht->min_alloc_order);
> >>  	for (i = end_order; i >= first_order; i--) {
> >>  		unsigned long len;
> >>  
> >> @@ -1266,7 +1268,7 @@ void cds_lfht_create_dummy(struct cds_lfht *ht, unsigned long size)
> >>  	struct _cds_lfht_node *prev, *node;
> >>  	unsigned long order, len, i, j;
> >>  
> >> -	ht->t.tbl[0] = calloc(1, sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node));
> >> +	ht->t.tbl[0] = calloc(1, ht->min_alloc_size * sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node));
> >>  	assert(ht->t.tbl[0]);
> >>  
> >>  	dbg_printf("create dummy: order %lu index %lu hash %lu\n", 0, 0, 0);
> >> @@ -1275,8 +1277,12 @@ void cds_lfht_create_dummy(struct cds_lfht *ht, unsigned long size)
> >>  
> >>  	for (order = 1; order < get_count_order_ulong(size) + 1; order++) {
> >>  		len = 1UL << (order - 1);
> >> -		ht->t.tbl[order] = calloc(1, len * sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node));
> >> -		assert(ht->t.tbl[order]);
> >> +		if (order <= ht->min_alloc_order) {
> >> +			ht->t.tbl[order] = (void *)(ht->t.tbl[0]->nodes + len);
> > 
> > not sure why we need to cast to void *  here. I'm probably missing
> > something. Can you enlighten me ? Is there any other way we could do
> > this ?
> 
> The types are different between both site of "=".
> this code simulate a "malloc", and since "malloc" return "void *",
> so I use "void *" for cast.
> 
> """
> calloc() len * sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node) bytes which locals at
> ((void *)ht->t.tbl[0]->nodes) + len * sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node)
> """

I think we can keep some typing information there by casting to struct
rcu_level *. I try to avoid void * as much as possible:

Fixed with:

commit eb631bf261cb0dad1db55ecb8fdda0fe761cf0c9
Author: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com>
Date:   Fri Oct 28 08:18:30 2011 +0200

    rculfhash: Cast to struct rcu_level * instead of void * (cleanup)
    
    Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers at efficios.com>

diff --git a/rculfhash.c b/rculfhash.c
index 1f6ee71..ca63457 100644
--- a/rculfhash.c
+++ b/rculfhash.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ void cds_lfht_create_dummy(struct cds_lfht *ht, unsigned long size)
 	for (order = 1; order < get_count_order_ulong(size) + 1; order++) {
 		len = 1UL << (order - 1);
 		if (order <= ht->min_alloc_order) {
-			ht->t.tbl[order] = (void *)(ht->t.tbl[0]->nodes + len);
+			ht->t.tbl[order] = (struct rcu_level *) (ht->t.tbl[0]->nodes + len);
 		} else {
 			ht->t.tbl[order] = calloc(1, len * sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node));
 			assert(ht->t.tbl[order]);

> 
> Thanks,
> Lai.
> 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Mathieu
> > 
> >> +		} else {
> >> +			ht->t.tbl[order] = calloc(1, len * sizeof(struct _cds_lfht_node));
> >> +			assert(ht->t.tbl[order]);
> >> +		}
> >>  
> >>  		i = 0;
> >>  		prev = ht->t.tbl[i]->nodes;
> >> @@ -1303,6 +1309,7 @@ struct cds_lfht *_cds_lfht_new(cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct,
> >>  			cds_lfht_compare_fct compare_fct,
> >>  			unsigned long hash_seed,
> >>  			unsigned long init_size,
> >> +			unsigned long min_alloc_size,
> >>  			int flags,
> >>  			void (*cds_lfht_call_rcu)(struct rcu_head *head,
> >>  					void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head)),
> >> @@ -1318,9 +1325,14 @@ struct cds_lfht *_cds_lfht_new(cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct,
> >>  	struct cds_lfht *ht;
> >>  	unsigned long order;
> >>  
> >> +	/* min_alloc_size must be power of two */
> >> +	if (!min_alloc_size || (min_alloc_size & (min_alloc_size - 1)))
> >> +		return NULL;
> >>  	/* init_size must be power of two */
> >> -	if (init_size && (init_size & (init_size - 1)))
> >> +	if (!init_size || (init_size & (init_size - 1)))
> >>  		return NULL;
> >> +	min_alloc_size = max(min_alloc_size, MIN_TABLE_SIZE);
> >> +	init_size = max(init_size, min_alloc_size);
> >>  	ht = calloc(1, sizeof(struct cds_lfht));
> >>  	assert(ht);
> >>  	ht->hash_fct = hash_fct;
> >> @@ -1339,10 +1351,12 @@ struct cds_lfht *_cds_lfht_new(cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct,
> >>  	/* this mutex should not nest in read-side C.S. */
> >>  	pthread_mutex_init(&ht->resize_mutex, NULL);
> >>  	ht->flags = flags;
> >> -	order = get_count_order_ulong(max(init_size, MIN_TABLE_SIZE));
> >> +	order = get_count_order_ulong(init_size);
> >>  	ht->t.resize_target = 1UL << order;
> >>  	cds_lfht_create_dummy(ht, 1UL << order);
> >>  	ht->t.size = 1UL << order;
> >> +	ht->min_alloc_size = min_alloc_size;
> >> +	ht->min_alloc_order = get_count_order_ulong(min_alloc_size);
> >>  	return ht;
> >>  }
> >>  
> >> @@ -1560,7 +1574,11 @@ int cds_lfht_delete_dummy(struct cds_lfht *ht)
> >>  				bit_reverse_ulong(ht->t.tbl[order]->nodes[i].reverse_hash));
> >>  			assert(is_dummy(ht->t.tbl[order]->nodes[i].next));
> >>  		}
> >> -		poison_free(ht->t.tbl[order]);
> >> +
> >> +		if (order == ht->min_alloc_order)
> >> +			poison_free(ht->t.tbl[0]);
> >> +		else if (order > ht->min_alloc_order)
> >> +			poison_free(ht->t.tbl[order]);
> >>  	}
> >>  	return 0;
> >>  }
> >> @@ -1661,7 +1679,7 @@ void _do_cds_lfht_shrink(struct cds_lfht *ht,
> >>  {
> >>  	unsigned long old_order, new_order;
> >>  
> >> -	new_size = max(new_size, MIN_TABLE_SIZE);
> >> +	new_size = max(new_size, ht->min_alloc_size);
> >>  	old_order = get_count_order_ulong(old_size);
> >>  	new_order = get_count_order_ulong(new_size);
> >>  	dbg_printf("resize from %lu (order %lu) to %lu (order %lu) buckets\n",
> >> @@ -1711,7 +1729,7 @@ static
> >>  void resize_target_update_count(struct cds_lfht *ht,
> >>  				unsigned long count)
> >>  {
> >> -	count = max(count, MIN_TABLE_SIZE);
> >> +	count = max(count, ht->min_alloc_size);
> >>  	uatomic_set(&ht->t.resize_target, count);
> >>  }
> >>  
> >> diff --git a/tests/test_urcu_hash.c b/tests/test_urcu_hash.c
> >> index db45c8c..70db8b3 100644
> >> --- a/tests/test_urcu_hash.c
> >> +++ b/tests/test_urcu_hash.c
> >> @@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> >>  	 */
> >>  	rcu_register_thread();
> >>  	test_ht = cds_lfht_new(test_hash, test_compare, 0x42UL,
> >> -			init_hash_size,
> >> +			init_hash_size, 1,
> >>  			opt_auto_resize ? CDS_LFHT_AUTO_RESIZE : 0, NULL);
> >>        	ret = populate_hash();
> >>  	assert(!ret);
> >> diff --git a/urcu/rculfhash.h b/urcu/rculfhash.h
> >> index 1376b5a..fd67b6b 100644
> >> --- a/urcu/rculfhash.h
> >> +++ b/urcu/rculfhash.h
> >> @@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct cds_lfht *_cds_lfht_new(cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct,
> >>  			cds_lfht_compare_fct compare_fct,
> >>  			unsigned long hash_seed,
> >>  			unsigned long init_size,
> >> +			unsigned long min_alloc_size,
> >>  			int flags,
> >>  			void (*cds_lfht_call_rcu)(struct rcu_head *head,
> >>  				void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head)),
> >> @@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ struct cds_lfht *_cds_lfht_new(cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct,
> >>   * @compare_fct: the key comparison function.
> >>   * @hash_seed: the seed for hash function.
> >>   * @init_size: number of nodes to allocate initially. Must be power of two.
> >> + * @min_alloc_size: the smallest allocation size to use. Must be power of two.
> >>   * @flags: hash table creation flags (can be combined with bitwise or: '|').
> >>   *           0: no flags.
> >>   *           CDS_LFHT_AUTO_RESIZE: automatically resize hash table.
> >> @@ -143,11 +145,12 @@ struct cds_lfht *cds_lfht_new(cds_lfht_hash_fct hash_fct,
> >>  			cds_lfht_compare_fct compare_fct,
> >>  			unsigned long hash_seed,
> >>  			unsigned long init_size,
> >> +			unsigned long min_alloc_size,
> >>  			int flags,
> >>  			pthread_attr_t *attr)
> >>  {
> >>  	return _cds_lfht_new(hash_fct, compare_fct, hash_seed,
> >> -			init_size, flags,
> >> +			init_size, min_alloc_size, flags,
> >>  			call_rcu, synchronize_rcu, rcu_read_lock,
> >>  			rcu_read_unlock, rcu_thread_offline,
> >>  			rcu_thread_online, rcu_register_thread,
> >> -- 
> >> 1.7.4.4
> >>
> > 
> 

-- 
Mathieu Desnoyers
Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
EfficiOS Inc.
http://www.efficios.com




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