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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 5/5] xen: release all pages within 1-1 p2m mappin

To: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 5/5] xen: release all pages within 1-1 p2m mappings
From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:23:40 -0400
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On Wed, Sep 07, 2011 at 12:03:30PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
> On 06/09/11 22:20, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 03:57:20PM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
> >> 
> >> --- a/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
> >> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/setup.c
> >> @@ -123,73 +123,33 @@ static unsigned long __init 
> >> xen_release_chunk(phys_addr_t start_addr,
> >>    return len;
> >>  }
> >>  
> >> -static unsigned long __init xen_return_unused_memory(unsigned long 
> >> max_pfn,
> >> -                                               const struct e820entry 
> >> *map,
> >> -                                               int nr_map)
> >> +static unsigned long __init xen_set_identity_and_release(const struct 
> >> e820entry *list,
> >> +                                                   ssize_t map_size,
> >> +                                                   unsigned long nr_pages)
> >>  {
> >> -  phys_addr_t max_addr = PFN_PHYS(max_pfn);
> >> -  phys_addr_t last_end = ISA_END_ADDRESS;
> >> +  phys_addr_t avail_end = PFN_PHYS(nr_pages);
> >> +  phys_addr_t last_end = 0;
> >>    unsigned long released = 0;
> >> -  int i;
> >> -
> >> -  /* Free any unused memory above the low 1Mbyte. */
> >> -  for (i = 0; i < nr_map && last_end < max_addr; i++) {
> >> -          phys_addr_t end = map[i].addr;
> >> -          end = min(max_addr, end);
> >> -
> >> -          if (last_end < end)
> >> -                  released += xen_release_chunk(last_end, end);
> >> -          last_end = max(last_end, map[i].addr + map[i].size);
> >> -  }
> >> -
> >> -  if (last_end < max_addr)
> >> -          released += xen_release_chunk(last_end, max_addr);
> >> -
> >> -  printk(KERN_INFO "released %lu pages of unused memory\n", released);
> >> -  return released;
> >> -}
> >> -
> >> -static unsigned long __init xen_set_identity(const struct e820entry *list,
> >> -                                       ssize_t map_size)
> >> -{
> >> -  phys_addr_t last = xen_initial_domain() ? 0 : ISA_END_ADDRESS;
> >> -  phys_addr_t start_pci = last;
> >>    const struct e820entry *entry;
> >> -  unsigned long identity = 0;
> >>    int i;
> >>  
> >>    for (i = 0, entry = list; i < map_size; i++, entry++) {
> >> -          phys_addr_t start = entry->addr;
> >> -          phys_addr_t end = start + entry->size;
> >> -
> >> -          if (start < last)
> >> -                  start = last;
> >> +          phys_addr_t begin = last_end;
> > 
> > The "begin" is a bit confusing. You are using the previous E820 entry's end 
> > - not
> > the beginning of this E820 entry. Doing a s/begin/last_end/ makes
> > the code a bit easier to understand.
> 
> Really?  It seems pretty clear to me that they're the beginning and end
> of the memory range we're considering to release or map.
> 
> That loop went through a number of variations and what's there is what I
> think is the most readable.

Please add a comment describing that.

> 
> >> +          phys_addr_t end = entry->addr + entry->size;
> >>  
> >> -          if (end <= start)
> >> -                  continue;
> >> +          last_end = end;
> > 
> > Please include the comment:
> > /* This entry end. */
> 
> Not really in favour of little comments like this.  I'll put a comment
> above the loop.
> 
> /*
>  * For each memory region consider whether to release and map the
>  * region and the preceeding gap (if any).
>  */

OK, can you expand it please to mention that you are evaluating the
beginning and end of the memory range. Thanks!

> 
> > OK, but you have ripped out the nice printk's that existed before. So add 
> > them
> > back in:
> > 
> > 
> >     printk(KERN_INFO "released %lu pages of unused memory\n", released);
> >     printk(KERN_INFO "Set %ld page(s) to 1-1 mapping.\n", identity);
> > 
> > as they are quite useful in the field.
> 
> What problem are these useful for diagnosing that the remaining messages
> (and the e820 map) don't tell you already?

You get an idea of which are released and which ones are identity pages.

The E820 won't tell you how many total got released. Well, you can
figure out if you look at the E820, at the mem=X and do some decimal
to hex conversations.

Much easier just to look at the end result.

> 
>  xen_release_chunk: looking at area pfn 9e-100: 98 pages freed
>  1-1 mapping on 9e->100
>  1-1 mapping on bf699->bf6af
>  1-1 mapping on bf6af->bf6ce
>  1-1 mapping on bf6ce->c0000
>  1-1 mapping on c0000->f0000
>  1-1 mapping on f0000->100000

Ok, but those are 'debug' version. The totals are for 'info' level

Also, considering that the Red Hat guys posted patches to improve
the look and feel of those printk's I don't want to them rip out.

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