Hi, Zhou

I have some comments.
I'm sorry if I have misunderstood your code.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kexec [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Zhou 
> Wenjian
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 3:22 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [PATCH v1] Improve the performance of --num-threads -d 31
> 
> 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) {

Fist element of struct page_flag in circular list is allocated by malloc(), 
but other elements are allocated by calloc().(see below)
I think both elements should be allocated by calloc().

> +                     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;
> +                     }


First argument of calloc() should be 1, not 0.
And there is typo in error message.
Allocated element is not page_data_buf.

> +                     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) {

At first, page_flag_buf->pfn is not initialized.
I think this block should be replaced with the following code.

===
  do {
    :
  } 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;

"1" is a magic number.
It should be changed TRUE or FALSE.

>               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;

At first, page_flag_buf->ready is uninitialized, too.
Should it be initialized in head part of this function, even if FLAG_UNUSED is 
defined 0?


> 
> -                     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;

It set FLAG_FILLING to page_flag_buf->ready before setting pfn to 
page_flag_buf->pfn.
But consumer gets page_flag_buf->pfn after checking page_flag_buf->ready != 
FLAG_UNUSED
in getting minimum pfn of each thread block.
Should it set page_flag_buf->pfn first?

> 
> -                     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;
> +                     }

This block decrements info->current_pfn without info->current_pfn_mutex.
I think this block should be moved into previous 
pthread_mutex_lock(info->current_pfn_mutex) block, so it can remove.

> 
>                       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;
>                       }

First, this code gets page_data_buf, then it gets page_flag_buf.
However, if processed pfn is zero page, 
it processes next pfn while keeping page_data_buf.

I think it should get page_flag_buf, then get page_data_buf
in order to shorten the holding period of the page_data_buf[index].mutex.

Thanks,
Minoru Usui

> 
> -                     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
> 
> 
> 
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