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19 #include "xfs_mru_cache.h"
22 * The MRU Cache data structure consists of a data store, an array of lists and
23 * a lock to protect its internal state. At initialisation time, the client
24 * supplies an element lifetime in milliseconds and a group count, as well as a
25 * function pointer to call when deleting elements. A data structure for
26 * queueing up work in the form of timed callbacks is also included.
28 * The group count controls how many lists are created, and thereby how finely
29 * the elements are grouped in time. When reaping occurs, all the elements in
30 * all the lists whose time has expired are deleted.
32 * To give an example of how this works in practice, consider a client that
33 * initialises an MRU Cache with a lifetime of ten seconds and a group count of
34 * five. Five internal lists will be created, each representing a two second
35 * period in time. When the first element is added, time zero for the data
36 * structure is initialised to the current time.
38 * All the elements added in the first two seconds are appended to the first
39 * list. Elements added in the third second go into the second list, and so on.
40 * If an element is accessed at any point, it is removed from its list and
41 * inserted at the head of the current most-recently-used list.
43 * The reaper function will have nothing to do until at least twelve seconds
44 * have elapsed since the first element was added. The reason for this is that
45 * if it were called at t=11s, there could be elements in the first list that
46 * have only been inactive for nine seconds, so it still does nothing. If it is
47 * called anywhere between t=12 and t=14 seconds, it will delete all the
48 * elements that remain in the first list. It's therefore possible for elements
49 * to remain in the data store even after they've been inactive for up to
50 * (t + t/g) seconds, where t is the inactive element lifetime and g is the
53 * The above example assumes that the reaper function gets called at least once
54 * every (t/g) seconds. If it is called less frequently, unused elements will
55 * accumulate in the reap list until the reaper function is eventually called.
56 * The current implementation uses work queue callbacks to carefully time the
57 * reaper function calls, so this should happen rarely, if at all.
59 * From a design perspective, the primary reason for the choice of a list array
60 * representing discrete time intervals is that it's only practical to reap
61 * expired elements in groups of some appreciable size. This automatically
62 * introduces a granularity to element lifetimes, so there's no point storing an
63 * individual timeout with each element that specifies a more precise reap time.
64 * The bonus is a saving of sizeof(long) bytes of memory per element stored.
66 * The elements could have been stored in just one list, but an array of
67 * counters or pointers would need to be maintained to allow them to be divided
68 * up into discrete time groups. More critically, the process of touching or
69 * removing an element would involve walking large portions of the entire list,
70 * which would have a detrimental effect on performance. The additional memory
71 * requirement for the array of list heads is minimal.
73 * When an element is touched or deleted, it needs to be removed from its
74 * current list. Doubly linked lists are used to make the list maintenance
75 * portion of these operations O(1). Since reaper timing can be imprecise,
76 * inserts and lookups can occur when there are no free lists available. When
77 * this happens, all the elements on the LRU list need to be migrated to the end
78 * of the reap list. To keep the list maintenance portion of these operations
79 * O(1) also, list tails need to be accessible without walking the entire list.
80 * This is the reason why doubly linked list heads are used.
84 * An MRU Cache is a dynamic data structure that stores its elements in a way
85 * that allows efficient lookups, but also groups them into discrete time
86 * intervals based on insertion time. This allows elements to be efficiently
87 * and automatically reaped after a fixed period of inactivity.
89 * When a client data pointer is stored in the MRU Cache it needs to be added to
90 * both the data store and to one of the lists. It must also be possible to
91 * access each of these entries via the other, i.e. to:
93 * a) Walk a list, removing the corresponding data store entry for each item.
94 * b) Look up a data store entry, then access its list entry directly.
96 * To achieve both of these goals, each entry must contain both a list entry and
97 * a key, in addition to the user's data pointer. Note that it's not a good
98 * idea to have the client embed one of these structures at the top of their own
99 * data structure, because inserting the same item more than once would most
100 * likely result in a loop in one of the lists. That's a sure-fire recipe for
101 * an infinite loop in the code.
103 typedef struct xfs_mru_cache_elem
105 struct list_head list_node;
108 } xfs_mru_cache_elem_t;
110 static kmem_zone_t *xfs_mru_elem_zone;
111 static struct workqueue_struct *xfs_mru_reap_wq;
114 * When inserting, destroying or reaping, it's first necessary to update the
115 * lists relative to a particular time. In the case of destroying, that time
116 * will be well in the future to ensure that all items are moved to the reap
117 * list. In all other cases though, the time will be the current time.
119 * This function enters a loop, moving the contents of the LRU list to the reap
120 * list again and again until either a) the lists are all empty, or b) time zero
121 * has been advanced sufficiently to be within the immediate element lifetime.
123 * Case a) above is detected by counting how many groups are migrated and
124 * stopping when they've all been moved. Case b) is detected by monitoring the
125 * time_zero field, which is updated as each group is migrated.
127 * The return value is the earliest time that more migration could be needed, or
128 * zero if there's no need to schedule more work because the lists are empty.
131 _xfs_mru_cache_migrate(
132 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
136 unsigned int migrated = 0;
137 struct list_head *lru_list;
139 /* Nothing to do if the data store is empty. */
143 /* While time zero is older than the time spanned by all the lists. */
144 while (mru->time_zero <= now - mru->grp_count * mru->grp_time) {
147 * If the LRU list isn't empty, migrate its elements to the tail
150 lru_list = mru->lists + mru->lru_grp;
151 if (!list_empty(lru_list))
152 list_splice_init(lru_list, mru->reap_list.prev);
155 * Advance the LRU group number, freeing the old LRU list to
156 * become the new MRU list; advance time zero accordingly.
158 mru->lru_grp = (mru->lru_grp + 1) % mru->grp_count;
159 mru->time_zero += mru->grp_time;
162 * If reaping is so far behind that all the elements on all the
163 * lists have been migrated to the reap list, it's now empty.
165 if (++migrated == mru->grp_count) {
172 /* Find the first non-empty list from the LRU end. */
173 for (grp = 0; grp < mru->grp_count; grp++) {
175 /* Check the grp'th list from the LRU end. */
176 lru_list = mru->lists + ((mru->lru_grp + grp) % mru->grp_count);
177 if (!list_empty(lru_list))
178 return mru->time_zero +
179 (mru->grp_count + grp) * mru->grp_time;
182 /* All the lists must be empty. */
189 * When inserting or doing a lookup, an element needs to be inserted into the
190 * MRU list. The lists must be migrated first to ensure that they're
191 * up-to-date, otherwise the new element could be given a shorter lifetime in
192 * the cache than it should.
195 _xfs_mru_cache_list_insert(
196 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
197 xfs_mru_cache_elem_t *elem)
199 unsigned int grp = 0;
200 unsigned long now = jiffies;
203 * If the data store is empty, initialise time zero, leave grp set to
204 * zero and start the work queue timer if necessary. Otherwise, set grp
205 * to the number of group times that have elapsed since time zero.
207 if (!_xfs_mru_cache_migrate(mru, now)) {
208 mru->time_zero = now;
211 queue_delayed_work(xfs_mru_reap_wq, &mru->work,
212 mru->grp_count * mru->grp_time);
215 grp = (now - mru->time_zero) / mru->grp_time;
216 grp = (mru->lru_grp + grp) % mru->grp_count;
219 /* Insert the element at the tail of the corresponding list. */
220 list_add_tail(&elem->list_node, mru->lists + grp);
224 * When destroying or reaping, all the elements that were migrated to the reap
225 * list need to be deleted. For each element this involves removing it from the
226 * data store, removing it from the reap list, calling the client's free
227 * function and deleting the element from the element zone.
229 * We get called holding the mru->lock, which we drop and then reacquire.
230 * Sparse need special help with this to tell it we know what we are doing.
233 _xfs_mru_cache_clear_reap_list(
234 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru) __releases(mru->lock) __acquires(mru->lock)
237 xfs_mru_cache_elem_t *elem, *next;
238 struct list_head tmp;
240 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp);
241 list_for_each_entry_safe(elem, next, &mru->reap_list, list_node) {
243 /* Remove the element from the data store. */
244 radix_tree_delete(&mru->store, elem->key);
247 * remove to temp list so it can be freed without
248 * needing to hold the lock
250 list_move(&elem->list_node, &tmp);
252 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
254 list_for_each_entry_safe(elem, next, &tmp, list_node) {
256 /* Remove the element from the reap list. */
257 list_del_init(&elem->list_node);
259 /* Call the client's free function with the key and value pointer. */
260 mru->free_func(elem->key, elem->value);
262 /* Free the element structure. */
263 kmem_zone_free(xfs_mru_elem_zone, elem);
266 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
270 * We fire the reap timer every group expiry interval so
271 * we always have a reaper ready to run. This makes shutdown
272 * and flushing of the reaper easy to do. Hence we need to
273 * keep when the next reap must occur so we can determine
274 * at each interval whether there is anything we need to do.
278 struct work_struct *work)
280 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru = container_of(work, xfs_mru_cache_t, work.work);
281 unsigned long now, next;
283 ASSERT(mru && mru->lists);
284 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
287 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
288 next = _xfs_mru_cache_migrate(mru, jiffies);
289 _xfs_mru_cache_clear_reap_list(mru);
292 if ((mru->queued > 0)) {
298 queue_delayed_work(xfs_mru_reap_wq, &mru->work, next);
301 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
305 xfs_mru_cache_init(void)
307 xfs_mru_elem_zone = kmem_zone_init(sizeof(xfs_mru_cache_elem_t),
308 "xfs_mru_cache_elem");
309 if (!xfs_mru_elem_zone)
312 xfs_mru_reap_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("xfs_mru_cache");
313 if (!xfs_mru_reap_wq) {
314 kmem_zone_destroy(xfs_mru_elem_zone);
322 xfs_mru_cache_uninit(void)
324 destroy_workqueue(xfs_mru_reap_wq);
325 kmem_zone_destroy(xfs_mru_elem_zone);
329 * To initialise a struct xfs_mru_cache pointer, call xfs_mru_cache_create()
330 * with the address of the pointer, a lifetime value in milliseconds, a group
331 * count and a free function to use when deleting elements. This function
332 * returns 0 if the initialisation was successful.
335 xfs_mru_cache_create(
336 xfs_mru_cache_t **mrup,
337 unsigned int lifetime_ms,
338 unsigned int grp_count,
339 xfs_mru_cache_free_func_t free_func)
341 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru = NULL;
343 unsigned int grp_time;
348 if (!mrup || !grp_count || !lifetime_ms || !free_func)
351 if (!(grp_time = msecs_to_jiffies(lifetime_ms) / grp_count))
354 if (!(mru = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(*mru), KM_SLEEP)))
357 /* An extra list is needed to avoid reaping up to a grp_time early. */
358 mru->grp_count = grp_count + 1;
359 mru->lists = kmem_zalloc(mru->grp_count * sizeof(*mru->lists), KM_SLEEP);
366 for (grp = 0; grp < mru->grp_count; grp++)
367 INIT_LIST_HEAD(mru->lists + grp);
370 * We use GFP_KERNEL radix tree preload and do inserts under a
371 * spinlock so GFP_ATOMIC is appropriate for the radix tree itself.
373 INIT_RADIX_TREE(&mru->store, GFP_ATOMIC);
374 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mru->reap_list);
375 spin_lock_init(&mru->lock);
376 INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mru->work, _xfs_mru_cache_reap);
378 mru->grp_time = grp_time;
379 mru->free_func = free_func;
384 if (err && mru && mru->lists)
385 kmem_free(mru->lists, mru->grp_count * sizeof(*mru->lists));
387 kmem_free(mru, sizeof(*mru));
393 * Call xfs_mru_cache_flush() to flush out all cached entries, calling their
394 * free functions as they're deleted. When this function returns, the caller is
395 * guaranteed that all the free functions for all the elements have finished
396 * executing and the reaper is not running.
400 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru)
402 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
405 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
407 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
408 cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(xfs_mru_reap_wq, &mru->work);
409 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
412 _xfs_mru_cache_migrate(mru, jiffies + mru->grp_count * mru->grp_time);
413 _xfs_mru_cache_clear_reap_list(mru);
415 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
419 xfs_mru_cache_destroy(
420 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru)
422 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
425 xfs_mru_cache_flush(mru);
427 kmem_free(mru->lists, mru->grp_count * sizeof(*mru->lists));
428 kmem_free(mru, sizeof(*mru));
432 * To insert an element, call xfs_mru_cache_insert() with the data store, the
433 * element's key and the client data pointer. This function returns 0 on
434 * success or ENOMEM if memory for the data element couldn't be allocated.
437 xfs_mru_cache_insert(
438 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
442 xfs_mru_cache_elem_t *elem;
444 ASSERT(mru && mru->lists);
445 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
448 elem = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_mru_elem_zone, KM_SLEEP);
452 if (radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL)) {
453 kmem_zone_free(xfs_mru_elem_zone, elem);
457 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&elem->list_node);
461 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
463 radix_tree_insert(&mru->store, key, elem);
464 radix_tree_preload_end();
465 _xfs_mru_cache_list_insert(mru, elem);
467 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
473 * To remove an element without calling the free function, call
474 * xfs_mru_cache_remove() with the data store and the element's key. On success
475 * the client data pointer for the removed element is returned, otherwise this
476 * function will return a NULL pointer.
479 xfs_mru_cache_remove(
480 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
483 xfs_mru_cache_elem_t *elem;
486 ASSERT(mru && mru->lists);
487 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
490 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
491 elem = radix_tree_delete(&mru->store, key);
494 list_del(&elem->list_node);
497 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
500 kmem_zone_free(xfs_mru_elem_zone, elem);
506 * To remove and element and call the free function, call xfs_mru_cache_delete()
507 * with the data store and the element's key.
510 xfs_mru_cache_delete(
511 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
514 void *value = xfs_mru_cache_remove(mru, key);
517 mru->free_func(key, value);
521 * To look up an element using its key, call xfs_mru_cache_lookup() with the
522 * data store and the element's key. If found, the element will be moved to the
523 * head of the MRU list to indicate that it's been touched.
525 * The internal data structures are protected by a spinlock that is STILL HELD
526 * when this function returns. Call xfs_mru_cache_done() to release it. Note
527 * that it is not safe to call any function that might sleep in the interim.
529 * The implementation could have used reference counting to avoid this
530 * restriction, but since most clients simply want to get, set or test a member
531 * of the returned data structure, the extra per-element memory isn't warranted.
533 * If the element isn't found, this function returns NULL and the spinlock is
534 * released. xfs_mru_cache_done() should NOT be called when this occurs.
536 * Because sparse isn't smart enough to know about conditional lock return
537 * status, we need to help it get it right by annotating the path that does
538 * not release the lock.
541 xfs_mru_cache_lookup(
542 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
545 xfs_mru_cache_elem_t *elem;
547 ASSERT(mru && mru->lists);
548 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
551 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
552 elem = radix_tree_lookup(&mru->store, key);
554 list_del(&elem->list_node);
555 _xfs_mru_cache_list_insert(mru, elem);
556 __release(mru_lock); /* help sparse not be stupid */
558 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
560 return elem ? elem->value : NULL;
564 * To look up an element using its key, but leave its location in the internal
565 * lists alone, call xfs_mru_cache_peek(). If the element isn't found, this
566 * function returns NULL.
568 * See the comments above the declaration of the xfs_mru_cache_lookup() function
569 * for important locking information pertaining to this call.
573 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru,
576 xfs_mru_cache_elem_t *elem;
578 ASSERT(mru && mru->lists);
579 if (!mru || !mru->lists)
582 spin_lock(&mru->lock);
583 elem = radix_tree_lookup(&mru->store, key);
585 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
587 __release(mru_lock); /* help sparse not be stupid */
589 return elem ? elem->value : NULL;
593 * To release the internal data structure spinlock after having performed an
594 * xfs_mru_cache_lookup() or an xfs_mru_cache_peek(), call xfs_mru_cache_done()
595 * with the data store pointer.
599 xfs_mru_cache_t *mru) __releases(mru->lock)
601 spin_unlock(&mru->lock);