[CRIU] [PATCH] vmsplice user-buffer(grabbed by process_vm_readv) to page-pipe

abhishek dubey dubeyabhishek777 at gmail.com
Mon Jul 8 23:20:57 MSK 2019


Hi Andrei,

Please find inline replies.

On 08/07/19 9:35 AM, Andrei Vagin wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 05:34:26PM +0530, Abhishek Dubey wrote:
>> This patch implements usage of process_vm_readv
>> syscall to collect memory pages from target process during
>> pre-dump. process_vm_readv collects pages in user-buffer,
>> which is later vmspliced to page-pipes.
> You have to be more detailed in the commit message.
>
> Frist of all, you have to explain why we need this patch.
I will take care of same from next time.
>
> If you improve performance, you need to give some numbers.
Still I am handling issue of "missing entry in parent pagemap". Next 
patch will have comparative figures included.
>
> If you implement a new feature, you need to provide tests for it.
>
> If I understand this patch right, criu freezes all processes, collects
> page maps, unfreezes process, dump pages? If this is right,
Yes, this is right.
> you need to
> explain how it handles in this case:
>
> addr = map(NULL, 4 * PAGE_SIZE)	|
> addr[0] = 1			|
> addr[PAGE_SIZE]  = 2		|
> addr[2 * PAGE_SIZE] = 3		|
> addr[3 * PAGE_SIZE] = 4		|
> 				| criu freezes the process
> 				| criu collects page maps
> 				| criu unfreezes the process
> unmap(addr, PAGE_SIZE * 2)	|
> 				| criu dumps pages
Need to explain this example somewhere along with code(as in 
page-pipe.h) or some other place?
>
> here are a few inline comments
>> Signed-off-by: Abhishek Dubey <dubeyabhishek777 at gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   criu/cr-dump.c           |  3 +-
>>   criu/include/page-xfer.h |  2 +-
>>   criu/mem.c               | 88 ++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
>>   criu/page-pipe.c         |  4 +--
>>   criu/page-xfer.c         | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>   criu/shmem.c             | 19 +++--------
>>   6 files changed, 102 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/criu/cr-dump.c b/criu/cr-dump.c
>> index 7f2e5ed..ee5f4f3 100644
>> --- a/criu/cr-dump.c
>> +++ b/criu/cr-dump.c
>> @@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ static int cr_pre_dump_finish(int status)
>>   		struct parasite_ctl *ctl = dmpi(item)->parasite_ctl;
>>   		struct page_pipe *mem_pp;
>>   		struct page_xfer xfer;
>> +		size_t off = 0;
>>   
>>   		if (!ctl)
>>   			continue;
>> @@ -1512,7 +1513,7 @@ static int cr_pre_dump_finish(int status)
>>   			goto err;
>>   
>>   		mem_pp = dmpi(item)->mem_pp;
>> -		ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(&xfer, mem_pp);
>> +		ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(item->pid->real, &xfer, mem_pp, &off);
>>   
>>   		xfer.close(&xfer);
>>   
>> diff --git a/criu/include/page-xfer.h b/criu/include/page-xfer.h
>> index fa72273..74d42f2 100644
>> --- a/criu/include/page-xfer.h
>> +++ b/criu/include/page-xfer.h
>> @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct page_xfer {
>>   
>>   extern int open_page_xfer(struct page_xfer *xfer, int fd_type, unsigned long id);
>>   struct page_pipe;
>> -extern int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *, struct page_pipe *);
>> +extern int page_xfer_dump_pages(int pid, struct page_xfer *, struct page_pipe *, size_t *poff);
>>   extern int connect_to_page_server_to_send(void);
>>   extern int connect_to_page_server_to_recv(int epfd);
>>   extern int disconnect_from_page_server(void);
>> diff --git a/criu/mem.c b/criu/mem.c
>> index 6a1a87a..844d726 100644
>> --- a/criu/mem.c
>> +++ b/criu/mem.c
>> @@ -260,39 +260,7 @@ static struct parasite_dump_pages_args *prep_dump_pages_args(struct parasite_ctl
>>   	return args;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static int drain_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct parasite_ctl *ctl,
>> -		      struct parasite_dump_pages_args *args)
>> -{
>> -	struct page_pipe_buf *ppb;
>> -	int ret = 0;
>> -
>> -	debug_show_page_pipe(pp);
>> -
>> -	/* Step 2 -- grab pages into page-pipe */
>> -	list_for_each_entry(ppb, &pp->bufs, l) {
>> -		args->nr_segs = ppb->nr_segs;
>> -		args->nr_pages = ppb->pages_in;
>> -		pr_debug("PPB: %d pages %d segs %u pipe %d off\n",
>> -				args->nr_pages, args->nr_segs, ppb->pipe_size, args->off);
>> -
>> -		ret = compel_rpc_call(PARASITE_CMD_DUMPPAGES, ctl);
>> -		if (ret < 0)
>> -			return -1;
>> -		ret = compel_util_send_fd(ctl, ppb->p[1]);
>> -		if (ret)
>> -			return -1;
>> -
>> -		ret = compel_rpc_sync(PARASITE_CMD_DUMPPAGES, ctl);
>> -		if (ret < 0)
>> -			return -1;
>> -
>> -		args->off += args->nr_segs;
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	return 0;
>> -}
>> -
>> -static int xfer_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer)
>> +static int xfer_pages( int pid, struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer, size_t *poff)
>>   {
>>   	int ret;
>>   
>> @@ -301,7 +269,7 @@ static int xfer_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer)
>>   	 *           pre-dump action (see pre_dump_one_task)
>>   	 */
>>   	timing_start(TIME_MEMWRITE);
>> -	ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(xfer, pp);
>> +	ret = page_xfer_dump_pages(pid, xfer, pp, poff);
>>   	timing_stop(TIME_MEMWRITE);
>>   
>>   	return ret;
>> @@ -351,7 +319,7 @@ static int generate_vma_iovs(struct pstree_item *item, struct vma_area *vma,
>>   			     struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer,
>>   			     struct parasite_dump_pages_args *args,
>>   			     struct parasite_ctl *ctl, pmc_t *pmc,
>> -			     bool has_parent, bool pre_dump)
>> +			     bool has_parent, bool pre_dump, size_t *poff)
>>   {
>>   	u64 off = 0;
>>   	u64 *map;
>> @@ -361,6 +329,12 @@ static int generate_vma_iovs(struct pstree_item *item, struct vma_area *vma,
>>   				!vma_area_is(vma, VMA_ANON_SHARED))
>>   		return 0;
>>   
>> +	if (!(vma->e->prot & PROT_READ)){
>> +		if(pre_dump)
>> +			return 0;
>> +		has_parent = false;
>> +	}
>> +
>>   	if (vma_entry_is(vma->e, VMA_AREA_AIORING)) {
>>   		if (pre_dump)
>>   			return 0;
>> @@ -379,9 +353,7 @@ again:
>>   	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
>>   		BUG_ON(!(pp->flags & PP_CHUNK_MODE));
>>   
>> -		ret = drain_pages(pp, ctl, args);
>> -		if (!ret)
>> -			ret = xfer_pages(pp, xfer);
>> +		ret = xfer_pages(item->pid->real, pp, xfer, poff);
>>   		if (!ret) {
>>   			page_pipe_reinit(pp);
>>   			goto again;
>> @@ -406,6 +378,7 @@ static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct pstree_item *item,
>>   	unsigned long pmc_size;
>>   	int possible_pid_reuse = 0;
>>   	bool has_parent;
>> +	size_t poff = 0;
>>   
>>   	pr_info("\n");
>>   	pr_info("Dumping pages (type: %d pid: %d)\n", CR_FD_PAGES, item->pid->real);
>> @@ -470,11 +443,12 @@ static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct pstree_item *item,
>>   	/*
>>   	 * Step 1 -- generate the pagemap
>>   	 */
>> +	poff = 0;
>>   	args->off = 0;
>>   	has_parent = !!xfer.parent && !possible_pid_reuse;
>>   	list_for_each_entry(vma_area, &vma_area_list->h, list) {
>>   		ret = generate_vma_iovs(item, vma_area, pp, &xfer, args, ctl,
>> -					&pmc, has_parent, mdc->pre_dump);
>> +					&pmc, has_parent, mdc->pre_dump, &poff);
>>   		if (ret < 0)
>>   			goto out_xfer;
>>   	}
>> @@ -482,9 +456,8 @@ static int __parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct pstree_item *item,
>>   	if (mdc->lazy)
>>   		memcpy(pargs_iovs(args), pp->iovs,
>>   		       sizeof(struct iovec) * pp->nr_iovs);
>> -	ret = drain_pages(pp, ctl, args);
>> -	if (!ret && !mdc->pre_dump)
>> -		ret = xfer_pages(pp, &xfer);
>> +	if(!mdc->pre_dump)
>> +		ret = xfer_pages(item->pid->real, pp, &xfer, &poff);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		goto out_xfer;
>>   
>> @@ -529,17 +502,18 @@ int parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct pstree_item *item,
>>   	 *
>>   	 * Afterwards -- reprotect memory back.
>>   	 */
>> +	if(!mdc->pre_dump){
>> +		pargs->add_prot = PROT_READ;
>> +		ret = compel_rpc_call_sync(PARASITE_CMD_MPROTECT_VMAS, ctl);
> This should be in a separate patch with explanation why we don't need
> mprotect in this case.
Sure! I will get it in separate patch with proper reasoning.
>
>> +		if (ret) {
>> +			pr_err("Can't dump unprotect vmas with parasite\n");
>> +			return ret;
>> +		}
>>   
>> -	pargs->add_prot = PROT_READ;
>> -	ret = compel_rpc_call_sync(PARASITE_CMD_MPROTECT_VMAS, ctl);
>> -	if (ret) {
>> -		pr_err("Can't dump unprotect vmas with parasite\n");
>> -		return ret;
>> -	}
>> -
>> -	if (fault_injected(FI_DUMP_PAGES)) {
>> -		pr_err("fault: Dump VMA pages failure!\n");
>> -		return -1;
>> +		if (fault_injected(FI_DUMP_PAGES)) {
>> +			pr_err("fault: Dump VMA pages failure!\n");
>> +			return -1;
>> +		}
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	ret = __parasite_dump_pages_seized(item, pargs, vma_area_list, mdc, ctl);
>> @@ -549,10 +523,12 @@ int parasite_dump_pages_seized(struct pstree_item *item,
>>   		return ret;
>>   	}
>>   
>> -	pargs->add_prot = 0;
>> -	if (compel_rpc_call_sync(PARASITE_CMD_MPROTECT_VMAS, ctl)) {
>> -		pr_err("Can't rollback unprotected vmas with parasite\n");
>> -		ret = -1;
>> +	if(!mdc->pre_dump){
>> +		pargs->add_prot = 0;
>> +		if (compel_rpc_call_sync(PARASITE_CMD_MPROTECT_VMAS, ctl)) {
>> +			pr_err("Can't rollback unprotected vmas with parasite\n");
>> +			ret = -1;
>> +		}
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	return ret;
>> diff --git a/criu/page-pipe.c b/criu/page-pipe.c
>> index c32b893..c70ba70 100644
>> --- a/criu/page-pipe.c
>> +++ b/criu/page-pipe.c
>> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static int __ppb_resize_pipe(struct page_pipe_buf *ppb, unsigned long new_size)
>>   {
>>   	int ret;
>>   
>> -	ret = fcntl(ppb->p[0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, new_size * PAGE_SIZE);
>> +	ret = fcntl(ppb->p[0], F_SETPIPE_SZ, (new_size * PAGE_SIZE) + 1);
>>   	if (ret < 0)
>>   		return -1;
>>   
>> @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int __ppb_resize_pipe(struct page_pipe_buf *ppb, unsigned long new_size)
>>   	BUG_ON(ret < ppb->pipe_size);
>>   
>>   	pr_debug("Grow pipe %x -> %x\n", ppb->pipe_size, ret);
>> -	ppb->pipe_size = ret;
>> +	ppb->pipe_size = ret - 1;
>>   
>>   	return 0;
>>   }
>> diff --git a/criu/page-xfer.c b/criu/page-xfer.c
>> index 9cdffd8..a5396b1 100644
>> --- a/criu/page-xfer.c
>> +++ b/criu/page-xfer.c
>> @@ -496,19 +496,75 @@ static inline u32 ppb_xfer_flags(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe_buf *p
>>   		return PE_PRESENT;
>>   }
>>   
>> -int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp)
>> +static char userbuf[4 << 20];
>> +
>> +int page_xfer_dump_pages(int pid, struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp, size_t *poff)
>>   {
>>   	struct page_pipe_buf *ppb;
>>   	unsigned int cur_hole = 0;
>> -	int ret;
>> +	unsigned int ret, ret2;
>> +	size_t off;
>> +	struct iovec *remoteiovs = pp->iovs;
>>   
>>   	pr_debug("Transferring pages:\n");
>>   
>> +	off = *poff;
>> +
>>   	list_for_each_entry(ppb, &pp->bufs, l) {
>>   		unsigned int i;
>>   
>>   		pr_debug("\tbuf %d/%d\n", ppb->pages_in, ppb->nr_segs);
>>   
>> +		size_t bufsize = sizeof(userbuf);
>> +		struct iovec bufvec = {.iov_len = bufsize};
>> +		bufvec.iov_base = userbuf;
>> +
>> +		ret = syscall(__NR_process_vm_readv, pid, &bufvec, 1, \
>> +						&remoteiovs[off], ppb->nr_segs, 0);
>> +		if (ret == -1) {
>> +			switch (errno) {
> you don't need this switch. You can use pr_perror of pr_debug("....: %s". strerror(errno));
Ok :)
>
>> +				case EINVAL:
>> +					pr_debug("process_vm_readv: Invalid arguments\n");
>> +				break;
>> +				case EFAULT:
>> +					pr_debug("process_vm_readv: Unable to access remote iov\n");
>> +				break;
>> +				case ENOMEM:
>> +					pr_debug("process_vm_readv: Unable to allocate memory\n");
>> +				break;
>> +				case EPERM:
>> +					pr_debug("process_vm_readv: Insufficient privileges\n");
>> +				break;
>> +				case ESRCH:
>> +					pr_debug("process_vm_readv: Target process doesn't exist\n");
>> +				break;
>> +				default:
>> +					pr_debug("process_vm_readv: Uncategorised error\n");
>> +			}
>> +			return 0;
> Why do we return 0 in error cases? You need to add a comment here.
Will add brief description.
>
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		/* Handling partial reads due to modified mappings*/
>> +
>> +		if(ret != ppb->pages_in * PAGE_SIZE){
>> +			pr_debug("Can't read remote iovs (%d(%lu)/%d)\n", ret,\
>> +				(unsigned long int)PAGE_SIZE * ppb->pages_in, ppb->pages_in);
>> +			continue;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		bufvec.iov_len = ret;
>> +		ret2 = vmsplice(ppb->p[1], &bufvec, 1, SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK);
>> +
>> +		if(ret2 == -1){
>> +			pr_debug("vmsplice: Failed to splice user buffer to pipe\n");
>> +			continue;
>> +		}
>> +
>> +		if(ret != ret2){
>> +			pr_debug("Partial splice from user buffer to pipe (%d)\n", ret2);
>> +			continue;
>> +		}
>> +
>>   		for (i = 0; i < ppb->nr_segs; i++) {
>>   			struct iovec iov = ppb->iov[i];
>>   			u32 flags;
>> @@ -530,8 +586,10 @@ int page_xfer_dump_pages(struct page_xfer *xfer, struct page_pipe *pp)
>>   						ppb->p[0], iov.iov_len))
>>   				return -1;
>>   		}
>> +		off += ppb->nr_segs;
>>   	}
>>   
>> +	*poff = off;
>>   	return dump_holes(xfer, pp, &cur_hole, NULL);
>>   }
>>   
>> diff --git a/criu/shmem.c b/criu/shmem.c
>> index 03b088f..a797bde 100644
>> --- a/criu/shmem.c
>> +++ b/criu/shmem.c
>> @@ -629,19 +629,9 @@ int add_shmem_area(pid_t pid, VmaEntry *vma, u64 *map)
>>   	return 0;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static int dump_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer)
>> +static int dump_pages(struct page_pipe *pp, struct page_xfer *xfer, size_t *off)
>>   {
>> -	struct page_pipe_buf *ppb;
>> -
>> -	list_for_each_entry(ppb, &pp->bufs, l)
>> -		if (vmsplice(ppb->p[1], ppb->iov, ppb->nr_segs,
>> -					SPLICE_F_GIFT | SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK) !=
>> -				ppb->pages_in * PAGE_SIZE) {
>> -			pr_perror("Can't get shmem into page-pipe");
>> -			return -1;
>> -		}
>> -
>> -	return page_xfer_dump_pages(xfer, pp);
>> +	return page_xfer_dump_pages(getpid(), xfer, pp, off);
>>   }
>>   
>>   static int next_data_segment(int fd, unsigned long pfn,
>> @@ -678,6 +668,7 @@ static int do_dump_one_shmem(int fd, void *addr, struct shmem_info *si)
>>   	int err, ret = -1;
>>   	unsigned long pfn, nrpages, next_data_pnf = 0, next_hole_pfn = 0;
>>   	unsigned long pages[2] = {};
>> +	size_t off = 0;
>>   
>>   	nrpages = (si->size + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE;
>>   
>> @@ -726,7 +717,7 @@ again:
>>   		}
>>   
>>   		if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
>> -			ret = dump_pages(pp, &xfer);
>> +			ret = dump_pages(pp, &xfer, &off);
>>   			if (ret)
>>   				goto err_xfer;
>>   			page_pipe_reinit(pp);
>> @@ -742,7 +733,7 @@ again:
>>   	cnt_add(CNT_SHPAGES_SKIPPED_PARENT, pages[0]);
>>   	cnt_add(CNT_SHPAGES_WRITTEN, pages[1]);
>>   
>> -	ret = dump_pages(pp, &xfer);
>> +	ret = dump_pages(pp, &xfer, &off);
>>   
>>   err_xfer:
>>   	xfer.close(&xfer);
>> -- 
>> 2.7.4
>>
-Abhishek


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