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Steven Rostedt (VMware) 73a757e631 ring-buffer: Return reader page back into existing ring buffer 
When reading the ring buffer for consuming, it is optimized for splice,
where a page is taken out of the ring buffer (zero copy) and sent to the
reading consumer. When the read is finished with the page, it calls
ring_buffer_free_read_page(), which simply frees the page. The next time the
reader needs to get a page from the ring buffer, it must call
ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() which allocates and initializes a reader page
for the ring buffer to be swapped into the ring buffer for a new filled page
for the reader.

The problem is that there's no reason to actually free the page when it is
passed back to the ring buffer. It can hold it off and reuse it for the next
iteration. This completely removes the interaction with the page_alloc
mechanism.

Using the trace-cmd utility to record all events (causing trace-cmd to
require reading lots of pages from the ring buffer, and calling
ring_buffer_alloc/free_read_page() several times), and also assigning a
stack trace trigger to the mm_page_alloc event, we can see how many times
the ring_buffer_alloc_read_page() needed to allocate a page for the ring
buffer.

Before this change:

  # trace-cmd record -e all -e mem_page_alloc -R stacktrace sleep 1
  # trace-cmd report |grep ring_buffer_alloc_read_page | wc -l
  9968

After this change:

  # trace-cmd record -e all -e mem_page_alloc -R stacktrace sleep 1
  # trace-cmd report |grep ring_buffer_alloc_read_page | wc -l
  4

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
 		2017-05-01 10:26:40 -04:00
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bpf bpf: convert htab map to hlist_nulls 2017-03-09 13:27:17 -08:00
cgroup Merge branch 'for-4.11-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2017-03-14 15:11:19 -07:00
configs config: android-base: enable hardened usercopy and kernel ASLR 2017-02-27 18:43:46 -08:00
debug sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
events Merge branch 'perf-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-03-17 13:59:52 -07:00
gcov
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irq sched/headers: Prepare to move the get_task_struct()/put_task_struct() and related APIs from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:40 +01:00
livepatch
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locking locking/rwsem: Fix down_write_killable() for CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK=y 2017-03-16 09:28:30 +01:00
power Merge branch 'WIP.sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-03-03 10:16:38 -08:00
printk sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task_stack.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:36 +01:00
rcu rcu/tracing: Add rcu_disabled to denote when rcu_irq_enter() will not work 2017-04-10 15:22:03 -04:00
sched sched/deadline: Use deadline instead of period when calculating overflow 2017-03-16 09:37:38 +01:00
time Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2017-03-07 14:45:22 -08:00
trace ring-buffer: Return reader page back into existing ring buffer 2017-05-01 10:26:40 -04:00
.gitignore
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Kconfig.freezer
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Kconfig.hz
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Kconfig.locks
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Kconfig.preempt
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Makefile
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acct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
async.c
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audit.c Merge branch 'stable-4.11' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2017-02-21 13:25:50 -08:00
audit.h Merge branch 'stable-4.11' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2017-02-21 13:25:50 -08:00
audit_fsnotify.c
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audit_tree.c
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audit_watch.c
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auditfilter.c
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auditsc.c Merge branch 'stable-4.11' of git://git.infradead.org/users/pcmoore/audit 2017-02-21 13:25:50 -08:00
backtracetest.c
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bounds.c
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capability.c
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compat.c
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configs.c
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context_tracking.c
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cpu.c cpu/hotplug: Serialize callback invocations proper 2017-03-14 19:19:27 +01:00
cpu_pm.c
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crash_dump.c
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cred.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/coredump.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:28 +01:00
delayacct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
dma.c
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elfcore.c
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exec_domain.c
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exit.c userfaultfd: non-cooperative: rollback userfaultfd_exit 2017-03-09 17:01:09 -08:00
extable.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2017-02-22 10:15:09 -08:00
fork.c sched/headers, RCU: Move rcu_copy_process() from <linux/sched/task.h> to kernel/fork.c 2017-03-03 01:43:46 +01:00
freezer.c
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futex.c futex: Add missing error handling to FUTEX_REQUEUE_PI 2017-03-14 21:45:36 +01:00
futex_compat.c
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groups.c
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hung_task.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
irq_work.c
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jump_label.c This release has no new tracing features, just clean ups, minor fixes 2017-02-27 13:26:17 -08:00
kallsyms.c bpf: make jited programs visible in traces 2017-02-17 13:40:05 -05:00
kcmp.c
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kcov.c
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kexec.c
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kexec_core.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pmladek/printk 2017-02-22 17:33:34 -08:00
kexec_file.c kexec, x86/purgatory: Unbreak it and clean it up 2017-03-10 20:55:09 +01:00
kexec_internal.h kexec, x86/purgatory: Unbreak it and clean it up 2017-03-10 20:55:09 +01:00
kmod.c sched/headers, vfs/execve: Prepare to move the do_execve*() prototypes from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/binfmts.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
kprobes.c powerpc updates for 4.11 part 1. 2017-02-22 10:30:38 -08:00
ksysfs.c kernel/ksysfs.c: add __ro_after_init to bin_attribute structure 2017-02-24 17:46:56 -08:00
kthread.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
latencytop.c sched/headers: Prepare to move sched_info_on() and force_schedstat_enabled() from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/stat.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
membarrier.c
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memremap.c mm: add private lock to serialize memory hotplug operations 2017-03-16 16:56:18 -07:00
module-internal.h
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module.c Modules updates for v4.11 2017-02-22 17:08:33 -08:00
module_signing.c
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notifier.c kernel/notifier.c: simplify expression 2017-02-24 17:46:56 -08:00
nsproxy.c
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padata.c
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panic.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
params.c
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pid.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
pid_namespace.c sched/headers: Prepare for the reduction of <linux/sched.h>'s signal API dependency 2017-03-02 08:42:37 +01:00
profile.c sched/headers: Prepare to move sched_info_on() and force_schedstat_enabled() from <linux/sched.h> to <linux/sched/stat.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
ptrace.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
range.c
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reboot.c
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relay.c lib/vsprintf.c: remove %Z support 2017-02-27 18:43:47 -08:00
resource.c
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seccomp.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task_stack.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:36 +01:00
signal.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
smp.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/idle.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:26 +01:00
smpboot.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
smpboot.h
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softirq.c
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stacktrace.c stacktrace, lockdep: Fix address, newline ugliness 2017-02-08 08:21:31 +01:00
stop_machine.c
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sys.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
sys_ni.c
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sysctl.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/coredump.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:28 +01:00
sysctl_binary.c
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task_work.c
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taskstats.c
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test_kprobes.c
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torture.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/clock.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:27 +01:00
tracepoint.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:35 +01:00
tsacct.c sched/headers: Prepare to move cputime functionality from <linux/sched.h> into <linux/sched/cputime.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:39 +01:00
ucount.c ucount: Remove the atomicity from ucount->count 2017-03-06 15:26:37 -06:00
uid16.c sched/headers: Prepare to remove <linux/cred.h> inclusion from <linux/sched.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:31 +01:00
up.c
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user-return-notifier.c
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user.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/user.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:29 +01:00
user_namespace.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/signal.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:29 +01:00
utsname.c sched/headers: Prepare to move the task_lock()/unlock() APIs to <linux/sched/task.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:38 +01:00
utsname_sysctl.c sched/headers: Remove <linux/rwsem.h> from <linux/sched.h> 2017-03-03 01:45:36 +01:00
watchdog.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
watchdog_hld.c sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to <linux/sched/debug.h> 2017-03-02 08:42:34 +01:00
workqueue.c workqueue: trigger WARN if queue_delayed_work() is called with NULL @wq 2017-03-06 15:33:42 -05:00
workqueue_internal.h
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