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- Subsystem Trace Points: kmem
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+============================
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+Subsystem Trace Points: kmem
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+============================
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The kmem tracing system captures events related to object and page allocation
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The kmem tracing system captures events related to object and page allocation
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within the kernel. Broadly speaking there are five major subheadings.
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within the kernel. Broadly speaking there are five major subheadings.
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- o Slab allocation of small objects of unknown type (kmalloc)
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- o Slab allocation of small objects of known type
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- o Page allocation
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- o Per-CPU Allocator Activity
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- o External Fragmentation
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+ - Slab allocation of small objects of unknown type (kmalloc)
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+ - Slab allocation of small objects of known type
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+ - Page allocation
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+ - Per-CPU Allocator Activity
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+ - External Fragmentation
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This document describes what each of the tracepoints is and why they
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This document describes what each of the tracepoints is and why they
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might be useful.
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might be useful.
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1. Slab allocation of small objects of unknown type
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1. Slab allocation of small objects of unknown type
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-kmalloc call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s
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-kmalloc_node call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s node=%d
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-kfree call_site=%lx ptr=%p
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+::
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+ kmalloc call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s
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+ kmalloc_node call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s node=%d
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+ kfree call_site=%lx ptr=%p
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Heavy activity for these events may indicate that a specific cache is
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Heavy activity for these events may indicate that a specific cache is
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justified, particularly if kmalloc slab pages are getting significantly
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justified, particularly if kmalloc slab pages are getting significantly
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@@ -27,9 +31,11 @@ the allocation sites were.
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2. Slab allocation of small objects of known type
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2. Slab allocation of small objects of known type
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=================================================
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-kmem_cache_alloc call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s
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-kmem_cache_alloc_node call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s node=%d
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-kmem_cache_free call_site=%lx ptr=%p
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+::
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+ kmem_cache_alloc call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s
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+ kmem_cache_alloc_node call_site=%lx ptr=%p bytes_req=%zu bytes_alloc=%zu gfp_flags=%s node=%d
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+ kmem_cache_free call_site=%lx ptr=%p
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These events are similar in usage to the kmalloc-related events except that
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These events are similar in usage to the kmalloc-related events except that
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it is likely easier to pin the event down to a specific cache. At the time
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it is likely easier to pin the event down to a specific cache. At the time
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@@ -38,10 +44,12 @@ but the call_site can usually be used to extrapolate that information.
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3. Page allocation
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3. Page allocation
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-mm_page_alloc page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d migratetype=%d gfp_flags=%s
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-mm_page_alloc_zone_locked page=%p pfn=%lu order=%u migratetype=%d cpu=%d percpu_refill=%d
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-mm_page_free page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d
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-mm_page_free_batched page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d cold=%d
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+ mm_page_alloc page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d migratetype=%d gfp_flags=%s
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+ mm_page_alloc_zone_locked page=%p pfn=%lu order=%u migratetype=%d cpu=%d percpu_refill=%d
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+ mm_page_free page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d
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+ mm_page_free_batched page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d cold=%d
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These four events deal with page allocation and freeing. mm_page_alloc is
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These four events deal with page allocation and freeing. mm_page_alloc is
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a simple indicator of page allocator activity. Pages may be allocated from
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a simple indicator of page allocator activity. Pages may be allocated from
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@@ -65,8 +73,10 @@ contention on the zone->lru_lock.
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4. Per-CPU Allocator Activity
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4. Per-CPU Allocator Activity
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-mm_page_alloc_zone_locked page=%p pfn=%lu order=%u migratetype=%d cpu=%d percpu_refill=%d
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-mm_page_pcpu_drain page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d cpu=%d migratetype=%d
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+ mm_page_alloc_zone_locked page=%p pfn=%lu order=%u migratetype=%d cpu=%d percpu_refill=%d
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+ mm_page_pcpu_drain page=%p pfn=%lu order=%d cpu=%d migratetype=%d
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In front of the page allocator is a per-cpu page allocator. It exists only
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In front of the page allocator is a per-cpu page allocator. It exists only
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for order-0 pages, reduces contention on the zone->lock and reduces the
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for order-0 pages, reduces contention on the zone->lock and reduces the
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@@ -92,7 +102,9 @@ can be allocated and freed on the same CPU through some algorithm change.
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5. External Fragmentation
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5. External Fragmentation
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-mm_page_alloc_extfrag page=%p pfn=%lu alloc_order=%d fallback_order=%d pageblock_order=%d alloc_migratetype=%d fallback_migratetype=%d fragmenting=%d change_ownership=%d
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+ mm_page_alloc_extfrag page=%p pfn=%lu alloc_order=%d fallback_order=%d pageblock_order=%d alloc_migratetype=%d fallback_migratetype=%d fragmenting=%d change_ownership=%d
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External fragmentation affects whether a high-order allocation will be
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External fragmentation affects whether a high-order allocation will be
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successful or not. For some types of hardware, this is important although
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successful or not. For some types of hardware, this is important although
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