Merge tag 'slab-for-6.7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slab

Pull slab updates from Vlastimil Babka:

 - SLUB: slab order calculation refactoring (Vlastimil Babka, Feng Tang)

   Recent proposals to tune the slab order calculations have prompted us
   to look at the current code and refactor it to make it easier to
   follow and eliminate some odd corner cases.

   The refactoring is mostly non-functional changes, but should make the
   actual tuning easier to implement and review.

* tag 'slab-for-6.7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vbabka/slab:
  mm/slub: refactor calculate_order() and calc_slab_order()
  mm/slub: attempt to find layouts up to 1/2 waste in calculate_order()
  mm/slub: remove min_objects loop from calculate_order()
  mm/slub: simplify the last resort slab order calculation
  mm/slub: add sanity check for slub_min/max_order cmdline setup

mm/slub.c

@@ -4110,17 +4110,12 @@ static unsigned int slub_min_objects;
  * the smallest order which will fit the object.
  */
 static inline unsigned int calc_slab_order(unsigned int size,
-		unsigned int min_objects, unsigned int max_order,
+		unsigned int min_order, unsigned int max_order,
 		unsigned int fract_leftover)
 {
-	unsigned int min_order = slub_min_order;
 	unsigned int order;
 
-	if (order_objects(min_order, size) > MAX_OBJS_PER_PAGE)
-		return get_order(size * MAX_OBJS_PER_PAGE) - 1;
-
-	for (order = max(min_order, (unsigned int)get_order(min_objects * size));
-			order <= max_order; order++) {
+	for (order = min_order; order <= max_order; order++) {
 
 		unsigned int slab_size = (unsigned int)PAGE_SIZE << order;
 		unsigned int rem;
@@ -4139,16 +4134,8 @@ static inline int calculate_order(unsigned int size)
 	unsigned int order;
 	unsigned int min_objects;
 	unsigned int max_objects;
-	unsigned int nr_cpus;
+	unsigned int min_order;
 
-	/*
-	 * Attempt to find best configuration for a slab. This
-	 * works by first attempting to generate a layout with
-	 * the best configuration and backing off gradually.
-	 *
-	 * First we increase the acceptable waste in a slab. Then
-	 * we reduce the minimum objects required in a slab.
-	 */
 	min_objects = slub_min_objects;
 	if (!min_objects) {
 		/*
@@ -4160,40 +4147,46 @@ static inline int calculate_order(unsigned int size)
 		 * order on systems that appear larger than they are, and too
 		 * low order on systems that appear smaller than they are.
 		 */
-		nr_cpus = num_present_cpus();
+		unsigned int nr_cpus = num_present_cpus();
 		if (nr_cpus <= 1)
 			nr_cpus = nr_cpu_ids;
 		min_objects = 4 * (fls(nr_cpus) + 1);
 	}
-	max_objects = order_objects(slub_max_order, size);
+	/* min_objects can't be 0 because get_order(0) is undefined */
+	max_objects = max(order_objects(slub_max_order, size), 1U);
 	min_objects = min(min_objects, max_objects);
 
-	while (min_objects > 1) {
-		unsigned int fraction;
-
-		fraction = 16;
-		while (fraction >= 4) {
-			order = calc_slab_order(size, min_objects,
-					slub_max_order, fraction);
-			if (order <= slub_max_order)
-				return order;
-			fraction /= 2;
-		}
-		min_objects--;
-	}
+	min_order = max_t(unsigned int, slub_min_order,
+			  get_order(min_objects * size));
+	if (order_objects(min_order, size) > MAX_OBJS_PER_PAGE)
+		return get_order(size * MAX_OBJS_PER_PAGE) - 1;
 
 	/*
-	 * We were unable to place multiple objects in a slab. Now
-	 * lets see if we can place a single object there.
+	 * Attempt to find best configuration for a slab. This works by first
+	 * attempting to generate a layout with the best possible configuration
+	 * and backing off gradually.
+	 *
+	 * We start with accepting at most 1/16 waste and try to find the
+	 * smallest order from min_objects-derived/slub_min_order up to
+	 * slub_max_order that will satisfy the constraint. Note that increasing
+	 * the order can only result in same or less fractional waste, not more.
+	 *
+	 * If that fails, we increase the acceptable fraction of waste and try
+	 * again. The last iteration with fraction of 1/2 would effectively
+	 * accept any waste and give us the order determined by min_objects, as
+	 * long as at least single object fits within slub_max_order.
 	 */
-	order = calc_slab_order(size, 1, slub_max_order, 1);
-	if (order <= slub_max_order)
-		return order;
+	for (unsigned int fraction = 16; fraction > 1; fraction /= 2) {
+		order = calc_slab_order(size, min_order, slub_max_order,
+					fraction);
+		if (order <= slub_max_order)
+			return order;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Doh this slab cannot be placed using slub_max_order.
 	 */
-	order = calc_slab_order(size, 1, MAX_ORDER, 1);
+	order = get_order(size);
 	if (order <= MAX_ORDER)
 		return order;
 	return -ENOSYS;
@@ -4711,6 +4704,9 @@ static int __init setup_slub_min_order(char *str)
 {
 	get_option(&str, (int *)&slub_min_order);
 
+	if (slub_min_order > slub_max_order)
+		slub_max_order = slub_min_order;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -4721,6 +4717,9 @@ static int __init setup_slub_max_order(char *str)
 	get_option(&str, (int *)&slub_max_order);
 	slub_max_order = min_t(unsigned int, slub_max_order, MAX_ORDER);
 
+	if (slub_min_order > slub_max_order)
+		slub_min_order = slub_max_order;
+
 	return 1;
 }