Post large deallocations to original thread (#441)

* Post large deallocations to original thread

This change sets all large allocations to be owned by the originating
thread. This means they will be messaged back to the original thread
before they can be reused.

The following reason for making this change:
* This will improve producer/consumer apps involving large allocations.
* It enables the implementation of a more complex chunk allocator that
reassembles chunks.
* It addresses an issue with compartmentalisation where the handling of
large allocations can result in meta-data ownership changing.
This commit is contained in:
Matthew Parkinson
2021-12-17 14:08:08 +00:00
committed by GitHub
parent 3fb7c98364
commit 61314f2260
6 changed files with 78 additions and 75 deletions

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@@ -402,6 +402,33 @@ namespace snmalloc
// TODO: Handle message queue on this path?
Metaslab* meta = entry.get_metaslab();
if (meta->is_large())
{
// Handle large deallocation here.
size_t entry_sizeclass = entry.get_sizeclass().as_large();
size_t size = bits::one_at_bit(entry_sizeclass);
size_t slab_sizeclass =
metaentry_chunk_sizeclass_to_slab_sizeclass(entry_sizeclass);
#ifdef SNMALLOC_TRACING
std::cout << "Large deallocation: " << size
<< " chunk sizeclass: " << slab_sizeclass << std::endl;
#else
UNUSED(size);
#endif
auto slab_record = reinterpret_cast<ChunkRecord*>(meta);
ChunkAllocator::dealloc<SharedStateHandle>(
get_backend_local_state(),
chunk_local_state,
slab_record,
slab_sizeclass);
return;
}
smallsizeclass_t sizeclass = entry.get_sizeclass().as_small();
UNUSED(entropy);
@@ -665,8 +692,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
SNMALLOC_ASSERT(!meta->is_unused());
snmalloc_check_client(
Metaslab::is_start_of_object(
entry.get_sizeclass().as_small(), address_cast(p)),
is_start_of_object(entry.get_sizeclass(), address_cast(p)),
"Not deallocating start of an object");
auto cp = p.as_static<freelist::Object::T<>>();

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@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
size_to_sizeclass_full(size),
large_size_to_chunk_sizeclass(size),
large_size_to_chunk_size(size),
SharedStateHandle::fake_large_remote);
core_alloc->public_state());
// set up meta data so sizeclass is correct, and hence alloc size, and
// external pointer.
#ifdef SNMALLOC_TRACING
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ namespace snmalloc
<< bits::next_pow2_bits(size) << std::endl;
#endif
// Note that meta data is not currently used for large allocs.
// meta->initialise(size_to_sizeclass(size));
UNUSED(meta);
// Initialise meta data for a successful large allocation.
if (meta != nullptr)
meta->initialise_large();
if (zero_mem == YesZero)
{
@@ -662,56 +662,6 @@ namespace snmalloc
return;
}
// Large deallocation or null.
// also checks for managed by page map.
if (SNMALLOC_LIKELY(
(p_tame != nullptr) && !entry.get_sizeclass().is_default()))
{
# if defined(__CHERI_PURE_CAPABILITY__) && defined(SNMALLOC_CHECK_CLIENT)
dealloc_cheri_checks(p_tame.unsafe_ptr());
# endif
size_t entry_sizeclass = entry.get_sizeclass().as_large();
size_t size = bits::one_at_bit(entry_sizeclass);
size_t slab_sizeclass =
metaentry_chunk_sizeclass_to_slab_sizeclass(entry_sizeclass);
// Check for start of allocation.
snmalloc_check_client(
pointer_align_down(p_tame, size) == p_tame,
"Not start of an allocation.");
# ifdef SNMALLOC_TRACING
std::cout << "Large deallocation: " << size
<< " chunk sizeclass: " << slab_sizeclass << std::endl;
# else
UNUSED(size);
# endif
auto slab_record =
static_cast<ChunkRecord*>(entry.get_metaslab_no_remote());
SNMALLOC_ASSERT(
address_cast(slab_record->meta_common.chunk) == address_cast(p_tame));
check_init(
[](
CoreAlloc* core_alloc,
ChunkRecord* slab_record,
size_t slab_sizeclass) {
ChunkAllocator::dealloc<SharedStateHandle>(
core_alloc->get_backend_local_state(),
core_alloc->chunk_local_state,
slab_record,
slab_sizeclass);
return nullptr;
},
slab_record,
slab_sizeclass);
return;
}
// If p_tame is not null, then dealloc has been call on something
// it shouldn't be called on.
// TODO: Should this be tested even in the !CHECK_CLIENT case?

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@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ namespace snmalloc
inline static SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH capptr::Alloc<void>
finish_alloc_no_zero(freelist::HeadPtr p, smallsizeclass_t sizeclass)
{
SNMALLOC_ASSERT(Metaslab::is_start_of_object(sizeclass, address_cast(p)));
SNMALLOC_ASSERT(is_start_of_object(
sizeclass_t::from_small_class(sizeclass), address_cast(p)));
UNUSED(sizeclass);
return p.as_void();
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ namespace snmalloc
while (!small_fast_free_lists[i].empty())
{
auto p = small_fast_free_lists[i].take(key, domesticate);
SNMALLOC_ASSERT(Metaslab::is_start_of_object(i, address_cast(p)));
SNMALLOC_ASSERT(is_start_of_object(
sizeclass_t::from_small_class(i), address_cast(p)));
dealloc(p.as_void());
}
}

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@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ namespace snmalloc
*/
bool sleeping_ = false;
/**
* Flag to indicate this is actually a large allocation rather than a slab
* of small allocations.
*/
bool large_ = false;
uint16_t& needed()
{
return needed_;
@@ -82,6 +88,25 @@ namespace snmalloc
// allocated from. Hence, the bump allocator slab will never be returned
// for use in another size class.
set_sleeping(sizeclass, 0);
large_ = false;
}
/**
* Make this a chunk represent a large allocation.
*
* Set needed so immediately moves to slow path.
*/
void initialise_large()
{
// We will push to this just to make the fast path clean.
free_queue.init();
// Flag to detect that it is a large alloc on the slow path
large_ = true;
// Jump to slow path on first deallocation.
needed() = 1;
}
/**
@@ -106,6 +131,11 @@ namespace snmalloc
return sleeping();
}
bool is_large()
{
return large_;
}
/**
* Try to set this metaslab to sleep. If the remaining elements are fewer
* than the threshold, then it will actually be set to the sleeping state,
@@ -144,14 +174,6 @@ namespace snmalloc
sleeping() = false;
}
static SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH bool
is_start_of_object(smallsizeclass_t sizeclass, address_t p)
{
return divisible_by_sizeclass(
sizeclass,
p - (bits::align_down(p, sizeclass_to_slab_size(sizeclass))));
}
/**
* Allocates a free list from the meta data.
*

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@@ -254,10 +254,12 @@ namespace snmalloc
for (size_t sizeclass = 1; sizeclass < bits::BITS; sizeclass++)
{
auto lsc = sizeclass_t::from_large_class(sizeclass);
fast(lsc).size = bits::one_at_bit(lsc.as_large());
// Use slab mask as 0 for power of two sizes.
fast(lsc).slab_mask = 0;
auto& meta = fast(lsc);
meta.size = bits::one_at_bit(lsc.as_large());
meta.slab_mask = meta.size - 1;
// The slab_mask will do all the necessary work, so
// perform identity multiplication for the test.
meta.mod_zero_mult = 1;
}
}
};
@@ -367,23 +369,24 @@ namespace snmalloc
return sizeclass_metadata.fast(sc).size - index_in_object(sc, addr);
}
inline static bool divisible_by_sizeclass(smallsizeclass_t sc, size_t offset)
inline static bool is_start_of_object(sizeclass_t sc, address_t addr)
{
// Only works up to certain offsets, exhaustively tested by rounding.cc
size_t offset = addr & (sizeclass_full_to_slab_size(sc) - 1);
// Only works up to certain offsets, exhaustively tested by rounding.cc
if constexpr (sizeof(offset) >= 8)
{
// Only works for 64 bit multiplication, as the following will overflow in
// 32bit.
// This is based on:
// https://lemire.me/blog/2019/02/20/more-fun-with-fast-remainders-when-the-divisor-is-a-constant/
auto mod_zero_mult = sizeclass_metadata.fast_small(sc).mod_zero_mult;
auto mod_zero_mult = sizeclass_metadata.fast(sc).mod_zero_mult;
return (offset * mod_zero_mult) < mod_zero_mult;
}
else
// Use 32-bit division as considerably faster than 64-bit, and
// everything fits into 32bits here.
return static_cast<uint32_t>(offset % sizeclass_to_size(sc)) == 0;
return static_cast<uint32_t>(offset % sizeclass_full_to_size(sc)) == 0;
}
inline static size_t large_size_to_chunk_size(size_t size)

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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
failed = true;
}
bool opt_mod_0 = divisible_by_sizeclass(size_class, offset);
bool opt_mod_0 = is_start_of_object(sc, offset);
if (opt_mod_0 != mod_0)
{
std::cout << "rsize " << rsize << " offset " << offset