diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/Readme-EN.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/Readme-EN.md index 767d2dec0d26babadafbd99c08c9fa1dbdaf4ad1..40cede3bc70bf0b95ba4ce033c95e0d9c31e35be 100644 --- a/en/device-dev/kernel/Readme-EN.md +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/Readme-EN.md @@ -172,5 +172,9 @@ - [Kernel for Standard Systems](kernel-standard.md) - [Linux Kernel Overview](kernel-standard-overview.md) - - [Applying Patches on OpenHarmony Development Boards](kernel-standard-patch.md) - - [Guidelines for Building the Linux Kernel](kernel-standard-build.md) \ No newline at end of file + - [Applying Patches on Development Boards](kernel-standard-patch.md) + - [Compiling and Building the Linux Kernel](kernel-standard-build.md) + - [Enhanced Kernel Features](kernel-standard-enhanced-features.md) + - [Memory Management](kernel-standard-mm.md) + - [Enhanced SWAP](kernel-standard-mm-eswap.md) + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-build.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-build.md index cdb6f59c83576f431fa3d1096d7267300ee8a93d..579ebeb72bfb2a37699a5eb684601114afb2331d 100644 --- a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-build.md +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-build.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Guidelines for Compiling and Building the Linux Kernel +# Compiling and Building the Linux Kernel - [Example 1](#section19369206113115) diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-enhanced-features.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-enhanced-features.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d59562723a89cf53bd8dd1bb73cc5bc39235e1ae --- /dev/null +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-enhanced-features.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +# Enhanced Kernel Features + +- **[Memory Management](kernel-standard-mm.md)** +- **[Task Scheduling](kernel-standard-sched.md)** diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-mm-eswap.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-mm-eswap.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e348f166bff58e6bf6b9ad3e0aee2192634c25a --- /dev/null +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-mm-eswap.md @@ -0,0 +1,263 @@ +# Enhanced SWAP + + +## Basic Concepts + +Enhanced Swap (ESwap) allows a custom partition to serve as a swap partition and uses a resident process zswapd to encrypt and swap the anonymous pages compressed by [zram](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/blockdev/zram.html) to the ESwap partition. In this way, a block of memory can be completely released to ensure the available memory (Memavailable) waterline. In addition to this reclaiming mechanism, the entire memory framework is enhanced to improve the reclaiming efficiency of anonymous pages and file pages and streamline the reclaiming ratio of these two types of pages to prevent refaults caused by excessive reclamation. + + +## Configuring zram and ESwap + +### Enabling ESwap +1. Enable related configuration items and dependencies. + + To enable ESwap, you need to enable the corresponding configuration items and dependencies during kernel compilation. The configuration items related to ESwap are as follows: + + ``` + CONFIG_HYPERHOLD=y + CONFIG_HYPERHOLD_DEBUG=y + CONFIG_HYPERHOLD_ZSWAPD=y + CONFIG_HYPERHOLD_FILE_LRU=y + CONFIG_HYPERHOLD_MEMCG=y + CONFIG_ZRAM_GROUP=y + CONFIG_ZRAM_GROUP_DEBUG=y + CONFIG_ZLIST_DEBUG=y + CONFIG_ZRAM_GROUP_WRITEBACK=y + ``` + + Enable the following dependencies: + + ``` + CONFIG_MEMCG=y + CONFIG_SWAP=y + CONFIG_ZSMALLOC=y + CONFIG_ZRAM=y + ``` + +2. Create an ESwap device. + + You can use any block device as the ESwap device. In this example, create the **hpdisk** file and mount it to the loop6 device. + + ```Bash + // Run the dd command to create the hpdisk file for ESwap. In this example, the file size is 512 MB. Set the file size based on service requirements. + dd if=/dev/random of=/data/hpdisk bs=4096 count=131072 + // Associate the hpdisk file created with the ESwap device. + losetup /dev/block/loop6 hpdisk + ``` + +3. Configure ESwap. + + Bind the device created in 2 as the ESwap device. + + ```Bash + echo /dev/block/loop6 > /proc/sys/kernel/hyperhold/device + ``` + + By default, ESwap encrypts the data swapped out. If the ESwap device created in step 2 supports inline encryption, you can disable the ESwap software encryption function. + + ```Bash + // Check whether hardware-based encryption is supported and enabled. If not, do not perform this operation. + echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hyperhold/soft_crypt + ``` + + > ![icon-caution.gif](../public_sys-resources/icon-caution.gif)**CAUTION**
+ > For security purposes, all swapped content must be encrypted. If the ESwap device created does not support inline encryption or the inline encryption macro is not enabled during compilation, ESwap cannot be enabled after software encryption is disabled. + +4. Enable ESwap. + + After ESwap is enabled, the preceding configuration cannot be modified. + + ```Bash + echo enable > /proc/sys/kernel/hyperhold/enable + ``` + + +> ![icon-note.gif](public_sys-resources/icon-note.gif)**NOTE**
+> Enable ESwap before zram is enabled. If ESwap is not used, you can enable zram only. If a device does not have the storage device for swap-out or have the corresponding storage partition created, you can enable ZRAM to reclaim memory using **zswapd**. + +### Enabling zram + +1. Initialize zram. + + Configure the interaction between zram and ESwap and set the zram size. + + ```Bash + // Enable the swap-in and swap-out functions from zram to ESwap. Perform this step before setting the zram size. + echo readwrite > /sys/block/zram0/group + // Set the zram size. In this example, the zram size is set to 512 MB. + echo 512M > /sys/block/zram0/disksize + ``` + + > ![icon-note.gif](public_sys-resources/icon-note.gif)**NOTE**
+ > The parameters and functions of **/sys/block/zram0/group** are as follows: + > + > - **disable**: disables the function. + > - **readonly**: only records the cgroup information of the data but not swap it out. + > - **readwrite**: enables swap-in and swap-out from zram to ESwap. + +2. Enable zram. + + Use the zram device as the swap partition. + + ```Bash + mkswap /dev/block/zram0 + swapon /dev/block/zram0 + ``` + + +### Disabling ESwap and zram + +1. Disable ESwap. + + ```Bash + echo disable > /proc/sys/kernel/hyperhold/enable + Or + echo force_disable > /proc/sys/kernel/hyperhold/enable + ``` + + > ![icon-note.gif](public_sys-resources/icon-note.gif)**NOTE**
+ > The difference of the two commands is as follows: + > + > - **disable**: If there is no data in the ESwap partition, disable ESwap. Otherwise, changes ESwap to read-only mode. + > - **force_disable**: If there is no data in the ESwap partition, disable ESwap. Otherwise, changes ESwap to read-only mode and disable ESwap until all data in the ESWAP partition is read. + +2. Disable zram and zram group. + + ```Bash + // If swapon is executed, run swapoff first. + swapoff /dev/block/zram0 + echo 1 > /sys/block/zram0/reset + ``` + + +## ESwap APIs + +ESwap provides APIs to control swap-in and swap-out policies and record the current status. These APIs are located in the directory to which memcg is mounted, for example, `/dev/memcg/`. + +| Category| API| Description| +| -------- | -------- | -------- | +| Control| [avail_buffers](#avail_buffers) | Sets the buffer range.| +| | [zswapd_single_memcg_param](#zswapd_single_memcg_param) | Sets memcg configuration.| +| | [zram_wm_ratio](#zram_wm_ratio) | Sets the zram swap-out waterline.| +| Status| [zswapd_pressure_show](#zswapd_pressure_show) | Records the current buffer and refault.| +| | [stat](#stat) | Checks the real-time status of ESwap.| +| | [zswapd_vmstat_show](#zswapd_vmstat_show) | Records events during the zswapd running.| + +> ![icon-caution.gif](public_sys-resources/icon-caution.gif)**CAUTION**
+> Only **avail_buffers** proactively wakes up zswapd because the buffer waterline is adjusted. Other control APIs do not proactively wake up zswapd, but their configuration takes effect only after zswapd is woken up. + +The APIs are described as follows: + +### avail_buffers + +The **avail_buffers** API sets the buffer range [min_avail_buffers, high_avail_buffers]. When the current buffer is less than the value of **min_avail_buffers**, zswapd will be woken up to reclaim anonymous pages. The expected amount of memory to reclaim is the difference between the value of **high_avail_buffers** and the current system buffer value. In fact, less memory is reclaimed due to reasons such as reclamation failure. + +The parameters include the following: + +- **avail_buffers** indicates the expected buffer value. +- **free_swap_threshold** indicates the threshold of the free capacity of the swap partition. After zswapd is woken up to reclaim memory, press events, such as medium press and critical press, will be recorded based on the current system status and the settings of these two parameters. + +You can proactively adjust the values to trigger zswapd reclamation. + +Example: + +`echo 1000 950 1050 0 > /dev/memcg/memory.avail_buffers` + +Default value: + +``` + avail_buffers: 0 + min_avail_buffers: 0 + high_avail_buffers: 0 + free_swap_threshold: 0 +``` + +Limit: + +0<=min_avail_buffers<=avail_buffers<=high_avail_buffers + +0<=free_swap_threashold + +The values are all integers. + +### zswapd_single_memcg_param + +The **zswapd_single_memcg_param** API sets the memcg configuration. The parameters include the following: + +- **score** indicates the current memcg reclamation priority. +- **ub_mem2zram_ratio** indicates the memory compression ratio to zram. +- **ub_zram2ufs_ratio** indicates the ratio of zram to ESwap. +- **refault_threshold** indicates the refault threshold. + +You can modify the parameters to control zram compression and ESwap. + +Example: + +`echo 60 10 50 > memory.zswapd_single_memcg_param` + +Default value: + +``` + memcg score: 300 + memcg ub_mem2zram_ratio: 60 + memcg ub_zram2ufs_ratio: 10 + memcg refault_threshold: 50 +``` + +Limit: + +0<=ub_mem2zram_ratio<=100 + +0<=ub_zram2ufs_ratio<=100 + +0<=refault_threshold<=100 + +The values are all integers. + +### zram_wm_ratio + +The **zram_wm_ratio** API sets the zram swap-out waterline. When the size of the compressed anonymous page in the zram partition is greater than the total size of zram multiplied by **zram_wm_ratio**, the page is swapped out to the ESwap partition. The swap is performed after zswapd is woken up by the buffer waterline. The system defaults the value **0** as **37**. You can change the value as required. + +Example: + +`echo 30 > /dev/memcg/memory.zram_wm_ratio` + +Default value: + +``` + zram_wm_ratio: 0 +``` + +Limit: + +0<=zram_wm_ratio<=100 + +The value is an integer. + +### zswapd_pressure_show + +The **zswapd_pressure_show** API records the zswapd status. **buffer_size** indicates the current buffer size of the system, and **recent_refault** indicates the number of refaults occurred. + + +### stat + +In addition to **memcg.stat**, the **stat** API is added with **Anon**, **File**, **zram**, and **Eswap** to monitor ESwap in real time. + + +### zswapd_vmstat_show + +The **zswapd_vmstat_show** API records events occurred during the zswapd running. + + +## Triggering zswapd + +You can check the current buffer value by running `cat /dev/memcg/memory.zswapd_pressure_show`. For example, if the current buffer value is 1200, you can adjust the buffer range to wake up zswapd. + +```Bash +echo 1300 1250 1350 0 > /dev/memcg/memory.avail_buffers +``` + + +## ESwap Size + +Set zram and ESwap partition sizes based on service requirements and hardware features. For the rk3568 board whose RAM is 2 GB, the zram and ESwap partitions are set to 512 MB. diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-mm.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-mm.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8009b6337a658386a89982efbfa662cefa341b14 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-mm.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +# Memory Management + +- **[Enhanced Swap] (kernel-standard-mm-eswap.md)** diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-patch.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-patch.md index 2b9dcfa3b6e1a22b8b1baaaac8c2a594f2a6a731..029de25eb881cacd4556235bc4c067b7f15b27ae 100644 --- a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-patch.md +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard-patch.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Guidelines for Using Patches on OpenHarmony Development Boards +# Applying Patches on Development Boards 1. Apply the HDF patches. diff --git a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard.md b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard.md index d9e58952f07091e156ef66e64ad2dac2a8b279e8..9f1780d5b146732cfc018c90703a47c72ae05173 100644 --- a/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard.md +++ b/en/device-dev/kernel/kernel-standard.md @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ # Kernel for Standard Systems -- **[Linux Kernel Overview](kernel-standard-overview.md)** -- **[Guidelines for Using Patches on OpenHarmony Development Boards](kernel-standard-patch.md)** +- **[Linux Kernel Overview](kernel-standard-overview.md)** -- **[Guidelines for Compiling and Building the Linux Kernel](kernel-standard-build.md)** +- **[Applying Patches on Development Boards](kernel-standard-patch.md)** +- **[Compiling and Building the Linux Kernel](kernel-standard-build.md)** +- **[Enhanced Kernel Features] (kernel-standard-enhanced-features.md)**