Use percpu_counter for obj_alloc counter of Linux-backed caches

A previous commit enabled the tracking of object allocations
in Linux-backed caches from the SPL layer for debuggability.
The commit is: 9a170fc6fe54f1e852b6c39630fe5ef2bbd97c16

Unfortunately, it also introduced minor performance regressions
that were highlighted by the ZFS perf test-suite. Within Delphix
we found that the regression would be from -1%, all the way up
to -8% for some workloads.

This commit brings performance back up to par by creating a
separate counter for those caches and making it a percpu in
order to avoid lock-contention.

The initial performance testing was done by myself, and the
final round was conducted by @tonynguien who was also the one
that discovered the regression and highlighted the culprit.

Reviewed-by: Matt Ahrens <matt@delphix.com>
Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>
Signed-off-by: Serapheim Dimitropoulos <serapheim@delphix.com>
Closes #10397
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Serapheim Dimitropoulos
2020-06-26 18:06:50 -07:00
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commit ec1fea4516
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@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ typedef struct spl_kmem_cache {
uint64_t skc_slab_max; /* Slab max historic */
uint64_t skc_obj_total; /* Obj total current */
uint64_t skc_obj_alloc; /* Obj alloc current */
struct percpu_counter skc_linux_alloc; /* Linux-backed Obj alloc */
uint64_t skc_obj_max; /* Obj max historic */
uint64_t skc_obj_deadlock; /* Obj emergency deadlocks */
uint64_t skc_obj_emergency; /* Obj emergency current */