linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpuhotplug: introduce try_get_online

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Date:	Fri, 5 Jun 2009 04:14:30 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Gautham R Shenoy <ego@...ibm.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpuhotplug: introduce try_get_online_cpus() take 2

On 06/05, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
>
> Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > On 06/04, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> >>
> >> +	if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero(&cpu_hotplug.refcount))) {
> >> +		DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
> >> +
> >> +		for (;;) {
> >> +			prepare_to_wait(&cpu_hotplug.sleeping_readers, &wait,
> >> +					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> >> +			if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&cpu_hotplug.refcount))
> >> +				break;
> >> +			schedule();
> >> +		}
> >> +
> >> +		finish_wait(&cpu_hotplug.sleeping_readers, &wait);
> >> +	}
> >>  }
> >
> > Looks like the code above can be replaced with
> >
> > 	wait_event(atomic_inc_not_zero(&cpu_hotplug.refcount));
>
> You are right, but with the atomic_inc_not_zero() has side-effect,
> I'm afraid that wait_event() will be changed in future, and it may
> increases the cpu_hotplug.refcount twice.

We already have side-effects in wait_event(), see use_module().
And  wait_event(atomic_inc_not_zero()) is much easier to understand.

Personally, I think wait_event() must work correctly if "condition"
has side-effects.

But this is subjective. So, of course, please do what you like more.

> > Hmm. It seems to me that cpu_hotplug_done() needs mb__before_atomic_inc()
> > before atomic_inc. Otherwise, "active_writer = NULL" can be re-ordered with
> > atomic_inc(). If the new reader does get_online_cpus() + put_online_cpus()
> > quicky, it can see active_writer != NULL.
> >
>
> The lines "active_writer = NULL" and "atomic_inc()" can exchange,
> there is no code need to synchronize to them.
> get_online_cpus()/put_online_cpus() will see "active_writer != current",
> it just what get_online_cpus()/put_online_cpus() needs.

I meant another problem, but I misread the patch. When I actually applied
it I don't see any problems with re-ordering.

This means I should find something else ;) put_online_cpus() does not
need smp_mb__after_atomic_dec(). atomic_dec_and_test() implies mb() on
both sides, this is even documented.

Oleg.

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