linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpuset: mm: Reduce large amounts of memory barrier related damage v2

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Date:	Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:01:00 +0000
From:	Mel Gorman <mgorman@...e.de>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Miao Xie <miaox@...fujitsu.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpuset: mm: Reduce large amounts of memory barrier
 related damage v2

On Tue, Mar 06, 2012 at 02:54:51PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > > -static inline void put_mems_allowed(void)
> > > > +/*
> > > > + * If this returns false, the operation that took place after get_mems_allowed
> > > > + * may have failed. It is up to the caller to retry the operation if
> > > > + * appropriate
> > > > + */
> > > > +static inline bool put_mems_allowed(unsigned int seq)
> > > >  {
> > > > -	/*
> > > > -	 * ensure that reading mems_allowed and mempolicy before reducing
> > > > -	 * mems_allowed_change_disable.
> > > > -	 *
> > > > -	 * the write-side task will know that the read-side task is still
> > > > -	 * reading mems_allowed or mempolicy, don't clears old bits in the
> > > > -	 * nodemask.
> > > > -	 */
> > > > -	smp_mb();
> > > > -	--ACCESS_ONCE(current->mems_allowed_change_disable);
> > > > +	return !read_seqcount_retry(&current->mems_allowed_seq, seq);
> > > >  }
> > > >  
> > > >  static inline void set_mems_allowed(nodemask_t nodemask)
> > > 
> > > How come set_mems_allowed() still uses task_lock()?
> > >
> > 
> > Consistency.
> > 
> > The task_lock is taken by kernel/cpuset.c when updating
> > mems_allowed so it is taken here. That said, it is unnecessary to take
> > as the two places where set_mems_allowed is used are not going to be
> > racing. In the unlikely event that set_mems_allowed() gets another user,
> > there is no harm is leaving the task_lock as it is. It's not in a hot
> > path of any description.
> 
> But shouldn't set_mems_allowed() bump mems_allowed_seq?

Yes, it should. It's not necessary with the existing callers but the
"consistency" argument applies. Fixed now.

-- 
Mel Gorman
SUSE Labs
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