linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 28/88] rcuperf: Add writer

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Date:   Thu, 25 May 2017 14:59:01 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, bobby.prani@...il.com,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 28/88] rcuperf: Add writer_holdoff boot parameter

This commit adds a writer_holdoff boot parameter to rcuperf, which is
intended to be used to test Tree SRCU's auto-expediting.  This
boot parameter is in microseconds, and defaults to zero (that is,
disabled).  Set it to a bit larger than srcutree.exp_holdoff,
keeping the nanosecond/microsecond conversion, to force Tree SRCU
to auto-expedite more aggressively.

This commit also adds documentation for this parameter, and fixes some
alphabetization while in the neighborhood.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 11 ++++++++---
 kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c                            |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 3598464ca8ed..01b5ab92d251 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3357,17 +3357,22 @@
 	rcuperf.perf_runnable= [BOOT]
 			Start rcuperf running at boot time.
 
+	rcuperf.perf_type= [KNL]
+			Specify the RCU implementation to test.
+
 	rcuperf.shutdown= [KNL]
 			Shut the system down after performance tests
 			complete.  This is useful for hands-off automated
 			testing.
 
-	rcuperf.perf_type= [KNL]
-			Specify the RCU implementation to test.
-
 	rcuperf.verbose= [KNL]
 			Enable additional printk() statements.
 
+	rcuperf.writer_holdoff= [KNL]
+			Write-side holdoff between grace periods,
+			in microseconds.  The default of zero says
+			no holdoff.
+
 	rcutorture.cbflood_inter_holdoff= [KNL]
 			Set holdoff time (jiffies) between successive
 			callback-flood tests.
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c b/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
index 49c8ed6bd2fd..d80f11d9f8bd 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcuperf.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ torture_param(int, nwriters, -1, "Number of RCU updater threads");
 torture_param(bool, shutdown, !IS_ENABLED(MODULE),
 	      "Shutdown at end of performance tests.");
 torture_param(bool, verbose, true, "Enable verbose debugging printk()s");
+torture_param(int, writer_holdoff, 0, "Holdoff (us) between GPs, zero to disable");
 
 static char *perf_type = "rcu";
 module_param(perf_type, charp, 0444);
@@ -447,6 +448,8 @@ rcu_perf_writer(void *arg)
 	}
 
 	do {
+		if (writer_holdoff)
+			udelay(writer_holdoff);
 		wdp = &wdpp[i];
 		*wdp = ktime_get_mono_fast_ns();
 		if (gp_async) {
-- 
2.5.2