linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] cpuidle: powerpc: no memory barrier after break from idle

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Date:   Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:02:41 +1000
From:   Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
To:     linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Gautham R . Shenoy" <ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] cpuidle: powerpc: no memory barrier after break from idle

A memory barrier is not required after the task wakes up,
only if we clear the polling flag before waking. The case
where we have work to do is the important one, so optimise
for it.

Reviewed-by: Vaidyanathan Srinivasan <svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
---
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c | 11 +++++++++--
 drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c | 11 +++++++++--
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
index abf2ffcd4a0a..722b81b03593 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
@@ -59,14 +59,21 @@ static int snooze_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	ppc64_runlatch_off();
 	HMT_very_low();
 	while (!need_resched()) {
-		if (likely(snooze_timeout_en) && get_tb() > snooze_exit_time)
+		if (likely(snooze_timeout_en) && get_tb() > snooze_exit_time) {
+			/*
+			 * Task has not woken up but we are exiting the polling
+			 * loop anyway. Require a barrier after polling is
+			 * cleared to order subsequent test of need_resched().
+			 */
+			clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+			smp_mb();
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	HMT_medium();
 	ppc64_runlatch_on();
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
-	smp_mb();
 
 	return index;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c
index a404f352d284..e9b3853d93ea 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c
@@ -71,13 +71,20 @@ static int snooze_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	while (!need_resched()) {
 		HMT_low();
 		HMT_very_low();
-		if (snooze_timeout_en && get_tb() > snooze_exit_time)
+		if (likely(snooze_timeout_en) && get_tb() > snooze_exit_time) {
+			/*
+			 * Task has not woken up but we are exiting the polling
+			 * loop anyway. Require a barrier after polling is
+			 * cleared to order subsequent test of need_resched().
+			 */
+			clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+			smp_mb();
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	HMT_medium();
 	clear_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
-	smp_mb();
 
 	idle_loop_epilog(in_purr);
 
-- 
2.11.0