linux-kernel - [PATCH] bdi: Increase the concurrecy level of cgwb_release

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Date:   Wed, 23 May 2018 16:25:08 -0700
From:   Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, kernel-team@...com,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
Subject: [PATCH] bdi: Increase the concurrecy level of cgwb_release_wq

cgwb_release_wq was added to isolate and limit the concurrency level
of cgwb release work items.  The max concurrency was set to 1 per CPU
but we do want some level of concurrency as otherwise it ends up
calling, through bdi_unregister(), synchronize_sched_expedited()
back-to-back for each release work item.

Let's allow them to bunch up a bit.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Suggested-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
---
 mm/backing-dev.c |    5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 8fe3ebd..f9a2268 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -790,9 +790,10 @@ static int __init cgwb_init(void)
 	/*
 	 * There can be many concurrent release work items overwhelming
 	 * system_wq.  Put them in a separate wq and limit concurrency.
-	 * There's no point in executing many of these in parallel.
+	 * Allow some level of concurrency so that we can batch on
+	 * synchronize_rcu_expedited() calls in bdi_unregister().
 	 */
-	cgwb_release_wq = alloc_workqueue("cgwb_release", 0, 1);
+	cgwb_release_wq = alloc_workqueue("cgwb_release", 0, 16);
 	if (!cgwb_release_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;