linux-kernel - Re: + spinlock_debug-dont-recompute-jiffies_per

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Date:	Tue, 25 Jul 2006 16:42:28 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	76306.1226@...puserve.com, mingo@...e.hu
Subject: Re: + spinlock_debug-dont-recompute-jiffies_per_loop.patch added to -mm tree

On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 12:10:28PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
 > 
 > The patch titled
 > 
 >      spinlock_debug: don't recompute (jiffies_per_loop applied-patches arch backup bin block config-x COPYING CREDITS CREDITS~git-gfs2 crypto CVS Documentation drivers fs include init ipc Kbuild kernel lib linus-series log mach MAINTAINERS MAINTAINERS~avr32-arch MAINTAINERS~edac-new-opteron-athlon64-memory-controller-driver MAINTAINERS~git-gfs2 MAINTAINERS~git-klibc MAINTAINERS.orig MAINTAINERS~origin MAINTAINERS~qla3xxx-NIC-driver MAINTAINERS~x86_64-mm-add-a-maintainers-entry-for-calgary Makefile Makefile~git-kbuild Makefile~git-klibc Makefile~mm Makefile.orig Makefile.rej mm net notes patches pc README REPORTING-BUGS scripts security series 'series sound Tags test.img txt usr HZ) in spinloop
 > 
 > has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is

Wow, that's umm, spectacular ;-)

 > ------------------------------------------------------
 > Subject: spinlock_debug: don't recompute (jiffies_per_loop applied-patches arch backup bin block config-x COPYING CREDITS CREDITS~git-gfs2 crypto CVS Documentation drivers fs include init ipc Kbuild kernel lib linus-series log mach MAINTAINERS MAINTAINERS~avr32-arch MAINTAINERS~edac-new-opteron-athlon64-memory-controller-driver MAINTAINERS~git-gfs2 MAINTAINERS~git-klibc MAINTAINERS.orig MAINTAINERS~origin MAINTAINERS~qla3xxx-NIC-driver MAINTAINERS~x86_64-mm-add-a-maintainers-entry-for-calgary Makefile Makefile~git-kbuild Makefile~git-klibc Makefile~mm Makefile.orig Makefile.rej mm net notes patches pc README REPORTING-BUGS scripts security series 'series sound Tags test.img txt usr HZ) in spinloop
 > From: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>
 > 
 > In spinlock_debug.c, the spinloops call __delay() on every iteration. 
 > Because that is an external function, (jiffies_per_loop * HZ), the loop's
 > iteration limit, gets recomputed every time.  Caching it explicitly
 > prevents that.

What is the purpose of those __delays being there at all ?
Seems odd to be waiting that long when the spinlock could become available
a lot sooner.  (These also make spinlock debug really painful
on boxes with huge numbers of CPUs).

		Dave

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