[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <20090915195340.GD3283@feather>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:53:41 -0700
From: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, laijs@...fujitsu.com,
dipankar@...ibm.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca, dvhltc@...ibm.com, niv@...ibm.com,
tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/4] Simplify rcu_read_unlock_special()
quiescent-state accounting
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 09:15:10AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> From: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>
> The earlier approach required two scheduling-clock ticks to note
> an preemptable-RCU quiescent state in the situation in which the
> scheduling-clock interrupt is unlucky enough to always interrupt an RCU
> read-side critical section. With this change, the quiescent state is
> instead noted by the outermost rcu_read_unlock() immediately following the
> first scheduling-clock tick, or, alternatively, by the first subsequent
> context switch. Therefore, this change also speeds up grace periods.
>
> Suggested-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
(patch left quoted for context)
> ---
> include/linux/sched.h | 1 -
> kernel/rcutree.c | 15 +++++-------
> kernel/rcutree_plugin.h | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
> index 855fd0d..e00ee56 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -1731,7 +1731,6 @@ extern cputime_t task_gtime(struct task_struct *p);
>
> #define RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED (1 << 0) /* blocked while in RCU read-side. */
> #define RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS (1 << 1) /* RCU core needs CPU response. */
> -#define RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS (1 << 2) /* CPU has responded to RCU core. */
>
> static inline void rcu_copy_process(struct task_struct *p)
> {
> diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
> index 3a01405..2454999 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcutree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
> @@ -106,27 +106,23 @@ static void __cpuinit rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp,
> */
> void rcu_sched_qs(int cpu)
> {
> - unsigned long flags;
> struct rcu_data *rdp;
>
> - local_irq_save(flags);
> rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_sched_data, cpu);
> - rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
> rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->completed;
> - rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
> - local_irq_restore(flags);
> + barrier();
> + rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
> + rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(cpu);
> }
>
> void rcu_bh_qs(int cpu)
> {
> - unsigned long flags;
> struct rcu_data *rdp;
>
> - local_irq_save(flags);
> rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_bh_data, cpu);
> - rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
> rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->completed;
> - local_irq_restore(flags);
> + barrier();
> + rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
> }
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ
> @@ -610,6 +606,7 @@ rcu_start_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long flags)
>
> /* Advance to a new grace period and initialize state. */
> rsp->gpnum++;
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(rsp->signaled == RCU_GP_INIT);
> rsp->signaled = RCU_GP_INIT; /* Hold off force_quiescent_state. */
> rsp->jiffies_force_qs = jiffies + RCU_JIFFIES_TILL_FORCE_QS;
> record_gp_stall_check_time(rsp);
> diff --git a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
> index 51413cb..eb4bae3 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
> +++ b/kernel/rcutree_plugin.h
> @@ -64,34 +64,42 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_batches_completed);
> * not in a quiescent state. There might be any number of tasks blocked
> * while in an RCU read-side critical section.
> */
> -static void rcu_preempt_qs_record(int cpu)
> +static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
> {
> struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_preempt_data, cpu);
> - rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
> rdp->passed_quiesc_completed = rdp->completed;
> + barrier();
> + rdp->passed_quiesc = 1;
> }
>
> /*
> - * We have entered the scheduler or are between softirqs in ksoftirqd.
> - * If we are in an RCU read-side critical section, we need to reflect
> - * that in the state of the rcu_node structure corresponding to this CPU.
> - * Caller must disable hardirqs.
> + * We have entered the scheduler, and the current task might soon be
> + * context-switched away from. If this task is in an RCU read-side
> + * critical section, we will no longer be able to rely on the CPU to
> + * record that fact, so we enqueue the task on the appropriate entry
> + * of the blocked_tasks[] array. The task will dequeue itself when
> + * it exits the outermost enclosing RCU read-side critical section.
> + * Therefore, the current grace period cannot be permitted to complete
> + * until the blocked_tasks[] entry indexed by the low-order bit of
> + * rnp->gpnum empties.
> + *
> + * Caller must disable preemption.
> */
> -static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
> +static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
> {
> struct task_struct *t = current;
> + unsigned long flags;
> int phase;
> struct rcu_data *rdp;
> struct rcu_node *rnp;
>
> if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting &&
> (t->rcu_read_unlock_special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED) == 0) {
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(cpu != smp_processor_id());
>
> /* Possibly blocking in an RCU read-side critical section. */
> rdp = rcu_preempt_state.rda[cpu];
> rnp = rdp->mynode;
> - spin_lock(&rnp->lock);
> + spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp->lock, flags);
> t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BLOCKED;
> t->rcu_blocked_node = rnp;
>
> @@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
> phase = !(rnp->qsmask & rdp->grpmask) ^ (rnp->gpnum & 0x1);
> list_add(&t->rcu_node_entry, &rnp->blocked_tasks[phase]);
> smp_mb(); /* Ensure later ctxt swtch seen after above. */
> - spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -124,9 +132,8 @@ static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
> * grace period, then the fact that the task has been enqueued
> * means that we continue to block the current grace period.
> */
> - rcu_preempt_qs_record(cpu);
> - t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~(RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS |
> - RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS);
> + rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
> + t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -162,7 +169,7 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
> special = t->rcu_read_unlock_special;
> if (special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS) {
> t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
> - t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS;
> + rcu_preempt_qs(smp_processor_id());
> }
>
> /* Hardware IRQ handlers cannot block. */
> @@ -199,9 +206,7 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
> */
> if (!empty && rnp->qsmask == 0 &&
> list_empty(&rnp->blocked_tasks[rnp->gpnum & 0x1])) {
> - t->rcu_read_unlock_special &=
> - ~(RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS |
> - RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS);
> + t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
> if (rnp->parent == NULL) {
> /* Only one rcu_node in the tree. */
> cpu_quiet_msk_finish(&rcu_preempt_state, flags);
> @@ -352,19 +357,12 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(int cpu)
> struct task_struct *t = current;
>
> if (t->rcu_read_lock_nesting == 0) {
> - t->rcu_read_unlock_special &=
> - ~(RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS | RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS);
> - rcu_preempt_qs_record(cpu);
> + t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
> + rcu_preempt_qs(cpu);
> return;
> }
> if (per_cpu(rcu_preempt_data, cpu).qs_pending) {
> - if (t->rcu_read_unlock_special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS) {
> - rcu_preempt_qs_record(cpu);
> - t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_GOT_QS;
> - } else if (!(t->rcu_read_unlock_special &
> - RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS)) {
> - t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
> - }
> + t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
> }
> }
>
> @@ -451,7 +449,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_batches_completed);
> * Because preemptable RCU does not exist, we never have to check for
> * CPUs being in quiescent states.
> */
> -static void rcu_preempt_qs(int cpu)
> +static void rcu_preempt_note_context_switch(int cpu)
> {
> }
>
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Powered by blists - more mailing lists