linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/11] rcu: Switch task's syscall hooks on context switch

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:26:33 +0200
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Geoff Levand <geoff@...radead.org>,
	Gilad Ben Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>,
	Hakan Akkan <hakanakkan@...il.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...com>,
	Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <thebigcorporation@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] rcu: Switch task's syscall hooks on context switch

Clear the syscalls hook of a task when it's scheduled out so that if
the task migrates, it doesn't run the syscall slow path on a CPU
that might not need it.

Also set the syscalls hook on the next task if needed.

Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
Cc: Alessio Igor Bogani <abogani@...nel.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Cc: Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...era.com>
Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Cc: Geoff Levand <geoff@...radead.org>
Cc: Gilad Ben Yossef <gilad@...yossef.com>
Cc: Hakan Akkan <hakanakkan@...il.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman@...com>
Cc: Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Sven-Thorsten Dietrich <thebigcorporation@...il.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c |    2 +-
 include/linux/rcupdate.h        |    2 ++
 include/linux/sched.h           |   20 +++++++++++---------
 kernel/rcutree.c                |   15 +++++++++++++++
 kernel/sched/core.c             |    2 +-
 5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
index 88e466b..e61922d 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ static void stack_proc(void *arg)
 	struct task_struct *from = current, *to = arg;
 
 	to->thread.saved_task = from;
-	rcu_switch_from(from);
+	rcu_switch(from, to);
 	switch_to(from, to, from);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index a72f25e..1e57888 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ extern void rcu_user_enter(void);
 extern void rcu_user_exit(void);
 extern void rcu_user_enter_irq(void);
 extern void rcu_user_exit_irq(void);
+extern void rcu_user_hooks_switch(struct task_struct *prev,
+				  struct task_struct *next);
 #else
 static inline void rcu_user_enter(void) { }
 static inline void rcu_user_exit(void) { }
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 4059c0f..e17fcd0 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1871,23 +1871,25 @@ static inline void rcu_copy_process(struct task_struct *p)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->rcu_node_entry);
 }
 
-static inline void rcu_switch_from(struct task_struct *prev)
-{
-	if (prev->rcu_read_lock_nesting != 0)
-		rcu_preempt_note_context_switch();
-}
-
 #else
 
 static inline void rcu_copy_process(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void rcu_switch_from(struct task_struct *prev)
-{
-}
+#endif
 
+static inline void rcu_switch(struct task_struct *prev,
+			      struct task_struct *next)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU
+	if (prev->rcu_read_lock_nesting != 0)
+		rcu_preempt_note_context_switch();
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_USER_QS
+	rcu_user_hooks_switch(prev, next);
 #endif
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern void do_set_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p,
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 78b0c30..2d79308 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -720,6 +720,21 @@ int rcu_is_cpu_idle(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rcu_is_cpu_idle);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_USER_QS
+void rcu_user_hooks_switch(struct task_struct *prev,
+			   struct task_struct *next)
+{
+	struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp;
+
+	/* Interrupts are disabled in context switch */
+	rdtp = &__get_cpu_var(rcu_dynticks);
+	if (!rdtp->ignore_user_qs) {
+		clear_tsk_thread_flag(prev, TIF_NOHZ);
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(next, TIF_NOHZ);
+	}
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_PROVE_RCU) && defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU)
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index d5594a4..fa61d8a 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ context_switch(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev,
 #endif
 
 	/* Here we just switch the register state and the stack. */
-	rcu_switch_from(prev);
+	rcu_switch(prev, next);
 	switch_to(prev, next, prev);
 
 	barrier();
-- 
1.7.5.4

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