To avoid the full teardown/setup of per cpu kthreads in the case of cpu hot(un)plug, provide a facility which allows to put the kthread into a park position and unpark it when the cpu comes online again. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Reviewed-by: Namhyung Kim --- include/linux/kthread.h | 11 ++ kernel/kthread.c | 185 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 176 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) Index: tip/include/linux/kthread.h =================================================================== --- tip.orig/include/linux/kthread.h +++ tip/include/linux/kthread.h @@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_no kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, -1, namefmt, ##arg) +struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data), + void *data, + unsigned int cpu, + const char *namefmt); + /** * kthread_run - create and wake a thread. * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current). @@ -34,9 +39,13 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_no void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *k, unsigned int cpu); int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k); -int kthread_should_stop(void); +bool kthread_should_stop(void); +bool kthread_should_park(void); bool kthread_freezable_should_stop(bool *was_frozen); void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *k); +int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k); +void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k); +void kthread_parkme(void); int kthreadd(void *unused); extern struct task_struct *kthreadd_task; Index: tip/kernel/kthread.c =================================================================== --- tip.orig/kernel/kthread.c +++ tip/kernel/kthread.c @@ -37,11 +37,20 @@ struct kthread_create_info }; struct kthread { - int should_stop; + unsigned long flags; + unsigned int cpu; void *data; + struct completion parked; struct completion exited; }; +enum KTHREAD_BITS { + KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU = 0, + KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, + KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, + KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, +}; + #define to_kthread(tsk) \ container_of((tsk)->vfork_done, struct kthread, exited) @@ -52,13 +61,29 @@ struct kthread { * and this will return true. You should then return, and your return * value will be passed through to kthread_stop(). */ -int kthread_should_stop(void) +bool kthread_should_stop(void) { - return to_kthread(current)->should_stop; + return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &to_kthread(current)->flags); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop); /** + * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now? + * + * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken + * and this will return true. You should then do the necessary + * cleanup and call kthread_parkme() + * + * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive + * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and + * calls the thread function again. + */ +bool kthread_should_park(void) +{ + return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &to_kthread(current)->flags); +} + +/** * kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now? * @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen * @@ -96,6 +121,24 @@ void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *t return to_kthread(task)->data; } +static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread *self) +{ + __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); + while (test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags)) { + if (!test_and_set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags)) + complete(&self->parked); + schedule(); + __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE); + } + clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags); + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); +} + +void kthread_parkme(void) +{ + __kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current)); +} + static int kthread(void *_create) { /* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */ @@ -105,9 +148,10 @@ static int kthread(void *_create) struct kthread self; int ret; - self.should_stop = 0; + self.flags = 0; self.data = data; init_completion(&self.exited); + init_completion(&self.parked); current->vfork_done = &self.exited; /* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */ @@ -117,9 +161,11 @@ static int kthread(void *_create) schedule(); ret = -EINTR; - if (!self.should_stop) - ret = threadfn(data); + if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &self.flags)) { + __kthread_parkme(&self); + ret = threadfn(data); + } /* we can't just return, we must preserve "self" on stack */ do_exit(ret); } @@ -172,8 +218,7 @@ static void create_kthread(struct kthrea * Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM). */ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data), - void *data, - int node, + void *data, int node, const char namefmt[], ...) { @@ -210,6 +255,13 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_no } EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node); +static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu) +{ + /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */ + do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu)); + p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND; +} + /** * kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu. * @p: thread created by kthread_create(). @@ -226,14 +278,112 @@ void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, WARN_ON(1); return; } - - /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */ - do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu)); - p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND; + __kthread_bind(p, cpu); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind); /** + * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread + * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current). + * @data: data ptr for @threadfn. + * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound, + * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted + * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number. + * + * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread + * The thread will be woken and put into park mode. + */ +struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data), + void *data, unsigned int cpu, + const char *namefmt) +{ + struct task_struct *p; + + p = kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, cpu_to_node(cpu), namefmt, + cpu); + if (IS_ERR(p)) + return p; + set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &to_kthread(p)->flags); + to_kthread(p)->cpu = cpu; + /* Park the thread to get it out of TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state */ + kthread_park(p); + return p; +} + +static struct kthread *task_get_live_kthread(struct task_struct *k) +{ + struct kthread *kthread; + + get_task_struct(k); + kthread = to_kthread(k); + /* It might have exited */ + barrier(); + if (k->vfork_done != NULL) + return kthread; + return NULL; +} + +/** + * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create(). + * @k: thread created by kthread_create(). + * + * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and + * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its + * bound to the cpu again. + */ +void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k) +{ + struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k); + + if (kthread) { + clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags); + /* + * We clear the IS_PARKED bit here as we don't wait + * until the task has left the park code. So if we'd + * park before that happens we'd see the IS_PARKED bit + * which might be about to be cleared. + */ + if (test_and_clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) { + if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &kthread->flags)) + __kthread_bind(k, kthread->cpu); + wake_up_process(k); + } + } + put_task_struct(k); +} + +/** + * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create(). + * @k: thread created by kthread_create(). + * + * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and + * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create() + * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without + * calling threadfn(). + * + * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited. + * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set. + */ +int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k) +{ + struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k); + int ret = -ENOSYS; + + if (kthread) { + if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) { + set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags); + if (k != current) { + wake_up_process(k); + wait_for_completion(&kthread->parked); + } + } + ret = 0; + } + put_task_struct(k); + return ret; +} + +/** * kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create(). * @k: thread created by kthread_create(). * @@ -250,16 +400,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind); */ int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k) { - struct kthread *kthread; + struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k); int ret; trace_sched_kthread_stop(k); - get_task_struct(k); - - kthread = to_kthread(k); - barrier(); /* it might have exited */ - if (k->vfork_done != NULL) { - kthread->should_stop = 1; + if (kthread) { + set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &kthread->flags); + clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags); wake_up_process(k); wait_for_completion(&kthread->exited); } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/