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Message-Id: <1342545149-3515-6-git-send-email-tj@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:12:25 -0700
From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, peterz@...radead.org,
tglx@...utronix.de, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] workqueue: drop @bind from create_worker()
Currently, create_worker()'s callers are responsible for deciding
whether the newly created worker should be bound to the associated CPU
and create_worker() sets WORKER_UNBOUND only for the workers for the
unbound global_cwq. Creation during normal operation is always via
maybe_create_worker() and @bind is true. For workers created during
hotplug, @bind is false.
Normal operation path is planned to be used even while the CPU is
going through hotplug operations or offline and this static decision
won't work.
Drop @bind from create_worker() and decide whether to bind by looking
at GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED. create_worker() will also set WORKER_UNBOUND
autmatically if disassociated. To avoid flipping GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED
while create_worker() is in progress, the flag is now allowed to be
changed only while holding all manager_mutexes on the global_cwq.
This requires that GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED is not cleared behind trustee's
back. CPU_ONLINE no longer clears DISASSOCIATED before flushing
trustee, which clears DISASSOCIATED before rebinding remaining workers
if asked to release. For cases where trustee isn't around, CPU_ONLINE
clears DISASSOCIATED after flushing trustee. Also, now, first_idle
has UNBOUND set on creation which is explicitly cleared by CPU_ONLINE
while binding it. These convolutions will soon be removed by further
simplification of CPU hotplug path.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index f7a0069..e1d05e5 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -45,7 +45,22 @@
#include "workqueue_sched.h"
enum {
- /* global_cwq flags */
+ /*
+ * global_cwq flags
+ *
+ * A bound gcwq is either associated or disassociated with its CPU.
+ * While associated (!DISASSOCIATED), all workers are bound to the
+ * CPU and none has %WORKER_UNBOUND set and concurrency management
+ * is in effect.
+ *
+ * While DISASSOCIATED, the cpu may be offline and all workers have
+ * %WORKER_UNBOUND set and concurrency management disabled, and may
+ * be executing on any CPU. The gcwq behaves as an unbound one.
+ *
+ * Note that DISASSOCIATED can be flipped only while holding
+ * managership of all pools on the gcwq to avoid changing binding
+ * state while create_worker() is in progress.
+ */
GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED = 1 << 0, /* cpu can't serve workers */
GCWQ_FREEZING = 1 << 1, /* freeze in progress */
@@ -1334,7 +1349,6 @@ static struct worker *alloc_worker(void)
/**
* create_worker - create a new workqueue worker
* @pool: pool the new worker will belong to
- * @bind: whether to set affinity to @cpu or not
*
* Create a new worker which is bound to @pool. The returned worker
* can be started by calling start_worker() or destroyed using
@@ -1346,10 +1360,9 @@ static struct worker *alloc_worker(void)
* RETURNS:
* Pointer to the newly created worker.
*/
-static struct worker *create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool, bool bind)
+static struct worker *create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool)
{
struct global_cwq *gcwq = pool->gcwq;
- bool on_unbound_cpu = gcwq->cpu == WORK_CPU_UNBOUND;
const char *pri = worker_pool_pri(pool) ? "H" : "";
struct worker *worker = NULL;
int id = -1;
@@ -1370,7 +1383,7 @@ static struct worker *create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool, bool bind)
worker->pool = pool;
worker->id = id;
- if (!on_unbound_cpu)
+ if (gcwq->cpu != WORK_CPU_UNBOUND)
worker->task = kthread_create_on_node(worker_thread,
worker, cpu_to_node(gcwq->cpu),
"kworker/%u:%d%s", gcwq->cpu, id, pri);
@@ -1384,15 +1397,19 @@ static struct worker *create_worker(struct worker_pool *pool, bool bind)
set_user_nice(worker->task, HIGHPRI_NICE_LEVEL);
/*
- * An unbound worker will become a regular one if CPU comes online
- * later on. Make sure every worker has PF_THREAD_BOUND set.
+ * Determine CPU binding of the new worker depending on
+ * %GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED. The caller is responsible for ensuring the
+ * flag remains stable across this function. See the comments
+ * above the flag definition for details.
+ *
+ * As an unbound worker may later become a regular one if CPU comes
+ * online, make sure every worker has %PF_THREAD_BOUND set.
*/
- if (bind && !on_unbound_cpu)
+ if (!(gcwq->flags & GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED)) {
kthread_bind(worker->task, gcwq->cpu);
- else {
+ } else {
worker->task->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
- if (on_unbound_cpu)
- worker->flags |= WORKER_UNBOUND;
+ worker->flags |= WORKER_UNBOUND;
}
return worker;
@@ -1568,7 +1585,7 @@ restart:
while (true) {
struct worker *worker;
- worker = create_worker(pool, true);
+ worker = create_worker(pool);
if (worker) {
del_timer_sync(&pool->mayday_timer);
spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
@@ -3420,12 +3437,10 @@ static int __cpuinit trustee_thread(void *__gcwq)
if (need_to_create_worker(pool)) {
spin_unlock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
- worker = create_worker(pool, false);
+ worker = create_worker(pool);
spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
- if (worker) {
- worker->flags |= WORKER_UNBOUND;
+ if (worker)
start_worker(worker);
- }
}
}
@@ -3463,6 +3478,10 @@ static int __cpuinit trustee_thread(void *__gcwq)
for_each_worker_pool(pool, gcwq)
WARN_ON(!list_empty(&pool->idle_list));
+ /* if we're reassociating, clear DISASSOCIATED */
+ if (gcwq->trustee_state == TRUSTEE_RELEASE)
+ gcwq->flags &= ~GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED;
+
for_each_busy_worker(worker, i, pos, gcwq) {
struct work_struct *rebind_work = &worker->rebind_work;
@@ -3546,7 +3565,7 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
i = 0;
for_each_worker_pool(pool, gcwq) {
BUG_ON(pool->first_idle);
- new_workers[i] = create_worker(pool, false);
+ new_workers[i] = create_worker(pool);
if (!new_workers[i++])
goto err_destroy;
}
@@ -3584,7 +3603,6 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
case CPU_ONLINE:
- gcwq->flags &= ~GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED;
if (gcwq->trustee_state != TRUSTEE_DONE) {
gcwq->trustee_state = TRUSTEE_RELEASE;
wake_up_process(gcwq->trustee);
@@ -3592,6 +3610,13 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
}
/*
+ * Either DISASSOCIATED is already cleared or no worker is
+ * left on the gcwq. Safe to clear DISASSOCIATED without
+ * claiming managers.
+ */
+ gcwq->flags &= ~GCWQ_DISASSOCIATED;
+
+ /*
* Trustee is done and there might be no worker left.
* Put the first_idle in and request a real manager to
* take a look.
@@ -3601,6 +3626,7 @@ static int __devinit workqueue_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
kthread_bind(pool->first_idle->task, cpu);
spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
pool->flags |= POOL_MANAGE_WORKERS;
+ pool->first_idle->flags &= ~WORKER_UNBOUND;
start_worker(pool->first_idle);
pool->first_idle = NULL;
}
@@ -3899,7 +3925,7 @@ static int __init init_workqueues(void)
for_each_worker_pool(pool, gcwq) {
struct worker *worker;
- worker = create_worker(pool, true);
+ worker = create_worker(pool);
BUG_ON(!worker);
spin_lock_irq(&gcwq->lock);
start_worker(worker);
--
1.7.7.3
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