linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/4] srcu: add DEFINE

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Message-ID: <20121015224044.GA9788@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:40:44 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] srcu: add DEFINE_SRCU()

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 02:56:07PM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 01:14:16AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> > In old days, we have two different API sets for dynamic-allocated per_cpu data
> > and DEFINE_PER_CPU()-defined per_cpu data, and since we used
> > dynamic-allocated per_cpu data, we can't use DEFINE_PER_CPU()-defined
> > per_cpu data(otherwise we will introduce a lot of duplicated code.
> > 
> > In new days, we have only one API sets for both type of per_cpu data,
> > so we can use DEFINE_PER_CPU() for DEFINE_SRCU() which allows us
> > define and init srcu struct in build time and allows us use srcu APIs
> > in very early boot time.
> > 
> > We also provide DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU() which defines an internal srcu struct
> > inside a single *.c.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/srcu.h |   30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
> > index 5cce128..f986df1 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/srcu.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
> > @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct rcu_batch {
> >  	struct rcu_head *head, **tail;
> >  };
> > 
> > +#define RCU_BATCH_INIT(name) { NULL, &(name.head) }
> > +
> >  struct srcu_struct {
> >  	unsigned completed;
> >  	struct srcu_struct_array __percpu *per_cpu_ref;
> > @@ -72,14 +74,42 @@ int __init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *sp, const char *name,
> >  	__init_srcu_struct((sp), #sp, &__srcu_key); \
> >  })
> > 
> > +#define __SRCU_DEP_MAP_INIT(srcu_name)	.dep_map = { .name = #srcu_name },
> >  #else /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
> > 
> >  int init_srcu_struct(struct srcu_struct *sp);
> > 
> > +#define __SRCU_DEP_MAP_INIT(srcu_name)
> >  #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
> > 
> >  void process_srcu(struct work_struct *work);
> > 
> > +#define __SRCU_STRUCT_INIT(name)					\
> > +	{								\
> > +		.completed = -300,					\
> > +		.per_cpu_ref = &name##_srcu_array,			\
> > +		.queue_lock = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.queue_lock),	\
> > +		.running = false,					\
> > +		.batch_queue = RCU_BATCH_INIT(name.batch_queue),	\
> > +		.batch_check0 = RCU_BATCH_INIT(name.batch_check0),	\
> > +		.batch_check1 = RCU_BATCH_INIT(name.batch_check1),	\
> > +		.batch_done = RCU_BATCH_INIT(name.batch_done),		\
> > +		.work = __DELAYED_WORK_INITIALIZER(name.work, process_srcu),\
> > +		__SRCU_DEP_MAP_INIT(name)				\
> > +	}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * define and init a srcu struct at build time.
> > + * dont't call init_srcu_struct() nor cleanup_srcu_struct() on it.
> > + */
> > +#define DEFINE_SRCU(name)						\
> > +	static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct srcu_struct_array, name##_srcu_array);\
> > +	struct srcu_struct name = __SRCU_STRUCT_INIT(name);
> > +
> > +#define DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU(name)						\
> > +	static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct srcu_struct_array, name##_srcu_array);\
> > +	static struct srcu_struct name = __SRCU_STRUCT_INIT(name);
> > +
> 
> Why not collapse DEFINE_SRCU() and DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU() as follows?
> 
> +#define DEFINE_SRCU(name)						\
> +	struct srcu_struct name = __SRCU_STRUCT_INIT(name);		\
> +	static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct srcu_struct_array, name##_srcu_array);
> 
> Then "static DEFINE_SRCU(foo)" would create a static srcu_struct without
> the need for a separate DEFINE_STATIC_SRCU().

Never mind!!!  This of course results in a forward reference and a
compiler warning...

							Thanx, Paul

> >  /**
> >   * call_srcu() - Queue a callback for invocation after an SRCU grace period
> >   * @sp: srcu_struct in queue the callback
> > -- 
> > 1.7.7.6
> > 

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