lists.openwall.net   lists  /  announce  owl-users  owl-dev  john-users  john-dev  passwdqc-users  yescrypt  popa3d-users  /  oss-security  kernel-hardening  musl  sabotage  tlsify  passwords  /  crypt-dev  xvendor  /  Bugtraq  Full-Disclosure  linux-kernel  linux-netdev  linux-ext4  linux-hardening  linux-cve-announce  PHC 
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
 
Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.
[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <20130430200049.GA15930@oc6784271780.ibm.com>
Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:49 -0500
From:	"Philip J. Kelleher" <pjk1939@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	axboe@...nel.dk
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, klebers@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] rsxx: Fixes CPU usage issues on RHEL 6 Kernels.

From: Philip J Kelleher <pjk1939@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

This changes how the driver schedules the work to the
workqueue threads. 

Note: This patch is primarily for the Red Hat 6 Kernels.

Signed-off-by: Philip J Kelleher <pjk1939@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

diff -uprN -X linux-block-vanilla/Documentation/dontdiff linux-block-vanilla/drivers/block/rsxx/dma.c linux-block/drivers/block/rsxx/dma.c
--- linux-block-vanilla/drivers/block/rsxx/dma.c	2013-04-29 17:03:44.471622413 -0500
+++ linux-block/drivers/block/rsxx/dma.c	2013-04-29 17:06:33.876241301 -0500
@@ -382,15 +382,13 @@ static void dma_engine_stalled(unsigned 
 	}
 }
 
-static void rsxx_issue_dmas(struct work_struct *work)
+static void rsxx_issue_dmas(struct rsxx_dma_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-	struct rsxx_dma_ctrl *ctrl;
 	struct rsxx_dma *dma;
 	int tag;
 	int cmds_pending = 0;
 	struct hw_cmd *hw_cmd_buf;
 
-	ctrl = container_of(work, struct rsxx_dma_ctrl, issue_dma_work);
 	hw_cmd_buf = ctrl->cmd.buf;
 
 	if (unlikely(ctrl->card->halt) ||
@@ -470,9 +468,8 @@ static void rsxx_issue_dmas(struct work_
 	}
 }
 
-static void rsxx_dma_done(struct work_struct *work)
+static void rsxx_dma_done(struct rsxx_dma_ctrl *ctrl)
 {
-	struct rsxx_dma_ctrl *ctrl;
 	struct rsxx_dma *dma;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u16 count;
@@ -480,7 +477,6 @@ static void rsxx_dma_done(struct work_st
 	u8 tag;
 	struct hw_status *hw_st_buf;
 
-	ctrl = container_of(work, struct rsxx_dma_ctrl, dma_done_work);
 	hw_st_buf = ctrl->status.buf;
 
 	if (unlikely(ctrl->card->halt) ||
@@ -556,6 +552,28 @@ static void rsxx_dma_done(struct work_st
 	spin_unlock_bh(&ctrl->queue_lock);
 }
 
+static void rsxx_schedule_issue(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct rsxx_dma_ctrl *ctrl;
+
+	ctrl = container_of(work, struct rsxx_dma_ctrl, issue_dma_work);
+
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->work_lock);
+	rsxx_issue_dmas(ctrl);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->work_lock);
+}
+
+static void rsxx_schedule_done(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct rsxx_dma_ctrl *ctrl;
+
+	ctrl = container_of(work, struct rsxx_dma_ctrl, dma_done_work);
+
+	mutex_lock(&ctrl->work_lock);
+	rsxx_dma_done(ctrl);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctrl->work_lock);
+}
+
 static int rsxx_queue_discard(struct rsxx_cardinfo *card,
 				  struct list_head *q,
 				  unsigned int laddr,
@@ -799,6 +817,7 @@ static int rsxx_dma_ctrl_init(struct pci
 	spin_lock_init(&ctrl->trackers->lock);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ctrl->queue_lock);
+	mutex_init(&ctrl->work_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctrl->queue);
 
 	setup_timer(&ctrl->activity_timer, dma_engine_stalled,
@@ -812,8 +831,8 @@ static int rsxx_dma_ctrl_init(struct pci
 	if (!ctrl->done_wq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->issue_dma_work, rsxx_issue_dmas);
-	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->dma_done_work, rsxx_dma_done);
+	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->issue_dma_work, rsxx_schedule_issue);
+	INIT_WORK(&ctrl->dma_done_work, rsxx_schedule_done);
 
 	st = rsxx_hw_buffers_init(dev, ctrl);
 	if (st)
diff -uprN -X linux-block-vanilla/Documentation/dontdiff linux-block-vanilla/drivers/block/rsxx/rsxx_priv.h linux-block/drivers/block/rsxx/rsxx_priv.h
--- linux-block-vanilla/drivers/block/rsxx/rsxx_priv.h	2013-04-29 17:03:44.477354090 -0500
+++ linux-block/drivers/block/rsxx/rsxx_priv.h	2013-04-29 17:06:33.884248200 -0500
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct rsxx_dma_ctrl {
 	struct timer_list		activity_timer;
 	struct dma_tracker_list		*trackers;
 	struct rsxx_dma_stats		stats;
+	struct mutex			work_lock;
 };
 
 struct rsxx_cardinfo {

--
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

Powered by Openwall GNU/*/Linux Powered by OpenVZ