linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/4] qrwlock x86: Enable x86 to use queue read/write lock

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Date:	Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:22:37 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@...com>
Cc:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michel Lespinasse <walken@...gle.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>,
	Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Aswin Chandramouleeswaran\"" <aswin@...com>,
	Scott J Norton <scott.norton@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/4] qrwlock x86: Enable x86 to use queue read/write
 lock

On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 02:04:45PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> This patch makes the necessary changes at the x86 architecture specific
> layer to enable the presence of the CONFIG_QUEUE_RWLOCK kernel option
> to replace the read/write lock by the queue read/write lock.
> 
> It also enables the CONFIG_QUEUE_RWLOCK option by default for x86 which
> will force the use of queue read/write lock. That will greatly improve
> the fairness of read/write lock and eliminate live-lock situation
> where one task may not get the lock for an indefinite period of time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@...com>

Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig                      |    1 +
>  arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h       |    2 ++
>  arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock_types.h |    4 ++++
>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index e903c71..c4a9c54 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ config X86
>  	select RTC_LIB
>  	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
>  	select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK if X86_64
> +	select QUEUE_RWLOCK
> 
>  config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
>  	def_bool y
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> index bf156de..8fb88c5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock.h
> @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ static inline void arch_spin_unlock_wait(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
>  		cpu_relax();
>  }
> 
> +#ifndef CONFIG_QUEUE_RWLOCK
>  /*
>   * Read-write spinlocks, allowing multiple readers
>   * but only one writer.
> @@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ static inline void arch_write_unlock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
>  	asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX WRITE_LOCK_ADD(%1) "%0"
>  		     : "+m" (rw->write) : "i" (RW_LOCK_BIAS) : "memory");
>  }
> +#endif /* CONFIG_QUEUE_RWLOCK */
> 
>  #define arch_read_lock_flags(lock, flags) arch_read_lock(lock)
>  #define arch_write_lock_flags(lock, flags) arch_write_lock(lock)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock_types.h
> index 4f1bea1..a585635 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock_types.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/spinlock_types.h
> @@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ typedef struct arch_spinlock {
> 
>  #define __ARCH_SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED	{ { 0 } }
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_QUEUE_RWLOCK
> +#include <asm-generic/qrwlock.h>
> +#else
>  #include <asm/rwlock.h>
> +#endif
> 
>  #endif /* _ASM_X86_SPINLOCK_TYPES_H */
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 

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