linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v14 11/11] pvqspinlock, x86: Enable PV qspinlock for XEN

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Message-ID: <54BF7F95.70507@citrix.com>
Date:	Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:29:41 +0000
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@...com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	<linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	<kvm@...r.kernel.org>, Scott J Norton <scott.norton@...com>,
	<x86@...nel.org>, Paolo Bonzini <paolo.bonzini@...il.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	<xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Douglas Hatch <doug.hatch@...com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v14 11/11] pvqspinlock, x86: Enable PV qspinlock
 for XEN

On 20/01/15 20:12, Waiman Long wrote:
> This patch adds the necessary XEN specific code to allow XEN to
> support the CPU halting and kicking operations needed by the queue
> spinlock PV code.

Xen is a word, please don't capitalize it.

> +void xen_lock_stats(int stat_types)
> +{
> +	if (stat_types & PV_LOCKSTAT_WAKE_KICKED)
> +		add_smp(&wake_kick_stats, 1);
> +	if (stat_types & PV_LOCKSTAT_WAKE_SPURIOUS)
> +		add_smp(&wake_spur_stats, 1);
> +	if (stat_types & PV_LOCKSTAT_KICK_NOHALT)
> +		add_smp(&kick_nohlt_stats, 1);
> +	if (stat_types & PV_LOCKSTAT_HALT_QHEAD)
> +		add_smp(&halt_qhead_stats, 1);
> +	if (stat_types & PV_LOCKSTAT_HALT_QNODE)
> +		add_smp(&halt_qnode_stats, 1);
> +	if (stat_types & PV_LOCKSTAT_HALT_ABORT)
> +		add_smp(&halt_abort_stats, 1);
> +}
> +PV_CALLEE_SAVE_REGS_THUNK(xen_lock_stats);

This is not inlined and the 6 test-and-branch cannot be optimized away.

> +/*
> + * Halt the current CPU & release it back to the host
> + * Return 0 if halted, -1 otherwise.
> + */
> +int xen_halt_cpu(u8 *byte, u8 val)
> +{
> +	int irq = __this_cpu_read(lock_kicker_irq);
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +	u64 start;
> +
> +	/* If kicker interrupts not initialized yet, just spin */
> +	if (irq == -1)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Make sure an interrupt handler can't upset things in a
> +	 * partially setup state.
> +	 */
> +	local_irq_save(flags);
> +	start = spin_time_start();
> +
> +	/* clear pending */
> +	xen_clear_irq_pending(irq);
> +
> +	/* Allow interrupts while blocked */
> +	local_irq_restore(flags);

It's not clear what "partially setup state" is being protected here.
xen_clear_irq_pending() is an atomic bit clear.

I think you can drop the irq save/restore here.

> +	/*
> +	 * Don't halt if the content of the given byte address differs from
> +	 * the expected value. A read memory barrier is added to make sure that
> +	 * the latest value of the byte address is fetched.
> +	 */
> +	smp_rmb();

The atomic bit clear in xen_clear_irq_pending() acts as a full memory
barrier.  I don't think you need an additional memory barrier here, only
a compiler one.  I suggest using READ_ONCE().

> +	if (*byte != val) {
> +		xen_lock_stats(PV_LOCKSTAT_HALT_ABORT);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	/*
> +	 * If an interrupt happens here, it will leave the wakeup irq
> +	 * pending, which will cause xen_poll_irq() to return
> +	 * immediately.
> +	 */
> +
> +	/* Block until irq becomes pending (or perhaps a spurious wakeup) */
> +	xen_poll_irq(irq);
> +	spin_time_accum_blocked(start);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +PV_CALLEE_SAVE_REGS_THUNK(xen_halt_cpu);
> +
> +#endif /* CONFIG_QUEUE_SPINLOCK */
> +
>  static irqreturn_t dummy_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>  {
>  	BUG();

David

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