linux-kernel - [PATCH V2 12/13] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Eliminate the spin lock on the read path

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:29:44 -0800
From:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
	vkuznets@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com
Cc:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH V2 12/13] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Eliminate the spin lock on the read path

The function hv_ringbuffer_read() is called always on a pre-assigned
CPU. Each chnnel is bound to a specific CPU and this function is
always called on the CPU the channel is bound. There is no need to
acquire the spin lock; get rid of this overhead.

Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
---
 drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c |   18 +++++-------------
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index b53702c..1145f3b 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info,
 	u32 bytes_avail_toread;
 	u32 next_read_location = 0;
 	u64 prev_indices = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct vmpacket_descriptor desc;
 	u32 offset;
 	u32 packetlen;
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info,
 	if (buflen <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&inring_info->ring_lock, flags);
 
 	*buffer_actual_len = 0;
 	*requestid = 0;
@@ -412,7 +410,7 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info,
 		 * No error is set when there is even no header, drivers are
 		 * supposed to analyze buffer_actual_len.
 		 */
-		goto out_unlock;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	next_read_location = hv_get_next_read_location(inring_info);
@@ -425,15 +423,11 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info,
 	*buffer_actual_len = packetlen;
 	*requestid = desc.trans_id;
 
-	if (bytes_avail_toread < packetlen + offset) {
-		ret = -EAGAIN;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	if (bytes_avail_toread < packetlen + offset)
+		return -EAGAIN;
 
-	if (packetlen > buflen) {
-		ret = -ENOBUFS;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	if (packetlen > buflen)
+		return -ENOBUFS;
 
 	next_read_location =
 		hv_get_next_readlocation_withoffset(inring_info, offset);
@@ -460,7 +454,5 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info,
 
 	*signal = hv_need_to_signal_on_read(bytes_avail_towrite, inring_info);
 
-out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&inring_info->ring_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
1.7.4.1