linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: slub: Ensure that slab

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Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:35:20 +0530
From:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-parisc@...r.kernel>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...isc-linux.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Noam Camus <noamc@...hip.com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: slub: Ensure that slab_unlock() is atomic

On Wednesday 09 March 2016 05:10 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> ---
> Subject: bitops: Do not default to __clear_bit() for __clear_bit_unlock()
> 
> __clear_bit_unlock() is a special little snowflake. While it carries the
> non-atomic '__' prefix, it is specifically documented to pair with
> test_and_set_bit() and therefore should be 'somewhat' atomic.
> 
> Therefore the generic implementation of __clear_bit_unlock() cannot use
> the fully non-atomic __clear_bit() as a default.
> 
> If an arch is able to do better; is must provide an implementation of
> __clear_bit_unlock() itself.
> 
> Specifically, this came up as a result of hackbench livelock'ing in
> slab_lock() on ARC with SMP + SLUB + !LLSC.
> 
> The issue was incorrect pairing of atomic ops.
> 
> slab_lock() -> bit_spin_lock() -> test_and_set_bit()
> slab_unlock() -> __bit_spin_unlock() -> __clear_bit()
> 
> The non serializing __clear_bit() was getting "lost"
> 
> 80543b8e:	ld_s       r2,[r13,0] <--- (A) Finds PG_locked is set
> 80543b90:	or         r3,r2,1    <--- (B) other core unlocks right here
> 80543b94:	st_s       r3,[r13,0] <--- (C) sets PG_locked (overwrites unlock)
> 
> Fixes ARC STAR 9000817404 (and probably more).
> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Reported-by: Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
> Tested-by: Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>

Peter, I don't see this in linux-next yet. I'm hoping you will send it Linus' way
for 4.6-rc1.

Thx,
-Vineet