linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/11] locking, rwsem: introduce basis for down_write

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Message-ID: <20160511094128.GB3190@twins.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:	Wed, 11 May 2016 11:41:28 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
Cc:	Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>,
	Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@...il.com>,
	Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
	Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] locking, rwsem: introduce basis for
 down_write_killable

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 11:31:27AM +0200, Michal Hocko wrote:

> Care to cook up a full patch?

compile tested only, if someone could please test it?

I'll go write a Changelog if it turns out to actually work ;-)

---
 kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c | 21 +++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
index df4dcb883b50..09e30c6225e5 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
@@ -487,23 +487,32 @@ __rwsem_down_write_failed_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 
 		/* Block until there are no active lockers. */
 		do {
-			if (signal_pending_state(state, current)) {
-				raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
-				ret = ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
-				goto out;
-			}
+			if (signal_pending_state(state, current))
+				goto out_nolock;
+
 			schedule();
 			set_current_state(state);
 		} while ((count = sem->count) & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK);
 
 		raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
 	}
-out:
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	list_del(&waiter.list);
 	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
 
 	return ret;
+
+out_nolock:
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+	raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
+	list_del(&waiter.list);
+	if (list_empty(&sem->wait_list))
+		rwsem_atomic_update(-RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS, sem);
+	else
+		__rwsem_do_wake(sem, RWSEM_WAKE_ANY);
+	raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
 }
 
 __visible struct rw_semaphore * __sched