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Message-ID: <20170116074734.jt6iddgnhb7oo3pv@x>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:47:35 -0800
From: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/6] rcu: Abstract dynticks extended
quiescent state enter/exit operations
On Sat, Jan 14, 2017 at 12:54:42AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> This commit is the third step towards full abstraction of all accesses
> to the ->dynticks counter, implementing the previously open-coded atomic
> add of 1 and entry checks in a new rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter() function, and
> the same but with exit checks in a new rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit() function.
> This abstraction will ease changes to the ->dynticks counter operation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
A couple of comments below. With those addressed:
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> kernel/rcu/tree.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index 805d55ee0b2a..fc49e008963a 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -282,6 +282,65 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_dynticks, rcu_dynticks) = {
> };
>
> /*
> + * Record entry into an extended quiescent state. This is only to be
> + * called when not already in an extended quiescent state.
> + */
> +static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter(void)
> +{
> + struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
> +
> + /*
> + * CPUs seeing atomic_inc() must see prior RCU read-side critical
> + * sections, and we also must force ordering with the next idle
> + * sojourn.
> + */
> + smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* See above. */
> + atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> + smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* See above. */
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> + atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Record exit from an extended quiescent state. This is only to be
> + * called from an extended quiescent state.
> + */
> +static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(void)
> +{
> + struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
> +
> + /*
> + * CPUs seeing atomic_inc() must see prior idle sojourns,
> + * and we also must force ordering with the next RCU read-side
> + * critical section.
> + */
> + smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* See above. */
> + atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> + smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* See above. */
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> + !(atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1));
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Reset the current CPU's ->dynticks counter to indicate that the
> + * newly onlined CPU is no longer in an extended quiescent state.
> + * This will either leave the counter unchanged, or increment it
> + * to the next non-quiescent value.
> + *
> + * The non-atomic test/increment sequence works because the upper bits
> + * of the ->dynticks counter are manipulated only by the corresponding CPU,
> + * or when the corresponding CPU is offline.
> + */
> +static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_online(void)
> +{
> + struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
> +
> + if (atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1)
> + return;
> + atomic_add(0x1, &rdtp->dynticks);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> * Snapshot the ->dynticks counter with full ordering so as to allow
> * stable comparison of this counter with past and future snapshots.
> */
> @@ -693,7 +752,7 @@ static void rcu_eqs_enter_common(long long oldval, bool user)
> {
> struct rcu_state *rsp;
> struct rcu_data *rdp;
> - struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
> + struct rcu_dynticks __maybe_unused *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
Rather than marking a local variable as __maybe_unused (such that the
compiler can no longer help detect it as unused), could you move it into
the portion of the function that uses it, so that if reached, it'll
always get used?
> trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("Start"), oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> @@ -712,12 +771,7 @@ static void rcu_eqs_enter_common(long long oldval, bool user)
> do_nocb_deferred_wakeup(rdp);
> }
> rcu_prepare_for_idle();
> - /* CPUs seeing atomic_inc() must see prior RCU read-side crit sects */
> - smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* See above. */
> - atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> - smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* Force ordering with next sojourn. */
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> - atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1);
> + rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter();
> rcu_dynticks_task_enter();
>
> /*
> @@ -846,15 +900,10 @@ void rcu_irq_exit_irqson(void)
> */
> static void rcu_eqs_exit_common(long long oldval, int user)
> {
> - struct rcu_dynticks *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
> + struct rcu_dynticks __maybe_unused *rdtp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_dynticks);
Same comment as above.
> rcu_dynticks_task_exit();
> - smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* Force ordering w/previous sojourn. */
> - atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> - /* CPUs seeing atomic_inc() must see later RCU read-side crit sects */
> - smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* See above. */
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> - !(atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1));
> + rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit();
> rcu_cleanup_after_idle();
> trace_rcu_dyntick(TPS("End"), oldval, rdtp->dynticks_nesting);
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> @@ -1001,11 +1050,7 @@ void rcu_nmi_enter(void)
> * period (observation due to Andy Lutomirski).
> */
> if (!(atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1)) {
> - smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* Force delay from prior write. */
> - atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> - /* atomic_inc() before later RCU read-side crit sects */
> - smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* See above. */
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(!(atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1));
> + rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit();
> incby = 1;
> }
> rdtp->dynticks_nmi_nesting += incby;
> @@ -1043,11 +1088,7 @@ void rcu_nmi_exit(void)
>
> /* This NMI interrupted an RCU-idle CPU, restore RCU-idleness. */
> rdtp->dynticks_nmi_nesting = 0;
> - /* CPUs seeing atomic_inc() must see prior RCU read-side crit sects */
> - smp_mb__before_atomic(); /* See above. */
> - atomic_inc(&rdtp->dynticks);
> - smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* Force delay to next write. */
> - WARN_ON_ONCE(atomic_read(&rdtp->dynticks) & 0x1);
> + rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter();
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -3800,8 +3841,7 @@ rcu_init_percpu_data(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp)
> init_callback_list(rdp); /* Re-enable callbacks on this CPU. */
> rdp->dynticks->dynticks_nesting = DYNTICK_TASK_EXIT_IDLE;
> rcu_sysidle_init_percpu_data(rdp->dynticks);
> - atomic_set(&rdp->dynticks->dynticks,
> - (atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks->dynticks) & ~0x1) + 1);
> + rcu_dynticks_eqs_online();
> raw_spin_unlock_rcu_node(rnp); /* irqs remain disabled. */
>
> /*
> --
> 2.5.2
>
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