linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] srcu: reduce scans of srcu

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Date:   Sat, 3 Feb 2018 01:18:35 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Ildar Ismagilov <devix84@...il.com>
Cc:     Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] srcu: reduce scans of srcu_data in counter wrap check

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 10:42:21PM +0300, Ildar Ismagilov wrote:
> This patch reduce scans of srcu_data in case of a srcu_struct
> tree have more than one levels

Good catch!!!  Applied for testing and review.

I had to hand-apply this patch as well, and also fill out the commit log.
In addition, in the future, please capitalize the word in the Subject
line following the colon (":").  Please see below for the updated commit
and again please let me know if I messed something up.

							Thanx, Paul

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commit bcec03ee2e43f2a24c61a99709d4dd1aa90438c2
Author: Ildar Ismagilov <devix84@...il.com>
Date:   Wed Jan 31 22:42:21 2018 +0300

    srcu: Reduce scans of srcu_data in counter wrap check
    
    Currently, given a multi-level srcu_node tree, SRCU can scan the full
    set of srcu_data structures at each level when cleaning up after a grace
    period.  This, though harmless otherwise, represents pointless overhead.
    This commit therefore eliminates this overhead by scanning the srcu_data
    structures only when traversing the leaf srcu_node structures.
    
    Signed-off-by: Ildar Ismagilov <devix84@...il.com>
    Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index ad3e1aa5e6ea..72dc6e39be14 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ static void srcu_gp_end(struct srcu_struct *sp)
 {
 	unsigned long cbdelay;
 	bool cbs;
+	bool last_lvl;
 	int cpu;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long gpseq;
@@ -559,7 +560,8 @@ static void srcu_gp_end(struct srcu_struct *sp)
 	rcu_for_each_node_breadth_first(sp, snp) {
 		spin_lock_irq_rcu_node(snp);
 		cbs = false;
-		if (snp >= sp->level[rcu_num_lvls - 1])
+		last_lvl = snp >= sp->level[rcu_num_lvls - 1];
+		if (last_lvl)
 			cbs = snp->srcu_have_cbs[idx] == gpseq;
 		snp->srcu_have_cbs[idx] = gpseq;
 		rcu_seq_set_state(&snp->srcu_have_cbs[idx], 1);
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ static void srcu_gp_end(struct srcu_struct *sp)
 			srcu_schedule_cbs_snp(sp, snp, mask, cbdelay);
 
 		/* Occasionally prevent srcu_data counter wrap. */
-		if (!(gpseq & counter_wrap_check))
+		if (!(gpseq & counter_wrap_check) && last_lvl)
 			for (cpu = snp->grplo; cpu <= snp->grphi; cpu++) {
 				sdp = per_cpu_ptr(sp->sda, cpu);
 				spin_lock_irqsave_rcu_node(sdp, flags);