linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 7/7] x86,rcu: use percpu rcu_preempt

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Message-ID: <20191102163005.GA11705@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Sat, 2 Nov 2019 17:30:05 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
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        Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
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        "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@...linux.org>, rcu@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 7/7] x86,rcu: use percpu rcu_preempt_depth

Resending again because your mail has the craziest header:

Reply-To: 20191101162109.GN20975@...lmck-ThinkPad-P72

and hitting Reply-to-all creates only confusion. WTF?

On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 12:45:59PM +0000, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> Convert x86 to use a per-cpu rcu_preempt_depth. The reason for doing so
> is that accessing per-cpu variables is a lot cheaper than accessing
> task_struct or thread_info variables.
> 
> We need to save/restore the actual rcu_preempt_depth when switch.
> We also place the per-cpu rcu_preempt_depth close to __preempt_count
> and current_task variable.
> 
> Using the idea of per-cpu __preempt_count.
> 
> No function call when using rcu_read_[un]lock().
> Single instruction for rcu_read_lock().
> 2 instructions for fast path of rcu_read_unlock().
> 
> CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...ux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig                         |  2 +
>  arch/x86/include/asm/rcu_preempt_depth.h | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c             |  7 ++
>  arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c             |  2 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c             |  2 +
>  include/linux/rcupdate.h                 | 24 +++++++
>  init/init_task.c                         |  2 +-
>  kernel/fork.c                            |  2 +-
>  kernel/rcu/Kconfig                       |  3 +
>  kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h                    |  2 +
>  kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h                 | 37 +++++++---
>  11 files changed, 158 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/rcu_preempt_depth.h
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index d6e1faa28c58..af9fedc0fdc4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config X86_32
>  	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
>  	select OLD_SIGACTION
>  	select GENERIC_VDSO_32
> +	select ARCH_HAVE_RCU_PREEMPT_DEEPTH

WTF is a "DEEPTH"?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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