linux-kernel - [PATCH V2 1/3] locking: remove rcu_read_lock/unlock as we already disabled preemption

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Message-Id: <20211013134154.1085649-2-yanfei.xu@windriver.com>
Date:   Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:41:52 +0800
From:   Yanfei Xu <yanfei.xu@...driver.com>
To:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...hat.com, will@...nel.org,
        longman@...hat.com, boqun.feng@...il.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 1/3] locking: remove rcu_read_lock/unlock as we already disabled preemption

preempt_disable/enable() is equal to RCU read-side crital section, and
the spinning codes in mutex and rwsem could ensure that the preemption
is disabled. So let's remove the unnecessary rcu_read_lock/unlock for
saving some cycles in hot codes.

Signed-off-by: Yanfei Xu <yanfei.xu@...driver.com>
---
 kernel/locking/mutex.c | 22 +++++++++++++++-------
 kernel/locking/rwsem.c | 14 +++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 2fede72b6af5..db1913611192 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -351,13 +351,16 @@ bool mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct task_struct *owner,
 {
 	bool ret = true;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled();
+
 	while (__mutex_owner(lock) == owner) {
 		/*
 		 * Ensure we emit the owner->on_cpu, dereference _after_
-		 * checking lock->owner still matches owner. If that fails,
-		 * owner might point to freed memory. If it still matches,
-		 * the rcu_read_lock() ensures the memory stays valid.
+		 * checking lock->owner still matches owner. And we already
+		 * disabled preemption which is equal to the RCU read-side
+		 * crital section in optimistic spinning code. Thus the
+		 * task_strcut structure won't go away during the spinning
+		 * period
 		 */
 		barrier();
 
@@ -377,7 +380,6 @@ bool mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock, struct task_struct *owner,
 
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -390,19 +392,25 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lock)
 	struct task_struct *owner;
 	int retval = 1;
 
+	lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled();
+
 	if (need_resched())
 		return 0;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	/*
+	 * We already disabled preemption which is equal to the RCU read-side
+	 * crital section in optimistic spinning code. Thus the task_strcut
+	 * structure won't go away during the spinning period.
+	 */
 	owner = __mutex_owner(lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * As lock holder preemption issue, we both skip spinning if task is not
 	 * on cpu or its cpu is preempted
 	 */
+
 	if (owner)
 		retval = owner->on_cpu && !vcpu_is_preempted(task_cpu(owner));
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
 	 * If lock->owner is not set, the mutex has been released. Return true
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 000e8d5a2884..7b5af452ace2 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -617,7 +617,10 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	}
 
 	preempt_disable();
-	rcu_read_lock();
+	/*
+	 * Disable preemption is equal to the RCU read-side crital section,
+	 * thus the task_strcut structure won't go away.
+	 */
 	owner = rwsem_owner_flags(sem, &flags);
 	/*
 	 * Don't check the read-owner as the entry may be stale.
@@ -625,7 +628,6 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	if ((flags & RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE) ||
 	    (owner && !(flags & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) && !owner_on_cpu(owner)))
 		ret = false;
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	lockevent_cond_inc(rwsem_opt_fail, !ret);
@@ -670,12 +672,13 @@ rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	unsigned long flags, new_flags;
 	enum owner_state state;
 
+	lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled();
+
 	owner = rwsem_owner_flags(sem, &flags);
 	state = rwsem_owner_state(owner, flags);
 	if (state != OWNER_WRITER)
 		return state;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (;;) {
 		/*
 		 * When a waiting writer set the handoff flag, it may spin
@@ -693,7 +696,9 @@ rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		 * Ensure we emit the owner->on_cpu, dereference _after_
 		 * checking sem->owner still matches owner, if that fails,
 		 * owner might point to free()d memory, if it still matches,
-		 * the rcu_read_lock() ensures the memory stays valid.
+		 * our spinning context already disabled preemption which is
+		 * equal to RCU read-side crital section ensures the memory
+		 * stays valid.
 		 */
 		barrier();
 
@@ -704,7 +709,6 @@ rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 		cpu_relax();
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return state;
 }
-- 
2.27.0