linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] md/raid10: prevent unnecessary calls to wake

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Date:   Sun, 18 Sep 2022 19:38:50 +0800
From:   Guoqing Jiang <guoqing.jiang@...ux.dev>
To:     Yu Kuai <yukuai1@...weicloud.com>, song@...nel.org,
        logang@...tatee.com, pmenzel@...gen.mpg.de
Cc:     linux-raid@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        yukuai3@...wei.com, yi.zhang@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] md/raid10: prevent unnecessary calls to wake_up()
 in fast path



On 9/16/22 7:34 PM, Yu Kuai wrote:
> From: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@...wei.com>
>
> Currently, wake_up() is called unconditionally in fast path such as
> raid10_make_request(), which will cause lock contention under high
> concurrency:
>
> raid10_make_request
>   wake_up
>    __wake_up_common_lock
>     spin_lock_irqsave
>
> Improve performance by only call wake_up() if waitqueue is not empty
> in allow_barrier() and raid10_make_request().
>
> Signed-off-by: Yu Kuai <yukuai3@...wei.com>
> ---
>   drivers/md/raid10.c | 10 ++++++++--
>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
> index df435d693637..cf452c25e1e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
> @@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ static void put_buf(struct r10bio *r10_bio)
>   	lower_barrier(conf);
>   }
>   
> +static void wake_up_barrier(struct r10conf *conf)
> +{
> +	if (wq_has_sleeper(&conf->wait_barrier))
> +		wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
> +}
> +
>   static void reschedule_retry(struct r10bio *r10_bio)
>   {
>   	unsigned long flags;
> @@ -1015,7 +1021,7 @@ static void allow_barrier(struct r10conf *conf)
>   {
>   	if ((atomic_dec_and_test(&conf->nr_pending)) ||
>   			(conf->array_freeze_pending))
> -		wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
> +		wake_up_barrier(conf);
>   }
>   
>   static void freeze_array(struct r10conf *conf, int extra)
> @@ -1891,7 +1897,7 @@ static bool raid10_make_request(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *bio)
>   	__make_request(mddev, bio, sectors);
>   
>   	/* In case raid10d snuck in to freeze_array */
> -	wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
> +	wake_up_barrier(conf);
>   	return true;
>   }
>   

Acked-by: Guoqing Jiang <guoqing.jiang@...ux.dev>

Thanks,
Guoqing