linux-kernel - [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.3 36/37] io_uring: unlock sqd->lock before sq thread release CPU

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2023 09:40:18 -0400
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Wenwen Chen <wenwen.chen@...sung.com>,
        Kanchan Joshi <joshi.k@...sung.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        io-uring@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.3 36/37] io_uring: unlock sqd->lock before sq thread release CPU

From: Wenwen Chen <wenwen.chen@...sung.com>

[ Upstream commit 533ab73f5b5c95dcb4152b52d5482abcc824c690 ]

The sq thread actively releases CPU resources by calling the
cond_resched() and schedule() interfaces when it is idle. Therefore,
more resources are available for other threads to run.

There exists a problem in sq thread: it does not unlock sqd->lock before
releasing CPU resources every time. This makes other threads pending on
sqd->lock for a long time. For example, the following interfaces all
require sqd->lock: io_sq_offload_create(), io_register_iowq_max_workers()
and io_ring_exit_work().

Before the sq thread releases CPU resources, unlocking sqd->lock will
provide the user a better experience because it can respond quickly to
user requests.

Signed-off-by: Kanchan Joshi<joshi.k@...sung.com>
Signed-off-by: Wenwen Chen<wenwen.chen@...sung.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230525082626.577862-1-wenwen.chen@samsung.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
---
 io_uring/sqpoll.c | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/io_uring/sqpoll.c b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
index 9db4bc1f521a3..5e329e3cd4706 100644
--- a/io_uring/sqpoll.c
+++ b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
@@ -255,9 +255,13 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
 			sqt_spin = true;

 		if (sqt_spin || !time_after(jiffies, timeout)) {
-			cond_resched();
 			if (sqt_spin)
 				timeout = jiffies + sqd->sq_thread_idle;
+			if (unlikely(need_resched())) {
+				mutex_unlock(&sqd->lock);
+				cond_resched();
+				mutex_lock(&sqd->lock);
+			}
 			continue;
 		}

-- 
2.39.2