linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] maple_tree: add a fast path case in mas_wr_slot

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Message-ID: <20230627144513.fp5osnsqhn3rgvs3@revolver>
Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2023 10:45:13 -0400
From:   "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
To:     Peng Zhang <zhangpeng.00@...edance.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, maple-tree@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] maple_tree: add a fast path case in
 mas_wr_slot_store()

* Peng Zhang <zhangpeng.00@...edance.com> [230615 04:43]:
> When expanding a range in two directions, only partially overwriting the
> previous and next ranges, the number of entries will not be increased, so
> we can just update the pivots as a fast path. However, it may introduce
> potential risks in RCU mode (although it may pass the test), because it
> updates two pivots. We only enable it in non-RCU mode for now.

You've fixed the above test passing without the RCU bit set, so this
comment should be removed.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Peng Zhang <zhangpeng.00@...edance.com>
> ---
>  lib/maple_tree.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> index da4af6743b30..bff6531fd0bc 100644
> --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> @@ -4100,23 +4100,35 @@ static inline bool mas_wr_slot_store(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
>  {
>  	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
>  	unsigned char offset = mas->offset;
> +	void __rcu **slots = wr_mas->slots;
>  	bool gap = false;
>  
> -	if (wr_mas->offset_end - offset != 1)
> -		return false;
> -
> -	gap |= !mt_slot_locked(mas->tree, wr_mas->slots, offset);
> -	gap |= !mt_slot_locked(mas->tree, wr_mas->slots, offset + 1);
> +	gap |= !mt_slot_locked(mas->tree, slots, offset);
> +	gap |= !mt_slot_locked(mas->tree, slots, offset + 1);
>  
> -	if (mas->index == wr_mas->r_min) {
> -		/* Overwriting the range and over a part of the next range. */
> -		rcu_assign_pointer(wr_mas->slots[offset], wr_mas->entry);
> -		wr_mas->pivots[offset] = mas->last;
> -	} else {
> -		/* Overwriting a part of the range and over the next range */
> -		rcu_assign_pointer(wr_mas->slots[offset + 1], wr_mas->entry);
> +	if (wr_mas->offset_end - offset == 1) {
> +		if (mas->index == wr_mas->r_min) {
> +			/* Overwriting the range and a part of the next one */
> +			rcu_assign_pointer(slots[offset], wr_mas->entry);
> +			wr_mas->pivots[offset] = mas->last;
> +		} else {
> +			/* Overwriting a part of the range and the next one */
> +			rcu_assign_pointer(slots[offset + 1], wr_mas->entry);
> +			wr_mas->pivots[offset] = mas->index - 1;
> +			mas->offset++; /* Keep mas accurate. */
> +		}
> +	} else if (!mt_in_rcu(mas->tree)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Expand the range, only partially overwriting the previous and
> +		 * next ranges
> +		 */
> +		gap |= !mt_slot_locked(mas->tree, slots, offset + 2);
> +		rcu_assign_pointer(slots[offset + 1], wr_mas->entry);
>  		wr_mas->pivots[offset] = mas->index - 1;
> +		wr_mas->pivots[offset + 1] = mas->last;
>  		mas->offset++; /* Keep mas accurate. */
> +	} else {
> +		return false;
>  	}
>  
>  	trace_ma_write(__func__, mas, 0, wr_mas->entry);
> -- 
> 2.20.1
>