linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/4] stop_machine: Add a delay between multi_cpu

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Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:42:47 +1000
From: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
To: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>,
	"Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] stop_machine: Add a delay between multi_cpu_stop touching watchdogs

If a lot of CPUs call rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle() in a tight loop,
this can cause contention that could slow other CPUs reaching
multi_cpu_stop. Add a 10ms delay between patting the various dogs.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@...il.com>
---
 kernel/stop_machine.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index 1e5c4702e36c..626199b572c6 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -243,8 +243,18 @@ static int multi_cpu_stop(void *data)
 			ack_state(msdata);
 
 		} else {
-			/* No state change, chill out */
-			stop_machine_yield(cpumask);
+			/*
+			 * No state change, chill out. Delay here to prevent
+			 * the watchdogs and RCU being hit too hard by lots
+			 * of CPUs, which can cause contention and slowdowns.
+			 */
+			unsigned long t = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(10);
+
+			while (time_before(jiffies, t)) {
+				if (READ_ONCE(msdata->state) != curstate)
+					break;
+				stop_machine_yield(cpumask);
+			}
 			if (curstate > MULTI_STOP_PREPARE) {
 				/*
 				 * At this stage all other CPUs we depend on
-- 
2.45.1