Re: [PATCH] psmouse: run kpsmoused only while needed

[Frédéric Weisbecker]

2009/1/16 Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>:
> While looking at the workqueue tracer, I noticed that kpsmoused receives
> rarely (if not never) events.
>
> Currently, when a mouse has to resync, it uses the kpsmoused singlethreaded
> workqueue. But recync are rare. While reading an old discussion, it seems
> that usual workqueue events can't be used for that purpose because resync
> can take too much time and could delay the other works in queue.
>
> But if you have built psmouse driver, this workqueue will always be present
> whether you have a ps/2 port or not. And its events are rare.
>
> To avoid this pointless task, this patch makes the kpsmoused a kernel
> thread only created on the fly when a recync is needed. Once the recync is done,
> this thread will die. So you will almost never see it, and it will not be
> an inactive task anymore.
>
> This thread is created through a usual workqueue event (because we can't create
> it from interrupt).
>
> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c |   76 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h      |    4 +-
>  2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
> index f8f86de..7b78cee 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
> @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/libps2.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
> +#include <linux/kthread.h>
>
>  #include "psmouse.h"
>  #include "synaptics.h"
> @@ -104,8 +105,6 @@ static struct attribute_group psmouse_attribute_group = {
>  */
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(psmouse_mutex);
>
> -static struct workqueue_struct *kpsmoused_wq;
> -
>  struct psmouse_protocol {
>        enum psmouse_type type;
>        const char *name;
> @@ -203,11 +202,6 @@ static psmouse_ret_t psmouse_process_byte(struct psmouse *psmouse)
>        return PSMOUSE_FULL_PACKET;
>  }
>
> -void psmouse_queue_work(struct psmouse *psmouse, struct delayed_work *work,
> -               unsigned long delay)
> -{
> -       queue_delayed_work(kpsmoused_wq, work, delay);
> -}
>
>  /*
>  * __psmouse_set_state() sets new psmouse state and resets all flags.
> @@ -313,7 +307,8 @@ static irqreturn_t psmouse_interrupt(struct serio *serio,
>                       psmouse->name, psmouse->phys, psmouse->pktcnt);
>                psmouse->badbyte = psmouse->packet[0];
>                __psmouse_set_state(psmouse, PSMOUSE_RESYNCING);
> -               psmouse_queue_work(psmouse, &psmouse->resync_work, 0);
> +               atomic_inc(&psmouse->nb_recync_pending);
> +               schedule_work(&psmouse->resync_work);
>                goto out;
>        }
>
> @@ -350,7 +345,8 @@ static irqreturn_t psmouse_interrupt(struct serio *serio,
>            time_after(jiffies, psmouse->last + psmouse->resync_time * HZ)) {
>                psmouse->badbyte = psmouse->packet[0];
>                __psmouse_set_state(psmouse, PSMOUSE_RESYNCING);
> -               psmouse_queue_work(psmouse, &psmouse->resync_work, 0);
> +               atomic_inc(&psmouse->nb_recync_pending);
> +               schedule_work(&psmouse->resync_work);
>                goto out;
>        }
>
> @@ -979,13 +975,16 @@ static int psmouse_poll(struct psmouse *psmouse)
>
>
>  /*
> - * psmouse_resync() attempts to re-validate current protocol.
> + * psmouse_resync_thread() attempts to re-validate current protocol.
> + * This thread is created on the fly when needed because its job can take too
> + * much time on events workqueues, and the resync is rare enough to avoid
> + * the need of a private workqueue.
>  */
>
> -static void psmouse_resync(struct work_struct *work)
> +static int psmouse_resync_thread(void *v)
>  {
> -       struct psmouse *parent = NULL, *psmouse =
> -               container_of(work, struct psmouse, resync_work.work);
> +       struct psmouse *psmouse = v;
> +       struct psmouse *parent = NULL;
>        struct serio *serio = psmouse->ps2dev.serio;
>        psmouse_ret_t rc = PSMOUSE_GOOD_DATA;
>        int failed = 0, enabled = 0;
> @@ -1072,6 +1071,30 @@ static void psmouse_resync(struct work_struct *work)
>                psmouse_activate(parent);
>  out:
>        mutex_unlock(&psmouse_mutex);
> +
> +       /*
> +        * While disconnecting, the driver wants to be sure all resync are done
> +        */
> +       if (!atomic_dec_return(&psmouse->nb_recync_pending))
> +               wake_up(&psmouse->recync_pending_queue);
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/* Launch the recync thread */
> +static void psmouse_resync_thread_helper(struct work_struct *work)
> +{
> +       struct task_struct *t;
> +       struct psmouse *psmouse;
> +
> +       psmouse = container_of(work, struct psmouse, resync_work);
> +
> +       t = kthread_run(psmouse_resync_thread, psmouse, "kpsmoused");
> +       if (t == ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)) {
> +               printk(KERN_WARNING "psmouse.c: failed to create kpsmoused"
> +                                   " thread\n");
> +               if (!atomic_dec_return(&psmouse->nb_recync_pending))
> +                       wake_up(&psmouse->recync_pending_queue);
> +       }
>  }
>
>  /*
> @@ -1120,6 +1143,7 @@ static void psmouse_cleanup(struct serio *serio)
>  static void psmouse_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
>  {
>        struct psmouse *psmouse, *parent = NULL;
> +       DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
>
>        psmouse = serio_get_drvdata(serio);
>
> @@ -1131,7 +1155,13 @@ static void psmouse_disconnect(struct serio *serio)
>
>        /* make sure we don't have a resync in progress */
>        mutex_unlock(&psmouse_mutex);
> -       flush_workqueue(kpsmoused_wq);
> +
> +       prepare_to_wait(&psmouse->recync_pending_queue, &wait,
> +                               TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
> +       if (atomic_read(&psmouse->nb_recync_pending))
> +               schedule();
> +       finish_wait(&psmouse->recync_pending_queue, &wait);
> +
>        mutex_lock(&psmouse_mutex);
>
>        if (serio->parent && serio->id.type == SERIO_PS_PSTHRU) {
> @@ -1244,7 +1274,8 @@ static int psmouse_connect(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
>                goto err_free;
>
>        ps2_init(&psmouse->ps2dev, serio);
> -       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&psmouse->resync_work, psmouse_resync);
> +       INIT_WORK(&psmouse->resync_work, psmouse_resync_thread_helper);
> +       init_waitqueue_head(&psmouse->recync_pending_queue);
>        psmouse->dev = input_dev;
>        snprintf(psmouse->phys, sizeof(psmouse->phys), "%s/input0", serio->phys);
>
> @@ -1647,25 +1678,12 @@ static int psmouse_get_maxproto(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
>
>  static int __init psmouse_init(void)
>  {
> -       int err;
> -
> -       kpsmoused_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("kpsmoused");
> -       if (!kpsmoused_wq) {
> -               printk(KERN_ERR "psmouse: failed to create kpsmoused workqueue\n");
> -               return -ENOMEM;
> -       }
> -
> -       err = serio_register_driver(&psmouse_drv);
> -       if (err)
> -               destroy_workqueue(kpsmoused_wq);
> -
> -       return err;
> +       return serio_register_driver(&psmouse_drv);
>  }
>
>  static void __exit psmouse_exit(void)
>  {
>        serio_unregister_driver(&psmouse_drv);
> -       destroy_workqueue(kpsmoused_wq);
>  }
>
>  module_init(psmouse_init);
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
> index 54ed267..6dc16ba 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse.h
> @@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ struct psmouse {
>        void *private;
>        struct input_dev *dev;
>        struct ps2dev ps2dev;
> -       struct delayed_work resync_work;
> +       struct work_struct resync_work;
> +       atomic_t nb_recync_pending;
> +       wait_queue_head_t recync_pending_queue;
>        char *vendor;
>        char *name;
>        unsigned char packet[8];
> --


Well, absolutely no thought about this patch? :-)
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