[PATCH 3/3] hotplug: Optimize cpu_hotplug_{begin,done}() using rcu_sync

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Oct 02 2013 - 11:08:50 EST


Use the fancy new rcu_sync bits from Oleg to optimize the fancy new
hotplug lock implementation.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/cpu.h | 7 ++++---
kernel/cpu.c | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <linux/cpumask.h>
#include <linux/percpu.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/rcusync.h>

struct device;

@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ extern void cpu_hotplug_init_task(struct
extern void cpu_hotplug_begin(void);
extern void cpu_hotplug_done(void);

-extern int __cpuhp_state;
+extern struct rcu_sync_struct __cpuhp_rss;
DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, __cpuhp_refcount);

extern void __get_online_cpus(void);
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ static inline void get_online_cpus(void)
* writer will see anything we did within this RCU-sched read-side
* critical section.
*/
- if (likely(!__cpuhp_state))
+ if (likely(rcu_sync_is_idle(&__cpuhp_rss)))
__this_cpu_inc(__cpuhp_refcount);
else
__get_online_cpus(); /* Unconditional memory barrier. */
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static inline void put_online_cpus(void)
/*
* Same as in get_online_cpus().
*/
- if (likely(!__cpuhp_state))
+ if (likely(rcu_sync_is_idle(&__cpuhp_rss)))
__this_cpu_dec(__cpuhp_refcount);
else
__put_online_cpus(); /* Unconditional memory barrier. */
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ static int cpu_hotplug_disabled;

#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU

-enum { readers_fast = 0, readers_slow, readers_block };
+enum { readers_slow, readers_block };

-int __cpuhp_state;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cpuhp_state);
+DEFINE_RCU_SCHED_SYNC(__cpuhp_rss);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cpuhp_rss);

DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, __cpuhp_refcount);
EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(__cpuhp_refcount);

+static int cpuhp_state = readers_slow;
static atomic_t cpuhp_waitcount;
static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(cpuhp_readers);
static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(cpuhp_writer);
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@ void cpu_hotplug_init_task(struct task_s

void __get_online_cpus(void)
{
-again:
__this_cpu_inc(__cpuhp_refcount);

/*
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void __get_online_cpus(void)
* increment-on-one-CPU-and-decrement-on-another problem.
*
* And yes, if the reader misses the writer's assignment of
- * readers_block to __cpuhp_state, then the writer is
+ * readers_block to cpuhp_state, then the writer is
* guaranteed to see the reader's increment. Conversely, any
* readers that increment their __cpuhp_refcount after the
* writer looks are guaranteed to see the readers_block value,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void __get_online_cpus(void)

smp_mb(); /* A matches D */

- if (likely(__cpuhp_state != readers_block))
+ if (likely(cpuhp_state != readers_block))
return;

/*
@@ -108,19 +108,19 @@ void __get_online_cpus(void)
* and reschedule on the preempt_enable() in get_online_cpus().
*/
preempt_enable_no_resched();
- __wait_event(cpuhp_readers, __cpuhp_state != readers_block);
+ __wait_event(cpuhp_readers, cpuhp_state != readers_block);
preempt_disable();

+ __this_cpu_inc(__cpuhp_refcount);
+
/*
- * Given we've still got preempt_disabled and new cpu_hotplug_begin()
- * must do a synchronize_sched() we're guaranteed a successfull
- * acquisition this time -- even if we wake the current
- * cpu_hotplug_end() now.
+ * cpu_hotplug_done() waits until all pending readers are gone;
+ * this means that a new cpu_hotplug_begin() must observe our
+ * refcount increment and wait for it to go away.
*/
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cpuhp_waitcount))
- wake_up(&cpuhp_writer);

- goto again;
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cpuhp_waitcount)) /* A */
+ wake_up(&cpuhp_writer);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__get_online_cpus);

@@ -183,21 +183,18 @@ void cpu_hotplug_begin(void)
current->cpuhp_ref++;

/* Notify readers to take the slow path. */
- __cpuhp_state = readers_slow;
-
- /* See percpu_down_write(); guarantees all readers take the slow path */
- synchronize_sched();
+ rcu_sync_enter(&__cpuhp_rss);

/*
* Notify new readers to block; up until now, and thus throughout the
* longish synchronize_sched() above, new readers could still come in.
*/
- __cpuhp_state = readers_block;
+ cpuhp_state = readers_block;

smp_mb(); /* D matches A */

/*
- * If they don't see our writer of readers_block to __cpuhp_state,
+ * If they don't see our writer of readers_block to cpuhp_state,
* then we are guaranteed to see their __cpuhp_refcount increment, and
* therefore will wait for them.
*/
@@ -215,26 +212,23 @@ void cpu_hotplug_done(void)
* that new readers might fail to see the results of this writer's
* critical section.
*/
- __cpuhp_state = readers_slow;
+ cpuhp_state = readers_slow;
wake_up_all(&cpuhp_readers);

/*
* The wait_event()/wake_up_all() prevents the race where the readers
- * are delayed between fetching __cpuhp_state and blocking.
+ * are delayed between fetching cpuhp_state and blocking.
*/

- /* See percpu_up_write(); readers will no longer attempt to block. */
- synchronize_sched();
-
- /* Let 'em rip */
- __cpuhp_state = readers_fast;
current->cpuhp_ref--;

/*
- * Wait for any pending readers to be running. This ensures readers
- * after writer and avoids writers starving readers.
+ * Wait for any pending readers to be running. This avoids writers
+ * starving readers.
*/
wait_event(cpuhp_writer, !atomic_read(&cpuhp_waitcount));
+
+ rcu_sync_exit(&__cpuhp_rss);
}

/*


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