[RFC] rcu: Check the range of jiffies_till_xxx_fqs on setting them

From: Byungchul Park
Date: Tue May 29 2018 - 02:49:26 EST


Currently, the range of jiffies_till_first_fqs and jiffies_till_next_fqs
are always checked and adjusted in the loop of rcu_gp_kthread on runtime.
However, it would be better and enough to check them only on setting
them, so remove unnecessary checking and adjusting in the loop.

Additionally, add adjusting jiffies_till_first_fqs so guaranteed to be
greater than 0, which hasn't been done before.

Signed-off-by: Byungchul Park <byungchul.park@xxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index 4e96761..4964237 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -518,8 +518,31 @@ void rcu_all_qs(void)
static ulong jiffies_till_next_fqs = ULONG_MAX;
static bool rcu_kick_kthreads;

-module_param(jiffies_till_first_fqs, ulong, 0644);
-module_param(jiffies_till_next_fqs, ulong, 0644);
+static int param_set_fqs_jiffies(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+ ulong tmp;
+ int ret = kstrtoul(val, 0, &tmp);
+
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (tmp > HZ)
+ tmp = HZ;
+ else if (tmp < 1)
+ tmp = 1;
+
+ /* Prevent tearing */
+ WRITE_ONCE(*(ulong *)kp->arg, tmp);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops fqs_jiffies_ops = {
+ .set = param_set_fqs_jiffies,
+ .get = param_get_ulong,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(jiffies_till_first_fqs, &fqs_jiffies_ops, &jiffies_till_first_fqs, 0644);
+module_param_cb(jiffies_till_next_fqs, &fqs_jiffies_ops, &jiffies_till_next_fqs, 0644);
module_param(rcu_kick_kthreads, bool, 0644);

/*
@@ -2129,10 +2152,6 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
/* Handle quiescent-state forcing. */
first_gp_fqs = true;
j = jiffies_till_first_fqs;
- if (j > HZ) {
- j = HZ;
- jiffies_till_first_fqs = HZ;
- }
ret = 0;
for (;;) {
if (!ret) {
@@ -2167,13 +2186,6 @@ static int __noreturn rcu_gp_kthread(void *arg)
WRITE_ONCE(rsp->gp_activity, jiffies);
ret = 0; /* Force full wait till next FQS. */
j = jiffies_till_next_fqs;
- if (j > HZ) {
- j = HZ;
- jiffies_till_next_fqs = HZ;
- } else if (j < 1) {
- j = 1;
- jiffies_till_next_fqs = 1;
- }
} else {
/* Deal with stray signal. */
cond_resched_tasks_rcu_qs();
--
1.9.1