Re: [PATCH 2/2] locking/rwbase_rt: Lockless reader waking up a writer

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Fri Sep 03 2021 - 06:55:22 EST


On 2021-09-01 15:28:25 [-0700], Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c b/kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c
> index 4ba15088e640..3444bc709973 100644
> --- a/kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c
> +++ b/kernel/locking/rwbase_rt.c
> @@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static void __sched __rwbase_read_unlock(struct rwbase_rt *rwb,
> {
> struct rt_mutex_base *rtm = &rwb->rtmutex;
> struct task_struct *owner;
> + DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q);
>
> raw_spin_lock_irq(&rtm->wait_lock);
> /*
> @@ -151,9 +152,10 @@ static void __sched __rwbase_read_unlock(struct rwbase_rt *rwb,
> */
> owner = rt_mutex_owner(rtm);
> if (owner)
> - wake_up_state(owner, state);
> + wake_q_add(&wake_q, owner);
>
> raw_spin_unlock_irq(&rtm->wait_lock);
> + wake_up_q_state(&wake_q, state);
> }

You keep the same wake_q in task_struct. Don't you miss states/wake ups
if a task needs both wakes? one for TASK_NORMAL and one for
TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE?
Side note: This wake up happens in an-IRQ off region. So there no
PI-boosting dance around as it would be the case with a sleeping lock.

Sebastian