[RESEND PATCH v3] locking/pvqspinlock: Add lock holder CPU argument to pv_wait()
From: Waiman Long
Date: Thu Apr 21 2016 - 11:02:34 EST
Pan Xinhui was asking for a lock holder cpu argument in pv_wait()
to help the porting of pvqspinlock to PPC. The new argument will can
help hypervisor expediate the execution of the critical section by
the lock holder, if its vCPU isn't running, so that it can release
the lock sooner.
The pv_wait() function is now extended to have a third argument
that holds the vCPU number of the lock holder, if this is
known. Architecture specific hypervisor code can then make use of
that information to make better decision of which vCPU should be
running next.
This patch also adds a new field in the pv_node structure to hold
the vCPU number of the previous queue entry. For the queue head,
the prev_cpu entry is likely to be the that of the lock holder,
though lock stealing may render this information inaccurate.
In pv_wait_head_or_lock(), pv_wait() will now be called with that
vCPU number as it is likely to be the lock holder.
In pv_wait_node(), the newly added pv_lookup_hash() function will
be called to look up the queue head and pass in the lock holder vCPU
number stored there, if found.
Suggested-by: Pan Xinhui <xinhui@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@xxxxxxx>
---
v2->v3:
- Rephrase the changelog and some of the comments to make the
intention of this patch more clear.
- Make pv_lookup_hash() architecture dependent to eliminate its cost
if an architecture doesn't need it. Also make the number of
cachelines searched in pv_lookup_hash() to between 1-4.
- [RESEND] Fix typo error.
v1->v2:
- In pv_wait_node(), lookup the hash table for the queue head and pass
the lock holder cpu number to pv_wait().
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 4 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c | 2 +-
kernel/locking/qspinlock.c | 5 +-
kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
kernel/locking/qspinlock_stat.h | 8 ++--
7 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 601f1b8..b89eccf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -676,9 +676,9 @@ static __always_inline void pv_queued_spin_unlock(struct qspinlock *lock)
PVOP_VCALLEE1(pv_lock_ops.queued_spin_unlock, lock);
}
-static __always_inline void pv_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val)
+static __always_inline void pv_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val, int lockcpu)
{
- PVOP_VCALL2(pv_lock_ops.wait, ptr, val);
+ PVOP_VCALL3(pv_lock_ops.wait, ptr, val, lockcpu);
}
static __always_inline void pv_kick(int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index e8c2326..2fc26c1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ struct pv_lock_ops {
void (*queued_spin_lock_slowpath)(struct qspinlock *lock, u32 val);
struct paravirt_callee_save queued_spin_unlock;
- void (*wait)(u8 *ptr, u8 val);
+ void (*wait)(u8 *ptr, u8 val, int lockcpu);
void (*kick)(int cpu);
#else /* !CONFIG_QUEUED_SPINLOCKS */
struct paravirt_callee_save lock_spinning;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index dc1207e..47ab4e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ static void kvm_kick_cpu(int cpu)
#include <asm/qspinlock.h>
-static void kvm_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val)
+static void kvm_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val, int lockcpu)
{
unsigned long flags;
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
index 9e2ba5c..6f78c41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static void xen_qlock_kick(int cpu)
/*
* Halt the current CPU & release it back to the host
*/
-static void xen_qlock_wait(u8 *byte, u8 val)
+static void xen_qlock_wait(u8 *byte, u8 val, int lockcpu)
{
int irq = __this_cpu_read(lock_kicker_irq);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c b/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c
index ce2f75e..99f31e4 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ static __always_inline void set_locked(struct qspinlock *lock)
*/
static __always_inline void __pv_init_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node) { }
-static __always_inline void __pv_wait_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node,
+static __always_inline void __pv_wait_node(struct qspinlock *lock,
+ struct mcs_spinlock *node,
struct mcs_spinlock *prev) { }
static __always_inline void __pv_kick_node(struct qspinlock *lock,
struct mcs_spinlock *node) { }
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ queue:
prev = decode_tail(old);
WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, node);
- pv_wait_node(node, prev);
+ pv_wait_node(lock, node, prev);
arch_mcs_spin_lock_contended(&node->locked);
/*
diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
index 21ede57..a5b1248 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct pv_node {
struct mcs_spinlock __res[3];
int cpu;
+ int prev_cpu; /* vCPU # of previous queue entry */
u8 state;
};
@@ -158,7 +159,6 @@ static __always_inline int trylock_clear_pending(struct qspinlock *lock)
* Since we should not be holding locks from NMI context (very rare indeed) the
* max load factor is 0.75, which is around the point where open addressing
* breaks down.
- *
*/
struct pv_hash_entry {
struct qspinlock *lock;
@@ -251,6 +251,51 @@ static struct pv_node *pv_unhash(struct qspinlock *lock)
}
/*
+ * Look up the given lock in the hash table
+ * Return the pv_node if found, NULL otherwise
+ *
+ * This function is used to search an entry that contains the given lock
+ * without doing any unhashing. It is entirely possible that the required
+ * entry isn't there in the hashtable at all. So it will stop looking if
+ * it doesn't find the desired one when a null entry is found after searching
+ * a cacheline worth of entries or more than 4 cachelines are searched.
+ *
+ * __ARCH_NEED_PV_HASH_LOOKUP should be set in the asm/qspinlock.h file for
+ * architectures that want to do the hash table lookup in pv_wait_node().
+ */
+#ifdef __ARCH_NEED_PV_HASH_LOOKUP
+static struct pv_node *pv_lookup_hash(struct qspinlock *lock)
+{
+ unsigned long offset, hash = hash_ptr(lock, pv_lock_hash_bits);
+ struct pv_hash_entry *he;
+ int idx = 0;
+
+ for_each_hash_entry(he, offset, hash) {
+ struct qspinlock *l = READ_ONCE(he->lock);
+
+ if (l == lock)
+ return READ_ONCE(he->node);
+ else if (++idx < PV_HE_PER_LINE)
+ /* Search at least a cacheline of hash entries */
+ continue;
+ /*
+ * Stop searching when there is an empty slot or more than
+ * 4 cachelines of entries are searched. This limits the cost
+ * of doing the lookup.
+ */
+ if (!l || (idx >= 4 * PV_HE_PER_LINE))
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+#else
+static inline struct pv_node *pv_lookup_hash(struct qspinlock *lock)
+{
+ return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
+/*
* Return true if when it is time to check the previous node which is not
* in a running state.
*/
@@ -274,6 +319,7 @@ static void pv_init_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node)
BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct pv_node) > 5*sizeof(struct mcs_spinlock));
pn->cpu = smp_processor_id();
+ pn->prev_cpu = -1;
pn->state = vcpu_running;
}
@@ -282,7 +328,8 @@ static void pv_init_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node)
* pv_kick_node() is used to set _Q_SLOW_VAL and fill in hash table on its
* behalf.
*/
-static void pv_wait_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node, struct mcs_spinlock *prev)
+static void pv_wait_node(struct qspinlock *lock, struct mcs_spinlock *node,
+ struct mcs_spinlock *prev)
{
struct pv_node *pn = (struct pv_node *)node;
struct pv_node *pp = (struct pv_node *)prev;
@@ -290,6 +337,8 @@ static void pv_wait_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node, struct mcs_spinlock *prev)
int loop;
bool wait_early;
+ pn->prev_cpu = pp->cpu; /* Save vCPU # of previous queue entry */
+
/* waitcnt processing will be compiled out if !QUEUED_LOCK_STAT */
for (;; waitcnt++) {
for (wait_early = false, loop = SPIN_THRESHOLD; loop; loop--) {
@@ -314,10 +363,23 @@ static void pv_wait_node(struct mcs_spinlock *node, struct mcs_spinlock *prev)
smp_store_mb(pn->state, vcpu_halted);
if (!READ_ONCE(node->locked)) {
+ struct pv_node *ph;
+
qstat_inc(qstat_pv_wait_node, true);
qstat_inc(qstat_pv_wait_again, waitcnt);
qstat_inc(qstat_pv_wait_early, wait_early);
- pv_wait(&pn->state, vcpu_halted);
+
+ /*
+ * If the current queue head is in the hash table,
+ * the prev_cpu field of its pv_node may contain the
+ * vCPU # of the lock holder. However, lock stealing
+ * may make that information inaccurate. Anyway, we
+ * look up the hash table to try to get the lock
+ * holder vCPU number.
+ */
+ ph = pv_lookup_hash(lock);
+ pv_wait(&pn->state, vcpu_halted,
+ ph ? ph->prev_cpu : -1);
}
/*
@@ -453,7 +515,15 @@ pv_wait_head_or_lock(struct qspinlock *lock, struct mcs_spinlock *node)
WRITE_ONCE(pn->state, vcpu_halted);
qstat_inc(qstat_pv_wait_head, true);
qstat_inc(qstat_pv_wait_again, waitcnt);
- pv_wait(&l->locked, _Q_SLOW_VAL);
+
+ /*
+ * Pass in the previous node vCPU nmber which is likely to be
+ * the lock holder vCPU. This additional information may help
+ * the hypervisor to give more resource to that vCPU so that
+ * it can release the lock faster. With lock stealing,
+ * however, that vCPU may not be the actual lock holder.
+ */
+ pv_wait(&l->locked, _Q_SLOW_VAL, pn->prev_cpu);
/*
* The unlocker should have freed the lock before kicking the
diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_stat.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_stat.h
index eb2a2c9..8728348 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_stat.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_stat.h
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ static inline void __pv_kick(int cpu)
/*
* Replacement function for pv_wait()
*/
-static inline void __pv_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val)
+static inline void __pv_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val, int lockcpu)
{
u64 *pkick_time = this_cpu_ptr(&pv_kick_time);
*pkick_time = 0;
- pv_wait(ptr, val);
+ pv_wait(ptr, val, lockcpu);
if (*pkick_time) {
this_cpu_add(qstats[qstat_pv_latency_wake],
sched_clock() - *pkick_time);
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ static inline void __pv_wait(u8 *ptr, u8 val)
}
}
-#define pv_kick(c) __pv_kick(c)
-#define pv_wait(p, v) __pv_wait(p, v)
+#define pv_kick(c) __pv_kick(c)
+#define pv_wait(p, v, c) __pv_wait(p, v, c)
#else /* CONFIG_QUEUED_LOCK_STAT */
--
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