Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] mm/vmalloc: remove preempt_disable/enable when do preloading

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior]

On 2019-10-11 00:33:18 [+0200], Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> Get rid of preempt_disable() and preempt_enable() when the
> preload is done for splitting purpose. The reason is that
> calling spin_lock() with disabled preemtion is forbidden in
> CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT kernel.
> 
> Therefore, we do not guarantee that a CPU is preloaded, instead
> we minimize the case when it is not with this change.
> 
> For example i run the special test case that follows the preload
> pattern and path. 20 "unbind" threads run it and each does
> 1000000 allocations. Only 3.5 times among 1000000 a CPU was
> not preloaded. So it can happen but the number is negligible.
> 
> V1 -> V2:
>   - move __this_cpu_cmpxchg check when spin_lock is taken,
>     as proposed by Andrew Morton
>   - add more explanation in regard of preloading
>   - adjust and move some comments
> 
> Fixes: 82dd23e84be3 ("mm/vmalloc.c: preload a CPU with one object for split purpose")
> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you.

Sebastian