Re: [PATCH 1/2] workqueue: don't always set __WQ_ORDERED implicitly

[Bob Liu]

On 6/29/20 8:37 AM, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 8:13 AM Bob Liu <bob.liu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 6/28/20 11:54 PM, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 6:29 PM Bob Liu <bob.liu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Current code always set 'Unbound && max_active == 1' workqueues to ordered
>>>> implicitly, while this may be not an expected behaviour for some use cases.
>>>>
>>>> E.g some scsi and iscsi workqueues(unbound && max_active = 1) want to be bind
>>>> to different cpu so as to get better isolation, but their cpumask can't be
>>>> changed because WQ_ORDERED is set implicitly.
>>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> If I read the code correctly, the reason why their cpumask can't
>>> be changed is because __WQ_ORDERED_EXPLICIT, not __WQ_ORDERED.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> This patch adds a flag __WQ_ORDERED_DISABLE and also
>>>> create_singlethread_workqueue_noorder() to offer an new option.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Bob Liu <bob.liu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>>  include/linux/workqueue.h | 4 ++++
>>>>  kernel/workqueue.c        | 4 +++-
>>>>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
>>>> index e48554e..4c86913 100644
>>>> --- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
>>>> +++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
>>>> @@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ enum {
>>>>         __WQ_ORDERED            = 1 << 17, /* internal: workqueue is ordered */
>>>>         __WQ_LEGACY             = 1 << 18, /* internal: create*_workqueue() */
>>>>         __WQ_ORDERED_EXPLICIT   = 1 << 19, /* internal: alloc_ordered_workqueue() */
>>>> +       __WQ_ORDERED_DISABLE    = 1 << 20, /* internal: don't set __WQ_ORDERED implicitly */
>>>>
>>>>         WQ_MAX_ACTIVE           = 512,    /* I like 512, better ideas? */
>>>>         WQ_MAX_UNBOUND_PER_CPU  = 4,      /* 4 * #cpus for unbound wq */
>>>> @@ -433,6 +434,9 @@ struct workqueue_struct *alloc_workqueue(const char *fmt,
>>>>  #define create_singlethread_workqueue(name)                            \
>>>>         alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, name)
>>>>
>>>> +#define create_singlethread_workqueue_noorder(name)                    \
>>>> +       alloc_workqueue("%s", WQ_SYSFS | __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | \
>>>> +                       WQ_UNBOUND | __WQ_ORDERED_DISABLE, 1, (name))
>>>
>>> I think using __WQ_ORDERED without __WQ_ORDERED_EXPLICIT is what you
>>> need, in which case cpumask is allowed to be changed.
>>>
>>
>> I don't think so, see function workqueue_apply_unbound_cpumask():
>>
>> wq_unbound_cpumask_store()
>>  > workqueue_set_unbound_cpumask()
>>    > workqueue_apply_unbound_cpumask() {
>>      ...
>> 5276                 /* creating multiple pwqs breaks ordering guarantee */
>> 5277                 if (wq->flags & __WQ_ORDERED)
>> 5278                         continue;
>>                           ^^^^
>>                           Here will skip apply cpumask if only __WQ_ORDERED is set.
> 
> wq_unbound_cpumask_store() is for changing the cpumask of
> *all* workqueues. 

Isn't '/sys/bus/workqueue/devices/xxxx/cpumask' using the same function to change cpumask of 
specific workqueue?
Am I missing something..

> I don't think it can be used to make
> scsi and iscsi workqueues bound to different cpu.
> 

The idea is to register scsi/iscsi workqueues with WQ_SYSFS, and then they can be bounded to different
cpu by writing cpu number to "/sys/bus/workqueue/devices/xxxx/cpumask".

> apply_workqueue_attrs() is for changing the cpumask of the specific
> workqueue, which can change the cpumask of __WQ_ORDERED workqueue
> (but without __WQ_ORDERED_EXPLICIT).
> 
>>
>> 5280                 ctx = apply_wqattrs_prepare(wq, wq->unbound_attrs);
>>
>>      }
>>
>> Thanks for your review.
>> Bob
>>
>>> Just use alloc_workqueue() with __WQ_ORDERED and max_active=1. It can
>>> be wrapped as a new function or macro, but I don't think> create_singlethread_workqueue_noorder() is a good name for it.
>>>
>>>>  extern void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
>>>>
>>>>  struct workqueue_attrs *alloc_workqueue_attrs(void);
>>>> diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
>>>> index 4e01c44..2167013 100644
>>>> --- a/kernel/workqueue.c
>>>> +++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
>>>> @@ -4237,7 +4237,9 @@ struct workqueue_struct *alloc_workqueue(const char *fmt,
>>>>          * on NUMA.
>>>>          */
>>>>         if ((flags & WQ_UNBOUND) && max_active == 1)
>>>> -               flags |= __WQ_ORDERED;
>>>> +               /* the caller may don't want __WQ_ORDERED to be set implicitly. */
>>>> +               if (!(flags & __WQ_ORDERED_DISABLE))
>>>> +                       flags |= __WQ_ORDERED;
>>>>
>>>>         /* see the comment above the definition of WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT */
>>>>         if ((flags & WQ_POWER_EFFICIENT) && wq_power_efficient)
>>>> --
>>>> 2.9.5
>>>>
>>