Re: [PATCH] eventfd: support delayed wakeup for non-semaphore eventfd to reduce cpu utilization

[Wen Yang]

在 2023/4/17 08:07, Hillf Danton 写道:
> On 16 Apr 2023 19:31:55 +0800 Wen Yang <wenyang.linux@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > For the NON SEMAPHORE eventfd, if it's counter has a nonzero value,
> > then a read(2) returns 8 bytes containing that value, and the counter's
> > value is reset to zero. Therefore, in the NON SEMAPHORE scenario,
> > N event_writes vs ONE event_read is possible.
> >
> > However, the current implementation wakes up the read thread immediately
> > in eventfd_write so that the cpu utilization increases unnecessarily.
> >
> > By adding a configurable delay after eventfd_write, these unnecessary
> > wakeup operations are avoided, thereby reducing cpu utilization.
> If the EPOLLOUT wakeup in eventfd_read() breaks, feel free to specify it
> in the commit message after updating the comment below.
> 	/*
> 	 * Every time that a write(2) is performed on an eventfd, the
> 	 * value of the __u64 being written is added to "count" and a
> 	 * wakeup is performed on "wqh". A read(2) will return the "count"
> 	 * value to userspace, and will reset "count" to zero. The kernel
> 	 * side eventfd_signal() also, adds to the "count" counter and
> 	 * issue a wakeup.
> 	 */

Thanks

We will modify it according to your suggestion and then send v2 later.

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Best wishes,

Wen