Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] genirq: Use hlist for managing resend handlers

From: Marc Zyngier
Date: Mon May 29 2023 - 04:49:55 EST


On Mon, 29 May 2023 08:57:07 +0100,
"Liao, Chang" <liaochang1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi, Shanker
>
> 在 2023/5/19 21:49, Shanker Donthineni 写道:
> > The current implementation utilizes a bitmap for managing IRQ resend
> > handlers, which is allocated based on the SPARSE_IRQ/NR_IRQS macros.
> > However, this method may not efficiently utilize memory during runtime,
> > particularly when IRQ_BITMAP_BITS is large.
> >
> > Address this issue by using the hlist to manage IRQ resend handlers
> > instead of relying on a static bitmap memory allocation. Additionally,
> > a new function, clear_irq_resend(), is introduced and called from
> > irq_shutdown to ensure a graceful teardown of the interrupt.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Shanker Donthineni <sdonthineni@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > include/linux/irqdesc.h | 3 +++
> > kernel/irq/chip.c | 1 +
> > kernel/irq/internals.h | 2 ++
> > kernel/irq/irqdesc.c | 2 ++
> > kernel/irq/resend.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> > 5 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/irqdesc.h b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
> > index 844a8e30e6de..d9451d456a73 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/irqdesc.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
> > @@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ struct irq_desc {
> > int parent_irq;
> > struct module *owner;
> > const char *name;
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
> > + struct hlist_node resend_node;
> > +#endif
> > } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
>
> Although there is no documented rule that limits the change of the KABI
> struct irq_desc, it is still better to keep the irq_desc definition stable.

On what grounds? There is no such thing as a stable in-kernel ABI,
specially for things as internal as irq_desc.

> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
> > diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
> > index 49e7bc871fec..2eac5532c3c8 100644
> > --- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
> > +++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
> > @@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static void __irq_disable(struct irq_desc *desc, bool mask);
> > void irq_shutdown(struct irq_desc *desc)
> > {
> > if (irqd_is_started(&desc->irq_data)) {
> > + clear_irq_resend(desc);
> > desc->depth = 1;
> > if (desc->irq_data.chip->irq_shutdown) {
> > desc->irq_data.chip->irq_shutdown(&desc->irq_data);
> > diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
> > index 5fdc0b557579..51fc8c497c22 100644
> > --- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
> > +++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
> > @@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ irqreturn_t handle_irq_event(struct irq_desc *desc);
> >
> > /* Resending of interrupts :*/
> > int check_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *desc, bool inject);
> > +void clear_irq_resend(struct irq_desc *desc);
> > +void irq_resend_init(struct irq_desc *desc);
> > bool irq_wait_for_poll(struct irq_desc *desc);
> > void __irq_wake_thread(struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *action);
> >
> > diff --git a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
> > index 240e145e969f..b401b89b226a 100644
> > --- a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
> > +++ b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
> > @@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ static struct irq_desc *alloc_desc(int irq, int node, unsigned int flags,
> > desc_set_defaults(irq, desc, node, affinity, owner);
> > irqd_set(&desc->irq_data, flags);
> > kobject_init(&desc->kobj, &irq_kobj_type);
> > + irq_resend_init(desc);
> >
> > return desc;
> >
> > @@ -581,6 +582,7 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
> > mutex_init(&desc[i].request_mutex);
> > init_waitqueue_head(&desc[i].wait_for_threads);
> > desc_set_defaults(i, &desc[i], node, NULL, NULL);
> > + irq_resend_init(desc);
> > }
> > return arch_early_irq_init();
> > }
> > diff --git a/kernel/irq/resend.c b/kernel/irq/resend.c
> > index 0c46e9fe3a89..edec335c0a7a 100644
> > --- a/kernel/irq/resend.c
> > +++ b/kernel/irq/resend.c
> > @@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_HARDIRQS_SW_RESEND
> >
> > -/* Bitmap to handle software resend of interrupts: */
> > -static DECLARE_BITMAP(irqs_resend, IRQ_BITMAP_BITS);
> > +/* hlist_head to handle software resend of interrupts: */
> > +static HLIST_HEAD(irq_resend_list);
> > +static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(irq_resend_lock);
>
> What is the benefit of using hlist here? If you want to enjoy the
> low latency of querying elements by key, you must define a hlist table
> with a reasonable number of buckets. Otherwise, I don't think the time
> complexity of hlist is better than a regular double-linked list, right?

You do realise that the list is processed in order, one element after
the other, without ever querying any arbitrary element? Have you read
the code?

>
> >
> > /*
> > * Run software resends of IRQ's
> > @@ -30,18 +31,17 @@ static DECLARE_BITMAP(irqs_resend, IRQ_BITMAP_BITS);
> > static void resend_irqs(struct tasklet_struct *unused)
> > {
> > struct irq_desc *desc;
> > - int irq;
> > -
> > - while (!bitmap_empty(irqs_resend, nr_irqs)) {
> > - irq = find_first_bit(irqs_resend, nr_irqs);
> > - clear_bit(irq, irqs_resend);
> > - desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
> > - if (!desc)
> > - continue;
> > - local_irq_disable();
> > +
> > + raw_spin_lock_irq(&irq_resend_lock);
> > + while (!hlist_empty(&irq_resend_list)) {
> > + desc = hlist_entry(irq_resend_list.first, struct irq_desc,
> > + resend_node);
> > + hlist_del_init(&desc->resend_node);
> > + raw_spin_unlock(&irq_resend_lock);
> > desc->handle_irq(desc);
> > - local_irq_enable();
> > + raw_spin_lock(&irq_resend_lock);
> > }
> > + raw_spin_unlock_irq(&irq_resend_lock);
> > }
> >
> > /* Tasklet to handle resend: */
> > @@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ static DECLARE_TASKLET(resend_tasklet, resend_irqs);
> >
> > static int irq_sw_resend(struct irq_desc *desc)
> > {
> > - unsigned int irq = irq_desc_get_irq(desc);
> > -
> > /*
> > * Validate whether this interrupt can be safely injected from
> > * non interrupt context
> > @@ -70,16 +68,31 @@ static int irq_sw_resend(struct irq_desc *desc)
> > */
> > if (!desc->parent_irq)
> > return -EINVAL;
> > - irq = desc->parent_irq;
>
> Why delete this code?

OK, now I know you haven't read this code at all :-(.

>
> > }
> >
> > - /* Set it pending and activate the softirq: */
> > - set_bit(irq, irqs_resend);
> > + /* Add to resend_list and activate the softirq: */
> > + raw_spin_lock(&irq_resend_lock);
> > + hlist_add_head(&desc->resend_node, &irq_resend_list);
> > + raw_spin_unlock(&irq_resend_lock);
>
> Do you conside a situation where irq_sw_resend() is running on two CPUs concurrently?
> If so, the same desc could be added into irq_resend_list twice by mistake.

Have you looked at the calling site (stress on singular), the locking
requirements, and the role IRQS_REPLAY plays when it comes to queuing
an interrupt for resend?

M.

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