Re: [PATCH 11/20] locking/osq: Export osq_(lock|unlock)

[Kent Overstreet]

On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 05:09:13PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> On 8/2/23 16:44, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 02, 2023 at 04:16:12PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> > > On 7/12/23 17:11, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > > > These are used by bcachefs's six locks.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >    kernel/locking/osq_lock.c | 2 ++
> > > >    1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c b/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c
> > > > index d5610ad52b..b752ec5cc6 100644
> > > > --- a/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/locking/osq_lock.c
> > > > @@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ bool osq_lock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock)
> > > >    	return false;
> > > >    }
> > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(osq_lock);
> > > >    void osq_unlock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock)
> > > >    {
> > > > @@ -230,3 +231,4 @@ void osq_unlock(struct optimistic_spin_queue *lock)
> > > >    	if (next)
> > > >    		WRITE_ONCE(next->locked, 1);
> > > >    }
> > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(osq_unlock);
> > > Have you considered extending the current rw_semaphore to support a SIX lock
> > > semantics? There are a number of instances in the kernel that a up_read() is
> > > followed by a down_write(). Basically, the code try to upgrade the lock from
> > > read to write. I have been thinking about adding a upgrade_read() API to do
> > > that. However, the concern that I had was that another writer may come in
> > > and make modification before the reader can be upgraded to have exclusive
> > > write access and will make the task to repeat what has been done in the read
> > > lock part. By adding a read with intent to upgrade to write, we can have
> > > that guarantee.
> > It's been discussed, Linus had the same thought.
> > 
> > But it'd be a massive change to the rw semaphore code; this "read with
> > intent" really is a third lock state which needs all the same
> > lock/trylock/unlock paths, and with the way rw semaphore has separate
> > entry points for read and write it'd be a _ton_ of new code. It really
> > touches everything - waitlist handling included.
> 
> Yes, it is a major change, but I had done that before and it is certainly
> doable. There are spare bits in the low byte of rwsem->count that can be
> used as an intent bit. We also need to add a new rwsem_wake_type for that
> for waitlist handling.
> 
> 
> > 
> > And six locks have several other features that bcachefs needs, and other
> > users may also end up wanting, that rw semaphores don't have; the two
> > main features being a percpu read lock mode and support for an external
> > cycle detector (which requires exposing lock waitlists, with some
> > guarantees about how those waitlists are used).
> 
> Can you provide more information about those features?
> 
> > 
> > > With that said, I would prefer to keep osq_{lock/unlock} for internal use by
> > > some higher level locking primitives - mutex, rwsem and rt_mutex.
> > Yeah, I'm aware, but it seems like exposing osq_(lock|unlock) is the
> > most palatable solution for now. Long term, I'd like to get six locks
> > promoted to kernel/locking.
> 
> Your SIX overlaps with rwsem in term of features. So we will have to somehow
> merge them instead of having 2 APIs with somewhat similar functionality.

Waiman, if you think you can add all the features of six locks to rwsem,
knock yourself out - but right now this is a vaporware idea for you, not
something I can seriously entertain. I'm looking to merge bcachefs next
cycle, not sit around and bikeshed for the next six months.

If you start making a serious effort on adding those features to rwsem
I'll start walking you through everything six locks has, but right now
this is a major digression on a patch that just exports two symbols.