[RESEND][PATCH v2] locking/rwsem: Add __always_inline annotation to __down_write_common() and inlined callers

From: John Stultz
Date: Tue Jul 09 2024 - 02:08:45 EST


Apparently despite it being marked inline, the compiler
may not inline __down_write_common() which makes it difficult
to identify the cause of lock contention, as the wchan of the
blocked function will always be listed as __down_write_common().

So add __always_inline annotation to the common function (as
well as the inlined helper callers) to force it to be inlined
so a more useful blocking function will be listed (via wchan).

This mirrors commit 92cc5d00a431 ("locking/rwsem: Add
__always_inline annotation to __down_read_common() and inlined
callers") which did the same for __down_read_common.

I sort of worry that I'm playing wack-a-mole here, and talking
with compiler people, they tell me inline means nothing, which
makes me want to cry a little. So I'm wondering if we need to
replace all the inlines with __always_inline, or remove them
because either we mean something by it, or not.

Cc: Tim Murray <timmurray@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: kernel-team@xxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: c995e638ccbb ("locking/rwsem: Fold __down_{read,write}*()")
Reported-by: Tim Murray <timmurray@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Waiman Long <longman@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <jstultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
* Add ack tags & minor tweaks to commit message
---
kernel/locking/rwsem.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index c6d17aee4209..33cac79e3994 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ static inline int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
/*
* lock for writing
*/
-static inline int __down_write_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
+static __always_inline int __down_write_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
{
int ret = 0;

@@ -1310,12 +1310,12 @@ static inline int __down_write_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
return ret;
}

-static inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline void __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
__down_write_common(sem, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
}

-static inline int __down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static __always_inline int __down_write_killable(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
return __down_write_common(sem, TASK_KILLABLE);
}
--
2.45.2.803.g4e1b14247a-goog