[PATCH v2 1/2] rcu/kvfree: Use polled API in a slow path

From: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2024 - 10:39:56 EST


For a single argument use a polled API to see if a GP is
already passed. This allows to bypass an extra GP request
in a slow path.

Allocating a page or dynamic rcu_head might take some and
still fail, in that scenario a GP which is requested on entry
of kvfree_call_rcu() can be elapsed. Benefit from this.

Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index e641cc681901..182772494cb0 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3789,6 +3789,7 @@ add_ptr_to_bulk_krc_lock(struct kfree_rcu_cpu **krcp,
void kvfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void *ptr)
{
unsigned long flags;
+ struct rcu_gp_oldstate old_snap;
struct kfree_rcu_cpu *krcp;
bool success;

@@ -3799,8 +3800,10 @@ void kvfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void *ptr)
* only. For other places please embed an rcu_head to
* your data.
*/
- if (!head)
+ if (!head) {
might_sleep();
+ start_poll_synchronize_rcu_full(&old_snap);
+ }

// Queue the object but don't yet schedule the batch.
if (debug_rcu_head_queue(ptr)) {
@@ -3853,7 +3856,7 @@ void kvfree_call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void *ptr)
*/
if (!success) {
debug_rcu_head_unqueue((struct rcu_head *) ptr);
- synchronize_rcu();
+ cond_synchronize_rcu_full(&old_snap);
kvfree(ptr);
}
}
--
2.39.2