From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Currently, callbacks are advanced each time the corresponding CPU
notices a change in its leaf rcu_node structure's ->completed value
(this value counts grace-period completions). This approach has worked
quite well, but with the advent of RCU_FAST_NO_HZ, we cannot count on
a given CPU seeing all the grace-period completions. When a CPU misses
a grace-period completion that occurs while it is in dyntick-idle mode,
this will delay invocation of its callbacks.
In addition, acceleration of callbacks (when RCU realizes that a given
callback need only wait until the end of the next grace period, rather
than having to wait for a partial grace period followed by a full
grace period) must be carried out extremely carefully. Insufficient
acceleration will result in unnecessarily long grace-period latencies,
while excessive acceleration will result in premature callback invocation.
Changes that involve this tradeoff are therefore among the most
nerve-wracking changes to RCU.
This commit therefore explicitly tags groups of callbacks with the
number of the grace period that they are waiting for. This means that
callback-advancement and callback-acceleration functions are idempotent,
so that excessive acceleration will merely waste a few CPU cycles. This
also allows a CPU to take full advantage of any grace periods that have
elapsed while it has been in dyntick-idle mode. It should also enable
simulataneous simplifications to and optimizations of RCU_FAST_NO_HZ.
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mcken...@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
kernel/rcutree.c | 195 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
kernel/rcutree.h | 2 +
2 files changed, 169 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index e441b77..ac6a75d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -305,17 +305,27 @@ cpu_has_callbacks_ready_to_invoke(struct rcu_data *rdp)
}
/*
- * Does the current CPU require a yet-as-unscheduled grace period?
+ * Does the current CPU require a not-yet-started grace period?
+ * The caller must have disabled interrupts to prevent races with
+ * normal callback registry.
*/
static int
cpu_needs_another_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_data *rdp)
{
- struct rcu_head **ntp;
+ int i;
- ntp = rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL +
- (ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->completed) != rdp->completed)];
- return rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] && ntp && *ntp &&
- !rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp);
+ if (rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp))
+ return 0; /* No, a grace period is already in progress. */
+ if (!rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL])
+ return 0; /* No, this is a no-CBs (or offline) CPU. */
+ if (*rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL])
+ return 1; /* Yes, this CPU has newly registered callbacks. */
+ for (i = RCU_WAIT_TAIL; i < RCU_NEXT_TAIL; i++)
+ if (rdp->nxttail[i - 1] != rdp->nxttail[i] &&
+ ULONG_CMP_LT(ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->completed),
+ rdp->nxtcompleted[i]))
+ return 1; /* Yes, CBs for future grace period. */
+ return 0; /* No grace period needed. */
}
/*
@@ -1071,6 +1081,139 @@ static void init_callback_list(struct rcu_data *rdp)
}
/*
+ * Determine the value that ->completed will have at the end of the
+ * next subsequent grace period. This is used to tag callbacks so that
+ * a CPU can invoke callbacks in a timely fashion even if that CPU has
+ * been dyntick-idle for an extended period with callbacks under the
+ * influence of RCU_FAST_NO_HZ.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold rnp->lock with interrupts disabled.
+ */
+static unsigned long rcu_cbs_completed(struct rcu_state *rsp,
+ struct rcu_node *rnp)
+{
+ /*
+ * If RCU is idle, we just wait for the next grace period.
+ * But we can only be sure that RCU is idle if we are looking
+ * at the root rcu_node structure -- otherwise, a new grace
+ * period might have started, but just not yet gotten around
+ * to initializing the current non-root rcu_node structure.
+ */
+ if (rcu_get_root(rsp) == rnp && rnp->gpnum == rnp->completed)
+ return rnp->completed + 1;
+
+ /*
+ * Otherwise, wait for a possible partial grace period and
+ * then the subsequent full grace period.
+ */
+ return rnp->completed + 2;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If there is room, assign a ->completed number to any callbacks on
+ * this CPU that have not already been assigned. Also accelerate any
+ * callbacks that were previously assigned a ->completed number that has
+ * since proven to be too conservative, which can happen if callbacks get
+ * assigned a ->completed number while RCU is idle, but with reference to
+ * a non-root rcu_node structure. This function is idempotent, so it does
+ * not hurt to call it repeatedly.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold rnp->lock with interrupts disabled.
+ */
+static void rcu_accelerate_cbs(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp,
+ struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+ unsigned long c;
+ int i;
+
+ /* If the CPU has no callbacks, nothing to do. */
+ if (!rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] || !*rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL])
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Starting from the sublist containing the callbacks most
+ * recently assigned a ->completed number and working down, find the
+ * first sublist that is not assignable to an upcoming grace period.
+ * Such a sublist has something in it (first two tests) and has
+ * a ->completed number assigned that will complete sooner than
+ * the ->completed number for newly arrived callbacks (last test).
+ *
+ * The key point is that any later sublist can be assigned the
+ * same ->completed number as the newly arrived callbacks, which
+ * means that the callbacks in any of these later sublist can be
+ * grouped into a single sublist, whether or not they have already
+ * been assigned a ->completed number.
+ */
+ c = rcu_cbs_completed(rsp, rnp);
+ for (i = RCU_NEXT_TAIL - 1; i > RCU_DONE_TAIL; i--)
+ if (rdp->nxttail[i] != rdp->nxttail[i - 1] &&
+ !ULONG_CMP_GE(rdp->nxtcompleted[i], c))
+ break;
+
+ /*
+ * If there are no sublist for unassigned callbacks, leave.
+ * At the same time, advance "i" one sublist, so that "i" will
+ * index into the sublist where all the remaining callbacks should
+ * be grouped into.
+ */
+ if (++i >= RCU_NEXT_TAIL)
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Assign all subsequent callbacks' ->completed number to the next
+ * full grace period and group them all in the sublist initially
+ * indexed by "i".
+ */
+ for (; i <= RCU_NEXT_TAIL; i++) {
+ rdp->nxttail[i] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL];
+ rdp->nxtcompleted[i] = c;
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Move any callbacks whose grace period has completed to the
+ * RCU_DONE_TAIL sublist, then compact the remaining sublists and
+ * assign ->completed numbers to any callbacks in the RCU_NEXT_TAIL
+ * sublist. This function is idempotent, so it does not hurt to
+ * invoke it repeatedly. As long as it is not invoked -too- often...
+ *
+ * The caller must hold rnp->lock with interrupts disabled.
+ */
+static void rcu_advance_cbs(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp,
+ struct rcu_data *rdp)
+{
+ int i, j;
+
+ /* If the CPU has no callbacks, nothing to do. */
+ if (!rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] || !*rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL])
+ return;
+
+ /*
+ * Find all callbacks whose ->completed numbers indicate that they
+ * are ready to invoke, and put them into the RCU_DONE_TAIL sublist.
+ */
+ for (i = RCU_WAIT_TAIL; i < RCU_NEXT_TAIL; i++) {
+ if (ULONG_CMP_LT(rnp->completed, rdp->nxtcompleted[i]))
+ break;
+ rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[i];
+ }
+ /* Clean up any sublist tail pointers that were misordered above. */
+ for (j = RCU_WAIT_TAIL; j < i; j++)
+ rdp->nxttail[j] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL];
+
+ /* Copy down callbacks to fill in empty sublists. */
+ for (j = RCU_WAIT_TAIL; i < RCU_NEXT_TAIL; i++, j++) {
+ if (rdp->nxttail[j] == rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL])
+ break;
+ rdp->nxttail[j] = rdp->nxttail[i];
+ rdp->nxtcompleted[j] = rdp->nxtcompleted[i];
+ }
+
+ /* Classify any remaining callbacks. */
+ rcu_accelerate_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
+}
+
+/*
* Advance this CPU's callbacks, but only if the current grace period
* has ended. This may be called only from the CPU to whom the rdp
* belongs. In addition, the corresponding leaf rcu_node structure's
@@ -1080,12 +1223,15 @@ static void
__rcu_process_gp_end(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp, struct
rcu_data *rdp)
{
/* Did another grace period end? */
- if (rdp->completed != rnp->completed) {
+ if (rdp->completed == rnp->completed) {
+
+ /* No, so just accelerate recent callbacks. */
+ rcu_accelerate_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
- /* Advance callbacks. No harm if list empty. */
- rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_WAIT_TAIL];
- rdp->nxttail[RCU_WAIT_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL];
- rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL];
+ } else {
+
+ /* Advance callbacks. */
+ rcu_advance_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
/* Remember that we saw this grace-period completion. */
rdp->completed = rnp->completed;
@@ -1392,17 +1538,10 @@ rcu_start_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long flags)
/*
* Because there is no grace period in progress right now,
* any callbacks we have up to this point will be satisfied
- * by the next grace period. So promote all callbacks to be
- * handled after the end of the next grace period. If the
- * CPU is not yet aware of the end of the previous grace period,
- * we need to allow for the callback advancement that will
- * occur when it does become aware. Deadlock prevents us from
- * making it aware at this point: We cannot acquire a leaf
- * rcu_node ->lock while holding the root rcu_node ->lock.
+ * by the next grace period. So this is a good place to
+ * assign a grace period number to recently posted callbacks.
*/
- rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL];
- if (rdp->completed == rsp->completed)
- rdp->nxttail[RCU_WAIT_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL];
+ rcu_accelerate_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
rsp->gp_flags = RCU_GP_FLAG_INIT;
raw_spin_unlock(&rnp->lock); /* Interrupts remain disabled. */
@@ -1527,7 +1666,7 @@ rcu_report_qs_rdp(int cpu, struct rcu_state *rsp, struct
rcu_data *rdp)
* This GP can't end until cpu checks in, so all of our
* callbacks can be processed during the next GP.
*/
- rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL] = rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL];
+ rcu_accelerate_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
rcu_report_qs_rnp(mask, rsp, rnp, flags); /* rlses rnp->lock */
}
@@ -1779,7 +1918,7 @@ static void rcu_do_batch(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct
rcu_data *rdp)
long bl, count, count_lazy;
int i;
- /* If no callbacks are ready, just return.*/
+ /* If no callbacks are ready, just return. */
if (!cpu_has_callbacks_ready_to_invoke(rdp)) {
trace_rcu_batch_start(rsp->name, rdp->qlen_lazy, rdp->qlen, 0);
trace_rcu_batch_end(rsp->name, 0, !!ACCESS_ONCE(rdp->nxtlist),
@@ -2008,19 +2147,19 @@ __rcu_process_callbacks(struct rcu_state *rsp)
WARN_ON_ONCE(rdp->beenonline == 0);
- /*
- * Advance callbacks in response to end of earlier grace
- * period that some other CPU ended.
- */
+ /* Handle the end of a grace period that some other CPU ended. */
rcu_process_gp_end(rsp, rdp);
/* Update RCU state based on any recent quiescent states. */
rcu_check_quiescent_state(rsp, rdp);
/* Does this CPU require a not-yet-started grace period? */
+ local_irq_save(flags);
if (cpu_needs_another_gp(rsp, rdp)) {
- raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rcu_get_root(rsp)->lock, flags);
+ raw_spin_lock(&rcu_get_root(rsp)->lock); /* irqs disabled. */
rcu_start_gp(rsp, flags); /* releases above lock */
+ } else {
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}
/* If there are callbacks ready, invoke them. */
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index 4b69291..c9f362e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ struct rcu_data {
*/
struct rcu_head *nxtlist;
struct rcu_head **nxttail[RCU_NEXT_SIZE];
+ unsigned long nxtcompleted[RCU_NEXT_SIZE];
+ /* grace periods for sublists. */
long qlen_lazy; /* # of lazy queued callbacks */
long qlen; /* # of queued callbacks, incl lazy */
long qlen_last_fqs_check;
--
1.7.8
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