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authorPaul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org>2010-09-27 17:25:23 -0700
committerPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2010-11-29 22:01:54 -0800
commit24278d148316d2180be6df40e06db013d8b232b8 (patch)
tree6a579d483f8f799b352e39b972a7e03cc6204fc1 /kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
parentb2c0710c464ede15e1fc52fb1e7ee9ba54cea186 (diff)
rcu: priority boosting for TINY_PREEMPT_RCU
Add priority boosting, but only for TINY_PREEMPT_RCU. This is enabled by the default-off RCU_BOOST kernel parameter. The priority to which to boost preempted RCU readers is controlled by the RCU_BOOST_PRIO kernel parameter (defaulting to real-time priority 1) and the time to wait before boosting the readers blocking a given grace period is controlled by the RCU_BOOST_DELAY kernel parameter (defaulting to 500 milliseconds). Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h')
-rw-r--r--kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h208
1 files changed, 198 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
index 95f9239df51..24f43165f22 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
@@ -24,6 +24,29 @@
#include <linux/kthread.h>
+/* Global control variables for rcupdate callback mechanism. */
+struct rcu_ctrlblk {
+ struct rcu_head *rcucblist; /* List of pending callbacks (CBs). */
+ struct rcu_head **donetail; /* ->next pointer of last "done" CB. */
+ struct rcu_head **curtail; /* ->next pointer of last CB. */
+};
+
+/* Definition for rcupdate control block. */
+static struct rcu_ctrlblk rcu_sched_ctrlblk = {
+ .donetail = &rcu_sched_ctrlblk.rcucblist,
+ .curtail = &rcu_sched_ctrlblk.rcucblist,
+};
+
+static struct rcu_ctrlblk rcu_bh_ctrlblk = {
+ .donetail = &rcu_bh_ctrlblk.rcucblist,
+ .curtail = &rcu_bh_ctrlblk.rcucblist,
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
+int rcu_scheduler_active __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_scheduler_active);
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
+
#ifdef CONFIG_TINY_PREEMPT_RCU
#include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -48,17 +71,27 @@ struct rcu_preempt_ctrlblk {
struct list_head *gp_tasks;
/* Pointer to the first task blocking the */
/* current grace period, or NULL if there */
- /* is not such task. */
+ /* is no such task. */
struct list_head *exp_tasks;
/* Pointer to first task blocking the */
/* current expedited grace period, or NULL */
/* if there is no such task. If there */
/* is no current expedited grace period, */
/* then there cannot be any such task. */
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+ struct list_head *boost_tasks;
+ /* Pointer to first task that needs to be */
+ /* priority-boosted, or NULL if no priority */
+ /* boosting is needed. If there is no */
+ /* current or expedited grace period, there */
+ /* can be no such task. */
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
u8 gpnum; /* Current grace period. */
u8 gpcpu; /* Last grace period blocked by the CPU. */
u8 completed; /* Last grace period completed. */
/* If all three are equal, RCU is idle. */
+ s8 boosted_this_gp; /* Has boosting already happened? */
+ unsigned long boost_time; /* When to start boosting (jiffies) */
};
static struct rcu_preempt_ctrlblk rcu_preempt_ctrlblk = {
@@ -124,6 +157,130 @@ static int rcu_preempt_gp_in_progress(void)
}
/*
+ * Advance a ->blkd_tasks-list pointer to the next entry, instead
+ * returning NULL if at the end of the list.
+ */
+static struct list_head *rcu_next_node_entry(struct task_struct *t)
+{
+ struct list_head *np;
+
+ np = t->rcu_node_entry.next;
+ if (np == &rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.blkd_tasks)
+ np = NULL;
+ return np;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+
+#include "rtmutex_common.h"
+
+/*
+ * Carry out RCU priority boosting on the task indicated by ->boost_tasks,
+ * and advance ->boost_tasks to the next task in the ->blkd_tasks list.
+ */
+static int rcu_boost(void)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ struct rt_mutex mtx;
+ struct list_head *np;
+ struct task_struct *t;
+
+ if (rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks == NULL)
+ return 0; /* Nothing to boost. */
+ raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boosted_this_gp++;
+ t = container_of(rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks, struct task_struct,
+ rcu_node_entry);
+ np = rcu_next_node_entry(t);
+ rt_mutex_init_proxy_locked(&mtx, t);
+ t->rcu_boost_mutex = &mtx;
+ t->rcu_read_unlock_special |= RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BOOSTED;
+ raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+ rt_mutex_lock(&mtx);
+ rt_mutex_unlock(&mtx);
+ return rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks != NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Check to see if it is now time to start boosting RCU readers blocking
+ * the current grace period, and, if so, tell the rcu_kthread_task to
+ * start boosting them. If there is an expedited boost in progress,
+ * we wait for it to complete.
+ */
+static void rcu_initiate_boost(void)
+{
+ if (rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gp_tasks != NULL &&
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks == NULL &&
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boosted_this_gp == 0 &&
+ ULONG_CMP_GE(jiffies, rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_time)) {
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks = rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gp_tasks;
+ invoke_rcu_kthread();
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Initiate boosting for an expedited grace period.
+ */
+static void rcu_initiate_expedited_boost(void)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ raw_local_irq_save(flags);
+ if (!list_empty(&rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.blkd_tasks)) {
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks =
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.blkd_tasks.next;
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boosted_this_gp = -1;
+ invoke_rcu_kthread();
+ }
+ raw_local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
+#define RCU_BOOST_DELAY_JIFFIES DIV_ROUND_UP(CONFIG_RCU_BOOST_DELAY * HZ, 1000);
+
+/*
+ * Do priority-boost accounting for the start of a new grace period.
+ */
+static void rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp(void)
+{
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_time = jiffies + RCU_BOOST_DELAY_JIFFIES;
+ if (rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boosted_this_gp > 0)
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boosted_this_gp = 0;
+}
+
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+
+/*
+ * If there is no RCU priority boosting, we don't boost.
+ */
+static int rcu_boost(void)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * If there is no RCU priority boosting, we don't initiate boosting.
+ */
+static void rcu_initiate_boost(void)
+{
+}
+
+/*
+ * If there is no RCU priority boosting, we don't initiate expedited boosting.
+ */
+static void rcu_initiate_expedited_boost(void)
+{
+}
+
+/*
+ * If there is no RCU priority boosting, nothing to do at grace-period start.
+ */
+static void rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp(void)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+
+/*
* Record a preemptible-RCU quiescent state for the specified CPU. Note
* that this just means that the task currently running on the CPU is
* in a quiescent state. There might be any number of tasks blocked
@@ -150,12 +307,14 @@ static void rcu_preempt_cpu_qs(void)
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gpcpu = rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gpnum;
current->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_NEED_QS;
- /*
- * If there is no GP, or if blocked readers are still blocking GP,
- * then there is nothing more to do.
- */
+ /* If there is no GP then there is nothing more to do. */
if (!rcu_preempt_gp_in_progress() || rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp())
return;
+ /* If there are blocked readers, go check up on boosting. */
+ if (rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp()) {
+ rcu_initiate_boost();
+ return;
+ }
/* Advance callbacks. */
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.completed = rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gpnum;
@@ -168,7 +327,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_cpu_qs(void)
/* If there are done callbacks, cause them to be invoked. */
if (*rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.rcb.donetail != NULL)
- invoke_rcu_cbs();
+ invoke_rcu_kthread();
}
/*
@@ -186,6 +345,9 @@ static void rcu_preempt_start_gp(void)
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gp_tasks =
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.blkd_tasks.next;
+ /* Set up for RCU priority boosting. */
+ rcu_preempt_boost_start_gp();
+
/* If there is no running reader, CPU is done with GP. */
if (!rcu_preempt_running_reader())
rcu_preempt_cpu_qs();
@@ -306,14 +468,16 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
*/
empty = !rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp();
empty_exp = rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.exp_tasks == NULL;
- np = t->rcu_node_entry.next;
- if (np == &rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.blkd_tasks)
- np = NULL;
+ np = rcu_next_node_entry(t);
list_del(&t->rcu_node_entry);
if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gp_tasks)
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.gp_tasks = np;
if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.exp_tasks)
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.exp_tasks = np;
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+ if (&t->rcu_node_entry == rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks)
+ rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.boost_tasks = np;
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&t->rcu_node_entry);
/*
@@ -333,6 +497,14 @@ static void rcu_read_unlock_special(struct task_struct *t)
if (!empty_exp && rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.exp_tasks == NULL)
rcu_report_exp_done();
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+ /* Unboost self if was boosted. */
+ if (special & RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BOOSTED) {
+ t->rcu_read_unlock_special &= ~RCU_READ_UNLOCK_BOOSTED;
+ rt_mutex_unlock(t->rcu_boost_mutex);
+ t->rcu_boost_mutex = NULL;
+ }
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
local_irq_restore(flags);
}
@@ -376,7 +548,7 @@ static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(void)
rcu_preempt_cpu_qs();
if (&rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.rcb.rcucblist !=
rcu_preempt_ctrlblk.rcb.donetail)
- invoke_rcu_cbs();
+ invoke_rcu_kthread();
if (rcu_preempt_gp_in_progress() &&
rcu_cpu_blocking_cur_gp() &&
rcu_preempt_running_reader())
@@ -534,6 +706,7 @@ void synchronize_rcu_expedited(void)
/* Wait for tail of ->blkd_tasks list to drain. */
if (rcu_preempted_readers_exp())
+ rcu_initiate_expedited_boost();
wait_event(sync_rcu_preempt_exp_wq,
!rcu_preempted_readers_exp());
@@ -575,6 +748,15 @@ void exit_rcu(void)
#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_TINY_PREEMPT_RCU */
/*
+ * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it is never necessary to
+ * boost preempted RCU readers.
+ */
+static int rcu_boost(void)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/*
* Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
* to check.
*/
@@ -614,3 +796,9 @@ void __init rcu_scheduler_starting(void)
}
#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST
+#define RCU_BOOST_PRIO CONFIG_RCU_BOOST_PRIO
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */
+#define RCU_BOOST_PRIO 1
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_RCU_BOOST */