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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-04-18 08:25:29 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-04-18 08:25:29 -0700
commitd7bb545d86825e635cab33a1dd81ca0ad7b92887 (patch)
tree34da4139ef06ceab6549aea3906639c7413978c8 /kernel
parent75e98b34155264d943aa53edce465e87f3ccbadf (diff)
parent2342e51ba2b52a7f5b78227e6faa4603ed3632a0 (diff)
Merge branch 'semaphore' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/willy/misc
* 'semaphore' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/willy/misc: Remove DEBUG_SEMAPHORE from Kconfig Improve semaphore documentation Simplify semaphore implementation Add down_timeout and change ACPI to use it Introduce down_killable() Generic semaphore implementation Add semaphore.h to kernel_lock.c Fix quota.h includes
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--kernel/semaphore.c264
2 files changed, 265 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 6c584c55a6e..f45c69e6968 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ obj-y = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o printk.o profile.o \
signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o posix-cpu-timers.o mutex.o \
- hrtimer.o rwsem.o nsproxy.o srcu.o \
+ hrtimer.o rwsem.o nsproxy.o srcu.o semaphore.o \
notifier.o ksysfs.o pm_qos_params.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL) += sysctl_check.o
diff --git a/kernel/semaphore.c b/kernel/semaphore.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c2942e768c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/semaphore.c
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Intel Corporation
+ * Author: Matthew Wilcox <willy@linux.intel.com>
+ *
+ * Distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2
+ *
+ * This file implements counting semaphores.
+ * A counting semaphore may be acquired 'n' times before sleeping.
+ * See mutex.c for single-acquisition sleeping locks which enforce
+ * rules which allow code to be debugged more easily.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Some notes on the implementation:
+ *
+ * The spinlock controls access to the other members of the semaphore.
+ * down_trylock() and up() can be called from interrupt context, so we
+ * have to disable interrupts when taking the lock. It turns out various
+ * parts of the kernel expect to be able to use down() on a semaphore in
+ * interrupt context when they know it will succeed, so we have to use
+ * irqsave variants for down(), down_interruptible() and down_killable()
+ * too.
+ *
+ * The ->count variable represents how many more tasks can acquire this
+ * semaphore. If it's zero, there may be tasks waiting on the wait_list.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/semaphore.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+
+static noinline void __down(struct semaphore *sem);
+static noinline int __down_interruptible(struct semaphore *sem);
+static noinline int __down_killable(struct semaphore *sem);
+static noinline int __down_timeout(struct semaphore *sem, long jiffies);
+static noinline void __up(struct semaphore *sem);
+
+/**
+ * down - acquire the semaphore
+ * @sem: the semaphore to be acquired
+ *
+ * Acquires the semaphore. If no more tasks are allowed to acquire the
+ * semaphore, calling this function will put the task to sleep until the
+ * semaphore is released.
+ *
+ * Use of this function is deprecated, please use down_interruptible() or
+ * down_killable() instead.
+ */
+void down(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(sem->count > 0))
+ sem->count--;
+ else
+ __down(sem);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down);
+
+/**
+ * down_interruptible - acquire the semaphore unless interrupted
+ * @sem: the semaphore to be acquired
+ *
+ * Attempts to acquire the semaphore. If no more tasks are allowed to
+ * acquire the semaphore, calling this function will put the task to sleep.
+ * If the sleep is interrupted by a signal, this function will return -EINTR.
+ * If the semaphore is successfully acquired, this function returns 0.
+ */
+int down_interruptible(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int result = 0;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(sem->count > 0))
+ sem->count--;
+ else
+ result = __down_interruptible(sem);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->lock, flags);
+
+ return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_interruptible);
+
+/**
+ * down_killable - acquire the semaphore unless killed
+ * @sem: the semaphore to be acquired
+ *
+ * Attempts to acquire the semaphore. If no more tasks are allowed to
+ * acquire the semaphore, calling this function will put the task to sleep.
+ * If the sleep is interrupted by a fatal signal, this function will return
+ * -EINTR. If the semaphore is successfully acquired, this function returns
+ * 0.
+ */
+int down_killable(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int result = 0;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(sem->count > 0))
+ sem->count--;
+ else
+ result = __down_killable(sem);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->lock, flags);
+
+ return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_killable);
+
+/**
+ * down_trylock - try to acquire the semaphore, without waiting
+ * @sem: the semaphore to be acquired
+ *
+ * Try to acquire the semaphore atomically. Returns 0 if the mutex has
+ * been acquired successfully or 1 if it it cannot be acquired.
+ *
+ * NOTE: This return value is inverted from both spin_trylock and
+ * mutex_trylock! Be careful about this when converting code.
+ *
+ * Unlike mutex_trylock, this function can be used from interrupt context,
+ * and the semaphore can be released by any task or interrupt.
+ */
+int down_trylock(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int count;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->lock, flags);
+ count = sem->count - 1;
+ if (likely(count >= 0))
+ sem->count = count;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->lock, flags);
+
+ return (count < 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_trylock);
+
+/**
+ * down_timeout - acquire the semaphore within a specified time
+ * @sem: the semaphore to be acquired
+ * @jiffies: how long to wait before failing
+ *
+ * Attempts to acquire the semaphore. If no more tasks are allowed to
+ * acquire the semaphore, calling this function will put the task to sleep.
+ * If the semaphore is not released within the specified number of jiffies,
+ * this function returns -ETIME. It returns 0 if the semaphore was acquired.
+ */
+int down_timeout(struct semaphore *sem, long jiffies)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int result = 0;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(sem->count > 0))
+ sem->count--;
+ else
+ result = __down_timeout(sem, jiffies);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->lock, flags);
+
+ return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_timeout);
+
+/**
+ * up - release the semaphore
+ * @sem: the semaphore to release
+ *
+ * Release the semaphore. Unlike mutexes, up() may be called from any
+ * context and even by tasks which have never called down().
+ */
+void up(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->lock, flags);
+ if (likely(list_empty(&sem->wait_list)))
+ sem->count++;
+ else
+ __up(sem);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->lock, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(up);
+
+/* Functions for the contended case */
+
+struct semaphore_waiter {
+ struct list_head list;
+ struct task_struct *task;
+ int up;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Because this function is inlined, the 'state' parameter will be
+ * constant, and thus optimised away by the compiler. Likewise the
+ * 'timeout' parameter for the cases without timeouts.
+ */
+static inline int __sched __down_common(struct semaphore *sem, long state,
+ long timeout)
+{
+ struct task_struct *task = current;
+ struct semaphore_waiter waiter;
+
+ list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &sem->wait_list);
+ waiter.task = task;
+ waiter.up = 0;
+
+ for (;;) {
+ if (state == TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE && signal_pending(task))
+ goto interrupted;
+ if (state == TASK_KILLABLE && fatal_signal_pending(task))
+ goto interrupted;
+ if (timeout <= 0)
+ goto timed_out;
+ __set_task_state(task, state);
+ spin_unlock_irq(&sem->lock);
+ timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
+ spin_lock_irq(&sem->lock);
+ if (waiter.up)
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ timed_out:
+ list_del(&waiter.list);
+ return -ETIME;
+
+ interrupted:
+ list_del(&waiter.list);
+ return -EINTR;
+}
+
+static noinline void __sched __down(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ __down_common(sem, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+static noinline int __sched __down_interruptible(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ return __down_common(sem, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+static noinline int __sched __down_killable(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ return __down_common(sem, TASK_KILLABLE, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
+}
+
+static noinline int __sched __down_timeout(struct semaphore *sem, long jiffies)
+{
+ return __down_common(sem, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, jiffies);
+}
+
+static noinline void __sched __up(struct semaphore *sem)
+{
+ struct semaphore_waiter *waiter = list_first_entry(&sem->wait_list,
+ struct semaphore_waiter, list);
+ list_del(&waiter->list);
+ waiter->up = 1;
+ wake_up_process(waiter->task);
+}