From 7a89bbc74937cd74a6bcf109cfc7c032109639be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cornelia Huck Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:45:28 +0100 Subject: async: Fix running list handling. async_schedule() should pass in async_running as the running list, and run_one_entry() should put the entry to be run on the provided running list instead of always on the generic one. Reported-by: Jonathan Corbet Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven --- kernel/async.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/async.c') diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index 67a2be71f51..0c90d500ab6 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void run_one_entry(void) /* 2) move it to the running queue */ list_del(&entry->list); - list_add_tail(&entry->list, &async_running); + list_add_tail(&entry->list, entry->running); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&async_lock, flags); /* 3) run it (and print duration)*/ @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static async_cookie_t __async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct l async_cookie_t async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data) { - return __async_schedule(ptr, data, &async_pending); + return __async_schedule(ptr, data, &async_running); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule); -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From 86532d8b167e71e24da8b564348b52977b76d15f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cornelia Huck Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:45:31 +0100 Subject: async: Handle kthread_run() return codes. If we fail to create the manager thread, fall back to non-fastboot. If we fail to create an async thread, try again after waiting for a bit. Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven --- kernel/async.c | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/async.c') diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index 0c90d500ab6..078d5ed150d 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ asynchronous and synchronous parts of the kernel. #include #include #include +#include #include static async_cookie_t next_cookie = 1; @@ -319,7 +320,11 @@ static int async_manager_thread(void *unused) ec = atomic_read(&entry_count); while (tc < ec && tc < MAX_THREADS) { - kthread_run(async_thread, NULL, "async/%i", tc); + if (IS_ERR(kthread_run(async_thread, NULL, "async/%i", + tc))) { + msleep(100); + continue; + } atomic_inc(&thread_count); tc++; } @@ -334,7 +339,9 @@ static int async_manager_thread(void *unused) static int __init async_init(void) { if (async_enabled) - kthread_run(async_manager_thread, NULL, "async/mgr"); + if (IS_ERR(kthread_run(async_manager_thread, NULL, + "async/mgr"))) + async_enabled = 0; return 0; } -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From f30d5b307c694e03368ab55f2f96b0ca4131e775 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cornelia Huck Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:45:33 +0100 Subject: async: Add some documentation. Add some kerneldoc to the async interface. Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven --- kernel/async.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) (limited to 'kernel/async.c') diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index 078d5ed150d..b5f0d4b9493 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -209,18 +209,43 @@ static async_cookie_t __async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct l return newcookie; } +/** + * async_schedule - schedule a function for asynchronous execution + * @ptr: function to execute asynchronously + * @data: data pointer to pass to the function + * + * Returns an async_cookie_t that may be used for checkpointing later. + * Note: This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts. + */ async_cookie_t async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data) { return __async_schedule(ptr, data, &async_running); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule); +/** + * async_schedule_special - schedule a function for asynchronous execution with a special running queue + * @ptr: function to execute asynchronously + * @data: data pointer to pass to the function + * @running: list head to add to while running + * + * Returns an async_cookie_t that may be used for checkpointing later. + * @running may be used in the async_synchronize_*_special() functions + * to wait on a special running queue rather than on the global running + * queue. + * Note: This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts. + */ async_cookie_t async_schedule_special(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct list_head *running) { return __async_schedule(ptr, data, running); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule_special); +/** + * async_synchronize_full - synchronize all asynchronous function calls + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_full(void) { do { @@ -229,12 +254,27 @@ void async_synchronize_full(void) } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full); +/** + * async_synchronize_full_special - synchronize all asynchronous function calls for a running list + * @list: running list to synchronize on + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the running + * list @list have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_full_special(struct list_head *list) { async_synchronize_cookie_special(next_cookie, list); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full_special); +/** + * async_synchronize_cookie_special - synchronize asynchronous function calls on a running list with cookie checkpointing + * @cookie: async_cookie_t to use as checkpoint + * @running: running list to synchronize on + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the running + * list @list submitted prior to @cookie have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *running) { ktime_t starttime, delta, endtime; @@ -257,6 +297,13 @@ void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *r } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_cookie_special); +/** + * async_synchronize_cookie - synchronize asynchronous function calls with cookie checkpointing + * @cookie: async_cookie_t to use as checkpoint + * + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls prior to @cookie + * have been done. + */ void async_synchronize_cookie(async_cookie_t cookie) { async_synchronize_cookie_special(cookie, &async_running); -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From 766ccb9ed406c230d13c145def08ebea1b932982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cornelia Huck Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:31:31 +0100 Subject: async: Rename _special -> _domain for clarity. Rename the async_*_special() functions to async_*_domain(), which describes the purpose of these functions much better. [Broke up long lines to silence checkpatch] Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven --- fs/super.c | 4 ++-- include/linux/async.h | 8 +++++--- kernel/async.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/async.c') diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c index 645e5403f2a..61dce001dd5 100644 --- a/fs/super.c +++ b/fs/super.c @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void generic_shutdown_super(struct super_block *sb) /* * wait for asynchronous fs operations to finish before going further */ - async_synchronize_full_special(&sb->s_async_list); + async_synchronize_full_domain(&sb->s_async_list); /* bad name - it should be evict_inodes() */ invalidate_inodes(sb); @@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ restart: sb->s_count++; spin_unlock(&sb_lock); down_read(&sb->s_umount); - async_synchronize_full_special(&sb->s_async_list); + async_synchronize_full_domain(&sb->s_async_list); if (sb->s_root && (wait || sb->s_dirt)) sb->s_op->sync_fs(sb, wait); up_read(&sb->s_umount); diff --git a/include/linux/async.h b/include/linux/async.h index c4ecacd0b32..68a9530196f 100644 --- a/include/linux/async.h +++ b/include/linux/async.h @@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ typedef u64 async_cookie_t; typedef void (async_func_ptr) (void *data, async_cookie_t cookie); extern async_cookie_t async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data); -extern async_cookie_t async_schedule_special(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct list_head *list); +extern async_cookie_t async_schedule_domain(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, + struct list_head *list); extern void async_synchronize_full(void); -extern void async_synchronize_full_special(struct list_head *list); +extern void async_synchronize_full_domain(struct list_head *list); extern void async_synchronize_cookie(async_cookie_t cookie); -extern void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *list); +extern void async_synchronize_cookie_domain(async_cookie_t cookie, + struct list_head *list); diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index b5f0d4b9493..e23399d88ba 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -224,22 +224,23 @@ async_cookie_t async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule); /** - * async_schedule_special - schedule a function for asynchronous execution with a special running queue + * async_schedule_domain - schedule a function for asynchronous execution within a certain domain * @ptr: function to execute asynchronously * @data: data pointer to pass to the function - * @running: list head to add to while running + * @running: running list for the domain * * Returns an async_cookie_t that may be used for checkpointing later. - * @running may be used in the async_synchronize_*_special() functions - * to wait on a special running queue rather than on the global running - * queue. + * @running may be used in the async_synchronize_*_domain() functions + * to wait within a certain synchronization domain rather than globally. + * A synchronization domain is specified via the running queue @running to use. * Note: This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts. */ -async_cookie_t async_schedule_special(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct list_head *running) +async_cookie_t async_schedule_domain(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, + struct list_head *running) { return __async_schedule(ptr, data, running); } -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule_special); +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_schedule_domain); /** * async_synchronize_full - synchronize all asynchronous function calls @@ -255,27 +256,29 @@ void async_synchronize_full(void) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full); /** - * async_synchronize_full_special - synchronize all asynchronous function calls for a running list + * async_synchronize_full_domain - synchronize all asynchronous function within a certain domain * @list: running list to synchronize on * - * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the running - * list @list have been done. + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the + * synchronization domain specified by the running list @list have been done. */ -void async_synchronize_full_special(struct list_head *list) +void async_synchronize_full_domain(struct list_head *list) { - async_synchronize_cookie_special(next_cookie, list); + async_synchronize_cookie_domain(next_cookie, list); } -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full_special); +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full_domain); /** - * async_synchronize_cookie_special - synchronize asynchronous function calls on a running list with cookie checkpointing + * async_synchronize_cookie_domain - synchronize asynchronous function calls within a certain domain with cookie checkpointing * @cookie: async_cookie_t to use as checkpoint * @running: running list to synchronize on * - * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the running - * list @list submitted prior to @cookie have been done. + * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the + * synchronization domain specified by the running list @list submitted + * prior to @cookie have been done. */ -void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *running) +void async_synchronize_cookie_domain(async_cookie_t cookie, + struct list_head *running) { ktime_t starttime, delta, endtime; @@ -295,7 +298,7 @@ void async_synchronize_cookie_special(async_cookie_t cookie, struct list_head *r (long long)ktime_to_ns(delta) >> 10); } } -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_cookie_special); +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_cookie_domain); /** * async_synchronize_cookie - synchronize asynchronous function calls with cookie checkpointing @@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_cookie_special); */ void async_synchronize_cookie(async_cookie_t cookie) { - async_synchronize_cookie_special(cookie, &async_running); + async_synchronize_cookie_domain(cookie, &async_running); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_cookie); -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From f7de7621f07495ad14fb23a812003bcf8f6af65a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Richter Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:24:34 +0100 Subject: async: use list_move_tail list.h provides a dedicated primitive for "list_del followed by list_add_tail"... list_move_tail. Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter --- kernel/async.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/async.c') diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index e23399d88ba..f565891f2c9 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ static void run_one_entry(void) entry = list_first_entry(&async_pending, struct async_entry, list); /* 2) move it to the running queue */ - list_del(&entry->list); - list_add_tail(&entry->list, entry->running); + list_move_tail(&entry->list, entry->running); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&async_lock, flags); /* 3) run it (and print duration)*/ -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From 9710794383ee5008d67f1a6613a4717bf6de47bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arjan van de Ven Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:11:44 -0700 Subject: async: remove the temporary (2.6.29) "async is off by default" code Now that everyone has been able to test the async code (and it's being used in the Moblin betas by default), we can enable it by default. The various fixes needed have gone into 2.6.29 already. [With an important bugfix from Stefan Richter] Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven --- kernel/async.c | 18 +++++------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/async.c') diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c index f565891f2c9..968ef9457d4 100644 --- a/kernel/async.c +++ b/kernel/async.c @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ asynchronous and synchronous parts of the kernel. */ #include +#include #include #include #include @@ -387,20 +388,11 @@ static int async_manager_thread(void *unused) static int __init async_init(void) { - if (async_enabled) - if (IS_ERR(kthread_run(async_manager_thread, NULL, - "async/mgr"))) - async_enabled = 0; - return 0; -} + async_enabled = + !IS_ERR(kthread_run(async_manager_thread, NULL, "async/mgr")); -static int __init setup_async(char *str) -{ - async_enabled = 1; - return 1; + WARN_ON(!async_enabled); + return 0; } -__setup("fastboot", setup_async); - - core_initcall(async_init); -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2