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rcu: Switch __rcu_process_callbacks() to rcu_accelerate_cbs()

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The __rcu_process_callbacks() function currently checks to see if
the current CPU needs a grace period and also if there is any other
reason to kick off a new grace period.  This is one of the fail-safe
checks that has been rendered unnecessary by the changes that increase
the accuracy of rcu_gp_cleanup()'s estimate as to whether another grace
period is required.  Because this particular fail-safe involved acquiring
the root rcu_node structure's ->lock, which has seen excessive contention
in real life, this fail-safe needs to go.

However, one check must remain, namely the check for newly arrived
RCU callbacks that have not yet been associated with a grace period.
One might hope that the checks in __note_gp_changes(), which is invoked
indirectly from rcu_check_quiescent_state(), would suffice, but this
function won't be invoked at all if RCU is idle.  It is therefore necessary
to replace the fail-safe checks with a simpler check for newly arrived
callbacks during an RCU idle period, which is exactly what this commit
does.  This change removes the final call to rcu_start_gp(), so this
function is removed as well.

Note that lockless use of cpu_needs_another_gp() is racy, but that
these races are harmless in this case.  If RCU really is idle, the
values will not change, so the return value from cpu_needs_another_gp()
will be correct.  If RCU is not idle, the resulting redundant call to
rcu_accelerate_cbs() will be harmless, and might even have the benefit
of reducing grace-period latency a bit.

This commit also moves interrupt disabling into the "if" statement to
improve real-time response a bit.

Reported-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Tested-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Paul E. McKenney 2018-04-11 09:51:20 -07:00
parent a6058d85a2
commit bd7af8463b
1 changed files with 15 additions and 38 deletions
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@ -2334,34 +2334,6 @@ rcu_start_gp_advanced(struct rcu_state *rsp, struct rcu_node *rnp,
return true;
}
/*
* Similar to rcu_start_gp_advanced(), but also advance the calling CPU's
* callbacks. Note that rcu_start_gp_advanced() cannot do this because it
* is invoked indirectly from rcu_advance_cbs(), which would result in
* endless recursion -- or would do so if it wasn't for the self-deadlock
* that is encountered beforehand.
*
* Returns true if the grace-period kthread needs to be awakened.
*/
static bool rcu_start_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp)
{
struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda);
struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
bool ret = false;
/*
* If 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. Also, advancing the callbacks reduces the
* probability of false positives from cpu_needs_another_gp()
* resulting in pointless grace periods. So, advance callbacks
* then start the grace period!
*/
ret = rcu_advance_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp) || ret;
ret = rcu_start_gp_advanced(rsp, rnp, rdp) || ret;
return ret;
}
/*
* Report a full set of quiescent states to the specified rcu_state data
* structure. Invoke rcu_gp_kthread_wake() to awaken the grace-period
@ -2889,22 +2861,27 @@ __rcu_process_callbacks(struct rcu_state *rsp)
unsigned long flags;
bool needwake;
struct rcu_data *rdp = raw_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda);
struct rcu_node *rnp;
WARN_ON_ONCE(!rdp->beenonline);
/* 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_rcu_node(rcu_get_root(rsp)); /* irqs disabled. */
needwake = rcu_start_gp(rsp);
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rcu_get_root(rsp), flags);
if (needwake)
rcu_gp_kthread_wake(rsp);
} else {
local_irq_restore(flags);
/* No grace period and unregistered callbacks? */
if (!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp) &&
rcu_segcblist_is_enabled(&rdp->cblist)) {
local_irq_save(flags);
if (rcu_segcblist_restempty(&rdp->cblist, RCU_NEXT_READY_TAIL)) {
local_irq_restore(flags);
} else {
rnp = rdp->mynode;
raw_spin_lock_rcu_node(rnp); /* irqs disabled. */
needwake = rcu_accelerate_cbs(rsp, rnp, rdp);
raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
if (needwake)
rcu_gp_kthread_wake(rsp);
}
}
/* If there are callbacks ready, invoke them. */