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authorPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2010-12-14 17:36:02 -0800
committerPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2010-12-17 12:34:49 -0800
commitb52573d2796274f7f31cfeff7185c320adcd4f12 (patch)
tree61580632fa8fbf80225ba7339274ada0c013a01b /kernel/rcutree.c
parent0209f6490b030f35349a2bb71294f3fd75b0f36d (diff)
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rcu: reduce __call_rcu()-induced contention on rcu_node structures
When the current __call_rcu() function was written, the expedited APIs did not exist. The __call_rcu() implementation therefore went to great lengths to detect the end of old grace periods and to start new ones, all in the name of reducing grace-period latency. Now the expedited APIs do exist, and the usage of __call_rcu() has increased considerably. This commit therefore causes __call_rcu() to avoid worrying about grace periods unless there are a large number of RCU callbacks stacked up on the current CPU. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/rcutree.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/rcutree.c38
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 01c8ad33c510..d0ddfea6579d 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1435,22 +1435,11 @@ __call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu),
*/
local_irq_save(flags);
rdp = this_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda);
- rcu_process_gp_end(rsp, rdp);
- check_for_new_grace_period(rsp, rdp);
/* Add the callback to our list. */
*rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] = head;
rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] = &head->next;
- /* Start a new grace period if one not already started. */
- if (!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp)) {
- unsigned long nestflag;
- struct rcu_node *rnp_root = rcu_get_root(rsp);
-
- raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp_root->lock, nestflag);
- rcu_start_gp(rsp, nestflag); /* releases rnp_root->lock. */
- }
-
/*
* Force the grace period if too many callbacks or too long waiting.
* Enforce hysteresis, and don't invoke force_quiescent_state()
@@ -1459,12 +1448,27 @@ __call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu),
* is the only one waiting for a grace period to complete.
*/
if (unlikely(++rdp->qlen > rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check + qhimark)) {
- rdp->blimit = LONG_MAX;
- if (rsp->n_force_qs == rdp->n_force_qs_snap &&
- *rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] != head)
- force_quiescent_state(rsp, 0);
- rdp->n_force_qs_snap = rsp->n_force_qs;
- rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = rdp->qlen;
+
+ /* Are we ignoring a completed grace period? */
+ rcu_process_gp_end(rsp, rdp);
+ check_for_new_grace_period(rsp, rdp);
+
+ /* Start a new grace period if one not already started. */
+ if (!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp)) {
+ unsigned long nestflag;
+ struct rcu_node *rnp_root = rcu_get_root(rsp);
+
+ raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp_root->lock, nestflag);
+ rcu_start_gp(rsp, nestflag); /* rlses rnp_root->lock */
+ } else {
+ /* Give the grace period a kick. */
+ rdp->blimit = LONG_MAX;
+ if (rsp->n_force_qs == rdp->n_force_qs_snap &&
+ *rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] != head)
+ force_quiescent_state(rsp, 0);
+ rdp->n_force_qs_snap = rsp->n_force_qs;
+ rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = rdp->qlen;
+ }
} else if (ULONG_CMP_LT(ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->jiffies_force_qs), jiffies))
force_quiescent_state(rsp, 1);
local_irq_restore(flags);