On Tue, Aug 02, 2016 at 07:44:07AM +0200, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> I think we can get rid of the spinlock protecting the kthread from being
> interrupted by a wakeup in certain parts.
> Even with the current implementation of the kthread the only lost wakeup
> scenario could happen if the wakeup occurs between the kfifo_len check
> and setting the state to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.
>
> In the changed version we could lose a wakeup if it occurs between
> processing the fifo content and setting the state to TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE.
> This scenario is covered by an additional check for available events in
> the fifo and setting the state to TASK_RUNNING in this case.
>
> In addition the changed version flushes the kfifo before ending
> when the kthread is stopped.
>
> With this patch we gain:
> - Get rid of the spinlock
> - Simplify code
> - Don't grep / release the mutex for each individual event but just once
> for the complete fifo content. This reduces overhead if a driver e.g.
> triggers processing after writing the content of a hw fifo to the kfifo.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallwe...@gmail.com>
Looks good to me and I've also tested it.
Tested-by: Sean Young <s...@mess.org>
> ---
> drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h | 2 --
> drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c | 46
> +++++++++++++++--------------------------
> 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
> index 585d5e5..577128a 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
> +++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
> @@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
> #define MAX_IR_EVENT_SIZE 512
>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> -#include <linux/spinlock.h>
> #include <media/rc-core.h>
>
> struct ir_raw_handler {
> @@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ struct ir_raw_handler {
> struct ir_raw_event_ctrl {
> struct list_head list; /* to keep track of raw
> clients */
> struct task_struct *thread;
> - spinlock_t lock;
> /* fifo for the pulse/space durations */
> DECLARE_KFIFO(kfifo, struct ir_raw_event, MAX_IR_EVENT_SIZE);
> ktime_t last_event; /* when last event
> occurred */
> diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
> index 205ecc6..71a3e17 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
> @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
> #include <linux/mutex.h>
> #include <linux/kmod.h>
> #include <linux/sched.h>
> -#include <linux/freezer.h>
> #include "rc-core-priv.h"
>
> /* Used to keep track of IR raw clients, protected by ir_raw_handler_lock */
> @@ -35,32 +34,26 @@ static int ir_raw_event_thread(void *data)
> struct ir_raw_handler *handler;
> struct ir_raw_event_ctrl *raw = (struct ir_raw_event_ctrl *)data;
>
> - while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
> -
> - spin_lock_irq(&raw->lock);
> -
> - if (!kfifo_len(&raw->kfifo)) {
> - set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
> -
> - if (kthread_should_stop())
> - set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> -
> - spin_unlock_irq(&raw->lock);
> - schedule();
> - continue;
> + while (1) {
> + mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
> + while (kfifo_out(&raw->kfifo, &ev, 1)) {
> + list_for_each_entry(handler, &ir_raw_handler_list, list)
> + if (raw->dev->enabled_protocols &
> + handler->protocols || !handler->protocols)
> + handler->decode(raw->dev, ev);
> + raw->prev_ev = ev;
> }
> + mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
>
> - if(!kfifo_out(&raw->kfifo, &ev, 1))
> - dev_err(&raw->dev->dev, "IR event FIFO is empty!\n");
> - spin_unlock_irq(&raw->lock);
> + set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
>
> - mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
> - list_for_each_entry(handler, &ir_raw_handler_list, list)
> - if (raw->dev->enabled_protocols & handler->protocols ||
> - !handler->protocols)
> - handler->decode(raw->dev, ev);
> - raw->prev_ev = ev;
> - mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
> + if (kthread_should_stop()) {
> + __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> + break;
> + } else if (!kfifo_is_empty(&raw->kfifo))
> + set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
> +
> + schedule();
> }
>
> return 0;
> @@ -219,14 +212,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_raw_event_set_idle);
> */
> void ir_raw_event_handle(struct rc_dev *dev)
> {
> - unsigned long flags;
> -
> if (!dev->raw)
> return;
>
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->raw->lock, flags);
> wake_up_process(dev->raw->thread);
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->raw->lock, flags);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_raw_event_handle);
>
> @@ -274,7 +263,6 @@ int ir_raw_event_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
> dev->change_protocol = change_protocol;
> INIT_KFIFO(dev->raw->kfifo);
>
> - spin_lock_init(&dev->raw->lock);
> dev->raw->thread = kthread_run(ir_raw_event_thread, dev->raw,
> "rc%u", dev->minor);
>
> --
> 2.9.0
>
>
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