Re: [RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-15 Thread Paul E. McKenney
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:48:44AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:44:20AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:33:08PM -0800, Jason Low wrote:
> > > The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
> > > task needs to be rescheduled.
> > > 
> > 
> > While I was staring at mutex_can_spin_on_owner(); don't we need this?
> > 
> >  kernel/locking/mutex.c | 4 +++-
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
> > index 4dd6e4c219de..480d2f437964 100644
> > --- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
> > +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
> > @@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
> > *lock)
> >  
> > rcu_read_lock();
> > owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->owner);
> > -   if (owner)
> > +   if (owner) {
> 
> That is, its an unmatched barrier, as mutex_set_owner() doesn't include
> a barrier, and I don't think i needs to; but on alpha we still need this
> read barrier to ensure we do not mess up this related load afaik.
> 
> Paul? can you explain an unpaired read_barrier_depends?

That is an impressive one!  ;-)

My rationale for the code without smp_read_barrier_depends() is that
(1) the task struct was already exposed to readers and (2) the check
is heuristic in nature -- if we miss the assignment to ->on_cpu due
to memory order (or for any other reason), we just sleep unnecessarily.

If we did need full ordering (which I do -not- believe that we do at
the moment) then the above ACCESS_ONCE() can become rcu_dereference()
and mutex_set_owner() needs an smp_store_release().

So if we need a barrier here (which again I believe we do not), then
there needs to be a paired barrier in mutex_set_owner().

Thanx, Paul

> > +   smp_read_barrier_depends();
> > retval = owner->on_cpu;
> > +   }
> > rcu_read_unlock();
> > /*
> >  * if lock->owner is not set, the mutex owner may have just acquired
> 

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Re: [RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-15 Thread Paul E. McKenney
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:48:44AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
 On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:44:20AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
  On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:33:08PM -0800, Jason Low wrote:
   The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
   task needs to be rescheduled.
   
  
  While I was staring at mutex_can_spin_on_owner(); don't we need this?
  
   kernel/locking/mutex.c | 4 +++-
   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
  
  diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
  index 4dd6e4c219de..480d2f437964 100644
  --- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
  +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
  @@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
  *lock)
   
  rcu_read_lock();
  owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock-owner);
  -   if (owner)
  +   if (owner) {
 
 That is, its an unmatched barrier, as mutex_set_owner() doesn't include
 a barrier, and I don't think i needs to; but on alpha we still need this
 read barrier to ensure we do not mess up this related load afaik.
 
 Paul? can you explain an unpaired read_barrier_depends?

That is an impressive one!  ;-)

My rationale for the code without smp_read_barrier_depends() is that
(1) the task struct was already exposed to readers and (2) the check
is heuristic in nature -- if we miss the assignment to -on_cpu due
to memory order (or for any other reason), we just sleep unnecessarily.

If we did need full ordering (which I do -not- believe that we do at
the moment) then the above ACCESS_ONCE() can become rcu_dereference()
and mutex_set_owner() needs an smp_store_release().

So if we need a barrier here (which again I believe we do not), then
there needs to be a paired barrier in mutex_set_owner().

Thanx, Paul

  +   smp_read_barrier_depends();
  retval = owner-on_cpu;
  +   }
  rcu_read_unlock();
  /*
   * if lock-owner is not set, the mutex owner may have just acquired
 

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Re: [RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-14 Thread Peter Zijlstra
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:44:20AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:33:08PM -0800, Jason Low wrote:
> > The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
> > task needs to be rescheduled.
> > 
> 
> While I was staring at mutex_can_spin_on_owner(); don't we need this?
> 
>  kernel/locking/mutex.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
> index 4dd6e4c219de..480d2f437964 100644
> --- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
> +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
> @@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
> *lock)
>  
>   rcu_read_lock();
>   owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->owner);
> - if (owner)
> + if (owner) {

That is, its an unmatched barrier, as mutex_set_owner() doesn't include
a barrier, and I don't think i needs to; but on alpha we still need this
read barrier to ensure we do not mess up this related load afaik.

Paul? can you explain an unpaired read_barrier_depends?

> + smp_read_barrier_depends();
>   retval = owner->on_cpu;
> + }
>   rcu_read_unlock();
>   /*
>* if lock->owner is not set, the mutex owner may have just acquired
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Re: [RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-14 Thread Peter Zijlstra
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:33:08PM -0800, Jason Low wrote:
> The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
> task needs to be rescheduled.
> 

While I was staring at mutex_can_spin_on_owner(); don't we need this?

 kernel/locking/mutex.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 4dd6e4c219de..480d2f437964 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
*lock)
 
rcu_read_lock();
owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->owner);
-   if (owner)
+   if (owner) {
+   smp_read_barrier_depends();
retval = owner->on_cpu;
+   }
rcu_read_unlock();
/*
 * if lock->owner is not set, the mutex owner may have just acquired
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[RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-14 Thread Jason Low
The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
task needs to be rescheduled.

Signed-off-by: Jason Low 
---
 kernel/locking/mutex.c |3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 4dd6e4c..85c6be1 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
*lock)
struct task_struct *owner;
int retval = 1;
 
+   if (need_resched())
+   return 0;
+
rcu_read_lock();
owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock->owner);
if (owner)
-- 
1.7.1

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[RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-14 Thread Jason Low
The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
task needs to be rescheduled.

Signed-off-by: Jason Low jason.l...@hp.com
---
 kernel/locking/mutex.c |3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 4dd6e4c..85c6be1 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
*lock)
struct task_struct *owner;
int retval = 1;
 
+   if (need_resched())
+   return 0;
+
rcu_read_lock();
owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock-owner);
if (owner)
-- 
1.7.1

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Re: [RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-14 Thread Peter Zijlstra
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:33:08PM -0800, Jason Low wrote:
 The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
 task needs to be rescheduled.
 

While I was staring at mutex_can_spin_on_owner(); don't we need this?

 kernel/locking/mutex.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 4dd6e4c219de..480d2f437964 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
*lock)
 
rcu_read_lock();
owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock-owner);
-   if (owner)
+   if (owner) {
+   smp_read_barrier_depends();
retval = owner-on_cpu;
+   }
rcu_read_unlock();
/*
 * if lock-owner is not set, the mutex owner may have just acquired
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Re: [RFC 1/3] mutex: In mutex_can_spin_on_owner(), return false if task need_resched()

2014-01-14 Thread Peter Zijlstra
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 08:44:20AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
 On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 04:33:08PM -0800, Jason Low wrote:
  The mutex_can_spin_on_owner() function should also return false if the
  task needs to be rescheduled.
  
 
 While I was staring at mutex_can_spin_on_owner(); don't we need this?
 
  kernel/locking/mutex.c | 4 +++-
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
 diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
 index 4dd6e4c219de..480d2f437964 100644
 --- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
 +++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
 @@ -214,8 +214,10 @@ static inline int mutex_can_spin_on_owner(struct mutex 
 *lock)
  
   rcu_read_lock();
   owner = ACCESS_ONCE(lock-owner);
 - if (owner)
 + if (owner) {

That is, its an unmatched barrier, as mutex_set_owner() doesn't include
a barrier, and I don't think i needs to; but on alpha we still need this
read barrier to ensure we do not mess up this related load afaik.

Paul? can you explain an unpaired read_barrier_depends?

 + smp_read_barrier_depends();
   retval = owner-on_cpu;
 + }
   rcu_read_unlock();
   /*
* if lock-owner is not set, the mutex owner may have just acquired
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