From: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
To: torvalds@linux-foundation.org, mingo@elte.hu,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, jeff@garzik.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, rusty@rustcorp.com.au,
cl@linux-foundation.org, dhowells@redhat.com,
arjan@linux.intel.com, oleg@redhat.com, axboe@kernel.dk,
fweisbec@gmail.com, dwalker@codeaurora.org,
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andi@firstfloor.org, mst@redhat.com, randy.dunlap@oracle.com
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 14/35] workqueue: introduce worker
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:04:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1277759063-24607-15-git-send-email-tj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1277759063-24607-1-git-send-email-tj@kernel.org>
Separate out worker thread related information to struct worker from
struct cpu_workqueue_struct and implement helper functions to deal
with the new struct worker. The only change which is visible outside
is that now workqueue worker are all named "kworker/CPUID:WORKERID"
where WORKERID is allocated from per-cpu ida.
This is in preparation of concurrency managed workqueue where shared
multiple workers would be available per cpu.
Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
---
kernel/workqueue.c | 211 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index eeec736..0b0c360 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/debug_locks.h>
#include <linux/lockdep.h>
+#include <linux/idr.h>
/*
* Structure fields follow one of the following exclusion rules.
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@
* W: workqueue_lock protected.
*/
+struct cpu_workqueue_struct;
+
+struct worker {
+ struct work_struct *current_work; /* L: work being processed */
+ struct task_struct *task; /* I: worker task */
+ struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq; /* I: the associated cwq */
+ int id; /* I: worker id */
+};
+
/*
* The per-CPU workqueue (if single thread, we always use the first
* possible cpu). The lower WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS of
@@ -58,15 +68,14 @@ struct cpu_workqueue_struct {
struct list_head worklist;
wait_queue_head_t more_work;
- struct work_struct *current_work;
unsigned int cpu;
+ struct worker *worker;
struct workqueue_struct *wq; /* I: the owning workqueue */
int work_color; /* L: current color */
int flush_color; /* L: flushing color */
int nr_in_flight[WORK_NR_COLORS];
/* L: nr of in_flight works */
- struct task_struct *thread;
};
/*
@@ -214,6 +223,9 @@ static inline void debug_work_deactivate(struct work_struct *work) { }
/* Serializes the accesses to the list of workqueues. */
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(workqueue_lock);
static LIST_HEAD(workqueues);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct ida, worker_ida);
+
+static int worker_thread(void *__worker);
static int singlethread_cpu __read_mostly;
@@ -428,6 +440,105 @@ int queue_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(queue_delayed_work_on);
+static struct worker *alloc_worker(void)
+{
+ struct worker *worker;
+
+ worker = kzalloc(sizeof(*worker), GFP_KERNEL);
+ return worker;
+}
+
+/**
+ * create_worker - create a new workqueue worker
+ * @cwq: cwq the new worker will belong to
+ * @bind: whether to set affinity to @cpu or not
+ *
+ * Create a new worker which is bound to @cwq. The returned worker
+ * can be started by calling start_worker() or destroyed using
+ * destroy_worker().
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * Might sleep. Does GFP_KERNEL allocations.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * Pointer to the newly created worker.
+ */
+static struct worker *create_worker(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, bool bind)
+{
+ int id = -1;
+ struct worker *worker = NULL;
+
+ spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
+ while (ida_get_new(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cwq->cpu), &id)) {
+ spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+ if (!ida_pre_get(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cwq->cpu), GFP_KERNEL))
+ goto fail;
+ spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
+ }
+ spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+
+ worker = alloc_worker();
+ if (!worker)
+ goto fail;
+
+ worker->cwq = cwq;
+ worker->id = id;
+
+ worker->task = kthread_create(worker_thread, worker, "kworker/%u:%d",
+ cwq->cpu, id);
+ if (IS_ERR(worker->task))
+ goto fail;
+
+ if (bind)
+ kthread_bind(worker->task, cwq->cpu);
+
+ return worker;
+fail:
+ if (id >= 0) {
+ spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
+ ida_remove(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cwq->cpu), id);
+ spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+ }
+ kfree(worker);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * start_worker - start a newly created worker
+ * @worker: worker to start
+ *
+ * Start @worker.
+ *
+ * CONTEXT:
+ * spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock).
+ */
+static void start_worker(struct worker *worker)
+{
+ wake_up_process(worker->task);
+}
+
+/**
+ * destroy_worker - destroy a workqueue worker
+ * @worker: worker to be destroyed
+ *
+ * Destroy @worker.
+ */
+static void destroy_worker(struct worker *worker)
+{
+ int cpu = worker->cwq->cpu;
+ int id = worker->id;
+
+ /* sanity check frenzy */
+ BUG_ON(worker->current_work);
+
+ kthread_stop(worker->task);
+ kfree(worker);
+
+ spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
+ ida_remove(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cpu), id);
+ spin_unlock(&workqueue_lock);
+}
+
/**
* cwq_dec_nr_in_flight - decrement cwq's nr_in_flight
* @cwq: cwq of interest
@@ -468,7 +579,7 @@ static void cwq_dec_nr_in_flight(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, int color)
/**
* process_one_work - process single work
- * @cwq: cwq to process work for
+ * @worker: self
* @work: work to process
*
* Process @work. This function contains all the logics necessary to
@@ -480,9 +591,9 @@ static void cwq_dec_nr_in_flight(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, int color)
* CONTEXT:
* spin_lock_irq(cwq->lock) which is released and regrabbed.
*/
-static void process_one_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
- struct work_struct *work)
+static void process_one_work(struct worker *worker, struct work_struct *work)
{
+ struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = worker->cwq;
work_func_t f = work->func;
int work_color;
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
@@ -497,7 +608,7 @@ static void process_one_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
#endif
/* claim and process */
debug_work_deactivate(work);
- cwq->current_work = work;
+ worker->current_work = work;
work_color = get_work_color(work);
list_del_init(&work->entry);
@@ -524,30 +635,33 @@ static void process_one_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
/* we're done with it, release */
- cwq->current_work = NULL;
+ worker->current_work = NULL;
cwq_dec_nr_in_flight(cwq, work_color);
}
-static void run_workqueue(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq)
+static void run_workqueue(struct worker *worker)
{
+ struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = worker->cwq;
+
spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
while (!list_empty(&cwq->worklist)) {
struct work_struct *work = list_entry(cwq->worklist.next,
struct work_struct, entry);
- process_one_work(cwq, work);
+ process_one_work(worker, work);
}
spin_unlock_irq(&cwq->lock);
}
/**
* worker_thread - the worker thread function
- * @__cwq: cwq to serve
+ * @__worker: self
*
* The cwq worker thread function.
*/
-static int worker_thread(void *__cwq)
+static int worker_thread(void *__worker)
{
- struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = __cwq;
+ struct worker *worker = __worker;
+ struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = worker->cwq;
DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
if (cwq->wq->flags & WQ_FREEZEABLE)
@@ -566,11 +680,11 @@ static int worker_thread(void *__cwq)
if (kthread_should_stop())
break;
- if (unlikely(!cpumask_equal(&cwq->thread->cpus_allowed,
+ if (unlikely(!cpumask_equal(&worker->task->cpus_allowed,
get_cpu_mask(cwq->cpu))))
- set_cpus_allowed_ptr(cwq->thread,
+ set_cpus_allowed_ptr(worker->task,
get_cpu_mask(cwq->cpu));
- run_workqueue(cwq);
+ run_workqueue(worker);
}
return 0;
@@ -873,7 +987,7 @@ int flush_work(struct work_struct *work)
goto already_gone;
prev = &work->entry;
} else {
- if (cwq->current_work != work)
+ if (!cwq->worker || cwq->worker->current_work != work)
goto already_gone;
prev = &cwq->worklist;
}
@@ -937,7 +1051,7 @@ static void wait_on_cpu_work(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq,
int running = 0;
spin_lock_irq(&cwq->lock);
- if (unlikely(cwq->current_work == work)) {
+ if (unlikely(cwq->worker && cwq->worker->current_work == work)) {
insert_wq_barrier(cwq, &barr, cwq->worklist.next);
running = 1;
}
@@ -1225,7 +1339,7 @@ int current_is_keventd(void)
BUG_ON(!keventd_wq);
cwq = get_cwq(cpu, keventd_wq);
- if (current == cwq->thread)
+ if (current == cwq->worker->task)
ret = 1;
return ret;
@@ -1273,38 +1387,6 @@ static void free_cwqs(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwqs)
#endif
}
-static int create_workqueue_thread(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, int cpu)
-{
- struct workqueue_struct *wq = cwq->wq;
- struct task_struct *p;
-
- p = kthread_create(worker_thread, cwq, "%s/%d", wq->name, cpu);
- /*
- * Nobody can add the work_struct to this cwq,
- * if (caller is __create_workqueue)
- * nobody should see this wq
- * else // caller is CPU_UP_PREPARE
- * cpu is not on cpu_online_map
- * so we can abort safely.
- */
- if (IS_ERR(p))
- return PTR_ERR(p);
- cwq->thread = p;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static void start_workqueue_thread(struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq, int cpu)
-{
- struct task_struct *p = cwq->thread;
-
- if (p != NULL) {
- if (cpu >= 0)
- kthread_bind(p, cpu);
- wake_up_process(p);
- }
-}
-
struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue_key(const char *name,
unsigned int flags,
struct lock_class_key *key,
@@ -1312,7 +1394,8 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue_key(const char *name,
{
bool singlethread = flags & WQ_SINGLE_THREAD;
struct workqueue_struct *wq;
- int err = 0, cpu;
+ bool failed = false;
+ unsigned int cpu;
wq = kzalloc(sizeof(*wq), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!wq)
@@ -1342,20 +1425,21 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue_key(const char *name,
struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
BUG_ON((unsigned long)cwq & WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_MASK);
- cwq->wq = wq;
cwq->cpu = cpu;
+ cwq->wq = wq;
cwq->flush_color = -1;
spin_lock_init(&cwq->lock);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cwq->worklist);
init_waitqueue_head(&cwq->more_work);
- if (err)
+ if (failed)
continue;
- err = create_workqueue_thread(cwq, cpu);
- if (cpu_online(cpu) && !singlethread)
- start_workqueue_thread(cwq, cpu);
+ cwq->worker = create_worker(cwq,
+ cpu_online(cpu) && !singlethread);
+ if (cwq->worker)
+ start_worker(cwq->worker);
else
- start_workqueue_thread(cwq, -1);
+ failed = true;
}
spin_lock(&workqueue_lock);
@@ -1364,7 +1448,7 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue_key(const char *name,
cpu_maps_update_done();
- if (err) {
+ if (failed) {
destroy_workqueue(wq);
wq = NULL;
}
@@ -1400,9 +1484,9 @@ void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
int i;
- if (cwq->thread) {
- kthread_stop(cwq->thread);
- cwq->thread = NULL;
+ if (cwq->worker) {
+ destroy_worker(cwq->worker);
+ cwq->worker = NULL;
}
for (i = 0; i < WORK_NR_COLORS; i++)
@@ -1489,6 +1573,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(work_on_cpu);
void __init init_workqueues(void)
{
+ unsigned int cpu;
+
/*
* cwqs are forced aligned according to WORK_STRUCT_FLAG_BITS.
* Make sure that the alignment isn't lower than that of
@@ -1497,6 +1583,9 @@ void __init init_workqueues(void)
BUILD_BUG_ON(__alignof__(struct cpu_workqueue_struct) <
__alignof__(unsigned long long));
+ for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+ ida_init(&per_cpu(worker_ida, cpu));
+
singlethread_cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_possible_mask);
hotcpu_notifier(workqueue_cpu_callback, 0);
keventd_wq = create_workqueue("events");
--
1.6.4.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-06-28 21:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 98+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-06-28 21:03 [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#6 Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 01/35] kthread: implement kthread_worker Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 02/35] ivtv: use kthread_worker instead of workqueue Tejun Heo
2010-07-05 17:11 ` Andy Walls
2010-07-06 7:01 ` Tejun Heo
2010-07-09 13:15 ` Andy Walls
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 03/35] kthread: implement kthread_data() Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 04/35] acpi: use queue_work_on() instead of binding workqueue worker to cpu0 Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 05/35] workqueue: kill RT workqueue Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 06/35] workqueue: misc/cosmetic updates Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 07/35] workqueue: merge feature parameters into flags Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 08/35] workqueue: define masks for work flags and conditionalize STATIC flags Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 09/35] workqueue: separate out process_one_work() Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 10/35] workqueue: temporarily remove workqueue tracing Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:03 ` [PATCH 11/35] workqueue: kill cpu_populated_map Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 12/35] workqueue: update cwq alignement Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 22:47 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 7:39 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 12:36 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 15:42 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 15:47 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 15:51 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 16:01 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 16:09 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 16:17 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-07-06 14:22 ` Christoph Lameter
2010-07-06 14:26 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 8:12 ` [PATCH UPDATED " Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 13:39 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 13/35] workqueue: reimplement workqueue flushing using color coded works Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` Tejun Heo [this message]
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 15/35] workqueue: reimplement work flushing using linked works Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 16/35] workqueue: implement per-cwq active work limit Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 17/35] workqueue: reimplement workqueue freeze using max_active Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 18/35] workqueue: introduce global cwq and unify cwq locks Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 19/35] workqueue: implement worker states Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 20/35] workqueue: reimplement CPU hotplugging support using trustee Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 21/35] workqueue: make single thread workqueue shared worker pool friendly Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 22/35] workqueue: add find_worker_executing_work() and track current_cwq Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 23/35] workqueue: carry cpu number in work data once execution starts Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 24/35] workqueue: implement WQ_NON_REENTRANT Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 25/35] workqueue: use shared worklist and pool all workers per cpu Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 26/35] workqueue: implement worker_{set|clr}_flags() Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 27/35] workqueue: implement concurrency managed dynamic worker pool Tejun Heo
2010-07-09 9:11 ` Yong Zhang
2010-07-12 8:53 ` [PATCH] workqueue: fix locking in retry path of maybe_create_worker() Tejun Heo
2010-07-12 13:23 ` Yong Zhang
2010-07-14 9:37 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 28/35] workqueue: increase max_active of keventd and kill current_is_keventd() Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 29/35] workqueue: s/__create_workqueue()/alloc_workqueue()/, and add system workqueues Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 30/35] workqueue: implement several utility APIs Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 31/35] workqueue: implement high priority workqueue Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 32/35] workqueue: implement cpu intensive workqueue Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 33/35] libata: take advantage of cmwq and remove concurrency limitations Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 22:32 ` Jeff Garzik
2010-06-29 7:00 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 34/35] async: use workqueue for worker pool Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 22:55 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 7:25 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 12:18 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 15:46 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 15:52 ` Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 15:55 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 16:40 ` Arjan van de Ven
2010-06-29 16:59 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 17:12 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 18:08 ` Arjan van de Ven
2010-06-29 18:07 ` Arjan van de Ven
2010-06-29 18:15 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 18:22 ` Arjan van de Ven
2010-06-29 18:34 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 18:41 ` Arjan van de Ven
2010-06-29 18:59 ` Tejun Heo
2010-06-29 21:37 ` David Howells
2010-07-02 9:17 ` [PATCHSET] workqueue: implement and use WQ_UNBOUND Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 9:19 ` [PATCH 1/4] workqueue: prepare for WQ_UNBOUND implementation Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 9:24 ` [PATCH 3/4] workqueue: remove WQ_SINGLE_CPU and use WQ_UNBOUND instead Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 9:25 ` [PATCH 4/4] async: use workqueue for worker pool Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 15:09 ` Stefan Richter
2010-07-02 16:26 ` Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 16:25 ` [PATCH UPDATED " Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 9:28 ` [PATCH 2/4] workqueue: implement unbound workqueue Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 9:32 ` [PATCHSET] workqueue: implement and use WQ_UNBOUND Tejun Heo
2010-07-07 5:41 ` Tejun Heo
2010-07-14 9:39 ` Tejun Heo
2010-07-20 22:01 ` David Howells
2010-07-02 9:20 ` [PATCH 2/4] workqueue: implement unbound workqueue Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 21:04 ` [PATCH 35/35] pcrypt: use HIGHPRI and CPU_INTENSIVE workqueues for padata Tejun Heo
2010-06-28 23:18 ` [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#6 Frederic Weisbecker
2010-06-29 7:05 ` Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 8:32 ` [PATCHSET] workqueue: fixes on top of cmwq take#6 Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 8:33 ` [PATCH 1/4] workqueue: use worker_set/clr_flags() only from worker itself Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 8:34 ` [PATCH 2/4] workqueue: fix race condition in flush_workqueue() Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 8:35 ` [PATCH 3/4] workqueue: fix incorrect cpu number BUG_ON() in get_work_gcwq() Tejun Heo
2010-07-02 8:35 ` [PATCH 4/4] workqueue: fix worker management invocation without pending works Tejun Heo
2010-07-19 14:51 ` [PATCHSET] workqueue: concurrency managed workqueue, take#6 Tejun Heo
2010-07-21 13:23 ` David Howells
2010-07-21 14:52 ` Tejun Heo
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