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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, guohanjun@huawei.com, arnd@arndb.de,
	dave.dice@oracle.com, jglauber@marvell.com, x86@kernel.org,
	will.deacon@arm.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rahul.x.yadav@oracle.com,
	mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de, hpa@zytor.com,
	Alex Kogan <alex.kogan@oracle.com>,
	steven.sistare@oracle.com, tglx@linutronix.de,
	daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] locking/qspinlock: Introduce CNA into the slow path of qspinlock
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:44:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190717074435.GU3419@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9fa54e98-0b9b-0931-db32-c6bd6ccfe75b@redhat.com>

On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 10:16:29PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
>  A simple graphic to illustrate those queues will help too, for example

Very much yes!

> /*
>  * MCS lock holder
>  * ===============
>  *    mcs_node
>  *   +--------+      +----+         +----+
>  *   | next   | ---> |next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL  [Main queue]
>  *   | locked | -+   +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------+  |
>  *               |   +----+         +----+
>  *               +-> |next| -> ...  |next| -> X     [Secondary queue]
>  *    cna_node       +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------*                       ^
>  *   | tail   | ----------------------+
>  *   +--------*   

Almost; IIUC that cna_node is the same as the one from locked, so you
end up with something like:

>  *    mcs_node
>  *   +--------+      +----+         +----+
>  *   | next   | ---> |next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL  [Main queue]
>  *   | locked | -+   +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------+  |
>  *               |   +---------+         +----+
>  *               +-> |mcs::next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL     [Secondary queue]
>  *                   |cna::tail| -+      +----+
>  *                   +---------+  |        ^
>  *                                +--------+
>  *
>  * N.B. locked = 1 if secondary queue is absent.
>  */

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Cc: Alex Kogan <alex.kogan@oracle.com>,
	linux@armlinux.org.uk, mingo@redhat.com, will.deacon@arm.com,
	arnd@arndb.de, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, bp@alien8.de,
	hpa@zytor.com, x86@kernel.org, guohanjun@huawei.com,
	jglauber@marvell.com, steven.sistare@oracle.com,
	daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com, dave.dice@oracle.com,
	rahul.x.yadav@oracle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] locking/qspinlock: Introduce CNA into the slow path of qspinlock
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:44:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190717074435.GU3419@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
Message-ID: <20190717074435.kyiD6R7D8VxfypAYH3peNCcfNwwvMs-PkRXqnTCg4mo@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9fa54e98-0b9b-0931-db32-c6bd6ccfe75b@redhat.com>

On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 10:16:29PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
>  A simple graphic to illustrate those queues will help too, for example

Very much yes!

> /*
>  * MCS lock holder
>  * ===============
>  *    mcs_node
>  *   +--------+      +----+         +----+
>  *   | next   | ---> |next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL  [Main queue]
>  *   | locked | -+   +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------+  |
>  *               |   +----+         +----+
>  *               +-> |next| -> ...  |next| -> X     [Secondary queue]
>  *    cna_node       +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------*                       ^
>  *   | tail   | ----------------------+
>  *   +--------*   

Almost; IIUC that cna_node is the same as the one from locked, so you
end up with something like:

>  *    mcs_node
>  *   +--------+      +----+         +----+
>  *   | next   | ---> |next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL  [Main queue]
>  *   | locked | -+   +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------+  |
>  *               |   +---------+         +----+
>  *               +-> |mcs::next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL     [Secondary queue]
>  *                   |cna::tail| -+      +----+
>  *                   +---------+  |        ^
>  *                                +--------+
>  *
>  * N.B. locked = 1 if secondary queue is absent.
>  */

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, guohanjun@huawei.com, arnd@arndb.de,
	dave.dice@oracle.com, jglauber@marvell.com, x86@kernel.org,
	will.deacon@arm.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rahul.x.yadav@oracle.com,
	mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de, hpa@zytor.com,
	Alex Kogan <alex.kogan@oracle.com>,
	steven.sistare@oracle.com, tglx@linutronix.de,
	daniel.m.jordan@oracle.com, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] locking/qspinlock: Introduce CNA into the slow path of qspinlock
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:44:35 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190717074435.GU3419@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9fa54e98-0b9b-0931-db32-c6bd6ccfe75b@redhat.com>

On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 10:16:29PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
>  A simple graphic to illustrate those queues will help too, for example

Very much yes!

> /*
>  * MCS lock holder
>  * ===============
>  *    mcs_node
>  *   +--------+      +----+         +----+
>  *   | next   | ---> |next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL  [Main queue]
>  *   | locked | -+   +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------+  |
>  *               |   +----+         +----+
>  *               +-> |next| -> ...  |next| -> X     [Secondary queue]
>  *    cna_node       +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------*                       ^
>  *   | tail   | ----------------------+
>  *   +--------*   

Almost; IIUC that cna_node is the same as the one from locked, so you
end up with something like:

>  *    mcs_node
>  *   +--------+      +----+         +----+
>  *   | next   | ---> |next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL  [Main queue]
>  *   | locked | -+   +----+         +----+
>  *   +--------+  |
>  *               |   +---------+         +----+
>  *               +-> |mcs::next| -> ...  |next| -> NULL     [Secondary queue]
>  *                   |cna::tail| -+      +----+
>  *                   +---------+  |        ^
>  *                                +--------+
>  *
>  * N.B. locked = 1 if secondary queue is absent.
>  */

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  reply	other threads:[~2019-07-17  7:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 75+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-07-15 19:25 [PATCH v3 0/5] Add NUMA-awareness to qspinlock Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25 ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] locking/qspinlock: Make arch_mcs_spin_unlock_contended more generic Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 10:23   ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 10:23     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 10:23     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-15 19:25 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] locking/qspinlock: Refactor the qspinlock slow path Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 10:20   ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 10:20     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 10:20     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 14:53     ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 14:53       ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 15:58       ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 15:58         ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-15 19:25 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] locking/qspinlock: Introduce CNA into the slow path of qspinlock Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 21:30   ` Waiman Long
2019-07-15 21:30     ` Waiman Long
2019-07-16 11:04     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 11:04       ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 11:04       ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 14:26     ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 14:26       ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 14:44       ` Waiman Long
2019-07-16 14:44         ` Waiman Long
     [not found]     ` <aa73b86d-902a-bb6f-d372-8645c8299a6d@redhat.com>
     [not found]       ` <C1C55A40-FDB1-43B5-B551-F9B8BE776DF8@oracle.com>
2019-07-16 14:50         ` Waiman Long
2019-07-16 14:50           ` Waiman Long
2019-07-17 17:44           ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-17 17:44             ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-17 17:58             ` Waiman Long
2019-07-17 17:58               ` Waiman Long
2019-07-16 11:05   ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 11:05     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 11:05     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 14:30     ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 14:30       ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 15:50   ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 15:50     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 15:50     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 17:19     ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 17:19       ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 18:47       ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 18:47         ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  8:39         ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  8:39           ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  8:59           ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  8:59             ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  8:59             ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17 14:52             ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-17 14:52               ` Alex Kogan
     [not found]           ` <FFC2D45A-24B3-40E1-ABBB-1D696E830B23@oracle.com>
2019-07-17 15:09             ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17 15:09               ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  2:16   ` Waiman Long
2019-07-17  2:16     ` Waiman Long
2019-07-17  7:44     ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2019-07-17  7:44       ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17  7:44       ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-17 13:35       ` Waiman Long
2019-07-17 13:35         ` Waiman Long
2019-07-17 14:42       ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-17 14:42         ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] locking/qspinlock: Introduce starvation avoidance into CNA Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 15:59   ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-16 15:59     ` Peter Zijlstra
2019-07-15 19:25 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] locking/qspinlock: Introduce the shuffle reduction optimization " Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-15 19:25   ` Alex Kogan
2019-07-16 11:47 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Add NUMA-awareness to qspinlock Nicholas Piggin
2019-07-16 11:47   ` Nicholas Piggin
     [not found]   ` <7D29555E-8F72-4EDD-8A87-B1A59C3945A6@oracle.com>
2019-07-16 23:07     ` Nicholas Piggin
2019-07-16 23:07       ` Nicholas Piggin

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