Re: [PATCH -rcu dev 1/2] Revert b8c17e6664c4 ("rcu: Maintain special bits at bottom of ->dynticks counter")

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>]

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 12:23:47PM -0400, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
> This code is unused and can be removed now. Revert was straightforward.
> 
> Tested with light rcutorture.
> 
> Link: http://lore.kernel.org/r/CALCETrWNPOOdTrFabTDd=H7+wc6xJ9rJceg6OL1S0rTV5pfSsA@mail.gmail.com
> Suggested-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>

Some questions below.

> ---
>  include/linux/rcutiny.h |  3 --
>  kernel/rcu/tree.c       | 82 ++++++++++-------------------------------
>  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/rcutiny.h b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
> index b7607e2667ae..b3f689711289 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rcutiny.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rcutiny.h
> @@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
>  
>  #include <asm/param.h> /* for HZ */
>  
> -/* Never flag non-existent other CPUs! */
> -static inline bool rcu_eqs_special_set(int cpu) { return false; }
> -
>  static inline unsigned long get_state_synchronize_rcu(void)
>  {
>  	return 0;
> diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> index 68ebf0eb64c8..417dd00b9e87 100644
> --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> @@ -69,20 +69,10 @@
>  
>  /* Data structures. */
>  
> -/*
> - * Steal a bit from the bottom of ->dynticks for idle entry/exit
> - * control.  Initially this is for TLB flushing.
> - */
> -#define RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK 0x1
> -#define RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR  (RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK + 1)
> -#ifndef rcu_eqs_special_exit
> -#define rcu_eqs_special_exit() do { } while (0)
> -#endif
> -
>  static DEFINE_PER_CPU_SHARED_ALIGNED(struct rcu_data, rcu_data) = {
>  	.dynticks_nesting = 1,
>  	.dynticks_nmi_nesting = DYNTICK_IRQ_NONIDLE,
> -	.dynticks = ATOMIC_INIT(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR),
> +	.dynticks = ATOMIC_INIT(1),
>  };
>  struct rcu_state rcu_state = {
>  	.level = { &rcu_state.node[0] },
> @@ -229,20 +219,15 @@ void rcu_softirq_qs(void)
>  static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter(void)
>  {
>  	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
> -	int seq;
> +	int special;

Given that we really are now loading a pure sequence number, why
change the name to "special"?  This revert is after all removing
the ability of ->dynticks to be special.

>  	/*
> -	 * CPUs seeing atomic_add_return() must see prior RCU read-side
> +	 * CPUs seeing atomic_inc_return() must see prior RCU read-side
>  	 * critical sections, and we also must force ordering with the
>  	 * next idle sojourn.
>  	 */
> -	seq = atomic_add_return(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR, &rdp->dynticks);
> -	/* Better be in an extended quiescent state! */
> -	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> -		     (seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR));
> -	/* Better not have special action (TLB flush) pending! */
> -	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> -		     (seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK));
> +	special = atomic_inc_return(&rdp->dynticks);
> +	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && special & 0x1);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -252,22 +237,15 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_enter(void)
>  static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_exit(void)
>  {
>  	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
> -	int seq;
> +	int special;

Ditto.

>  	/*
> -	 * CPUs seeing atomic_add_return() must see prior idle sojourns,
> +	 * CPUs seeing atomic_inc_return() must see prior idle sojourns,
>  	 * and we also must force ordering with the next RCU read-side
>  	 * critical section.
>  	 */
> -	seq = atomic_add_return(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR, &rdp->dynticks);
> -	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) &&
> -		     !(seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR));
> -	if (seq & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK) {
> -		atomic_andnot(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK, &rdp->dynticks);
> -		smp_mb__after_atomic(); /* _exit after clearing mask. */
> -		/* Prefer duplicate flushes to losing a flush. */
> -		rcu_eqs_special_exit();
> -	}
> +	special = atomic_inc_return(&rdp->dynticks);
> +	WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG) && !(special & 0x1));
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -284,9 +262,9 @@ static void rcu_dynticks_eqs_online(void)
>  {
>  	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
>  
> -	if (atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks) & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR)
> +	if (atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks) & 0x1)
>  		return;
> -	atomic_add(RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR, &rdp->dynticks);
> +	atomic_add(0x1, &rdp->dynticks);

This could be atomic_inc(), right?

>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -298,7 +276,7 @@ bool rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs(void)
>  {
>  	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
>  
> -	return !(atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks) & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR);
> +	return !(atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks) & 0x1);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -309,7 +287,7 @@ int rcu_dynticks_snap(struct rcu_data *rdp)
>  {
>  	int snap = atomic_add_return(0, &rdp->dynticks);
>  
> -	return snap & ~RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK;
> +	return snap;
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -318,7 +296,7 @@ int rcu_dynticks_snap(struct rcu_data *rdp)
>   */
>  static bool rcu_dynticks_in_eqs(int snap)
>  {
> -	return !(snap & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR);
> +	return !(snap & 0x1);
>  }
>  
>  /*
> @@ -331,28 +309,6 @@ static bool rcu_dynticks_in_eqs_since(struct rcu_data *rdp, int snap)
>  	return snap != rcu_dynticks_snap(rdp);
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * Set the special (bottom) bit of the specified CPU so that it
> - * will take special action (such as flushing its TLB) on the
> - * next exit from an extended quiescent state.  Returns true if
> - * the bit was successfully set, or false if the CPU was not in
> - * an extended quiescent state.
> - */
> -bool rcu_eqs_special_set(int cpu)
> -{
> -	int old;
> -	int new;
> -	struct rcu_data *rdp = &per_cpu(rcu_data, cpu);
> -
> -	do {
> -		old = atomic_read(&rdp->dynticks);
> -		if (old & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR)
> -			return false;
> -		new = old | RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_MASK;
> -	} while (atomic_cmpxchg(&rdp->dynticks, old, new) != old);
> -	return true;
> -}
> -
>  /*
>   * Let the RCU core know that this CPU has gone through the scheduler,
>   * which is a quiescent state.  This is called when the need for a
> @@ -366,13 +322,13 @@ bool rcu_eqs_special_set(int cpu)
>   */
>  void rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle(void)
>  {
> -	int special;
> +	struct rcu_data *rdp = this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data);
> +	int special = atomic_add_return(2, &rdp->dynticks);
>  
> -	raw_cpu_write(rcu_data.rcu_need_heavy_qs, false);
> -	special = atomic_add_return(2 * RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR,
> -				    &this_cpu_ptr(&rcu_data)->dynticks);
>  	/* It is illegal to call this from idle state. */
> -	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(special & RCU_DYNTICK_CTRL_CTR));
> +	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(special & 0x1));
> +
> +	raw_cpu_write(rcu_data.rcu_need_heavy_qs, false);

Is it really OK to clear .rcu_need_heavy_qs after the atomic_add_return()?

>  	rcu_preempt_deferred_qs(current);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle);
> -- 
> 2.23.0.187.g17f5b7556c-goog
>