From: Maarten Lankhorst <dev@lankhorst.se>
To: intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org
Cc: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
Maarten Lankhorst <dev@lankhorst.se>
Subject: [PATCH v3 7/7] drm/i915/gt: Use signalers_lock to prevent starvation of irq_work.
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 12:40:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260706104043.726178-8-dev@lankhorst.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260706104043.726178-1-dev@lankhorst.se>
From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
IRQ-Work (FIFO-1) will be preempted by the threaded-interrupt (FIFO-50)
and the interrupt will poll on signaler_active while the irq-work can't
make progress.
Solve this by adding a global spinlock to prevent starvation and force
completion.
The existing RCU handling gets in the way on PREEMPT_RT, and would likely
require conversion to raw spinlock to take them inside a
rcu_read_lock(), so remove RCU as well.
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Maarten Lankhorst <dev@lankhorst.se>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c | 169 +++++++++++-------
.../gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h | 1 -
2 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index c10ac0ab3bfa8..be87c8d0ae922 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -88,24 +88,25 @@ static void add_signaling_context(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b,
struct intel_context *ce)
{
lockdep_assert_held(&ce->signal_lock);
+ lockdep_assert_held(&b->signalers_lock);
- spin_lock(&b->signalers_lock);
- list_add_rcu(&ce->signal_link, &b->signalers);
- spin_unlock(&b->signalers_lock);
+ if (list_empty(&ce->signals))
+ return;
+
+ intel_context_get(ce);
+ list_add(&ce->signal_link, &b->signalers);
}
static bool remove_signaling_context(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b,
struct intel_context *ce)
{
lockdep_assert_held(&ce->signal_lock);
+ lockdep_assert_held(&b->signalers_lock);
- if (!list_empty(&ce->signals))
+ if (!list_empty(&ce->signals) || list_empty(&ce->signal_link))
return false;
- spin_lock(&b->signalers_lock);
- list_del_rcu(&ce->signal_link);
- spin_unlock(&b->signalers_lock);
-
+ list_del_init(&ce->signal_link);
return true;
}
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ static void signal_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = container_of(work, typeof(*b), irq_work);
const ktime_t timestamp = ktime_get();
struct llist_node *signal, *sn;
- struct intel_context *ce;
+ struct intel_context *ce, *next;
signal = NULL;
if (unlikely(!llist_empty(&b->signaled_requests)))
@@ -208,13 +209,13 @@ static void signal_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
if (!signal && READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) && list_empty(&b->signalers))
intel_breadcrumbs_disarm_irq(b);
- rcu_read_lock();
- atomic_inc(&b->signaler_active);
- list_for_each_entry_rcu(ce, &b->signalers, signal_link) {
+ spin_lock(&b->signalers_lock);
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(ce, next, &b->signalers, signal_link) {
struct i915_request *rq;
+ bool release;
- list_for_each_entry_rcu(rq, &ce->signals, signal_link) {
- bool release;
+ spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ while ((rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&ce->signals, typeof(*rq), signal_link))) {
if (!__i915_request_is_complete(rq))
break;
@@ -228,15 +229,9 @@ static void signal_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
* spinlock as the callback chain may end up adding
* more signalers to the same context or engine.
*/
- spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
- list_del_rcu(&rq->signal_link);
- release = remove_signaling_context(b, ce);
- spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
- if (release) {
- if (intel_timeline_is_last(ce->timeline, rq))
- add_retire(b, ce->timeline);
- intel_context_put(ce);
- }
+ list_del(&rq->signal_link);
+ if (list_empty(&ce->signals) && intel_timeline_is_last(ce->timeline, rq))
+ add_retire(b, ce->timeline);
if (__dma_fence_signal(&rq->fence))
/* We own signal_node now, xfer to local list */
@@ -244,9 +239,13 @@ static void signal_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
else
i915_request_put(rq);
}
+
+ release = remove_signaling_context(b, ce);
+ spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ if (release)
+ intel_context_put(ce);
}
- atomic_dec(&b->signaler_active);
- rcu_read_unlock();
+ spin_unlock(&b->signalers_lock);
llist_for_each_safe(signal, sn, signal) {
struct i915_request *rq =
@@ -347,14 +346,15 @@ static void irq_signal_request(struct i915_request *rq,
irq_work_queue(&b->irq_work);
}
-static void insert_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
+static bool insert_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq,
+ struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
{
- struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = READ_ONCE(rq->engine)->breadcrumbs;
struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
struct list_head *pos;
+ bool ret;
if (test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags))
- return;
+ return false;
/*
* If the request is already completed, we can transfer it
@@ -363,14 +363,15 @@ static void insert_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
*/
if (__i915_request_is_complete(rq)) {
irq_signal_request(rq, b);
- return;
+ return false;
}
if (list_empty(&ce->signals)) {
- intel_context_get(ce);
- add_signaling_context(b, ce);
+ ret = true;
pos = &ce->signals;
} else {
+ ret = false;
+
/*
* We keep the seqno in retirement order, so we can break
* inside intel_engine_signal_breadcrumbs as soon as we've
@@ -395,23 +396,19 @@ static void insert_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
}
i915_request_get(rq);
- list_add_rcu(&rq->signal_link, pos);
+ list_add(&rq->signal_link, pos);
GEM_BUG_ON(!check_signal_order(ce, rq));
GEM_BUG_ON(test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags));
set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags);
- /*
- * Defer enabling the interrupt to after HW submission and recheck
- * the request as it may have completed and raised the interrupt as
- * we were attaching it into the lists.
- */
- if (!READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) || __i915_request_is_complete(rq))
- irq_work_queue(&b->irq_work);
+ return ret;
}
bool i915_request_enable_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
{
struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+ struct intel_breadcrumbs *b;
+ bool add_context;
/* Serialises with i915_request_retire() using rq->lock */
if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
@@ -427,30 +424,88 @@ bool i915_request_enable_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
return true;
spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ b = READ_ONCE(rq->engine)->breadcrumbs;
+
if (test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags))
- insert_breadcrumb(rq);
+ add_context = insert_breadcrumb(rq, b);
+
+ if (add_context && spin_trylock(&b->signalers_lock)) {
+ add_signaling_context(b, ce);
+ spin_unlock(&b->signalers_lock);
+ add_context = false;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Defer enabling the interrupt to after HW submission and recheck
+ * the request as it may have completed and raised the interrupt as
+ * we were attaching it into the lists.
+ */
+ if (!READ_ONCE(b->irq_armed) || __i915_request_is_complete(rq))
+ irq_work_queue(&b->irq_work);
+
spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ if (add_context) {
+ /*
+ * Fast trylock didn't work, use slow locking.
+ *
+ * Dropping the lock to solve the inversion is safe, since
+ * no race is possible against remove_signaling_context()
+ * without being added as signaling context.
+ */
+ spin_lock(&b->signalers_lock);
+ spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ add_signaling_context(b, ce);
+ spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ spin_unlock(&b->signalers_lock);
+ }
+
return true;
}
+
+static void unlock_context_remove_signaling(struct intel_context *ce,
+ struct intel_breadcrumbs *b,
+ unsigned long flags)
+{
+ bool release = false, retry = false;
+
+ if (list_empty(&ce->signals)) {
+ if (spin_trylock(&b->signalers_lock)) {
+ release = remove_signaling_context(b, ce);
+ spin_unlock(&b->signalers_lock);
+ } else {
+ retry = true;
+ }
+ }
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ce->signal_lock, flags);
+
+ if (retry) {
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&b->signalers_lock, flags);
+ spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ release = remove_signaling_context(b, ce);
+ spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b->signalers_lock, flags);
+ }
+
+ if (release)
+ intel_context_put(ce);
+}
+
void i915_request_cancel_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
{
struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = READ_ONCE(rq->engine)->breadcrumbs;
struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
- bool release;
+ unsigned long flags;
- spin_lock(&ce->signal_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&ce->signal_lock, flags);
if (!test_and_clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags)) {
spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
return;
}
- list_del_rcu(&rq->signal_link);
- release = remove_signaling_context(b, ce);
- spin_unlock(&ce->signal_lock);
- if (release)
- intel_context_put(ce);
+ list_del(&rq->signal_link);
+ unlock_context_remove_signaling(ce, b, flags);
if (__i915_request_is_complete(rq))
irq_signal_request(rq, b);
@@ -462,7 +517,6 @@ void intel_context_remove_breadcrumbs(struct intel_context *ce,
struct intel_breadcrumbs *b)
{
struct i915_request *rq, *rn;
- bool release = false;
unsigned long flags;
spin_lock_irqsave(&ce->signal_lock, flags);
@@ -476,31 +530,26 @@ void intel_context_remove_breadcrumbs(struct intel_context *ce,
&rq->fence.flags))
continue;
- list_del_rcu(&rq->signal_link);
+ list_del(&rq->signal_link);
irq_signal_request(rq, b);
i915_request_put(rq);
}
- release = remove_signaling_context(b, ce);
unlock:
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ce->signal_lock, flags);
- if (release)
- intel_context_put(ce);
-
- while (atomic_read(&b->signaler_active))
- cpu_relax();
+ unlock_context_remove_signaling(ce, b, flags);
}
static void print_signals(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b, struct drm_printer *p)
{
struct intel_context *ce;
struct i915_request *rq;
+ unsigned long flags;
drm_printf(p, "Signals:\n");
- rcu_read_lock();
- list_for_each_entry_rcu(ce, &b->signalers, signal_link) {
- list_for_each_entry_rcu(rq, &ce->signals, signal_link)
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&b->signalers_lock, flags);
+ list_for_each_entry(ce, &b->signalers, signal_link) {
+ list_for_each_entry(rq, &ce->signals, signal_link)
drm_printf(p, "\t[%llx:%llx%s] @ %dms\n",
rq->fence.context, rq->fence.seqno,
__i915_request_is_complete(rq) ? "!" :
@@ -508,7 +557,7 @@ static void print_signals(struct intel_breadcrumbs *b, struct drm_printer *p)
"",
jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - rq->emitted_jiffies));
}
- rcu_read_unlock();
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&b->signalers_lock, flags);
}
void intel_engine_print_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h
index bdf09fd67b6e7..648e5600587b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs_types.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct intel_breadcrumbs {
spinlock_t signalers_lock; /* protects the list of signalers */
struct list_head signalers;
struct llist_head signaled_requests;
- atomic_t signaler_active;
spinlock_t irq_lock; /* protects the interrupt from hardirq context */
struct irq_work irq_work; /* for use from inside irq_lock */
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-06 10:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-06 10:40 [PATCH v3 0/7] drm/i915: All fixes to make i915 work well with PREEMPT_RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] drm/i915/gt: Use spin_lock_irq() instead of local_irq_disable() + spin_lock() Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] drm/i915: Drop the irqs_disabled() check Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] drm/i915/guc: Consider also RCU depth in busy loop Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] drm/i915/gt: Fix selftests on PREEMPT_RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] drm/i915/gt: Set stop_timeout() correctly on PREEMPT-RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] drm/i915: Use sleeping selftests for igt_atomic on PREEMPT_RT Maarten Lankhorst
2026-07-06 10:40 ` Maarten Lankhorst [this message]
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