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From: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>, Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>,
	NeilBrown <neil@brown.name>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 16/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 5
Date: Tue,  5 May 2026 06:54:03 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260505055412.1261144-17-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260505055412.1261144-1-viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>

Shrink rcu_read_lock() scopes surrounding fast_dput() calls.
Both callers are immediately preceded and followed by
rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() resp.  Shrink that down
into fast_dput() itself; in case when fast_dput() ends up
grabbing ->d_lock, we can pull rcu_read_unlock() up to
right after spin_lock().

Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
---
 fs/dcache.c | 23 +++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 4222d89692a8..5872f369ddaf 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ static inline bool fast_dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 	/*
 	 * try to decrement the lockref optimistically.
 	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	ret = lockref_put_return(&dentry->d_lockref);
 
 	/*
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@ static inline bool fast_dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(dentry->d_lockref.count <= 0)) {
 			spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 			return true;
@@ -896,8 +898,10 @@ static inline bool fast_dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 	/*
 	 * If we weren't the last ref, we're done.
 	 */
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return true;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Can we decide that decrement of refcount is all we needed without
@@ -905,8 +909,10 @@ static inline bool fast_dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 	 * dentry looks like it ought to be retained and there's nothing else
 	 * to do.
 	 */
-	if (retain_dentry(dentry, false))
+	if (retain_dentry(dentry, false)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return true;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Either not worth retaining or we can't tell without the lock.
@@ -914,6 +920,7 @@ static inline bool fast_dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 	 * but we'll need to re-check the situation after getting the lock.
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
 	 * Did somebody else grab a reference to it in the meantime, and
@@ -971,12 +978,8 @@ void dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!dentry)
 		return;
 	might_sleep();
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (likely(fast_dput(dentry))) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (likely(fast_dput(dentry)))
 		return;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	finish_dput(dentry);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dput);
@@ -1024,12 +1027,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__move_to_shrink_list);
 
 void dput_to_list(struct dentry *dentry, struct list_head *list)
 {
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	if (likely(fast_dput(dentry))) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (likely(fast_dput(dentry)))
 		return;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	__move_to_shrink_list(dentry, list);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 }
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-05  5:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-05  5:53 [RFC PATCH 00/25] assorted dcache cleanups and fixes Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 01/25] VFS: use wait_var_event for waiting in d_alloc_parallel() Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 02/25] alloc_path_pseudo(): make sure we don't end up with NORCU dentries for directories Al Viro
2026-05-05  8:21   ` NeilBrown
2026-05-05 17:48     ` Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 03/25] fix a race between d_find_any_alias() and final dput() of NORCU dentries Al Viro
2026-05-05 17:06   ` Linus Torvalds
2026-05-05 20:29     ` Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 04/25] find_acceptable_alias(): skip NORCU aliases with zero refcount Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 05/25] select_collect(): ignore dentries on shrink lists if they have positive refcounts Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 06/25] make to_shrink_list() return whether it has moved dentry to list Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 07/25] kill d_dispose_if_unused() Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 08/25] d_prune_aliases(): make sure to skip NORCU aliases Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 09/25] shrink_dentry_list(): start with removing from shrink list Al Viro
2026-05-07 20:39   ` Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 10/25] fold lock_for_kill() into shrink_kill() Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 11/25] fold lock_for_kill() and __dentry_kill() into common helper Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:53 ` [RFC PATCH 12/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 1 Al Viro
2026-05-05  8:55   ` NeilBrown
2026-05-05 14:22     ` Al Viro
2026-05-05 21:58       ` NeilBrown
2026-05-05 16:47   ` Linus Torvalds
2026-05-05 22:42     ` Al Viro
2026-05-07  7:35       ` Al Viro
2026-05-07 15:32         ` Linus Torvalds
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 13/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 2 Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 14/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 3 Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 15/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 4 Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` Al Viro [this message]
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 17/25] reducing rcu_read_lock() scopes in dput and friends, step 6 Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 18/25] adjust calling conventions of lock_for_kill(), fold __dentry_kill() into dentry_kill() Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 19/25] document dentry_kill() Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 20/25] d_walk(): shrink rcu_read_lock() scope Al Viro
2026-05-05 17:01   ` Linus Torvalds
2026-05-05 20:05     ` Al Viro
2026-05-05 21:40       ` Frederic Weisbecker
2026-05-05 22:50         ` Al Viro
2026-05-06  3:49           ` Paul E. McKenney
2026-05-07 22:39             ` NeilBrown
2026-05-07 23:21               ` Paul E. McKenney
2026-05-08 14:47                 ` Al Viro
2026-05-08 22:03                   ` Paul E. McKenney
2026-05-08 23:03                     ` Al Viro
2026-05-08  3:01         ` Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 21/25] shrinking rcu_read_lock() scope in d_alloc_parallel() Al Viro
2026-05-07 21:52   ` Jori Koolstra
2026-05-08  3:12     ` Al Viro
2026-05-08  9:28       ` Jori Koolstra
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 22/25] shrink_dentry_tree(): unify the calls of shrink_dentry_list() Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 23/25] wind ->s_roots via ->d_sib instead of ->d_hash Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 24/25] nfs: get rid of fake root dentries Al Viro
2026-05-05  5:54 ` [RFC PATCH 25/25] make cursors NORCU Al Viro
2026-05-05 17:09 ` [RFC PATCH 00/25] assorted dcache cleanups and fixes Linus Torvalds

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