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
next prev 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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