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From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: mingo@elte.hu, laijs@cn.fujitsu.com, dipankar@in.ibm.com,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca,
	josh@joshtriplett.org, dvhltc@us.ibm.com, niv@us.ibm.com,
	tglx@linutronix.de, peterz@infradead.org, rostedt@goodmis.org,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu, dhowells@redhat.com,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 03/11] rcu: prohibit starting new grace periods while forcing quiescent states
Date: Mon,  4 Jan 2010 15:09:02 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <126264655052-git-send-email-> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100104230850.GA22111@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

From: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Reduce the number and variety of race conditions by prohibiting the
start of a new grace period while force_quiescent_state() is active.
A new fqs_active flag in the rcu_state structure is used to trace
whether or not force_quiescent_state() is active, and this new flag
is tested by rcu_start_gp().  If the CPU that closed out the last
grace period needs another grace period, this new grace period may
be delayed up to one scheduling-clock tick, but it will eventually
get started.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcutree.c |   31 +++++++++++++++++--------------
 kernel/rcutree.h |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index d42ad30..41688ff 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ rcu_start_gp(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long flags)
 	struct rcu_data *rdp = rsp->rda[smp_processor_id()];
 	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
 
-	if (!cpu_needs_another_gp(rsp, rdp)) {
+	if (!cpu_needs_another_gp(rsp, rdp) || rsp->fqs_active) {
 		if (rnp->completed == rsp->completed) {
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rnp->lock, flags);
 			return;
@@ -1195,6 +1195,7 @@ static void force_quiescent_state(struct rcu_state *rsp, int relaxed)
 	struct rcu_node *rnp = rcu_get_root(rsp);
 	u8 signaled;
 	u8 forcenow;
+	u8 gpdone;
 
 	if (!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp))
 		return;  /* No grace period in progress, nothing to force. */
@@ -1206,15 +1207,16 @@ static void force_quiescent_state(struct rcu_state *rsp, int relaxed)
 	    (long)(rsp->jiffies_force_qs - jiffies) >= 0)
 		goto unlock_fqs_ret; /* no emergency and done recently. */
 	rsp->n_force_qs++;
-	spin_lock(&rnp->lock);
+	spin_lock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs already disabled */
 	lastcomp = rsp->gpnum - 1;
 	signaled = rsp->signaled;
 	rsp->jiffies_force_qs = jiffies + RCU_JIFFIES_TILL_FORCE_QS;
 	if(!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp)) {
 		rsp->n_force_qs_ngp++;
-		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);
+		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs remain disabled */
 		goto unlock_fqs_ret;  /* no GP in progress, time updated. */
 	}
+	rsp->fqs_active = 1;
 	switch (signaled) {
 	case RCU_GP_IDLE:
 	case RCU_GP_INIT:
@@ -1223,15 +1225,16 @@ static void force_quiescent_state(struct rcu_state *rsp, int relaxed)
 
 	case RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK:
 
-		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);
+		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs remain disabled */
 		if (RCU_SIGNAL_INIT != RCU_SAVE_DYNTICK)
 			break; /* So gcc recognizes the dead code. */
 
 		/* Record dyntick-idle state. */
-		if (rcu_process_dyntick(rsp, lastcomp,
-					dyntick_save_progress_counter))
-			goto unlock_fqs_ret;
-		spin_lock(&rnp->lock);
+		gpdone = rcu_process_dyntick(rsp, lastcomp,
+					     dyntick_save_progress_counter);
+		spin_lock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs already disabled */
+		if (gpdone)
+			break;
 		/* fall into next case. */
 
 	case RCU_SAVE_COMPLETED:
@@ -1252,17 +1255,17 @@ static void force_quiescent_state(struct rcu_state *rsp, int relaxed)
 	case RCU_FORCE_QS:
 
 		/* Check dyntick-idle state, send IPI to laggarts. */
-		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);
-		if (rcu_process_dyntick(rsp, rsp->completed_fqs,
-					rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs))
-			goto unlock_fqs_ret;
+		spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs remain disabled */
+		gpdone = rcu_process_dyntick(rsp, rsp->completed_fqs,
+					     rcu_implicit_dynticks_qs);
 
 		/* Leave state in case more forcing is required. */
 
-		spin_lock(&rnp->lock);
+		spin_lock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs already disabled */
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);
+	rsp->fqs_active = 0;
+	spin_unlock(&rnp->lock);  /* irqs remain disabled */
 unlock_fqs_ret:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rsp->fqslock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.h b/kernel/rcutree.h
index d2a0046..dc386a7 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutree.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.h
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ struct rcu_state {
 
 	u8	signaled ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 						/* Force QS state. */
+	u8	fqs_active;			/* force_quiescent_state() */
+						/*  is running. */
 	long	gpnum;				/* Current gp number. */
 	long	completed;			/* # of last completed gp. */
 
-- 
1.5.2.5


  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-01-04 23:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-01-04 23:08 [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/11] rcu: suppress GP start to simplify force_quiescent_state() Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 01/11] rcu: adjust force_quiescent_state() locking, step 1 Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:24   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Adjust " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/11] rcu: adjust force_quiescent_state() locking, step 2 Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:25   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Adjust " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` Paul E. McKenney [this message]
2010-01-13 10:25   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Prohibit starting new grace periods while forcing quiescent states tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 04/11] rcu: eliminate local variable signaled from force_quiescent_state() Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:25   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Eliminate " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 05/11] rcu: eliminate local variable lastcomp " Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:25   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Eliminate " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 06/11] rcu: eliminate second argument of rcu_process_dyntick() Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:26   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Eliminate " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 07/11] rcu: eliminate rcu_process_dyntick() return value Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:26   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Eliminate " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 08/11] rcu: remove leg of force_quiescent_state() switch statement Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:26   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Remove " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 09/11] rcu: remove redundant grace-period check Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:26   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Remove " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 10/11] rcu: make force_quiescent_state() start grace period if needed Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:27   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Make " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-04 23:09 ` [PATCH tip/core/rcu 11/11] rcu: add force_quiescent_state() testing to rcutorture Paul E. McKenney
2010-01-13 10:27   ` [tip:core/rcu] rcu: Add " tip-bot for Paul E. McKenney

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