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* [RESEND PATCH 0/11] kernel:lockdep:replace DFS with BFS
@ 2009-06-28 15:04 tom.leiming
  2009-06-28 15:04 ` [RESEND PATCH 01/11] kernel:lockdep:print the shortest dependency chain if finding a circle tom.leiming
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  0 siblings, 3 replies; 54+ messages in thread
From: tom.leiming @ 2009-06-28 15:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: a.p.zijlstra; +Cc: linux-kernel, akpm, mingo

Hi,Peter

Currently lockdep uses recursion DFS(depth-first search) algorithm to
search target in checking lock circle(check_noncircular()),irq-safe
-> irq-unsafe(check_irq_usage()) and irq inversion when adding a new
lock dependency. This patches replace the current DFS with BFS, based on
the following consideration:

    1,no loss of efficiency, no matter DFS or BFS, the running time
    are O(V+E) (V is vertex count, and E is edge count of one
    graph);

    2,BFS may be easily implemented by circular queue and consumes
    much less kernel stack space than DFS for DFS is implemented by
    recursion.

    3,The shortest path can be obtained by BFS if the target is
    found, but can't be got by DFS. By the shortest path, we can
    shorten the lock dependency chain and help to troubleshoot lock
    problem easier than before.




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2009-06-28 15:04 [RESEND PATCH 0/11] kernel:lockdep:replace DFS with BFS tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04 ` [RESEND PATCH 01/11] kernel:lockdep:print the shortest dependency chain if finding a circle tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04   ` [RESEND PATCH 02/11] kernel:lockdep:improve implementation of BFS tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04     ` [RESEND PATCH 03/11] kernel:lockdep: introduce match function to BFS tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04       ` [RESEND PATCH 04/11] kernel:lockdep:implement check_noncircular() by BFS tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04         ` [RESEND PATCH 05/11] kernel:lockdep:implement find_usage_*wards " tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04           ` [RESEND PATCH 06/11] kernel:lockdep:introduce print_shortest_lock_dependencies tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04             ` [RESEND PATCH 07/11] kernel:lockdep: implement lockdep_count_*ward_deps by BFS tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04               ` [RESEND PATCH 08/11] kernel:lockdep: update memory usage introduced " tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04                 ` [RESEND PATCH 09/11] kernel:lockdep:add statistics info for max bfs queue depth tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04                   ` [RESEND PATCH 10/11] BFS cleanup tom.leiming
2009-06-28 15:04                     ` [RESEND PATCH 11/11] kernel:lockdep:fix return value of check_usage*() tom.leiming
2009-07-18 14:24                     ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: BFS cleanup tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2009-07-18 17:23                       ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-08-02 13:03                     ` tip-bot for Peter Zijlstra
2009-07-18 14:24                   ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Add statistics info for max bfs queue depth tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:03                   ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:24                 ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Update memory usage introduced by BFS tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 17:23                   ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-08-02 13:02                 ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:24               ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Implement lockdep_count_*ward_deps " tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:02               ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:24             ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Introduce print_shortest_lock_dependencies tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:02             ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:23           ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Implement find_usage_*wards by BFS tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:02           ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-13  8:02         ` [RESEND PATCH 04/11] kernel:lockdep:implement check_noncircular() " Dave Young
2009-07-13  8:08           ` Dave Young
2009-07-21  3:33             ` Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:23         ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Implement " tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:02         ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:23       ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Introduce match function to BFS tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:01       ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-18 14:23     ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Improve implementation of BFS tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:01     ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-11 21:30   ` [RESEND PATCH 01/11] kernel:lockdep:print the shortest dependency chain if finding a circle Frederic Weisbecker
2009-07-12  2:42     ` Ming Lei
2009-07-13  7:01       ` Ingo Molnar
2009-07-13  9:14         ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-07-13 13:56           ` Ming Lei
2009-07-13 13:51         ` Ming Lei
2009-07-13  9:01   ` Dave Young
2009-07-18 14:23   ` [tip:core/locking] lockdep: Print " tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-08-02 13:01   ` tip-bot for Ming Lei
2009-07-11  0:43 ` [RESEND PATCH 0/11] kernel:lockdep:replace DFS with BFS Frederic Weisbecker
2009-07-11  3:25   ` Ming Lei
2009-07-11 21:09     ` Frederic Weisbecker
2009-07-12  2:29       ` Ming Lei
2009-07-13  7:02         ` Ingo Molnar
2009-07-13  9:16 ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-07-16  4:39   ` Ming Lei
2009-07-16  5:22     ` Peter Zijlstra
2009-07-16  7:12       ` Ming Lei
2009-07-16  9:54         ` Peter Zijlstra

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