Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] rcu: Reduce synchronize_rcu() latency

Uladzislau Rezki
2024-03-05T09:35:17Z

On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 12:07:43PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 05:23:13PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 12:55:47PM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > Le Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 07:04:21PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki a écrit :
> > > > On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 12:07:32AM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Feb 20, 2024 at 07:31:13PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> > > > > > +static void rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup_work(struct work_struct *work)
> > > > > > +{
> > > > > > + struct llist_node *done, *rcu, *next, *head;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + /*
> > > > > > + * This work execution can potentially execute
> > > > > > + * while a new done tail is being updated by
> > > > > > + * grace period kthread in rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup().
> > > > > > + * So, read and updates of done tail need to
> > > > > > + * follow acq-rel semantics.
> > > > > > + *
> > > > > > + * Given that wq semantics guarantees that a single work
> > > > > > + * cannot execute concurrently by multiple kworkers,
> > > > > > + * the done tail list manipulations are protected here.
> > > > > > + */
> > > > > > + done = smp_load_acquire(&rcu_state.srs_done_tail);
> > > > > > + if (!done)
> > > > > > + return;
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > + WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_sr_is_wait_head(done));
> > > > > > + head = done->next;
> > > > > > + done->next = NULL;
> > > > >
> > > > > Can the following race happen?
> > > > >
> > > > > CPU 0 CPU 1
> > > > > ----- -----
> > > > >
> > > > > // wait_tail == HEAD1
> > > > > rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup() {
> > > > > // has passed SR_MAX_USERS_WAKE_FROM_GP
> > > > > wait_tail->next = next;
> > > > > // done_tail = HEAD1
> > > > > smp_store_release(&rcu_state.srs_done_tail, wait_tail);
> > > > > queue_work() {
> > > > > test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT, work_data_bits(work)
> > > > > __queue_work()
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > set_work_pool_and_clear_pending()
> > > > > rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup_work() {
> > > > > // new GP, wait_tail == HEAD2
> > > > > rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup() {
> > > > > // executes all completion, but stop at HEAD1
> > > > > wait_tail->next = HEAD1;
> > > > > // done_tail = HEAD2
> > > > > smp_store_release(&rcu_state.srs_done_tail, wait_tail);
> > > > > queue_work() {
> > > > > test_and_set_bit(WORK_STRUCT_PENDING_BIT, work_data_bits(work)
> > > > > __queue_work()
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > > // done = HEAD2
> > > > > done = smp_load_acquire(&rcu_state.srs_done_tail);
> > > > > // head = HEAD1
> > > > > head = done->next;
> > > > > done->next = NULL;
> > > > > llist_for_each_safe() {
> > > > > // completes all callbacks, release HEAD1
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > > // Process second queue
> > > > > set_work_pool_and_clear_pending()
> > > > > rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup_work() {
> > > > > // done = HEAD2
> > > > > done = smp_load_acquire(&rcu_state.srs_done_tail);
> > > > >
> > > > > // new GP, wait_tail == HEAD3
> > > > > rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup() {
> > > > > // Finds HEAD2 with ->next == NULL at the end
> > > > > rcu_sr_put_wait_head(HEAD2)
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > // A few more GPs later
> > > > > rcu_sr_normal_gp_init() {
> > > > > HEAD2 = rcu_sr_get_wait_head();
> > > > > llist_add(HEAD2, &rcu_state.srs_next);
> > > > > // head == rcu_state.srs_next
> > > > > head = done->next;
> > > > > done->next = NULL;
> > > > > llist_for_each_safe() {
> > > > > // EXECUTE CALLBACKS TOO EARLY!!!
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > Looks like that. To address this, we should not release the head in the GP
> > > > > kthread.
> > >
> > > But then you have to unconditionally schedule the work, right? Otherwise the
> > > HEADs are not released. And that means dropping this patch (right now I don't
> > > have a better idea).
> > >
> > The easiest way is to drop the patch. To address it we can go with:
> >
> > <snip>
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > index 31f3a61f9c38..9aa2cd46583e 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
> > @@ -1661,16 +1661,8 @@ static void rcu_sr_normal_gp_cleanup(void)
> > * wait-head is released if last. The worker is not kicked.
> > */
> > llist_for_each_safe(rcu, next, wait_tail->next) {
> > - if (rcu_sr_is_wait_head(rcu)) {
> > - if (!rcu->next) {
> > - rcu_sr_put_wait_head(rcu);
> > - wait_tail->next = NULL;
> > - } else {
> > - wait_tail->next = rcu;
> > - }
> > -
> > + if (rcu_sr_is_wait_head(rcu))
> > break;
> > - }
> >
> > rcu_sr_normal_complete(rcu);
> > // It can be last, update a next on this step.
> > <snip>
> >
> > i.e. the process of users from GP is still there. The work is triggered
> > to perform a final complete(if there are users) + releasing wait-heads
> > so we do not race anymore.
> >
> > I am OK with both cases. Dropping the patch will make it more simple
> > for sure.
>
> Please feel free to repost a fixed-up patch series. I can easily replace
> the commits currently in -rcu with new ones. Just let me know.
>
I will submit a fix patch for the race also i will submit a patch
related to switching to our own wq. that will have WQ_MEM_RECLAIM
flag.

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Uladzislau Rezki