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-rw-r--r--lib/locking-selftest.c34
-rw-r--r--lib/rwsem-spinlock.c69
-rw-r--r--lib/rwsem.c75
3 files changed, 87 insertions, 91 deletions
diff --git a/lib/locking-selftest.c b/lib/locking-selftest.c
index 7aae0f2a5e0..c3eb261a7df 100644
--- a/lib/locking-selftest.c
+++ b/lib/locking-selftest.c
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ __setup("debug_locks_verbose=", setup_debug_locks_verbose);
* Normal standalone locks, for the circular and irq-context
* dependency tests:
*/
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_A);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_B);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_C);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_D);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_A);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_B);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_C);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_D);
static DEFINE_RWLOCK(rwlock_A);
static DEFINE_RWLOCK(rwlock_B);
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ static DECLARE_RWSEM(rwsem_D);
* but X* and Y* are different classes. We do this so that
* we do not trigger a real lockup:
*/
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_X1);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_X2);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_Y1);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_Y2);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_Z1);
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock_Z2);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_X1);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_X2);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_Y1);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_Y2);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_Z1);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(lock_Z2);
static DEFINE_RWLOCK(rwlock_X1);
static DEFINE_RWLOCK(rwlock_X2);
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ static DECLARE_RWSEM(rwsem_Z2);
*/
#define INIT_CLASS_FUNC(class) \
static noinline void \
-init_class_##class(spinlock_t *lock, rwlock_t *rwlock, struct mutex *mutex, \
- struct rw_semaphore *rwsem) \
+init_class_##class(raw_spinlock_t *lock, rwlock_t *rwlock, \
+ struct mutex *mutex, struct rw_semaphore *rwsem)\
{ \
- spin_lock_init(lock); \
+ raw_spin_lock_init(lock); \
rwlock_init(rwlock); \
mutex_init(mutex); \
init_rwsem(rwsem); \
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ static void init_shared_classes(void)
* Shortcuts for lock/unlock API variants, to keep
* the testcases compact:
*/
-#define L(x) spin_lock(&lock_##x)
-#define U(x) spin_unlock(&lock_##x)
+#define L(x) raw_spin_lock(&lock_##x)
+#define U(x) raw_spin_unlock(&lock_##x)
#define LU(x) L(x); U(x)
-#define SI(x) spin_lock_init(&lock_##x)
+#define SI(x) raw_spin_lock_init(&lock_##x)
#define WL(x) write_lock(&rwlock_##x)
#define WU(x) write_unlock(&rwlock_##x)
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ GENERATE_PERMUTATIONS_3_EVENTS(irq_read_recursion_soft)
#define I2(x) \
do { \
- spin_lock_init(&lock_##x); \
+ raw_spin_lock_init(&lock_##x); \
rwlock_init(&rwlock_##x); \
mutex_init(&mutex_##x); \
init_rwsem(&rwsem_##x); \
diff --git a/lib/rwsem-spinlock.c b/lib/rwsem-spinlock.c
index 7e0d6a58fc8..7542afbb22b 100644
--- a/lib/rwsem-spinlock.c
+++ b/lib/rwsem-spinlock.c
@@ -73,20 +73,13 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int wakewrite)
goto dont_wake_writers;
}
- /* if we are allowed to wake writers try to grant a single write lock
- * if there's a writer at the front of the queue
- * - we leave the 'waiting count' incremented to signify potential
- * contention
+ /*
+ * as we support write lock stealing, we can't set sem->activity
+ * to -1 here to indicate we get the lock. Instead, we wake it up
+ * to let it go get it again.
*/
if (waiter->flags & RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE) {
- sem->activity = -1;
- list_del(&waiter->list);
- tsk = waiter->task;
- /* Don't touch waiter after ->task has been NULLed */
- smp_mb();
- waiter->task = NULL;
- wake_up_process(tsk);
- put_task_struct(tsk);
+ wake_up_process(waiter->task);
goto out;
}
@@ -121,18 +114,10 @@ static inline struct rw_semaphore *
__rwsem_wake_one_writer(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
struct rwsem_waiter *waiter;
- struct task_struct *tsk;
-
- sem->activity = -1;
waiter = list_entry(sem->wait_list.next, struct rwsem_waiter, list);
- list_del(&waiter->list);
+ wake_up_process(waiter->task);
- tsk = waiter->task;
- smp_mb();
- waiter->task = NULL;
- wake_up_process(tsk);
- put_task_struct(tsk);
return sem;
}
@@ -204,7 +189,6 @@ int __down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
/*
* get a write lock on the semaphore
- * - we increment the waiting count anyway to indicate an exclusive lock
*/
void __sched __down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
{
@@ -214,37 +198,32 @@ void __sched __down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
- if (sem->activity == 0 && list_empty(&sem->wait_list)) {
- /* granted */
- sem->activity = -1;
- raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
- goto out;
- }
-
- tsk = current;
- set_task_state(tsk, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-
/* set up my own style of waitqueue */
+ tsk = current;
waiter.task = tsk;
waiter.flags = RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE;
- get_task_struct(tsk);
-
list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &sem->wait_list);
- /* we don't need to touch the semaphore struct anymore */
- raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
-
- /* wait to be given the lock */
+ /* wait for someone to release the lock */
for (;;) {
- if (!waiter.task)
+ /*
+ * That is the key to support write lock stealing: allows the
+ * task already on CPU to get the lock soon rather than put
+ * itself into sleep and waiting for system woke it or someone
+ * else in the head of the wait list up.
+ */
+ if (sem->activity == 0)
break;
- schedule();
set_task_state(tsk, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+ raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
+ schedule();
+ raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
}
+ /* got the lock */
+ sem->activity = -1;
+ list_del(&waiter.list);
- tsk->state = TASK_RUNNING;
- out:
- ;
+ raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
}
void __sched __down_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
@@ -262,8 +241,8 @@ int __down_write_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&sem->wait_lock, flags);
- if (sem->activity == 0 && list_empty(&sem->wait_list)) {
- /* granted */
+ if (sem->activity == 0) {
+ /* got the lock */
sem->activity = -1;
ret = 1;
}
diff --git a/lib/rwsem.c b/lib/rwsem.c
index 8337e1b9bb8..ad5e0df16ab 100644
--- a/lib/rwsem.c
+++ b/lib/rwsem.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
*
* Written by David Howells (dhowells@redhat.com).
* Derived from arch/i386/kernel/semaphore.c
+ *
+ * Writer lock-stealing by Alex Shi <alex.shi@intel.com>
*/
#include <linux/rwsem.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int wake_type)
struct rwsem_waiter *waiter;
struct task_struct *tsk;
struct list_head *next;
- signed long oldcount, woken, loop, adjustment;
+ signed long woken, loop, adjustment;
waiter = list_entry(sem->wait_list.next, struct rwsem_waiter, list);
if (!(waiter->flags & RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE))
@@ -72,30 +74,8 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int wake_type)
*/
goto out;
- /* There's a writer at the front of the queue - try to grant it the
- * write lock. However, we only wake this writer if we can transition
- * the active part of the count from 0 -> 1
- */
- adjustment = RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS;
- if (waiter->list.next == &sem->wait_list)
- adjustment -= RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS;
-
- try_again_write:
- oldcount = rwsem_atomic_update(adjustment, sem) - adjustment;
- if (oldcount & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK)
- /* Someone grabbed the sem already */
- goto undo_write;
-
- /* We must be careful not to touch 'waiter' after we set ->task = NULL.
- * It is an allocated on the waiter's stack and may become invalid at
- * any time after that point (due to a wakeup from another source).
- */
- list_del(&waiter->list);
- tsk = waiter->task;
- smp_mb();
- waiter->task = NULL;
- wake_up_process(tsk);
- put_task_struct(tsk);
+ /* Wake up the writing waiter and let the task grab the sem: */
+ wake_up_process(waiter->task);
goto out;
readers_only:
@@ -157,12 +137,40 @@ __rwsem_do_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int wake_type)
out:
return sem;
+}
+
+/* Try to get write sem, caller holds sem->wait_lock: */
+static int try_get_writer_sem(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
+ struct rwsem_waiter *waiter)
+{
+ struct rwsem_waiter *fwaiter;
+ long oldcount, adjustment;
- /* undo the change to the active count, but check for a transition
- * 1->0 */
- undo_write:
+ /* only steal when first waiter is writing */
+ fwaiter = list_entry(sem->wait_list.next, struct rwsem_waiter, list);
+ if (!(fwaiter->flags & RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE))
+ return 0;
+
+ adjustment = RWSEM_ACTIVE_WRITE_BIAS;
+ /* Only one waiter in the queue: */
+ if (fwaiter == waiter && waiter->list.next == &sem->wait_list)
+ adjustment -= RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS;
+
+try_again_write:
+ oldcount = rwsem_atomic_update(adjustment, sem) - adjustment;
+ if (!(oldcount & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK)) {
+ /* No active lock: */
+ struct task_struct *tsk = waiter->task;
+
+ list_del(&waiter->list);
+ smp_mb();
+ put_task_struct(tsk);
+ tsk->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+ return 1;
+ }
+ /* some one grabbed the sem already */
if (rwsem_atomic_update(-adjustment, sem) & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK)
- goto out;
+ return 0;
goto try_again_write;
}
@@ -210,6 +218,15 @@ rwsem_down_failed_common(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
for (;;) {
if (!waiter.task)
break;
+
+ raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
+ /* Try to get the writer sem, may steal from the head writer: */
+ if (flags == RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_WRITE)
+ if (try_get_writer_sem(sem, &waiter)) {
+ raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
+ return sem;
+ }
+ raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
schedule();
set_task_state(tsk, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
}