From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752066AbeCYTWr (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:22:47 -0400 Received: from mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com ([148.163.156.1]:34004 "EHLO mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751177AbeCYTWo (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:22:44 -0400 Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:23:28 -0700 From: "Paul E. McKenney" To: Yury Norov Cc: Chris Metcalf , Christopher Lameter , Russell King - ARM Linux , Mark Rutland , Steven Rostedt , Mathieu Desnoyers , Catalin Marinas , Will Deacon , Pekka Enberg , David Rientjes , Joonsoo Kim , Andrew Morton , Benjamin Herrenschmidt , Paul Mackerras , Michael Ellerman , linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, luto@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] smp: introduce kick_active_cpus_sync() Reply-To: paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com References: <20180325175004.28162-1-ynorov@caviumnetworks.com> <20180325175004.28162-3-ynorov@caviumnetworks.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20180325175004.28162-3-ynorov@caviumnetworks.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 x-cbid: 18032519-0036-0000-0000-000002D5CAAA X-IBM-SpamModules-Scores: X-IBM-SpamModules-Versions: BY=3.00008742; HX=3.00000241; KW=3.00000007; PH=3.00000004; SC=3.00000255; SDB=6.01008316; UDB=6.00513552; IPR=6.00787604; MB=3.00020235; MTD=3.00000008; XFM=3.00000015; UTC=2018-03-25 19:22:42 X-IBM-AV-DETECTION: SAVI=unused REMOTE=unused XFE=unused x-cbparentid: 18032519-0037-0000-0000-000043C2794A Message-Id: <20180325192328.GI3675@linux.vnet.ibm.com> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2018-03-25_07:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 lowpriorityscore=0 impostorscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1709140000 definitions=main-1803250235 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 08:50:04PM +0300, Yury Norov wrote: > kick_all_cpus_sync() forces all CPUs to sync caches by sending broadcast IPI. > If CPU is in extended quiescent state (idle task or nohz_full userspace), this > work may be done at the exit of this state. Delaying synchronization helps to > save power if CPU is in idle state and decrease latency for real-time tasks. > > This patch introduces kick_active_cpus_sync() and uses it in mm/slab and arm64 > code to delay syncronization. > > For task isolation (https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/3/589), IPI to the CPU running > isolated task would be fatal, as it breaks isolation. The approach with delaying > of synchronization work helps to maintain isolated state. > > I've tested it with test from task isolation series on ThunderX2 for more than > 10 hours (10k giga-ticks) without breaking isolation. > > Signed-off-by: Yury Norov > --- > arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c | 2 +- > include/linux/smp.h | 2 ++ > kernel/smp.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > mm/slab.c | 2 +- > 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c > index 2718a77da165..9d7c492e920e 100644 > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/insn.c > @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int __kprobes aarch64_insn_patch_text(void *addrs[], u32 insns[], int cnt) > * synchronization. > */ > ret = aarch64_insn_patch_text_nosync(addrs[0], insns[0]); > - kick_all_cpus_sync(); > + kick_active_cpus_sync(); > return ret; > } > } > diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h > index 9fb239e12b82..27215e22240d 100644 > --- a/include/linux/smp.h > +++ b/include/linux/smp.h > @@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ int smp_call_function_any(const struct cpumask *mask, > smp_call_func_t func, void *info, int wait); > > void kick_all_cpus_sync(void); > +void kick_active_cpus_sync(void); > void wake_up_all_idle_cpus(void); > > /* > @@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ smp_call_function_any(const struct cpumask *mask, smp_call_func_t func, > } > > static inline void kick_all_cpus_sync(void) { } > +static inline void kick_active_cpus_sync(void) { } > static inline void wake_up_all_idle_cpus(void) { } > > #ifdef CONFIG_UP_LATE_INIT > diff --git a/kernel/smp.c b/kernel/smp.c > index 084c8b3a2681..0358d6673850 100644 > --- a/kernel/smp.c > +++ b/kernel/smp.c > @@ -724,6 +724,30 @@ void kick_all_cpus_sync(void) > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kick_all_cpus_sync); > > +/** > + * kick_active_cpus_sync - Force CPUs that are not in extended > + * quiescent state (idle or nohz_full userspace) sync by sending > + * IPI. Extended quiescent state CPUs will sync at the exit of > + * that state. > + */ > +void kick_active_cpus_sync(void) > +{ > + int cpu; > + struct cpumask kernel_cpus; > + > + smp_mb(); > + > + cpumask_clear(&kernel_cpus); > + preempt_disable(); > + for_each_online_cpu(cpu) { > + if (!rcu_eqs_special_set(cpu)) If we get here, the CPU is not in a quiescent state, so we therefore must IPI it, correct? But don't you also need to define rcu_eqs_special_exit() so that RCU can invoke it when it next leaves its quiescent state? Or are you able to ignore the CPU in that case? (If you are able to ignore the CPU in that case, I could give you a lower-cost function to get your job done.) Thanx, Paul > + cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &kernel_cpus); > + } > + smp_call_function_many(&kernel_cpus, do_nothing, NULL, 1); > + preempt_enable(); > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kick_active_cpus_sync); > + > /** > * wake_up_all_idle_cpus - break all cpus out of idle > * wake_up_all_idle_cpus try to break all cpus which is in idle state even > diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c > index 324446621b3e..678d5dbd6f46 100644 > --- a/mm/slab.c > +++ b/mm/slab.c > @@ -3856,7 +3856,7 @@ static int __do_tune_cpucache(struct kmem_cache *cachep, int limit, > * cpus, so skip the IPIs. > */ > if (prev) > - kick_all_cpus_sync(); > + kick_active_cpus_sync(); > > check_irq_on(); > cachep->batchcount = batchcount; > -- > 2.14.1 >