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-rw-r--r--kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c41
-rw-r--r--kernel/locking/rwsem.c8
-rw-r--r--kernel/locking/rwsem.h41
3 files changed, 69 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
index 63b40a5c62ec..6b0d0605910e 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem-xadd.c
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ __rwsem_mark_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
/* Last active locker left. Retry waking readers. */
goto try_reader_grant;
}
+ /*
+ * It is not really necessary to set it to reader-owned here,
+ * but it gives the spinners an early indication that the
+ * readers now have the lock.
+ */
+ rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
}
/* Grant an infinite number of read locks to the readers at the front
@@ -325,16 +331,11 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
rcu_read_lock();
owner = READ_ONCE(sem->owner);
- if (!owner) {
- long count = atomic_long_read(&sem->count);
+ if (!rwsem_owner_is_writer(owner)) {
/*
- * If sem->owner is not set, yet we have just recently entered the
- * slowpath with the lock being active, then there is a possibility
- * reader(s) may have the lock. To be safe, bail spinning in these
- * situations.
+ * Don't spin if the rwsem is readers owned.
*/
- if (count & RWSEM_ACTIVE_MASK)
- ret = false;
+ ret = !rwsem_owner_is_reader(owner);
goto done;
}
@@ -347,8 +348,6 @@ done:
static noinline
bool rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem, struct task_struct *owner)
{
- long count;
-
rcu_read_lock();
while (sem->owner == owner) {
/*
@@ -369,16 +368,11 @@ bool rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem, struct task_struct *owner)
}
rcu_read_unlock();
- if (READ_ONCE(sem->owner))
- return true; /* new owner, continue spinning */
-
/*
- * When the owner is not set, the lock could be free or
- * held by readers. Check the counter to verify the
- * state.
+ * If there is a new owner or the owner is not set, we continue
+ * spinning.
*/
- count = atomic_long_read(&sem->count);
- return (count == 0 || count == RWSEM_WAITING_BIAS);
+ return !rwsem_owner_is_reader(READ_ONCE(sem->owner));
}
static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
@@ -397,7 +391,16 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
while (true) {
owner = READ_ONCE(sem->owner);
- if (owner && !rwsem_spin_on_owner(sem, owner))
+ /*
+ * Don't spin if
+ * 1) the owner is a reader as we we can't determine if the
+ * reader is actively running or not.
+ * 2) The rwsem_spin_on_owner() returns false which means
+ * the owner isn't running.
+ */
+ if (rwsem_owner_is_reader(owner) ||
+ (rwsem_owner_is_writer(owner) &&
+ !rwsem_spin_on_owner(sem, owner)))
break;
/* wait_lock will be acquired if write_lock is obtained */
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 2e853ad93a3a..45ba475d4be3 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void __sched down_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
rwsem_acquire_read(&sem->dep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
LOCK_CONTENDED(sem, __down_read_trylock, __down_read);
+ rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read);
@@ -33,8 +34,10 @@ int down_read_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
int ret = __down_read_trylock(sem);
- if (ret == 1)
+ if (ret == 1) {
rwsem_acquire_read(&sem->dep_map, 0, 1, _RET_IP_);
+ rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
+ }
return ret;
}
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ void downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
* lockdep: a downgraded write will live on as a write
* dependency.
*/
- rwsem_clear_owner(sem);
+ rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
__downgrade_write(sem);
}
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
rwsem_acquire_read(&sem->dep_map, subclass, 0, _RET_IP_);
LOCK_CONTENDED(sem, __down_read_trylock, __down_read);
+ rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_nested);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.h b/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
index 870ed9a5b426..8f43ba234787 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.h
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * The owner field of the rw_semaphore structure will be set to
+ * RWSEM_READ_OWNED when a reader grabs the lock. A writer will clear
+ * the owner field when it unlocks. A reader, on the other hand, will
+ * not touch the owner field when it unlocks.
+ *
+ * In essence, the owner field now has the following 3 states:
+ * 1) 0
+ * - lock is free or the owner hasn't set the field yet
+ * 2) RWSEM_READER_OWNED
+ * - lock is currently or previously owned by readers (lock is free
+ * or not set by owner yet)
+ * 3) Other non-zero value
+ * - a writer owns the lock
+ */
+#define RWSEM_READER_OWNED ((struct task_struct *)1UL)
+
#ifdef CONFIG_RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER
static inline void rwsem_set_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
@@ -9,6 +26,26 @@ static inline void rwsem_clear_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
sem->owner = NULL;
}
+static inline void rwsem_set_reader_owned(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+ /*
+ * We check the owner value first to make sure that we will only
+ * do a write to the rwsem cacheline when it is really necessary
+ * to minimize cacheline contention.
+ */
+ if (sem->owner != RWSEM_READER_OWNED)
+ sem->owner = RWSEM_READER_OWNED;
+}
+
+static inline bool rwsem_owner_is_writer(struct task_struct *owner)
+{
+ return owner && owner != RWSEM_READER_OWNED;
+}
+
+static inline bool rwsem_owner_is_reader(struct task_struct *owner)
+{
+ return owner == RWSEM_READER_OWNED;
+}
#else
static inline void rwsem_set_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
@@ -17,4 +54,8 @@ static inline void rwsem_set_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
static inline void rwsem_clear_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
{
}
+
+static inline void rwsem_set_reader_owned(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+}
#endif