Yan Zhai <yan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> This changeset fixes a common problem for busy networking kthreads.
> These threads, e.g. NAPI threads, typically will do:
>
> * polling a batch of packets
> * if there are more work, call cond_resched to allow scheduling
> * continue to poll more packets when rx queue is not empty
>
> We observed this being a problem in production, since it can block RCU
> tasks from making progress under heavy load. Investigation indicates
> that just calling cond_resched is insufficient for RCU tasks to reach
> quiescent states. This at least affects NAPI threads, napi_busy_loop, and
> also cpumap kthread for now.
>
> By reporting RCU QSes in these kthreads periodically before
> cond_resched, the blocked RCU waiters can correctly progress. Instead of
> just reporting QS for RCU tasks, these code share the same concern as
> noted in the commit d28139c4e967 ("rcu: Apply RCU-bh QSes to RCU-sched
> and RCU-preempt when safe"). So report a consolidated QS for safety.
>
> It is worth noting that, although this problem is reproducible in
> napi_busy_loop, it only shows up when setting the polling interval to as
> high as 2ms, which is far larger than recommended 50us-100us in the
> documentation. So napi_busy_loop is left untouched.
>
> V2: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/ZeFPz4D121TgvCje@debian.debian/
> V1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Zd4DXTyCf17lcTfq@debian.debian/#t
>
> changes since v2:
> * created a helper in rcu header to abstract the behavior
> * fixed cpumap kthread in addition
>
> changes since v1:
> * disable preemption first as Paul McKenney suggested
>
> Yan Zhai (3):
> rcu: add a helper to report consolidated flavor QS
> net: report RCU QS on threaded NAPI repolling
> bpf: report RCU QS in cpumap kthread
>
> include/linux/rcupdate.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> kernel/bpf/cpumap.c | 2 ++
> net/core/dev.c | 3 +++
> 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
For the series:
Reviewed-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx>
