We currently pin the ctx for io_req_local_work_add() with
percpu_ref_get/put, which imply two rcu_read_lock/unlock pairs and some
extra overhead on top in the fast path. Replace it with a pure rcu read
and let io_ring_exit_work() synchronise against it.
Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@xxxxxxxxx>
---
io_uring/io_uring.c | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 29a0516ee5ce..fb7215b543cd 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1332,9 +1332,9 @@ void __io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, bool allow_local)
struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
if (allow_local && ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN) {
- percpu_ref_get(&ctx->refs);
+ rcu_read_lock();
io_req_local_work_add(req);
- percpu_ref_put(&ctx->refs);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return;
}
@@ -3052,6 +3052,10 @@ static __cold void io_ring_exit_work(struct work_struct *work)
spin_lock(&ctx->completion_lock);
spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
+ /* pairs with RCU read section in io_req_local_work_add() */
+ if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN)
+ synchronize_rcu();
+
io_ring_ctx_free(ctx);
}
--
2.40.0
