Re: [PATCH] get 2% or more performance improved by reducing spin_lock race

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Hello.

On 07-06-2013 11:31, Qinchuanyu wrote:

the wake_up_process func is included by spin_lock/unlock in vhost_work_queue,
  but it could be done outside the spin_lock.
I have test it with kernel 3.0.27 and guest suse11-sp2 using iperf, the num as below.
                  orignal                   modified
thread_num  tp(Gbps)   vhost(%)  |  tp(Gbps)     vhost(%)
1           9.59         28.82   |      9.59        27.49
8            9.61        32.92   |      9.62        26.77
64            9.58        46.48  |     9.55        38.99
256            9.6        63.7   |      9.6         52.59

   Could you align your columns?

Signed-off-by: Chuanyu Qin <qinchuanyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
  drivers/vhost/vhost.c |    5 +++--
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 94dbd25..8bee109 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@ static inline void vhost_work_queue(struct vhost_dev *dev,
  	if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
  		list_add_tail(&work->node, &dev->work_list);
  		work->queue_seq++;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->work_lock, flags);
  		wake_up_process(dev->worker);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->work_lock, flags);
+	} else
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->work_lock, flags);

You should have {} in the *else* branch, if you have it in the *if* branch (and vice versa), according to Documentation/CodingStyle.

WBR, Sergei

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