On 4/6/24 17:11, Bongkyu Kim wrote: > Reader optimistic spinning is helpful when the reader critical section > is short and there aren't that many readers around. It also improves > the chance that a reader can get the lock as writer optimistic spinning > disproportionally favors writers much more than readers. > > Since commit 617f3ef95177 ("locking/rwsem: Remove reader optimistic > spinning"), reader optimistic spinning was taken out is because of > reader fragmentation especially now that we essentially wake up all the > readers all at once when it is reader's turn to take the read lock. > > But, on smaller systems with just a few CPU cores, reader optimistic > spinning may help performance. So, reintroduce reader optimistic > spinning and enable it when the number of cores in the system <= the > threshold (default set to 8 cores). This threshold can be changed by > "rwsem.rspin_maxcpus" commandline. > > The simple heuristic of skipping optimistic spinning if the lock is > reader owned is kept, reader optimistic spinning won't affect handoff > handling which requires that an unlocker see the lock will be free and > wake up the head of the wait queue. > > Test result: > This is 15 application startup performances in our exynos SoC. > Reader optimistic spinning improves application startup time about 3.8% > in average. > - Cortex A78*2 + Cortex A55*6 > - android os > - unit: ms (lower is better) > > Application base rspin Diff Diff(%) > -------------------- ------ --------- ---- ------- > * Total(geomean) 343 330 -13 +3.8% > -------------------- ------ --------- ---- ------- > helloworld 110 108 -2 +1.8% > Amazon_Seller 397 388 -9 +2.3% > Whatsapp 311 304 -7 +2.3% > Simple_PDF_Reader 500 463 -37 +7.4% > FaceApp 330 317 -13 +3.9% > Timestamp_Camera_Free 451 443 -8 +1.8% > Kindle 629 597 -32 +5.1% > Coinbase 243 233 -10 +4.1% > Firefox 425 399 -26 +6.1% > Candy_Crush_Soda 552 538 -14 +2.5% > Hill_Climb_Racing 245 230 -15 +6.1% > Call_Recorder 437 426 -11 +2.5% > Color_Fill_3D 190 180 -10 +5.3% > eToro 512 505 -7 +1.4% > GroupMe 281 266 -15 +5.3% > > Signed-off-by: Bongkyu Kim <bongkyu7.kim@xxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Changes v2 -> v3: > - Enable reader optimistic spinning by rwsem_rspin_maxcpus > - Use static_branch for rwsem_rspin_enabled > - Modify commit messages > > Changse v1 -> v2: > - Move the rwsem_opt_rspin definition out of the "ifdef > CONFIG_RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER" and add _ro_after_init to rwsem_opt_rspin. > --- > .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 6 + > kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h | 5 +- > kernel/locking/rwsem.c | 308 +++++++++++++++--- > 3 files changed, 275 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt > index ef267fbf1b71..1e8d862acfb8 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt > @@ -5780,6 +5780,12 @@ > > rw [KNL] Mount root device read-write on boot > > + rwsem.rspin_maxcpus= [KNL] > + Maximum number of cpus for enabling rwsem reader > + optimistic spinning. Reader optimistic spinning may > + help performance on a few CPU cores system. The default > + value is 8. > + > S [KNL] Run init in single mode > > s390_iommu= [HW,S390] > diff --git a/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h b/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h > index 97fb6f3f840a..270a0d351932 100644 > --- a/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h > +++ b/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h > @@ -56,9 +56,12 @@ LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_sleep_reader) /* # of reader sleeps */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_sleep_writer) /* # of writer sleeps */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_wake_reader) /* # of reader wakeups */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_wake_writer) /* # of writer wakeups */ > -LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_lock) /* # of opt-acquired write locks */ > +LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_rlock) /* # of opt-acquired read locks */ > +LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_wlock) /* # of opt-acquired write locks */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_fail) /* # of failed optspins */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_nospin) /* # of disabled optspins */ > +LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_norspin) /* # of disabled reader-only optspins */ > +LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_rlock2) /* # of opt-acquired 2ndary read locks */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_rlock) /* # of read locks acquired */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_rlock_steal) /* # of read locks by lock stealing */ > LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_rlock_fast) /* # of fast read locks acquired */ > diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c > index c6d17aee4209..7cc779b5f663 100644 > --- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c > +++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c > @@ -33,13 +33,19 @@ > #include "lock_events.h" > > /* > - * The least significant 2 bits of the owner value has the following > + * The least significant 3 bits of the owner value has the following > * meanings when set. > * - Bit 0: RWSEM_READER_OWNED - rwsem may be owned by readers (just a hint) > - * - Bit 1: RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE - Cannot spin on a reader-owned lock > + * - Bit 1: RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE - Readers cannot spin on this lock. > + * - Bit 2: RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE - Writers cannot spin on this lock. > * > - * When the rwsem is reader-owned and a spinning writer has timed out, > - * the nonspinnable bit will be set to disable optimistic spinning. > + * When the rwsem is either owned by an anonymous writer, or it is > + * reader-owned, but a spinning writer has timed out, both nonspinnable > + * bits will be set to disable optimistic spinning by readers and writers. > + * In the later case, the last unlocking reader should then check the > + * writer nonspinnable bit and clear it only to give writers preference > + * to acquire the lock via optimistic spinning, but not readers. Similar > + * action is also done in the reader slowpath. > > * When a writer acquires a rwsem, it puts its task_struct pointer > * into the owner field. It is cleared after an unlock. > @@ -59,9 +65,47 @@ > * is previously owned by a writer and the following conditions are met: > * - rwsem is not currently writer owned > * - the handoff isn't set. > + * > + * Reader optimistic spinning is helpful when the reader critical section > + * is short and there aren't that many readers around. It makes readers > + * relatively more preferred than writers. When a writer times out spinning > + * on a reader-owned lock and set the nospinnable bits, there are two main > + * reasons for that. > + * > + * 1) The reader critical section is long, perhaps the task sleeps after > + * acquiring the read lock. > + * 2) There are just too many readers contending the lock causing it to > + * take a while to service all of them. > + * > + * In the former case, long reader critical section will impede the progress > + * of writers which is usually more important for system performance. In > + * the later case, reader optimistic spinning tends to make the reader > + * groups that contain readers that acquire the lock together smaller > + * leading to more of them. That may hurt performance in some cases. In > + * other words, the setting of nonspinnable bits indicates that reader > + * optimistic spinning may not be helpful for those workloads that cause > + * it. > + * > + * Therefore, any writers that had observed the setting of the writer > + * nonspinnable bit for a given rwsem after they fail to acquire the lock > + * via optimistic spinning will set the reader nonspinnable bit once they > + * acquire the write lock. Similarly, readers that observe the setting > + * of reader nonspinnable bit at slowpath entry will set the reader > + * nonspinnable bits when they acquire the read lock via the wakeup path. > + * > + * Once the reader nonspinnable bit is on, it will only be reset when > + * a writer is able to acquire the rwsem in the fast path or somehow a > + * reader or writer in the slowpath doesn't observe the nonspinable bit. > + * > + * This is to discourage reader optmistic spinning on that particular > + * rwsem and make writers more preferred. This adaptive disabling of reader > + * optimistic spinning will alleviate the negative side effect of this > + * feature. > */ > #define RWSEM_READER_OWNED (1UL << 0) > -#define RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE (1UL << 1) > +#define RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE (1UL << 1) > +#define RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE (1UL << 2) > +#define RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE (RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE | RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE) > #define RWSEM_OWNER_FLAGS_MASK (RWSEM_READER_OWNED | RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE) > > #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RWSEMS > @@ -78,6 +122,20 @@ > # define DEBUG_RWSEMS_WARN_ON(c, sem) > #endif > > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(rwsem_rspin_enabled); > +static int __ro_after_init rwsem_rspin_maxcpus = 8; > + > +static int __init parse_rwsem_param(char *arg) > +{ > + int val; > + > + if (get_option(&arg, &val)) > + rwsem_rspin_maxcpus = val; > + > + return 0; > +} > +early_param("rwsem.rspin_maxcpus", parse_rwsem_param); > + > /* > * On 64-bit architectures, the bit definitions of the count are: > * > @@ -171,7 +229,7 @@ static inline void __rwsem_set_reader_owned(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > struct task_struct *owner) > { > unsigned long val = (unsigned long)owner | RWSEM_READER_OWNED | > - (atomic_long_read(&sem->owner) & RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE); > + (atomic_long_read(&sem->owner) & RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE); > > atomic_long_set(&sem->owner, val); > } > @@ -341,6 +399,7 @@ struct rwsem_waiter { > enum rwsem_waiter_type type; > unsigned long timeout; > bool handoff_set; > + unsigned long last_rowner; > }; > #define rwsem_first_waiter(sem) \ > list_first_entry(&sem->wait_list, struct rwsem_waiter, list) > @@ -480,6 +539,10 @@ static void rwsem_mark_wake(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > * the reader is copied over. > */ > owner = waiter->task; > + if (waiter->last_rowner & RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE) { > + owner = (void *)((unsigned long)owner | RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE); > + lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_norspin); > + } > __rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem, owner); > } > > @@ -684,6 +747,30 @@ enum owner_state { > }; > > #ifdef CONFIG_RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER > +/* > + * Try to acquire read lock before the reader is put on wait queue. > + * Lock acquisition isn't allowed if the rwsem is locked or a writer handoff > + * is ongoing. > + */ > +static inline bool rwsem_try_read_lock_unqueued(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +{ > + long count = atomic_long_read(&sem->count); > + > + if (count & (RWSEM_WRITER_MASK | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF)) > + return false; > + > + count = atomic_long_fetch_add_acquire(RWSEM_READER_BIAS, &sem->count); > + if (!(count & (RWSEM_WRITER_MASK | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF))) { > + rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem); > + lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_rlock); > + return true; > + } > + > + /* Back out the change */ > + atomic_long_add(-RWSEM_READER_BIAS, &sem->count); > + return false; > +} > + > /* > * Try to acquire write lock before the writer has been put on wait queue. > */ > @@ -695,14 +782,15 @@ static inline bool rwsem_try_write_lock_unqueued(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > if (atomic_long_try_cmpxchg_acquire(&sem->count, &count, > count | RWSEM_WRITER_LOCKED)) { > rwsem_set_owner(sem); > - lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_lock); > + lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_wlock); > return true; > } > } > return false; > } > > -static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > + unsigned long nonspinnable) > { > struct task_struct *owner; > unsigned long flags; > @@ -721,7 +809,7 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > /* > * Don't check the read-owner as the entry may be stale. > */ > - if ((flags & RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE) || > + if ((flags & nonspinnable) || > (owner && !(flags & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) && !owner_on_cpu(owner))) > ret = false; > > @@ -732,9 +820,9 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > #define OWNER_SPINNABLE (OWNER_NULL | OWNER_WRITER | OWNER_READER) > > static inline enum owner_state > -rwsem_owner_state(struct task_struct *owner, unsigned long flags) > +rwsem_owner_state(struct task_struct *owner, unsigned long flags, unsigned long nonspinnable) > { > - if (flags & RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE) > + if (flags & nonspinnable) > return OWNER_NONSPINNABLE; > > if (flags & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) > @@ -744,7 +832,7 @@ rwsem_owner_state(struct task_struct *owner, unsigned long flags) > } > > static noinline enum owner_state > -rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem, unsigned long nonspinnable) > { > struct task_struct *new, *owner; > unsigned long flags, new_flags; > @@ -753,7 +841,7 @@ rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > lockdep_assert_preemption_disabled(); > > owner = rwsem_owner_flags(sem, &flags); > - state = rwsem_owner_state(owner, flags); > + state = rwsem_owner_state(owner, flags, nonspinnable); > if (state != OWNER_WRITER) > return state; > > @@ -766,7 +854,7 @@ rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > */ > new = rwsem_owner_flags(sem, &new_flags); > if ((new != owner) || (new_flags != flags)) { > - state = rwsem_owner_state(new, new_flags); > + state = rwsem_owner_state(new, new_flags, nonspinnable); > break; > } > > @@ -816,12 +904,14 @@ static inline u64 rwsem_rspin_threshold(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > return sched_clock() + delta; > } > > -static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem, bool wlock) > { > bool taken = false; > int prev_owner_state = OWNER_NULL; > int loop = 0; > u64 rspin_threshold = 0; > + unsigned long nonspinnable = wlock ? RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE > + : RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE; > > /* sem->wait_lock should not be held when doing optimistic spinning */ > if (!osq_lock(&sem->osq)) > @@ -836,14 +926,15 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > for (;;) { > enum owner_state owner_state; > > - owner_state = rwsem_spin_on_owner(sem); > + owner_state = rwsem_spin_on_owner(sem, nonspinnable); > if (!(owner_state & OWNER_SPINNABLE)) > break; > > /* > * Try to acquire the lock > */ > - taken = rwsem_try_write_lock_unqueued(sem); > + taken = wlock ? rwsem_try_write_lock_unqueued(sem) > + : rwsem_try_read_lock_unqueued(sem); > > if (taken) > break; > @@ -851,7 +942,7 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > /* > * Time-based reader-owned rwsem optimistic spinning > */ > - if (owner_state == OWNER_READER) { > + if (wlock && (owner_state == OWNER_READER)) { > /* > * Re-initialize rspin_threshold every time when > * the owner state changes from non-reader to reader. > @@ -860,7 +951,7 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > * the beginning of the 2nd reader phase. > */ > if (prev_owner_state != OWNER_READER) { > - if (rwsem_test_oflags(sem, RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE)) > + if (rwsem_test_oflags(sem, nonspinnable)) > break; > rspin_threshold = rwsem_rspin_threshold(sem); > loop = 0; > @@ -935,30 +1026,89 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > } > > /* > - * Clear the owner's RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE bit if it is set. This should > + * Clear the owner's RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE bit if it is set. This should > * only be called when the reader count reaches 0. > + * > + * This give writers better chance to acquire the rwsem first before > + * readers when the rwsem was being held by readers for a relatively long > + * period of time. Race can happen that an optimistic spinner may have > + * just stolen the rwsem and set the owner, but just clearing the > + * RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE bit will do no harm anyway. > */ > -static inline void clear_nonspinnable(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +static inline void clear_wr_nonspinnable(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > { > - if (unlikely(rwsem_test_oflags(sem, RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE))) > - atomic_long_andnot(RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE, &sem->owner); > + if (unlikely(rwsem_test_oflags(sem, RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE))) > + atomic_long_andnot(RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE, &sem->owner); > +} > + > +/* > + * This function is called when the reader fails to acquire the lock via > + * optimistic spinning. In this case we will still attempt to do a trylock > + * when comparing the rwsem state right now with the state when entering > + * the slowpath indicates that the reader is still in a valid reader phase. > + * This happens when the following conditions are true: > + * > + * 1) The lock is currently reader owned, and > + * 2) The lock is previously not reader-owned or the last read owner changes. > + * > + * In the former case, we have transitioned from a writer phase to a > + * reader-phase while spinning. In the latter case, it means the reader > + * phase hasn't ended when we entered the optimistic spinning loop. In > + * both cases, the reader is eligible to acquire the lock. This is the > + * secondary path where a read lock is acquired optimistically. > + * > + * The reader non-spinnable bit wasn't set at time of entry or it will > + * not be here at all. > + */ > +static inline bool rwsem_reader_phase_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > + unsigned long last_rowner) > +{ > + unsigned long owner = atomic_long_read(&sem->owner); > + > + if (!(owner & RWSEM_READER_OWNED)) > + return false; > + > + if (((owner ^ last_rowner) & ~RWSEM_OWNER_FLAGS_MASK) && > + rwsem_try_read_lock_unqueued(sem)) { > + lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_rlock2); > + lockevent_add(rwsem_opt_fail, -1); > + return true; > + } > + return false; > +} > + > +static inline bool rwsem_no_spinners(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +{ > + return !osq_is_locked(&sem->osq); > } > > #else > -static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > + unsigned long nonspinnable) > { > return false; > } > > -static inline bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +static inline bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem, bool wlock) > { > return false; > } > > -static inline void clear_nonspinnable(struct rw_semaphore *sem) { } > +static inline void clear_wr_nonspinnable(struct rw_semaphore *sem) { } > + > +static inline bool rwsem_reader_phase_trylock(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > + unsigned long last_rowner) > +{ > + return false; > +} > + > +static inline bool rwsem_no_spinners(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +{ > + return false; > +} > > static inline enum owner_state > -rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > +rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem, unsigned long nonspinnable) > { > return OWNER_NONSPINNABLE; > } > @@ -984,7 +1134,7 @@ static inline void rwsem_cond_wake_waiter(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, > wake_type = RWSEM_WAKE_READERS; > } else { > wake_type = RWSEM_WAKE_ANY; > - clear_nonspinnable(sem); > + clear_wr_nonspinnable(sem); > } > rwsem_mark_wake(sem, wake_type, wake_q); > } > @@ -995,32 +1145,64 @@ static inline void rwsem_cond_wake_waiter(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, > static struct rw_semaphore __sched * > rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, unsigned int state) > { > - long adjustment = -RWSEM_READER_BIAS; > + long owner, adjustment = -RWSEM_READER_BIAS; > long rcnt = (count >> RWSEM_READER_SHIFT); > struct rwsem_waiter waiter; > DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q); > > /* > * To prevent a constant stream of readers from starving a sleeping > - * writer, don't attempt optimistic lock stealing if the lock is > - * very likely owned by readers. > + * waiter, don't attempt optimistic spinning if the lock is currently > + * owned by readers. > */ > - if ((atomic_long_read(&sem->owner) & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) && > - (rcnt > 1) && !(count & RWSEM_WRITER_LOCKED)) > + owner = atomic_long_read(&sem->owner); > + if ((owner & RWSEM_READER_OWNED) && (rcnt > 1) && > + !(count & RWSEM_WRITER_LOCKED)) > goto queue; > > /* > - * Reader optimistic lock stealing. > + * Reader optimistic lock stealing > + * > + * We can take the read lock directly without doing > + * rwsem_optimistic_spin() if the conditions are right. > + * Also wake up other readers if it is the first reader. > */ > - if (!(count & (RWSEM_WRITER_LOCKED | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF))) { > + if (!(count & (RWSEM_WRITER_LOCKED | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF)) && > + rwsem_no_spinners(sem)) { > rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem); > lockevent_inc(rwsem_rlock_steal); > + if (rcnt == 1) > + goto wake_readers; > + return sem; > + } > + > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&rwsem_rspin_enabled)) > + goto queue; > + > + /* > + * Save the current read-owner of rwsem, if available, and the > + * reader nonspinnable bit. > + */ > + waiter.last_rowner = owner; > + if (!(waiter.last_rowner & RWSEM_READER_OWNED)) > + waiter.last_rowner &= RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE; > + > + if (!rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(sem, RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE)) > + goto queue; > > + /* > + * Undo read bias from down_read() and do optimistic spinning. > + */ > + atomic_long_add(-RWSEM_READER_BIAS, &sem->count); > + adjustment = 0; > + if (rwsem_optimistic_spin(sem, false)) { > + /* rwsem_optimistic_spin() implies ACQUIRE on success */ > /* > - * Wake up other readers in the wait queue if it is > - * the first reader. > + * Wake up other readers in the wait list if the front > + * waiter is a reader. > */ > - if ((rcnt == 1) && (count & RWSEM_FLAG_WAITERS)) { > +wake_readers: > + if ((atomic_long_read(&sem->count) & RWSEM_FLAG_WAITERS)) { > raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock); > if (!list_empty(&sem->wait_list)) > rwsem_mark_wake(sem, RWSEM_WAKE_READ_OWNED, > @@ -1029,6 +1211,9 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, unsigned int stat > wake_up_q(&wake_q); > } > return sem; > + } else if (rwsem_reader_phase_trylock(sem, waiter.last_rowner)) { > + /* rwsem_reader_phase_trylock() implies ACQUIRE on success */ > + return sem; > } > > queue: > @@ -1045,7 +1230,7 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, unsigned int stat > * immediately as its RWSEM_READER_BIAS has already been set > * in the count. > */ > - if (!(atomic_long_read(&sem->count) & RWSEM_WRITER_MASK)) { > + if (adjustment && !(atomic_long_read(&sem->count) & RWSEM_WRITER_MASK)) { > /* Provide lock ACQUIRE */ > smp_acquire__after_ctrl_dep(); > raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock); > @@ -1058,7 +1243,10 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, unsigned int stat > rwsem_add_waiter(sem, &waiter); > > /* we're now waiting on the lock, but no longer actively locking */ > - count = atomic_long_add_return(adjustment, &sem->count); > + if (adjustment) > + count = atomic_long_add_return(adjustment, &sem->count); > + else > + count = atomic_long_read(&sem->count); > > rwsem_cond_wake_waiter(sem, count, &wake_q); > raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock); > @@ -1100,21 +1288,43 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, long count, unsigned int stat > return ERR_PTR(-EINTR); > } > > +/* > + * This function is called by the a write lock owner. So the owner value > + * won't get changed by others. > + */ > +static inline void rwsem_disable_reader_optspin(struct rw_semaphore *sem, > + bool disable) > +{ > + if (unlikely(disable)) { > + atomic_long_or(RWSEM_RD_NONSPINNABLE, &sem->owner); > + lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_norspin); > + } > +} > + > /* > * Wait until we successfully acquire the write lock > */ > static struct rw_semaphore __sched * > rwsem_down_write_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state) > { > + bool disable_rspin; > struct rwsem_waiter waiter; > DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q); > > /* do optimistic spinning and steal lock if possible */ > - if (rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(sem) && rwsem_optimistic_spin(sem)) { > + if (rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(sem, RWSEM_WR_NONSPINNABLE) && > + rwsem_optimistic_spin(sem, true)) { > /* rwsem_optimistic_spin() implies ACQUIRE on success */ > return sem; > } > > + /* > + * Disable reader optimistic spinning for this rwsem after > + * acquiring the write lock when the setting of the nonspinnable > + * bits are observed. > + */ > + disable_rspin = atomic_long_read(&sem->owner) & RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE; > + > /* > * Optimistic spinning failed, proceed to the slowpath > * and block until we can acquire the sem. > @@ -1170,7 +1380,7 @@ rwsem_down_write_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state) > if (waiter.handoff_set) { > enum owner_state owner_state; > > - owner_state = rwsem_spin_on_owner(sem); > + owner_state = rwsem_spin_on_owner(sem, RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE); > if (owner_state == OWNER_NULL) > goto trylock_again; > } > @@ -1182,6 +1392,7 @@ rwsem_down_write_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state) > raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock); > } > __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING); > + rwsem_disable_reader_optspin(sem, disable_rspin); > raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock); > lockevent_inc(rwsem_wlock); > trace_contention_end(sem, 0); > @@ -1348,7 +1559,7 @@ static inline void __up_read(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > DEBUG_RWSEMS_WARN_ON(tmp < 0, sem); > if (unlikely((tmp & (RWSEM_LOCK_MASK|RWSEM_FLAG_WAITERS)) == > RWSEM_FLAG_WAITERS)) { > - clear_nonspinnable(sem); > + clear_wr_nonspinnable(sem); > rwsem_wake(sem); > } > preempt_enable(); > @@ -1720,3 +1931,14 @@ void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem) > EXPORT_SYMBOL(up_read_non_owner); > > #endif > + > +static int __init rwsem_init(void) > +{ > + if (num_possible_cpus() <= rwsem_rspin_maxcpus) { > + static_branch_enable(&rwsem_rspin_enabled); > + pr_info("rwsem: reader optimistic spinning enabled\n"); > + } > + > + return 0; > +} > +core_initcall(rwsem_init); Hi Longman, I made a new patch as you suggested. I would appreciate if if you could review it. Thanks, Bongkyu.