Re: [PATCH v4 02/12] riscv: Use IPIs for remote cache/TLB flushes by default

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Tue, Jan 2, 2024 at 11:01 PM Samuel Holland
<samuel.holland@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> An IPI backend is always required in an SMP configuration, but an SBI
> implementation is not. For example, SBI will be unavailable when the
> kernel runs in M mode.
>
> Generally, IPIs are assumed to be faster than SBI calls due to the SBI
> context switch overhead. However, when SBI is used as the IPI backend,
> then the context switch cost must be paid anyway, and performing the
> cache/TLB flush directly in the SBI implementation is more efficient
> than inserting an interrupt to the kernel. This is the only scenario
> where riscv_ipi_set_virq_range()'s use_for_rfence parameter is false.
>
> Thus, it makes sense for remote fences to use IPIs by default, and make
> the SBI remote fence extension the special case.
>
> sbi_ipi_init() already checks riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(), so it only
> calls riscv_ipi_set_virq_range() when no other IPI device is available.
> So we can move the static key and drop the use_for_rfence parameter.
>
> Furthermore, the static branch only makes sense when CONFIG_RISCV_SBI is
> enabled. Optherwise, IPIs must be used. Add a fallback definition of
> riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence() which handles this case and removes the need
> to check CONFIG_RISCV_SBI elsewhere, such as in cacheflush.c.
>
> Signed-off-by: Samuel Holland <samuel.holland@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Changes in v4:
>  - New patch for v4
>
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h      |  4 ++++
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h      | 15 ++-------------
>  arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c       | 11 ++++++++++-
>  arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c           | 11 +----------
>  arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c        |  5 ++---
>  arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c          | 31 ++++++++++++++-----------------
>  drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c |  2 +-
>  7 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h
> index 0892f4421bc4..aeee0127df76 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/sbi.h
> @@ -339,8 +339,12 @@ unsigned long riscv_cached_marchid(unsigned int cpu_id);
>  unsigned long riscv_cached_mimpid(unsigned int cpu_id);
>
>  #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SMP) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI)
> +DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> +#define riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence() \
> +       static_branch_unlikely(&riscv_sbi_for_rfence)
>  void sbi_ipi_init(void);
>  #else
> +static inline bool riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence(void) { return false; }
>  static inline void sbi_ipi_init(void) { }
>  #endif
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h
> index 0d555847cde6..7ac80e9f2288 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/smp.h
> @@ -49,12 +49,7 @@ void riscv_ipi_disable(void);
>  bool riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(void);
>
>  /* Set the IPI interrupt numbers for arch (called by irqchip drivers) */
> -void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr, bool use_for_rfence);
> -
> -/* Check if we can use IPIs for remote FENCEs */
> -DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -#define riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence() \
> -       static_branch_unlikely(&riscv_ipi_for_rfence)
> +void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr);
>
>  /* Check other CPUs stop or not */
>  bool smp_crash_stop_failed(void);
> @@ -104,16 +99,10 @@ static inline bool riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(void)
>         return false;
>  }
>
> -static inline void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr,
> -                                           bool use_for_rfence)
> +static inline void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr)
>  {
>  }
>
> -static inline bool riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence(void)
> -{
> -       return false;
> -}
> -
>  #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
>
>  #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU) && (CONFIG_SMP)
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c
> index a4559695ce62..1026e22955cc 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/sbi-ipi.c
> @@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
>  #include <linux/irqdomain.h>
>  #include <asm/sbi.h>
>
> +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
> +
>  static int sbi_ipi_virq;
>
>  static void sbi_ipi_handle(struct irq_desc *desc)
> @@ -72,6 +75,12 @@ void __init sbi_ipi_init(void)
>                           "irqchip/sbi-ipi:starting",
>                           sbi_ipi_starting_cpu, NULL);
>
> -       riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(virq, BITS_PER_BYTE, false);
> +       riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(virq, BITS_PER_BYTE);
>         pr_info("providing IPIs using SBI IPI extension\n");
> +
> +       /*
> +        * Use the SBI remote fence extension to avoid
> +        * the extra context switch needed to handle IPIs.
> +        */
> +       static_branch_enable(&riscv_sbi_for_rfence);
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
> index 40420afbb1a0..1d06df04eb71 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/smp.c
> @@ -171,10 +171,7 @@ bool riscv_ipi_have_virq_range(void)
>         return (ipi_virq_base) ? true : false;
>  }
>
> -DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -
> -void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr, bool use_for_rfence)
> +void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr)
>  {
>         int i, err;
>
> @@ -197,12 +194,6 @@ void riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(int virq, int nr, bool use_for_rfence)
>
>         /* Enabled IPIs for boot CPU immediately */
>         riscv_ipi_enable();
> -
> -       /* Update RFENCE static key */
> -       if (use_for_rfence)
> -               static_branch_enable(&riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
> -       else
> -               static_branch_disable(&riscv_ipi_for_rfence);
>  }
>
>  static const char * const ipi_names[] = {
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c b/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c
> index 55a34f2020a8..47c485bc7df0 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/mm/cacheflush.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void flush_icache_all(void)
>  {
>         local_flush_icache_all();
>
> -       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI) && !riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence())
> +       if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence())
>                 sbi_remote_fence_i(NULL);
>         else
>                 on_each_cpu(ipi_remote_fence_i, NULL, 1);
> @@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ void flush_icache_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, bool local)
>                  * with flush_icache_deferred().
>                  */
>                 smp_mb();
> -       } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_SBI) &&
> -                  !riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence()) {
> +       } else if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence()) {
>                 sbi_remote_fence_i(&others);
>         } else {
>                 on_each_cpu_mask(&others, ipi_remote_fence_i, NULL, 1);
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c b/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c
> index e6659d7368b3..09b03bf71e6a 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/mm/tlbflush.c
> @@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ static void __ipi_flush_tlb_all(void *info)
>
>  void flush_tlb_all(void)
>  {
> -       if (riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence())
> -               on_each_cpu(__ipi_flush_tlb_all, NULL, 1);
> -       else
> +       if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence())
>                 sbi_remote_sfence_vma_asid(NULL, 0, FLUSH_TLB_MAX_SIZE, FLUSH_TLB_NO_ASID);
> +       else
> +               on_each_cpu(__ipi_flush_tlb_all, NULL, 1);
>  }
>
>  struct flush_tlb_range_data {
> @@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ static void __ipi_flush_tlb_range_asid(void *info)
>  static void __flush_tlb_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
>                               unsigned long size, unsigned long stride)
>  {
> -       struct flush_tlb_range_data ftd;
>         const struct cpumask *cmask;
>         unsigned long asid = FLUSH_TLB_NO_ASID;
>         bool broadcast;
> @@ -119,20 +118,18 @@ static void __flush_tlb_range(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start,
>                 broadcast = true;
>         }
>
> -       if (broadcast) {
> -               if (riscv_use_ipi_for_rfence()) {
> -                       ftd.asid = asid;
> -                       ftd.start = start;
> -                       ftd.size = size;
> -                       ftd.stride = stride;
> -                       on_each_cpu_mask(cmask,
> -                                        __ipi_flush_tlb_range_asid,
> -                                        &ftd, 1);
> -               } else
> -                       sbi_remote_sfence_vma_asid(cmask,
> -                                                  start, size, asid);
> -       } else {
> +       if (!broadcast) {
>                 local_flush_tlb_range_asid(start, size, stride, asid);
> +       } else if (riscv_use_sbi_for_rfence()) {
> +               sbi_remote_sfence_vma_asid(cmask, start, size, asid);
> +       } else {
> +               struct flush_tlb_range_data ftd;
> +
> +               ftd.asid = asid;
> +               ftd.start = start;
> +               ftd.size = size;
> +               ftd.stride = stride;
> +               on_each_cpu_mask(cmask, __ipi_flush_tlb_range_asid, &ftd, 1);
>         }
>
>         if (mm)
> diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c
> index 9a55e733ae99..7ccc16dd6a76 100644
> --- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c
> +++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-clint.c
> @@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int __init clint_timer_init_dt(struct device_node *np)
>         }
>
>         irq_set_chained_handler(clint_ipi_irq, clint_ipi_interrupt);
> -       riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(rc, BITS_PER_BYTE, true);
> +       riscv_ipi_set_virq_range(rc, BITS_PER_BYTE);
>         clint_clear_ipi();
>  #endif
>
> --
> 2.42.0
>

You can add:

Reviewed-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

Alex





[Index of Archives]     [Linux ARM Kernel]     [Linux ARM]     [Linux Omap]     [Fedora ARM]     [IETF Annouce]     [Bugtraq]     [Linux OMAP]     [Linux MIPS]     [eCos]     [Asterisk Internet PBX]     [Linux API]

  Powered by Linux