Re: [PATCH 4/5] knfsd: convert knfsd to kthread API

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On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 03:49:48PM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:11:16 -0400
> Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:24:31 -0400
> > "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> ...
> > > How does the module refcounting work after this patch?
> > > 
> > > --b.
> > > 
> > 
> > I think I've goofed this part, actually. I was thinking that we didn't
> > need to bump the refcount here, and that the kernel would realize that
> > nfsd() hadn't returned and would prevent unloading until it had. This
> > doesn't seem to be the case. I'll need to go back and add refcounting
> > back in.
> > 
> 
> Here's a respun patch that adds back in the module refcounts and also
> removes the unneeded "err = 0;" at the bottom of the loop. Thoughts?

Looks good to me.  I'll apply all 5 (with this version of #4) if noone
catches something else.

--b.

> 
> -----------[snip]--------------
> 
> From 794f3137ec5a5a8720b091f00b22807dab8f1be2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:44:23 -0400
> Subject: [PATCH 4/5] knfsd: convert knfsd to kthread API
> 
> This patch is rather large, but I couldn't figure out a way to break it
> up that would remain bisectable. It does several things:
> 
> - change svc_thread_fn typedef to better match what kthread_create expects
> - change svc_pool_map_set_cpumask to be more kthread friendly. Make it
>   take a task arg and and get rid of the "oldmask"
> - have svc_set_num_threads call kthread_create directly
> - eliminate __svc_create_thread
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c           |   49 +++++++++++++--------
>  include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h |    2 +-
>  net/sunrpc/svc.c           |  102 +++++++++++++++-----------------------------
>  3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
> index 6339cb7..7fdfa23 100644
> --- a/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
> +++ b/fs/nfsd/nfssvc.c
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
>  #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
>  #include <linux/freezer.h>
>  #include <linux/fs_struct.h>
> +#include <linux/kthread.h>
>  
>  #include <linux/sunrpc/types.h>
>  #include <linux/sunrpc/stats.h>
> @@ -46,7 +47,7 @@
>  #define SHUTDOWN_SIGS	(sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGHUP) | sigmask(SIGINT) | sigmask(SIGQUIT))
>  
>  extern struct svc_program	nfsd_program;
> -static void			nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp);
> +static int			nfsd(void *vrqstp);
>  struct timeval			nfssvc_boot;
>  static atomic_t			nfsd_busy;
>  static unsigned long		nfsd_last_call;
> @@ -407,18 +408,20 @@ update_thread_usage(int busy_threads)
>  /*
>   * This is the NFS server kernel thread
>   */
> -static void
> -nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
> +static int
> +nfsd(void *vrqstp)
>  {
> +	struct svc_rqst *rqstp = (struct svc_rqst *) vrqstp;
>  	struct fs_struct *fsp;
> -	int		err;
>  	sigset_t shutdown_mask, allowed_mask;
> +	int err, preverr = 0;
> +	unsigned int signo;
>  
>  	/* Lock module and set up kernel thread */
> +	__module_get(THIS_MODULE);
>  	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
> -	daemonize("nfsd");
>  
> -	/* After daemonize() this kernel thread shares current->fs
> +	/* At this point, the thread shares current->fs
>  	 * with the init process. We need to create files with a
>  	 * umask of 0 instead of init's umask. */
>  	fsp = copy_fs_struct(current->fs);
> @@ -433,14 +436,18 @@ nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
>  	siginitsetinv(&shutdown_mask, SHUTDOWN_SIGS);
>  	siginitsetinv(&allowed_mask, ALLOWED_SIGS);
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * thread is spawned with all signals set to SIG_IGN, re-enable
> +	 * the ones that matter
> +	 */
> +	for (signo = 1; signo <= _NSIG; signo++) {
> +		if (!sigismember(&shutdown_mask, signo))
> +			allow_signal(signo);
> +	}
>  
>  	nfsdstats.th_cnt++;
> -
> -	rqstp->rq_task = current;
> -
>  	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
>  
> -
>  	/*
>  	 * We want less throttling in balance_dirty_pages() so that nfs to
>  	 * localhost doesn't cause nfsd to lock up due to all the client's
> @@ -462,15 +469,25 @@ nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
>  		 */
>  		while ((err = svc_recv(rqstp, 60*60*HZ)) == -EAGAIN)
>  			;
> -		if (err < 0)
> +		if (err == -EINTR)
>  			break;
> +		else if (err < 0) {
> +			if (err != preverr) {
> +				printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: unexpected error "
> +					"from svc_recv (%d)\n", __func__, -err);
> +				preverr = err;
> +			}
> +			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(HZ);
> +			continue;
> +		}
> +
>  		update_thread_usage(atomic_read(&nfsd_busy));
>  		atomic_inc(&nfsd_busy);
>  
>  		/* Lock the export hash tables for reading. */
>  		exp_readlock();
>  
> -		/* Process request with signals blocked.  */
> +		/* Process request with signals blocked. */
>  		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &allowed_mask, NULL);
>  
>  		svc_process(rqstp);
> @@ -481,23 +498,19 @@ nfsd(struct svc_rqst *rqstp)
>  		atomic_dec(&nfsd_busy);
>  	}
>  
> -	if (err != -EINTR)
> -		printk(KERN_WARNING "nfsd: terminating on error %d\n", -err);
> -
>  	/* Clear signals before calling svc_exit_thread() */
>  	flush_signals(current);
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&nfsd_mutex);
> -
>  	nfsdstats.th_cnt --;
>  
>  out:
>  	/* Release the thread */
>  	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
> -
> -	/* Release module */
>  	mutex_unlock(&nfsd_mutex);
> +
>  	module_put_and_exit(0);
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
>  static __be32 map_new_errors(u32 vers, __be32 nfserr)
> diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> index 4b54c5f..011d6d8 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/svc.h
> @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
>  /*
>   * This is the RPC server thread function prototype
>   */
> -typedef void		(*svc_thread_fn)(struct svc_rqst *);
> +typedef int		(*svc_thread_fn)(void *);
>  
>  /*
>   *
> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> index 7bffaff..f461da2 100644
> --- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> +++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
> @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
>  #include <linux/mm.h>
>  #include <linux/interrupt.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/kthread.h>
>  
>  #include <linux/sunrpc/types.h>
>  #include <linux/sunrpc/xdr.h>
> @@ -291,15 +292,14 @@ svc_pool_map_put(void)
>  
>  
>  /*
> - * Set the current thread's cpus_allowed mask so that it
> + * Set the given thread's cpus_allowed mask so that it
>   * will only run on cpus in the given pool.
> - *
> - * Returns 1 and fills in oldmask iff a cpumask was applied.
>   */
> -static inline int
> -svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(unsigned int pidx, cpumask_t *oldmask)
> +static inline void
> +svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(struct task_struct *task, unsigned int pidx)
>  {
>  	struct svc_pool_map *m = &svc_pool_map;
> +	unsigned int node = m->pool_to[pidx];
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * The caller checks for sv_nrpools > 1, which
> @@ -307,26 +307,17 @@ svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(unsigned int pidx, cpumask_t *oldmask)
>  	 */
>  	BUG_ON(m->count == 0);
>  
> -	switch (m->mode)
> -	{
> -	default:
> -		return 0;
> +	switch (m->mode) {
>  	case SVC_POOL_PERCPU:
>  	{
> -		unsigned int cpu = m->pool_to[pidx];
> -
> -		*oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
> -		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpumask_of_cpu(cpu));
> -		return 1;
> +		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, &cpumask_of_cpu(node));
> +		break;
>  	}
>  	case SVC_POOL_PERNODE:
>  	{
> -		unsigned int node = m->pool_to[pidx];
>  		node_to_cpumask_ptr(nodecpumask, node);
> -
> -		*oldmask = current->cpus_allowed;
> -		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, nodecpumask);
> -		return 1;
> +		set_cpus_allowed_ptr(task, nodecpumask);
> +		break;
>  	}
>  	}
>  }
> @@ -579,47 +570,6 @@ out_enomem:
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(svc_prepare_thread);
>  
>  /*
> - * Create a thread in the given pool.  Caller must hold BKL or another lock to
> - * serialize access to the svc_serv struct. On a NUMA or SMP machine, with a
> - * multi-pool serv, the thread will be restricted to run on the cpus belonging
> - * to the pool.
> - */
> -static int
> -__svc_create_thread(svc_thread_fn func, struct svc_serv *serv,
> -		    struct svc_pool *pool)
> -{
> -	struct svc_rqst	*rqstp;
> -	int		error = -ENOMEM;
> -	int		have_oldmask = 0;
> -	cpumask_t	uninitialized_var(oldmask);
> -
> -	rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, pool);
> -	if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
> -		error = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
> -		goto out;
> -	}
> -
> -	if (serv->sv_nrpools > 1)
> -		have_oldmask = svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(pool->sp_id, &oldmask);
> -
> -	error = kernel_thread((int (*)(void *)) func, rqstp, 0);
> -
> -	if (have_oldmask)
> -		set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
> -
> -	if (error < 0)
> -		goto out_thread;
> -	svc_sock_update_bufs(serv);
> -	error = 0;
> -out:
> -	return error;
> -
> -out_thread:
> -	svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
> -	goto out;
> -}
> -
> -/*
>   * Choose a pool in which to create a new thread, for svc_set_num_threads
>   */
>  static inline struct svc_pool *
> @@ -688,7 +638,9 @@ found_pool:
>  int
>  svc_set_num_threads(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool, int nrservs)
>  {
> -	struct task_struct *victim;
> +	struct svc_rqst	*rqstp;
> +	struct task_struct *task;
> +	struct svc_pool *chosen_pool;
>  	int error = 0;
>  	unsigned int state = serv->sv_nrthreads-1;
>  
> @@ -704,18 +656,32 @@ svc_set_num_threads(struct svc_serv *serv, struct svc_pool *pool, int nrservs)
>  	/* create new threads */
>  	while (nrservs > 0) {
>  		nrservs--;
> -		__module_get(serv->sv_module);
> -		error = __svc_create_thread(serv->sv_function, serv,
> -					    choose_pool(serv, pool, &state));
> -		if (error < 0) {
> -			module_put(serv->sv_module);
> +		chosen_pool = choose_pool(serv, pool, &state);
> +
> +		rqstp = svc_prepare_thread(serv, chosen_pool);
> +		if (IS_ERR(rqstp)) {
> +			error = PTR_ERR(rqstp);
>  			break;
>  		}
> +
> +		task = kthread_create(serv->sv_function, rqstp, serv->sv_name);
> +		if (IS_ERR(task)) {
> +			error = PTR_ERR(task);
> +			svc_exit_thread(rqstp);
> +			break;
> +		}
> +
> +		rqstp->rq_task = task;
> +		if (serv->sv_nrpools > 1)
> +			svc_pool_map_set_cpumask(task, chosen_pool->sp_id);
> +
> +		svc_sock_update_bufs(serv);
> +		wake_up_process(task);
>  	}
>  	/* destroy old threads */
>  	while (nrservs < 0 &&
> -	       (victim = choose_victim(serv, pool, &state)) != NULL) {
> -		send_sig(serv->sv_kill_signal, victim, 1);
> +	       (task = choose_victim(serv, pool, &state)) != NULL) {
> +		send_sig(serv->sv_kill_signal, task, 1);
>  		nrservs++;
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 1.5.3.6
> 
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