Commit-ID: c072a388d59a1d48e36864d0e66f42d71745be1c Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/c072a388d59a1d48e36864d0e66f42d71745be1c Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 02:33:47 -0800 Committer: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CommitDate: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:56:49 -0800 rcu: demote SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY from kernel-parameter status Because the adaptive synchronize_srcu_expedited() approach has worked very well in testing, remove the kernel parameter and replace it by a C-preprocessor macro. If someone finds problems with this approach, a more complex and aggressively adaptive approach might be required. Longer term, SRCU will be merged with the other RCU implementations, at which point synchronize_srcu_expedited() will be event driven, just as synchronize_sched_expedited() currently is. At that point, there will be no need for this adaptive approach. Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- init/Kconfig | 15 --------------- kernel/srcu.c | 15 +++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 526ec1c..e11bc79 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -497,21 +497,6 @@ config RCU_BOOST_DELAY Accept the default if unsure. -config SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY - int "Microseconds to delay before waiting for readers" - range 0 20 - default 10 - help - This option controls how long SRCU delays before entering its - loop waiting on SRCU readers. The purpose of this loop is - to avoid the unconditional context-switch penalty that would - otherwise be incurred if there was an active SRCU reader, - in a manner similar to adaptive locking schemes. This should - be set to be a bit longer than the common-case SRCU read-side - critical-section overhead. - - Accept the default if unsure. - endmenu # "RCU Subsystem" config IKCONFIG diff --git a/kernel/srcu.c b/kernel/srcu.c index 98d8c1e..73ce23f 100644 --- a/kernel/srcu.c +++ b/kernel/srcu.c @@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ void __srcu_read_unlock(struct srcu_struct *sp, int idx) EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__srcu_read_unlock); /* + * We use an adaptive strategy for synchronize_srcu() and especially for + * synchronize_srcu_expedited(). We spin for a fixed time period + * (defined below) to allow SRCU readers to exit their read-side critical + * sections. If there are still some readers after 10 microseconds, + * we repeatedly block for 1-millisecond time periods. This approach + * has done well in testing, so there is no need for a config parameter. + */ +#define SYNCHRONIZE_SRCU_READER_DELAY 10 + +/* * Helper function for synchronize_srcu() and synchronize_srcu_expedited(). */ static void __synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, void (*sync_func)(void)) @@ -207,11 +217,12 @@ static void __synchronize_srcu(struct srcu_struct *sp, void (*sync_func)(void)) * will have finished executing. We initially give readers * an arbitrarily chosen 10 microseconds to get out of their * SRCU read-side critical sections, then loop waiting 1/HZ - * seconds per iteration. + * seconds per iteration. The 10-microsecond value has done + * very well in testing. */ if (srcu_readers_active_idx(sp, idx)) - udelay(CONFIG_SRCU_SYNCHRONIZE_DELAY); + udelay(SYNCHRONIZE_SRCU_READER_DELAY); while (srcu_readers_active_idx(sp, idx)) schedule_timeout_interruptible(1); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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