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time: move calc_load call out from xtime_lock protection
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time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection.patch
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Subject: time: move calc_load call out from xtime_lock protection
From: Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@xxxxxxx>
The xtime_lock is being held for long periods on larger systems due to an
extensive amount of time being spent in calc_load(), specifically here:
do_timer->update_times->calc_load->count_active_tasks->nr_active()
On a 64 cpu system I've seen this take approximately 55 usec. Presumably
it would be worse on larger systems. This causes other cpus to be held
off in places such as scheduler_tick->sched_clock_tick waiting for the
xtime_lock to be released.
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Cc: john stultz <johnstul@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/alpha/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/arm/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/time.h | 2 +
arch/arm/mach-l7200/include/mach/time.h | 2 +
arch/blackfin/kernel/time.c | 2 +
arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c | 2 +
arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/frv/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/h8300/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/ia64/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/ia64/xen/time.c | 2 +
arch/m32r/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/m68k/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/m68k/sun3/sun3ints.c | 1
arch/m68knommu/kernel/time.c | 2 +
arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/parisc/kernel/time.c | 1
arch/sh/kernel/time_32.c | 1
arch/sh/kernel/time_64.c | 1
arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c | 2 +
arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c | 1
arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c | 2 +
include/linux/timer.h | 5 ++++
kernel/time/tick-common.c | 1
kernel/time/tick-sched.c | 2 +
kernel/timer.c | 22 ++++++++++++-------
26 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff -puN arch/alpha/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/alpha/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/alpha/kernel/time.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, voi
}
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(nticks);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
while (nticks--)
diff -puN arch/arm/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/arm/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/arm/kernel/time.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ void timer_tick(void)
write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
do_timer(1);
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
#endif
diff -puN arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/time.h~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/time.h
--- a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/time.h~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/time.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <asm/leds.h>
#include <asm/hardware/clps7111.h>
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ p720t_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev
struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
do_leds();
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(regs));
#endif
diff -puN arch/arm/mach-l7200/include/mach/time.h~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/arm/mach-l7200/include/mach/time.h
--- a/arch/arm/mach-l7200/include/mach/time.h~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/arm/mach-l7200/include/mach/time.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
#ifndef _ASM_ARCH_TIME_H
#define _ASM_ARCH_TIME_H
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <mach/irqs.h>
/*
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
{
struct pt_regs *regs = get_irq_regs();
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(regs));
#endif
diff -puN arch/blackfin/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/blackfin/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/blackfin/kernel/time.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/profile.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <linux/time.h>
#include <linux/irq.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, voi
}
#endif
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifdef CONFIG_IPIPE
update_root_process_times(get_irq_regs());
diff -puN arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
/* call the real timer interrupt handler */
do_timer(1);
+
+ calc_load(1);
cris_do_profile(regs); /* Save profiling information */
diff -puN arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/cris/arch-v32/kernel/time.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
/* Call the real timer interrupt handler */
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
/*
* If we have an externally synchronized Linux clock, then update
* CMOS clock accordingly every ~11 minutes. Set_rtc_mmss() has to be
diff -puN arch/frv/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/frv/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/frv/kernel/time.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int i
#endif /* CONFIG_HEARTBEAT */
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
diff -puN arch/h8300/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/h8300/kernel/time.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void h8300_timer_tick(void)
write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
do_timer(1);
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
}
diff -puN arch/ia64/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/ia64/kernel/time.c
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ timer_interrupt (int irq, void *dev_id)
do_timer(1);
local_cpu_data->itm_next = new_itm;
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
} else
local_cpu_data->itm_next = new_itm;
diff -puN arch/ia64/xen/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/ia64/xen/time.c
--- a/arch/ia64/xen/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/ia64/xen/time.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
#include <linux/posix-timers.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <linux/irq.h>
#include <linux/clocksource.h>
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ consider_steal_time(unsigned long new_it
do_timer(stolen + blocked);
local_cpu_data->itm_next = delta_itm + new_itm;
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(stolen + blocked);
} else {
local_cpu_data->itm_next = delta_itm + new_itm;
}
diff -puN arch/m32r/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/m32r/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/m32r/kernel/time.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int i
profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
#endif
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
diff -puN arch/m68k/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/m68k/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/m68k/kernel/time.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static inline int set_rtc_mmss(unsigned
static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dummy)
{
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
#endif
diff -puN arch/m68k/sun3/sun3ints.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/m68k/sun3/sun3ints.c
--- a/arch/m68k/sun3/sun3ints.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/m68k/sun3/sun3ints.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static irqreturn_t sun3_int5(int irq, vo
intersil_clear();
#endif
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
#endif
diff -puN arch/m68knommu/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/m68knommu/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/time.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ irqreturn_t arch_timer_interrupt(int irq
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
+
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
#endif
diff -puN arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/mn10300/kernel/time.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int i
/* advance the kernel's time tracking system */
profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
do_timer(1);
+ calc_load(1);
check_rtc_time();
}
diff -puN arch/parisc/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/parisc/kernel/time.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ irqreturn_t __irq_entry timer_interrupt(
write_seqlock(&xtime_lock);
do_timer(ticks_elapsed);
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(ticks_elapsed);
}
return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff -puN arch/sh/kernel/time_32.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/sh/kernel/time_32.c
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/time_32.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/sh/kernel/time_32.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void handle_timer_tick(void)
last_rtc_update = xtime.tv_sec - 600;
}
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
diff -puN arch/sh/kernel/time_64.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/sh/kernel/time_64.c
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/time_64.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/sh/kernel/time_64.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static inline void do_timer_interrupt(vo
last_rtc_update = xtime.tv_sec - 600;
}
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
diff -puN arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/sparc/kernel/pcic.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -707,6 +708,7 @@ static irqreturn_t pcic_timer_handler (i
pcic_clear_clock_irq();
do_timer(1);
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
#endif
diff -puN arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/sparc/kernel/time_32.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int d
last_rtc_update = xtime.tv_sec - 600; /* do it again in 60 s */
}
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
diff -puN arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/arch/xtensa/kernel/time.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/timer.h>
#include <linux/time.h>
#include <linux/clocksource.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ again:
set_linux_timer(next);
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
}
/* Allow platform to do something useful (Wdog). */
diff -puN include/linux/timer.h~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection include/linux/timer.h
--- a/include/linux/timer.h~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/include/linux/timer.h
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ extern unsigned long next_timer_interrup
extern unsigned long get_next_timer_interrupt(unsigned long now);
/*
+ * Calculate load averages.
+ */
+extern void calc_load(unsigned long);
+
+/*
* Timer-statistics info:
*/
#ifdef CONFIG_TIMER_STATS
diff -puN kernel/time/tick-common.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection kernel/time/tick-common.c
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static void tick_periodic(int cpu)
do_timer(1);
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ calc_load(1);
}
update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
diff -puN kernel/time/tick-sched.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection kernel/time/tick-sched.c
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ static void tick_do_update_jiffies64(kti
tick_next_period = ktime_add(last_jiffies_update, tick_period);
}
write_sequnlock(&xtime_lock);
+ if (ticks)
+ calc_load(ticks);
}
/*
diff -puN kernel/timer.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection kernel/timer.c
--- a/kernel/timer.c~time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection
+++ a/kernel/timer.c
@@ -1139,30 +1139,39 @@ static unsigned long count_active_tasks(
* Nothing else seems to be standardized: the fractional size etc
* all seem to differ on different machines.
*
- * Requires xtime_lock to access.
+ * Requires avenrun_lock to write. Readers are not protected.
*/
unsigned long avenrun[3];
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(avenrun_lock);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(avenrun);
/*
* calc_load - given tick count, update the avenrun load estimates.
- * This is called while holding a write_lock on xtime_lock.
*/
-static inline void calc_load(unsigned long ticks)
+void calc_load(unsigned long ticks)
{
unsigned long active_tasks; /* fixed-point */
static int count = LOAD_FREQ;
count -= ticks;
if (unlikely(count < 0)) {
+ unsigned long avr_1, avr_5, avr_15;
active_tasks = count_active_tasks();
+ spin_lock(&avenrun_lock);
+ avr_1 = avenrun[0];
+ avr_5 = avenrun[1];
+ avr_15 = avenrun[2];
do {
- CALC_LOAD(avenrun[0], EXP_1, active_tasks);
- CALC_LOAD(avenrun[1], EXP_5, active_tasks);
- CALC_LOAD(avenrun[2], EXP_15, active_tasks);
+ CALC_LOAD(avr_1, EXP_1, active_tasks);
+ CALC_LOAD(avr_5, EXP_5, active_tasks);
+ CALC_LOAD(avr_15, EXP_15, active_tasks);
count += LOAD_FREQ;
} while (count < 0);
+ avenrun[0] = avr_1;
+ avenrun[1] = avr_5;
+ avenrun[2] = avr_15;
+ spin_unlock(&avenrun_lock);
}
}
@@ -1196,7 +1205,6 @@ void run_local_timers(void)
static inline void update_times(unsigned long ticks)
{
update_wall_time();
- calc_load(ticks);
}
/*
_
Patches currently in -mm which might be from sivanich@xxxxxxx are
time-move-calc_load-call-out-from-xtime_lock-protection.patch
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