From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> This commit provides a new TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB Kconfig option that enables use of read-side memory barriers by both rcu_read_lock_trace() and rcu_read_unlock_trace() when the are executed with the current->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb flag set. This flag is currently never set. Doing that is the subject of a later commit. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h | 3 ++- kernel/rcu/Kconfig | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ kernel/rcu/tasks.h | 3 ++- 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h b/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h index c42b365c..4c25a41 100644 --- a/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h +++ b/include/linux/rcupdate_trace.h @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ static inline void rcu_read_lock_trace(void) struct task_struct *t = current; WRITE_ONCE(t->trc_reader_nesting, READ_ONCE(t->trc_reader_nesting) + 1); - if (t->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb) + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB) && + t->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb) smp_mb(); // Pairs with update-side barriers rcu_lock_acquire(&rcu_trace_lock_map); } diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig index cb1d18e..0ebe15a 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig +++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig @@ -234,4 +234,22 @@ config RCU_NOCB_CPU Say Y here if you want to help to debug reduced OS jitter. Say N here if you are unsure. +config TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB + bool "Tasks Trace RCU readers use memory barriers in user and idle" + depends on RCU_EXPERT + default PREEMPT_RT || NR_CPUS < 8 + help + Use this option to further reduce the number of IPIs sent + to CPUs executing in userspace or idle during tasks trace + RCU grace periods. Given that a reasonable setting of + the rcupdate.rcu_task_ipi_delay kernel boot parameter + eliminates such IPIs for many workloads, proper setting + of this Kconfig option is important mostly for aggressive + real-time installations and for battery-powered devices, + hence the default chosen above. + + Say Y here if you hate IPIs. + Say N here if you hate read-side memory barriers. + Take the default if you are unsure. + endmenu # "RCU Subsystem" diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h index 94225f9..64a5b97 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/tasks.h +++ b/kernel/rcu/tasks.h @@ -734,7 +734,8 @@ void rcu_read_unlock_trace_special(struct task_struct *t, int nesting) { int nq = t->trc_reader_special.b.need_qs; - if (t->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb) + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TASKS_TRACE_RCU_READ_MB) && + t->trc_reader_special.b.need_mb) smp_mb(); // Pairs with update-side barriers. // Update .need_qs before ->trc_reader_nesting for irq/NMI handlers. if (nq) -- 2.9.5