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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-10-01 10:16:42 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2012-10-01 10:16:42 -0700
commit620e77533f29796df7aff861e79bd72e08554ebb (patch)
tree844afce2333549bc5b8d7dc87a4875b9216a0023 /kernel/kthread.c
parent6977b4c7736e8809b7959c66875a16c0bbcf2152 (diff)
parentfa34da708cbe1e2d9a2ee7fc68ea8fccbf095d12 (diff)
downloadlinux-620e77533f29796df7aff861e79bd72e08554ebb.tar.bz2
Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull RCU changes from Ingo Molnar: 0. 'idle RCU': Adds RCU APIs that allow non-idle tasks to enter RCU idle mode and provides x86 code to make use of them, allowing RCU to treat user-mode execution as an extended quiescent state when the new RCU_USER_QS kernel configuration parameter is specified. (Work is in progress to port this to a few other architectures, but is not part of this series.) 1. A fix for a latent bug that has been in RCU ever since the addition of CPU stall warnings. This bug results in false-positive stall warnings, but thus far only on embedded systems with severely cut-down userspace configurations. 2. Further reductions in latency spikes for huge systems, along with additional boot-time adaptation to the actual hardware. This is a large change, as it moves RCU grace-period initialization and cleanup, along with quiescent-state forcing, from softirq to a kthread. However, it appears to be in quite good shape (famous last words). 3. Updates to documentation and rcutorture, the latter category including keeping statistics on CPU-hotplug latencies and fixing some initialization-time races. 4. CPU-hotplug fixes and improvements. 5. Idle-loop fixes that were omitted on an earlier submission. 6. Miscellaneous fixes and improvements In certain RCU configurations new kernel threads will show up (rcu_bh, rcu_sched), showing RCU processing overhead. * 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (90 commits) rcu: Apply micro-optimization and int/bool fixes to RCU's idle handling rcu: Userspace RCU extended QS selftest x86: Exit RCU extended QS on notify resume x86: Use the new schedule_user API on userspace preemption rcu: Exit RCU extended QS on user preemption rcu: Exit RCU extended QS on kernel preemption after irq/exception x86: Exception hooks for userspace RCU extended QS x86: Unspaghettize do_general_protection() x86: Syscall hooks for userspace RCU extended QS rcu: Switch task's syscall hooks on context switch rcu: Ignore userspace extended quiescent state by default rcu: Allow rcu_user_enter()/exit() to nest rcu: Settle config for userspace extended quiescent state rcu: Make RCU_FAST_NO_HZ handle adaptive ticks rcu: New rcu_user_enter_after_irq() and rcu_user_exit_after_irq() APIs rcu: New rcu_user_enter() and rcu_user_exit() APIs ia64: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop xtensa: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop score: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop parisc: Add missing RCU idle APIs on idle loop ...
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/kthread.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/kthread.c185
1 files changed, 166 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index b579af57ea10..146a6fa96825 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -37,11 +37,20 @@ struct kthread_create_info
};
struct kthread {
- int should_stop;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ unsigned int cpu;
void *data;
+ struct completion parked;
struct completion exited;
};
+enum KTHREAD_BITS {
+ KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU = 0,
+ KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP,
+ KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK,
+ KTHREAD_IS_PARKED,
+};
+
#define to_kthread(tsk) \
container_of((tsk)->vfork_done, struct kthread, exited)
@@ -52,13 +61,29 @@ struct kthread {
* and this will return true. You should then return, and your return
* value will be passed through to kthread_stop().
*/
-int kthread_should_stop(void)
+bool kthread_should_stop(void)
{
- return to_kthread(current)->should_stop;
+ return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_should_stop);
/**
+ * kthread_should_park - should this kthread park now?
+ *
+ * When someone calls kthread_park() on your kthread, it will be woken
+ * and this will return true. You should then do the necessary
+ * cleanup and call kthread_parkme()
+ *
+ * Similar to kthread_should_stop(), but this keeps the thread alive
+ * and in a park position. kthread_unpark() "restarts" the thread and
+ * calls the thread function again.
+ */
+bool kthread_should_park(void)
+{
+ return test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &to_kthread(current)->flags);
+}
+
+/**
* kthread_freezable_should_stop - should this freezable kthread return now?
* @was_frozen: optional out parameter, indicates whether %current was frozen
*
@@ -96,6 +121,24 @@ void *kthread_data(struct task_struct *task)
return to_kthread(task)->data;
}
+static void __kthread_parkme(struct kthread *self)
+{
+ __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+ while (test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &self->flags)) {
+ if (!test_and_set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags))
+ complete(&self->parked);
+ schedule();
+ __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+ }
+ clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &self->flags);
+ __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+}
+
+void kthread_parkme(void)
+{
+ __kthread_parkme(to_kthread(current));
+}
+
static int kthread(void *_create)
{
/* Copy data: it's on kthread's stack */
@@ -105,9 +148,10 @@ static int kthread(void *_create)
struct kthread self;
int ret;
- self.should_stop = 0;
+ self.flags = 0;
self.data = data;
init_completion(&self.exited);
+ init_completion(&self.parked);
current->vfork_done = &self.exited;
/* OK, tell user we're spawned, wait for stop or wakeup */
@@ -117,9 +161,11 @@ static int kthread(void *_create)
schedule();
ret = -EINTR;
- if (!self.should_stop)
- ret = threadfn(data);
+ if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &self.flags)) {
+ __kthread_parkme(&self);
+ ret = threadfn(data);
+ }
/* we can't just return, we must preserve "self" on stack */
do_exit(ret);
}
@@ -172,8 +218,7 @@ static void create_kthread(struct kthread_create_info *create)
* Returns a task_struct or ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM).
*/
struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
- void *data,
- int node,
+ void *data, int node,
const char namefmt[],
...)
{
@@ -210,6 +255,13 @@ struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_node(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_on_node);
+static void __kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
+{
+ /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
+ do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu));
+ p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
+}
+
/**
* kthread_bind - bind a just-created kthread to a cpu.
* @p: thread created by kthread_create().
@@ -226,14 +278,112 @@ void kthread_bind(struct task_struct *p, unsigned int cpu)
WARN_ON(1);
return;
}
-
- /* It's safe because the task is inactive. */
- do_set_cpus_allowed(p, cpumask_of(cpu));
- p->flags |= PF_THREAD_BOUND;
+ __kthread_bind(p, cpu);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
/**
+ * kthread_create_on_cpu - Create a cpu bound kthread
+ * @threadfn: the function to run until signal_pending(current).
+ * @data: data ptr for @threadfn.
+ * @cpu: The cpu on which the thread should be bound,
+ * @namefmt: printf-style name for the thread. Format is restricted
+ * to "name.*%u". Code fills in cpu number.
+ *
+ * Description: This helper function creates and names a kernel thread
+ * The thread will be woken and put into park mode.
+ */
+struct task_struct *kthread_create_on_cpu(int (*threadfn)(void *data),
+ void *data, unsigned int cpu,
+ const char *namefmt)
+{
+ struct task_struct *p;
+
+ p = kthread_create_on_node(threadfn, data, cpu_to_node(cpu), namefmt,
+ cpu);
+ if (IS_ERR(p))
+ return p;
+ set_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &to_kthread(p)->flags);
+ to_kthread(p)->cpu = cpu;
+ /* Park the thread to get it out of TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE state */
+ kthread_park(p);
+ return p;
+}
+
+static struct kthread *task_get_live_kthread(struct task_struct *k)
+{
+ struct kthread *kthread;
+
+ get_task_struct(k);
+ kthread = to_kthread(k);
+ /* It might have exited */
+ barrier();
+ if (k->vfork_done != NULL)
+ return kthread;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * kthread_unpark - unpark a thread created by kthread_create().
+ * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
+ *
+ * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return false, wakes it, and
+ * waits for it to return. If the thread is marked percpu then its
+ * bound to the cpu again.
+ */
+void kthread_unpark(struct task_struct *k)
+{
+ struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k);
+
+ if (kthread) {
+ clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
+ /*
+ * We clear the IS_PARKED bit here as we don't wait
+ * until the task has left the park code. So if we'd
+ * park before that happens we'd see the IS_PARKED bit
+ * which might be about to be cleared.
+ */
+ if (test_and_clear_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
+ if (test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PER_CPU, &kthread->flags))
+ __kthread_bind(k, kthread->cpu);
+ wake_up_process(k);
+ }
+ }
+ put_task_struct(k);
+}
+
+/**
+ * kthread_park - park a thread created by kthread_create().
+ * @k: thread created by kthread_create().
+ *
+ * Sets kthread_should_park() for @k to return true, wakes it, and
+ * waits for it to return. This can also be called after kthread_create()
+ * instead of calling wake_up_process(): the thread will park without
+ * calling threadfn().
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the thread is parked, -ENOSYS if the thread exited.
+ * If called by the kthread itself just the park bit is set.
+ */
+int kthread_park(struct task_struct *k)
+{
+ struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k);
+ int ret = -ENOSYS;
+
+ if (kthread) {
+ if (!test_bit(KTHREAD_IS_PARKED, &kthread->flags)) {
+ set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
+ if (k != current) {
+ wake_up_process(k);
+ wait_for_completion(&kthread->parked);
+ }
+ }
+ ret = 0;
+ }
+ put_task_struct(k);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
* kthread_stop - stop a thread created by kthread_create().
* @k: thread created by kthread_create().
*
@@ -250,16 +400,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_bind);
*/
int kthread_stop(struct task_struct *k)
{
- struct kthread *kthread;
+ struct kthread *kthread = task_get_live_kthread(k);
int ret;
trace_sched_kthread_stop(k);
- get_task_struct(k);
-
- kthread = to_kthread(k);
- barrier(); /* it might have exited */
- if (k->vfork_done != NULL) {
- kthread->should_stop = 1;
+ if (kthread) {
+ set_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_STOP, &kthread->flags);
+ clear_bit(KTHREAD_SHOULD_PARK, &kthread->flags);
wake_up_process(k);
wait_for_completion(&kthread->exited);
}