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authorPetr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>2016-10-11 13:55:43 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-10-11 15:06:33 -0700
commit37be45d49dec2a411e29d50c9597cfe8184b5645 (patch)
tree4c15dc2b6a78ee47256e57af9a2aa672c344f751 /kernel/kthread.c
parent22597dc3d97b1ead2aca201397415a1a84bf2b26 (diff)
downloadlinux-37be45d49dec2a411e29d50c9597cfe8184b5645.tar.bz2
kthread: allow to cancel kthread work
We are going to use kthread workers more widely and sometimes we will need to make sure that the work is neither pending nor running. This patch implements cancel_*_sync() operations as inspired by workqueues. Well, we are synchronized against the other operations via the worker lock, we use del_timer_sync() and a counter to count parallel cancel operations. Therefore the implementation might be easier. First, we check if a worker is assigned. If not, the work has newer been queued after it was initialized. Second, we take the worker lock. It must be the right one. The work must not be assigned to another worker unless it is initialized in between. Third, we try to cancel the timer when it exists. The timer is deleted synchronously to make sure that the timer call back is not running. We need to temporary release the worker->lock to avoid a possible deadlock with the callback. In the meantime, we set work->canceling counter to avoid any queuing. Fourth, we try to remove the work from a worker list. It might be the list of either normal or delayed works. Fifth, if the work is running, we call kthread_flush_work(). It might take an arbitrary time. We need to release the worker-lock again. In the meantime, we again block any queuing by the canceling counter. As already mentioned, the check for a pending kthread work is done under a lock. In compare with workqueues, we do not need to fight for a single PENDING bit to block other operations. Therefore we do not suffer from the thundering storm problem and all parallel canceling jobs might use kthread_flush_work(). Any queuing is blocked until the counter gets zero. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1470754545-17632-10-git-send-email-pmladek@suse.com Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org> Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.cz> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/kthread.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/kthread.c132
1 files changed, 130 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/kthread.c b/kernel/kthread.c
index a5c6d709349d..20505c632bc3 100644
--- a/kernel/kthread.c
+++ b/kernel/kthread.c
@@ -718,6 +718,19 @@ kthread_create_worker_on_cpu(int cpu, const char namefmt[], ...)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kthread_create_worker_on_cpu);
+/*
+ * Returns true when the work could not be queued at the moment.
+ * It happens when it is already pending in a worker list
+ * or when it is being cancelled.
+ */
+static inline bool queuing_blocked(struct kthread_worker *worker,
+ struct kthread_work *work)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_held(&worker->lock);
+
+ return !list_empty(&work->node) || work->canceling;
+}
+
static void kthread_insert_work_sanity_check(struct kthread_worker *worker,
struct kthread_work *work)
{
@@ -759,7 +772,7 @@ bool kthread_queue_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
unsigned long flags;
spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
- if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
+ if (!queuing_blocked(worker, work)) {
kthread_insert_work(worker, work, &worker->work_list);
ret = true;
}
@@ -859,7 +872,7 @@ bool kthread_queue_delayed_work(struct kthread_worker *worker,
spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
- if (list_empty(&work->node)) {
+ if (!queuing_blocked(worker, work)) {
__kthread_queue_delayed_work(worker, dwork, delay);
ret = true;
}
@@ -919,6 +932,121 @@ void kthread_flush_work(struct kthread_work *work)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_flush_work);
+/*
+ * This function removes the work from the worker queue. Also it makes sure
+ * that it won't get queued later via the delayed work's timer.
+ *
+ * The work might still be in use when this function finishes. See the
+ * current_work proceed by the worker.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if @work was pending and successfully canceled,
+ * %false if @work was not pending
+ */
+static bool __kthread_cancel_work(struct kthread_work *work, bool is_dwork,
+ unsigned long *flags)
+{
+ /* Try to cancel the timer if exists. */
+ if (is_dwork) {
+ struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork =
+ container_of(work, struct kthread_delayed_work, work);
+ struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
+
+ /*
+ * del_timer_sync() must be called to make sure that the timer
+ * callback is not running. The lock must be temporary released
+ * to avoid a deadlock with the callback. In the meantime,
+ * any queuing is blocked by setting the canceling counter.
+ */
+ work->canceling++;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, *flags);
+ del_timer_sync(&dwork->timer);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, *flags);
+ work->canceling--;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Try to remove the work from a worker list. It might either
+ * be from worker->work_list or from worker->delayed_work_list.
+ */
+ if (!list_empty(&work->node)) {
+ list_del_init(&work->node);
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+static bool __kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work *work, bool is_dwork)
+{
+ struct kthread_worker *worker = work->worker;
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int ret = false;
+
+ if (!worker)
+ goto out;
+
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
+ /* Work must not be used with >1 worker, see kthread_queue_work(). */
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(work->worker != worker);
+
+ ret = __kthread_cancel_work(work, is_dwork, &flags);
+
+ if (worker->current_work != work)
+ goto out_fast;
+
+ /*
+ * The work is in progress and we need to wait with the lock released.
+ * In the meantime, block any queuing by setting the canceling counter.
+ */
+ work->canceling++;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
+ kthread_flush_work(work);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&worker->lock, flags);
+ work->canceling--;
+
+out_fast:
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&worker->lock, flags);
+out:
+ return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * kthread_cancel_work_sync - cancel a kthread work and wait for it to finish
+ * @work: the kthread work to cancel
+ *
+ * Cancel @work and wait for its execution to finish. This function
+ * can be used even if the work re-queues itself. On return from this
+ * function, @work is guaranteed to be not pending or executing on any CPU.
+ *
+ * kthread_cancel_work_sync(&delayed_work->work) must not be used for
+ * delayed_work's. Use kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync() instead.
+ *
+ * The caller must ensure that the worker on which @work was last
+ * queued can't be destroyed before this function returns.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if @work was pending, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool kthread_cancel_work_sync(struct kthread_work *work)
+{
+ return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(work, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_work_sync);
+
+/**
+ * kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync - cancel a kthread delayed work and
+ * wait for it to finish.
+ * @dwork: the kthread delayed work to cancel
+ *
+ * This is kthread_cancel_work_sync() for delayed works.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if @dwork was pending, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(struct kthread_delayed_work *dwork)
+{
+ return __kthread_cancel_work_sync(&dwork->work, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync);
+
/**
* kthread_flush_worker - flush all current works on a kthread_worker
* @worker: worker to flush