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Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin()

From Jason Low <jason.low2@hp.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin()
Date 2016-02-16 04:10 +0100
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On Mon, 2016-02-15 at 18:55 -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> On 02/12/2016 03:40 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 12:32:12PM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> >> @@ -358,8 +373,8 @@ static bool mutex_optimistic_spin(struct mutex *lock,
> >>   			}
> >>
> >>   			mutex_set_owner(lock);
> >> -			osq_unlock(&lock->osq);
> >> -			return true;
> >> +			acquired = true;
> >> +			break;
> >>   		}
> >>
> >>   		/*
> >> @@ -380,7 +395,10 @@ static bool mutex_optimistic_spin(struct mutex *lock,
> >>   		cpu_relax_lowlatency();
> >>   	}
> >>
> >> -	osq_unlock(&lock->osq);
> >> +	if (!waiter)
> >> +		osq_unlock(&lock->osq);
> >> +	if (acquired || waiter)
> >> +		return acquired;
> >>   done:
> >>   	/*
> >>   	 * If we fell out of the spin path because of need_resched(),
> > Is there a reason to not also preempt in the wait-loop? Surely the same
> > reason is still valid there too?
> 
> The waiter does check for need_sched(). So it will break out of the loop 
> and return false in this case. This causes the waiter to loop back and 
> goes to sleep if the lock can't be acquired. That is why I don't think 
> we need to do another schedule_preempt_disabled() here.

The purpose of the additional reschedule point is to avoid delaying
preemption, which still applies if the spinner is a waiter. If it is a
waiter, the difference is that the delay isn't as long since it doesn't
need to be added to the wait_list. Nonetheless, preemption delays can
still occur, so I think the additional preemption point should also be
there in the waiter case.

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[PATCH v2 0/4] locking/mutex: Enable optimistic spinning of lock waiter Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-12 18:40 +0100
  [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin() Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-12 18:40 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-02-12 21:30 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net> - 2016-02-12 23:20 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-02-13 13:20 +0100
          Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net> - 2016-02-13 19:20 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Jason Low <jason.low2@hp.com> - 2016-02-16 03:20 +0100
          Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Jason Low <jason.low2@hp.com> - 2016-02-16 03:30 +0100
            Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-02-16 10:00 +0100
              Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin() Waiman Long <waiman.long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-17 03:00 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin() Waiman Long <waiman.long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-15 23:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-02-12 21:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin() Waiman Long <waiman.long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-16 02:30 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Jason Low <jason.low2@hp.com> - 2016-02-16 04:10 +0100
          Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin() Waiman Long <waiman.long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-16 04:40 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net> - 2016-02-12 23:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to  mutex_optimistic_spin() Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net> - 2016-02-12 23:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] locking/mutex: Add waiter parameter to mutex_optimistic_spin() Waiman Long <waiman.long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-16 01:10 +0100
  [PATCH v2 3/4] locking/mutex: Avoid missed wakeup of mutex waiter Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-12 18:40 +0100
  [PATCH v2 2/4] locking/mutex: Enable optimistic spinning of woken task in wait queue Waiman Long <Waiman.Long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-12 18:40 +0100
  Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] locking/mutex: Enable optimistic spinning of lock  waiter Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> - 2016-02-16 10:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] locking/mutex: Enable optimistic spinning of lock  waiter Waiman Long <waiman.long@hpe.com> - 2016-02-17 03:00 +0100

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