[PATCH 1/4] futex: rely on get_user_pages() for shared futexes

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Sep 26 2008 - 13:36:33 EST


On the way of getting rid of the mmap_sem requirement for shared futexes,
start by relying on get_user_pages().

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/futex.h | 2
kernel/futex.c | 162 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
2 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/kernel/futex.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/futex.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/futex.c
@@ -161,6 +161,45 @@ static inline int match_futex(union fute
&& key1->both.offset == key2->both.offset);
}

+/*
+ * Take a reference to the resource addressed by a key.
+ * Can be called while holding spinlocks.
+ *
+ */
+static void get_futex_key_refs(union futex_key *key)
+{
+ if (!key->both.ptr)
+ return;
+
+ switch (key->both.offset & (FUT_OFF_INODE|FUT_OFF_MMSHARED)) {
+ case FUT_OFF_INODE:
+ atomic_inc(&key->shared.inode->i_count);
+ break;
+ case FUT_OFF_MMSHARED:
+ atomic_inc(&key->private.mm->mm_count);
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+/*
+ * Drop a reference to the resource addressed by a key.
+ * The hash bucket spinlock must not be held.
+ */
+static void drop_futex_key_refs(union futex_key *key)
+{
+ if (!key->both.ptr)
+ return;
+
+ switch (key->both.offset & (FUT_OFF_INODE|FUT_OFF_MMSHARED)) {
+ case FUT_OFF_INODE:
+ iput(key->shared.inode);
+ break;
+ case FUT_OFF_MMSHARED:
+ mmdrop(key->private.mm);
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
/**
* get_futex_key - Get parameters which are the keys for a futex.
* @uaddr: virtual address of the futex
@@ -184,7 +223,6 @@ static int get_futex_key(u32 __user *uad
{
unsigned long address = (unsigned long)uaddr;
struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
- struct vm_area_struct *vma;
struct page *page;
int err;

@@ -210,98 +248,47 @@ static int get_futex_key(u32 __user *uad
key->private.address = address;
return 0;
}
- /*
- * The futex is hashed differently depending on whether
- * it's in a shared or private mapping. So check vma first.
- */
- vma = find_extend_vma(mm, address);
- if (unlikely(!vma))
- return -EFAULT;

- /*
- * Permissions.
- */
- if (unlikely((vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO|VM_READ)) != VM_READ))
- return (vma->vm_flags & VM_IO) ? -EPERM : -EACCES;
+again:
+ err = get_user_pages(current, mm, address, 1, 0, 0, &page, NULL);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+
+ lock_page(page);
+ if (!page->mapping) {
+ unlock_page(page);
+ put_page(page);
+ goto again;
+ }

/*
* Private mappings are handled in a simple way.
*
* NOTE: When userspace waits on a MAP_SHARED mapping, even if
* it's a read-only handle, it's expected that futexes attach to
- * the object not the particular process. Therefore we use
- * VM_MAYSHARE here, not VM_SHARED which is restricted to shared
- * mappings of _writable_ handles.
+ * the object not the particular process.
*/
- if (likely(!(vma->vm_flags & VM_MAYSHARE))) {
- key->both.offset |= FUT_OFF_MMSHARED; /* reference taken on mm */
+ if (PageAnon(page)) {
+ key->both.offset |= FUT_OFF_MMSHARED; /* ref taken on mm */
key->private.mm = mm;
key->private.address = address;
- return 0;
- }
-
- /*
- * Linear file mappings are also simple.
- */
- key->shared.inode = vma->vm_file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
- key->both.offset |= FUT_OFF_INODE; /* inode-based key. */
- if (likely(!(vma->vm_flags & VM_NONLINEAR))) {
- key->shared.pgoff = (((address - vma->vm_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
- + vma->vm_pgoff);
- return 0;
+ } else {
+ key->both.offset |= FUT_OFF_INODE; /* inode-based key */
+ key->shared.inode = page->mapping->host;
+ key->shared.pgoff = page->index;
}

- /*
- * We could walk the page table to read the non-linear
- * pte, and get the page index without fetching the page
- * from swap. But that's a lot of code to duplicate here
- * for a rare case, so we simply fetch the page.
- */
- err = get_user_pages(current, mm, address, 1, 0, 0, &page, NULL);
- if (err >= 0) {
- key->shared.pgoff =
- page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - PAGE_SHIFT);
- put_page(page);
- return 0;
- }
- return err;
-}
+ get_futex_key_refs(key);

-/*
- * Take a reference to the resource addressed by a key.
- * Can be called while holding spinlocks.
- *
- */
-static void get_futex_key_refs(union futex_key *key)
-{
- if (key->both.ptr == NULL)
- return;
- switch (key->both.offset & (FUT_OFF_INODE|FUT_OFF_MMSHARED)) {
- case FUT_OFF_INODE:
- atomic_inc(&key->shared.inode->i_count);
- break;
- case FUT_OFF_MMSHARED:
- atomic_inc(&key->private.mm->mm_count);
- break;
- }
+ unlock_page(page);
+ put_page(page);
+ return 0;
}

-/*
- * Drop a reference to the resource addressed by a key.
- * The hash bucket spinlock must not be held.
- */
-static void drop_futex_key_refs(union futex_key *key)
+static inline
+void put_futex_key(struct rw_semaphore *fshared, union futex_key *key)
{
- if (!key->both.ptr)
- return;
- switch (key->both.offset & (FUT_OFF_INODE|FUT_OFF_MMSHARED)) {
- case FUT_OFF_INODE:
- iput(key->shared.inode);
- break;
- case FUT_OFF_MMSHARED:
- mmdrop(key->private.mm);
- break;
- }
+ drop_futex_key_refs(key);
}

static u32 cmpxchg_futex_value_locked(u32 __user *uaddr, u32 uval, u32 newval)
@@ -385,6 +372,7 @@ static int refill_pi_state_cache(void)
/* pi_mutex gets initialized later */
pi_state->owner = NULL;
atomic_set(&pi_state->refcount, 1);
+ pi_state->key = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;

current->pi_state_cache = pi_state;

@@ -462,7 +450,7 @@ void exit_pi_state_list(struct task_stru
struct list_head *next, *head = &curr->pi_state_list;
struct futex_pi_state *pi_state;
struct futex_hash_bucket *hb;
- union futex_key key;
+ union futex_key key = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;

if (!futex_cmpxchg_enabled)
return;
@@ -725,7 +713,7 @@ static int futex_wake(u32 __user *uaddr,
struct futex_hash_bucket *hb;
struct futex_q *this, *next;
struct plist_head *head;
- union futex_key key;
+ union futex_key key = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;
int ret;

if (!bitset)
@@ -760,6 +748,7 @@ static int futex_wake(u32 __user *uaddr,

spin_unlock(&hb->lock);
out:
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &key);
futex_unlock_mm(fshared);
return ret;
}
@@ -773,7 +762,7 @@ futex_wake_op(u32 __user *uaddr1, struct
u32 __user *uaddr2,
int nr_wake, int nr_wake2, int op)
{
- union futex_key key1, key2;
+ union futex_key key1 = FUTEX_KEY_INIT, key2 = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;
struct futex_hash_bucket *hb1, *hb2;
struct plist_head *head;
struct futex_q *this, *next;
@@ -873,6 +862,8 @@ retry:
if (hb1 != hb2)
spin_unlock(&hb2->lock);
out:
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &key2);
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &key1);
futex_unlock_mm(fshared);

return ret;
@@ -886,7 +877,7 @@ static int futex_requeue(u32 __user *uad
u32 __user *uaddr2,
int nr_wake, int nr_requeue, u32 *cmpval)
{
- union futex_key key1, key2;
+ union futex_key key1 = FUTEX_KEY_INIT, key2 = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;
struct futex_hash_bucket *hb1, *hb2;
struct plist_head *head1;
struct futex_q *this, *next;
@@ -974,6 +965,8 @@ out_unlock:
drop_futex_key_refs(&key1);

out:
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &key2);
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &key1);
futex_unlock_mm(fshared);
return ret;
}
@@ -1220,6 +1213,7 @@ static int futex_wait(u32 __user *uaddr,
retry:
futex_lock_mm(fshared);

+ q.key = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;
ret = get_futex_key(uaddr, fshared, &q.key);
if (unlikely(ret != 0))
goto out_release_sem;
@@ -1359,6 +1353,7 @@ static int futex_wait(u32 __user *uaddr,
queue_unlock(&q, hb);

out_release_sem:
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &q.key);
futex_unlock_mm(fshared);
return ret;
}
@@ -1410,6 +1405,7 @@ static int futex_lock_pi(u32 __user *uad
retry:
futex_lock_mm(fshared);

+ q.key = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;
ret = get_futex_key(uaddr, fshared, &q.key);
if (unlikely(ret != 0))
goto out_release_sem;
@@ -1624,6 +1620,7 @@ static int futex_lock_pi(u32 __user *uad
queue_unlock(&q, hb);

out_release_sem:
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &q.key);
futex_unlock_mm(fshared);
if (to)
destroy_hrtimer_on_stack(&to->timer);
@@ -1670,7 +1667,7 @@ static int futex_unlock_pi(u32 __user *u
struct futex_q *this, *next;
u32 uval;
struct plist_head *head;
- union futex_key key;
+ union futex_key key = FUTEX_KEY_INIT;
int ret, attempt = 0;

retry:
@@ -1743,6 +1740,7 @@ retry_unlocked:
out_unlock:
spin_unlock(&hb->lock);
out:
+ put_futex_key(fshared, &key);
futex_unlock_mm(fshared);

return ret;
Index: linux-2.6/include/linux/futex.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/include/linux/futex.h
+++ linux-2.6/include/linux/futex.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ union futex_key {
} both;
};

+#define FUTEX_KEY_INIT (union futex_key) { .both = { .ptr = NULL } }
+
#ifdef CONFIG_FUTEX
extern void exit_robust_list(struct task_struct *curr);
extern void exit_pi_state_list(struct task_struct *curr);


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