[tip:core/locking] sched: remove extra call overhead for schedule()

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Fri Mar 13 2009 - 09:01:44 EST


Commit-ID: e690e5337d953a0936a9735424a454ec21bae0a5
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/e690e5337d953a0936a9735424a454ec21bae0a5
Author: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:21:26 +0100
Commit: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:55:17 +0100

sched: remove extra call overhead for schedule()

Lai Jiangshan's patch reminded me that I promised Nick to remove
that extra call overhead in schedule().

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
LKML-Reference: <20090313112300.927414207@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>


---
kernel/mutex.c | 4 +++-
kernel/sched.c | 12 ++++--------
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/mutex.c b/kernel/mutex.c
index 5d79781..e1fb735 100644
--- a/kernel/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/mutex.c
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,

/* didnt get the lock, go to sleep: */
spin_unlock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
- __schedule();
+ preempt_enable_no_resched();
+ schedule();
+ preempt_disable();
spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
}

diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 8549d48..01275cb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4543,13 +4543,15 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *prev)
/*
* schedule() is the main scheduler function.
*/
-asmlinkage void __sched __schedule(void)
+asmlinkage void __sched schedule(void)
{
struct task_struct *prev, *next;
unsigned long *switch_count;
struct rq *rq;
int cpu;

+need_resched:
+ preempt_disable();
cpu = smp_processor_id();
rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
rcu_qsctr_inc(cpu);
@@ -4606,15 +4608,9 @@ need_resched_nonpreemptible:

if (unlikely(reacquire_kernel_lock(current) < 0))
goto need_resched_nonpreemptible;
-}

-asmlinkage void __sched schedule(void)
-{
-need_resched:
- preempt_disable();
- __schedule();
preempt_enable_no_resched();
- if (unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_RESCHED)))
+ if (need_resched())
goto need_resched;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(schedule);
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/