[PATCH] sched; Simplify mutex_spin_on_owner()

[Thomas Gleixner]

It does not make sense to rcu_read_lock/unlock() in every loop
iteration while spinning on the mutex.

Move the rcu protection once outside the loop. Also simplify the
return path to always check for lock->owner == NULL which meets the
requirements of both owner changed and need_resched() caused loop
exits.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/sched.c |   25 +++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/kernel/sched.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/kernel/sched.c
+++ linux-2.6/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4306,11 +4306,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(schedule);
 
 static inline bool owner_running(struct mutex *lock, struct task_struct *owner)
 {
-	bool ret = false;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	if (lock->owner != owner)
-		goto fail;
+		return false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure we emit the owner->on_cpu, dereference _after_ checking
@@ -4320,11 +4317,7 @@ static inline bool owner_running(struct 
 	 */
 	barrier();
 
-	ret = owner->on_cpu;
-fail:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return ret;
+	return owner->on_cpu;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4336,21 +4329,21 @@ int mutex_spin_on_owner(struct mutex *lo
 	if (!sched_feat(OWNER_SPIN))
 		return 0;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	while (owner_running(lock, owner)) {
 		if (need_resched())
-			return 0;
+			break;
 
 		arch_mutex_cpu_relax();
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
-	 * If the owner changed to another task there is likely
-	 * heavy contention, stop spinning.
+	 * We break out the loop above on need_resched() and when the
+	 * owner changed, which is a sign for heavy contention. Return
+	 * success only when lock->owner is NULL.
 	 */
-	if (lock->owner)
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
+	return lock->owner == NULL;
 }
 #endif
 
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