Re: [PATCH 0/7 V2] workqueue: cleanup for attr management

From: Lai Jiangshan
Date: Sun May 17 2015 - 20:36:19 EST


ping

On 05/12/2015 08:32 PM, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is the V2 version of the V1 pathset. But it is just the updated
> version of the patch1&2 of the V1 patchset.
>
> [1/5 V1] is split into [1/7 V2] and [2/7 V2].
> [2/5 V1] is split into [3,4,5,6,7/7 V2].
>
> [1/7] extends the wq_pool_mutex lock region in the apply_workqueue_attrs().
> It is a basic patch for all the later patches except the [6/7 V2].
> [2/7] simplifies wq_update_unbound_numa() since lock requirement is eased.
>
> [3/7] introduces get_pwq_unlocked() for reusing existing pwqs
> It is also a basic patch for all the later patches except the [6/7 V2].
> [4,5,6/7] apply the good code of wq_update_unbound_numa() to
> apply_workqueue_attrs(): reuse the unchanged per-node/default pwq
> and reuse the preallocated wq_update_unbound_numa_attrs_buf.
>
> [2,3,4,5,6/7] try to make the per-node allocation are the same in
> wq_update_unbound_numa() and apply_workqueue_attrs(), but they
> are not exactly the same. wq_update_unbound_numa() directly returns
> when the pwq unchanged.
>
> [7/7] adds get_node_unbound_pwq() which uses the per-node allocation
> behavior of the apply_workqueue_attrs(). So wq_update_unbound_numa()
> has some overhead introduced. But cpu-hotplug path is cold path,
> it is Ok.
>
> It removes some comments without adding the corresponding ones back.
>
> Other changed from V1:
> The unneeded comment about the stableness of the wq->unbound_attrs
> is removed in [2/7].
>
> alloc_node_unbound_pwq() is renamed to get_node_unbound_pwq().
> @use_dfl_when_fail is removed from get_node_unbound_pwq().
> get_node_unbound_pwq() is shorter under the help of get_pwq_unlocked().
>
> apply_wqattrs_cleanup() is not protected by wq_pool_mutex
>
> some comment revised as TJ's suguested.
>
> Thanks,
> Lai
>
> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Lai Jiangshan (7):
> workqueue: wq_pool_mutex protects the attrs-installation
> workqueue: simplify wq_update_unbound_numa()
> workqueue: introduce get_pwq_unlocked()
> workqueue: reuse the current per-node pwq when its attrs unchanged
> workqueue: reuse the current default pwq when its attrs unchanged
> workqueue: reuse wq_update_unbound_numa_attrs_buf as temporary attrs
> workqueue: add get_node_unbound_pwq()
>
> kernel/workqueue.c | 197 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
> 1 file changed, 95 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-)
>

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