[PATCH tip/core/rcu 12/16] rcu: Add exp_funnel_lock() fastpath

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Tue Apr 12 2016 - 11:31:28 EST


This commit speeds up the low-contention case, especially for systems
with large rcu_node trees, by attempting to directly acquire the
->exp_mutex. This fastpath checks the leaves and root first in
order to avoid excessive memory contention on the mutex itself.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/rcu/tree.c | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree.c b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
index bd2658edce00..892a140ae7b6 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree.c
@@ -3603,6 +3603,15 @@ static bool exp_funnel_lock(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long s)
{
struct rcu_data *rdp = per_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda, raw_smp_processor_id());
struct rcu_node *rnp = rdp->mynode;
+ struct rcu_node *rnp_root = rcu_get_root(rsp);
+
+ /* Low-contention fastpath. */
+ if (ULONG_CMP_LT(READ_ONCE(rnp->exp_seq_rq), s) &&
+ (rnp == rnp_root ||
+ ULONG_CMP_LT(READ_ONCE(rnp_root->exp_seq_rq), s)) &&
+ !mutex_is_locked(&rsp->exp_mutex) &&
+ mutex_trylock(&rsp->exp_mutex))
+ goto fastpath;

/*
* Each pass through the following loop works its way up
@@ -3635,6 +3644,7 @@ static bool exp_funnel_lock(struct rcu_state *rsp, unsigned long s)
rnp->grphi, TPS("nxtlvl"));
}
mutex_lock(&rsp->exp_mutex);
+fastpath:
if (sync_exp_work_done(rsp, &rdp->exp_workdone3, s)) {
mutex_unlock(&rsp->exp_mutex);
return true;
--
2.5.2