Re: [RFC PATCH 06/10] perf workqueue: introduce workqueue struct

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Wed Jul 14 2021 - 11:23:03 EST


Em Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 02:11:17PM +0200, Riccardo Mancini escreveu:
> This patch adds the workqueue definition, along with simple creation and
> destruction functions.
> Furthermore, a simple subtest is added.
>
> A workqueue is attached to a pool, on which it executes its workers.
> Next patches will introduce workers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Riccardo Mancini <rickyman7@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> tools/perf/tests/workqueue.c | 92 +++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/workqueue/Build | 1 +
> tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.c | 184 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.h | 24 ++++
> 4 files changed, 301 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.c
> create mode 100644 tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.h
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/workqueue.c b/tools/perf/tests/workqueue.c
> index 3c64db8203556847..423dc8a92ca2563c 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/tests/workqueue.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/tests/workqueue.c
> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
> #include "tests.h"
> #include "util/debug.h"
> #include "util/workqueue/threadpool.h"
> +#include "util/workqueue/workqueue.h"
>
> #define DUMMY_FACTOR 100000
> #define N_DUMMY_WORK_SIZES 7
> @@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ struct threadpool_test_args_t {
> int pool_size;
> };
>
> +struct workqueue_test_args_t {
> + int pool_size;
> + int n_work_items;
> +};
> +
> struct test_task {
> struct task_struct task;
> int n_threads;
> @@ -140,6 +146,58 @@ static int __test__threadpool(void *_args)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +
> +static int __workqueue__prepare(struct threadpool_struct **pool,
> + struct workqueue_struct **wq,
> + int pool_size)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = __threadpool__prepare(pool, pool_size);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + *wq = create_workqueue(*pool);
> + TEST_ASSERT_VAL("workqueue creation failure", *wq);
> + TEST_ASSERT_VAL("workqueue wrong size", workqueue_nr_threads(*wq) == pool_size);
> + TEST_ASSERT_VAL("threadpool is not executing", threadpool_is_busy(*pool));
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int __workqueue__teardown(struct threadpool_struct *pool,
> + struct workqueue_struct *wq)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = destroy_workqueue(wq);
> + TEST_ASSERT_VAL("workqueue detruction failure", ret == 0);
> +
> + ret = __threadpool__teardown(pool);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int __test__workqueue(void *_args)
> +{
> + struct workqueue_test_args_t *args = _args;
> + struct threadpool_struct *pool;
> + struct workqueue_struct *wq;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = __workqueue__prepare(&pool, &wq, args->pool_size);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + ret = __workqueue__teardown(pool, wq);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static const struct threadpool_test_args_t threadpool_test_args[] = {
> {
> .pool_size = 1
> @@ -158,6 +216,33 @@ static const struct threadpool_test_args_t threadpool_test_args[] = {
> }
> };
>
> +static const struct workqueue_test_args_t workqueue_test_args[] = {
> + {
> + .pool_size = 1,
> + .n_work_items = 1
> + },
> + {
> + .pool_size = 1,
> + .n_work_items = 10
> + },
> + {
> + .pool_size = 2,
> + .n_work_items = 1
> + },
> + {
> + .pool_size = 2,
> + .n_work_items = 100
> + },
> + {
> + .pool_size = 16,
> + .n_work_items = 7
> + },
> + {
> + .pool_size = 16,
> + .n_work_items = 2789
> + }
> +};
> +
> struct test_case {
> const char *desc;
> int (*func)(void *args);
> @@ -173,6 +258,13 @@ static struct test_case workqueue_testcase_table[] = {
> .args = (void *) threadpool_test_args,
> .n_args = (int)ARRAY_SIZE(threadpool_test_args),
> .arg_size = sizeof(struct threadpool_test_args_t)
> + },
> + {
> + .desc = "Workqueue",
> + .func = __test__workqueue,
> + .args = (void *) workqueue_test_args,
> + .n_args = (int)ARRAY_SIZE(workqueue_test_args),
> + .arg_size = sizeof(struct workqueue_test_args_t)
> }
> };
>
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/workqueue/Build b/tools/perf/util/workqueue/Build
> index 8b72a6cd4e2cba0d..4af721345c0a6bb7 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/workqueue/Build
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/workqueue/Build
> @@ -1 +1,2 @@
> perf-y += threadpool.o
> +perf-y += workqueue.o
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.c b/tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000..5099252a0662e788
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +#include <stdlib.h>
> +#include <stdio.h>
> +#include <unistd.h>
> +#include <errno.h>
> +#include <string.h>
> +#include <pthread.h>
> +#include <linux/list.h>
> +#include "debug.h"
> +#include "workqueue.h"
> +
> +enum workqueue_status {
> + WORKQUEUE_STATUS__READY, /* wq is ready to receive work */
> + WORKQUEUE_STATUS__ERROR,
> + WORKQUEUE_STATUS__MAX
> +};
> +
> +struct workqueue_struct {
> + pthread_mutex_t lock; /* locking of the thread_pool */
> + pthread_cond_t idle_cond; /* all workers are idle cond */
> + struct threadpool_struct *pool; /* underlying pool */
> + struct task_struct task; /* threadpool task */
> + struct list_head busy_list; /* busy workers */
> + struct list_head idle_list; /* idle workers */
> + struct list_head pending; /* pending work items */
> + int msg_pipe[2]; /* main thread comm pipes */
> + enum workqueue_status status;
> +};
> +
> +/**
> + * worker_thread - worker function executed on threadpool
> + */
> +static void worker_thread(int tidx, struct task_struct *task)
> +{
> + struct workqueue_struct *wq = container_of(task, struct workqueue_struct, task);
> +
> + pr_debug("hi from worker %d. Pool is in status %d\n", tidx, wq->status);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * attach_threadpool_to_workqueue - start @wq workers on @pool
> + */
> +static int attach_threadpool_to_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq,
> + struct threadpool_struct *pool)
> +{
> + int err;
> +
> + if (!threadpool_is_ready(pool)) {
> + pr_err("workqueue: cannot attach to pool: pool is not ready\n");
> + return -1;
> + }
> +
> + wq->pool = pool;
> +
> + err = execute_in_threadpool(pool, &wq->task);
> + if (err)
> + return -1;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * detach_threadpool_from_workqueue - stop @wq workers on @pool
> + */
> +static int detach_threadpool_from_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
> +{
> + int ret, err = 0;
> +
> + if (wq->status != WORKQUEUE_STATUS__READY) {
> + pr_err("workqueue: cannot attach to pool: wq is not ready\n");
> + return -1;
> + }
> +
> + ret = wait_threadpool(wq->pool);
> + if (ret) {
> + pr_err("workqueue: error waiting threadpool\n");
> + err = -1;
> + }
> +
> + wq->pool = NULL;
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * create_workqueue - create a workqueue associated to @pool
> + *
> + * Only one workqueue can execute on a pool at a time.
> + */
> +struct workqueue_struct *create_workqueue(struct threadpool_struct *pool)

I wonder if we should use the exact same kernel signature and not pass a
threadpool, essentially having just one threadpool in tools/perf/ that
is used by create_workqueue(void)?

> +{
> + int err;
> + struct workqueue_struct *wq = malloc(sizeof(struct workqueue_struct));
> +
> +
> + err = pthread_mutex_init(&wq->lock, NULL);
> + if (err)
> + goto out_free_wq;
> +
> + err = pthread_cond_init(&wq->idle_cond, NULL);
> + if (err)
> + goto out_destroy_mutex;
> +
> + wq->pool = NULL;
> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wq->busy_list);
> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wq->idle_list);
> +
> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wq->pending);
> +
> + err = pipe(wq->msg_pipe);
> + if (err)
> + goto out_destroy_cond;
> +
> + wq->task.fn = worker_thread;
> +
> + err = attach_threadpool_to_workqueue(wq, pool);
> + if (err)
> + goto out_destroy_cond;
> +
> + wq->status = WORKQUEUE_STATUS__READY;
> +
> + return wq;
> +
> +out_destroy_cond:
> + pthread_cond_destroy(&wq->idle_cond);
> +out_destroy_mutex:
> + pthread_mutex_destroy(&wq->lock);
> +out_free_wq:
> + free(wq);
> + return NULL;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * destroy_workqueue - stop @wq workers and destroy @wq
> + */
> +int destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
> +{
> + int err = 0, ret;
> +
> + ret = detach_threadpool_from_workqueue(wq);
> + if (ret) {
> + pr_err("workqueue: error detaching from threadpool.\n");
> + err = -1;
> + }
> +
> + ret = pthread_mutex_destroy(&wq->lock);
> + if (ret) {
> + err = -1;
> + pr_err("workqueue: error pthread_mutex_destroy: %s\n",
> + strerror(errno));
> + }
> +
> + ret = pthread_cond_destroy(&wq->idle_cond);
> + if (ret) {
> + err = -1;
> + pr_err("workqueue: error pthread_cond_destroy: %s\n",
> + strerror(errno));
> + }
> +
> + ret = close(wq->msg_pipe[0]);
> + if (ret) {
> + err = -1;
> + pr_err("workqueue: error close msg_pipe[0]: %s\n",
> + strerror(errno));
> + }
> +
> + ret = close(wq->msg_pipe[1]);
> + if (ret) {
> + err = -1;
> + pr_err("workqueue: error close msg_pipe[1]: %s\n",
> + strerror(errno));
> + }
> +
> + free(wq);
> +
> + return err;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * workqueue_nr_threads - get size of threadpool underlying @wq
> + */
> +int workqueue_nr_threads(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
> +{
> + return threadpool_size(wq->pool);
> +}
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.h b/tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000000..86ec1d69274f41db
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/workqueue/workqueue.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +#ifndef __WORKQUEUE_WORKQUEUE_H
> +#define __WORKQUEUE_WORKQUEUE_H
> +
> +#include <stdlib.h>
> +#include <sys/types.h>
> +#include <linux/list.h>
> +#include "threadpool.h"
> +
> +struct work_struct;
> +typedef void (*work_func_t)(struct work_struct *work);
> +
> +struct work_struct {
> + struct list_head entry;
> + work_func_t func;
> +};
> +
> +struct workqueue_struct;
> +
> +extern struct workqueue_struct *create_workqueue(struct threadpool_struct *pool);
> +extern int destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
> +
> +extern int workqueue_nr_threads(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
> +#endif /* __WORKQUEUE_WORKQUEUE_H */
> --
> 2.31.1
>

--

- Arnaldo