Re: [PATCH 0/3] io_uring: register single issuer task at creation

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Mon Sep 26 2022 - 11:51:00 EST


On 9/26/22 8:03 AM, Dylan Yudaken wrote:
> Registering the single issuer task from the first submit adds unnecesary
> complications to the API as well as the implementation. Where simply
> registering it at creation should not impose any barriers to getting the
> same performance wins.
>
> There is another problem in 6.1, with IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN. That
> would like to check the submitter_task from unlocked contexts, which would
> be racy. If upfront the submitter_task is set at creation time it will
> simplify the logic there and probably increase performance (though this is
> unmeasured).
>
> Patch 1 registers the task at creation of the io_uring, this works
> standalone in case you want to only merge this part for 6.0
>
> Patch 2/3 cleans up the code from the old style

Applied 1/3 for 6.0, and then created a new branch for 6.1 that holds
2-3/3. Thanks!

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Jens Axboe