Re: [PATCH 6/6] eventpoll: add support for min-wait

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Thu Dec 01 2022 - 13:41:21 EST


On 12/1/22 11:39 AM, Soheil Hassas Yeganeh wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>>> @@ -1845,6 +1891,18 @@ static int ep_poll(struct eventpoll *ep, struct epoll_event __user *events,
>>>>> ewq.timed_out = true;
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> + /*
>>>>> + * If min_wait is set for this epoll instance, note the min_wait
>>>>> + * time. Ensure the lowest bit is set in ewq.min_wait_ts, that's
>>>>> + * the state bit for whether or not min_wait is enabled.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + if (ep->min_wait_ts) {
>>>>
>>>> Can we limit this block to "ewq.timed_out && ep->min_wait_ts"?
>>>> AFAICT, the code we run here is completely wasted if timeout is 0.
>>>
>>> Yep certainly, I can gate it on both of those conditions.
>> Looking at this for a respin, I think it should be gated on
>> !ewq.timed_out? timed_out == true is the path that it's wasted on
>> anyway.
>
> Ah, yes, that's a good point. The check should be !ewq.timed_out.

The just posted v4 has the check (and the right one :-))

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Jens Axboe