[ltt-dev] [rp] [PATCH urcu 4/4] Provide cleanup interfaces for per-CPU and per-thread call_rcu threads

Paul E. McKenney paulmck at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Wed Mar 9 07:55:20 EST 2011


On Tue, Mar 08, 2011 at 09:54:53PM -0500, Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> * Paul E. McKenney (paulmck at linux.vnet.ibm.com) wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Merged with a tiny comment fix (wew -> we).
> 
> It might be appropriate to document the use of these call_rcu teardown
> across fork() in the README file, within the section "Interaction with
> fork()" too. Basically this would be:
> 
> 1 - set all call_rcu structures to NULL, and free them.
> 2 - call the after fork child hook in the child.
> 
> Am I correct ?

In the case of fork(), they only need to call call_rcu_after_fork_child()
from the child after the fork().  I may need to provide additional
functions that can be supplied to pthread_atfork().

Once I have this set up, I will update the documentation to suit.

							Thanx, Paul

> Thanks,
> 
> Mathieu
> 
> > ---
> >  tests/rcutorture.h |   12 +++++
> >  urcu-call-rcu.c    |  137 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  urcu-call-rcu.h    |    5 ++
> >  3 files changed, 146 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/tests/rcutorture.h b/tests/rcutorture.h
> > index b42b8ab..66fdd7f 100644
> > --- a/tests/rcutorture.h
> > +++ b/tests/rcutorture.h
> > @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ int goflag __attribute__((__aligned__(CAA_CACHE_LINE_SIZE))) = GOFLAG_INIT;
> >  
> >  void *rcu_read_perf_test(void *arg)
> >  {
> > +	struct call_rcu_data *crdp;
> >  	int i;
> >  	int me = (long)arg;
> >  	long long n_reads_local = 0;
> > @@ -141,6 +142,9 @@ void *rcu_read_perf_test(void *arg)
> >  	}
> >  	__get_thread_var(n_reads_pt) += n_reads_local;
> >  	put_thread_offline();
> > +	crdp = get_thread_call_rcu_data();
> > +	set_thread_call_rcu_data(NULL);
> > +	call_rcu_data_free(crdp);
> >  	rcu_unregister_thread();
> >  
> >  	return (NULL);
> > @@ -204,6 +208,10 @@ void perftestrun(int nthreads, int nreaders, int nupdaters)
> >  	        (double)n_reads),
> >  	       ((duration * 1000*1000*1000.*(double)nupdaters) /
> >  	        (double)n_updates));
> > +	if (get_cpu_call_rcu_data(0)) {
> > +		fprintf(stderr, "Deallocating per-CPU call_rcu threads.\n");
> > +		free_all_cpu_call_rcu_data();
> > +	}
> >  	exit(0);
> >  }
> >  
> > @@ -436,6 +444,10 @@ void stresstest(int nreaders)
> >  		printf(" %lld", sum);
> >  	}
> >  	printf("\n");
> > +	if (get_cpu_call_rcu_data(0)) {
> > +		fprintf(stderr, "Deallocating per-CPU call_rcu threads.\n");
> > +		free_all_cpu_call_rcu_data();
> > +	}
> >  	exit(0);
> >  }
> >  
> > diff --git a/urcu-call-rcu.c b/urcu-call-rcu.c
> > index aa1324e..8a0883f 100644
> > --- a/urcu-call-rcu.c
> > +++ b/urcu-call-rcu.c
> > @@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static void *call_rcu_thread(void *arg)
> >  			} while (cbs != NULL);
> >  			uatomic_sub(&crdp->qlen, cbcount);
> >  		}
> > +		if (crdp->flags & URCU_CALL_RCU_STOP)
> > +			break;
> >  		if (crdp->flags & URCU_CALL_RCU_RT)
> >  			poll(NULL, 0, 10);
> >  		else {
> > @@ -201,7 +203,10 @@ static void *call_rcu_thread(void *arg)
> >  			call_rcu_unlock(&crdp->mtx);
> >  		}
> >  	}
> > -	return NULL;  /* NOTREACHED */
> > +	call_rcu_lock(&crdp->mtx);
> > +	crdp->flags |= URCU_CALL_RCU_STOPPED;
> > +	call_rcu_unlock(&crdp->mtx);
> > +	return NULL;
> >  }
> >  
> >  /*
> > @@ -297,6 +302,11 @@ struct call_rcu_data *create_call_rcu_data(unsigned long flags)
> >  
> >  /*
> >   * Set the specified CPU to use the specified call_rcu_data structure.
> > + *
> > + * Use NULL to remove a CPU's call_rcu_data structure, but it is
> > + * the caller's responsibility to dispose of the removed structure.
> > + * Use get_cpu_call_rcu_data() to obtain a pointer to the old structure
> > + * (prior to NULLing it out, of course).
> >   */
> >  
> >  int set_cpu_call_rcu_data(int cpu, struct call_rcu_data *crdp)
> > @@ -385,6 +395,11 @@ struct call_rcu_data *get_thread_call_rcu_data(void)
> >   * Set this task's call_rcu_data structure as specified, regardless
> >   * of whether or not this task already had one.  (This allows switching
> >   * to and from real-time call_rcu threads, for example.)
> > + *
> > + * Use NULL to remove a thread's call_rcu_data structure, but it is
> > + * the caller's responsibility to dispose of the removed structure.
> > + * Use get_thread_call_rcu_data() to obtain a pointer to the old structure
> > + * (prior to NULLing it out, of course).
> >   */
> >  
> >  void set_thread_call_rcu_data(struct call_rcu_data *crdp)
> > @@ -437,6 +452,24 @@ int create_all_cpu_call_rcu_data(unsigned long flags)
> >  }
> >  
> >  /*
> > + * Wake up the call_rcu thread corresponding to the specified
> > + * call_rcu_data structure.
> > + */
> > +static void wake_call_rcu_thread(struct call_rcu_data *crdp)
> > +{
> > +	if (!(_CMM_LOAD_SHARED(crdp->flags) & URCU_CALL_RCU_RT)) {
> > +		call_rcu_lock(&crdp->mtx);
> > +		if (!(_CMM_LOAD_SHARED(crdp->flags) & URCU_CALL_RCU_RUNNING)) {
> > +			if (pthread_cond_signal(&crdp->cond) != 0) {
> > +				perror("pthread_cond_signal");
> > +				exit(-1);
> > +			}
> > +		}
> > +		call_rcu_unlock(&crdp->mtx);
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> >   * Schedule a function to be invoked after a following grace period.
> >   * This is the only function that must be called -- the others are
> >   * only present to allow applications to tune their use of RCU for
> > @@ -459,14 +492,102 @@ void call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head,
> >  	crdp = get_call_rcu_data();
> >  	cds_wfq_enqueue(&crdp->cbs, &head->next);
> >  	uatomic_inc(&crdp->qlen);
> > -	if (!(_CMM_LOAD_SHARED(crdp->flags) & URCU_CALL_RCU_RT)) {
> > +	wake_call_rcu_thread(crdp);
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Free up the specified call_rcu_data structure, terminating the
> > + * associated call_rcu thread.  The caller must have previously
> > + * removed the call_rcu_data structure from per-thread or per-CPU
> > + * usage.  For example, set_cpu_call_rcu_data(cpu, NULL) for per-CPU
> > + * call_rcu_data structures or set_thread_call_rcu_data(NULL) for
> > + * per-thread call_rcu_data structures.
> > + *
> > + * We silently refuse to free up the default call_rcu_data structure
> > + * because that is where wew put any leftover callbacks.  Note that
> > + * the possibility of self-spawning callbacks makes it impossible
> > + * to execute all the callbacks in finite time without putting any
> > + * newly spawned callbacks somewhere else.  The "somewhere else" of
> > + * last resort is the default call_rcu_data structure.
> > + *
> > + * We also silently refuse to free NULL pointers.  This simplifies
> > + * the calling code.
> > + */
> > +void call_rcu_data_free(struct call_rcu_data *crdp)
> > +{
> > +	struct cds_wfq_node *cbs;
> > +	struct cds_wfq_node **cbs_tail;
> > +	struct cds_wfq_node **cbs_endprev;
> > +
> > +	if (crdp == NULL || crdp == default_call_rcu_data) {
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +	if ((crdp->flags & URCU_CALL_RCU_STOPPED) == 0) {
> >  		call_rcu_lock(&crdp->mtx);
> > -		if (!(_CMM_LOAD_SHARED(crdp->flags) & URCU_CALL_RCU_RUNNING)) {
> > -			if (pthread_cond_signal(&crdp->cond) != 0) {
> > -				perror("pthread_cond_signal");
> > -				exit(-1);
> > -			}
> > -		}
> > +		crdp->flags |= URCU_CALL_RCU_STOP;
> >  		call_rcu_unlock(&crdp->mtx);
> > +		wake_call_rcu_thread(crdp);
> > +		while ((crdp->flags & URCU_CALL_RCU_STOPPED) == 0)
> > +			poll(NULL, 0, 1);
> > +	}
> > +	if (&crdp->cbs.head != _CMM_LOAD_SHARED(crdp->cbs.tail)) {
> > +		while ((cbs = _CMM_LOAD_SHARED(crdp->cbs.head)) == NULL)
> > +			poll(NULL, 0, 1);
> > +		_CMM_STORE_SHARED(crdp->cbs.head, NULL);
> > +		cbs_tail = (struct cds_wfq_node **)
> > +			uatomic_xchg(&crdp->cbs.tail, &crdp->cbs.head);
> > +		cbs_endprev = (struct cds_wfq_node **)
> > +			uatomic_xchg(&default_call_rcu_data, cbs_tail);
> > +		*cbs_endprev = cbs;
> > +		uatomic_add(&default_call_rcu_data->qlen,
> > +			    uatomic_read(&crdp->qlen));
> > +		cds_list_del(&crdp->list);
> > +		free(crdp);
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Clean up all the per-CPU call_rcu threads.
> > + */
> > +void free_all_cpu_call_rcu_data(void)
> > +{
> > +	int cpu;
> > +	struct call_rcu_data *crdp;
> > +
> > +	if (maxcpus <= 0)
> > +		return;
> > +	for (cpu = 0; cpu < maxcpus; cpu++) {
> > +		crdp = get_cpu_call_rcu_data(cpu);
> > +		if (crdp == NULL)
> > +			continue;
> > +		set_cpu_call_rcu_data(cpu, NULL);
> > +		call_rcu_data_free(crdp);
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Clean up call_rcu data structures in the child of a successful fork()
> > + * that is not followed by exec().
> > + */
> > +void call_rcu_after_fork_child(void)
> > +{
> > +	struct call_rcu_data *crdp;
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Allocate a new default call_rcu_data structure in order
> > +	 * to get a working call_rcu thread to go with it.
> > +	 */
> > +	default_call_rcu_data = NULL;
> > +	(void)get_default_call_rcu_data();
> > +
> > +	/* Dispose of all of the rest of the call_rcu_data structures. */
> > +	while (call_rcu_data_list.next != call_rcu_data_list.prev) {
> > +		crdp = cds_list_entry(call_rcu_data_list.prev,
> > +				      struct call_rcu_data, list);
> > +		if (crdp == default_call_rcu_data)
> > +			crdp = cds_list_entry(crdp->list.prev,
> > +					      struct call_rcu_data, list);
> > +		crdp->flags = URCU_CALL_RCU_STOPPED;
> > +		call_rcu_data_free(crdp);
> >  	}
> >  }
> > diff --git a/urcu-call-rcu.h b/urcu-call-rcu.h
> > index f965911..a841b88 100644
> > --- a/urcu-call-rcu.h
> > +++ b/urcu-call-rcu.h
> > @@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct call_rcu_data;
> >  
> >  #define URCU_CALL_RCU_RT	0x1
> >  #define URCU_CALL_RCU_RUNNING	0x2
> > +#define URCU_CALL_RCU_STOP	0x4
> > +#define URCU_CALL_RCU_STOPPED	0x8
> >  
> >  /*
> >   * The rcu_head data structure is placed in the structure to be freed
> > @@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ void set_thread_call_rcu_data(struct call_rcu_data *crdp);
> >  int create_all_cpu_call_rcu_data(unsigned long flags);
> >  void call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head,
> >  	      void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head));
> > +void call_rcu_data_free(struct call_rcu_data *crdp);
> > +void free_all_cpu_call_rcu_data(void);
> > +void call_rcu_after_fork_child(void);
> >  
> >  #ifdef __cplusplus 
> >  }
> > -- 
> > 1.7.3.2
> > 
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> -- 
> Mathieu Desnoyers
> Operating System Efficiency R&D Consultant
> EfficiOS Inc.
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