rcu: reduce __call_rcu()-induced contention on rcu_node structures

When the current __call_rcu() function was written, the expedited
APIs did not exist.  The __call_rcu() implementation therefore went
to great lengths to detect the end of old grace periods and to start
new ones, all in the name of reducing grace-period latency.  Now the
expedited APIs do exist, and the usage of __call_rcu() has increased
considerably.  This commit therefore causes __call_rcu() to avoid
worrying about grace periods unless there are a large number of
RCU callbacks stacked up on the current CPU.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

diff --git a/kernel/rcutree.c b/kernel/rcutree.c
index 01c8ad3..d0ddfea 100644 (file)
--- a/kernel/rcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutree.c
@@ -1435,22 +1435,11 @@ __call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu),
         */
        local_irq_save(flags);
        rdp = this_cpu_ptr(rsp->rda);
-       rcu_process_gp_end(rsp, rdp);
-       check_for_new_grace_period(rsp, rdp);
 
        /* Add the callback to our list. */
        *rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] = head;
        rdp->nxttail[RCU_NEXT_TAIL] = &head->next;
 
-       /* Start a new grace period if one not already started. */
-       if (!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp)) {
-               unsigned long nestflag;
-               struct rcu_node *rnp_root = rcu_get_root(rsp);
-
-               raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp_root->lock, nestflag);
-               rcu_start_gp(rsp, nestflag);  /* releases rnp_root->lock. */
-       }
-
        /*
         * Force the grace period if too many callbacks or too long waiting.
         * Enforce hysteresis, and don't invoke force_quiescent_state()
@@ -1459,12 +1448,27 @@ __call_rcu(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu),
         * is the only one waiting for a grace period to complete.
         */
        if (unlikely(++rdp->qlen > rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check + qhimark)) {
-               rdp->blimit = LONG_MAX;
-               if (rsp->n_force_qs == rdp->n_force_qs_snap &&
-                   *rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] != head)
-                       force_quiescent_state(rsp, 0);
-               rdp->n_force_qs_snap = rsp->n_force_qs;
-               rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = rdp->qlen;
+
+               /* Are we ignoring a completed grace period? */
+               rcu_process_gp_end(rsp, rdp);
+               check_for_new_grace_period(rsp, rdp);
+
+               /* Start a new grace period if one not already started. */
+               if (!rcu_gp_in_progress(rsp)) {
+                       unsigned long nestflag;
+                       struct rcu_node *rnp_root = rcu_get_root(rsp);
+
+                       raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&rnp_root->lock, nestflag);
+                       rcu_start_gp(rsp, nestflag);  /* rlses rnp_root->lock */
+               } else {
+                       /* Give the grace period a kick. */
+                       rdp->blimit = LONG_MAX;
+                       if (rsp->n_force_qs == rdp->n_force_qs_snap &&
+                           *rdp->nxttail[RCU_DONE_TAIL] != head)
+                               force_quiescent_state(rsp, 0);
+                       rdp->n_force_qs_snap = rsp->n_force_qs;
+                       rdp->qlen_last_fqs_check = rdp->qlen;
+               }
        } else if (ULONG_CMP_LT(ACCESS_ONCE(rsp->jiffies_force_qs), jiffies))
                force_quiescent_state(rsp, 1);
        local_irq_restore(flags);